Urban Most Awesome Dad

Chapter 746

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Song Qingshan and Gao Yi showed a bit of their strength, and it was enough to greatly deter Zhang Qinghui and the others, making them afraid to be reckless and even causing them to become cautious.

As the person concerned, Mother Xu naturally felt the change in attitude most profoundly.

However, Mother Xu could only sigh helplessly in her heart.

Her two sisters, though selfish and cowardly when facing strength, were not especially bad.

At that moment, when the atmosphere was somewhat heavy,

Tongtong suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence.

“Daddy, where is Great Grandfather?”

Mother Xu replied, “Tongtong, we will see Great Grandfather very soon.”

Then she turned her head and asked Zhang Qingxiang, “By the way, where is Dad now?”

Zhang Qingxiang said, “Dad is recuperating in a house in the backyard, let’s go see him now.

I believe Dad will be very happy to see you, as well as Xiao Fan and Xiao Yue.”

“Then I’ll go there right now,” Mother Xu said with a smile.

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Following that, a group of people led by Zhang Qingxiang herself proceeded towards the backyard.

Song Qingshan and Gao Yi followed, while the other security team members were arranged to rest temporarily.

As for Zhang Qinglan and Zhang Qinghui, they had no grounds to stay, given their great fear of Xu Fan at the moment; they naturally avoided him as much as possible.

A few minutes later, everyone arrived at the backyard.

Zhang Qingxiang stopped in front of a room, knocked on the door, and then gently pushed it open.

A scent of herbal medicine immediately wafted from the room.

“Cough cough…

Who is it?” an old voice emanated from the room.

Right after speaking, another fit of violent coughing followed, almost as if the person was coughing up their last breath.

“Dad, are you okay?” Zhang Qingxiang’s face changed, and she hurried into the room.

Inside, the curtains were drawn tight, and there were no lights on, so the room was very dim.

In the eastern part of the room was a bed, next to which were medical devices such as a respirator and an ECG machine.

The patient lying in the bed was an old man, gaunt-faced and so thin that he looked like skin and bones, weighing perhaps just a few dozen pounds in total.

This old man was Zhang Qingxiang’s father, also Xu Fan’s maternal grandfather, Zhang Jianyun.

The current Zhang Jianyun bore no trace of his once formidable presence, merely a frail, nearly dead man lying in bed, waiting for the day his eyes would close and never open again.

By the bed were two men in white uniforms, they were caregivers responsible for looking after Zhang Jianyun.

When Xu Fan and the others pushed the door to enter, the two caregivers hurriedly put their mobile phones into their pockets and stood up from the chairs beside the bed.

Xu Fan, however, clearly noticed that before they locked their phones, they appeared to be playing with a video app.

“Dad…” Zhang Qingxiang ran straight over, patting Zhang Jianyun’s chest to help him catch his breath.

It took a great effort for Zhang Jianyun to recover, but his expression was peculiar, pushing Zhang Qingxiang away and pointing towards the door, saying, “What are you doing here?

Go take care of your own matters.”

“Dad, what’s wrong?” Zhang Qingxiang was puzzled.

However, she then smelled something, took a closer sniff, furrowed her brow, and prepared to pull away the blanket covering Zhang Jianyun.

The expressions of the two caregivers changed slightly.

“Don’t!” Zhang Jianyun instinctively tried to stop her.

But he was too old and weak to prevent it in time.

Zhang Qingxiang lifted the blanket.

Upon seeing what was beneath the blanket, Zhang Qingxiang’s expression instantly filled with anger, her eyes reddened, and a mist formed in her eyes.

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Beneath the covers, there were many yellow stains, along with a large, damp patch, some of which had even become air-dried, hanging crisply from the flyers.

A very unpleasant smell wafted from above.

Seeing the situation before her, Zhang Qingxiang understood immediately what was going on.

Zhang Jianyun looked extremely ashamed; he truly did not want to reveal such a disgraceful state in front of his children.

Zhang Qingxiang glared furiously at the two caregivers and demanded sternly, “We, the Zhang Family, spent thousands of yuan to hire you, and this is how you take care of my father?

Just to sit by the bed playing with your phones?

Do you think this is fair to your salaries, to your conscience?”

“It’s not…

we…” The skinnier caregiver tried to explain, but didn’t know what to say.

Zhang Qingxiang pointed to the door and commanded harshly, “Get out now, I never want to see you again.”

The taller caregiver said, “You can let us go, but this month’s salary has not been settled, you need to settle it with us first.”

Zhang Qingxiang burst into an angry laugh, “I haven’t even asked for compensation, and you still have the nerve to ask me for a salary?”

Upon hearing this, the tall caregiver snorted coldly and asserted confidently, “There are only a few days left till the end of the month; you don’t plan to pay us, do you expect us to work the whole month for free?”

Zhang Qingxiang was so angry that her body trembled.

“Throw them out!” Xu Fan said coldly.

“Yes,” Song Qingshan and Gao Yi responded, strode forward, and like hawks grabbing chickens, they picked up the caregivers by their collars and tossed them out the door.

Initially, the two caregivers naturally refused, but after taking a few punches, they could only submit.

Mother Xu shed tears when she saw her father’s condition.

“Dad…”

“Are you…

Qing Ning?” Zhang Jianyun only then noticed Mother Xu, immediately unable to hide his excitement, and couldn’t help but shed tears.

“Dad, your daughter has come to see you…” Unable to hold back, Mother Xu’s tears flowed down her face.

She could never have imagined that her father, once so tall and mighty in her memories, would end up in such a pitiable state.

Zhang Jianyun said with regret, “Qing Ning…

it’s Dad who wronged you…

Back then, I should not have done that…

Dad regrets it…

cough cough…

really regrets it…”

Hearing her father personally apologize, Mother Xu, who still harbored a bit of resentment, saw it dissipate in an instant.

She grabbed Zhang Jianyun’s hand and said with a choked voice, “The past is in the past; let’s not bring it up again.

I don’t blame you, Dad.”

Initially, Zhang Jianyun had also disagreed with abandoning Zhang Qingning, but after all, as the Family Head of the Zhang Family, many times he could not solely follow his feelings when making decisions.

Under the circumstances at that time, most of the clan believed that only by cutting off one’s wrist like a valiant, they could avoid being implicated by Zhang Qingning.

Helplessly, Zhang Jianyun had no choice but to do so.

However, he soon regretted it.

After all, no matter what, Zhang Qingning was his daughter, and there are very few fathers in the world who do not love their daughters.

By the time regret set in, it was already too late.

Furthermore, under the constant pressure from the Song Family, Zhang Jianyun was overcome with rage, which led to his illness.

All along, this matter had been a lingering ailment in Zhang Jianyun’s heart, filled with endless regret.

“Dad, let’s change your clothes,” Zhang Qingxiang suggested, wiping away tears.

Zhang Jianyun said, “It’s too dirty; better let the caregivers handle these things…”

“Dad, what daughter would be disgusted by her own father?