"Oh my god! You must be Huaihuai, that's wonderful... Zhihan still has a child left in this world, this is our greatest comfort and solace." Tong's mother's eyes reddened as soon as she saw him, displaying amazing acting skills, "Waaah... Good child, I'm your own grandmother, do you know that?"
Huaihuai paused for a moment, and Tong's father, who was standing next to her, also became emotional and said, "As soon as I saw this child, I thought of Zhihan. That child was so rebellious back then. If she had told us about her pregnancy earlier, how could this child have been left to wander outside for so many years?"
Huo Jinzhou frowned upon hearing this, and as if he had thought of something, he got up and left, leaving them to put on their touching family reunion drama.
After they had all tried to get close to her, Huaihuai finally spoke up: "Since you are my maternal grandparents, can you tell me what kind of person my biological mother is?"
Upon hearing this, the child's parents exchanged glances, looking troubled, as if they didn't know how to respond.
Tong Zhiwei, who was standing nearby, immediately said, "Dad, Mom, you should stop hiding it. Huaihuai has the right to know everything about his birth mother."
Upon hearing this, the mother sighed deeply, "Good child, since you want to know, then Grandma will tell you!"
Your mother's name is Tong Zhihan. She is my first child. The reason I named her that was because I hoped she would grow up to be a quiet and well-behaved lady. But I never expected that she would be so rebellious by nature.
He got into fights when he was in kindergarten, and his grades were always bad as he grew up. He was idle all day and had no hobbies, but instead became obsessed with dangerous sports like racing.
Although we were disappointed in her, she is our own daughter after all, so we could only let her be.
Unexpectedly, she became more and more willful, dropping out of college and running away from home before finishing her studies. She only calmed down after meeting your father, Jinzhou.
But then... your father had an accident while he was out, and everyone thought he was dead. Your mother thought so too. During that time, she became increasingly depraved. She left a note saying that she was going to have a passionate romance again, and then she ran away from home again. She has been out of contact with anyone for many years.
Until this time, Zhiwei unexpectedly discovered your existence and began to suspect your background. After investigation, she learned that Zhihan had died in childbirth, giving birth to you before her death.
At this point, Tong's mother couldn't help but tear up, "That silly child, how could he not tell us about such a big thing as getting pregnant and giving birth!"
Why was she so stubborn and rebellious, causing us, the elderly, to bury our child?
Tong's father and Tong Zhiwei also looked reluctant to let go.
Huaihuai frowned unconsciously as she listened, feeling that every word they said was a bad thing about her birth mother.
Logically speaking, even if one's own daughter has no good qualities, shouldn't one at least try to maintain her image in front of their grandson?
But they seemed eager to let him know that his mother was not a good woman, that she had acted willfully and caused him to be separated from his family.
However, he didn't refute them this time because he didn't know their true feelings; he simply silently noted down their remarks.
After they finished expressing their feelings, the Tong couple finally revealed their true purpose for coming: "Good child, I know you must be feeling very uncomfortable coming back to this house all by yourself, right? So we have a suggestion: let your aunt move in with you so you won't feel lonely. What do you think?"
Tong Zhiwei immediately reassured her, "Huaihuai, don't worry, I will take good care of you and won't let you feel neglected in the slightest."
So that's where they were waiting!
Just as his mother had guessed, their goal was to get Tong Zhiwei to marry Huo Jinzhou.
Huaihuai knew that refusing would be useless, so she smiled and said, "That depends on Father's opinion. I will listen to him."
He behaved unusually obediently.
Upon hearing this, Tong Zhiwei felt a glimmer of hope and was secretly delighted. She couldn't wait to rush up and ask Huo Jinzhou for his opinion, but her mother grabbed her sleeve and stopped her.
"Let me handle this!" Old foxes are wiser than ever.
If Tong Zhiwei were to speak, she would inevitably reveal her true intentions.
Only she stepped forward, appealing to his emotions and reasoning with him, always considering things from Huaihuai's perspective.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for her to convince Huo Jinzhou to let her move in.
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Tong Zhiwei was so excited that her eyes turned red, and she stayed there that day and refused to leave.
She couldn't wait to fawn over Huo Jinzhou, but Huaihuai stopped her, "Auntie, can you tell me more about my mother?"
Tong Zhiwei didn't want to pay any attention to him. "We can talk about this another day. I have important things to do right now."
"But didn't you stay here to keep me company? Were all those heartfelt words just now lies?" Huaihuai said innocently, "If you don't want to take care of me, that's fine. I won't force you. I'll go tell my father right now so you won't have to stay any longer."
Upon hearing this, Tong Zhiwei's heart skipped a beat. She immediately moved closer to Huaihuai and spent a long time talking to him about things related to Tong Zhihan.
Of course, what she said contained elements of deliberate slander, describing Tong Zhihan as an utterly wicked and ignorant person; while she herself was gentle, kind, considerate, and well-behaved.
Huaihuai listened patiently and tried to interrupt every day, so Tong Zhiwei talked until her mouth was dry and her throat was hoarse.
After the conversation ended, in order to convince Huaihuai that she had really come to take care of him, she went on to be extremely attentive to him.
She can serve tea and water with her shoulders relaxed; she does everything and is very expressive.
When someone takes the initiative to be kind to him, Huaihuai naturally has no reason to refuse.
In the evening, Tong Zhiwei personally cooked a dinner.
When Huo Jinzhou came downstairs, she acted like a virtuous wife and loving mother, pulling out a seat for him and saying gently, "Jinzhou, you've been working hard lately. Look at your dark circles, they're really bad. This is dinner I specially prepared for you, please eat more."
Huaihuai asked in surprise, "Huh? Auntie, didn't you just say that all of this was prepared for me? Is it just to appease me, or is it actually more considerate of Father?"
Tong Zhiwei's smile froze instantly.
Huo Jinzhou glanced at her coldly and said, "You don't need to waste time doing these things in the future. The servants will prepare them."
I worked so hard all day, but they didn't appreciate it at all.
Tong Zhiwei choked and could only lower her eyes in grievance: "I was just thinking that Huaihuai had just returned home and might not be used to the environment yet. Maybe making some home-cooked dishes would make him feel warm. It was my fault."
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