Seeing that more and more people were gathering around them, and realizing that if this continued, someone might report them to the TV station, Zhuang Xiaoting blushed and said to Lin Dongzhe, "Alright! Aren't you ashamed? Get up now!"
Lin Dongzhe looked at Zhuang Xiaoting with a pitiful expression and said, "Then can you forgive me, Xiaoting?"
Zhuang Xiaoting thought for a moment and said, "Isn't there still more than a month before I file for divorce? Consider this month as a period of observation for you. If you change your ways, I will naturally accept you with the child. But if you remain stubborn, then we will have nothing to do with each other!"
Hearing Zhuang Xiaoting's ambiguous words, Lin Dongzhe was still somewhat dissatisfied, but at least she had given him a chance. If she didn't even give him a chance, then there would be no hope at all. Now the hope was a little small, but he still had to seize it. Otherwise, he would not only lose his wife, but he might also lose his child. So he quickly raised his right hand and swore, "I will definitely turn over a new leaf and give you and the child a brand new me!"
Zhuang Xiaoting retorted irritably, "Sometimes, you can't speak too definitively. Someone as incorrigible as you, I wonder if you'll ever have the chance to see your child!"
"Honey, please trust me just this once!"
"Hold on, it's not even certain if she's your wife!"
When Song Ying saw that Zhuang Xiaoting had given Lin Dongzhe another chance, she was both surprised and delighted. She quickly stepped forward and said, "Xiaoting, don't worry, I'll supervise you. If he doesn't change, don't even mention you divorcing him, I won't acknowledge him as my son!"
Lin Dongzhe glanced at Song Ying and said, "Mom! Stop exaggerating! I'm already suffering enough!"
Song Ying glared at Lin Dongzhe and said, "How dare you talk like that? Is this Xiaoting torturing you? You brought this on yourself. If you don't repent, your father and I will disown you. You'd better watch yourself!"
Lin Dongzhe probably realized his grammatical error, and it was unclear whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally. He explained, "I didn't mean that Xiaoting tormented me; I meant that this matter tormented me."
"Stop explaining yourself! Just think about your mistakes!"
"Yes, yes! I understand, Mom!"
"Tunan, Tunan!"
The two elderly people from the Zhuang family rushed over. The old lady Zhuang then asked, "Tu Nan, where is your mother?"
Seeing his grandmother so anxious and flustered, Zhuang Tunan was afraid something might have happened to her, so he quickly said, "Grandma, don't worry, my mother is in the hospital! What do you need her for?"
"What?" the old lady said in surprise, "Your mother is in the hospital again? What's going on? She's always in the hospital all year round!"
"My mom is exhausted. She always gets up early and goes to bed late. How can she keep up? That's why she's in the hospital. What do you need my mom for, Grandma?"
"Here's the thing, Tu Nan. This morning, a messenger from the Public Security Bureau said that Zhen Nan turned himself in. I was thinking, isn't your uncle the director of the People's Congress? I wonder if I can pull some strings and save your brother Zhen Nan!"
“Grandma, Zhuang Zhennan is involved in smuggling, which is a major case. There’s a high chance he’ll be sentenced. Besides, my uncle is an impartial person. Going to my mom won’t help!”
"What can we do? We can't just stand by and watch Zhennan go to jail!"
"Grandma, some people make mistakes and they need to be punished. Otherwise, it's unfair to the victims and unfair to the whole society!"
"I don't care whether it's fair or not, all I know is that my eldest grandson has been arrested, and I have to find a way to save him. This is the only thing I, as his grandmother, can do!"
"There's nothing I can do about that! My mom isn't home, and even if she were, she probably wouldn't be able to help you!"
The old lady suddenly looked at Zhuang Tunan angrily and said, "Zhuang Tunan, that's your grandparents' brother, a brother whose bones are still connected even if they're broken. How can you not show any blood ties?"
"Grandma, everyone is equal before the law. Is this the time to talk about family ties? If we only talk about family ties, then what's the point of having laws?"
