Chapter 400: Chapter 410: The Attitude of the Hai Family
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During dinner, the atmosphere at the Hai Familyâs dining table was somewhat oppressive.
Hai Shen, who seldom came home, focused on his meal, seemingly in a rather good mood.
Hai Shuangjieâs face was as still as water; he held his chopsticks without moving for a long time.
âUncle, why arenât you eating?â Hai Shen casually asked.
That question ignited Hai Shuangjieâs anger, and he slammed his chopsticks down on the table, accusing, âHai Shen, your sister is locked up and youâre in a good mood?â
âUncle, look at what youâre saying, my sister being arrested doesnât exactly bring glory to my face! Why would I be in a good mood?â Despite claiming his mood was sour, Hai Shen added another half bowl of porridge to his meal.
âYou⊠Are you trying to kill me with anger? If youâre in such a good mood, why are you eating so much?â The little bastard was clearly taking pleasure in the disaster.
Hearing enough, Mr. Hai, who sat at the head of the table, slammed his bowl on the table with a bang. Startled, both men quickly put their bowls down, daring not to move their chopsticks.
âHai Shuangjie, if you donât want to eat, then get out. Whatâs wrong with my grandson eating a bowl of rice? Itâs Hai Lanâs own fault she got into trouble; how can others be to blame?â
âDad, but Hai Lan is still my daughter, the granddaughter of the Hai Family. Having her locked up in detention without a word from us seems too cowardly.â
âFor the sake of face, have you indulged her less?â Elder Hai thought about how Hai Shan had behaved at the Su Family earlier in the day, and it made him furious.
âIâm the one who made the call, and nobody is to ask for leniency. If I find out youâve gotten her released, donât blame me if Iâm not polite to you.â
âDad! Hai Lan is still young and ignorant; itâs only natural. Iâll have her mother teach her slowly,â Hai Shuangjie had indeed been raising Hai Lan like his own daughter for many years.
Now that she was actually taken into custody, it was impossible for a father not to feel heartache.
âYou dare!â Elder Hai glared, âDonât you know the kind of shit sheâs done? If we donât teach her a lesson this time, what wonât she be capable of in the future?â
âDad, youâre just biased against Hai Lan.â
âNonsense, what bias do I have? Havenât I indulged her in that matter?â
âIf Baoâer were the one locked up, wouldnât you save her?â Hai Shuangjie regretted his words as soon as they left his mouth, wishing he could smack himself.
He had truly been foolish, why did he bring up Baoâer for no reason?
âYou?âŠâ Elder Haiâs eyes widened, speechless for a long moment, clearly outraged.
âUncle, hurry up and apologize to Grandpa, donât make him angry anymore.â In truth, Hai Shen was also furious; his uncle was so bewitched by Hai Lan that he couldnât tell right from wrong.
How could Hai Lan even compare to Baoâer?
Not to mention Baoâer would never do such a thing, but even if she did get locked up, he would personally go and demand her release.
Not even a minute locked up would be possible!
Unfortunately⊠with Baoâer missing for so many years, the possibility of finding her had long vanished.
âIâm sorry, Dad, please donât be angry. I wonât interfere with this family matter; let the General Union handle it as they normally would,â Hai Shuangjie apologized, bowing his head.
He, too, was driven to desperation by his childâs mother, who had been wailing at home ever since she learned of Hai Lanâs arrest.
âHai Shen, Iâm going upstairs to sleep. Tomorrow weâre packing up and running away from home!â Elder Hai stood and made his way upstairs.
Downstairs, Hai Shen and Hai Shuangjie exchanged a bitter smile.
Once again, Elder Hai had started playing his runaway game. If he really left, it would probably turn the world upside down.
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Far away in Liyang County, Su Hai was dining with the office director that evening. After several rounds of drinks and a variety of dishes, the directorâs previous restraint towards him had loosened.