Chapter 186: Just As If I Don’t Have This Family
When they arrived at the courtyard, Zhuang Hualin and Xiangdong quickly put down all kinds of Guizhou specialties. Huang Ling saw them and complained for a while, "You came back from far away and have to start all over again. Money should be spent wisely. Why did you buy so many things for us?"
"It's as I should. From childhood to adulthood, I've never been the one to have good things happen at home, but I'm the one who's always thought of when something bad happens. My parents, older brother, and younger brothers have never helped me. I didn't expect that the one who helped me in the end was Tunan! He has allowed our family to be reunited. It's such a great favor, what's the point of me giving him a few gifts?" Zhuang Hualin couldn't help wiping away his tears as he spoke.
Huang Ling could only sigh when she saw this. She had been the daughter-in-law of the Zhuang family for more than ten years. She was very clear about the Zhuang family's patriarchal character. She also had heard a lot about the grievances that Zhuang Hualin had suffered at home, and she was full of sympathy for this.
"It was just in time. Mayor Yang happened to ask Tuanan, and you guys educated Pengfei well. Tuanan likes him very much, so I mentioned it by the way. I didn't expect Mayor Yang to really help you solve the problem." Huang Ling did not have the idea of repaying the favor.
She may not care, but Zhuang Hualin and Xiang Dong cannot but acknowledge them. They were transferred from the mountains of Guizhou to Suzhou, and both of them are in good units. How great a favor is this?
"This may not be worth mentioning to you, but it is worth remembering for a lifetime for us!" Zhuang Hualin called Pengfei to his side, looked into his eyes, and warned him word by word, "Aunt and Tunan have helped us so much, and Xiaoting has also taken good care of you. You must remember these things, study hard now, and repay them when you have a promising future, understand?"
"I know. My aunt, Tuanan and Xiaoting are the best to me. In the future, if I have anything good to give to them, I will give them first." Pengfei answered seriously.
"Pengfei is still young, don't put so much pressure on him!" Huang Ling was afraid that this matter would become a burden to their family, so she quickly comforted them, "Now that you are back, the most important thing is to adapt to the new work and teach Pengfei well. As long as you live well, Tunan and I will definitely be happy."
"Well, Xiangdong and I are going to report to the unit tomorrow, and then we'll find time to visit Mayor Yang." Zhuang Hualin stopped here. Things like repaying a favor must be shown by actions. There is no point in talking too much.
As for Mayor Yang, he may not meet them or accept their gifts, but they cannot not go because of this. They must show the right attitude.
Xiangdong glanced at Zhuang Hualin when he heard this. It was getting late now. Huang Ling would definitely keep them at home for dinner. It would be quite late after dinner. They had to report to work tomorrow. So when would they go to Zhuang's house? After chatting for a while, Huang Ling went to the kitchen to cook. Zhuang Hualin also got up and went to help. The two of them cooked a full table of dishes. Huang Ling also called Song Ying's family to have dinner with them, mainly to let Lin Wufeng accompany Xiangdong for a drink.
At the dinner table, Zhuang Hualin opened up about the matter in front of outsiders. "The last time I came back, I was at the door of the Zhuang family, looking at the two rows of houses and several willow trees by the river, the willow trees, the riverside houses, the stone embankment, the river pier... This is where I often played with my friends when I was a child. It is also my most profound memory of my hometown, and it is also the scene that has appeared repeatedly in my dreams since I left Suzhou."
"There are a few stone benches under the tree. It seems that they have been there since I was a child, but I can't remember clearly. This place is no longer my home. The so-called home is a place you can go back to. When I knelt on the ground and begged my parents, they refused to agree to let Pengfei stay. At that time, I knew that I only had one home, and that was the small home with Xiangdong and Pengfei."
"In the end, thanks to Sister Ling who took Pengfei in, my connection with Suzhou was not completely severed. Now that Tunan transferred us here, I have rekindled my connection with Suzhou!"
"But this fate is only for this city, and for Sister Ling, Tunan, and Xiaoting. My parents, my elder brother, and my younger brother have never regarded me as a member of the banker's family. It's meaningless for me to stick to them shamelessly."
"I have made up my mind along the way. I will not go to their place this time when I come back, so that they will not be annoyed when they see me, and I will be upset when I see them. From now on, I will pretend that I don't have this family. I will take good care of my own little family and educate Pengfei to be a useful person. I will be satisfied in this life."
"Hua Lin, they are your parents after all." Xiang Dong couldn't help but persuade.
“Haha.” Zhuang Hualin sneered twice, “I have always treated them as my parents, but they never treated me as their daughter. From childhood to adulthood, they both called me a money-loser. My name is Zhuang Hualin, not a money-loser!”
As she spoke, she couldn't help crying again. "I can't remember anything about when I was just born, but I heard from my neighbors that I often cried loudly because of hunger when I was a child. But my eldest brother and younger brother were never like me!"
"After my little brother was born, I was only that tall." Zhuang Hualin gestured and said, "I had to carry my little brother on my back and take care of him. If he cried, I would suffer. If they were in a good mood, they would beat me up, but if they were in a bad mood, they would not even have food to eat."
"They slept in the bed all the time, so I could only sleep on the hardwood on the table. It was okay in the summer, but I was shivering with cold in the winter. When I was younger, I could sleep on the table, but when I grew up, I had to curl up. I fell under the table several times while sleeping."
"Later, I went to Guizhou as an educated youth. Other educated youth cried before leaving, but I was happy from the bottom of my heart. From now on, I no longer have to sacrifice myself to surpass Britain or catch up with the United States."
"When I arrived at the place, I met Xiangdong. It was the first time someone wanted to take care of me. I was immediately attracted to him and married him soon. It was the first time in my 20-plus years of life that I felt the warmth of family."
These words were so sad that Huang Ling and Song Ying couldn't help but wipe away their tears.
Xiangdong regretted what he had said just now. The old couple of the Zhuang family treated Hualin too badly. He held Hualin's hand and said, "There is really no need to go back to such a home. We will just not go there in the future."
"Hua Lin, don't mention these unhappy things. Your life will definitely get better and better in the future." Huang Ling took out a handkerchief to help her wipe away her tears.
"Yes, today is a good day for us. We shouldn't say such things. Come, Sister Ling, I'll toast you a glass." Zhuang Hualin picked up the glass and drank it all.
After a few drinks, Zhuang Hualin slowly came out of his sadness and smiled as he imagined the wonderful life in the future.
They quickly completed the registration procedures and were assigned a dormitory. Although the area was small, it was no problem for three people to live in it. They took Pengfei in, and whenever they were not busy, they would come over on weekends to reunite with Huang Ling and the others.
On this day, Zhuang Hualin was seeing patients in the hospital as usual. When a new patient came in, she was stunned.
(End of this chapter)
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