Chapter 359

Chapter 359

He Ming jogged over, and as soon as he saw the awkward atmosphere between the three of them, he immediately regretted it. How could he have left his elder brother and sister-in-law here alone with Yu Cheng?

"Yu Cheng, my family agreed to this. Let's do it this way. Here's fifty yuan. We'll talk again if we get the ticket," He Ming said painfully as he handed the money over.

Another chunk of the family’s savings gone.

He couldn’t stop worrying about how much was left back home.

Yu Cheng took the money and smiled. "Your family really has the same trick up their sleeve."

"What do you mean?" He Ming asked, confused.

Why was Yu Cheng suddenly mocking him?

"Before you came, He Tian also came to see me. When he did, he offered me fifty yuan, saying that if your family asked me about the ticket, I should just say there isn't one.

As long as I follow what he said, I get the fifty yuan.

What’s going on with your family?" Yu Cheng asked with a smile.

He Ming’s face flushed with anger as soon as he heard this. What a two-faced bastard, He Tian!

What a lowlife!

"You've got to help us out, and don't listen to him. I..." He Ming didn't know what to say.

"Alright, alright, stop fumbling over your words. I've had it with He Tian for a while now. I'll handle this for you." Elder Brother Yu Cheng agreed with He Ming.

"Thank you, Elder Brother Yu."

He Ming quickly thanked him.

After Elder Brother Yu Cheng left, Wang Qinghe and Bai Xiuxiu were also preparing to head home.

"Big brother and sister-in-law, why don't you come back with me? I need a witness. I must tear off that hypocrite's mask." He Ming, still seething about He Tian, insisted.

"Isn't Elder Brother Yu the best witness? If anyone has doubts, they should ask him instead of me or my wife." Wang Qinghe said, then rode off with Bai Xiuxiu on the bike.

He Ming tried to call them back, but they didn't stop, leaving him to storm off, his face dark with frustration.

When he got home, everyone was already winding down for the night. As soon as He Ming entered the house, he saw his grandfather and father praising He Tian like he was some kind of hero.

He Tian was putting on a show of modesty, saying all the right things. Seeing this made He Ming's blood boil.

"Dad, I'm back."

He Zhifei had just heard about how capable He Tian was and, upon seeing his own son, his attitude turned cold. "Hmm, go rest. Everything's been taken care of, right?"

"It's taken care of, but Dad, after Elder Brother Yu agreed to help me, he mentioned something else." He Ming sat down, his eyes mocking He Tian.

The moment He Tian caught He Ming's gaze, he knew he was in for trouble.

He had hesitated for a moment, but Huihui had said that no matter how much of a grudge Yu Cheng had against him, he couldn’t possibly have one against money.

He didn’t even eat before going.

He wanted to get there early so that when He Ming arrived, he’d be turned down immediately.

When He Ming came back earlier, he still thought Yu Cheng had made up an excuse to reject him.

But what’s this supposed to mean now?

Did Yu Cheng really agree? And did he betray me?

"What's the matter?" He Zhifei asked casually, though he wasn’t really interested in what Yu Cheng had to say. To him, Yu Cheng wasn’t much better than Ji Feng. Both were troublemakers, completely different from He Tian.

"Yu Cheng said that earlier, He Tian had come to him and offered fifty bucks to say there were no tickets left," He Ming said maliciously.

"Impossible, that’s slander. I..." He Tian immediately denied.

"He Ming, even if you have a grudge against me, you can’t say something like that," He Tian said.

"He Ming, don’t make things up. He Tian isn’t that kind of person," He Zhifei didn’t believe it either.

He Ming’s stubbornness flared up. "Dad, if He Tian isn’t that kind of person, does that mean I am the kind to make things up? If you don’t believe me, ask Yu Cheng yourself."

"Yu Cheng already has a grudge against me; he’s deliberately trying to smear my name. Why do you believe him so easily? Why do you trust him so readily?" He Tian countered, knowing there was no evidence to back up his claim.

"Dad, the best witnesses are Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law. And if he didn’t go, where was He Tian during dinner? If you don’t believe me, just ask the others in Yu Cheng’s family."

Seeing how flustered He Tian looked, He Ming was sure he had gone.

But Dad just wouldn’t listen.

He Zhifei glanced at He Tian. "He Tian, didn’t I tell you? If you didn’t want to buy it, you didn’t have to. What’s the point of all this? Why are you doing this?"

"It’s all because of your wife! She insisted that Xiao Tian buy something so expensive. Xiao Tian didn’t want to lose face in front of you but didn’t have the money himself. If you have something against Xiao Tian and Huihui, just kick them out.

No need to pick on them all the time.

You might as well kick me out with them."

Seeing his eldest son’s growing disappointment in He Tian, He Quan also turned serious, trying to cover for his grandson.

"Dad, I didn’t mean that, but..." He Zhifei really wanted to scold He Tian.

But looking at He Tian’s state, he felt even more disappointed.

"Forget it, let’s leave it at that. He Tian, don’t make promises you can’t keep in the future," He Zhifei sighed in disappointment and went back to his study.

He Ming made a face at them and left.

He Tian felt his anger boiling.

"Xiao Tian, you were too careless. Look at the mess you’ve made. How can your eldest uncle treat you well in the future?" He Quan was also frustrated. Why was his grandson becoming so useless?

"Grandpa, it was Wang Qinghe who deliberately set me up. I wanted to make it look like I was spending money on him so that later, Big Uncle would see him as someone who only cares about small gains and not family ties.

But he refused and even said he’d tell the family about my 'good intentions.' With all the chaos at home, it turned into this mess."

It's all his fault!

He Tian hated Wang Qinghe with a passion. If he was going to live in the countryside, why not stay there forever?

Why did he have to come back? And why does he have to compete with me?

Dad was right. They should have been more ruthless when they had the chance.

He Quan strongly agreed with his grandson's words. Now, Grandfather thought this newly found elder son was capable. He felt that as long as one child wasn’t lazy, he would be doing right by the family’s ancestors.

Suddenly, He Tian was left out in the cold.

Hmph! It’s not that simple!

He seriously doubted that someone from the countryside could amount to much.

"Grandfather, if this continues, once he establishes himself in the provincial city, I will have even less standing with my eldest uncle. Today, my eldest uncle must be very disappointed with me. This thing with Yu Cheng..."

Just thinking about it made He Tian cringe.

"Let’s not dwell on this now. You didn’t succeed this time. Later, after buying the watch, go apologize to your eldest uncle. What you should really worry about is your eldest uncle’s new elder son.

To your eldest uncle, he’s practically perfect.

We need to show your eldest uncle that he’s not all he seems.

No one here really knows what he’s like. I think we’ll have to dig up dirt from his hometown to expose him."