At that moment, he suddenly realized that even without him, everyone in this family could still live perfectly well.
Zhuang Tunan went into the kitchen and brought him a glass of cooled boiled water.
"Two weeks ago, Pengfei went back to Guizhou with Aunt. Before he left, he came over to pick up the study materials Xiaoting and I had prepared for him. Mom and Jingcheng both agreed to let Pengfei come next year, and Aunt agreed too."
Zhuang Chaoying's hand trembled slightly around the glass. He looked up, unable to suppress the delighted surprise in his voice. "Really?"
For more than half a month, he had neither come home nor visited the Old Zhuang family, so naturally, he had not contacted Zhuang Hualin either.
Having failed to keep Xiang Pengfei here, he had felt too ashamed to face his younger sister.
At first, hearing that his sister and nephew had returned to Gui Province had left a painful knot in his chest. But when he heard that both sides had agreed to let Pengfei stay here next year, he relaxed all at once.
With much of the knot in his heart undone, Zhuang Chaoying looked visibly more at ease.
Zhuang Xiaoting quickly added, "Really. Second Brother went to see Aunt. Once he agreed, Mom agreed too."
Hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying's gaze drifted involuntarily toward Zhou Cheng.
He knew better than anyone that, in this family, this youngest son had the greatest influence over Huang Ling.
He instinctively wanted to thank him, but the words reached his lips and would not come out.
Zhuang Xiaoting continued, "After Aunt went back to Gui Province, Grandpa and Grandma came over once. They knew you were living elsewhere. Grandma asked us for money, saying you hadn't handed over your wages this month. Mom