CHAPTER 522: CHAPTER 521: WHOLEHEARTED TRUST

Mrs. Zhen knew deep down that the reason why Gu’s father wanted to do that was to secure the greatest benefits for the child in her womb, who is also his son!

But after all, Mrs. Zhen is the biological mother of three children! She couldn’t just look after the one in her womb and ignore Zhen Yan and Zhen Yu! Moreover, the property deed of the internet cafe had already been changed to Zhen Yan’s name, it’s just that she hadn’t figured out how to tell Gu’s father yet.

Therefore, Mrs. Zhen hid Gu’s father’s selfish intentions from her children!

Later, she also secretly transferred the legal person of the internet cafe to Zhen Yan.

This was the very reason that sowed the seeds of discord between the Zhen and Gu families...

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"Xiao Yu! I was just thinking, I’ve indeed been a bit partial to your brother these past two years! But that’s because you suddenly became much more mature and sensible than your brother! Weren’t you also the one I favored when you were little! What did your brother say again? You don’t know the expense of household until you run one, and don’t know a parent’s grace until you have children! If you one day also have children of your own, you’ll understand my feelings... It’s not about not balancing the bowl of water evenly, but after balancing it, what about the incapable children?! Remember when you were little, you couldn’t even get half a bowl of rice while your brother almost wished he could have two and a half! If there were only half a bowl left in the house, could I divide it and let you be full while watching your brother starve? You are so good at studying, why don’t you calculate for Mom how to split this half bowl of rice?"

Zhen Yu bowed her head when she heard this.

She understood what her mother meant, but she didn’t know what to say.

And Mrs. Zhen wasn’t done speaking yet!

"In Mom’s heart, Zhen Yan is the best!! He has been filial and obedient since childhood! Always yielding to you, his sister! He has never been a selfish child! That’s why I am most at ease with him handling the family’s finances! Because I’ve long noticed that you don’t like Xiao Ci! Just from the way you treat Zhen Halong’s children, I can tell! If you were in charge, Xiao Ci might not get a penny from you in the future! But you must know, Xiao Ci is also my child! I can’t just take care of you two and ignore him!"

Zhen Yu still did not utter a word.

Because she was very clear that what Mrs. Zhen just said could very well become a reality!

"As for using you as a shield, Mom really had no other choice! I didn’t want Gu to meddle in the internet cafe business and just wanted to live quietly, so I had to say it was you who stopped it! Besides you, I have no one else to blame! If I blame your brother, what if the transfer gets exposed?! Blame Zhang San and Li Si? That only works if Gu believes it!"

"Mom really didn’t expect that as soon as I got pregnant his true colors would show! But since he had already shown that intention, I couldn’t start talking about the transfer! So, in a moment of desperation, I came up with this idea! Speaking of which, I do owe you an apology! But... I was already pregnant, could I just have an abortion and divorce just like that?"

"Why not?!" Zhen Yu and Zhen Yan almost exclaimed at the same time!

Mrs. Zhen let out another sigh, "Ah! Xiao Ci was already in my belly, how could I bear to abort him! It’s not like when I was young where not getting an abortion would mean a penalty! A penalty so harsh you couldn’t afford meals!"

"And besides, Gu was performing so well at the time! I never thought that he would turn heartless as soon as the child was born! I just thought, Xiao Yu you are so capable, you can handle him, and he’d eventually give up! At the most, we mother and children would live our own lives afterward! But at least Xiao Ci could still grow up with his real parents! Back then when I was with Zhen Halong, didn’t I also manage to raise you two to this size? Even when your dad was violent, many advised me to divorce but I didn’t agree, precisely because I felt you two were too young to be without a father!"

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After this heart-to-heart from Mrs. Zhen, both Zhen Yan and Zhen Yu were left somewhat speechless.

Although Zhen Yu was still upset about her mother using her as a scapegoat, she began to understand her mother’s mindset and position a bit more.

Her inability to judge people had put her in a difficult situation, neither wanting the interests of her ex-husband’s children to be hurt nor wanting the child in her womb to be a single parent from birth. She was indeed constantly planning for her three children!

From her motherly heart alone, she was indeed much stronger than Zhen Hailong!

However, her actions were somewhat biased...

If only she could have been open and discussed everything with Zhen Yu, Zhen Yu felt she definitely would not see her as she did now! And she would have been very willing to actively help her figure things out!

But alas, the events had already happened, what was the point of saying this now?

Otherwise... maybe just let it go!

As they say, not all fingers are the same length, and even a righteous official can’t settle family affairs! Regarding her mother’s past behaviors, Zhen Yu suddenly didn’t want to delve into what was right or wrong...

Then, the three of them just sat silently on the sofa, each absorbed in their own thoughts.

As they sat in silence, the child in Zhen Yu’s arms suddenly burst into a loud cry!

"..." The sensation of warm wetness made Zhen Yu completely nonplussed!

Mrs. Zhen immediately stood up upon hearing this and walked up to her daughter, stretching out her hand, "What’s wrong? Let me check if he is hungry again!"

Zhen Yu, with a face as dark as the bottom of a pot, glared at the infant in her arms and choked out, "... He’s wet!"

"Poof!" Mrs. Zhen immediately burst into laughter, "Your clothes are wet, right? Come inside with mom and change! Use my clothes to wear temporarily!"

After the child was taken away by her mother, Zhen Yu promptly stood up and followed her!

It was not until then that she realized that the little one had somehow managed to undo her buttons at some point, and she hadn’t even thought of handing him back to Mrs. Zhen, but just kept holding him until just now...

Zhen Yu, feeling a bit stunned, walked into the bedroom without wanting to dwell on it.

Knowing that her sister was going to change clothes, Zhen Yan didn’t follow her in but continued to sit on the sofa.

At that moment, the door suddenly opened.

"Ah! Xiao Yan is here! Great, your auntie just bought fresh fish! I’ll stew some fish for you!"

Upon seeing the visitor, Zhen Yan stood up from the sofa, walked to the door, and took over the things. Holding the grocery bag, he walked towards the kitchen while responding, "Sure! Just stew it simply! What else did you buy? My sister is here too! She doesn’t like fish..."

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After the mother and daughter entered the bedroom, Mrs. Zhen first placed her younger son on the bed and quickly changed his diaper, then she began to rummage through boxes and cabinets for clothes!