Chapter 229: On what basis?

Evening.

Bang Geng returned home, Xiao Dang and Huaihua were sitting at the dining table.

"Why aren't you eating?" Bang Geng asked.

"We're waiting for Mom; it's already this late and she still hasn't come back," Xiao Dang said, a little worried.

"If she isn't coming back tonight, are you really not going to eat dinner at all tonight?" Bang Geng said dismissively.

Huaihua frowned and asked:

"Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"How can you not care about Mom anymore?"

Bang Geng: "I do care, why wouldn't I?"

"But you can't just worry on an empty stomach, right?"

"Only when you're full do you have the energy to care."

Xiao Dang snorted, looked at Huaihua, and said:

"What do you think's wrong with Mom today?"

"She usually comes back on time."

"What's going on today?"

Jia Zhangshi walked over and said:

"Hurry up and go check on your Uncle Sha."

Xiao Dang: "I went, but you didn't see me."

"Uncle Sha hasn't come back either."

Hearing that, Bang Geng couldn't help but laugh.

In his opinion, Qin Huairu might be with Shazhu.

Maybe they even went to get their marriage certificate today.

If that's the case, he'd be thanking his lucky stars.

He wouldn't have to endure it anymore.

He and Shazhu never had any deep hatred to begin with.

It's all because Qin Huairu wouldn't let him talk to Shazhu.

Xiao Dang frowned, looked at Bang Geng, and asked:

"What are you laughing about? Mom still hasn't come back, and you're not worried at all?"

Bang Geng: "What's there to worry about?"

"You're already this old."

"Let's eat first; I'm hungry."

Huaihua: "Brother, Mom still hasn't come back; aren't you waiting for her?"

Bang Geng: "Didn't I already say I'm hungry?"

"Think about it: Mom hasn't come back, Shazhu hasn't either—maybe they're together."

"I'm really hungry; if you're not eating, you can wait—I'll eat first."

Jia Zhangshi: "Why not just eat first? No need to wait."

Xiao Dang glanced at Bang Geng, who had already started eating, and began to eat as well.

"Huaihua, you're not eating?"

Huaihua stood up and said, "Mom hasn't come back; I can't eat."

"I'll go check the doorway again."

Having said that, she went out.

Just as Huaihua reached the Siheyuan gate, she saw Shazhu striding over with his hands in his pockets.

She glanced behind Shazhu and asked:

"Hey, Silly Dad, where's Mom?"

Shazhu frowned and countered:

"Mom hasn't come back, has she?"

Huaihua: "No."

Shazhu thought for a moment and said:

"Then where did she go?"

"It's fine; I'll go look for her."

"Don't worry."

Saying that, he handed his bag to Huaihua and turned to leave.

Huaihua stared for a moment, then ran toward the courtyard.

As soon as she ran into the house, she anxiously said:

"Uncle Sha's back, and he's not with Mom."

Hearing that, Xiao Dang quickly stood up and said:

"That's not right; I have to go look too."

Huaihua: "Uncle Sha's already gone to the factory to look."

Xiao Dang: "Mom still hasn't come back—can we even eat this meal?"

Having said that, he went out.

Huaihua: "I'm going too."

Bang Geng said: "Mom might be angry with me."

Xiao Dang and Huaihua hurried back and asked:

"Why?"

Bang Geng thought for a moment, then said:

"During the day, Mom went to the cinema to find me."

"She said we shouldn't do this job."

"I didn't agree."

"What right does she have?"

"Is it easy for me to find a job?"

Jia Zhangshi said indignantly:

"Exactly, what right does she have?"

"No, why won't she let you work?"

Bang Geng: "It's still because of Shazhu, right?"

"Shazhu saw me with Xu Damao and wasn't happy."

"I find it strange—what is he to me?"

"What business is it of his who I'm with?"

Jia Zhangshi thought for a moment, then said:

"Exactly, Shazhu is meddling too much."

"Your mom really, just because Shazhu isn't happy, she won't let you work."

"You don't care about your future?"

Bang Geng: "Right, about her and Shazhu, I..."

"Forget it, I won't say more; I'll just eat my meal."

Xiao Dang: "Brother, can you even eat this meal?"

Bang Geng: "What? Why can't I eat it?"

"Mom really went overboard this time."

"I finally found a job, what right does she have to stop me?"

"I'm learning to project films with Xu Damao, not how to be a person."

"If she's upset because Shazhu is unhappy, then if Shazhu is unhappy, let him use his ability to find me a good job."

"If he can't, then don't stop me."

"Besides, our mom can't be that selfish."

"If Shazhu is unhappy, she won't let me go."

"Then who is she living for?"

"She can't be ruining my future just for herself, can she?"

Xiao Dang: "You, you actually said that in front of Mom?"

Bang Geng shouted, neck stiff: "I said it, what's the problem?"

Huaihua picked up Shazhu's bag and smashed it onto Bang Geng, angrily saying:

"You're not my brother."

Then she ran out.

Xiao Dang let out a cold snort, slapped Bang Geng, and angrily said:

"With my temper, I really want to beat you to death."

After saying that, she walked out.

Jia Zhangshi stared, stood up, and shouted toward the doorway:

"What's going on?"

"Who let you treat your brother like this?"

"It's truly lawless."

"There's no younger sister who treats her older brother like this."

Xiao Dang and Huaihua searched around the Siheyuan for a while, didn't find him, so they decided to go to the Ya gang chang.

On the way, they ran into Shazhu.

Huaihua hurriedly asked:

"Did you find Mom?"

Shazhu: "If you found me, could you come back alone?"

Huaihua: "No, I said, 'Silly Dad,' why aren't you anxious or flustered yet?"

"The fire's already reached the house."

Shazhu: "It's fine, it hasn't even caught fire yet."

Xiao Dang: "Mom is gone."

Shazhu said indifferently: "Where could she go? Could she just evaporate into thin air?"

"Don't worry."

Xiao Dang: "No, Silly Dad, you don't know—today Mom went to find my brother."

"She doesn't want my brother to work at the cinema."

Then my brother just said, he said a bit......

Shazhu frowned and asked:

What did he say?

Xiao Dang hesitated for a moment, then said:

He said Mom is selfish.

He disregarded his future for himself.

Upon hearing this, Shazhu's face instantly darkened.

Is this really what your brother said?

Xiao Dang nodded.

Shazhu flared up: "Have you grown wings or something, huh?"

This is just asking for a beating.

Having said that, he was about to leave.

Xiao Dang hurriedly grabbed him and said:

Hey, Silly Dad, where are you off to?

Finding Mom right now is the most important.

Shazhu: "It's fine, you guys just wait here for your mom."

Your mom is really something.

She's never even given you a slap since you were little.

This, this is just spoiling.

If I don't let him take the dragon, I'm not his Silly Dad.

Seeing Shazhu about to leave, Xiao Dang hurriedly hugged him and advised:

You absolutely must not hit.

If you make a move, you and my mom will never be possible.