Actually, He Changsheng and Old Man Tang didn't have any real feud. But back when Old Man Tang's father was working overtime at the factory, he'd been killed in a bombing raid by the invaders.
Old Man Tang didn't dare take revenge on the invaders, so he was afraid that his hatred had instead turned toward He Changsheng's father, who'd taken the day off. It was as if the invaders' planes had somehow taken orders from He Changsheng's father.
But after He Changsheng's father died, Old Man Tang had held a grudge against He Changsheng. So when he learned that He Changsheng had come to Huai'an to work under him, he'd made a point of giving him a hard time at every turn.
He Changsheng was deeply frustrated, but no matter how he tried to explain, Old Man Tang refused to listen. He had to endure the miserable situation day after day.
Madam He had no idea what was going on with her son. Seeing that he hadn't come to meet them, she worried Wang Yue and He Jiali might read too much into it, so she smiled and said,
"Your parents are busy. Let's just go over there ourselves."
He Jiali didn't mind. She happily went along. She didn't care whether anyone came to meet them; all that mattered was that she could stay and not be separated from her parents again.
Wang Yue, on the other hand, had come from another world. Though he couldn't remember many details, he still suspected that he wasn't exactly welcome.
But when he thought about it, that made sense. The He family might truly treat him, He Jiabao, like a treasure, but to Liu Meixin, this adopted son was a reminder that she couldn't have a boy. There was no way she'd