When Hua Yongbing received the news that Hua Yongfang had been arrested, he almost fainted from anger!
He also felt that the punishment for his niece Meng Xiangzi was somewhat excessive, but he was powerless against the pressure from various quarters.
All he could do was to try to ease Meng Xiangzi's suffering a bit by pulling some strings where she was detained, so the child would endure less hardship.
However, because of this, Hua Yongfang came to resent him, believing him to be negligent and inactive, and even at the family gatherings during the new year, she hardly spoke to him.
At the time, he thought that it was normal for his sister to hold a grudge and he could understand her feelings!
After all, any parent would be heartbroken to have their beautiful daughter imprisoned!
He hoped that with time, she would come to terms with it and understand the difficulties and hardships he faced!
