After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 217, Episode 0225: Eating the gossip of Zheng Weiguo (Part 1)

Leng Zhi still has many things to deal with. Just the matter of catching two people with 500,000 yuan each during the morning's test firing is not something that can be resolved with just a few words.

After taking a walk with Lin Yuexi for a while and confirming once again that Lin Yuexi could stay for a few more days, he put on his hat and left.

After Zhang Hongying finished washing the dishes, she habitually grabbed her and put her on the bed to rest.

Lin Yuexi thought she wouldn't be able to sleep, as she hadn't taken a nap in a long time since entering Jiuquan. However, Zhang Hongying patted her back like a baby, and she soon fell into a deep sleep.

When Lin Yuexi woke up, she was first drawn to the faint sounds of Zhang Hongying and others talking coming from the hall.

"Have you told your husband about this?"

"How could I tell Lao Zheng? Lao Zheng told me a long time ago not to bother with her, but every time I see how difficult her letters are, I can't help but help her out."

Zhang Hongying was so angry that she raised her hand and slapped her several times. "Look at what you've done! You've made the old lady in the family sick with anger. You don't teach him a lesson, and you keep secretly helping him. How can he change for the better?"

"Hongying, I really regret it now. What should I do?"

The two lowered their voices as they spoke. Lin Yuexi had no intention of eavesdropping or joining their conversation, so she took out a book on quantum mechanics from her spatial storage and began to read.

About half an hour later, Zhang Hongying pushed the door open and came in with a sour face.

Seeing that Lin Yuexi was already asleep, Zhang Hongying's expression changed as if she had learned the Sichuan opera face-changing technique, transforming into a loving smile in less than a second.

"I heard you making noise outside and guessed you were awake. Are you hungry? Mom made you some egg and meat soup."

"Mom, I'm not hungry right now." Lin Yuexi looked at her helplessly; they had only just finished eating.

Zhang Hongying didn't force her to get up and eat. Instead, she sat on the edge of the bed and habitually told her about what had just happened.

"The person who just came is Comrade Yang Limei, the wife of Staff Officer Zheng. She has a young son..."

Zheng Weiguo and Yang Limei had two sons and adopted a daughter.

The eldest son followed his father to defend the country and is now a deputy regimental-level cadre on a southern island. The daughter, in a moment of passion, also went to the countryside to become an educated youth during the first batch of educated youth. She fell in love with a male educated youth in the same batch, and the two have already gotten married in the countryside. Now their child is five years old.

The only one left in Beijing is the youngest son, Zheng Qi'an, who is 23 years old this year and works in the publicity office of a food factory. Three years ago, he was caught cheating on his wife with two women and had no choice but to marry a girl from the Liu family, who were at odds with the Zheng family.

The Zheng and Liu families had been at odds for generations, even during the imperial era. They hated each other to the point of mutual annihilation. Later, during the War of Resistance against Japan, the Liu family even killed two promising young talents from the Zheng family, deepening their enmity.

As it turned out, Zheng Qi'an fell in love with the Liu family's daughter.

It's already quite something that you're getting together with the Liu family's daughter; the Zheng family can't accept that alone. Yet you're two-timing her, making the Zheng family look inferior to the Liu family for no reason.

Zheng Weiguo was furious and severed his father-son relationship with Zheng Qi'an, kicking him out of the Zheng family.

After that, Zheng Weiguo never cared about Zheng Qiming again, nor did he allow Yang Limei to do so.

After being kicked out of the Zheng family, Zheng Qi'an went to live with the Liu family, but it seems that he is not doing well. He often sends letters to Yang Limei, telling her about his difficulties in the Liu family, his financial straits, and what his son is doing.

"I don't know what Yang Limei was thinking. If you say she's soft-hearted, Zheng Qili's life on the island was much harder than Zheng Qi'an's. Besides, the eldest brother is still single. Why doesn't she feel more sorry for him?"

Zhang Hongying didn't understand.

She admitted that she was biased, spending the most energy on her daughter, but she was always fair to her three sons, giving them the older ones and definitely the younger ones as well.

Parents who are so biased towards one side are only causing their own children to not get along. She doesn't understand big principles; she only knows that if she were in their shoes, and her parents were too biased towards one of her siblings, she would definitely feel uncomfortable and wouldn't get along with the favored one.

"I just heard something about trouble. Did Zheng Qi'an cause some trouble?" Lin Yuexi asked.

Zheng Qi'an was clearly a spoiled child; it was no surprise he caused trouble.

Zhang Hongying pursed her lips and shook her head helplessly: "I reckon that Lao Zheng and Li Mei will have a big fight this time."

"Zheng Qi'an was not honest before marriage, and he was not well-behaved after marriage either. He works in the propaganda office, and his father-in-law helped him get promoted to deputy director at the beginning of the year."

"That man's father-in-law isn't stupid. He's helping out of respect for his daughter and wants to make things easier for her. He has a history of dishonesty before marriage, and the Liu family will definitely be worried about him after his promotion. Someone has been keeping an eye on him all along."

Unfortunately, Zheng Qi'an was not only stupid but also audacious. Even rabbits don't eat the grass near their burrows, but he was different. Not long after being promoted, he turned around and got together with another girl in the publicity office.

Then, his wife and her brothers caught him red-handed.

"The Liu family made Zheng Qi'an write a confession and a guarantee on the spot, promising that from now on, Zheng Qi'an would give Liu Xiuzhi his full monthly salary, and also compensate Liu Xiuzhi for two thousand yuan in losses. If Zheng Qi'an did not pay, they would hand over the confession to the committee."

“Zheng Qi’an has no money. That’s why he called Li Mei again, asking her to send him two thousand yuan.”

"Fortunately, Li Mei isn't too stupid this time, but mainly it's because Li Mei can't come up with the money."

It's not that their family can't afford the money, but rather that most of their money is currently in Lao Zheng's hands.

That's to say...

Sigh.

"Sometimes your Aunt Yang really can't see things clearly. Her family used to sell her off, but after they found out she married well, they started fawning over her again. A few sweet words were all it took for her to become a sucker for her family."

“Limei knew she couldn’t stand up to her family, so she never dared to manage the money, fearing she wouldn’t be able to keep it.”

Even so, over the past two or three decades, many of them have still been coaxed away by their maternal families.

As far as she knew, her family used to live in a thatched hut, but now they had built houses with blue bricks and red tiles. The money for building these houses was all paid for by Yang Limei.

She also contributed generously to her brothers' and nephews' weddings.

Lin Yuexi: "..."

It seems I understand why she indulges Zheng Qi'an.

Zhang Hongying also thought of something, and her face stiffened slightly. "Oh, you know what, I've met Zheng Qi'an. He's really good at sweet-talking people. On the contrary, his eldest son, Zheng Qili, is very introverted, like two of your second brothers."

Lin Yuexi: "..."

When did "second brother" become a unit of measurement?
"Mom, don't let your second brother hear you say that, or he'll really get angry with you."

Zhang Hongying didn't care at all. "I don't think he dares to do that. He's in his twenties and can't even win a girl's heart. What makes him have the nerve to argue with me?"

“Let’s not talk about him, he’s a real nuisance. Honey, can you stay a little longer this time? You’ve gotten so thin, Mom will make you some soup to help you recover.”

There's a kind of thinness that only your mom thinks you're thin.