Song Leilei's face flushed instantly. Looking at it this way, it was indeed... quite presentable.

Xu Jingzhi is a handsome man, but as soon as he opens his mouth, Song Leilei wishes she could poison him to make him mute.

If Xu Jingzhi were mute, becoming a mute groom would be a great choice.

But the fact that this man has a mouth and can speak instantly lowers his attractiveness.

It's appalling!

Song Leilei reached out and pinched a small piece of flesh hard on Xu Jingzhi's thigh, twisting it forcefully. Xu Jingzhi let out a loud scream.

Everyone at the table looked at the two of them.

Mr. Xu shouted, "You brat! Don't you dare bully Leilei! Let go of her!"

This is so unfair! Xu Jingzhi didn't even lift a finger, yet he got a lot of flak. What did he do? He was just playing around with Song Leilei. What's the big deal? She even pinched him. Why didn't anyone see this and speak up for him?

Before leaving, Song Leilei pinched his other thigh again before sitting down next to Xiao Jin.

Mrs. Su and Mr. Su watched quietly, not paying any attention to the children's commotion.

Su Jin sensed that the old man had called Xu's father over today for a specific purpose, not just for a meal. She was already prepared to sit in the front row and watch the drama unfold.

With everyone here today, and having deliberately chosen a time when He Rong wasn't present, there must be something they want to discuss.

Sure enough, near the end, Zheng Youguo sighed and took another sip of wine.

Su Jin noticed their conversation, and under the table, she tugged at Zheng Lin's finger and whispered, "I think something big is about to happen."

Zheng Lin put down the book, squeezed his wife's hand, and said, "Words are no guarantee. What bet? If you win, I'll wash your feet and massage your legs for a month."

His words were not without ulterior motives.

Even without gambling, he has to do all these things once Xiao Jin gives the order.

What the stakes are doesn't matter; it's all about participation.

"Plus, you'll help me manage the group for six months. You're so capable, the group will definitely thrive within six months." Su Jin gently patted his hand. "It's a deal."

Zheng Lin: "......"

It's alright if I'm just temporarily acting as the chairman of the Wudu Group.

After all, the real work is done by the president and vice presidents under their command; it's not a difficult task.

Unexpectedly, getting a wife meant taking on an extra job.

“Actually, I’ve been wanting to invite your Uncle Xu over for a while, but I never found the opportunity. Now that your mother is away and everyone is here, I invited your Uncle Xu over because I wanted to tell you a truth,” Zheng Youguo said earnestly. “It’s related to your background.”

My background...

Zheng Lin never expected to hear about his own past again, and he couldn't help but feel nervous.

When he was in the orphanage, he never expected to know who his parents were. It wasn't until the Zheng family sent someone to pick him up that he learned his father was Zheng Youguo, but his mother's identity remained unknown.

He never asked, because he knew very well that if his mother couldn't bear to part with him, she wouldn't have stopped looking for him all these years.

His mother doesn't want him, so why should he need to know who she is?

"I don't want to know." Zheng Lin nodded to Xu's father. "Uncle Xu, I'm full. Please enjoy your meal. I need to take care of some work matters first."

After saying that, he took the book in one hand and Xiao Jin's hand in the other, and walked back to the room.

Su Jin kept turning back to look at him. She somewhat understood Zheng Lin's feelings at the moment. He had never met his biological mother, and now she was suddenly telling him all this, which was a bit cruel for him.

All she could do was stay by his side and let him temporarily forget the unpleasant things.

Because of the old man's recounting of his past at the dinner table, Zheng Lin was in a bad mood. He slumped into his room, sat on the balcony, and stared blankly at the green plants.

Su Jin didn't disturb him, giving him some private space to sort out his feelings.

When two people are together, they should be more considerate and respectful of each other.

She walked out of the room, leaving him alone.

She went to Zheng Youguo and Xu's father alone. Her parents had already gone out for a walk, but she had no reservations and felt free to ask whatever she wanted.

"Dad, Uncle Xu, I want to know about Zheng Lin's background." Su Jin bowed slightly to them and said, "Could you tell me first?"

"This..." Xu's father said, "We don't know his specific background, only that his biological father has passed away. Zheng Lin's father was a close friend of ours..."

As Mr. Xu recounted his story, the three younger relatives sitting at the dining table all got a taste of the drama.

Su Jin, in particular, was the one most concerned about Zheng Lin's background.

Back then, before his death, Zheng Lin's biological father told his two brothers, Xu's father and Zheng Youguo, who were very close to him, that he had a newborn son and asked them to help take care of him until he grew up.

When the two of them went to Zheng Lin's biological father's house to look for the child, the child had disappeared.

That was a baby who was only a month old and couldn't walk yet; he must have been taken away by someone.

So they secretly sent people to search for the child in various cities. Years later, they finally found a boy in an orphanage who looked very much like their deceased friend.

Under the guise of adoption, Xu's father took a few strands of the boy's hair for DNA testing, which finally confirmed that the boy was indeed the son of his deceased friend.

Xu's father originally wanted to adopt Zheng Lin, but at that time the Xu family was in decline and their funds were frozen for a long time. Even his own son, Xu Jingzhi, suffered for a long time. So Xu's father and Zheng Youguo discussed it privately and decided that Zheng Youguo would adopt Zheng Lin.

However, Xu's father did not expect that Zheng Youguo, fearing that the child would feel that he had no connection with this family and that the child would feel like he was living under someone else's roof, would actually force the child to be considered his illegitimate son.

Zheng Youguo's initial intention was to use his status as Zheng Lin's "own son" to protect him and allow Zheng Lin to grow up healthily in the Zheng family with peace of mind.

Things never go as planned.

Su Jin felt that although Zheng Lin's biological father was dead, his adoptive father, Zheng Youguo, loved him and had endured so many years of misunderstandings for his sake. He Rong even used this matter to scold and beat Zheng Youguo, but Zheng Youguo still kept the secret until now.

"Why do you want to tell Zheng Lin this secret today?" Su Jin asked, as if a thought had occurred to her, "Is there some clue about his biological mother?"

Zheng Youguo: "We have always suspected that the person who took Zheng Lin away when he was just a month old was his biological mother. However, the times were relatively backward, and if she wanted to hide, we would not have been able to find her at all."

Xu Jingzhi clicked his tongue at his father, "Hey. Could it be that I'm also the child of one of your old friends? I knew I didn't look like your biological son."

Mr. Xu took off his elegant hat and tapped his shoulder with the brim. "Nonsense!"

Xu Jingzhi didn't seem to care about being hit, as it didn't hurt him at all. However, Song Leilei's hand slapped him on the waist from the other side.

Xu Jingzhi suddenly arched his back. "Song Leilei, you can't hit a man's waist."

"Who asked you to make Uncle Xu angry? Stop talking nonsense. When will you become mute if you keep making him angry?" Song Leilei straightened her back.

Xu Jingzhi hunched over, slumped in the chair, and remained silent.

This woman is getting more and more ruthless.

Xu's father and Song Leilei were of one mind, and Xu Jingzhi was used to being attacked from both sides. After all, he was the one who had been wronged.

Su Jin found their bickering amusing; they were quite the duo. She looked away and said, "I'll talk to Zheng Lin about it when I have another chance. It would probably be hard for him to accept if I told him all this now."