Chapters 328. Tang Hao: Of course, he took over with tears in his eyes.(Part 2)
He couldn't persuade Ah Yin to abandon her children for him, because that would alienate her. Tang Hao also couldn't choose the first option. He had killed his brother and father for Ah Yin, betrayed the Clear Sky Sect, and destroyed his own martial spirit—he had sacrificed so much, only to not even get a kiss in return. He was unwilling to accept it. He still wanted to see Tang San born, to guide him, and then to take revenge.
In the end, Tang Hao had no choice but to choose the third option!
"Leave everything to me, Ah Yin. You, and your child, all of you are in my care. As long as I'm here, you and your child will have plenty to eat," Tang Hao said resolutely, patting his chest.
Hearing Tang Hao's assurance, Ah Yin said gratefully, "Thank you, Brother Hao, you're such a good person."
Just as the two were about to continue their tender moment, a discordant voice came from outside the door:
"Grandma, Mom's here."
"You shameless woman, you've been gone so long! I thought something had happened, but it turns out you've been out looking for a man!"
An old woman rushed in, grabbing Ah Yin's ear and forcefully pulling her from Tang Hao's arms.
Tang Hao immediately objected.
"Who are you? What business is it of mine and Ah Yin's?"
The old woman retorted, "Who am I? I'm Qian Zhangshi! Ah Yin is my daughter-in-law, can't I even speak to her?"
Qian Zhangshi? Qian Dongxu's mother? ???
Tang Hao wished he could smash this woman to hell with a hammer. Giving birth to that scoundrel Qian Dongxu was an unforgivable sin.
"Qian Dongxu is dead, so A Yin is no longer your Qian family's daughter-in-law. It's her freedom to do whatever she wants."
The old woman immediately protested, throwing a tantrum on the ground, "Old Qian, Dongxu, do you see? Your son is gone, and your daughter-in-law is running off with someone else! Come here quickly and take this bastard away!"
Her wailing attracted the attention of those around her, who immediately pointed and whispered about Tang Hao, saying he was rude and disrespectful.
Tang Hao's face flushed red, and he wanted to step forward to reprimand them, but A Yin beat him to it, pulling the old woman up and saying, "Grandma, that's not what I meant. I didn't want to leave the Qian family. I just came to borrow some money from him, don't you think so, Tang Hao?"
Hearing this, and seeing A Yin winking at him, Tang Hao quickly said, "That's right. A Yin is out of money and came to borrow some from me." With tears in his eyes, Tang Hao gave A Yin the money he had earned from blacksmithing that month.
Just as he was about to take this opportunity to properly touch Ah Yin's soft, white hand, the old woman stood up and snatched the money before Ah Yin could.
She counted the money fiercely and said, "Hmph, at least you have some conscience."
"Rat, don't think I don't know your little schemes. Let me tell you, Ah Yin is my Qian family's wife. She was born a member of the Qian family, and she will die a member of the Qian family. As long as I live, I will never allow you two to be together. It's impossible!" With that, the old woman pulled Ah Yin away. Before leaving, Ah Yin looked at Tang Hao with a wronged expression, her red lips parting slightly:
"I'm sorry, Brother Hao! "
Seeing this, Tang Hao was heartbroken.
"You thief, you thief, even in death you won't let Ah Yin go! How despicable!"
After everyone had left, Tang Hao closed the door, and then—"
The cries of monkeys on both banks could not be stopped, the light boat had already passed ten thousand mountains."
A few days later, Ah Yin came to find Tang Hao and told him everything that had happened.
She longed to rekindle her romance with Tang Hao, but her mother-in-law was too strict, so she couldn't. Through this casual conversation, Tang Hao learned about some things that happened after Ah Yin married into the Qian family.
The old woman was named Qian Zhangshi, Qian Dongxu's mother. Her husband died early, and she raised Qian Dongxu alone. Qian Dongxu mutated into a top-tier original spirit, becoming Qian Zhangshi's hope. So Qian Zhangshi single-handedly raised Qian Dongxu and even sent him to an advanced spirit master academy. Qian Dongxu was not to be outdone, making great strides and even having the potential to become a Title Douluo.
Ah Yin also married into the Qian family around that time and gave birth to three children for Qian Dongxu: a son named Qian Geng, a daughter named Qian Dang, and a third child was still in Ah Yin's womb.
However, misfortune struck the family. When Qian Dongxu was hunting for his ninth spirit ring, he was greedy and reckless, wanting a 100,000-year spirit ring, but was killed by a 100,000-year spirit beast. The family lost all hope.
Hearing this, Tang Hao couldn't help but feel contempt for the deceased Qian Dongxu: "You want a 100,000-year soul ring?!"
"However, although Dongxu is dead, I'm not without hope. At least Banggeng's talent has surpassed his father's. In my lifetime, I only hope that Banggeng can grow up safely and eventually become a Title Douluo. That would be enough for me," A Yin said.
