Chapter 131 They've been treating you like a fool all these years
He Yuzhi left with Wen Zhizhi, and Xu Shanshan collapsed onto a chair.
Wen Qianqian quickly squatted down to pick up the money scattered on the ground.
While picking them up, she took advantage of Xu Shanshan's distracted state and quickly stuffed a stack of them into her bag.
He Yuzhi helped Zhizhi into the car, then spoke weakly, "I thought she was just a bit stubborn, but I never expected..."
The old lady was furious. "This is a new society now, not the old one. Women hold up half the sky. It's not the old society where women were treated harshly and left no way to survive. If she didn't like your father back then, why didn't she reject him?"
"Your dad isn't the kind of person who's shameless. If he said he didn't like her and didn't want him to bother her, your dad wouldn't bother her!"
"Besides, even if she had ulterior motives and wanted to use your father to avoid trouble, if you can't live together, you just can't live together. She could have said that when you first got married."
“Explain yourself clearly, and then would your father still make things difficult for her?”
“She kept quiet all her life, wasting each other’s lives, and now she’s blaming your father,” the old lady said, wiping away tears as she spoke, heartbroken for her son.
Zhizhi hugged her and comforted her, "It's okay. Fortunately, we now know what she really thinks. It's not too late to know now."
He Yuzhi nodded, "It's better than letting her be deceived for a lifetime."
He Yuzhi said she was going to tell Wen Changyu, and she really meant it. She called Wen Changyu as soon as she got home and asked him to come back at noon.
As soon as Wen Changyu returned, the old lady started scolding him, "It's all because you found such a good wife. You were overjoyed to marry her into the family and treated her like a treasure, but what about her?"
“They’ve treated you like a fool all these years!” He Yuzhi cried again as she said this.
Wen Changyu didn't know what had happened. Seeing his mother's emotional state, he looked at Zhizhi and asked, "What's wrong with your grandmother...?"
Zhizhi sighed and told him, "Mom called me yesterday and asked me to meet her."
Wen Changyu fell silent for a moment, as if he had a gut feeling that this was not a good thing.
Sure enough, Zhizhi said, "Mom gave me five thousand yuan and told me to leave Beijing and never go back to the Wen family."
After Zhizhi finished speaking, she glanced at Wen Changyu's expression. To prove her innocence, Zhizhi quickly added, "Grandma was also there at the time."
Upon hearing that He Yuzhi was also present, Wen Changyu frowned. He noticed something amiss. If his mother were there, Xu Shanshan shouldn't have given money to let Zhizhi leave Beijing.
"Is your grandma here too?"
As Zhizhi nodded, she quickly recounted the situation in detail, explaining that because He Yuzhi was hiding behind the screen, Xu Shanshan was unaware of her presence.
After Zhizhi finished speaking, He Yuzhi continued to scold, "You've treated her like a treasure your whole life, do you know what she said to Zhizhi?"
"She said that because she doesn't like you, she also doesn't like Zhizhi and Jinzhou. Because she doesn't like you, she finds Zhizhi and the others an eyesore. She wishes she had never given birth to Zhizhi."
"So when Zhizhi was found, she wasn't happy at all. She just wanted Zhizhi to leave quickly so that her adopted daughter could have a place." The old lady embellished Xu Shanshan's words with strong personal feelings.
It must be said that hearing these words from his own mother was a huge blow to Wen Changyu.
Especially the line, "Because I don't like you, I don't like Zhizhi and the others either. Because I don't like you, I would rather have never given birth to Zhizhi."
This statement is as devastating to someone obsessed with love as a nuclear weapon.
Wen Changyu's tall body swayed suddenly.
“Dad, Dad…” Zhizhi quickly reached out to help him.
Fortunately, Wen Changyu was physically strong and regained his balance after only a slight sway. He gently patted Zhizhi's arm to indicate that he was alright. After standing firm, he said to He Yuzhi, "I know about this." After saying that, he turned around and went upstairs, staggering slightly.
He Yuzhi wanted to say something, but Wen Runxiang pulled her back.
Wen Runxiang lowered his voice and said, "You have to give him some time to think about this."
Then he said to Zhizhi, "Zhizhi, don't be afraid. Your dad is just soft-hearted, but he's not brainless. He'll think this through and understand."
"Don't worry, this is your home, no one can kick you out."
"If anyone dares to kick you out, I'll be the first to object."
He Yuzhi immediately said, "I'm the first one to disagree."
Wen Runxiang immediately nodded, "Okay, okay, then I'll be second in line!"
He Yuzhi was not so angry after that.
But he kept cursing at Xu Shanshan, hurling insults at her every now and then, and calling her "brainless!"
After Wen Zhizhi and the others left the teahouse, Xu Shanshan sat alone in the private room for a long time, feeling completely dazed and confused.
She felt as if all her strength had been drained away; her mind was blank and she couldn't lift her legs.
Wen Qianqian picked up the money, put it on the table, and waited for a while before calling out, "Mom..."
Xu Shanshan didn't react at all. Wen Qianqian waited for a while before gritting her teeth and saying, "This Xie Zhizhi is too scheming. She even brought that old lady with her and deliberately had her hidden away."
Xu Shanshan's eyelids twitched at this moment. Yes, Xie Zhizhi was really annoying. She was indeed worthy of the Wen family bloodline. She was like a member of the Wen family in every way. She was scheming and wicked.
He was deliberately trying to ruin her reputation.
And yet, she actually succeeded.
Originally, Wang Jinghui said that she grew up in the countryside and had never seen the world. Giving her five thousand yuan was something that an ordinary person could not earn in a lifetime. Such a large sum of money was given to a country girl, and she would definitely be overjoyed.
She will definitely agree to leave the Wen family then.
As soon as she left, Xu Shanshan took the money withdrawal documents to Wen Changyu and told her that Wen Zhizhi had deliberately forced her to leave home with Wen Qianqian in order to extort money from Xu Shanshan.
She wasn't raised by the Wen family and has no feelings for them whatsoever. The only reason she came back was for the Wen family's wealth and status.
If Xu Shanshan doesn't give her the money, she will continue to stir up trouble in the Wen family, making their lives miserable and causing discord between her and Wen Changyu.
That way, not only will they get rid of Wen Zhizhi, but they will also resolve the recent estrangement between her and Wen Changyu.
Wen Zhizhi didn't grow up by Wen Changyu's side after all. With this matter standing in the way, how much affection will he still have for his own daughter, Wen Zhizhi?
How will the Wen family view Wen Zhizhi?
Xu Shanshan thought this was indeed a good idea. It would allow Wen Zhizhi to leave without affecting Wen Qianqian or harming Wen Zhizhi, and it also gave her such a large sum of money.
As for the misunderstandings that people might have about Wen Zhizhi, Xu Shanshan felt it was unimportant. Someone who grew up in the countryside, with such a large sum of money, would be set for life and never have to worry about food or clothing. What did it matter whether or not the Wen family existed?
But... but reality was quite different from what they imagined...
Wang Jinghui rushed to Xu Shanshan's place after getting off work that evening. Before entering the house, he looked around to make sure no one could see him.
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