Gu Lanyan watched Huo Yanping's retreating figure: "Your second aunt is going to suffer now. A mother can't bear to see her child suffer. Who would have thought Hua Lin's condition would be so serious?"
Hua Kai said, "I really didn't expect that."
Gu Lanyan added, "The Wang family is really shameless. They don't care at this time. Hua Lin is their daughter-in-law after all."
"Mom, neither Hua Lin nor Wang Shengli are decent people. They won't go far." Hua Kai had no good impression of either of them because in her previous life, one caused the original owner to die far from home, and the other caused Hua Wanjiang to become paralyzed.
"Wang Shengli is really bad at gambling, Hua Lin has a lot of bad intentions, and these two are also..." Gu Lanyan didn't know what words to use to describe them.
At this moment, Hua Wanjiang came out of the house: "The second son's family is not going to have a good New Year."
He heard Huo Yanping speak just now, but he didn't come out because it wasn't appropriate for him to chime in with things like miscarriage. In any case, it was enough for Gu Lanyan to make the decision on behalf of the matter.
Gu Lanyan said, "Then I'll quickly make some dry food, bake some pancakes, and make the smoked meat saltier so it can be stored for a while. I'll also make some vegetables that can be stored for his second aunt to take with him."
Hua Wanjiang said, "Alright, you stay here. I'll go check on Father. I'm afraid something might happen here, and Father will get upset again."
Gu Lanyan said, "That's true. Then you go. It's already the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is just around the corner. Don't let the old man get upset again."
Hua Wanjiang agreed and went out.
Hua Kai thought about it and was afraid that Zheng Shuzhen would cry and make a fuss, which would soften Hua Zhongzhi's heart, so she asked Hua Wanjiang to go to the credit union to withdraw money and lend it to Hua Wanhe.
So she whispered to Gu Lanyan, "Mom, I'll go take a look too, just to avoid any more money issues."
Before Gu Lanyan could react, she saw Hua Kai also go out.
Hua Kai caught up with Hua Wanjiang and they went to Hua Zhongzhi's place together.
After entering the courtyard, Zhao Xiuzhi greeted Hua Wanjiang and then called Hua Kai over to say a few words.
Hua Kai appeared in front of Zhao Xiuzhi: "Fourth Aunt, is there something you need?"
Zhao Xiuzhi said, "Yes, Hua Lin got into trouble. Your grandma was so anxious that she cried and made a scene, asking your grandpa to ask your family for help. You should know what to do. Whether or not we lend the money is none of your business, but I heard about this and I have to give you a heads-up."
Hua Kai nodded: "Thank you, Fourth Aunt, I understand."
Zhao Xiuzhi said, "Then let's go in."
Hua Kai followed Zhao Xiuzhi into the house.
Upon entering the house, one could hear Zheng Shuzhen's wailing and howling. She couldn't speak clearly, but the name Hua Lin was still audible as she cried and called out Hua Lin's name.
At this moment, Hua Zhongzhi was indeed feeling uneasy because of Zheng Shuzhen's antics.
Putting everything else aside, Hua Lin is the granddaughter I watched grow up. The fourth son's family doesn't have any daughters, so Hua Lin is the granddaughter who has been in my sight the most since she was little.
He sighed and said to Hua Wanjiang, "Eldest brother, you know Linlin is in trouble. After all, the child has called you uncle for so many years. If you have money, give her some more. If you touch the fixed deposit, have the second brother pay you back the interest later. But right now we are really in a hurry. Let's not consider the second brother's feelings, just look after Linlin, okay?"
Just as Hua Wanjiang was about to speak, Hua Kai went over and said to Hua Zhongzhi, "Grandpa, our family has only earned money for a few months at most. You know how much money we can have. You and Grandma were sick, and with the New Year, we only had two hundred left, which all went to my second aunt. We really don't have any left."
Hua Chongzhi knew that what Hua Kai said was true, but he couldn't just watch Hua Lin not have money for medical treatment.
So he said to Huakai, "Kaikai, Grandpa knows your family doesn't have that much money, but you can always think of a way, right? Just help your sister Linlin, after all, we're family."
Hua Kai felt that her family had already been very generous by offering two hundred, so she said to Hua Zhongzhi, "Grandpa, it's the New Year, where am I supposed to borrow money?"
Hua Zhongzhi said, "Child, this is an emergency. Just think of it as doing a good deed. No matter what Linlin did in the past, she's been tortured like this by Wang Shengli, which is quite pitiful. Besides, we can't let the villagers laugh at our Hua family's daughter, can we?"
Hua Kai hated this kind of moral blackmail. She said to Hua Zhongzhi, "Master, there is no affection between Hua Lin and me. If there is, it is hatred. The time she and Wang Shengli were caught in bed together, she originally wanted to scheme for me to be with Wang Shengli so that she could break off the engagement and not have to return the betrothal gifts. My grandmother and my second aunt should know about this. It's just a pity that the situation was urgent and I didn't have any evidence, so I couldn't bring it up. It was Captain Ye Yifan who helped me that time. If it weren't for Captain Ye, I might be the one suffering after marrying Wang Shengli. So I think it's already kind and merciful that our family didn't kick me when I was down. Saying anything more would hurt our feelings."
Hua Chongzhi was stunned by Hua Kai's words. He looked at Hua Kai in disbelief: "Are you telling the truth?"
Hua Kai said, "Do I need to lie? Grandpa, think about it. Hua Lin was so unwilling to marry Wang Shengli, how could she possibly sleep with him before the wedding? Besides, Hua Lin isn't stupid. Would it be fun to ruin her own reputation? She was going to drug me, but she probably didn't do it well and ended up getting herself into trouble. I ran out the window."
Hua Chongzhi stared at Hua Kai, completely blindfolded: "Really?"
At this point, Zheng Shuzhen stopped shouting. She knew it was true. At the time, she didn't understand how Hua Kai escaped, nor did she know how Hua Lin was caught. But now she at least knew that Hua Kai ran out of the window. But that was on the second floor. How come she wasn't injured? And Ye Yifan, whom she met that time, was truly a blessing from heaven.
Hua Kai said to Hua Zhongzhi, "Whether you believe it or not is your business, but I do have a grudge against Hua Lin. My mother gave my second aunt two hundred yuan, and I was already being lenient by not stopping her."
Hua Zhongzhi looked at Zheng Shuzhen: "You know about this?"
Zheng Shuzhen shook her head, but soon met Hua Kai's gaze and froze.
Hua Zhongzhi understood Zheng Shuzhen, sighed, and said to Hua Kai, "Grandpa was wrong about this. Let's not talk about it anymore."
Hua Kai didn't know what else to say to Hua Chongzhi, so she nodded and remained silent.
Hua Zhongzhi looked at Hua Wanjiang: "Eldest brother, father, father is wrong again."
Hua Wanjiang said, "Father, you didn't know about this before, so you can't be entirely blamed."
Hua Zhongzhi sighed: "It's precisely because we didn't know that we made even more mistakes, watching them scheme against you right under my nose."
Zheng Shuzhen stopped screaming completely; she was too ashamed to scream anymore.
The sudden silence in the room made everyone a little awkward.
Zhao Xiuzhi came in and said, "Huakai, didn't you just say you were in a hurry to go home to help your mother make steamed buns? Go back and tell your mother that she doesn't need to bring any for me. I had some free time today and I made the dough myself."
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