Although she had not seen exactly what happened with her own eyes, the sounds alone told her just how formidable this child was.
"Mom, I'm going out to find Dad."
Zhuang Tunan pressed his lips together and spoke in a muffled voice.
What Huang Ling had said earlier had also wounded the boy's sensitive pride.
He knew he was not as capable as his younger brother, but hearing his mother say it in front of others still left his chest painfully tight.
Seeing the hurt on her eldest son's face, Huang Ling felt miserable herself.
She knew her eldest son resented her, but in that situation, she had had no other choice.
Every word she had said was true.
Her younger son needed her to worry about nothing at all. Refusing to let Xiang Pengfei move in and openly falling out with the two Zhuang elders-she had done it all for her eldest son's future.
"Go ahead!"
Huang Ling nodded and spoke gently. She thought her eldest son needed some time alone to settle down and think, too.
No sooner had Zhuang Tunan left than Zhou Cheng spoke up as well. "Mom, I'm going out for a walk, too."
He knew Huang Ling was feeling awful just then, and there were things she could not conveniently say in front of him.
With Song Ying here, she had someone to talk to.
"Xiaoting, come with me. Let's go buy a couple of cups at the store."
He beckoned to Zhuang Xiaoting as well.
The little girl was clever, too, and knew Second Brother was deliberately giving their mother and Song Ying some space.
She said a quick goodbye, put down the broom, and immediately followed him.
Once Zhou Cheng and Zhuang Xiaoting had left, Song Ying withdrew her gaze and could