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It's lunch time.

There was a table full of dishes, the ones cooked by my mother were sweeter and milder, and the ones cooked by Chen Zheng were moderately salty and spicy, both of which were delicious to me.The plate of stewed pig's trotters with soybeans dripping with oil was specially placed in front of Yuan Jie by his mother, "I heard from Yuan Yuan that you like this, try it quickly to see if it suits your taste."

"Okay." Yuan Jie put a piece of yellow pig's trotter into his mouth, and praised, "It's so delicious."

It can be seen that he is not just perfunctory. Anyone who loves sweets will praise his mother's craftsmanship.

"Eat more if it tastes good. Don't be restrained. This is your home." Mom laughed.

"...Hmm." Yuan Jie squeezed out a reserved smile.

He didn't deny it, he didn't resist, he was indirectly acknowledging the family, I blinked excitedly at Chen Zheng.

Chen Zheng also laughed, "Eat yours quickly, the shrimp will be gone later."

It was a decent meal, if Pa hadn't interrupted in the middle.

"Xiao Heng, have you found a job now?" Dad asked, "Which law firm are you in?"

"Ah...it's not considered famous, so let's practice it first, and then read it later."

"How can we look at it later, isn't this a waste of time?" Dad was not happy, "You just resign and come directly to Tongli, and let Chen Zheng lead you, which is much better than fighting alone."

As soon as he said this, the smiles on the faces of Yuan Jie and Chen Zheng froze.

"No, no, no! My job is pretty good." Yuan Jie smiled awkwardly, "I did an internship in Tongli for two months before, and my strength is indeed far behind other people, and I still need to learn more .”

"Where is learning?" Dad's voice became louder and his expression became serious. He obviously disagreed with Yuan Jie's point of view. Not yet, you are an elm head, aren't you?"

Yuan Jie lowered his eyelashes, "Uncle, my ability is not worthy, and I don't want to rely on your relationship to get in. This is counterproductive to me, and the pressure is too great."

"Relationship? In today's society, who doesn't rely on connections? It's a fool to have connections and not rely on connections." Dad disagreed, "That is to say, your brother doesn't have this ambition. Otherwise, I would have asked him to study law at the beginning, so he would have already I entered Tongli. It was hard to find you back, and this is what you just learned, isn’t it God’s will, my son was born to inherit my mantle.”

I clenched my chopsticks tightly, feeling a little uncomfortable because my heart couldn't get up or down.

Why do you want to involve me?When my college entrance examination scores came down and I applied for volunteering, my dad insisted that I apply for law studies, but I was really not interested in thick brick books. Enough.

The reason why Chen Zheng got his father's favor at first was also because his father appreciated his talent.I was a little confused. When my father finally agreed to marry Chen Zheng, was it because of my insistence, or because Chen Zheng could "inherit his mantle" more?

I am my father's adopted son, and Chen Zheng is my father's half-son. Probably, an adopted son and half-son are not more suitable than Yuan Jie, a pure blood relative...

"Bang—" Ma Dangdang put the bowl heavily, "Li Lian! What are you talking about! Why are you letting people eat? Children have their own ideas, so don't force your own way on them. I've endured you for long enough, and I don't want to quarrel with you when Xiaoheng comes back today. Think about what you have done, whether you deserve to be here to preach. If you want to eat, just continue to eat, and don't talk about you It's a big set of principles, otherwise don't blame me for embarrassing you in front of the children."

Dad dropped the bowl directly, his face was blue and purple, "Why are you crazy? Okay, I don't deserve it, I'll go, can I go?"

The door was slammed loudly, and my mother sighed dejectedly, "Do evil, do evil..."

"Xiaoheng, I'm sorry, I couldn't control it all of a sudden, I messed up, don't you want to recognize me anymore?" Mom was crying, "This family is about to fall apart, let's go, let's go, go good."

Something's wrong, mom's mood changes today are too happy and sad, what happened...

"Mom! We won't leave!" I hurriedly hugged my mother, "Don't be like this, what's wrong with you, Mom? Tell me, we are listening, we are all with you."

"Auntie, I, I won't leave, give me some time, I'll admit you, really." Yuan Jie couldn't bear it, and stretched out his hand to hug his mother.

Chen Zheng silently patted his mother on the back to relieve her.

"Xiaoheng, I knew you were coming, so I was really happy. Yuan Yuan told me that you had a mole on your face, and I wondered if you were my Xiaoheng... But when I saw you today, I felt so sad. A voice said to me, this is Xiao Heng, this is him, even if there is a mole on his face, it is still Xiao Heng."

"I didn't want to get angry today. At least, I wanted Xiaoheng to finish the meal happily, but I lost control. It's my fault. It's my fault." Mom couldn't help shaking her head, "You Dad was right, I was just about to become a psychopath, and he forced me to become a neuropathy."

"Yuanyuan, two days ago your father transferred 30 yuan to that woman from our joint account. He was not afraid of me knowing. He didn't even hide it. What does this mean? I am already sad Has it reached this level?"

30!Dad transferred 30 to Lan Qing!Is this the blatant start to raise her?Yuan Jie just came home, and I haven't had time to talk to Dad in detail, but Dad doesn't care about our feelings?

Also, how much does Mom really know?Does she know that woman is Lan Qing?

"Mom...you..."

"It's Lan Qing, I'm guessing right." Mom looked at me, her eyes were unexpectedly bright, "Don't lie to me, I was so wrong, maybe I shouldn't pretend to be deaf and dumb from the beginning. I always thought that with our relationship for so many years, he would come back. He just went wrong for a while, and he just wanted a child. But my tolerance made him feel confident, and it made my Yuanyuan embarrassed. This is my The juniors shouldn't worry about the matter with him."

I held Mom's hand, "Mom, I didn't do well, I shouldn't hide it from you."

Mom hugged me back, "It has nothing to do with you. You can't hold him back who should go. He has really changed. I have been in so much pain during this period, and every day I am face to face with him is very painful. Pain, pain and reluctance, it’s not him, but the memories of being with him. It’s not difficult to pretend to be a fool for a while, but it’s hard to pretend to be a fool for a lifetime. I can’t pretend anymore, and I’m going crazy gone."

"Mom, can we let him go?" I looked at Mom expectantly. I kept this sentence in my heart for a long time. I didn't want such a gentle and good mother to be wronged, and I didn't want her tolerance to be ruthlessly trampled on.

"I'll wash my face first." Mom was stunned for a while, then stood up to go to the bathroom.

I wanted to follow her, but was stopped by Chen Zheng.Chen Zheng took out a wet paper towel and carefully wiped my face, "Give Mom a little time, you have to wipe it too, your face is so smudged."

Out of the corner of the eye, Yuan Jie stood aside, his hands were neither limbs nor feet, and he was uncomfortable no matter how he put them.

I quietly distanced myself from Chen Zheng, "I'll do it myself." Then I turned around and asked Yuan Jie, "What do you think?"

Yuan Jie is also a part of this family, and his opinion will also have an impact on Mom.

"I heard Brother Chen talk about the cause and effect, and I support Auntie's decision. This...the key still depends on what Auntie thinks."

Onlookers know right and wrong, but the authorities are limited by various factors, whether they can get out, and whether they are willing to get out, all depends on themselves.

Mom is like this, isn't Yuan Jie also like this?

"Yuan Yuan, Xiao Heng."

Mom walked over slowly, the tears on my face had been wiped dry, and I held my breath nervously.

"Even if it's just me, I'll give you a home. Be good, don't get involved, wait for me."

The author says:

Li Ma's mental state is worrying during this time, but she will gradually get better.Only by scraping off the carrion can we gain new life.