The old lady turned to Grandpa Zhuang and said, "Grandpa, look at him, look at him! Chao Ying is a teacher, how did you raise such a cold-blooded child!"
Grandpa Zhuang said, "What's the point of talking to this kid? Let's go to the hospital and let Chaoying settle this matter with us. Let him go home and teach this son a lesson!"
"Hey, to the hospital!"
When Zhuang Tunan saw the two elderly people go to the hospital, fearing they would cause a disturbance and hinder his mother's recovery, he quickly said to Zhuang Xiaoting, "Xiaoting, quick, call Pengfei and ask him to go to the hospital to help. Don't let these two elderly people cause a scene and affect Mom's treatment!"
Zhuang Xiaoting, who was heavily pregnant, also got anxious and quickly turned around to go home to make a phone call.
Lin Dongzhe hurriedly said, "Brother, let me go find Brother Pengfei, and then we'll go to the hospital together!"
"Don't beat around the bush, go straight to the hospital. It's faster to call Pengfei!"
"Okay, I'm going to the hospital then!"
"Okay! Go ahead!"
Meanwhile, Xiang Pengfei was in his office arranging for the accountant when his office phone rang. Xiang Pengfei quickly picked up the receiver and said, "Hello, this is the transportation company. How can I help you?"
"Brother Pengfei, it's me, Xiaoting!"
"Oh, Xiaoting! What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
“My grandparents just came over. They said Zhennan turned himself in and wanted my uncle to plead for him. My brother said he couldn’t help, so they went to the hospital. My brother is worried that they’ll cause trouble at the hospital and upset my mom, which would be bad for her health. So, Tu Nan, I hope you can go and check on things so that things don’t get really bad!”
"Okay, I understand. I'll go to the hospital right away. Don't worry! I'm here! Auntie will be fine!"
"Yes, thank you! Brother Pengfei!"
Xiang Pengfei hung up the phone and was about to walk outside.
Unexpectedly, he ran into Zhou Yuxiang at the door. As soon as Zhou Yuxiang saw him about to leave, she quickly stopped Xiang Pengfei and said, "Where are you going? Didn't I tell you? Your uncle's accountant will be here soon!"
"No, I have to go to the hospital right away, or something bad will happen!"
"What is so important?"
"It's my aunt's problem!"
"Oh, then go ahead! I'll greet the accountant when she arrives!"
"Thank you for your hard work, Yuxiang!"
"Why are you saying that? We're husband and wife, go on!"
So Xiang Pengfei ran to the car, got in, and headed straight for the hospital. He had just gotten out of the car in the parking lot when he saw Lin Dongzhe talking to the Zhuang family elders. He quickly followed and said, "Grandma, Grandpa, you're here?"
Grandma Zhuang glared at Xiang Pengfei and said, "What? You've come here to be an obstacle too?"
Xiang Pengfei smiled and said, "No, how could I possibly be an obstacle for you?"
Grandma Zhuang pointed at Lin Dongzhe and said, "He is Chaoying's son-in-law, and you are Chaoying's most beloved nephew. The two of you are here simply to help your uncle!"
"Grandma, we're on the side of reason, not family!"
"I'm telling you, today I want Huang Ling to say one thing: are you going to help or not? If you don't, I'll make sure she can't stay in the hospital!"
Xiang Pengfei said with some difficulty, "Grandma, you can't do this! Zhennan did something wrong and should be punished by law. Why are you making things difficult for my aunt?"
"She knows the director of the National People's Congress, such a high-ranking official, she should be able to speak up. Shouldn't she help her nephew when he's in trouble?"
"But my aunt is in the hospital and may not have woken up yet. Your loud and disruptive behavior is affecting her recovery and is bad for her health!"
“If it affects her recovery, she can stay in the hospital for a few more days, but my grandson has no one to take care of him and he will be sentenced to prison for several years. Between staying in the hospital for a few days and staying in the hospital for several years, my grandson is more important!”
"Grandma!"
"Shut up! If you treat me like your grandma, then don't say a word. If you don't treat me like your grandma, then I can disown you!"
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