"You're going to buy a house in the city?" Hua Zhongzhi asked in surprise again.
“Well, my brother will be in the city in the future, and my younger brother will also be going to school in the city. We’ll have to pay rent to rent a place, so it’s more cost-effective to buy our own house,” Hua Kai said. She also plans to buy land in the future, as she intends to get into real estate.
Hua Zhongzhi nodded: "Of course. I never thought that I would have such a successful son in my old age. From now on, I will rely on you to uphold my reputation."
Zheng Shuzhen, who was standing nearby, felt uncomfortable and said to Hua Zhongzhi, "We've separated the family now. We'll live with the fourth brother. Only when the fourth brother becomes successful will you truly have face."
Hua Kai smiled and said to Zheng Shuzhen, "Grandma, what you said is not right. My dad is also Grandpa's biological son, just like my third and fourth uncles. They are all related by blood. Although Grandpa lived with my fourth uncle, that does not change the fact that my dad is his biological son, right?"
Zheng Shuzhen felt a tightness in her chest as she listened to Hua Kai's words. She said that Hua Wanjiang was the same as the third and fourth sons, but she didn't mention the second son. Wasn't this a reminder to the old man that the second son wasn't his biological son?
She said to Hua Zhongzhi, "Old man, listen to what this child is saying? No matter what, I changed the name of my second son when I brought him here. Although he is not your biological son, he has always called you father. How is that different?"
Hua Kai smiled as she looked at Zheng Shuzhen and said, "Grandma, put your hand on your heart and speak. Do you treat my dad as your own son? No matter what, my grandpa treats everyone equally, and even favors my second uncle more because of you, right? But all these years, besides oppressing my dad, have you ever shown him any maternal love?"
Zheng Shuzhen lowered her head, feeling guilty: "No matter what, I raised him."
"Grandma, speak sincerely. If you killed my dad, you would be breaking the law. But if you didn't kill him, and that's considered a favor, then you'd be truly virtuous." Hua Kai didn't give Zheng Shuzhen any face, because she didn't need to.
Zheng Shuzhen was about to explain again.
Hua Kai said directly, "Grandma, stop with the nonsense. Swear right now that you haven't done anything wrong to my dad. If you've done anything to betray him, your son will suffer the same fate. Do you dare to swear that?"
Zheng Shuzhen dared not do that, and could only throw a tantrum: "What sins have I committed? How can I curse my own uncle like this?"
Hua Kai watched Zheng Shuzhen cry, not surprised at all: "Grandma, stop crying, it's so fake. Besides, you didn't swear, right? As long as you don't swear, my curse is useless. What are you crying about? The facts are right in front of us. You don't dare to swear, which proves you have a guilty conscience. Isn't that enough? In the past, because no one dared to tell the truth, you made a scene, and everyone was confused. Or you would use filial piety to blackmail my father. My father was oppressed by you for a long time and developed a servile mentality. He didn't know how to resist before, so you just kept making trouble. But now it's different. My father has become more knowledgeable, and we brothers and sisters are all educated and have knowledge. We know the principles and the law, so your tricks don't work anymore."
Zheng Shuzhen's crying suddenly stopped because every word Huakai said resonated with her. That's exactly what she thought and did. She used to be in control, but now Huakai had broken her.
Hua Zhongzhi is now more clear-headed. He knew about Zheng Shuzhen's ulterior motives before, but the family was relatively harmonious, and Zheng Shuzhen had raised her sons quite well, so he turned a blind eye.
But things are different now. The eldest son has become successful, and the Hua family now relies on him to lead the entire family.
He glared at Zheng Shuzhen: "I really misjudged you all these years."
Zheng Shuzhen felt extremely wronged because she had always done her best for the Hua family, for Hua Zhongzhi and her sons. In her heart, apart from Hua Wanjiang, she had done a very good job for everyone else.
She wiped away her tears and looked at Hua Zhongzhi: "I have followed you for so many years. I have done my best, even if I have not done anything great. I have given you two sons and a daughter and raised them. What have I done to wrong your Hua family?"
Hua Zhongzhi had to make a statement now, so he said to Zheng Shuzhen, "You told me you would treat the eldest son like a son, but what did you do? How much regret have I, as his father, felt now? I can never make up for my mistakes. I hate myself, I hate myself so much."
As she spoke, Hua Zhongzhi even managed to squeeze out a few tears.
Hua Kai was truly impressed by Hua Zhongzhi's acting skills. After they left, she would have to remind her parents that Hua Zhongzhi was no good and they needed to be wary. It was absurd that he didn't know what Zheng Shuzhen had done all these years; he simply didn't want to get involved. Now that her family was doing well, he had new ideas. In case something happened, he might use the excuse of sharing wealth equally. She needed to make her parents cut off these connections at the root. In the future, when they had money, she could give them some material assistance, but nothing else was possible, especially business. If they got involved with them, the business would be ruined.
At this moment, Gu Lanyan called out into the room, "The food is ready, open the table and get the bowls and chopsticks." This sentence changed the atmosphere in the room.
Hua Kai and her brothers started setting up the table and getting bowls and chopsticks.
However, Zheng Shuzhen could not possibly eat here. She said to Hua Fengxiang, "Fengxiang, help your mother home. Your mother has a headache."
Hua Fengxiang didn't want to leave, but Zheng Shuzhen looked like she was about to faint.
Hua Zhongzhi also knew that it was impossible to eat together; what was the point of eating in this atmosphere?
He said to Hua Fengxiang and Feng Jianshe, "Help your mother go home." Then he said to Hua Wanjiang, "Eldest son, I understand. We'll go back now, and I'll come back for dinner another day."
Hua Wanjiang said, "Then I'll see Father off."
Hua Wanjiang and several children saw these people off.
Gu Lanyan was cooking in the kitchen and didn't hear what was going on, but now that she's left, she's brought it out.
After seeing Hua Chongzhi and the others off, Hua Kai sighed and said to Hua Wanjiang and Gu Lanyan, "Mom and Dad, come inside. I have something I want to tell you."
Once inside, Hua Wanjiang smiled at Hua Kai and said, "You mean your grandfather?"
Hua Kai smiled too: "Dad, do you know what I'm going to say?"
Hua Wanjiang nodded: "After all these years, how could your grandfather not know how your grandmother treated me? He didn't care before, but now he's suddenly saying this, which is no different from what your aunt means. Although I was definitely a little agitated when I heard him, I'm not stupid."
After listening, Hua Kai smiled and said, "Dad, you're really smart. We all must have inherited our intelligence from you."
Hua Wanjiang laughed: "Look at this child, she knows how to be charming."
Hua Qingyi chimed in, "I know. My grandpa will definitely want our family to help Uncle San and Uncle Si in the future, saying that Uncle San and Uncle Si are Dad's brothers or something."
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