He didn't say anything.
I'm sorry? Whether this apology refers to keeping Chen Yue's background a secret from the Chen family, or it's on behalf of his mother Zhang Hua, Chen Changqing felt it was pointless to investigate further!
Not long after Chen Dongze left the study, Chen Dongxu came to find Chen Changqing: "Dad, Grandpa asked me to come and call you to his study. He said he has something to ask you."
He knocked on the door with his fingers, and upon hearing Chen Changqing's voice, Chen Dongxu casually pushed open the study door, looked at Chen Changqing, and said something.
"I see."
Chen Changqing responded.
Chen Dongxu then said, "My eldest and second uncles are here too."
"Um."
Chen Changqing nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and then he stood up and said, "I'll be right there."
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Mr. Chen's study.
Now that it's happened, what are your plans?
Knowing that the old man was asking him a question, and knowing what the old man meant, Chen Changqing replied without hesitation, "I will apply for a divorce, and once it is approved, I will immediately proceed with the formalities."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Chen nodded, clearly supporting Chen Changqing's decision.
After a moment of silence, Chen Changqing spoke about Zheng Qiuwen and Chen Dongze: "I talked to Yueyue before I came here. She wants to end her current marriage and raise her children on her own. I have no objection to that."
Grandpa Chen remained silent for a long time.
Neither Chen Changzheng nor Song Sanhe expressed their opinions.
"Five children may not seem like a lot, but they're not a small number either. It's not easy for a woman to raise five children on her own!"
In Old Master Chen's mind, Chen Dongze had done wrong, but if he and Zheng Qiuwen had feelings for each other, as the head of the family, he would not hold a grudge against a junior because of what his daughter-in-law Zhang Hua had done.
“If Yueyue gets divorced, as her father, I will help her raise her children. Besides, there are Dongsheng and Xiaoxu, who are Yueyue’s brothers and the children’s uncles. It is only natural for them to raise their own nephews.”
Chen Changqing said in a deep voice. Upon hearing this, Old Master Chen glared at him and said, "You're quite good at taking on trouble for your son."
“Yueyue’s children take our family name, so they are children of the Chen family. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with what I just said.”
In Chen Changqing's view, raising one's own children is a matter of course.
Besides, with the Chen family's wealth, raising ten or eight children would be a piece of cake.
“Dad, my third brother is right. Since the child is our family, it is only right that we raise our own child.”
Chen Changzheng echoed Chen Changqing's words.
Unsurprisingly, he was glared at by Old Master Chen as well: "Is this what you mean? Marriage is not easy, and children need a complete family."
Furthermore, there seems to be affection between Yueyue and her husband. If they really get divorced, do you think it would be a good thing for Yueyue and her children?
"Dad, it's Yueyue who insists on getting a divorce!"
Chen Changqing said, "She probably can't get over that mental hurdle. Besides, I heard Dongsheng mention what happened the day Yueyue came home. It's obvious that Zhang Hua looks down on Yueyue being her daughter-in-law. If that's the case, why should my daughter, Chen Changqing's daughter, suffer under her nose?"
After a long silence, Old Master Chen asked, "Was this really Yueyue's own idea?"
"Um."
Chen Changqing nodded.
"Fine, if the child wants a divorce, then let them get a divorce. Just like your older brother said, it's only right for our family to raise our own child."
The children born to the granddaughter and the children born to the grandson after his marriage are both of the Chen family bloodline, without a doubt.
Grandpa Chen had no further objections, but he then asked about the granddaughter that Zhang Hua had casually given away years ago: "I don't know if I can find my granddaughter who was given away."
As he finished speaking, Chen Changqing and Song Sanhe exchanged a glance. Seeing Song Sanhe nod, Chen Changqing said, "Dad, that child is actually Lanlan."
Instantly, both Grandpa Chen and Chen Changzheng's eyes widened.
After a while, they shifted their gaze from Chen Changqing to Song Sanhe, and then heard Song Sanhe say with a smile, "Lanlan is indeed Third Brother's daughter."
"What happened?"
As Old Master Chen asked, his gaze fell on Chen Changqing.
"Second brother, should you say it or I say it?"
Chen Changqing looked at Song Sanhe.
I told you so.
Song Sanhe replied, then began to recount the events that occurred at the county hospital the year Li Jumei gave birth to her daughter. His voice was calm and unhurried, but the more Old Master Chen and Chen Changzheng listened, the more serious their expressions became. Finally, Song Sanhe said:
"That's roughly how it happened. If I hadn't come home for the New Year that year and recognized her at a glance, and then talked to my third brother about it after thinking about it, I probably wouldn't know that Lanlan is my third brother's child."
"What a coincidence! No, I should say that our Lanlan is a lucky child."
Chen Changzheng said with a smile.
Grandpa Chen snorted and said, "It is a coincidence, but don't forget what your second brother just said! Lanlan was not given to your second brother at the beginning. She lived with her adoptive parents for nearly twenty years before she came to live with your second brother and sister-in-law."
During this time, Lanlan suffered a lot. If you put this on a young girl who is not mentally strong, what do you think will happen to her?
She was almost assaulted, then faced a barrage of rumors, and was then married into the Qin family by her adoptive parents in a reprehensible manner. As a result, less than a year after the marriage, the Qin family experienced a crisis, and she was forced by her adoptive parents to divorce and remarry.
If Lanlan hadn't been so resilient and hadn't disobeyed her adoptive parents, the Qin family would have been destroyed, and Lanlan would have married a mentally challenged man and spent her life as his nanny!
Upon hearing this, Chen Changzheng coughed awkwardly twice and said, "But in the end, Lanlan is truly blessed. Otherwise, how could she have become the child of my second brother and sister-in-law? And how could she have saved Dongsheng's life?"
It also cured Xiaoxu's legs. It was because of this that you and my mother went to the Hongxing Machinery Factory Staff Hospital to ask Lanlan to examine my mother, which led to her recognizing my second brother and our family reunion.
Aren't these many things enough to prove that Lanlan is blessed with good fortune, even extending to us, her family members?"
Grandpa Chen rolled his eyes: "You're so good with words!"
Song Sanhe burst out laughing.
Chen Changzheng merely twitched the corners of his mouth. It wasn't that he didn't want to laugh, but the events that had transpired in his room that evening made it impossible for him to chuckle.
"How did you discuss Lanlan's background?"
The voice came from Chen Changzheng. He glanced at Chen Changqing, then at Song Sanhe, and heard Song Sanhe say, "It depends on what Third Brother thinks."
No matter how good his daughter is, she is not his own flesh and blood. If his third brother wants to acknowledge his daughter, he has no reason to object.
As for how to talk to his wife, Song Sanhe felt that it was best to be straightforward.
“Second brother, this is what I’m thinking. As long as Lanlan is willing, then she will only be your and second sister-in-law’s child, and I will still be her third uncle. So, for now, don’t tell your second sister-in-law about Lanlan’s background, lest she be unable to bear it and suffer a health problem.”
(End of this chapter)
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