Chapter 935

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

On the drive back to Shangou Village, Wang Erhai couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.

He hadn't felt this happy in a very long time.

Slapping Yao Xueqin a few times had vented all the pent-up gloom in his heart.

So right now he felt indescribably refreshed all over!

Although he knew hitting a woman was wrong, he didn't regret it — Yao Xueqin, that shameless scheming bitch, deserved a beating!

She had hurt Wang Erhai so deeply before, and now she still had the nerve to come begging for reconciliation — women with skin as thick as hers are truly rare under heaven!

Wang Erhai returned to his hometown in high spirits, but the moment he stepped through the door, he discovered his parents both wearing worried, gloomy expressions.

Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan sat in front of the television, sighing and groaning.

"Dad, Mom, what's wrong with you two?"

Wang Erhai hurried forward to ask with concern.

Wang Zhanggen wore a dark face, smoking one cigarette after another.

He seemed to be pondering some major matter, and didn't answer Wang Erhai's question.

Li Xiulan, for her part, let out a long sigh:

"Erhai, just now on the County TV Station news we saw — your Third Brother's girlfriend's father has been arrested as a corrupt official!"

Hearing this, Wang Erhai froze instantly.

Earlier he had promised to help Wang Xiaohua keep this secret, to not let their parents find out.

He never expected that no matter how tight-lipped he was, it wouldn't matter!

Li Zhongxian's embezzlement and bribery had been made a typical case — not only had it been circulated and criticized within the Party recently, but now it was on the County TV Station news!

"Hehe, Dad, Mom, did you mistake the person?"

Wang Erhai let out a dry hehe laugh.

He still wanted to keep concealing it.

But Wang Zhanggen, face dark, said:

"How could we mistake him? The footage on the news — that's your Third Brother's girlfriend's father. There's no way I could misidentify him!"

Wang Erhai didn't know what to say.

Li Xiulan sighed:

"When we went to your Third Brother's girlfriend's house before, we thought her father was a very good man — how could such a fine person turn out to be a corrupt official?"

Then she admonished Wang Erhai:

"Erhai, you're a Village Cadre — don't you go becoming a corrupt official. Us ordinary people hate corrupt officials the most!"

Wang Erhai gave a bitter smile:

"Mom, rest assured, I won't go coveting the village committee's meager funds!"

Then he asked carefully:

"Since you both know about Third Brother's girlfriend's father, do you still approve of Third Brother and his girlfriend being together?"

Li Xiulan couldn't answer for a moment.

Right now her mood was very complicated.

It was undeniable that Li Jianjia was outstanding, but as a mother, she certainly didn't want her son walking together with the daughter of a fallen corrupt official.

Not only was she afraid of people's gossip, but also afraid her son's future would be affected.

Wang Zhanggen finished a cigarette in a fierce drag, tossed the butt into the ashtray made from an Eight Treasure Congee can, then pulled a long face and said to Wang Erhai:

"Call your Third Brother right now!"

Wang Erhai couldn't help but stare, hesitating:

"Dad, actually Third Brother and his girlfriend..."

He really wanted to persuade them a bit, to stop his parents from doing something that would separate a loving couple.

But Wang Zhanggen wouldn't give him a chance to speak — before he could finish, he shouted angrily:

"I told you to call, so call! Why so much nonsense!"

Seeing this old man so emotionally agitated, Wang Erhai thought to himself: this is finished.

This old man was definitely going to urge Wang Xiaohua and Li Jianjia to break up!

"My phone's out of battery, how about I charge it a bit first then call?"

Wang Erhai weakly offered this line.

Right now he could only play for time.

Quickly using the pretext of charging, he'd go send his Third Brother a message, so his Third Brother could have some psychological preparation in advance and think of a response as soon as possible.

However, Wang Zhanggen was extremely irritable:

"If you don't want to make the call just say so, don't try to fool me like I'm a three-year-old! Your father's eaten more salt than you've eaten rice — you think you can fool me!"

Wang Erhai gave a dry hehe laugh, defending himself palely and feebly:

"My phone battery really is low..."

Wang Zhanggen waved a hand coldly:

"Forget you calling then — I'll use my own phone to call him!"

Wang Erhai hurriedly went to stop him:

"Dad, didn't you say a father can't call his son? That's a rule you set yourself, you can't go breaking your own rule! It's not too late to call after I've charged my phone."

Wang Zhanggen, however, said coldly:

"When did I ever set such a rule! Get lost! Less nonsense from me!"

Having said that, he took out his mobile phone, put on his old flower glasses, flipped through the contact list, found Xiao Hua's contact information, and dialed it.

"Beep, beep, beep..."

The mobile phone rang out.

Wang Erhai pinched a cold sweat for Xiao Hua in his heart.

Xiao Hua had originally already planned to propose to Li Jianjia on National Day.

Now this matter has come up, what to do?

If his own father firmly disagrees with Third Brother and Li Jianjia being together, won't that cause an uproar?

"Hello, Dad, what's wrong?"

Xiao Hua answered the phone.

A calm tone, issuing an inquiry.

"Your girlfriend's dad has been arrested, do you know about this matter?"

Wang Zhanggen opened his mouth and went straight to the point, issuing a question.

"Where did you get this news?"

Xiao Hua did not answer directly, but countered with this one sentence.

If Wang Zhanggen said he heard it from someone else, then he could say it was a rumor.

And if Wang Zhanggen had solid evidence, then he could only think of another method.

"Tonight the County TV Station news broadcast it all! You still don't know this matter?"

As soon as Wang Zhanggen finished speaking, Xiao Hua immediately covered his forehead and sighed, instantly feeling a splitting headache.

He calculated a thousand times, ten thousand times, but just didn't anticipate that his own parents would actually learn the news of Li Zhongxian's corruption arrest through the TV news channel!

This is a channel authoritative to the point of no more authoritative!

Even if Xiao Hua prepared ten thousand kinds of explanations, he also had no way to cope with the current situation.

So Xiao Hua could only say:

"I still don't know this matter, then what is your meaning?"

Xiao Hua just thought, if his father strongly demanded he and Li Jianjia break up, then he would verbally agree to him, then on National Day he would still propose to Li Jianjia, after National Day he would still go get the marriage certificate with Li Jianjia, anyway a matter he had already made up his mind on, no one could stop him, even if parents also no good.

Just how to take out the household register, would probably become extremely thorny.

However, letting Xiao Hua didn't expect was, Wang Zhanggen's answer, completely exceeded his expectations!

"You brat must not at this time dump the girl, do that kind of kicking someone when they're down heartless thing, we absolutely must not do it!"

Wang Zhanggen's words came out, Xiao Hua immediately stunned.

Not only Xiao Hua felt surprise, even at the side Wang Erhai, Li Xiulan, were also a face of surprise looking at Wang Zhanggen.

"You say what?" Xiao Hua disbelieve.

"I say, you don't at this time throw away the little girl! When she was an official she didn't dislike you poor, you now also don't dislike her down on her luck!"

Wang Zhanggen with a black face, condescendingly rebuked:

"I know you high-education people, are most exquisite selfish! But if you dare at this time abandon the little girl, me this father, absolutely will break your legs!"