With a loud "boom," Zhong Dalong felt his head buzzing.
"You shameless bastard, I'll beat you to death today!"
Seeing this, He Hongxiu shoved Zhong Dalong hard, yelling, "Hit me! Hit me! You've been hitting me or Xiaolan these past two days! What are you trying to do?! Are you sick in the head?!"
"Get out of my way! You shameless bastard! I'll beat her to death today, and then I'll pretend I never had this daughter!"
He Hongxiu couldn't let him hit her daughter, and she grabbed him tightly, saying, "Can't you calm down! What's wrong with you these past few days? Why are you so against Xiaolan being with that Guo Jiabao?!"
Zhong Dalong roared, "There's no why!"
Zhong Xiaolan also yelled, "It's no use if you disagree! I'm already Jiabao's woman! I won't marry anyone else in this life but him!"
"You, you, you! You..." Zhong Dalong was so angry he could hardly breathe.
He Hongxiu was startled and quickly helped him sit down on the sofa. "Why are you so angry? Do you know Guo Jiabao? Is there something wrong with his family or with him? Why are you so against Xiaolan being with him?"
Zhong Dalong's lips trembled, and he couldn't speak.
He Hongxiu patted his chest to calm him down, "Alright, alright, don't be angry. If you ask me, if Guo Jiabao is a decent person, let Xiaolan marry him. Anyway, he gave Xiaolan that thousand yuan last time, so consider it his betrothal gift."
Zhong Dalong's lips trembled even more violently, and his breathing became heavy. "No!"
He Hongxiu paused, looking at him with confusion. "Why? Why are you against it? Tell me!"
"He just can't stand to see me doing well!" Zhong Xiaolan shouted, her eyes red.
Zhong Dalong gritted his teeth in hatred, "Yes! I can't stand to see you doing well! I wish I could strangle you!"
He Hongxiu looked at him with a hint of suspicion. "Why do I feel like there's something wrong with your reaction? Tell me, do you know this Guo Jiabao or not?"
Zhong Dalong's expression stiffened slightly, and he roared, "I don't know him!"
He Hongxiu felt that he was using anger to cover up his guilty conscience. "If you don't know him, why are you so against Xiaolan being with him?"
As she spoke, she suddenly remembered something, her expression changed slightly, and she immediately asked Zhong Xiaolan, "Xiaolan, what's Guo Jiabao's family situation? Have you met his parents?"
“He said he doesn’t have a father, only a mother. I’ve met his mother; I met her at the department store on the 29th,” Zhong Xiaolan said truthfully.
Zhong Dalong's heart pounded. "Don't ask her anymore. No matter what Guo Jiabao's family situation is, I will not agree to this marriage!"
He Hongxiu clearly sensed Zhong Dalong's panic. Her heart sank, and she asked Zhong Xiaolan, "Xiaolan, what's his mother's name?"
“I don’t know what his mother’s name is.” Zhong Xiaolan clearly sensed that her mother’s reaction was a bit off, but she had never asked Guo Jiabao what his mother’s name was.
Zhong Dalong felt relieved and was about to change the subject when He Hongxiu said, "Xiao Lan, call him now and ask what his mother's name is."
Zhong Dalong suddenly stood up, "Don't fight!"
Zhong Xiaolan ignored him and went straight to the landline to dial Guo Jiabao's home phone.
The two had spoken on the phone countless times before, and she had long since memorized Guo Jiabao's phone number.
Zhong Dalong tried to stop Zhong Xiaolan, but He Hongxiu held him back tightly, yelling, "Sit down!!!"
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