Chapter 288 - 288: A Million Taels of Gold

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Yuan Hongjun said thoughtfully, “Qingning, life is so long. Other than getting married, there are also many things you can do. Marry or not, at the end of our lives, we’ll just be a pile of dust anyway.”

Chu Qingning disagreed. “You’re too pessimistic.”

“Haha.” Yuan Hongjun laughed and ended the topic. “Master, do we have anything else to do?”

Chu Qingzhi was looking at the lingzhi.

“Nothing.”

Tang Jinghong said, “Hongjun, Linjiang, go back first. 1 still have something to say to Qingzhi.”

“Okay.”

Just as the two of them were about to leave, they suddenly saw someone running over quickly. Hence, they stopped in their tracks and planned to see what was going on before leaving.

“Jinghong, Jinghong…” The person shouted Tang Jinghong’s name breathlessly. He sounded very anxious.

Tang Jinghong turned around and saw that it was Tang Shan. He frowned and asked indifferently, “What’s the matter?”

When Tang Shan saw that Tang Jinghong didn’t even call him father, he felt upset. However, when he thought of why he was here, he quickly put on a smile. “Jinghong, you’ve been gone for so long. Why didn’t you come back to see me?”

Everyone was thinking to themselves, How shameless are you to say that?

Tang Jinghong’s eyes were cold. “Didn’t you ask me to leave back then?”

Tang Shan choked. “So you left when 1 told you to leave? Then why didn’t you give me money when 1 asked you to give me money?”

“If you can get my mother back, I’ll give you as much money as you want.” Tang Jinghong emphasized his words with a hint of hatred.

Tang Shan pursed his lips and said, “What can I do? Your mother is dead. I didn’t cause her death!”

Tang Jinghong clenched his fists tightly. The veins on his forehead bulged slightly, and he suppressed his anger. “You didn’t cause her death? I dare you to say that again!”

He had already found out what happened when his mother died back then. Although it was not Tang Shan who did it, he was still responsible.

Back then, he got conscripted into the military on behalf of his father. At that time, there was a war at the border. His mother was afraid that he would die on the battlefield, so she was anxious every day. In the end, she missed him so much that she fell sick.

Not only did his father not care, he even flirted with Tang Dengping’s mother.

He did not know what was so good about Tang Shan that made his stepmother fall in love with him.

After his mother found out, her condition worsened overnight. Later, when winter came and she caught a cold, she couldn’t hold on anymore and passed away.

Others told him that when his mother died, she was hugging the clothes he had worn tightly in her arms, drenching those clothes with her tears.

What was even more infuriating was that his mother died in the middle of the night, but she was only found dead at noon the next day.

Wasn’t this enough to show what a prick his father was?

Tang Shan said righteously, “I wasn’t the one who caused her death. She was worried that you would die and refused to listen no matter how I tried to comfort her. Wasn’t I right? You didn’t die.”

Everyone was speechless and angry. They subconsciously clenched their fists.

Was this what a father was supposed to say?

After experiencing countless hardships and narrowly escaping death, Tang Jinghong bare made his way back, but his father spoke as if it was nothing.

Tang Jinghong clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles cracked. He really wanted to beat Tang Shan up. His eyes turned red.

“You’re wrong. Your son is dead. I’m not your son. Don’t come to me again.”

When Tang Shan heard this, he blurted out excitedly, “What do you mean? You are standing right in front of me. How can you be dead?”

Tang Jinghong ignored Tang Shan. “Qingzhi, let’s go.”

Chu Qingzhi walked over and held Tang Jinghong’s hand. Her gentle and warm hand slowly relaxed Tang Jinghong’s clenched fist. “Jinghong, I’ll send you out of the village.”

Tang Jinghong lowered his head and stared at Chu Qingzhi. His gaze slowly softened. “Okay.”

Tang Shan had not achieved his goal. How could he let Tang Jinghong go? He rushed over and stopped Tang Jinghong. “Stop! Did I let you go?”

Tang Jinghong wrapped his arm around Chu Qingzhi’s waist and flew away.

Tang Shan was dumbfounded.

He stood on the spot and looked at the departing backs of the two figures. He shouted, “Tang Jinghong, stop right there. I haven’t finished speaking.”

He chased after them, but they disappeared in the blink of an eye.

The other three looked at each other and could not help but sigh. Brother Tang is such a good person. Why did he have an unreasonable father? Indeed, no one’s life is perfect!

In the county city.

Tang Jinghong brought Chu Qingzhi all the way to the county city before landing.

They walked down the street in silence.

Tang Jinghong suddenly held Chu Qingzhi’s hand and said worriedly, “Qingzhi, he’s my biological father. I can’t do anything to him. I’m afraid this kind of trouble will continue to happen in the future.”

Chu Qingzhi understood what Tang Jinghong meant. “Jinghong, I’m not afraid of trouble. Besides, this is not trouble at all in my eyes.”

It was a piece of cake for her to deal with Tang Shan, but Tang Shan was Tang Jinghong’s biological father. There was no way she would do anything to her boyfriend’s father, even if this father was a bastard!

Tang Jinghong took a deep breath and said with determination, “Qingzhi, I’ll try my best to handle it and not let them bother you.”

Chu Qingzhi turned around, hooked her arms around Tang Jinghong’s neck, and kissed him. “Are you in a better mood now?”

“Much better!” Tang Jinghong’s lips curled up slightly. He hugged Chu Qingzhi and flew to the inn. Then, he flew into the room through the window and pressed Chu Qingzhi against the wall before kissing her.

Chu Qingzhi was stunned

Is this kabedon?

When the air in the room got stuffy and hot, Tang Jinghong let go of Chu Qingzhi and buried his face in her neck, slowly calming down.

Chu Qingzhi stroked Tang Jinghong as if he was an injured little beast.

“Come, let me give you a surprise.” Tang Jinghong pulled Chu Qingzhi into the middle of the room.

There were many large boxes placed there, all locked.

Tang Jinghong handed a bunch of keys to Chu Qingzhi. “Open it and take a look.”

Chu Qingzhi looked at Tang Jinghong suspiciously, then walked to unlock the box.

Her eyes immediately lit up when she saw what was inside.

Gold!!!

Inside the box were gold bars that were shining with a golden light.

Chu Qingzhi smiled. It wasn’t the gold per se that made her happy, but that Tang Jinghong still remembered his promise to her. “Jinghong, is this gold from the northern border?”

When Tang Jinghong saw Chu Qingzhi’s smile, his mood greatly improved. “Yes, I got the secret guards to transport a million taels of gold back. It’s all yours..”