Chapter 260: Zhang Zhao
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Han Qiao didn’t care if her parents were being biased or not.
Han Xiang had spoken such nasty words and acted so disgustingly, yet she still needed her forgiveness and understanding.
Just because she was the older sister, it didn’t mean she had to be infinitely tolerant.
If anybody else experienced this, not just Han Qiao, n.o.body would tolerate such treatment.
Grandma felt terrible for a moment.
“Ah-Qiao has been wronged.”
Everyone wanted a peaceful family and thought that she, as the older sister, should give in to her younger sister.
But they forgot to tell the younger sister what was right and wrong.
Heng Yi didn’t reply.
Was Han Qiao wronged?
She definitely felt wronged.
As her husband, even if he was angry that the Han family could not distinguish right from wrong, he could not do anything or say anything for the sake of his wife’s face.
Other than loving her more, relying on her more, and doting on her more, there was not much he could do to her family.
And at that time, Han Qiao was also pregnant.
“That time when we returned from Xishan Village, All-Qiao was so angry that the baby inside her was affected.” Heng Yi said.
Grandma frowned slightly. “Why didn’t anyone come to Xishan Village to inform us?”
“What difference would it make? ‘When the charcoal fire didn’t land on their feet, they wouldn’t feel the pain’. Father-in-law and Mother-in-law are biased, so there’s nothing much we can say about that matter. Ah-Qiao doesn’t want to say it, and I don’t want to say it either.” Heng Yi said while driving the carriage.
Grandma was silent.
After a while, she asked again, “What did Han Xiang do after that?”
There were some things that her son and daughter-in-law did not dare to tell her, and her grandchildren did not dare to tell her either.
“She ran to Madam Zhao Huan and told her that her He Cheng is being taken care of in the Heng Manor.”
Grandma was stunned, “Is her brain covered in glue?”
They were speechless for the rest of the way.
Back in the Heng Manor…
Since her grandparents were coming over, Han Qiao had asked Dong Lai to bring Father Han and Han Yuan over for dinner.
When Father Han and Han Yuan arrived at Heng Manor, the children came to greet them. However, after that, they left with the excuse that they still needed to read and learn.
Han Qiao also had her own things to do, so she didn’t have the time to chat with them.
There was a barrier in her heart, and she did not want to cross it.
She prepared a resting area for them, sent servant girls and servants to run errands for them, and then went to do her own things.
She didn’t show Ah-Yao or let them hug him.
Father Han and Mother Han couldn’t sit still in the room, so they secretly went to watch Han Dacheng and the others read and study.
Han Dacheng and the others sat at the back, reading with the Headmaster.
In fact, they couldn’t even read the words. They could only read one sentence after the Headmaster, but they didn’t know what it meant.
However, Father Han and Mother Han felt that it was especially miraculous.
It was something that they had never dared to dream of.
At this moment, Father Han had no choice but to admit that even though he had been honest with Han Qiao, he was still grateful for everything she had done for the Han family.
If it weren’t for her, the Han family wouldn’t be where they were today.
After watching for a while, the two of them slowly left.
Heng Yi and the others arrived home in the evening. The gatekeeper quickly came to call them.
“Madam! Madam, The Master is back. Master and the others are here!”
Han Qiao stood up with a smile, “Quickly go and call Eldest Young Master and the others over.”
When they arrived at the main hall, Father Han and Mother Han were already there.
They were talking to the two elders.
Grandpa was in high spirits as he looked around. Grandma looked at her son and daughter-in-law indifferently.
She had thought that her son and daughter-in-law were good, filial, and reasonable. However, she did not expect them to become muddle-headed as they grew old.
“Grandpa, Grandma!” Han Qiao called out with a smile.
Hearing her voice, Grandma stood up.
Han Qiao quickly stepped forward to hold Grandma’s hand and called out with a smile, “It’s nice to see you, Grandma.”
Grandma looked at Han Qiao carefully, “Mmm, you look good.”
Naturally, she looked better.
