After the household registrations had been transferred, Grandpa Zhuang, Grandma Zhuang, and Zhuang Ganmei seemed afraid they'd get dragged into the mess. They left Zhuang Chaoying, Zhuang Hualin, Huang Ling, Xiang Dong, and the others behind and walked straight off. No matter how loudly Zhuang Chaoying called after them, he couldn't stop them.
Zhuang Chaoying had thought that since his younger sister hadn't been back in so many years, and everyone had finally reunited, they could all share a family meal. He hadn't expected things to end up like this.
But he realized that in this family, he couldn't get a word in with his parents. He felt that as the eldest brother, he should take this chance to set his third younger sister straight and make sure the family stayed harmonious.
So he said sternly, "Third Sis, why are you doing this? The scores needed to get into school are lower in Guizhou. Pengfei has a better chance of getting in if he takes the exams there!"
After all these years, Zhuang Hualin had long since lost all hope in this family. How could she possibly listen to Zhuang Chaoying lecture her?
Of course, she was so confident this time because before they came, when Xiang Pengfei had asked Wang Yue for help, Wang Yue had mailed him the key.
In the letter that came with it, Wang Yue had made his meaning perfectly clear: Xiang Pengfei could live in the house for as long as he wanted.
Zhuang Hualin had felt the kindness of a stranger who had shown them such generosity, while her own family had ignored her for years.
She had burst into tears then and there. That was what made her decide to come back and make a scene.
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