Chapter 198 Bloodline is not that important to me
Zhong Cheng was taken aback by Zhang Chunxue's words.
He looked at Zhang Chunxue somewhat awkwardly: "Mom, you...you've always wanted me to divorce her, haven't you?"
Zhang Chunxue remained expressionless: "Oh, so?"
Her tone turned indifferent: "I just don't like Li Hongjuan. We didn't separate the family property back then, so I made you divorce."
"Now that we've separated, and we don't even live in the same place anymore... out of sight, out of mind. Whether you get a divorce or not, it doesn't matter to me."
Zhong Cheng was dumbfounded.
He originally thought that since he had been obedient enough to get Li Hongjuan divorced, Zhang Chunxue would at least praise him, but he never expected Zhang Chunxue to react this way.
“But Mom, I…I’ll listen to you, I’ll get a divorce…” Zhong Chengfa said, somewhat at a loss for words. “Mom, how can you not react at all…”
Zhang Chunxue immediately scoffed, "Zhong Chengfa, you were the one who wanted a divorce, don't blame it all on me..."
"That's as if I forced you to get a divorce..."
Before Zhong Chengfa could speak, Zhang Chunxue said calmly, "Before we separated the family, I did force you to divorce... but you wouldn't listen, would you?"
"So, you've come here to show off or to claim credit?"
Zhong Chengfa was speechless.
Zhang Chunxue then said calmly, "My kitchen is small and can't accommodate so many people. You can leave if you have nothing else to do."
Zhong Chengfa opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found it difficult to speak.
Zhong Chengyi chimed in with "kindness," saying, "Mom, my older brother means that he's busy working in the fields every day and is worried he won't be able to take care of Hongqing, so he wants you to help look after Hongqing..."
"Anyway, you stay at home all day and don't go out much. If you do go out, Hongqing can have his uncle take care of you..."
Zhou Mingli couldn't help but glance at Zhong Chengfa in surprise after hearing Zhong Chengyi's words.
Is this guy... asking for a beating?
Sure enough, Zhong Chengfa's face quickly turned red, clearly realizing that his request was somewhat excessive.
He doesn't even intend to mention it.
But since Zhong Chengyi brought it up, he still held onto a last glimmer of hope.
"Mom... Hongqing, he's still your grandson after all!"
Zhang Chunxue laughed: "So?"
"Just because he's my grandson, does that mean I have to support him? Do I have some obligation to take care of him?"
Her expression grew even colder: "And don't try to use the excuse that my grandson is my bloodline..."
"Haven't you heard the saying that the kindness of raising someone is greater than the kindness of giving birth to them? Besides, he wasn't even my son!"
Her gaze fell on Song Yanshen again, and her eyes became much more affectionate: "In short, for me, Zhong Hongqing is not as important as Xiaoshen in my heart."
Zhong Hongqing raised his head and looked at Zhang Chunxue pitifully.
Zhong Chengyi was taken aback for a moment: "Mom! Even if you say that the kindness of raising someone is greater than the kindness of giving birth... you still loved Hongqing for three years!"
He seemed to be advocating for Zhong Hongqing, but in reality, he was only thinking of himself.
After all, if his mother doesn't want her eldest grandson anymore, saying that the kindness of raising is more important than the kindness of giving birth, does that mean she doesn't want her sons either?
After all, his mother's current attitude really does seem very much like it.
Sure enough, Zhang Chunxue's next words were—
"I just want to tell you that blood ties are not that important to me."
Zhong Chengyi's heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, his mother said those words.
"Mom..." Zhong Chengyi's voice was a little hoarse, "Don't say that... After all, we are still your sons!"
Zhang Chunxue casually said, "When I'm willing to acknowledge you, you are my sons; when I'm not, you're just fellow villagers... Do you understand?"
Zhong Chengyi fell silent.
He doesn't want to understand.
His mother already had the feeling that she didn't want to deal with them after the family split up, and now that she said this, it basically confirms it.
His mother is really something; she can just abandon them whenever she wants.
Zhong Chengfa knew that it was basically impossible to get Zhang Chunxue to help take care of Zhong Hongqing, but he was actually just trying his luck.
After all, it was Zhong Hongqing's suggestion that came up when he lamented to Zhong Hongqing last night that he would be working in the fields and Zhong Hongqing would only be able to play on the sidelines.
He said, "Dad, why don't you send me to Grandma's?"
Zhong Chengfa suddenly felt enlightened.
Yeah! Anyway, his mom is still taking care of Zhong Yuanyuan, and there's also Song Yanshen around... Taking care of one is the same as taking care of two...
This is because Song Yanshen can take care of Zhong Hongqing, and Zhong Hongqing can also help keep an eye on Zhong Yuanyuan.
Although he knew in his heart that it was unlikely, Zhong Chengfa still came with Zhong Chengyi.
Zhong Chengyi even mocked him at the time, saying that with the way Mom treats us now, there's no way she'd be willing to take care of Zhong Hongqing!
So after Zhang Chunxue said those words, Zhong Chengfa didn't plan to bring it up again.
That would be utterly humiliating.
But to my surprise, Zhong Chengyi brought it up.
The result is now... the two of them are silent.
It was Zhong Hongqing who finally broke the deadlock.
He looked at Zhang Chunxue with teary eyes: "Grandma, do you really not want me anymore?"
“Hongqing is very well-behaved. Hongqing can eat only a little bit each day…”
"Hongqing will be very obedient and will take good care of his younger sister..."
Seeing his son's sensible appearance, Zhong Chengfa felt even more distressed.
He felt that Zhong Hongqing had become increasingly well-behaved ever since Li Hongjuan went back to her parents' home.
Even so, Zhang Chunxue still refused to like him anymore.
Zhang Chunxue, however, looked at Zhong Hongqing coldly.
He was the same way in his past life, always pretending to be obedient and charming in front of her, which is why Zhong Hongqing has always been her most precious person.
But what did she finally get?
Zhang Chunxue looked at Zhong Hongqing and uttered a sentence almost cruelly: "Yes, no matter how well-behaved you are, I don't like you."
Zhong Hongqing's eyes quickly filled with tears: "Grandma, why, why don't you like Hongqing... Is it because of my mother?"
"Mom is gone, Grandma, please love me again..."
“Your mother is certainly a factor,” Zhang Chunxue said, staring into Zhong Hongqing’s watery eyes, “but not the whole story.”
"I just don't like you anymore, and that has nothing to do with anyone else!"
"I know, I know it's because of my sister, because Grandma likes my sister more, right?" Zhong Hongqing suddenly turned his gaze to Zhong Yuanyuan, who was fast asleep to the side, a hint of resentment flashing in his eyes. "Because Grandma likes my sister, she doesn't like me anymore!"
Thinking back to how he used to always be held by his grandmother, but now...
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