Her days were smooth, her husband was considerate, and the children were sensible and obedient. In addition, she did not save on food and drinks. After giving birth to the child, her body was slowly recovering.
She looked beautiful.
“Grandma, you look like you’ve lost a lot of weight.” Han Qiao’s heart ached as she spoke.
Before Grandma could speak, Grandpa said in a rough voice, “You see your Grandma. Can’t you see a big man like me?”
“How can 1 not see it? Grandpa has lost a lot of weight too. 1 instructed the kitchen to make a lot of dishes. They are all Grandpa’s favorite dishes. You two should eat more later.”
Han Qiao smiled and helped Grandma sit down before she went to coax Grandpa.
Grandfather was not annoyed to begin with, so Han Qiao coaxed him with a few words to appease him.
Sun Ke and He Cheng ran over.
“Great-Grandma! Great-Grandpa!”
The two of them threw themselves into Grandma’s arms.
Grandpa coughed loudly, and the two of them quickly threw themselves into his arms.
“Great Grandpa, why have you aged so much?” Sun Ke asked curiously.
He Cheng also stared at Grandpa and said seriously, “Old!”
Grandpa’s eyes widened in annoyance, “How am 1 old? You two are just too young!”
“Yes, yes, yes. Great-grandfather is still young.” Sun Ke laughed.
When Ah-Yao was carried over.
Grandpa and Grandma looked at him with even more curiosity.
Grandma took out the amulet that she had kept for Ah-Yao. “Your Great-Grandmother is poor and doesn’t have anything valuable. She went to the Taoist temple to beg for this. Put it on our All-Yao and wish him a long life without any disasters or illnesses.”
Han Chi, Sun Xiu, and Sun Yi came over after cla.s.s. They were also warm and friendly towards them.
Their treatment was very different from when they were in the Han Residence and Han Yuan’s Family.
People couldn’t say that they weren’t respectful, but it was noticeable that they weren’t close.
They were a little less intimate and seemed particularly stiff.
However, watching them with their great-grandparents, talking and laughing, and sharing recent interesting stories, they could see a big difference. Even when Ah-Yao p.o.o.ped, and the dinner table was so smelly that they almost couldn’t eat dinner, they still stayed because they enjoyed each other’s company.
They might say it smelled disgusting, but they still looked at Ah-Yao so fondly.
Even He Cheng stood beside Ah-Yao, gently holding his hand and calling him “brother” non-stop.
They looked like a family.
Father Han and Mother Han felt like they were intruding on an intimate family reunion and felt incompatible with them.
The longer they sat, the more awkward they felt.
There was even an indescribable feeling of absurdity.
Han Chi, Sun Xiu, and Sun Yi looked at each other for a moment before quickly avoiding them as if nothing had happened.
The three siblings’ smiles became more and more sincere and pa.s.sionate as they asked their great-grandfather and great-grandmother about their well-being.
Sun Ke and He Cheng also joined in.
Han Qiao went to the kitchen to see whether the dishes for dinner were doing.
Heng Yi went to the side hall to meet the people Constable w.a.n.g brought.
It was Constable w.a.n.g’s undercla.s.sman. He had learned a lot of martial arts, and his skills were much better than Constable w.a.n.g’s. Unfortunately, he was unlucky in life. He got married, and then his wife gave birth to three children, one dead and two alive.
Then, his father fell and became paralyzed, and soon after his mother fell ill.
The little bit of family property that he had was also used up. His house and land were all sold. He had borrowed everything he could, and his relatives and friends were not willing to lend a helping hand.
He also had no way to find his uppercla.s.sman, Constable w.a.n.g, who hasn’t contacted him for many years.
“My request is simple. Cure my parents, give them food, and a place to shelter them from the wind and rain. Give me a sum of silver and let me pay off my debt. From now on, my life belongs to you, Master Heng.” Zhang Zhao then knelt down to Heng Yi.
For the sake of his parents, for the sake of borrowing money, he had made a promise that he would return the money. For the first time, he lowered his head and bent his knees.
He was at his wit’s end..