Walking the Path of a Workaholic in Cliché Novels (QT) Chapter 109

These days, there weren’t many cars on the streets of Gangcheng, so the road wasn’t blocked. The driver quickly took him to the old house, which was located in a famous wealthy area, with its back against the mountain and near the waterfront. It was a prime residence that was many times larger than the villa where he lived.

As soon as the car arrived, the gate was opened by a security guard. The car slowly drove in. An Yinong saw lawns, fountains, swans and peacocks on both sides. It looked like a park.

The car drove for a few minutes before stopping. As An Yinong got off with his belongings, a maid in a green uniform came over to very respectfully help with his bag. An Yinong was not used to it, but he still said thank you and handed the bag to her.

The maid spoke English and looked a little different. An Yinong guessed that she was a Filipino maid. Filipino maids in this era were very luxurious all-round nannies, usually serving only British and American families.

He walked into the main entrance and found that many people were already sitting in the lobby. Grandfather He Jizu, uncle He Chenghou, second uncle He Chengbo, eldest aunt He Enxiu, second aunt He Enli, the original owner’s father He Chengjue, and their respective spouses were all there. However, of the third generation of the He family, only An Yinong was present.

“Grandpa, uncle, second uncle…” An Yinong greeted them one by one, “Why don’t I see Brother Tianheng and Brother Tianhong?”

“Tiantong, come to your aunt.” The second aunt looked at An Yinong lovingly and pulled him over. She glared at her brother unhappily and accused him, “It’s pitiful for Tiantong to have such an unreliable father.”

These children of the He family were not born to the same mother. The eldest uncle, second uncle and eldest aunt were the children of the grandfather’s original wife who died early, and the second aunt and the original owner’s father were the children of the stepwife.

Both of his wives had passed away, and my grandfather, who felt that he was a bit unlucky in love, never remarried, nor did he have a mistress or have illegitimate children. Because of ancestral teachings, the He family did not take concubines, and was considered one of the rare quiet families among the wealthy people in Hong Kong.

There were no conflicts between wives and concubines. The grandfather in the family was an old generation person and believed that the eldest son was the legitimate grandson. Most of the family property was inherited by the eldest son, and the rest was divided equally among the others. In addition, there were other equivalent real estate, antiques, jewelry and other compensations. Therefore, the family atmosphere in the He family was relatively harmonious, and any conflicts would not become out of control.

“Chengjue, in front of the child, are you going to say what you said before again?” The grandfather stared at the original owner’s father who was huddled aside with his old but still sharp eyes.

The original owner’s mother was on the other side, her expression calm.

“I, I want a divorce. I don’t have any feelings for her anymore.” The original owner’s father, He Chengjue, looked at An Yinong, “Tiantong, you understand me, right? Your mommy goes out to perform every day and is only at home two days a month. She only cares about her own career. How can she care about us, father and son?”

“Dad, isn’t it enough that you have so many aunts caring about you?” An Yinong asked directly. The original owner’s mother was indeed unqualified, but He Chengjue himself was qualified?

He Chengjue was choked by these words. He wanted to jump up and beat up his tactless son, but with so many people watching, he could only force a smile: “Tiantong is still young, he doesn’t understand…”

“Yufeng, you speak.” Grandpa interrupted the scumbag father, and everyone’s attention turned to the original owner’s mother.

“He has second thoughts and wants to remarry.” Li Yufeng didn’t say anything after she finished speaking. She was the kind of person who would rather die than live in disgrace. When He Chengjue married her, he promised to be devoted to her, so he must be devoted to her.

She could still turn a blind eye to the affair outside, but she couldn’t stand the idea of marrying a second wife. Not to mention all the men in Hong Kong, even if all the men in the world wanted to marry a second wife, he couldn’t even think about it.

“Chengjue, is that true?” Grandpa sharply looked at his youngest son.

He Chengjue avoided her gaze, but he didn’t dare to lie in front of his serious father: “Yes, that’s right.”

