latelenovela Chapter 164 Still dragging my feet
Chapter 164 Still dragging my feet
"Grandpa! Please stop hitting him!" Cheng Jian saw his father being beaten and quickly stepped in front of Cheng Zhuoxing to stop his grandfather.
After he discovered that his mother was so heartless as to ruin his engagement party, he couldn't help but feel some resentment towards Yin Siyi.
Therefore, compared to Cheng Zhuoxing, who was both beaten and lost face in public, he couldn't understand Yin Siyi's actions at all. He believed that the reason things had developed to this point where no one could back down was all Yin Siyi's fault, and that she hadn't thought about him, her son, at all. So, naturally, he started to defend his father.
"Grandpa, I believe Dad has realized his mistake and he definitely won't do it again. Please calm down and let's talk about it when we get home, okay?"
Cheng Jian was focused on minimizing the situation, at least trying to persuade his grandfather to stop fighting and escalate the situation in front of so many people. So he didn't notice the strange expressions on the Jiang family members' faces after he said those words.
Mr. and Mrs. Jiang were already feeling uncomfortable because Yin Siyi had caused such a big commotion at their daughter's engagement party.
It wasn't that they couldn't understand Yin Siyi; they knew that what Cheng Zhuoxing had done was indeed too much. But people are naturally protective of their own, and the Jiang family's dissatisfaction with Jiang Shuting's engagement banquet being ruined still prevailed.
But Cheng Jian's words changed this situation.
Why is Cheng Jian defending his father?
Shouldn't a normal person protect his mother a little?
As expected of someone who has been around for many years, Mr. Yin noticed the expressions on the Jiang family's faces and immediately reprimanded Cheng Jian sternly.
"Xiao Jian, move aside! I know you're a filial child, but your father's actions are truly unfair to your mother, and to you and Xiao Wei!"
Under these circumstances, Mr. Yin knew that shifting all the blame onto Cheng Zhuoxing was the best option.
At the very least, we can't let the Jiang family think that they are all incapable of distinguishing right from wrong, and especially we can't let them think that Cheng Jian would actually feel sorry for Cheng Zhuoxing.
"I, this old man, would like to ask everyone present to bear witness that from today onwards, our Yin family and Cheng Zhuoxing have no further relationship whatsoever."
As everyone knows, the Cheng family elders passed away early. The Cheng family's current success is inseparable from the help of Siyi and the Yin family. However, Cheng Zhuoxing not only doesn't know how to be grateful, but also repays kindness with enmity by treating Siyi this way. Our Yin family will never swallow this insult.
But Xiao Jian and Xiao Wei were both raised by Si Yi; they are both good children. Today's incident is solely Cheng Zhuoxing's problem. Please don't misunderstand the other innocent people, especially the children.
However, Cheng Jian not only failed to understand her grandfather's good intentions, but also felt that her grandfather had become so cold and heartless.
Why did you have to say such harsh words in front of so many people, saying that you have nothing to do with Cheng Zhuoxing anymore, when you could have handled this privately as a family?
"Grandpa! You're in a bad mood right now, so let's deal with this when we get home."
As you've seen, Dad was completely forced into this situation. He didn't want anything to do with Cao Ling anymore. Cao Ling threatened him, and he had no choice but to do this. He also said that he only has Mom in his heart now, you..."
"Shut up right now! You have no right to speak here!" Father Yin felt that he hadn't been angered sick by Cheng Zhuoxing, but was about to be angered to death by this grandson.
He said all this so that the Jiang family wouldn't take their anger out on Cheng Jian!
As a result, Cheng Jian couldn't even tell if someone was being nice or not, and instead kept dragging things down!
However, Yin's father failed to achieve his goal, and the Jiang family's gaze towards Cheng Jian became subtle.
They glanced at Jiang Shuting's expression again and found that she still looked calm and composed. They were unsure of her attitude towards Cheng Jian's behavior, but they didn't dare to ask too much in this situation and could only wait and see.
On the contrary, An Ling's focus was a bit off. She noticed that Cheng Zhuoxing's son had at least stood up and defended his father in this situation, while Cao Ling had fallen down and her son hadn't even come to help her up.
Where is Cheng Zeren? Doesn't he care about his own mother anymore?
Could it be that he's too ashamed of what Cao Ling did and is just letting her be watched by onlookers?
The An family also found it strange, so they looked around but couldn't find Cheng Ze anywhere.
But their attention was quickly drawn back to Yin's father, and they didn't pay much attention to Cheng Ze's whereabouts, probably because they felt they couldn't bear the embarrassment.
Mr. Yin continued to berate Cheng Zhuoxing:
"Cheng Zhuoxing, if you have any conscience after doing such a despicable thing, go back and sign the divorce agreement today. I don't want you to leave with nothing, but you won't get a single penny of what belongs to Siyi!"
Yin Siyi breathed a slight sigh of relief after hearing this. The reason she had gone to such lengths today was because of what her father had said.
Cheng Zhuoxing, facing his father-in-law, no longer had the courage to question Yin Siyi, and couldn't bring himself to refuse.
To everyone's surprise, before Cheng Zhuoxing could say anything, Cao Ling suddenly started screaming again.
"No! I don't agree!"
The guests, who were engrossed in watching the play, were all taken aback by Cao Ling's sudden shout.
What business is it of hers if Cheng Zhuoxing and Yin Siyi are dividing their marital property?
“Our family also has a share of the Cheng family’s property. You can’t treat us orphans and widows like this just because the eldest son is dead, can you?”
Cao Ling was still sitting on the ground, but she seemed to have given up on herself. She didn't stand up again, but stared at the Yin family members with red eyes.
Only then did everyone react.
Indeed, Cao Ling is the widow of the eldest son of the Cheng family, and she also has a son named Cheng Ze. No matter how much the Cheng family property belongs to the eldest son, the mother and son have the right to a share.
"Heh," Father Yin snorted coldly, "Others may not know, but I knew it very clearly back then. Cheng Zhuoyun refused to listen to Old Master Cheng's arrangements and gave up his inheritance rights. Old Master Cheng's will didn't even give him any shares, but he still left a lot of money for your eldest son's family. It was all settled after the old man passed away. You have no right to try to take the second son's family's property now."
After saying all this, Mr. Yin still seemed unsatisfied. He looked at Cao Ling with disdain, as if she were something dirty, and his words became increasingly harsh.
"Some people can do such shameless things, and then they still have the nerve to fight for what doesn't belong to them. No matter how much they can't stand being alone, they shouldn't lay a hand on their brother-in-law. They say they only got together after Cheng Zhuoyun passed away, but who knows what really happened? Maybe they've been together for a long time!"
"My poor daughter has been deceived by you adulterous couple all these years, working so hard for the Cheng family, and now you want to take what's hers? There's no such logic in this world!"