Chapter 128 - No Eggs Can Remain Unbroken When the Nest Is Upset (2/2)

To think that w.a.n.g Yang came up with the idea of soaking the fruits in sleeping draught and had Zhu Baoguo eat the fruits… There was no way that one could say w.a.n.g Yang did it unintentionally.

Even if w.a.n.g Yang was to argue that he did it because he was worried Zhu Baoguo would be too nervous to sleep—and if he told Zhu Baoguo the truth, he would not eat them—one could tell that the doses were too high from the fact that Zhu Baoguo fell into a deep sleep.

These were sleeping pills. If anything went wrong, life would be at stake.

More importantly, like what Zhu Baoguo had said, such a coincidence as there was no one but w.a.n.g Yang at Zhu family’s residence that day—telling everyone he saw Zhu Baoguo went off to school early in the morning—was almost improbable.

Even if he had a good reason, one could not help but be suspicious of him. Besides, not only was his reason not good enough, it was full of loopholes.

“Baoguo, you are back?” w.a.n.g Yang and Zhu Qin left straight away. Elder Zhu who had nowhere to go to was awkward. He did not know what to say when his beloved grandson came home.

“Oh,” Zhu Baoguo responded dully.

“You and your dad have met the younger daughter of the Qiao family, have you not?” Elder Zhu smiled bitterly. It seemed like Baoguo had some grudges toward him, but w.a.n.g Yang…

Elder Zhu had a bad headache. He did not know whether he should believe that w.a.n.g Yang’s mistake was committed out of good intentions, or that he really harbored evil intentions toward his cousin.

“We have seen her. The young lady is pretty smart. It would be good for Baoguo to hang out with her often. He would be able to learn from her and will not be easily plotted against in the future. But Dad, regarding w.a.n.g Qinglin, there is no need to consider further. We would go by the book. His promotion would be dependent on his abilities.” Zhu Chengqi sat down and poured tea for Elder Zhu and himself. This was going for peaceful measures before using force.

Elder Zhu had always pampered his daughter, Zhu Qin.

Otherwise, Elder Zhu would not have been so generous to w.a.n.g Yang.

Zhu Chengqi would always look out for his brother-in-law, w.a.n.g Qinglin, on account of his younger sister, Zhu Qin.

He spent most of his time in the army; he seldom stayed at home. In the army, he would look after w.a.n.g Qinglin. Contrariwise, w.a.n.g Qinglin’s son had the impudence to bully his son at Zhu family’s residence.

Zhu Chengqi’s eyes darkened when he thought of what Qiao Nan told him today.

“Chengqi, it is normal for youngsters to quarrel. You should not…” Elder Zhu hurriedly put in a good word for his son-in-law when he heard that his promotion might be affected.

Elder Zhu had retired long ago, and he had handed everything over to his only son, Zhu Chengqi. Zhu Chengqi was the master in the house, not Elder Zhu. When all was said and done, Elder Zhu was still Zhu Chengqi’s father. Thus, Zhu Chengqi could not disregard his father’s words.

“Dad, tell this to Baoguo. If you can do that, I will help with w.a.n.g Qinglin’s promotion.” Zhu Chengqi was not angered by his father’s words. He maintained his calm and composure as if Elder Zhu did not side with w.a.n.g Qinglin.

“Oh…” Elder Zhu wanted to talk to Zhu Baoguo, persuading him to help his uncle.

However, when he saw how angry Zhu Baoguo was, he could not bring himself to say a word. After all, he was still closer to his grandson as compared to his maternal grandson.

In the past, Elder Zhu would always dote on Zhu Baoguo. He would always go according to his wishes. It had become a habit. He had made an exception because of w.a.n.g Yang’s incident today. If he was to say anything more, it would be too much to ask of Elder Zhu.

Elder Zhu sighed, giving in to Zhu Chengqi. He would not object to how Zhu Chengqi handled w.a.n.g Qinglin’s promotion.

“Dad, Zhu Qin was a married woman. She is a part of the w.a.n.g family now.”