Grandpa looked at his daughter-in-law who looked determined, and then at his youngest son who looked ashamed and lowered his head. He felt a surge of anger. He picked up a small red sandalwood ornament in front of him and threw it at his youngest son:

“This is just nonsense!”

“Third brother, what’s wrong with you? Our family tradition doesn’t allow for these things.” The eldest uncle frowned and said. Although they were against their younger brother’s decision to marry an orphan ‘actress’, it didn’t mean they were willing for him to break the family rules by marrying a second wife.

The other women also blamed He Chengjue. Li Yufeng had been married for so many years, and the sisters-in-law had gotten along well with each other. They didn’t want to have a new person come in and have to adapt again.

Grandpa slammed his cane on the ground: “Chengjue, what did you swear to me when you were getting married?”

He Chengjue, who barely avoided the decoration, thought of the promise he made that year, and his old face turned red: “How could I know that she would become like this?”

He glanced at the still beautiful Li Yufeng and said, “As a man, I just do it for fun when I go out for social events. I didn’t really bring anyone home, but she is always hysterical and I am tired of it. I just want a gentle and considerate wife. What’s wrong with that?

“Tiantong, doesn’t he want a gentle mommy? Just like your teacher Zhang…”

“Teacher Zhang?” An Yinong was stunned for a moment, and then his expression changed immediately. “So what Zhang Ming said is true. You want to marry my English teacher Zhang Yu, and you want to have a smart child. You don’t want a fool like me anymore?”

His big, bright eyes suddenly misted over, which made his second aunt He Enli feel distressed: “Tiantong, don’t pay attention to your father, he is just an idiot.”

Aunt He Enxiu was a little curious: “What did you hear?”

An Yinong sniffed: “Today I saw her talking with Zhang Ming from next door in the corner. She said that she would soon become Mrs. He, and her nephew Zhang Ming would be Master He in the future. I didn’t understand at first, but now I know.”

Everyone’s expression changed slightly, even He Chengjue was stunned for a moment.

“Teacher Zhang is right. Dad has given up on me and doesn’t want me anymore. It’s such a pity to let a poor student inherit the family fortune. I’m sorry, I’m a poor student and I’m really not worthy of being your son.”

An Yinong lowered his head and choked up, and the system was stunned. It knew that the host could also be an actor when necessary, but it didn’t expect that he would be such an actor.

“She said that?” Second Aunt’s face was distorted with anger. She looked at He Chengjue, “Is this the woman you want to marry?”

“Is there some misunderstanding?” He Chengjue couldn’t believe that behind the considerate Jie Yuhua in front of him was such a person, “She doesn’t know my identity.”

“Ha,” the aunt laughed directly, “Little brother, please don’t be so naive, okay? Your face appears in the newspapers every now and then, who wouldn’t know you?”

“No, she really didn’t know who I was at first, and she scolded me for being irresponsible and not helping my child with his homework properly…” He Chengjue’s voice became lower and lower, “Even if she knew it was me, it wouldn’t matter, right?”

Li Yufeng, who was sitting opposite him, sneered.

An Yinong raised his head and said angrily: “How can she be responsible? She deliberately moved my seat to the corner, where there are many naughty students. They threw notes and erasers at me during class and even kicked me secretly.

“My classmates even asked me if I had offended her and why she was targeting me so much.”

He paused, then looked at He Chengjue with a wronged look on his face: “She knows that my English is not good, so she wakes me up every time. I can’t answer, and I’m laughed at. Then she calls you regretfully and tells you what stupid thing I did today.

“When I come back in the evening, you’ll scold me again. Anyway, everything is my fault.”

After hearing this, everyone had no doubts and looked at He Chengjue with meaningful eyes.

The eldest aunt He Enxiu couldn’t help but roll her eyes: “No way, little brother, you are also assured that your lover will teach the child? Aren’t you afraid that the woman will poison the child? Marriage and childbirth, don’t you understand? You still want to marry such a woman?”

Li Yufeng was even more incredulous. Her calm expression broke, and she looked at her husband with a piercing gaze: “It’s not enough that you messed around yourself, you also let people bully Tiantong. Are you still a human being?”

