Volume 1 Chapter 30 It's All Over

  After knowing that everything was caused by Mrs. Fang, Mr. Zhang's face improved a lot. He had never been fond of Mrs. Fang and always thought she was petty-minded, looking dignified but actually being narrow-minded. Moreover, since Zhang Yun had never gotten along with this mother-in-law, he didn't bother to interact with her either.

  "Uncle, let's not mention investigating the truth for now. Our family's old master is bedridden at home, and it's reasonable that Zixuan and Zipeng should go back to see him." Fang Jianping felt he had misspoken and quickly changed the subject. As long as he could get these two children to return to the Fang household, grasping them would be equivalent to striking Zhang Yun's weak point. The two children bore the Fang surname, so it was unlikely that Old Master Zhang would come knocking on their door every day demanding their return. At that time, there was no need to worry about Zhang Yun not agreeing; even if they couldn't dig up 3% of the shares, getting just 1% would be a good deal.

  Moreover, he couldn't help but look up at the building and think that Zhang Jia's children, Fang Zixun and Fang Zipeng, might not be too concerned about this matter either. Although Old Man Zhang doted on Zhang Yun, these two siblings were after all from the Fang family, and Old Man Zhang still had a good grasp of propriety in this regard.

  "Zhang Lao Ye Zi pondered for a moment before slowly opening his mouth, "Jian Ping, you're right. These two children should indeed go back, but Zi Peng is in the training camp and it's impossible for him to return. Zi Xuan will be going back tomorrow..."

  A triumphant smile floated onto Fang Jianping's face.

  "Dad——" Cheng Li stared at him in shock.

  Old Zhang waved his hand and said slowly, "Alright, I'll accompany her back tomorrow and visit our relatives along the way."

  "This time it was Fang Jianping's turn to be taken aback, 'Uncle Shi, how can we possibly disturb you at your age?'"

  "What's wrong with that? I've known Old Fang for many years, otherwise I wouldn't have let Ah Yun marry into your family back then. Now that Old Fang is ill, it's only right and proper for me to go visit him." said Zhang Lao Ye Zi with a hint of a smile.

  "Shibo's intention we understand, it's just that the doctor said Father needs rest for this illness..." Fang Jianlin said with a dry smile.

  "What's wrong, are you worried that I've ruined the relationship between Fang Lao and me?" Old Master Zhang said with a smile, "Don't worry, I still have some sense of propriety. Zixuan is just a troublemaker who can't behave herself, to avoid affecting Fang Lao's recovery, she'll go back to the old house for a look and then come back, otherwise she'll be causing trouble at the Fang's all day."

  Fang Jianping and Fang Jianlin looked at each other in surprise, neither of them had expected Old Man Zhang to be so supportive of Fang Zixuan this time.

  "Uncle Shi, isn't this a bit...since after all, the child will have the surname Fang." Fang Jianping said with a stiff upper lip.

  "How can you say that Zhāng Xiǎo Yuán is surnamed Fāng and has nothing to do with our Zhang family? Don't forget that she has half of our Zhang family's blood in her body." Old Master Zhang glared at them, scaring the Fāng brothers so much that they couldn't say a word.

  The living room fell silent for a while, and then Old Zhang's expression eased up, and he smiled at Jianping, saying, "Young nephew, I know you're worried about not being able to explain things properly to your family's elderly lady, don't worry, I'll personally talk to your family's elderly gentleman."

  Fang Jianping's expression changed suddenly, "Uncle Shi, Master's body..."

  Old Zhang smiled but didn't say anything.

  Cheng Li interjected, "Our old master knows that Master Fang is not in good health, so he doesn't want to trouble him. Brother-in-law, rest assured, I usually take good care of Zi Xuan at home. With our old master keeping an eye on things, what else do you have to worry about?"

  Fang Jianping wanted to say something more, but ultimately didn't say anything. Seeing that Old Man Zhang had already made up his mind, he knew it was pointless to say anything else. Old Man Zhang had always been self-righteous about his status, even when Zhang Yun fought for 3% of the shares, he hadn't openly supported his daughter. Unexpectedly, this time he was so protective of Fang Zixuan, his granddaughter-in-law, which came as a surprise to him.

  Fang Zi Xuan was completely unaware of the undercurrents, and didn't care about these things either. She had gotten used to this nomadic life anyway. Although she vaguely felt that this return to the Fang household was a bit suspicious, in the end she didn't take it to heart.

  The Fang family has always been neglectful of this granddaughter. Among the three granddaughters, Mr. and Mrs. Fang have the most distant relationship with Fang Zixuan. When something like this happens, they naturally suspect Fang Zixuan first, but unexpectedly, Old Man Zhang personally accompanies her back to the Fang's house, and then takes her back again, showing great importance.

  Although they had misgivings in their hearts, the Fang family clearly wanted to make a big show of seeking justice for Fang Zichen this time, but it seemed that they would eventually let it go. The matter of stock compensation was just a ploy by Old Lady Fang to seize Zhang Yun's shares, and they wouldn't really pursue it.

  Now that Zhang's family has taken a firm stance, after all, it's not worth offending long-time ally Zhang for Fang Zichen. Fang Ziying is the current head of the Fang family, Fang Jianping's treasured daughter, and no matter what, she can't be pushed out. Fang Jianping and Fang Zicheng value power more than life itself, so they won't take this burden on themselves. This matter will naturally come to nothing. The second son's family is proud and arrogant, but has no powerful backing, so they have no choice but to swallow this bitter pill.

  Feng Yannan heard the news and naturally couldn't swallow this tone, but she was self-righteous with her university professor's noble identity and didn't want to make trouble at Fang's house. She went on a hunger strike for several days, forcing her husband to move the whole family away, determined to leave this dirty place in S province. If she hadn't known that Fang Jianxin was a filial son, she would have forced him to cut off all ties with the Fang family.

  Mrs. Fang was naturally unwilling, her only daughter had married abroad and was already filled with regret day and night, how could she bear to let her son emigrate too? She knew that Feng Yannan was intentionally making things difficult for her, and she hated him to death in her heart, thinking every day about instigating her son to divorce his wife, and transferring all the resentment she originally had towards Zhang Yun onto Feng Yannan.

  The whole holiday, Fang Zi Xuan lived in this seemingly calm but actually turbulent environment. In the wealthy families, there are many complicated relationships and moral dilemmas that ordinary people can't imagine. No wonder the previous Fang Zi Xuan was raised to be so cynical and world-weary.

  After the start of school, Fang Zixuan returned to her own home. Fang Zipeng was also sent back from the training camp, not only had he become much darker, but he seemed to have grown taller as well. Zhang Yun felt heartache for her son's suffering and secretly shed many tears. However, seeing that Fang Zipeng seemed to have become more disciplined, she felt comforted in her heart.

  Since she returned from abroad, she knew that the Fang family had taken advantage of her absence to direct such a play. She couldn't help but feel fearful afterwards. Fortunately, she had left Zi Xuan with her father before she left. If it weren't for Old Man Zhang's intervention, the Fang family might have succeeded. Although Zi Xuan was more eccentric than before the car accident, somehow she seemed to have won over her father's heart. Otherwise, Old Man Zhang would not have been so supportive of her. She had struggled hard for a lifetime for the sake of her two children, and as long as they could get what they wanted smoothly, all her efforts were worth it.