Chapter 1497 - 1499

Zhao Xuran came in with a stack of school documents, "I’m back."

Gong Ruzhi heard Zhao Xuran’s voice and emerged from the room, "Brother-in-law, good evening."

Zhao Xuran acknowledged with a grunt and looked around, "Where’s Xiao Hui?"

That kid isn’t still holed up at home, right? This really made Zhao Xuran feel helpless.

"Went out to work part-time," Gong Ruzhi said with a strange expression.

Part-time job? Zhao Xuran was stunned, looking dazed.

Gong Ruini followed Zhao Xuran into the house, also shocked by the news.

"You said Xiao Hui went out to work?"

"Where is he working?" Gong Ruini expressed her surprise.

That his English is stammering, which boss would be willing to hire him?

"Wow, such an important thing, and he didn’t even bother to inform the family." The more Gong Ruini thought about it, the angrier she became.

No matter what, Cai Ming entrusted Wan Yihui to them, and they have to take responsibility.

Going out to work, it’s not that Gong Ruini disagrees, but they should be informed about where he’s working so they can visit occasionally.

At least let them know the work environment, anticipated colleagues and what kind of person the boss is.

But now they know nothing; how could they not be upset?

Gong Ruini looked at Gong Ruzhi with displeasure, "Do you know where he went?"

Gong Ruzhi quickly shook his head, "I don’t know."

"I really don’t know."

"But I just know he seems to have met someone here, a foreigner."

Encountering someone, and pointing this out specifically, made Gong Ruini feel uneasy just thinking about it.

"What’s going on?" Meeting a foreigner is normal, but he really never mentioned it.

Ugh, how could he say this when he promised Wan Yihui not to talk about this? Unfortunately, once the words are out there, retracting them is truly not easy.

Now it can be confirmed, there really is an issue.

"Male or female."

"How did they meet?"

"And Xiao Hui’s reaction at the time."

"What’s the situation with the other party."

Gong Ruini kept firing off a series of questions, leaving Gong Ruzhi utterly overwhelmed.

"Sis, I really don’t know."

"Then tell us what you do know." Hmmph, since Gong Ruzhi knows something’s off, there’s no reason not to ask Wan Yihui.

Some things Wan Yihui might not tell anyone else, but it’s impossible for him not to tell Gong Ruzhi, even if only part of the information.

That’s better than them being completely in the dark right now.

But no matter how they questioned Gong Ruzhi, the answer was always "I don’t know."

Fine, even if Gong Ruzhi isn’t willing to speak, what can Gong Ruini do?

"Wait till he comes back," Zhao Xuran worried that the recently unstable-tempered Gong Ruini would blow up, causing the situation to spiral out of control, quickly intervened.

Gong Ruini glanced at Gong Ruzhi and then headed to the room, "I’m going to take a bath."

All she initially wanted was to show some concern, but since someone keeps resisting her attempts at closeness and care, why should she bother seeking rejection?

"This is the school documents I found for Xiao Hui." Zhao Xuran was a bit upset too.

Though they felt Wan Yihui was a bit excessive, this kid was stubborn as well, acting assertive and not wanting much contact with them.

Zhao Xuran could pacify himself saying it’s unnecessary to argue with young boys over such matters, but today’s event infuriated him.

Going out to work without a single word, "You should tell Wan Yihui that if he keeps making decisions on his own, I won’t be able to manage nor have the energy for him."

Even if Wan Yihui has his reasons and hardships, he could at least explain them to put their minds at ease, but this brother clearly doesn’t care.

"Brother-in-law," Gong Ruzhi, seeing Zhao Xuran’s face harden, wanted to speak on Wan Yihui’s behalf.

Zhao Xuran signaled Gong Ruzhi to shut up, "There’s nothing to say, I’m merely his guardian."

"I’m just fulfilling my guardianship responsibilities, Gong Ruzhi. During your time in the United States, you should know what being a guardian means and the responsibilities it entails."

"If anything goes wrong, do you think I can bear it?" Both none really caring about the notion of guardianship angered Zhao Xuran.

"Stop staring at your computer all day, and occasionally pay attention to the outside world." Zhao Xuran waved and walked towards the bedroom.

Initially, Zhao Xuran thought of discussing school matters with Wan Yihui, but now it seems completely unnecessary.

Is this an indication of how immature he is? Gong Ruzhi was puzzled but seriously called Dai Liren to recount the recent events.

Dai Liren assumed Gong Ruzhi called for programming-related issues, but was surprised by the real situation.

Dai Liren’s initial response was to immediately hang up; why involve him when Zhao Xuran and Gong Ruini are there?

With those two seasoned characters, what couldn’t be settled unless it’s something special? After asking the reasons calmly, Dai Liren was shocked.

All along he thought others’ siblings were so sensible, others’ siblings so capable.

Now only realizing his own brother is just fine; when supposedly capable siblings act foolish, it’s even harder to accept.

Reluctantly, despite how he couldn’t bear to look directly, Dai Liren patiently explained the responsibilities of guardianship to Gong Ruzhi.

Gong Ruzhi was really stunned; he never thought that if this matter isn’t handled well, it would bring such trouble for brother-in-law, leaving him dumbfounded.

After hanging up the call, Gong Ruzhi was unable to snap back to reality for a long time; he genuinely never imagined things would take this direction.

Wanting to apologize to brother-in-law but not knowing how to start, "Maybe wait until Xiao Hui comes back and ask about the situation?"

Exactly, that should be right. Without clarifying the matter, how could he explain to brother-in-law?

Decided, Gong Ruzhi waited for Wan Yihui to come home to ask about the situation.

"It’s crucial to clarify things this time," Gong Ruzhi opened his computer intending to continue working, then turned back to see the documents beside him.

Picked them up and sure enough, they were information on local high schools; at least before, Gong Ruzhi wouldn’t pay much attention.

He had already planned for Wan Yihui to attend the same school to take care of him.

"But is it really suitable?" Gong Ruzhi’s hand skimmed over the documents and then returned to them.

"Take a look; brother-in-law also mentioned why they’re suitable for Xiao Hui."

"After all, brother-in-law worked hard collecting these documents."

Can’t ignore them. Brother-in-law does have a point; Gong Ruzhi picked up the documents and began reviewing them, initially critically.

Gradually he found these schools were chosen based on Wan Yihui’s situation, which made him feel really guilty.

Gong Ruzhi honestly thought Zhao Xuran purely wanted to separate him from Wan Yihui; thinking back, he indeed behaved selfishly.

With this thought, Gong Ruzhi seriously ranked these schools based on Wan Yihui’s situation.