Chapter 316

Chapter 316

"I'll help you take these back, but you can't tell Mom and Dad." He Ming tried to get a guarantee from Wang Qinghe.

"This is the money they gave you. Since you completed the task they asked you to do, this money is yours, and it has nothing to do with us." Wang Qinghe's response put He Ming at ease.

Upon arriving at Bai Xiuxiu and Wang Qinghe’s small courtyard, He Ming felt a twinge of discomfort at seeing them living in such a spacious place.

He didn’t even have his own room anymore.

The courtyard was neater than when they left yesterday, and the well now had a barrier to prevent the children from falling in while playing.

Inside the house, Wei Pozi rushed out as soon as she heard the door open.

Seeing her daughter and son-in-law return, she hurriedly helped them with the bags. "Why did you come back so late? Have you had dinner yet? Are you hungry? I cooked the meal early this morning, and it’s still warm in the pot.

Why don’t you stay for dinner, He Ming?"

Wei Pozi glanced at He Ming, who was also carrying large bags, and asked extra.

After all, he had helped carry the items for her daughter and son-in-law.

"I’m not hungry, I’m going home!" He Ming had no desire to stay. He wanted to get away from his older brother and sister-in-law as soon as possible.

Seeing them reminded him of the work he had done all day.

He Ming ran off quickly, leaving Wei Pozi stunned. "Why is this kid running so fast?"

"Mom, did you build the barrier around the well?" Bai Xiuxiu looked at the well, which was now surrounded by wooden barriers.

It was just high enough that children couldn’t reach it.

There was only one gate left for drawing water from the well.

"How could I have done it? It was our neighbor from next door, the Zhang family. The elderly grandmother came over with her grandson to say hello. Seeing that I was home alone, she helped tidy up the courtyard. She’s a warm-hearted person, and luckily, we had plenty of wood in the yard.

She even called her son over to help build the barrier.

I gave them a piece of cured meat as a thank-you gift."

Wei Pozi pointed to the neighbor on the left.

She had a good impression of Grandma Zhang, who was a very cheerful elderly woman.

Hearing this, Bai Xiuxiu also felt pleased. Her mother had just moved in and had already gotten along well with the neighbors.

Moreover, the neighbor had been kind enough to help with such a significant favor. She and Qinghe had been too busy over the past two days to build the barrier around the well, but the neighbor had already taken care of it for them.

"Tomorrow, when Qinghe and I get off work, we'll go over to their house and properly thank them.

Tonight, I’ll put all these things away in the house first."

Bai Xiuxiu pointed to the moving bags.

"That makes sense. I’ll help you move these."

The three of them worked quickly, and in no time, everything was moved into the house and placed in its proper spot.

On the other side, He Ming returned home, pushed open the door, and all his grievances came pouring out. "Dad, Mom, I'm back."

He froze immediately after he spoke.

The atmosphere in the room was incredibly tense.

The entire family was gathered in the living room. He Wei’s eyes were red and puffy.

She was sitting next to Ji Feng, who hadn’t visited their home in days.

Second Brother and Second Sister-in-Law also looked uneasy. Especially Second Sister-in-Law, whose face was very pale. Second Brother looked ready to hit He Wei.

Mom and Dad sat silently. Their faces clearly showed their anger.

Grandpa watched the scene as if it were a show.

With He Ming’s return, everyone in the room, each with a peculiar expression, stared at him.

He Ming felt a strong urge to flee.

He deeply regretted not staying for dinner at his elder brother’s place. Given the current state of things, there would certainly be no dinner tonight!

“Why did you come back alone? Where are your elder brother and his wife?” He Zhifei scrutinized his younger son, worried that the younger one hadn’t been assisting his elder brother as instructed.

“I helped them move into their new home and only returned after everything was settled. Elder brother and his wife might still be busy and probably won’t return tonight,” He Ming quickly explained.

Inwardly, he felt relieved that he hadn’t slacked off!

If he had really slacked off and his elder brother told their father, their father would definitely beat him severely.

He Zhifei nodded after listening to his younger son’s explanation. “Hmm, it’s better that they’re not here; otherwise, they’d witness the mess between your Second Brother and He Wei.”

“What do you mean, Old He? What kind of ‘mess’ are you talking about?”

Qi Yingying was extremely protective of her own. If not for He Wei’s current situation, which made it impossible to defend her, she would still protect her!

“What do you think? Just look at the daughter you’ve raised. Last time, what did we say? And now, after such a short time, she’s back with Ji Feng.” He Zhifei felt his blood pressure rising just talking about it.

His voice shook with anger. “Ji Feng, haven’t we already made our stance clear? We don’t approve of you being with He Wei! Why are you here again? And you, He Wei! Is it wrong for your Second Brother to keep Ji Feng away?

That was your mother’s and my decision. And what did you do? You got angry at your brother and even pushed your sister-in-law. Just look at her face!

Is this how we’ve been teaching you?”

Ji Feng, faced with such direct words, lowered his head and remained silent.

His dislike for He Wei grew even stronger.

If it weren’t for Huihui, how could he possibly come back to see He Wei?

Huihui’s situation wasn’t good, and her grandmother would never agree to her being with him.

But Huihui had already… He had to marry Huihui. Huihui told him to marry He Wei first, and then He Wei could bring a lot of dowry. After that, they could find an excuse to divorce.

By then, he could marry Huihui. As a divorced man, his grandmother wouldn’t be as critical.

Although, in his own opinion, he could just defy his family and bring Huihui home directly.

But Huihui insisted that he marry He Wei first and then divorce her.

He had no choice but to follow her plan.

If not for her, how would he ever come here to put up with these people from the He family?

Ji Feng kept his head down, and He Wei felt her heart ache as she watched him.

She could only confront her father, who was in a rage: "Dad, what’s the problem with Ji Feng? His family is well-off, and he truly cares for me. You didn’t let him in, and my second brother even mocked him. He came here for me, so I need to defend him.

Of course, I accidentally pushed my second sister-in-law. It was my fault.

Haven’t I already apologized?

I didn’t do it on purpose. I was so upset that I wanted to push my second brother.

I didn’t expect her to get in the way.

Dad, Ji Feng truly loves me. Please bless our relationship."

He Wei remained firm, and He Ming, who had just returned, hearing all this, was utterly stunned.

Is He Wei out of her mind?

How could she say those things?

Ji Feng clearly doesn’t show any interest in her.

Seeing their furious parents, He Ming spoke up: "He Wei, don’t let him fool you. I saw him getting chummy with Huihui from Uncle Three’s family a couple of days ago."