Chapter 407: Chapter 407 Excess
Grandmother made some homemade wontons for Xu Bingzhi.
He had eaten at the Fang Family before since after Cheng Ruojun’s parents passed away, the Fang Family became Cheng Ruojun’s maternal family.
The old lady’s culinary skill had always been good; it was still a familiar taste.
"Tangtang is doing very well now," the old lady said to Xu Bingzhi, "She is living happily, maybe you didn’t notice."
Xu Bingzhi silently filled his mouth with wontons.
The old lady’s homemade wontons were the delicious dishes he remembered, incomparable even to gourmet delicacies.
After she finished speaking, the old lady also fell silent for a moment.
The living room was very quiet.
The old lady hesitated but still spoke, "Bingzhi, I won’t say other harsh things. You have been selfish your whole life.
Back then, Jun could not keep you, and you never thought about her for even a moment. Now, Auntie begs you, have some humanity, think about Tangtang, can you do that?"
Xu Bingzhi felt as if an icy arrow had pierced his chest; it was both cold and painful.
The hot steaming wontons could not warm his heart.
"I want to acknowledge Tangtang, that’s thinking about her," Xu Bingzhi carefully chose his words.
He couldn’t tell the old lady directly that he had found out Sheng Tang was attaching herself to Huishi Gu Family.
No matter how proud the Xu Family was, they didn’t dare to claim that their status was equal to the Gu Family.
Sheng Tang would walk down the same path as Cheng Ruojun did. They had all seen the end of that path, and he couldn’t bear to see his daughter suffer like that.
If he acknowledged Sheng Tang, maybe she wouldn’t be so eager for quick success.
He didn’t have a wife, there were only two mischievous kids at home, Sheng Tang wouldn’t be aggrieved to come back to his side.
"I have always been selfish, I know that," Xu Bingzhi lowered his head, not daring to meet the old lady’s eyes, "Can’t you let Tangtang make her own choice? You can’t be as selfish as I am and stop her from choosing."
"We already told her about her background," the old lady’s words took Xu Bingzhi by surprise.
He was stunned for a moment, feeling a bit timid inside, "She..."
"She said, the favor of raising her is greater than the favor of giving birth to her. She will always be the daughter of the Sheng Family," the old lady’s words were as sharp as knives, piercing Xu Bingzhi’s heart, "I warn you, don’t disturb her."
She had always been tolerant and magnanimous.
Only in matters concerning Sheng Tang and Cheng Ruojun, she was strong and harsh.
"I just want to see her once," Xu Bingzhi’s voice was very soft.
The old lady was unmoved.
"Don’t see her," she said coldly, "You weren’t there when she was born, you weren’t there when she was growing up. Now she is eighteen years old, she doesn’t need you anymore. Bingzhi, do you know what it means to be redundant?"
Xu Bingzhi felt a chill running down his spine.
He left the Sheng Family in a daze, asked the driver to drive him away, and didn’t continue to wait.
The old lady used both hard and soft tactics, finally sending him away, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
She sent a voice message to Fang Mengying, telling her about the matter.
"Don’t let Tangtang come back tomorrow, let her go directly to the Gu Family with Ting. Mr. Song can come and take Ting’s things," the grandmother said.
Fang Mengying soon called back.
"Mom, shouldn’t we let Tangtang meet him?"
"Meet for what? What right does he have to meet her?" The grandmother was very rude, "Don’t let him meet her. Do you think he cares about Tangtang? He just feels guilty and wants to gain Tangtang’s and our forgiveness to redeem himself.
He’s dreaming! Jun, such a good girl, and in the end, she died young because of him! Let him never have peace for the rest of his life!"
Fang Mengying said no more.
At this moment, Sheng Tang was sitting in Gu Shiting’s guest room, chatting with him.
"There might be guests at home, Grandmother and the others don’t want me to see them, so they decided to stay away tonight," Sheng Tang said.
"What kind of guests don’t they want you to see?" Gu Shiting was a bit curious.