Chapter 1331 - 1333
Gong Ruwen watched Gong Ruzhi tirelessly busying himself, feeling all sorts of unreal.
"You’re talking about Xiao Zhi?" Although they had never intended to raise a brother who wouldn’t lift a finger, they did instruct Gong Ruzhi to do some things within his capacity.
But they wouldn’t have such a high intensity of labor, making breakfast and cleaning the house.
"Dad mentioned punishment, and this time Mom surprisingly didn’t oppose it." Gong Ruini initially thought Cai Meina would be reluctant to see her youngest son punished and would ask to lighten it a bit.
"Yeah, Mom didn’t care about Xiao Zhi." Gong Ruwen felt something was off, but he thought about it for a long time and just couldn’t figure out where the issue lay.
Now, being reminded by Gong Ruini, "Do you think Mom is too sad?"
"Sad, yes, but also doing it for Aunt’s sake." Or rather, seeing Cai Ming so busy and still having to fly to the United States to handle affairs.
Gong Ruwen thought of Cai Ming, who would be returning in a couple of days, "No matter what, he came for Xiao Zhi this time. What do you think we should send with Uncle when he goes back?"
Although this time they gave Gong Ruzhi a good lesson, it was a step, a lesson that needed to be taught.
"Why not buy some makeup for Aunt?"
"Buy a handbag." Having finished the chores in this house, Gong Ruzhi was about to go and clean up at Dai Liren’s place. Upon seeing Gong Ruwen and others gathered together in the living room, he went over to listen in.
After being unceremoniously scolded by his siblings today, Gong Ruzhi felt a bit uncomfortable, thinking they might be talking about how he messed up again.
Unexpectedly, they were actually helping him clean up the mess, which instantly made his eyes red, "I’ll pay for it."
Ha, what a surprise this guy showed up out of nowhere. Gong Ruini was startled by Gong Ruzhi’s sudden appearance and rolled her eyes at him unceremoniously.
Annoyed, she said, "Of course you’re paying for it, or do you expect me to?"
"Also, get some clothes while you’re at it." Gong Ruini couldn’t stand it; all of Gong Ruzhi’s outfits were brought from home and he didn’t care about what he wore, being completely absorbed in computers.
"Not going." Gong Ruzhi swiftly declined, particularly to the idea of going shopping with Gong Ruini.
"Sis, you just pick some out." For Gong Ruzhi, the time spent shopping for clothes would be better spent studying programming.
"I have so much housework to do every day, I really don’t have time to go shopping." Concerned that Gong Ruini might be upset, Gong Ruzhi quickly explained why he wasn’t going out.
"Everyone’s going out together." Having all tensions resolved, Gong Tao was in a much better mood. Hearing his children discussing going out, he immediately made a sweeping gesture, indicating everyone was going.
"Go for a stroll with your uncle while you’re at it." Gong Tao could see that Gong Ruzhi was resistant.
But he absolutely supported it, "You also want your brother and sister-in-law to reconcile, right?"
"And Ni Zi hasn’t been getting along too well with Xuran lately, right?"
Ah, how did Dad know? Gong Ruini was flustered. Although Zhao Xuran apologized, Gong Ruini admitted that her anger hadn’t dissolved.
Even though the starting point made sense, if she didn’t teach him a lesson this time, what if it happened again in the future?
How come Sister Ni and Brother Xuran aren’t getting along? Gong Ruzhi was stunned, "What’s up with my sister?"
"And Brother, have you and Sister-in-law not made up yet?" Gong Ruzhi truly felt sorry for his brother.
If it weren’t for him, big brother absolutely wouldn’t have any unpleasantness with his sister-in-law.
Gong Ruzhi really was shocked; to him, his big brother was someone great at smoothing things over, especially since sister-in-law was so understanding. Such minor conflicts should’ve been resolved long ago.
How come they still haven’t been resolved by now? Hmm, big brother must truly be slacking off.
What does this brat mean, implying he’s not trying hard? Gong Ruwen was furious; this really wasn’t his fault. He knew why Chu Ling was upset.
But so what, understanding did nothing; was he supposed to tell Mom she unfairly wronged Chu Ling and should apologize?
Please, her apologizing to Dai Liren was only because she saw him as an outsider.
In Mom’s eyes, Chu Ling was family, and being an elder, she would never apologize to someone younger. This was something Gong Ruwen didn’t dare to even think about.
Gong Tao also fell silent. If anyone was wronged in this matter, it was Chu Ling.
"I’ll handle this." His wife might have gone too far in her actions. Gong Tao previously thought maybe Chu Ling, sensible as she was, could understand the elders and let it go.
But to his dismay, Chu Ling carried it all in her heart, which made Gong Tao feel a bit uneasy.
Gong Ruini noticed Gong Tao’s discomfort, "I’d be unhappy too in that case."
"Aunt Zhan handled things better than Mom there." There was nothing wrong with saying it, and maybe in Gong Tao’s eyes, he also hoped Chu Ling would be sensible enough to overlook it all.
The problem was why overlook it? "In fact, thinking back on the things Mom sometimes said to sister-in-law, it was a bit too much."
At first, everyone didn’t pay much attention, thinking Cai Meina had such a daughter-in-law, there was bound to be pressure, so they wanted to subdue it a bit.
But now it seemed the issue was more serious, and if it wasn’t corrected now, it would likely just get worse.
Why is even his own daughter calling it out? Gong Tao was helpless, "You know how your mom is."
"Back then, with your mom, sigh," agreeing to apologize to Dai Liren was Cai Ming’s own suggestion, and reluctantly, Cai Meina finally complied.
But they weren’t Cai Ming, unable to make decisions for Cai Meina.
If they provoked Cai Meina, the situation might turn ugly.
Without their mom apologizing, how to handle the situation? Gong Ruwen felt a bit uncomfortable, seeing his old man beginning to similarly sweep things under the rug.
Gong Ruwen stood and left, "I’ll just take Chu Ling out to play."
Watching Gong Ruwen just get up and leave, Gong Tao was furious, "Look at this brat."
"I said I would handle it; doesn’t he know it takes time?" Even though Gong Tao was usually good-tempered, even a clay figure has some temper, not to mention Gong Tao.
"You said you wouldn’t apologize, Dad, how are you going to handle it then." Gong Ruini also stood up to go after Gong Ruwen.
She figured her brother must be in quite a gloomy mood right now.
One by one, they all left, leaving Gong Tao steaming with anger. Looking at Gong Ruzhi sitting quietly on the side, he impatiently waved his hand, "You too, leave."
"No, wait, I’m leaving." This matter needed discussing with a friend; talking with these kids could seriously drive him mad.
How come they all left one after another? Gong Ruzhi originally intended to go do chores at the Dai family, but he paused at the door, realizing this wasn’t right.
His mom wouldn’t apologize, but he couldn’t avoid it; this issue started because of him.