Chapter 1319 - 1321
Ever since the house was decided, Gong Ruini and the others were, of course, busy planning how to arrange their ideal home.
Although they would hire a designer, they needed to express their requirements so the designer would know how to design the space.
For convenience, they discussed in the living room, and just when the discussion was heated, a loud bang of the door startled them.
Everyone looked up, "Xiao Zhi?"
What was going on? He’s back in a rage, what’s the situation?
Gong Ruini sprang up and looked at Gong Ruwen. Could it be that Mrs. Cai Meina, who’s been a bit hot-tempered lately, scolded him?
Even though what Gong Ruzhi said would make Cai Meina angry, wasn’t he her favorite and beloved son?
If she could scold Gong Ruzhi bluntly, it seemed Cai Meina’s anger was quite significant.
These few days, Gong Ruwen had been standing in front of Chu Ling, although he felt his behavior was a bit excessive that day, Chu Ling wasn’t wrong; it was he, as the man, who didn’t do well enough.
Chu Ling shouldn’t have borne the brunt of his mother’s scolding. Gong Ruwen only thought that after Cai Meina’s anger subsided, he would apologize to his mom.
"I want to call uncle." Gong Ruzhi actually wanted to complain quietly without alarming Gong Ruini and the others, but now that the commotion was loud, he didn’t need to hide it, "I just had an argument with mom."
Although he just said they had a fight, from Gong Ruzhi’s angry demeanor, it was evident that the argument was quite intense.
What’s the situation? Gong Ruini was utterly confused.
Chu Ling was terribly anxious; she knew Gong Ruzhi stood up for her, and seeing him like this made her fret.
Chu Ling really regretted being so picky back then; if she had voiced her discontent then, Gong Ruwen could have realized his mistakes, and this wouldn’t have happened.
"It’s my fault, it has nothing to do with you." Filled with self-blame, Gong Ruwen, seeing the pale-faced Chu Ling, didn’t bother to ask his little brother what happened.
"If I..." Chu Ling knew saying this would seem fake, but it truly was all her fault.
"It’s my fault." As a man, he should take responsibility for this.
Ugh, things have gotten quite messy, now the most important thing is to clarify why they ended up like this, yet the couple couldn’t stop shouldering the blame themselves.
Gong Ruini admitted it’s better to take responsibility rather than shirk it, "Alright, let’s talk about this later."
"If mistakes are mentioned, many people have made mistakes." Gong Ruini looked up at Gong Ruzhi, "This time I bet Xiao Zhi did something foolish."
"What foolish thing did I do?" Gong Ruzhi was annoyed, "If I hadn’t gone up, I wouldn’t even know about her..."
Although he didn’t go in, after hearing his parents argue in the room, Gong Ruzhi wisely waited at the door for a long time; he really didn’t want to enter and let his mom target him.
Unexpectedly, his mom had so many opinions, but fine, as a son, he couldn’t speak out; parents can criticize children, but children shouldn’t expose their parents’ unsightly side publicly.
"Dad said he agreed for me to transfer to the United States." After cooling off a bit, Gong Ruzhi’s previously heated mind had calmed down.
Ah, really, Gong Ruini hadn’t expected Gong Tao to agree; before, he seemed unwilling no matter who spoke to him, so how come he agreed this time?
It seemed those words from Cai Meina had fueled Gong Tao’s anger, and couldn’t hold back anymore, leading to his complete outburst.
"Mom actually disagrees, saying she’s worried I’ll become bad when I go to the United States." Gong Ruzhi felt wronged, "How could I possibly become bad?"
"I’m such a good person." Gong Ruzhi was really feeling aggrieved.
Ah, the concern that Gong Ruzhi would turn bad, this vibe left Gong Ruini speechless.
She really wasn’t in the position to critique—was it because Gong Ruzhi argued with Cai Meina, making in his mom’s eyes, the beloved youngest son turn rebellious, all due to her influence?
Gong Ruini felt helpless; whenever something good happened, it wasn’t her turn, yet once her little brother showed any bad traits, she was blamed for not guiding him well.
A couple of times she could overlook, as her brother could say she took on much educational responsibility, and if Xiao Zhi made mistakes, she should bear the responsibility.
But after many times, Gong Ruini was exhausted.
Ah, I seemed to say something I shouldn’t have, Gong Ruzhi noticed his sister’s unhappy gaze and immediately panicked.
"Why don’t I call uncle and let him help with the paperwork."
"I can’t bother with this anymore, if I go back, I genuinely worry it’ll take me until after graduation to get out." Gong Ruzhi really feared his mom might pull such a stunt.
If she hid his passport and residence booklet, he’d truly have no way to find them.
Was this a plan to make it certain? Gong Ruini could already imagine how ugly Cai Meina’s face would look if she found out.
But Gong Ruini really didn’t want to stir things up in such middle ground.
No matter how you advise, it wouldn’t hold if someone keeps causing trouble in the middle.
"I support you." Gong Ruwen, as the eldest son, wouldn’t have agreed before, but now he didn’t care.
"Sis, brother-in-law, how do you choose?" With three votes—or rather, four votes in hand—Gong Ruzhi felt quite good.
Was she choosing? Chu Ling was a bit worried, but after Gong Ruwen extended his hand and firmly held hers, "I support you."
If Gong Ruzhi stayed in the country and continually interacted with Cai Meina, Chu Ling was genuinely worried he might slowly become unreasonable like Cai Meina.
"Five votes." Ha-ha-ha.
Zhao Xuran would certainly not oppose, "I support you."
"Six votes, hooray." Gong Ruzhi was elated, "I’ll call uncle immediately; only uncle can make it happen."
Watching Gong Ruzhi bounce away to call Cai Ming, "I bet uncle is furious." While his brother’s mood seemed to have improved, how it truly was, Gong Ruini couldn’t tell.
But this headache would be handed over for Cai Ming to worry about, although burdening uncle with everything wasn’t quite kind, they really couldn’t handle this.
"It’s better for uncle to step in." Although Zhao Xuran felt a bit sorry, with uncle involved, it shouldn’t have come to this.
Receiving a long-distance international call, Cai Ming was quite frustrated.
If he could, he really didn’t want to take such calls, but he had no choice, only he could step in.
Although Cai Ming thought if everyone took a step back, things would work out; the problem was no one was willing to step back.
Especially since Cai Ming called Cai Meina, only to predictably get scolded by his sister, he felt utterly helpless.