Chapter 66 : A Selfish Family

Machinery Factory Family Building

When Yu Huimin got home with the vegetables, Chen Dongsheng had already returned.

He was sitting there with a surprised expression on his face, looking very angry.

Yu Huimin quickly closed the door and placed the dishes on the shelf next to her. “What’s going on?”

Chen Dongsheng had been holding his anger all day, and at that moment, it finally exploded.

He slammed the table hard and cursed, “Too arrogant, too arrogant, a country bumpkin from the countryside dares to speak so arrogantly. I don’t know where he gets the courage from.”

Chen Dongsheng was a proud man, and he had been humiliated in public by Han Zhenyu that morning.

His precious daughter had suffered a great humiliation, and he couldn’t swallow this insult, no matter what.

Yu Huimin saw him so angry and heard him call him a country brat.

Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly asked, “Old Chen, what happened? Is it because of Hong Hong?”

Chen Dongsheng took a deep breath and told his wife what happened that morning.

Yu Huimin asked in disbelief, “What? He’s already married? Then why did Honghong say that they have feelings for each other?”

Chen Dongsheng’s face darkened as he said, “Han Zhenyu said that he’s been married for half a year, and he also said that he and Honghong are just acquaintances. It’s all our daughter’s wishful thinking.”

Yu Huimin opened her mouth, but she was so angry that she didn’t know what to say.

Suddenly thinking of her daughter, she anxiously asked, “Where’s Honghong? Has she come back?”

Chen Dongsheng pointed to his daughter’s room and said, “She came back this morning and took the afternoon off. You can go over and see her.”

Yu Huimin immediately went to her daughter’s room and found her lying on the bed with messy hair, her eyes red from crying.

She touched her daughter’s face with concern and began combing her hair. “Honghong, get up and wash your face. Mom will make dumplings for you.”

Chen Hong lay there motionless, her eyes staring at the ceiling, as if she didn’t hear her mother’s voice.

Seeing her like this, Yu Huimin felt anxious and scared.

She held her daughter and coaxed her for a long time, but Chen Hong didn’t react at all.

She cried and said, “Honghong, my dear, you’re going to make me die of anxiety.”

Chen Hong then looked at her mother and suddenly threw herself into her arms, bursting into tears. “Mom, I like him so much, how can he be married?”

Yu Huimin felt relieved seeing her daughter cry.

She held her daughter in her arms and comforted her, “Honghong, he’s just a country boy. We don’t care about him. Let your aunt find you someone better than him, 100 times better.”

“Okay, but I just like him. I don’t feel anything for anyone else.”

Chen Hong pouted and sobbed, and her expression made Yu Huimin feel heartbroken.

“Honghong, forget about him. Your parents think he’s not worthy of you. When you want to get married and live your life together, you should find someone of equal status.”

Although Han Zhenyu had a job, his family was from the countryside. When the time came, his poor rural relatives would come to take advantage of him, which would be very annoying.

It would be better to find a working-class family in the city, where there is no burden, and life would be much easier in the future.”

It was unclear whether Chen Hong heard this or not. She was just staring blankly in Yu Huimin’s arms, holding her pillow.

At that moment, Chen Sujuan’s voice came from outside. “Brother, did you go to the transportation team to see Director Li today? What did he say?”

When Chen Hong heard her aunt’s voice, she broke free from Yu Huimin’s arms, ran out without even putting on shoes, and threw herself into Chen Sujuan’s arms, crying aggrievedly.

Chen Sujuan saw her eyes were red, and her face was covered in tears. She was immediately shocked and asked, “Honghong, what happened to you?”

Chen Hong shook her head and cried even louder.

Chen Sujuan looked at Chen Dongsheng and Yu Huimin and saw that both were looking unhappy.

She asked in a serious tone, “Brother, sister-in-law, what happened?”

The couple looked at their sad daughter and sighed softly.

Yu Huimin said, “Honghong, go back to your room and rest first. We will talk to your aunt.”

Chen Hong looked at her aunt, bit her lip, and hesitated for a while before finally returning to her room.

Chen Dongsheng recounted what happened today.

Chen Sujuan’s face turned pale after hearing this, but she also understood that this was probably just her niece’s wishful thinking.

Besides, that person is already married. You can’t expect him to divorce and marry Honghong, right?

He is a country boy, after all. If Honghong didn’t like him, the elders would never agree.

And if she did divorce, when the factory found out Honghong had found a divorced boy from the countryside, wouldn’t they just laugh?

Seeing her sister-in-law remained silent, Yu Huimin asked hesitantly, “Sujuan, what do you think we should do about this? Honghong is so sad, and in the future… Alas.”

“What do you mean?” Chen Sujuan sneered. “Isn’t he just a temporary worker? It’s not certain whether he can be converted to a regular employee. I wonder how long he can keep going like that.”

Chen Dongsheng narrowed his eyes and asked, “Sujuan, what do you mean…?”

Chen Sujuan said nonchalantly, “Brother, I will go back and tell Shiquan to ask him to talk to the leader of the transport team and have that guy fired. Honghong won’t want to see him, and she’ll forget about him in no time. I will find her a good young man, and she won’t have time to think about a country boy.”

Chen Dongsheng and Yu Huimin fully agreed with her selfish plan.

They never considered that a child from the countryside would finally have the opportunity to work in the city.

But they were willing to let them easily ruin his future with just a few words.