Chapter 486 - 485: A Grave Mistake

Chapter 486: Chapter 485: A Grave Mistake

Upon hearing her sister’s words, Zhuang Xinhai finally stood up and said, "Alright, sis, I’ve been fired, and that’s bad enough. What more do you want?"

Zhuang Caixin, looking disappointed, turned to Zhuang Xinhai and said, "You made a mistake yourself, not only did you fail to recognize it, but you even have the nerve to shout at me, Xinhai, how have you become like this now?"

"Alright, sis, just leave me alone for a while, you should go back first."

"You... fine, fine, fine, I won’t bother getting involved with you anymore, do as you see fit."

After saying this, Zhuang Caixin left directly. However, when she returned home, she was still worried, after all, he was her only brother. So when Gu Yaozhong returned, she couldn’t help but ask him for help.

"Yaozhong, please help out Xinhai, he’s a grown man and can’t be without a job. Even if his current workplace doesn’t want him anymore, we can find him another place."

Upon hearing his wife’s words, Gu Yaozhong sneered and said, "You still have the nerve to ask me to help him? Do you even know why he got fired?"

Zhuang Caixin shook her head and said, "I don’t know the specifics, only that Xinhai made a mistake. But he’s always been honest, even if he makes mistakes, they shouldn’t be serious ones. So, please help him."

"Ha... shouldn’t make serious mistakes? It seems you don’t know your own brother at all. Do you know how much public money he embezzled? If his workplace wanted to pursue the matter, he might be in jail already."

"What... how is that possible."

Gu Yaozhong said irritably, "Why wouldn’t it be possible? Do you think your brother is a good person?" He grew increasingly angry as he spoke.

He had just learned about this today and also realized that his workplace hadn’t pursued it, purely because of the Gu Family’s influence.

Whenever he thought about it, he felt stifled, because the Gu Family had always conducted business with integrity, but now they inadvertently shielded Zhuang Xinhai.

However, Zhuang Xinhai’s mistake was not so easily forgiven. Although his workplace didn’t sue him, the embezzled money still needed to be returned. It was unclear how the Zhuang family intended to protect their son.

Thinking of such a brother-in-law, Gu Yaozhong felt nothing but revulsion.

"No... impossible."

Zhuang Caixin still found it hard to believe that her brother would do such a thing.

"Hmph, what’s impossible? The facts are in front of you, and you still don’t want to accept them. It seems you are beyond hope too." After saying this, Gu Yaozhong turned and left.

Now when he saw his wife, he felt angry,

However, as soon as Gu Yaozhong stepped out, he ran into his older brother.

Seeing Gu Yaohua approaching, he was somewhat puzzled, "Brother, why are you here?"

Gu Yaohua looked at his brother with a somber expression and said, "I need to talk to you, let’s go to my place first."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yaozhong immediately followed.

When the two reached Gu Yaohua’s study, Gu Yaohua directly said with a serious face, "What exactly happened? How did your wife’s family offend the Ding Family?"

Hearing this, Gu Yaozhong looked completely baffled.

"There shouldn’t be, how could their family offend the Ding Family?"

However, he quickly remembered his wife’s foolish act, so he hesitantly said, "Maybe... they did something indeed inappropriate, not sure if the Ding Family would hold a grudge."

"Hmph... The Ding Family has already taken action against the Zhuang family, so they must have offended them."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yaozhong looked astonished, "Brother, what do you mean by that?"

Gu Yaohua shook his head and said, "Your brother-in-law indeed embezzled public funds, but it’s the Ding Family who exposed it. If they hadn’t offended the Ding Family, why would Mr. Ding do this? Besides this matter, the Zhuang family might face bigger trouble; Mr. Ding plans to suppress them."

Gu Yaozhong couldn’t say anything at this point.

Seeing his younger brother like this, Gu Yaohua frowned and said, "Alright, now tell me how the Zhuang family offended the Ding Family."

Gu Yaozhong recounted what he knew and finally said, "I’ve already advised her, but Caixin just doesn’t listen, and there was nothing I could do."

"Absolutely clueless."

Gu Yaohua said angrily, "They should recognize who the Ding Family is. Even if Yiyi’s mother wants another match, it couldn’t be someone like Zhuang Xinhai. How could they be so unaware!"

Thinking about what Zhuang Caixin did, he felt a bit ashamed; he wondered how he would face Yiyi in the future.

"You, even though you’ve advised her, how come you didn’t keep a closer watch on your wife, allowing her to do such embarrassing things? Now it’s done, the Ding Family is truly offended, and they might even strike against the Zhuang family. I certainly won’t get involved, and I advise you not to either, to avoid any trouble."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yaozhong hurriedly said, "Don’t worry, brother, I definitely won’t get involved, besides, Zhuang Xinhai already made a serious mistake, and even dared to embezzle funds; he’s practically asking for it."

"Good that you’re aware."

Seeing his younger brother was still clear-minded, Gu Yaohua felt relieved, "However, something about this issue still seems off. Even if your wife made an inappropriate move, the Ding Family shouldn’t have responded by targeting the entire Zhuang family, maybe they did something else?"

Gu Yaozhong shook his head and said, "I don’t know, but they shouldn’t be that bold."

At this moment, Gu Yaohua suddenly remembered a rumor he had heard, "Could it be that the rumor defaming Yiyi’s mother was spread by the Zhuang family? If that’s the case, the Ding Family would indeed be infuriated."

This rumor spread very quickly, even though he normally didn’t pay attention to such things he had heard of it, and because of it, several families originally considering an alliance with the Ding Family quietly withdrew.

If this was indeed the Zhuang family’s doing, it wouldn’t be hard to understand Mr. Ding’s anger.

After listening to his brother’s words, Gu Yaozhong seemed uncertain, "This... could it really be Zhuang Xinhai’s doing?"

"I think it’s highly likely; otherwise, Mr. Ding wouldn’t target the entire Zhuang family."

Gu Yaozhong fell silent upon hearing this and then said, "Brother, I’ll head back first."

Gu Yaohua didn’t say anything, just nodded.

When Gu Yaozhong returned home, he found his wife still sitting in the hall.

Seeing her husband return, Zhuang Caixin was full of delight, "Yaozhong, have you changed your mind? Though Xinhai made a big mistake, he’s still your only brother-in-law, can you help him?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Yaozhong coldly laughed.

"He indeed made a big mistake; because of him, your whole Zhuang family is suffering."