He Jiefang was also completely heartbroken by this younger brother this time, not caring in the least about his sister-in-lawâs health, feeling no guilt about the lost child. He came in just wanting them to forgive that woman, truly selfish to the extreme.
He Jiefang saw that his big brother was not willing to relent, so he had to leave resignedly, intending to plead with his parents to protect Gao Yumei, because if something happened to her, what would become of the reputation of their two children in the future?
Mr. He, upon learning of his second sonâs intentions, directly wanted to drive him away.
But He Jian Country was determined, directly kneeling before Mr. He and Mother He: "Mom, Dad, we know we were wrong. We were selfish before, and now we are suffering the consequences. But this matter concerns Jiahui and Jiamingâs reputation, I have no choice but to come to beg you."
Mr. He, holding a broom, couldnât bring himself to hit him, thinking of the two children in the second family. In the end, he couldnât say words of complete disregard.
However, in the end, he only said they could give it a try, not giving a definitive answer.
When He Jiefang saw his father approaching, he knew he was there to speak for the second brother: "Dad, if youâre here to plead for the second family, thereâs no need to say anything, I canât let the childâs mother down, after all, the one we lost was my own flesh and blood."
Mr. He sighed lightly and said, "I know I shouldnât have come, but the second child kneeled before me, saying he didnât want to ruin the two kids. Big Brother, Dad knows you wonât be happy about me coming here today, but even if you send her in, the child wonât come back. Why not get some practical compensation, have the second family compensate you with some money, all for Jiahui and Jiaming, alright?"
He Jiefang was about to refuse when he heard Wang Erni speak from inside the hospital room: "Letâs do as Dad said, just to give Dad some face, but not a penny less than six hundred, otherwise thereâs no discussion."
Wang Erni also calmed down only after He Jian Country left. What their father-in-law said was right; even if they let Gao Yumei be sent inside, at most, sheâd be locked up for a few months. Who knows what people would say about them by then, and thereâs nothing good to be gained. Better make them bleed, let them feel the pain.
Mr. He, upon hearing his eldest daughter-in-lawâs words, sighed lightly: "Alright, you take good care, your mom made chicken soup at home, itâll be brought over soon. Iâll go and talk to the second one about it."
Once Mr. He left, He Jiefang asked: "Wife, why did you change your mind?"
Wang Erni, absent-mindedly looking at the ceiling, couldnât help but touch her own belly: "Just like Dad said, even if we let her be locked up for a few months, our child wonât come back. And if we really send her in, the Gao Family will definitely cause trouble, neighbors will likely say weâre heartless, and by then, weâll be the ones in the wrong. Itâs better to get some practical compensation. They will have no choice but to borrow money to pay it, I just want to see Gao Yumei have a hard time."
He Jiefang, hearing his wifeâs words, didnât object, as long as his wife felt vented, heâd go along with anything.
Very soon, Mr. He brought the news back: "Second child, did you hear what I said clearly?"
He Jian Country, with bloodshot eyes, protested: "Heâs my big brother, how can he be so ruthless? He knows Iâve lost my job now, and paying them so much money would be driving us to death!"
Mr. Heâs face turned dark: "Even though youâre brothers, what you did was indeed unreasonable. You donât want to take responsibility, nor do you want to make compensation, you really know how to calculate. Since you donât agree, thereâs nothing I can do. You should leave, and donât come back to us again, we canât help you."
After saying this, he went into the kitchen: "Is the chicken soup ready?"
Mother He glanced at her second son in the courtyard, lightly shook her head, and then replied: "Itâs ready, Iâll serve it now and send it to the eldest family."
He Jian Country stood in the courtyard for a while, seeing that his parents really werenât going to help, he turned around and went back home.
After thinking for a while, he went inside, took out his secret savings, rummaged through to find Gao Yumeiâs secret savings as well, and combined them with the familyâs openly known money. They were still two hundred and thirty short, so he hurriedly went out the door.
*
The Han Family had a lively meal before moving to the living room.
Han Jingheng handed a red envelope to Xinyan: "Yanyan, take this red envelope, itâs extra New Yearâs money from Uncle, you canât refuse it."
Xinyan, who initially wanted to decline, had no choice but to accept it.
Next, Aunt Su Aihong handed over a small box: "This is a meeting gift from Auntie, you canât refuse."
Saying this, she opened the box, revealing a pair of exquisite jade bracelets inside: "Do you like them?"
Taking one out, she was ready to put it on Xinyanâs wrist.
Xinyan protested: "Aunt, I canât accept this, itâs too valuable for me to take."
Su Aihong wouldnât give her the chance to refuse, directly putting it on her wrist: "No matter how valuable, itâs just an item. Your uncle and I donât have a daughter, and we very much wanted one, youâve returned, and now we have one ready-made."
Xinyan looked toward Han Jingchen who was standing nearby.
Han Jingchen nodded to his daughter: "Since your aunt gave it to you, then accept it."
After that, her big brother, second brother, and third brother each gave Xinyan a red envelope, which she couldnât refuse either.
Her aunt gave her a pair of jade pendants, and her uncle also gave her a big red envelope. Even her younger cousin Sun Zhenling gave her a tin of Pechoin cream, and Sun Zhenhai, looking rather embarrassed, took out two chocolates from his pocket and handed them over.
This made Xinyanâs eyes redden, in her past life she never felt such familial love, this was truly real kinship.