HPDBC Chapter 971: Not Going Anywhere
Chapter 971: Not Going Anywhere
Since Fan Yingrong's story made it onto the TV news, Lao Huang, Zeng Lijuan, and the Huang, Zeng, and Yu families who were familiar with Fan Yingrong all knew about it.
This was a big deal for several families, especially the Huang family, so when Old Huang Zeng Lijuan found out, she immediately called her two sons to her home.
"Erhe, is what they said on the TV news really what Fan Yingrong did?"
Old Huang stared intently at his second son, his anger rising. This reminded him of past events; marrying the wrong daughter-in-law could truly cause unrest in the family, and even divorce would have repercussions. Therefore, he grew increasingly resentful towards his second son.
It was even reported on the TV news, which Huang Erhe hadn't expected. He didn't expect it to be revealed so quickly. He originally thought that the case wasn't closed and the police wouldn't release the information for the time being in order to solve the case. But man proposes, God disposes. Now that things have come to this, Huang Erhe can no longer hide the matter.
He nodded: "She did it. The police came to see me a while ago."
Upon hearing his second son confirm the matter himself, Old Huang was so angry he almost fainted.
While frantically patting Lao Huang's chest, Zeng Lijuan glared unhappily at her second son.
Fortunately, Huang Xiaochuan was also called back. He kindly advised, "Dad, this is not Second Brother's fault. They have been divorced for many years. Please don't be angry."
But the elderly couple didn't think so. Zeng Lijuan said angrily, "If he hadn't married that woman back then, none of this would have happened."
The elderly couple seemed to still vividly remember what happened back then. If Fan Yingrong hadn't been involved in the lawsuit, they wouldn't have recalled those unpleasant events, which made them angrier the more they thought about them.
Moreover, this matter will also affect their grandson Maowa. In addition, their second daughter-in-law will also have some thoughts. The old couple has experienced so much in their lives, so naturally they have many things to think about.
Huang Erhe had no way to defend himself. After all, he had indeed been out of his mind back then and had been bewitched by Fan Yingrong's appearance. Now that he thought about it, what good was beauty? Only character was the most important. Appearance would become worthless with the passage of time.
Seeing how angry the old couple were, he dared not say anything more about the Fan brothers coming to see him. If he did, his father might be sent straight to the hospital.
He looked at his younger brother with pleading eyes, knowing that only his brother could help him out of this predicament.
"Mom and Dad, don't think about things too extremely. This matter has nothing to do with our family. If there is any connection, it's only a tiny bit. I've made all the arrangements. If things really get out of hand, my second brother and his family can go to Hong Kong anytime. But that depends on my second brother and sister-in-law's opinion. I won't force them."
Huang Erhe picked up where his brother left off: "I've discussed it with Cheng Jing, and we've decided not to go to Hong Kong. Mainly, my supervisor at work talked to me, telling me to focus on my job and that Fan Yingrong's matter is Fan Yingrong's business, and has nothing to do with me or our family. It's just a bit troublesome with Maowa, but I plan to find an opportunity to talk to him about it. He'll find out sooner or later anyway, so it's better to say it sooner rather than later. Besides, most of his teachers and classmates at school don't know Fan Yingrong, so this shouldn't have too much of an impact on Maowa."
Seeing that Huang Erhe had considered all aspects, and considering that the elderly couple didn't want their son to be too far away—they only had three sons in total. Their eldest son had been handed over to the state, and they had no choice but to send their second son to Hong Kong as well. That would leave only their youngest son by their side, and besides, the youngest son was extremely busy. (Chapter update reminder: Chapter 971: Not Going Anywhere, reading address.)
So Lao Huang and Zeng Lijuan stopped criticizing their second son. Some things were best left unsaid; he wasn't a child anymore, he was over forty.
Huang Erhe, on the other hand, had learned from his many years of experience. In the past, he was always indecisive, which led him to make one mistake after another. Gradually, he realized that sometimes being decisive and efficient made things easier. Being afraid of both the big and small things always caused a lot of trouble. So his attitude towards handling things was slowly changing. This time, because of Fan Yingrong's matter, he was even more convinced that sometimes, for some important matters, it was necessary to make a decision early.
So he plans to have a good talk with his son Maowa tonight and tell him about his mother, Fan Yingrong.
Just as they were talking, Uncle Zeng Jiahua and Aunt Zeng arrived.
Huang Xiaochuan quickly got up and welcomed the two into the house to sit down.
Uncle Zeng Jiahua sat down and asked, "On the TV news?"
Before he could even ask, Huang Erhe confirmed, "The news is talking about Fan Yingrong; she's suspected of fraud."
Upon hearing this, Zeng Lijuan shouted with displeasure, "What do you mean by suspected? It's already been said on TV that she is a fraudster. You're still covering for her."
After hearing what her youngest son had said, Zeng Lijuan stopped arguing with her second son.
"That won't affect you much, will it?" Zeng Jiahua looked at his nephew with concern.
"No, no, Uncle, you know perfectly well that I divorced her a long time ago. Besides, she never told me what she did outside, so it has nothing to do with me."
Aunt sighed, "It's just that Maowa is going to get involved. What will his classmates and teachers think of him when they find out? This child really breaks my heart."
Huang Xiaochuan then comforted the old lady: "Auntie, it's alright, don't worry. Besides, no one at Maowa's school knows who Fan Yingrong is. Fan Yingrong has never attended a parent-teacher meeting for Maowa. Now, the teachers and classmates all treat my sister-in-law as Maowa's mother."
Upon hearing this, Zeng Jiahua and his aunt finally felt relieved.
Then they comforted Lao Huang and Zeng Lijuan, advising them to think more positively. This was actually the real reason they came; they were afraid that their sister and brother-in-law wouldn't be able to accept it.
As if by prior arrangement, Zeng Hong and Tang Jianhua, as well as Zeng Xia and Huo Miao, two couples, also came.
They were all very worried, but after Huang Erhe told them what was going on, they were finally relieved.
However, Zeng Hong still thought her brother's arrangement was more appropriate, so she strongly urged Huang Erhe's family to go to Hong Kong.
"Second brother, I'm right. I think your family should go to Hong Kong. Anyway, transportation is convenient now, and the flight only takes two or three hours. You can come back whenever you want."
Huang Erhe waved his hand firmly: "For such a small matter, the whole family would run away to Hong Kong. People would laugh at us. Cheng Jing and I have decided not to go anywhere. We'll stay here. Besides, we're not the ones who made the mistake, so why should we leave?"