Meanwhile, Qiangeng had already awakened his martial soul, a rare twin martial soul, a golden finger and a Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and possessed innate full soul power.
Upon hearing Qian Geng's talent, a flash of jealousy and resentment crossed Tang Hao's eyes.
Finally, Ah Yin said, "Brother Hao, I'm sorry. I really want to rekindle our relationship, but my mother-in-law is very protective, and I can't leave the children. I'm so sorry."
"I'll try my best to persuade my mother-in-law. You should also be good to her."
Hearing this, Tang Hao felt a pang of heartache and said, "It's okay, I can wait, Ah Yin. No matter how long it takes, I'm willing to wait."
Hearing Tang Hao's words, Ah Yin was moved to tears. She said, "Thank you, Brother Hao."
Tang Hao thought to himself, if it were before, with that bastard Qian Dongxu still alive, he would have had no hope. Now it's better than before; Qian Dongxu is dead, and he, Tang Hao, has hope.
Qian Dongxu, after I get Ah Yin, I'll see how I kill those bastards you gave birth to.
In the days that followed, Tang Hao seemed to have found a new direction in life. He began to work hard, earning money to support Ah Yin's family. He would also occasionally bring them meat and other food to please Ah Yin's mother-in-law, as well as Qian Geng and Qian Dang.
One day, Tang Hao brought a fish to pay his respects and gave Qian Geng her tuition for the next semester. After receiving a wave of gratitude from Ah Yin, Tang Hao left in a good mood.
"Grandma, why is that uncle so nice to our family?" Little Dang asked in her childish voice.
Qian Zhangshi's triangular eyes flickered, and she said earnestly, "Child, remember this: that uncle has ulterior motives. The reason they're nice to you is because he wants to take your mother away. Once he does, he'll kick you aside."
Xiao Dang seemed thoughtful, while Bang Geng's eyes flashed with hatred. He said, "Grandma, that Haozi guy, with his pointy face and monkey cheeks, doesn't deserve my mother. With me here, I will never allow him to take my mother away."
"Good, what a good grandson," Qian Zhangshi said.
In the days that followed, Tang Hao's blacksmith business grew bigger and bigger. He used all the money he earned to please A Yin, and A Yin used Tang Hao's money to send Qian Geng to a good Soul Master Academy. After some time, A Yin's child was born—a baby girl. Tang Hao looked at the baby girl crying in A Yin's arms, and he was filled with envy.
Tang Hao couldn't help but think, "If she were my and A Yin's child, how wonderful that would be."
The baby girl was named Qian Huaihua!
Years passed, and Tang Hao's Tang's Blacksmith Shop grew larger and larger. However, what angered Tang Hao was that under his patronage, the old woman lived a life of luxury, eating well, sleeping well, and when she fell ill, she would get money from him through Ah Yin to pay for medical treatment. She remained healthy and rarely had any problems.
In her spare time, the old woman devoted herself to watching over Tang Hao and Ah Yin. Whenever Tang Hao and Ah Yin tried to have anything happen between them, either the old woman or Ah Yin's children would interfere.
This infuriated Tang Hao; he wanted to kill them all, but he couldn't because Qian Geng's strength had risen.
At 12 years old, Qian Geng was a level 29 Great Soul Master, specializing in Blue Silver Grass, a control-type Soul Master. This strength might not have been anything special in Tang Hao's eyes in the past, but Tang San himself was already a cripple. Once, when Tang Hao tried to force himself on her, he was immediately bound by Qian Geng's Blue Silver Entanglement technique.
"You damn rat, I won't allow you to bully Mommy! Get out of here!"
Tang Hao, who was tightly bound by Qian Geng, was kicked away. After Tang Hao was kicked away, A Yin finally reacted, taught Qian Geng a lesson, and then forced Qian Geng to apologize to Tang Hao.
In order to please A Yin, Tang Hao had to show magnanimity towards Qian Geng, but he knew that this child hated him.
Qian Dongxu's other two daughters were also quite talented, having awakened twin martial souls like Qian Geng, possessing a golden finger and Blue Silver Grass, and their innate soul power was also at the maximum level. Their hostility towards Tang Hao was no less than that towards Qian Geng, which made Tang Hao even more anxious.
He was not young anymore, and he had to win over A Yin as soon as possible and have Tang San, so that his future would be secure.
To win over Ah Yin, Tang Hao had to work even harder to please the Qian family, Qian Zhangshi, and Ah Yin's three filial children, Huaihua, Xiaodang, and Banggeng. Finally, after agreeing to give her shares in the Tang family blacksmith shop as dowry, to give Qian Zhangshi 100 gold soul coins monthly, and to marry into the Qian family as an adopted son-in-law, Qian Zhangshi reluctantly relented.
(End of Chapter)