Chapter 82

Chapter 82

Mother Huo's face instantly turned awkward.

Gao Mingzhu looked up and, without realizing it, pressed harder... Huo Huaichuan winced in pain, frowning as he looked down at her. He knew full well Gao Mingzhu was signaling him to tone it down, but he refused to listen. Looking at her, he said, "If I don't say it, how will she know to change?"

"Exactly! It has to be said! Only then will she realize her mistakes and change!" Du Shan also said outright, looking at Mother Huo as he scolded her: "Tell me, isn't Huo Weiguo an outsider? Our Du family is one of the biggest families in the village! Back when you were bullied and driven back after your first marriage, I didn't want that to happen again, so I made sure you married within the village.

At least the clan is here, so they could keep you from being bullied and look after you! But no, you had so many advantages and didn't use them, letting an outsider bully you instead!"

Mother Huo grew even more embarrassed, but she felt warm inside. She nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I needed to hear that! I was wrong before. I always believed harmony brings prosperity, and a peaceful life is easier. Now I understand—from now on, whoever makes me unhappy, I'll make them unhappy!"

"That's the spirit!" Du Shan said with exasperation, then remembered that adulterous couple at the old Huo house, and rolled up his sleeves: "No way, they bullied my sister—I'm not letting them off easy! They think divorce means they can be together? Bullshit! I won't let them get away with it..."

"Wait!" When Mother Huo heard Du Shan was about to go after Old Man Huo and Chen Fengniang, she quickly held him back.

Du Shan thought Mother Huo was softening again, unwilling to let him teach Old Man Huo a lesson, and his face darkened as he prepared to scold her again.

"Big brother, don't stop them—let them be together!" Mother Huo quickly explained her plan to "let them tear each other apart."

Du Shan listened, looked at Mother Huo with surprise, then turned to Gao Mingzhu: "Mingzhu, did you come up with this idea for your mother? Brilliant!"

"Actually, no!" Gao Mingzhu, tired from squatting, pulled up a small stool and sat beside Huo Huaichuan, looking up at Du Shan with a smile: "Mother thought of this herself! She even sent two bowls of porridge to Chen Fengniang and the others these past few days, just so they wouldn't starve and could keep fighting with the people in the old Huo house?"

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Du Shan looked at Mother Huo in surprise.

Mother Huo, who had just been stung by Du Shan's scolding, now felt she had grown a lot and could make Du Shan proud. She immediately said, "I thought of it myself! Why should they get to live comfortably after hurting me? I want them to cause trouble—the more they stir things up, the happier I'll be!"

"Look at you, you've matured!" Du Shan said admiringly, then suddenly remembered something, and rushed out the door in a whirlwind: "I'll go check it out—don't let that second daughter-in-law of Old Huo's drive them out!"

Mother Huo: "..."

Gao Mingzhu: "..." She wanted to laugh, but when she saw Huo Huaichuan's cold expression, she thought it would be awkward to laugh.

Although for her and Mother Huo, they couldn't wait to see Old Man Huo suffer, for Huo Huaichuan, Old Man Huo was still his father. Seeing him in such a state now must make his feelings complicated, right?

"Don't worry." Huo Huaichuan seemed to read her thoughts, saying in a deep voice, "I enjoy seeing him suffer."

Compared to his strained relationship with Mother Huo, he and Old Man Huo were more like enemies.

Old Man Huo treated him very differently from Huo Weiming and Huo Weicheng.

As for Huo Weiming and Huo Weicheng, although he would scold and hit them, he never went too hard, and would later find ways to make up.

But for him, his youngest son... as far back as he could remember, Old Man Huo never had a kind word for him. Whenever something went wrong, he would take it out on him, hitting and cursing him, even if it wasn't his fault, blaming him anyway.

So when he was little, he was terrified of him. It wasn't until later, when he saw that Old Man Huo, who always had the final say at home and seemed invincible, was actually bullied outside to the point of crawling between someone's legs, too scared to fight back, even smiling meekly—only then did he realize that Old Man Huo was nothing but a coward who bullied the weak and feared the strong, only acting tough at home!

He was never afraid of him again—when pushed too far, he would take a knife and fight him to the death!

He was ashamed to have such a father!

When he found out a few days ago that Old Man Huo was cheating on Mother Huo, he wanted to kill him.

Huo Huaichuan looked down at Gao Mingzhu—

He was grateful that his legs couldn't move at the time, otherwise Mingzhu would probably be visiting him in jail now!

Gao Mingzhu didn't know the turmoil in his heart. Hearing him say that, she felt sorry for him but also relieved.

As long as he wasn't siding with Old Man Huo, things would be manageable.

"That's good then," she said with relief, lowering her head to continue treating his hand.

Mother Huo watched Huo Huaichuan's cold expression, deep guilt on her face. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but eventually closed it again.

It was all her fault!

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At the old Huo house, there was chaos for half a day.

The fact that Mother Huo's divorce from Old Man Huo was finalized infuriated Old Man Huo and Huo Weicheng.

Of course, for the moment they didn't care about Mother Huo—the more important thing was to deal with Chen Fengniang.

Chen Fengniang was determined to stay in the Huo family, demanding that Old Man Huo take responsibility for her.

The Huo family naturally disagreed and wanted to drive Chen Fengniang and her two children out.

Unfortunately, the onlookers packed the place in a dense crowd, inside and out. They neither helped Chen Fengniang nor the Huo family—they were purely there to watch the drama, deliberately blocking the way to prevent Chen Fengniang from being thrown out.

This made Old Man Huo, Huo Weicheng, and Lin Meilan so angry they could spit blood!

Of course, this couldn't stop the Huo family forever. When the spectators got tired of watching, the Huo family would eventually manage to drive them out!

But just as things were at a standstill, Du Shan arrived!

He walked right up and asked Old Man Huo what his relationship was with Chen Fengniang.

The question was redundant—everyone knew they were having an affair!

But the Huo family couldn't say that directly.

Du Shan said it for them, pointing out that if they were in an adulterous relationship, it corrupted public morals, and according to the rules, they should be sent to a labor camp for re-education!

He was the production team leader, with high prestige in the village. As soon as he spoke, many people immediately chimed in to agree.

The Huo family initially tried to stonewall, but Du Shan sent someone to the commune to report them to the Revolutionary Committee.

That scared Old Man Huo, Chen Fengniang, and even Huo Weicheng half to death.

They still hadn't fully recovered from their injuries—if they were sent to the camp, would they make it?

Old Man Huo and Chen Fengniang quickly backtracked, claiming they were already married, that they had privately informed their parents and were in a common-law marriage!

Huo Weicheng also confirmed it.

Old Man Huo was his biological father. Although he was disappointed in his father's ridiculous behavior, he couldn't just watch him be sent for re-education!

Old Man Huo, Huo Weicheng, and Chen Fengniang all admitted to the marriage between Old Man Huo and Chen Fengniang—reasonable or not, Du Shan just needed them to admit it!

At that moment, Du Shan acted like a tyrant, directly making the call and recognizing the marriage between Old Man Huo and Chen Fengniang!

Old Man Huo couldn't talk properly, so Du Shan forced Huo Weicheng to call Chen Fengniang "Mother."

Lin Meilan was furious, but no matter how she objected, it was useless.

And so Chen Fengniang and her kids successfully moved into the Huo house!

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