Chapter 398 I Will Take Care of the Beauty
Zhuang Chaoying went to handle the visiting procedures and came back running a while later. He looked very excited. It turned out that he had heard some good news.
Because of his good performance, repentance and some minor meritorious service, Zhuang Ganmei was granted a reduced sentence. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be released in early 1988.
When Zhuang's mother heard the news, she cried with joy while sitting in the waiting area.
Zhuang Hualin was not very happy. She thought to herself that it was a good thing that Pengfei had already gone to college by then.
Zhuang Chaoying looked at his sister and noticed that her expression was very complicated.
He said to Zhuang's mother, "Mom, only one person can go into the reception room to talk, then..."
Before Zhuang Chaoying could finish his words, his mother rushed in, saying, "I'll go! I'll go talk to Gan Mei. You can watch from the window; he can see you. He probably misses you too, but he can only go alone."
Seeing that Zhuang Hualin was a little confused, Zhuang Chaoying told her that only one person could enter the reception room, but there was an iron railing between the reception room and the waiting room, so other family members could stand outside and watch.
I can see, but I can't talk.
Zhuang Hualin nodded: "Okay, let's just take a look outside. Mom will definitely want to talk to Ganmei."
When it was their turn, Zhuang's mother's blurry eyes, dizziness, leg pain, and rapid heartbeat were no longer felt. All her illnesses were cured, and she walked very swiftly.
Zhuang Hualin looked at Zhuang's mother's excitement and shook his head.
Zhuang Hualin was still surprised when he saw Zhuang Ganmei through the railing. He was not as tall as Zhuang Chaoying, and now he looked dark and thin.
Through the railings, she also saw the true love between mother and son.
She thought again of her mother's behavior towards her this morning. Instead of the joy of reunion, her face was full of impatience and disgust. She couldn't help but smile at herself.
Although the two were standing not far away, the mother and son who were talking over there never glanced over here during the entire conversation.
Zhuang Hualin looked at Zhuang Chaoying, thought of what Zhu Xiuyu had said yesterday, and swallowed back what he was about to say.
The meeting didn't last long. Zhuang's mother came out reluctantly and the three of them got on the car for the return trip.
Zhuang's mother kept on babbling and crying:
"It's so pitiful to chase the US. What will I do now? I'll lose my job, my wife, and my children..."
"Mom, Gan Mei didn't do anything like murder or arson. As long as he behaves himself and is willing to endure hardships after he gets released, he should be able to find a job." Zhuang Chaoying advised.
"If it weren't for Zhou Huaiyi, how could Ganmei..." Zhuang's mother said hatefully.
"Mom! You can't blame others for this! Whoever becomes the factory director has to take care of this matter! This is a big deal! He hasn't blamed Ganmei for doing this during his tenure! It's good enough that he didn't bear the punishment." Zhuang Hualin must be sitting on Huang Ling's side now.
"Can't he just pretend he doesn't see some crap?"
"Mom, whether it's useless or not is not a personal thing! If anything that can be sold can be accepted in the US, don't say that in the future." Zhuang Chaoying also joined in.
"That's right. Didn't Director Zhou hand over the property before he was transferred to the Industrial Bureau? You should thank Director Zhou. If he hadn't caught Gan Mei at that time, he would have had to sell it. The more he sold, the heavier his crime would be. If Director Zhou was transferred and then discovered, Gan Mei might not have been able to get out!" Zhuang Hualin continued.
The two of them kept arguing with each other, which made Zhuang's mother very annoyed.
"Alright, alright! I'm just saying it. Is it okay for me to say it? He's a big boss and he doesn't allow anyone to say it!"
"You say it, you say it, just say it in front of us and don't say it in front of other people. After all, he is Xiaoting's now..." Zhuang Chaoying didn't say the word "stepfather" and felt a pang of sourness in his heart.
Zhuang Hualin turned her face to the window and didn't want to pay attention to her mother.
"Chaoying, I haven't seen Xiaoting for a long time. Can you ask her to come and see us one day? I miss her so much."
"Mom, you call A Ling yourself and tell her." Zhuang Chaoying said directly.
"You! Forget it... Hey, Tunan, I figure he'll graduate next year! Where will he be assigned? Will he go back to Suzhou?" Speaking of Xiaoting, Zhuang's mother thought of Tunan again. "Everyone says Tunan is the most promising one in our Zhuang family!"
"I don't know yet. I'll ask him when he comes back during the winter vacation. I think it's not easy for him to stay in Beijing, so it's better for him to go back to Suzhou. He graduated from Tsinghua University, so he can choose any good unit in Suzhou and become a cadre directly." Zhuang Chaoying said with some pride.
Zhuang Hualin kicked Zhuang Chaoying hard under the chair.
Zhuang Chaoying suddenly turned around to look at her, and she glared at her brother fiercely. Zhuang Chaoying seemed to understand something and swallowed back the other words of praise.
"Our Tunan has been smart since he was little. I told him he'd become a high-ranking official in the future! It's good that he's back. He'll give us someone to rely on."
"Then you have to ask Sister Ling if she lets you lean on her." Zhuang Hualin couldn't help but retorted.
"His last name is Zhuang! Zhuang Hualin, do you really have to be so mean?"
"Yes, yes, yes. His last name is Zhuang. It's really pitiful that someone is already eyeing his salary before he even graduated from college. How much do you plan to ask him to pay twenty-five yuan a month? I don't know if he will listen to you."
When Zhuang Hualin said this, he was looking at Zhuang Chaoying.
Zhuang Chaoying frowned.
"Let me tell you, Tunan has no obligation to give you money." Zhuang Hualin said finally.
"Even if he doesn't care about us, he still has to care about his dad! Does he have any obligations to his dad?"
Zhuang Hualin looked at his mother in surprise. It seemed that she had thought everything through clearly.
Zhuang Chaoying also understood, and he felt a chill on his back.
He suddenly remembered the words Zhu Xiuyu had scolded him, saying that after sucking his blood, the Zhuang family wanted to suck the child's blood, and both she and Huang Ling would fight to the death with Zhuang Chaoying.
"Mom! Don't even think about it. I can't ask Tuanan for money. I can't give him too much because I don't have the ability, but asking him for money is impossible. Don't even think about it." Zhuang Chaoying wanted to stop her mother from thinking about it.
Zhuang Hualin breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhuang Chaoying remembered that Zhu Xiuyu and Huang Ling had told him that as long as he stayed in the Zhuang family and worked for the family, his parents would be at peace.
Now that I think about it, it is true. Otherwise, they would have disturbed Tunan and even Xiaoting.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Chaoying took a deep breath and said, "I won't ignore you if you rush to the US, don't worry."
Then, more people got on the car, and the three of them finally stopped talking about this topic and stopped talking, each thinking about their own things.
After getting off the bus, Zhuang Chaoying asked Zhuang Hualin how many days he would stay in Suzhou. Zhuang Hualin told him that he would accompany Pengfei for another day tomorrow and then take the train back to Guizhou the day after tomorrow afternoon.
Zhuang Chaoying didn't say anything else. He didn't say to bring her something, nor did he say to deliver it.
After getting off the bus and being close to the village, Zhuang Hualin went to the village to take one last look at his father and then left without even eating.
Pengfei studied at the garment factory all day, so Zhuang Hualin took a bus directly to the garment factory.
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