“No, when I met her, she was already Atong’s teacher.” The original owner’s father was speechless. On the one hand, he felt insulted by his son, and on the other hand, he was somewhat skeptical about how much of his lover’s comments on his son were true or false.

“Little brother, if you want to find a woman, you have to find a good one. How dare you marry a woman who’s plotting to have a child before she even gets married?”

“Our family is very simple. If someone like this comes in, do you want to cause chaos in the future?”

Others followed suit and accused He Chengjue, saying that he had no sense of responsibility for his children and that he did not know people well. The He family members did not have the same mother, and their relationship was already delicate, so they were naturally merciless at this time.

“It was you who insisted on sending Tiantong to this school and donated a building to them. Otherwise, how would I know her?” He Chengjue, who was criticized by thousands of people, turned his spearhead to the original owner’s mother.

“Yes, but did I force you to mess around with Teacher Tiantong?” Li Yufeng was shaking with anger, “Do you have any sense of responsibility? Tiantong was bullied by her, and you still protected her? Are you worthy of being a father?”

“I don’t have a sense of responsibility, do you? Tiantong is sick, but you are still concerned about your performance and refuse to come back to see her. Are you worthy of being a mother?” He Chengjue was also very angry.

“What about you? Can you make it to your lover’s place?”

The two of them quarreled again, venting all their daily resentment.

“Okay, you two are both wrong, shut up.”

Grandpa was so angry that he had a headache. He looked at An Yinong and said, “Tiantong, you don’t have to hide anything else from them. Tell them all at once.”

“Well. Actually, there is one more thing. I don’t know whether I should tell Grandpa.” An Yinong frowned and hesitated. “Dad will be angry if I tell him.”

“Tell me.” Grandpa said, “I’m still alive, and your father can’t go to heaven.”

He Chengjue couldn’t help but cough, and was met with a lot of eye rolls: What are you coughing for? Do you think you are right?

“It was like this. At the end of last semester, some bad students in school came to me and robbed me of my money. A man named Wen Long passed by and saved me, and I became friends with him.

“He’s a very capable person. He knows everything and is very loyal. I originally treated him like a brother. But…”

At this point, An Yinong showed a hesitant expression again.

“Keep telling your story. No matter what you said, it doesn’t matter even if it’s wrong.” Grandpa said. The others were also curious, looking forward to the ending of a story.

“Yes, Grandpa.” An Yinong gritted his teeth, “I just found out today that Wen Long is Zhang Ming’s good friend. He approached me on purpose, and he was the one who found those bad students.”

“Oh? Then he approached you because he wanted money? Or did he want to lure you out and harm you?” Grandpa thought of the worst case scenario, and the word “kidnapping” even flashed through his mind.

An Yinong shook his head: “Zhang Ming said that his aunt made a lot of efforts, but it was not enough for my dad to give up on me, a poor student. If I become a homosexual, my dad will definitely break up with me and kick me out of the house. His aunt can successfully marry into the He family, and he can also become an adopted son and live in the He family.”

“Homosexual?” The He family members looked at each other. They looked at An Yinong’s beautiful face that was improved by his mother’s genes, and immediately understood each other’s thoughts.

“What a vicious idea, what a vicious person. Our Tiantong is still a child, and they actually… do they want to harm Tiantong for life?” Even though they had some minor conflicts on weekdays, at this moment all of them felt the same: furious.

Even though He Tiantong was stupid and often looked down upon, he was still a member of the He family. How could he be plotted against like this now?

“‘A lot of effort’? ‘Homosexual’? Okay, okay.” Grandpa finally couldn’t bear it anymore. He laughed in anger, picked up a crystal ashtray on the coffee table and smashed it over, directly hitting the scumbag dad’s head and causing a bloody mess.

“You want to divorce and marry that questionable, sinister and vicious woman? Fine, then you leave the house, and I will definitely not stop you. I will also set off two strings of firecrackers to celebrate your escape from suffering. Do you dare?”