Chapter 349: Men Can’t Be Too Weak

Chapter 349: A Man Shouldn't Be Too Weak

Su He was taken aback, then quickly responded, "Alright, don't worry. I'll wake the little ones and take them to their grandma's house first, then drive you to the city."

Without delay, Su He went into the room to wake the children, swiftly helped them put on their shoes, and led them to the living room.

"Let's go, straight to the car," Su He said, picking up Niu Niu with one hand and holding Zai Zai's hand with the other. She then explained to them, "Mommy and Aunt Niu have something urgent to take care of, so we’ll drop you off at Grandma’s first. Be good and wait for Daddy to pick you up later, okay?"

The children were very well-behaved, staying quiet from the moment they woke up.

"Got it, Mommy. I’ll take care of my sister," Zai Zai said, being the dependable one as usual in such situations.

"That's my boy," Su He praised.

Niu Niu, on the other hand, had been in a daze since being woken up, still half-asleep. It wasn’t until Su He carried her into the car that she seemed to finally wake up, mumbling sleepily, "Where is Mommy going?"

Su He was busy getting Aunt Niu settled in the front seat and didn't hear her, but Zai Zai answered for his sister.

"You and I are going to Grandma’s first. Mommy has something important to do. We’ll go home with Daddy when he comes back."

Niu Niu always listened to her brother and didn’t ask further, feeling the seriousness in the air.

"Aunt Niu, need us to get anyone else from your family?" Su He asked.

"Yes, my husband. His brothers and sisters-in-law are all out working, and I don’t know where to find them now." At this moment, Aunt Niu felt completely at a loss.

When something happened, her sons were nowhere around when needed, leaving only her and her husband to handle things.

"Alright, I’ll drive straight to your place to pick up Uncle Zheng," Su He nodded.

Though everyone in the village called her "Aunt Niu," she'd married into the Zheng family. "Niu" was her family name, and the villagers had grown accustomed to addressing her that way since she first arrived.

"Oh, thank you, Su He. My husband—my husband doesn’t even know yet. I just got back from working near the village entrance when the village head told me. You know, the village head has a landline. The city police station contacted him and asked for my youngest son’s family to come."

Aunt Niu sat in Su He’s car, explaining the situation, her voice trembling.

"It’s alright, Aunt Niu. As long as he’s safe, that’s what matters," Su He comforted her.

"I hope so. I don’t even know what’s happening," Aunt Niu said, fighting back tears again.

"Su He, you must think poorly of me. Just this morning, I was airing our family's dirty laundry, and now this happens in the afternoon." Aunt Niu couldn’t help but let out a weary sigh.

"Don't fret now, we'll sort it out," Su He reassured her.

The road at the end of the village was narrow and bumpy, so Su He had to take it slow. But since their home was close to Aunt Niu’s, they arrived quickly.

"Y'all wait here a minute. I’ll go get my husband," Aunt Niu said before hurrying off toward home.

Su He and the children waited in the car.

Niu Niu watched Aunt Niu’s retreating figure, still not quite understanding what was going on.

"Mommy, what's wrong?" she asked curiously.

"Nothing, just behave yourselves later."

Su He didn't want to gossip about other people's family matters with the kids.

"Coming, coming, Miss Su!" Aunt Niu hurriedly got into Su He's car with Old Zheng.

This was Old Zheng's first time riding in a car, and he couldn’t help feeling a little nervous.

But hearing that his youngest son was in trouble, he wasn’t in the mood to dwell on it.

Su He didn’t waste time—she was always efficient. She quickly drove to the Fu family and left the two kids with Wu Yanhua.

Wu Yanhua was still reeling from the surprise of her youngest son and his wife coming back when Su He handed the kids to her and drove off in a hurry.

Watching the car speed away, Wu Yanhua couldn’t help but feel a little worried.

"Your mom—is she a good driver?" she asked Zai Zai and Niu Niu.

"Grandma, my mom drives really well!" Niu Niu said proudly.

"What’s going on?" She then turned her gaze to Zai Zai.

"Mom said Aunt Niu has an urgent matter to deal with and told us to stay with you until Daddy picks us up," Zai Zai said with a serious face.

What happened to Aunt Niu? Su He really treated Aunt Niu exceptionally well—even better than her own mother-in-law.

Wu Yanhua was green with envy.

But then again, Aunt Niu must have had an emergency—this was the first time she’d seen them like this.

Su He had just returned to the village from Wencheng this morning, and now she was heading back.

The drive to the city took three hours—quite a long drive.

Inside the car, Aunt Niu and Old Zheng kept quiet, afraid of distracting Su He while she drove.

Aunt Niu was afraid she’d blurt out complaints about her husband.

The man she married had a good temper and treated her well, but he was too spineless.

At home, she ran the household—he just did manual work and nothing else.

She had raised the kids this way, but a father who couldn’t command respect meant no one listened to him, and the kids rebelled too easily.

Su He kept her eyes on the road the whole way. There were hardly any cars on the road, so after three hours, they made it without a hitch to the police station Aunt Niu had mentioned.

After parking, Su He stepped out first, followed closely by Aunt Niu and Old Zheng.

This wasn’t their first time in the city—their family was better off than most in the village, so they had visited when they were younger.

But now, with the skyline transformed, Aunt Niu and Old Zheng barely noticed the changes. They were too worried about their youngest son’s safety.

Soon, the three of them entered the police station lobby, where an officer approached and asked, "Can I help you folks?"

Aunt Niu tensed up the moment she saw the officer.

"O-Officer, I’m... I’m Zheng Xiaofeng’s mother. Can you tell me... what did Zheng Xiaofeng do?" she asked nervously.

The officer looked surprised at the three of them and remarked, "Oh? I heard his family was from Shangyao Village? It takes over three hours to get here—you got here quick!"

Brushing that aside, Aunt Niu pressed, "Yes, we were in a hurry. Officer, what exactly did my son do?"

"Your son was in a brawl and is being held. Now the other party’s demanding money—you’ll have to negotiate with them yourselves," the officer said matter-of-factly before ushering them into an office.