He Ping'an moved to a house in the city and resumed his single life.
Zhou's parents called several times to say they wanted to come and take care of him, but he declined each time, saying it was inconvenient.
He used to want to use his parents to suppress Zhou Xiaolan, so he naturally allowed them to come and go from his house.
Now that everything is resolved, he has lost half of his fortune. He is now pooling his funds and preparing to make another big splash, but he doesn't want to involve his family again.
He didn't take his parents' anger or his brothers' sarcastic remarks to heart at all.
In a way, he and Zhou Xiaolan are really the same kind of people.
Thinking of the Zhou family who came to his door today, He Ping'an really had to treat Zhou Xiaolan differently. After more than ten years of getting along, he really didn't know that this woman was so decisive.
The fact that Zhou Xiaolan was able to sell off all the assets that the two sides had divided within two days, without me even receiving any news, suggests that she had been on guard against me all along.
That's true. If he gets the news, he'll have to inform the Zhou family at least to upset Zhou Xiaolan.
As expected, Zhou Xiaolan knew him best, taking all the unstable factors into account.
The Zhou family couldn't find her, so they came to my place to make a scene. It's really laughable. What excuse did they have?
He used to give them some face out of consideration for their past relationship, but now that he and Zhou Xiaolan are divorced and their assets have been divided, he has no obligation to tell them where she is, even if he knows, let alone that he really doesn't know.
He wondered where Zhou Xiaolan might have run off to, while the phone at home kept ringing.
He walked over and answered the phone, but Xie Shenglan's loud voice boomed right next to his ear, so he quickly put the receiver far away.
"Ping An, have you heard about Zhou Xiaolan's situation? Where do you think she, a woman, could have run off to with so much money?"
The Zhou family just came to my place and caused trouble. You know, they're ridiculous. Their own daughter ran away, and they're coming to me demanding her return.
Don't worry, I've kicked them all out, but they definitely won't give up. They'll come back and cause trouble every now and then. We don't feel safe staying at home. How about we move in with you for a while?
He Ping'an: "Mom, have you forgotten what you said when you kicked me out of the house back then?"
The house and everything else in the family were left to the eldest brother, who would also be responsible for his retirement.
But you did give birth to me and raised me, so don't worry. When you can't move around anymore or get sick, I won't hold it against you. I'll pay half the cost.
But living together is different; we're already two separate families. If we get mixed up again, things will get complicated later.
...After a long silence, Xie Shengnan said with a sorrowful tone, "I knew you still resented us, but is it all our fault? If you hadn't gotten involved with Zhou Xiaolan back then, why would we be so wary of you?"
"Whatever the reason, you've made your choice," He Ping'an said expressionlessly. "You now have retirement pensions and houses to live in, so just enjoy your lives."
Don't worry, I'll come back to see you during holidays and festivals, and I'll make sure you receive all the proper filial piety.
Zhou Xiaolan's swift departure also served as a warning to him.
The Zhou family is disgraceful, but how much better is the He family?
He has no children these past years, but every time his elder brother comes over, he brings his son along, subtly suggesting that the child should be close to him. Although it wasn't explicitly stated, everyone understood.
As He Ping'an rubbed the telephone in his hand, he was also thinking. If what Zhou Xiaolan said was true and he had a problem, was he going to have to leave everything he had worked hard for in the future to his nephew?
Xie Shengnan said, "No matter what, we are family. What grudge can we hold overnight?"
If you feel the distribution was unfair back then, then we can redistribute it. It's just a small house; do you think someone as big a boss as you now would even care?"
He Ping'an snapped out of his daze, shaking off the thoughts in his mind. His family's scheming was so blatant; how could he have been so out of his mind to bring his nephew back in?
Even if she can't have children herself, she can adopt one and raise it from a young age. It will still be filial to her. Besides, she doesn't even know if Zhou Xiaolan is bluffing.
"Since we've already separated, there's no need for that..."
“You have no conscience,” Xie Shengnan’s sobbing voice came from the other side. “Look at our compound, the Hua family’s children have all become successful, and they are all vying to take care of the elderly.”
Xun Liangfen never cared for her children when they were young, yet they were still treated with filial piety by them…
He Ping'an didn't even know how he hung up the phone. He had always known about the Hua family's activities.
Hua Zhiping and his wife both stayed in Beijing and are now professors at a university. Heping County has always been proud of them, after all, they came from their small town.
Hua Zhian and his wife also joined the Ministry of Agriculture, and I heard they are living a good life.
There is relatively little information about Hua Xiangyun, but the Hua family seems to be very proud of her, so no one dares to underestimate her.
Jiang Yi has now started getting into real estate, and he has self-built star-rated hotels in every major city. Everyone wants to get on his good side.
Normally, people from the same place would give each other some face, but Zhou Xiaolan had offended the Hua family to the point of no return, so he didn't dare to visit them.
Now that they're divorced, does that mean...?
He Ping'an clapped his hands excitedly. Why hadn't he thought of this before?
He needs to tidy himself up properly and prepare to pay a proper visit to the hotel under Jiang Yi's name. Perhaps with this connection, he can get one or two projects.
But no one knew why they were so angry at home, they cursed and said so many nasty things, and finally stopped sulking when they were tired of cursing.
Since the main character isn't around, even if they have strong opinions or say hurtful things, the other person won't know.
“We shouldn’t have let him divorce Zhou Xiaolan back then,” He Laicai said with a gloomy face. “They were tied together, mutually restraining each other, and they would also be more cautious about the assets under their names.”
Now look what's happened, they've parted ways, and who knows what kind of trouble that Ping An kid will cause.
"What can he possibly do?" Xie Shengnan asked, puzzled, not understanding what she meant.
“Ping An is not old yet, he can definitely find another one.”
Xie Shengnan said, "What? Can't Ping An find someone else? Zhou Xiaolan has delayed our Ping An for so many years. If she could have children, who knows how big they would be."
He Laicai didn't want to tell this fool that Ping An had his own child, and he was even less likely to take care of the family. He hadn't even figured out the gains and losses involved.
Looking at his eldest grandson playing outside, He Laicai sighed, "If only his uncle were willing to lend a hand and raise the child properly..."
"..."
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