437: Chapter 431 Mother 437: Chapter 431 Mother “Who is it?
Has Hai returned?”
“Attends a university, becomes wild as soon as he leaves home, barely see his shadow.”
“He rarely comes home; no, I must make him braised pork, that’s his favorite…”
In the living room, an elderly woman with a full head of white hair sat on the sofa.
Her eyes were cloudy, and she looked utterly dazed.
After glancing at Chen Hai, she mumbled to herself and stood up, preparing to walk toward the kitchen.
“Auntie Meixian, it’s not Hai who has come back; it’s this young man who has come to see you.”
“Don’t wander about carelessly and risk falling.
Whatever you need to do, let me handle it!”
Seeing Jiang Meixian like this, the woman who had just closed the door quickly moved to her side, soothing her and steadying her.
“Hasn’t Hai come back?
Oh, I see!” Jiang Meixian nodded and sat back down on the sofa.
A few steps away, Chen Hai, witnessing this scene, could no longer control his tears, which streamed down his face.
“Mom, I’m Hai, your son has been unfilial and returned late…”
He forgot about the presence of a stranger and knelt before his mother, tears gushing like beads off a string, dropping continuously onto the ground.
“Has Hai come back?
I’ll go make braised pork for him right now!”
Her gaze still vacant, Jiang Meixian was ready to stand up again and head to the kitchen.
“Auntie Meixian, please stay seated, don’t move.
This young man is joking with you!” The woman beside her hurriedly intervened to calm the situation again.
At the same time, she glared at Chen Hai, her face full of dissatisfaction.
Although she had never met Jiang Meixian’s son, Chen Hai, she knew he should be around fifty years old.
This young man in front of her claimed to be Jiang Meixian’s son, Chen Hai – could that be possible?
In her view, this youngster was purely here to cause trouble.
Perhaps he had his eye on Auntie Meixian’s properties and was staging this drama in an attempt to impersonate her real son!
Seeing the young man in front of her with a guilty face, tears still pouring wildly,
The woman’s face showed deep disdain: “Good acting, young man.
So immersed in your role?
So convinced you are the real son, Chen Hai?”
“If she were a lonely widow, maybe this young man might have succeeded.”
“Too bad, he knows nothing about the background of this household.
No matter how immersed he is in his act, it’s all a waste of energy!”
Thinking this, she quietly stood up, taking advantage of Chen Hai’s inattention, and slipped into the bathroom.
After a few minutes, she emerged, and the young man had stopped crying, but his eyes were still red.
He sat beside Auntie Meixian, alternately peeling oranges and cutting apples for her, looking very attentive.
Regrettably, everything he did was utterly futile.
Auntie Meixian didn’t respond to him, and after speaking a few words, she would get up, intending to cook braised pork.
“What’s your name, miss?” Finally, Chen Hai’s gaze returned to the woman.
With a suspicious look and slightly hostile tone, he questioned her.
His mother’s state was clearly that of dementia brought on by longing.
It’s impossible that she would hire a caretaker herself.
If that’s the case, who brought this woman here?
Chen Hai was truly puzzled.
“My name is Wang Dimei.
And you?
What’s your name?”
“You wouldn’t try to tell me that your real name is Chen Hai, and you are Aunt Meixian’s son, right?”
With a hint of mockery, the woman stared straight at Chen Hai and spoke.
Chen Hai just smiled and remained silent, not bothering to answer the question raised by Wang Dimei.
After all, some things are difficult to explain, and there was no need for him to offer further explanations to this self-proclaimed caretaker in front of him.
“Speak up, you, the caretaker, who hired you to come here?”
The look in his eyes suddenly became intimidating, and the pressure that Chen Hai had been deliberately concealing erupted once more, directly bearing down on Wang Dimei in front of him.
Wang Dimei, who had already decided that the young man claiming to be Chen Hai was definitely up to no good, likely a swindler, felt inexplicably frightened in the face of Chen Hai.
“I…
I…”
“My cousin asked me to come here and be a caretaker for this family.”
“She is Vice County Magistrate Zhao’s secretary; taking good care of Aunt Meixian is a task entrusted by Deputy County Magistrate Zhao…”
Just a hint of pressure was enough to make Wang Dimei flush and stammer in her explanation.
Withdrawing that hint of pressure and having heard this answer from Wang Dimei’s mouth, Chen Hai felt even more puzzled and his frown deepened.
In his memory, he didn’t know many people with the surname Zhao; just who was this Deputy County Magistrate Zhao?
He had no clue whatsoever.
“I have already called my cousin earlier and told her about you impersonating Chen Hai and coming here.”
“It won’t be long before she definitely brings people over here.”
“If you’re really up to no good and planning to deceive, I suggest you run as far as you can, as fast as you can!”
Without the pressure bearing down anymore, Wang Dimei had somewhat returned to normal.
With an evasive gaze still tinted with a bit of fear, she warned Chen Hai.
“Is that so?
Did your cousin mention whether Deputy County Magistrate Zhao would come here himself?”
“He will definitely come.
What, are you scared?”
“Scared?
Impossible.
I’ll just wait here to see just how ‘saintly’ this Vice County Magistrate Zhao you’re talking about really is!”
…
No matter what the reason was for Wang Dimei to come here as a caretaker and look after his mother, despite not having made significant contributions, she at least had put forth some hard work.
After exchanging a few casual words with her, Chen Hai didn’t give her a hard time and refocused his attention on his mother, Jiang Meixian.
In less than ten minutes, there was a knock on the door.
Glancing at Chen Hai and seeing that he had no reaction, Wang Dimei hurriedly got up, walked quickly to the door, and swung it open.
Outside the door, the person at the forefront was a woman in her forties with short hair, dressed in professional attire, looking very capable.
Following her were a man and a woman, one on each side.
Judging from the attire and demeanour of these two, the young woman was probably her secretary, and the man seemed to be her driver.
If nothing else, this middle-aged woman should be the Vice County Magistrate Zhao that Wang Dimei had mentioned without a doubt.
The group walked straight into the living room.
After scanning around, their eyes all converged on Chen Hai.
“Sister Mei, is this the kid who claims to be Chen Hai, saying he is Aunt Meixian’s son?”
The person who spoke up and asked this question was the woman who seemed to be the secretary, following right behind Vice County Magistrate Zhao.
“Yes, yes, yes, Xiaofen, it’s him!” Wang Dimei quickly nodded and responded.
“Vice County Magistrate Zhao, what do you think…” Hearing this, Xiaofen and the man who looked like the driver both turned their gaze towards Vice County Magistrate Zhao.
Vice County Magistrate Zhao, however, didn’t pay them any attention.
Upon seeing Chen Hai for the first time, she paused, and her whole being seemed momentarily lost.
“Godfather…” After a moment of hesitation, she finally ventured to speak, uttering two words.