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Chapter 405: Chapter 405: Don’t worry, they will not come in.
Knowing that Lin Man and Tong Yao didn’t get along, Lin Fengying made no secret of her thoughts, she sighed, "Xiaochen is now completely infatuated with Tong Yao, he doesn’t listen to me at all. They are as close as two peas in a pod, whatever I say is like talking to the wind, he simply doesn’t take it in."
If her elder son had just listened to her, she would have had him divorced Tong Yao long ago.
"Why don’t you think of a solution?" Si Xiaohui rolled her eyes, wondering why her mother was so feeble.
"If I had a solution, would they nearly have driven me to death?" Lin Fengying said helplessly. Tong Yao was like a cactus, hurting whoever provoked her. She was simply no match for Tong Yao.
Listening to the conversation, Lin Man roughly surmised that Lin Fengying had a fallout with Tong Yao on her visit this time. It appeared that the words she had instigated the other day had indeed taken effect.
With a little more push, it would be quite easy to cause discord between Xiaochen and Tong Yao.
Thinking of this, Lin Man spoke softly, "Aunt Lin, I think Tong Yao’s lack of respect for you probably has a lot to do with my uncle’s upbringing. You should talk to my uncle and ask him to discipline Tong Yao. As the saying goes, the father is to blame if the child is not taught. If Tong Yao disrespects elders, it’s my uncle’s responsibility too."
"That’s right!" Si Xiaohui clapped, "Mom, why didn’t we think of this before? If we cause a ruckus with her parents, they might not be able to handle it and ask Tong Yao to divorce my brother. Even if they don’t divorce, her parents shouldn’t have it easy. Why should you be upset while her parents live happily? We shouldn’t let her family get away with it, we need to confront her parents."
"Isn’t this too drastic!" Lin Fengying hesitated. If they really did this, it would mean a complete break between the two families.
"Aunt Lin, there are things I’m not sure whether I should say or not." Lin Man seemed torn and struggled for a moment before continuing, "Actually, my uncle has always looked down on your family and spoke ill of you behind your back. Also, he let Tong Yao marry Dr. Si because she is a girl and he wanted a son to help him take care of his old age. I’ve also heard that he has plans for the child Tong Yao bears to carry his surname."
Needless to say, Lin Man was good at sowing discord.
As soon as these words were spoken, Lin Fengying’s face instantly changed and Si Xiaohui, like a lit firecracker, exclaimed loudly, "Mom, see! I told you! They harbor ill intentions. They’ve caused my father’s death and now they want to steal my brother. If you don’t step up, our family will be ruined by them."
At this point, Lin Fengying’s face turned as pale as a cabbage leaf, and her thoughts of confronting Tong Yaohui were instantly cemented.
Divorce, her son must divorce.
Seeing that her instigations had taken root, Lin Man quickly made an excuse to leave the barber shop. Instead of going home, she went to a phone booth and dialed Zhao Wenkai.
The call was picked up after a few rings, before she could speak, a woman’s voice came from the other end, "Hello?"
Lin Man recognized the voice, it was Wang Chun. Lin Man’s grip on the phone tightened, she deliberately paused for more than ten seconds before hanging up the call.
’Beep beep’
Lin Man looked strangely at the phone in her hand, feeling a little puzzled. This was the private line in Wenkai’s office, and not many people knew the number. Generally, they were all relatives and friends who knew that Wenkai was married. They wouldn’t hang up immediately just because they heard her voice.
"What’s wrong?" Zhao Wenkai walked in from outside, seeing the phone in Wang Chun’s hand, his eyes flickered slightly but quickly hid his emotions as he walked over to Wang Chun. He gently rubbed her cheek, "Have you been waiting long? As soon as I heard you were here, I rushed back."
Wang Chun put down the phone looking puzzled, "Someone just called you. I answered and said ’hello,’ but they hung up."
Zhao Wenkai casually glanced at the phone and chuckled, "It must’ve been a wrong number! I occasionally get such calls too. Nowadays, with the country’s development, even rural areas have phones. Some older people aren’t very adept at using them, so they often misdial."
"Maybe!" Wang Chun looked at the phone, she had a nagging feeling something was wrong.
As if seeing through her thoughts, Zhao Wenkai picked up the phone, "We could call back and ask, if you want."
"No need." Wang Chun pushed down his hand, "I was just worried that the person who called was in urgent need of you. If it was a wrong number, then never mind."
She must be overthinking. Wenkai had been so busy lately, if she started being suspicious, it would only tire Wenkai more.
Hearing this, Zhao Wenkai decided not to insist, instead taking Wang Chun to sit down on the sofa, beckoning her to sit on his lap. Wang Chun tried to stand up, "This is your office, it’s not appropriate if others see."
Zhao Wenkai laughed softly, "It’s okay, no one will come in."
Relieved, Wang Chun stayed seated.
Zhao Wenkai stroked her hair, "Why didn’t you go play with Tong Yao today?"
Wang Chun spoke softly, "I had a chat with her earlier, and then I remembered that I haven’t visited your new company yet, so I decided to drop by."
"I’ve been so busy lately, I’ve neglected you." Zhao Wenkai gazed at her affectionately, kissing her cheek softly, "It’s been cold this winter. Once I finish up this project and get everything in the company sorted, I’ll take you to Hai City for a holiday. We haven’t been there in two years."
Wang Chun hesitated a little, "That sounds great, but isn’t it wrong to leave mom alone at home?"
Zhao Wenkai gently tapped her nose, teasing, "If we bring her along, you won’t be able to have fun."
His mother was picky, even towards her daughter-in-law. She would occasionally lecture Wang Chun, and with her mild nature, Wang Chun would always take it without daring to talk back.
Of course, she wasn’t afraid of his mother, rather she felt that she should respect the elders.
Despite Wenkai’s repeated attempts to persuade Wang Chun not to overthink and to talk back when necessary, it hadn’t changed her ingrained ideas.
Perhaps, this was one of the things that attracted him to Wang Chun!
Wang Chun’s face turning slightly red, she replied awkwardly, "Although I would indeed feel restrained and can’t fully enjoy myself with mom’s presence, I don’t mind bringing her along. After all, it would be quite lonely for her to spend New Year alone in Kyoto."
She understood her mother-in-law’s loneliness and didn’t object to Wenkai’s filial piety.
Seeing her serious face, Zhao Wenkai stopped teasing her and explained, "Don’t worry! There won’t be a lack of people celebrating New Year with her. As long as we are happy, everything is in place. Even if we were to bring her along, she might not want to come with us."
Although Zhao Wenkai didn’t make it explicit, Wang Chun got the hint. After her father-in-law’s death, her mother-in-law had indeed been quite popular, but it was all kept under wraps.
As a son and daughter-in-law, they naturally couldn’t gossip about his mother, and could only pretend to be in the dark.
