The car drove into Shangjing City and first took them to the nearest bus station, letting them take the bus back to the company by themselves; then he went to Zhong Jiaquan's home. The house they lived in was still the one they had found at the beginning, and the yard was dimly lit.
He opened the car door and walked down, stopping at the gate of the yard. He raised his hand and knocked on the door, "Knock, knock, knock."
"Who is it? I'm coming. Wait a moment." Mother Zhong's voice came. After a moment, a burst of hurried footsteps could be heard. The door creaked open. Mother Zhong looked at the person outside, and a happy and enthusiastic smile suddenly broke out on her face. "It's my son-in-law. Come into the yard quickly. Where's Yuxiu?"
"Yuxiu isn't here, so I came here to ask you and my father-in-law. I have a sofa set at home that we used before, and it's not old and the quality is pretty good. I've just bought it and I don't have anywhere to put it, so I wanted to ask if you and my father-in-law would like it. If not, we'll send it to the logistics department at the compound."
Mother Zhong paused, then asked, "We know about that sofa set. Don't you want it anymore?"
"No, there's no place to put it."
"If we give it to the logistics department, will they pay for it?" This is what they care about. If they are given money, they won't want it.
Yan Rushan said, "We don't have money. They won't accept the sofa, and we don't want it either. There's no need to exchange it for money."
How could that be possible? She had seen the sofa set before, and it was very good; it was comfortable to sit on, and the leather looked good. It would be fine to move it back to their home. It was better than giving it away for free, which would be a huge loss.
"Yes, yes, yes. When are we going to go?"
"You don't have to go and get it. Someone will deliver it tomorrow. That's it for now. I have to go back. Mother-in-law, please close the door." Yan Rushan said and was about to leave.
Mother Zhong stopped him and said, "Wait, why are you in such a hurry? Eat first!"
"I have to go back to eat. Yuxiu is still waiting for you at home. Mother-in-law, you should leave one person at home tomorrow."
No matter how hard Mother Zhong tried to keep him, it was in vain. Yan Rushan was eager to go home, so how could he stay here for dinner? Mother Zhong sighed with regret on her face, and went to the door. When she returned to the main hall, Father Zhong and the whole family of the Zhong family asked her as soon as they saw her.
"Who's coming?"
"It's my son-in-law."
"My son-in-law is here, why don't you ask him to come in and have dinner with us?" Father Zhong got up and walked out.
Zhong's mother said, "Everyone has left, they drove away; he was in a hurry to go back and have dinner with our daughter, so how could he have time to spend with this old man?"
Mr. Zhong stopped abruptly and returned to his original position with a little frustration.
"Why did you leave? You're already at the doorstep."
"You're just an old man, what can you do for me? My daughter is still waiting for her son-in-law to come home." Mother Zhong sat down at the table, picked up her chopsticks and started eating, laughing as she ate. "That's great! It shows that my son-in-law cares about my daughter. They've been married for several years, and he's still so good to her. What does this mean? It shows that my son-in-law is a good man, and my daughter has a good eye for choosing a son-in-law."
The son-in-law wanted to be handsome, come from a good family, and have strong abilities; wouldn't such a good man be sought after in their village? But such a good son-in-law was theirs.
"Tell me, if our daughter hadn't been taken away by mistake, would we be living like this today?" Mother Zhong began to have wild thoughts again.
Father Zhong glanced at her and said unhappily, "I'd rather my daughter stay with us. Other families may be better, but they can still abandon her if they find out she's not their biological child. Who would abandon her if she's with us?"
The fact that the Wan family had used their daughter as a scapegoat and sent her to the countryside had always been a thorn in the hearts of the two elders. If you could just send her to the countryside, why not use your connections to send her to live with them? At least they could take care of her by their side, right?
"To be honest, it's because we didn't teach that damn girl well enough, letting her come back and bully our daughter." Mother Zhong was furious. "We didn't treat her badly. Who owed her food, drink, and clothes? She even stole our money when she left. We had such a hard time those years! We have nothing left at home. If it weren't for this, how could we marry a spoiler to our family?"
They were really annoyed by their adopted daughter's behavior; the whole family was honest and decent people, so how could they raise such a girl?
"Even if she's not our biological daughter, at least she grew up with us. Let's not talk about it anymore. Just consider it a good deed for yourself. I heard she didn't have a good ending." Father Zhong knew his wife was upset about their adopted daughter, and he was also upset. To this day, he still couldn't figure out how the adopted daughter knew she wasn't their biological daughter and was able to accurately find her biological father's home. "And look at how well our daughter is doing! She has everything she wants and is successful and well-known. Thinking about this, doesn't it make you feel a little better?"
Mother Zhong patted her chest to calm down, and ate the food with big mouthfuls. You have to say, compared with the other two, she felt much better.
"It's a shame that all the wealth we have accumulated over the years has gone to her for free."
"What's the big deal about whether it's cheap or not? What are a few hundred dollars to our family now? She can take it if she wants. As long as she doesn't come back to find us, we'll just consider this money as what we owe her over the years." It's an emotional debt, I guess.
They knew from the beginning that this girl wasn't their biological daughter, and they didn't know where their biological daughter was. How could they truly love her? They just thought that if this child came to their home, they wouldn't know where to find her biological parents. They just kept her, just an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks. Who would want to raise an ungrateful person?
Mother Zhong glared at him. "What else can we do? Ask her to return it? Her biological father raised our daughter well, that's an indisputable fact; consider this money as returning it to their family. I'm angry at this woman for being so heartless."
After all, we raised each other, so does it really mean that there is no love at all just because the feelings are cold?
Father Zhong looked at her helplessly, not knowing how to comfort her; his adopted daughter's behavior was a thorn in his heart. Their family had raised an ungrateful person with bad character, a person who even her own father could report!
Zhong Jiaquan ate his meal and listened to his parents' conversation. He was honest and simple-minded, but not stupid. When Wan Yutong returned to the city, he felt bad. After all, she had been treated like his own sister. He knew that his parents favored him and disliked his sister. At that time, he just thought his parents favored sons over daughters and valued him as a son. Only after the incident broke out did he understand that his parents had known for a long time that Wan Yutong was not their biological child and were just raising her to make a living.
"Mom and Dad, it's been a few years since the incident happened. It's useless to talk about this now."
Zhong's father and mother fell silent at the same time. In the end, Zhong's mother shook her head and sighed, "Forget it, let it be. Why bring her up? It's just making things difficult for yourself. As long as my daughter is doing well, it doesn't matter to us whether Wan Yutong lives well or not."
"Have a meal."
The family ate in silence, not appreciating the food. After all, it was something that happened to them. Some things cannot be overcome by talking about them. There is always a thorn in the heart that is deeply embedded in the flesh.
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