Chapter 609: Chapter 609: All Are Worrisome

At this thought, he was about to speak, when the until then dumbfounded Tong Erlang couldn’t help but exclaim, “What separation? Grandpa, when you and Dad went to the Qiao Family for marriage proposal, did you mention anything about separating?”

Tong Erlang and Zhu Hongyun didn’t know anything about the clause of separating once Mrs. Zhang recovered from her illness. Hearing this, Tong Erlang couldn’t help but panic.

Now, he and Zhu Hongyun had the recipes for bean sprouts and malt sugar, but the money earned from these two recipes was not enough to feed them, let alone, the bean sprouts might fall under Mrs. Zhang’s control, leaving them with just the malt sugar recipe.

They don’t know how to farm, can’t do hard labor, and can’t endure hardships. What would they do if the family really separated!

Tong Tiehu looked at him and said coldly, “Don’t worry, except for Tong Sanlang and Xiaomai, everyone else will move to the new residence and live as before.”

“What?” Tong Erlang was taken aback.

Was that what family separation meant?

“Just go to sleep.”Tong Tiehu grunted and seeing Tong Dalang and Li Rou standing at his door, added, “Everyone go to sleep, we’ll separate early tomorrow morning.”

“What about mother?” Tong Erlang couldn’t help but look at Mrs. Zhang, who was lying at the kitchen door.

“No one needs to worry about her, she lives or dies by fate.” Mentioning Mrs. Zhang, Tong Tiehu’s voice became even colder, “Also, anyone who spreads word of Mrs. Zhang’s gibberish tonight, will meet the same fate as hers!”

After dropping this harsh statement, he turned around and went back into his room.

All of them are such a worry!

“Let’s go back too,” Qiao Xiaomai said softly before leading Tong Sanlang back into their room.

Tong Sanlang followed her back to the room, like a log.

“Sit down,” Qiao Xiaomai led him to the chair beside the desk, then she left the room.

She brought in the bath tub, filled it with water, and helped Tong Sanlang bathe.

Tong Sanlang was like a Puppet, following her orders. Once the bath was over, he cleaned and put out the bath tub.

When he entered the room again, he found Qiao Xiaomai lying in bed, beckoning him.

He pressed his lips together and climbed into bed.

Holding Qiao Xiaomai’s warm and soft body in his arms, he submerged his face into her neck and murmured, “I’m sorry.”

“Fool, what are you apologizing for?” Qiao Xiaomai patted his back and coaxed softly, “Go to sleep, tomorrow is a new day.”

Having a mother like Mrs. Zhang is truly disheartening and helpless.

She used to argue with her sorry excuse of a father every time they met, but aside from arguing, she had no other choice.

Facing off-key parents, as long as one has a conscience, as their children, besides avoidance and tolerance, there is no better coping strategy.

“Forget about what she said tonight, she was talking nonsense.” Tong Sanlang added.

At the mention of Mrs. Zhang’s words, he felt a dull pain in his heart.

How could she say such a thing? What did she take him for?

Mrs. Zhang had completely changed, not a trace of her former self could be found.

“I didn’t take it to heart at all.” Qiao Xiaomai patted him again.

It was just a rumor. As long as it didn’t reach Yang Ye’s ears, it wouldn’t cause any harm.

Tong Sanlang took a long breath and held her even tighter.

Both remained silent until, after around fifteen minutes, Tong Sanlang hesitated and said, “Should I… go invite Doctor Hu over?”

As soon as Qiao Xiaomai heard this, she sighed softly and said, “Go ahead.”

She knew Tong Sanlang would say that.

After all, Mrs. Zhang was Tong Sanlang’s biological mother, and with Tong Sanlang’s character, he was incapable of ignoring her.