Chapter 26 - Gone home
Chapter 26 - Gone home
“It’s actually my fault.”
Jiang Mian guiltily tugged at the tassel of the sofa cushion and his eyes drifted. When he started the rumour, he never thought that one day he would need to dispel it himself, and the influence of the rumour seemed a bit serious. His father might not only beat Gong Xun Zhong, but also beat him.
Gong Xun Zhong had a solemn expression. He thought he would soon be able to go home and have his wife and children on the same bed1三十亩地一头牛，老婆孩子热炕头 (sān shí mǔ de yì tóu niú ， lǎo pó hái zi rè kàng tóu): Thirty acres of land, a cow, wife and children on the same bed; this proverb dates back to 1947 and it represents having a family and living a simple and good life. In this case, author only used the 2nd half., but he didn’t expect to have a huge mountain in front of him.
“Our father beats people up, what does he use?”
Jiang Mian reminisced about his childhood: “A chicken feather duster? Slippers? Itch scratcher? Anyway, my dad took whatever came in handy, but I never really got beaten up either.”
Gong Xun Zhong suddenly stood up: “I’m going to work out to try to better resist the beating.”
Jiang Mian followed behind him: “I’m not really going to let you get beaten up, if my dad wants to beat you up, I’ll block it for you, he definitely won’t dare to hit.”
Jiang Mian thought, if Jiang Xing Zhi really got angry and even beat him up, then the two of them would be beaten up together, he just didn’t know if it would hurt, even if it hurts, it wouldn’t hurt as much as fighting with someone else.
But Gong Xun Zhong said: “If your father sees you fighting for me without regard for your body, won’t he think even more that I’m a bastard who cheats the body and heart?”
He pinched Jiang Mian’s face, Jiang Mian was extra good-tempered now because of his guilty conscience, so of course he had to pinch it a few more times with this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Jiang Mian was worried: “Then what should we do? You won’t really take a beating ba?”
Although Jiang Xing Zhi hadn’t really beaten him before, Jiang Mian knew that he couldn’t easily fool his way through.
“How about we elope?”
He was teasing but Gong Xun Zhong’s heart instantly softened: “What silly words are you saying, don’t worry, it’s fine.”
The time to return to China was scheduled for three days later, Jiang Mian thought about it and decided to talk to Jiang Shan first. Jiang Shan was shocked to hear that he and Gong Xun Zhong were together and almost threw the phone out.
“What’s going on?”
When Jiang Mian was silent, he had an ominous premonition in his heart: “Jiang Mian, tell me the truth.”
“That is, the child in my belly is actually Gong Xun Zhong’s.”
“He’s the human trash?!”
The matter was so complicated that Jiang Mian only said on the phone that it wasn’t like that, that he and Gong Xun Zhong were genuinely in love, which made the Jiang family who was in the unknown even angrier.
If it was really as what Jiang Mian said, then why did he refuse to tell them about Gong Xun Zhong at the beginning, making up such a big lie to deceive them. Gong Xun Zhong also seemed to be completely unaware of it, even forcing Jiang Mian to go to great lengths to hide out, but now Jiang Mian is still defending Gong Xun Zhong. Surnamed Gong must have given Jiang Mian some magic potion to make him change his mind.
So after knowing Jiang Mian’s flight back to China, Jiang Shan, Jiang Jing and Jiang Xing Zhi appeared at the airport in line. Jiang Mian shook Gong Xun Zhong’s hand at the sight of this scene, saying that it would be better to elope.
Jiang Xing Zhi has not seen his youngest son for several months, saying that he didn’t miss him was fake. Seeing his appearance of hanging his head, he got angry again. He first took a look from head to toe, making sure that everything was intact, before rewarding Gong Xun Zhong a glance.
“Get in the car first, let’s talk about it at home.”
Gong Xun Zhong was of course, taken back to Jiang house. His status is special, so Jiang Xing Zhi can’t really skin him, but he still has to ask him for an explanation.
Gong Xun Zhong’s answer was crisp: “Dad, I will marry Mian Mian.”
Jiang Xing Zhi’s eyes glared: “Who are you calling dad, did I give my consent?”
Gong Xun Zhong did not pull a face even after being admonished, still smiling respectfully, Jiang Mian couldn’t bear it and peek out from behind Jiang Shan: “Dad……”
“And you, what did you tell us at that time, ah, that you were cheated by a scumbag, did you know it was him from the beginning?”
Jiang Shan and Jiang Jing also looked at him, Jiang Mian stammered and could not say anything, he could not say that he had forced Gong Xun Zhong. In fact, Gong Xun Zhong was the victim.
He looked to Gong Xun Zhong for help and Gong Xun Zhong duly took over: “It’s my fault, Mian Mian lost his temper and didn’t tell me about his pregnancy, he probably said that on purpose in anger.”
Jiang Mian echoed: “En en en.”
“Then that rumour about you, what’s going on?”
Jiang Mian froze as Gong Xun Zhong calmly explained, “It was a misunderstanding, three people became a tiger2三人成虎 (sān rén chéng hǔ): an idiom, if 3 people gives a testimony of a tiger, people will take it as a fact. It refers to how the more a rumour spread, the more convincing it will sound., it was misbelieved and misrepresented, I also explained it to Mian Mian already.”
Jiang Mian: “En en en.”
Jiang Xing Zhi pointed at him with hatred: “You say you, what are you like! I thought you had grown up, how can you still act arbitrarily on such an important matter.”
Jiang Shan also looked at him disapprovingly: “Mian Mian, you really made us worry too much this time.”
Jiang Mian lowered his head guiltily: “I know, I shouldn’t have been so wilful, I’m sorry to dad, Da Ge and Er Jie, Gong Xun Zhong was also tricked by me, you guys shouldn’t blame him.”
Jiang Jing was extraordinarily calm this time, not blaming Jiang Mian nor making things difficult for Gong Xun Zhong. What she was worried about at the start was how Jiang Mian was going to take care of a child by himself. She was vaguely happy to know that the Alpha was Gong Xun Zhong.
“Dad, this should also be a happy event, don’t give them a hard time.”
Jiang Xing Zhi did not scorn Gong Xun Zhong, he was just angry with him for failing Jiang Mian. Now that he knew the truth, he could not blame Gong Xun Zhong any more. He went along and got down from the stage with the steps Jiang Jing gave him.
“Forget it, you young people’s affairs, it’s also not good for me to beat mandarin ducks again, but marriage is not a matter of two people, the two families have to sit together to discuss, what is the Gong family’s view?”
Jiang Mian rubbed up against Gong Xun Zhong and sat down, pretending not to see Jiang Xing Zhi’s face of “look at your worthless appearance”.
Gong Xun Zhong took his hand naturally: “Dad, don’t worry, my family has known about Mian Mian since early on, the wedding house is also ready. When you are free, our two families will meet again formally.”
