Kissed and Seduced By the Most Rough Man in the Village-Chapter 511: The Zhang Family on the Brink of Collapse

Peng Huijing, who had been sobbing from grievance, suddenly froze. The blood in her veins seemed to freeze as well. She had no idea how much of her actions Grandpa Zhang knew, so she could only brace herself and say, "I have never asked anyone for help, nor have I ever used Zhang family’s power."

"Really?" Grandpa Zhang’s fingers bent slightly, tapping lightly on the armrest of the sofa.

Although Peng Huijing felt so embarrassed she couldn’t even lift her head, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. These things, though not trivial, weren’t enormous either. If Grandpa Zhang chose to press her on it, it wouldn’t have much impact on her.

"Dad, I admit that their promotions definitely had something to do with the Zhang family, but I never asked them for anything. Not even after the fact did I give them any benefits," Peng Huijing said with a tone full of grievance.

"So you are very clear that they wanted to use this opportunity to curry favor with the Zhang family, hoping to get something from us, but you still accepted their flattery without doing anything in return, unnecessarily creating enemies for the Zhang family in the process," Grandpa Zhang said bluntly.

Peng Huijing clenched her hands tightly, wanting to retort.

She was already Zhang Zhiyuan’s wife, and her son was the only heir of the Zhang family. She wasn’t so short-sighted as to make enemies for the Zhang family. However, she didn’t dare mention the other benefits she had secretly given to those people, nor did she dare let her father-in-law and husband know about it.

"For over ten years, you’ve done things like this countless times, and I think you know it very well yourself. There’s no need for me to go through each one of them. I didn’t speak out in the past just to save your face, but if you continue to indulge Hanyu and Xiyue, using them as tools, don’t blame us for being ruthless," Grandpa Zhang said coldly.

He was growing old.

If this had happened in the past, it would not have taken this long. As soon as the issue had been discovered, his troublesome daughter-in-law would have been sent for investigation immediately.

"Dad... I know I was wrong. I was just feeling sorry for my two younger sisters because their lives weren’t going well, so I couldn’t hold back for a moment. But I promise I won’t do anything like that again," Peng Huijing apologized with a tone full of humility.

Grandpa Zhang didn’t want to waste any more time on her. He glanced at Zhang Zhiyuan.

Zhang Zhiyuan calmly said, "If something like this happens again, we’ll get a divorce, and I’ll send you to the investigation department."

Peng Huijing was so enraged that tears streamed down her face.

She desperately wanted to ask the terrifyingly calm man sitting beside her if he had been planning to divorce her all along, just waiting for the right excuse.

Or perhaps, this was something related to his deceased first wife, and he would coldly sever ties with her for the sake of righteousness.

She feared that he didn’t even need her to do anything—he had already arranged everything in advance.

"Dad, my mom has been married to you for twenty years. How can you talk about divorce so lightly?" Zhang Xiyue said in disbelief as she looked at her father.

She had always thought her father was strict and busy, which was why he was rarely present in their lives.

But now, seeing her father’s indifferent expression, she suddenly realized that her father had never liked her and her brother, nor had he ever liked their mother.

However, Zhang Zhiyuan ignored his daughter’s reproach and didn’t even spare her a glance. Instead, he turned his cold gaze back to his son, who was sitting quietly in the corner, glaring at him with resentment.

"You don’t want to enlist, don’t want to serve at the border, and you don’t want to go to Yun Province? Fine. If you’re willing, I’ll announce publicly that I disown you, and from now on, you’re no longer a member of the Zhang family," Zhang Zhiyuan said coldly.

He made such an important statement so casually, as if it had already been thought about countless times in his mind.

"No!" Peng Huijing interjected before Zhang Hanyu could speak, quickly rejecting it.

Then, she tightly grasped his hand, unwilling to let him throw any tantrums at this moment.

Zhang Zhiyuan shot Peng Huijing a deep, unfathomable glance. "Another option is for me to divorce your mother right now and send her to the investigation department."

"Old Zhang, do you really have to be so ruthless?" Peng Huijing cried, her voice full of helplessness.

"I’ve raised my children, only for them to become sharp knives aimed at the Zhang family, tools to manipulate me and my father. You’re going to tarnish the reputation of two generations of the Zhang family, and you still have the nerve to say I’m being ruthless?" Zhang Zhiyuan said, his voice laced with barely-contained anger.

Zhang Hanyu stood up in a fit of anger, his eyes blazing with fury as he looked around at his grandparents. Seeing that they didn’t even try to stop it, he exploded and shook off Peng Huijing’s hand.

"Enough! You’ve said enough. This is all to force me to comply with your plans and enlist, right? Fine! I’ll go! I’ll go and fulfill your expectations, and die out there on some mission. That way, you can all gain honor for the Zhang family. After you find my half-brother, all the glory of the Zhang family will belong to him!" Zhang Hanyu shouted in anger.

Without giving the family a chance to respond, he stormed out of the room.

"Hanyu! Hanyu!" Peng Huijing hurriedly ran after him.

Zhang Xiyue also wanted to follow, but seeing her father and grandfather’s cold expressions, with no sign of compromise or softening, she finally sat back down obediently.

Although emotionally she was more inclined to side with her mother and brother, she was nearly twenty now, and soon she would be married.

It was clear who would have the upper hand in this situation—Zhang family’s legitimate granddaughter or Peng family’s granddaughter. Even a fool would know how to choose.

However, unlike the chaos at the Zhang family, Su Xiaoxiao and Jiang Yexun were almost inseparable and had become like honey in the same pot.

After finishing the lamb hotpot, the two of them lazily took a bath together.

If Jiang Yexun hadn’t been worried about his little wife getting cold, he might have tried something in the bathroom itself.

Now, wrapped in the soft and fragrant blanket, with her in his arms, he gently brushed the wet strands of hair from her forehead, wiping off the water droplets.

His movements were so gentle, as if afraid of causing his little wife any pain. Su Xiaoxiao, who was comfortable, squinted her eyes and yawned continuously.

Even though she was so tired that she could barely keep her eyes open, she still couldn’t help but mutter, "Today I stabbed Peng Huijing and her precious son in the back at the Zhang family. Do you think she will go crazy and turn on me?"

Jiang Yexun placed the soaking wet towel aside, grabbed a dry one, and then leaned down to kiss her head before replying, "Even if someone is desperate, they won’t act that quickly. She’ll definitely come find you first, to see if she can negotiate a truce with you."

"Why? Even if Peng Huijing can hold back, Zhang Hanyu doesn’t seem like the type to keep calm," Su Xiaoxiao said, turning to wrap her arms around Jiang Yexun’s neck, curious.