Chapter 438

Chapter 438

"How old are you? What do you know?"

He Zhifei's tone dripped with impatience. If they weren't in public, he would have beaten this little brat.

What did he mean by not wanting to own up to his son?

He had his own struggles!

He was doing this for the sake of the whole family. Wasn't he sad that his son wasn't close to him?

He Ming pouted, unimpressed but cautious, and muttered softly, "It's obvious... but you won't let anyone talk about it. You want big brother to come back, but you also want your own dignity and brotherly affection.

Dad, aren't you asking for too much?"

"Me, asking for too much?" He Zhifei couldn't believe his ears. Was this something his son could say?

He glanced around.

"Dad, what are you looking for?" He Ming asked, puzzled.

He Zhifei snorted, "I'm looking for something handy to beat you to death with."

He Ming turned pale and bolted home.

"You little punk, don't you dare run! You dare to talk back to your father, I think you're pushing your luck!" He Zhifei said, about to chase after him.

"Enough! It's almost New Year, and you still want to hit your kid? Besides, how old is He Ming? You still want to hit him?

He's not wrong; you're just too greedy, wanting everything."

Qi Yingying knew her husband's character well. Old He had always been like this, wanting everything.

He wanted everything to go his way, but life doesn't work like that.

Now, the family was a mess.

"Yingying, I'm doing this for the family, you..." He Zhifei sighed.

"You always ask me to understand you, and now my parents don't like me, and our eldest son doesn't like us. All for your biased father and that heartless brother.

We've given so much, and haven't gotten anything in return.

Look at what your brother's done to our kids! Look at them!"

Qi Yingying was furious whenever He Youde came up, but deep down, Old He was still her priority.

She couldn't bring herself to push Old He anymore.

He Zhifei hung his head in guilt, "This is the last time, I promise. If they mess up again, I won't bother with them anymore.

As for our eldest son, let's just accept that we're not close with him.

From now on, we'll visit once a week to bring him some stuff, so I won't feel so guilty.

Maybe he'll come around, and if not, at least he won't be too hard on the other kids.

If we're gone one day, they might still look out for each other, right?"

"I'll listen to you. I'm not very close with our eldest son either," Qi Yingying said, sighing again.

"It's really strange when you think about it. Back when he was still in my belly, I was so excited. When he went missing, I wished I could die too.

But over the years...

Especially after he came back, I just didn't have the heart for it anymore.

Maybe it's really just a lack of fate. As long as you don't let our other children suffer wronged for the sake of your brother anymore.

Let's just put this matter behind us."

Qi Yingying felt that her goal had been achieved!

From now on, He Youde's family will be kicked out, and the jobs of the three children at home would be settled.

No matter how you look at it, she had come out on top!

As for the eldest son and the troublesome things He Youde had done before, as long as their family doesn't bring it up, wouldn't they just forget about it over time?

What had she been fighting for all these years?

Wasn't it just to stop He Youde's family from draining the life out of theirs?

Qi Yingying was unusually resigned about this matter.

However, He Zhifei, listening beside her, felt even more guilty. Yingying spoke so lightly, surely it was for his benefit.

"Don't worry, I will never help my third brother's family again," He Zhifei assured his wife beside him.

Qi Yingying was also pleased: "Good. Let's agree on this first, no matter how He Tian begs you during this period, you can't help him, not even a little bit."

She had already met the mother of He Tian's young girlfriend, and in less than two days, He Tian would come begging Old He for help!

She had to make sure He Tian's plans were completely ruined.

"Alright," He Zhifei agreed, though he didn't understand why she suddenly made such a strange request. Lately, Xiao Tian shouldn't have anything to ask him for.

And even if he did, it couldn't be something trivial.

Yingying was just being overly cautious.

Could he forget about Wei Wei's issue and help He Tian like before?

"You can't break your promise! If you dare to lie to me, I'll divorce you," Qi Yingying threatened.

She rarely mentioned divorce, as their feelings for each other were still deep.

"Okay, I've promised you, would I really lie to you?" He Zhifei sighed, patiently continuing to agree.

The two of them headed home.

Meanwhile, in the house rented by the Wang Family.

Zhou Jiaojiao was beginning to feel anxious, worried that something might have gone wrong.

On her third trip outside to check, they finally returned.

The moment she saw them come back, Zhou Jiaojiao held back her excitement to avoid letting He Youde, that old geezer, notice.

"Uncle He, Qingqi, Second Brother, how did it go? Is this going to work?"

Zhou Jiaojiao opened the door for them, let them in, and then asked what she was thinking.

Wang Qingqi, dead tired, plopped down on a stool right away, drinking water from a cup.

He Youde also frowned, and he didn’t look too happy, as Wang Qingfu mentioned.

Wang Qingfu took a sip of water: "It’s done, but it ended up costing more than we thought."

Speaking of this, Wang Qingfu couldn’t help but glance at He Youde again; the old man was a real penny-pincher.

He and Old Fifth had said that their eldest brother was strong and would need at least thirty or forty people.

But when He Youde heard this, he nearly flipped out.

After a lot of back-and-forth, they only managed to find twenty-five people.

That was as far as they could go, and He Youde even said that there’s no way one guy could take on that many.

Obviously, they were scared stiff, which is why they deliberately made him spend more money.

This old guy’s got to be nuts!

But who put him in charge of the money? Moreover, he didn’t know how many people Wang Qinghe could actually fight, but... twenty-five people, it should be fine, right?

Even if the eldest brother was super strong, it’s not like he’s invincible.

Wang Qingfu tried to reassure himself, knowing he was exaggerating, having been freaked out by Wang Qinghe’s crazy strength back in the village.

Zhou Jiaojiao, not knowing what Wang Qingfu was thinking, was just happy to hear that things were settled: "That’s great, after tomorrow, we’ll all get what we want, including Uncle He.

Uncle He, from now on, we’re all in this together."

Zhou Jiaojiao glanced at He Youde, who still had a sour look on his face, thinking he was just putting on an act.

He was looking down his nose at them.

He didn’t feel like dealing with Old Wang’s family; he’d noticed that every time Old Wang’s family showed up, his wallet took a hit!