Chapter 347 - The Meeting After Nine Years (1/2)
*Flashback*
Han Huizhong asked his daughter-in-law, who was peeling an orange for him, ”Are you sure this will work?”
Han Liqin nodded in excitement. ”Dad, don't worry. Have faith in me. I am sure Zongying will like him. He is not like other men.”
His face darkened. ”Hey, my choices were just as good. It's my daughter who is too blind.”
She sighed. ”Why is Zongying so obsessed with that man? You still never told me who he was.”
Han Huizhong banged his fist. ”He is not worth it! The moment he hurt my daughter, I swore that that bastard's name would never be uttered here,” his face was red and livid with anger, ”It's because of him that she refuses to move on. What an idiot.”
”Don't call your own daughter an idiot,” she scolded him.
He snorted.
”I hope this time it works,” Han Tian said as he just arrived for breakfast. ”Zongying really needs to forget him.”
Han Liqin smiled. ”I am sure she will. It's time for Zongying to get her happiness. And my friend too.”
Han Tian grumbled. ”Don't be so happy, or I will get jealous. You always get so excited when you talk about your mysterious friend.”
She grinned.
Han Huizhong sneered in disdain. ”Eww. Go flirt somewhere else. You are making my mouth taste so sweet that it's disgusting.”
”...”
”Surely, you would have been this sweet to Mom too.”
”In the bedroom, my dear. And I wasn't sweet,” he sneered, ”I was a beast.”
Han Liqin choked. Han Tian cleared his throat. ”Too much information, Dad…”
Just then, Han Zongying stepped out, all dressed up. But contrary to her appearance, her mood wasn't that bright and sunny.
”Let's go, Liqin. Let's get this over with…”
Han Liqin complained. ”Don't go with that mood. He is a really nice guy. You cannot have a good time together when you are grumpy like that.”
”Is it my fault that you are all forcing me to do this? How many times have I said already that I am not interested in marriage?”
”You want to become a spinster now?” Han Huizhong narrowed his eyes. ”When did that become your dream? Why wasn't I aware of that?”
Han Zongying gritted her teeth. ”What? Have I become a burden for you now?”
”It's a burden more on you to live a life without a partner and companionship,” he sharply said, ”Do you think it's so easy to live like this?”
”Leave me alone! You don't need me to get a grandchild. You already have an heir, that is, Zhiyuan, who is playing in his crib right now.”
Han Huizhong was furious. ”You think I treat you as some child-bearing machine? I just want to see you get married and happy. Clearly, marriage was on your agenda years back.”
She froze.
”Things change…”
”And those things should keep on changing too. But your decision not to move on is an eyesore.”
Han Tian sighed. ”We are saying this for your own good, Zongying.”
Her chest heaved up and down as she took angry breaths.
Han Liqin quickly got up. ”Alright, alright. Don't fight anymore. Let's get going.”
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Han Zongying impatiently entered the restaurant, making Han Liqin sigh for the tenth time.
”Don't be so negative, Zongying. Nobody is forcing you. I just really feel that you two will be a good match…”