Chapter 58 Older Dads and Daughters

"Third Sister, why didn't you let me speak just now? And isn't that Cheng Li's wife? Who's that man next to her? Where's Cheng Li?"

Zhou Chenglong's eyes gleamed with gossip. Jiang Chengli was a model citizen of Xiaoxigou and even Qu County. Who wouldn't envy him, this golden phoenix that flew out of the mountain valley?

Zhou Yue glared at him coldly. "Why do you care so much? I'm warning you, don't be so curious. She's not someone we can reach. Don't end up not even knowing how you died."

Zhou Chenglong was startled. "No, it can't be that scary, can it?"

"Do you think rich people are so easy to deal with?" Zhou Yue glanced at his leg and continued to threaten, "Even a small casino can be so lawless as to take your leg. If you get in their way, I can just collect your corpse tomorrow."

"So, that man..." Zhou Chenglong didn't dare to finish his sentence. He was a man who knew how to seek advantage and avoid harm, and he valued his life the most.

Thinking of Jiang Chengli, Zhou Chenglong couldn't help but feel a little wistful. Jiang Chengli was the person he envied the most. Not only was he a top student, but he also married a rich girl and completely escaped his terrible family background. So what if he was a live-in son-in-law? Now it seems that being a live-in son-in-law in a wealthy family is not easy, and being a live-in son-in-law in a wealthy family is even harder.

Zhou Mu listened to Zhou Yue's slander against Yan Songyu. She wanted to refute it, but in the end, she succumbed to Zhou Yue's tyranny and shut her mouth. She knew what was going on.

Looking at the taciturn Zhou Mu, Zhou Yue's doubts, which she had put aside, resurfaced. She couldn't wait for A-Cheng's test results.

After the physical examination, Feng Yu took Yan Songyu and her daughter home, and then went to the study with Yan Songyu. "Tomorrow I will hand over my work to Jiang Ping."

"Okay, I have full confidence in Sister Jiang's abilities."

Jiang Ping went from being Yan Songyu's assistant to becoming the general manager of Ruixin Corporation, a clear promotion.

"What should I do? I suddenly feel a little reluctant to leave." Feng Yu's entire demeanor softened. "After leaving Ruixin, our chances of meeting will be greatly reduced."

"Then you'll stay and continue working for me?"

“No.” Feng Yu refused in a muffled voice. “I have to work hard for my future happiness. I need to prove my strength and put Uncle Yan at ease.”

Feng Yu knew very well that their biggest obstacle was no longer her marriage certificate with Jiang Chengli, but Yan Binghua and Yan Songyu's hearts. It would be a long process to get Yan Songyu to let go of the past and completely open her heart to him, so he had to win over his father-in-law first.

Yan Songyu affectionately cupped his face and gave it a good squeeze, "Good luck!"

"Well, after I resign, I won't have a reason to visit Uncle Yan so often anymore." Feng Yu sighed, feeling more and more depressed as he thought about it.

Yan Songyu saw through his feigned pitifulness at a glance, and calmly crossed her arms. "So?"

“I have a large penthouse in Jinglan Mansion, decorated in your preferred style. It’s also close to Ruixin, so why don’t you… move there?”

"So where do you live?"

Feng Yu coughed. "The apartment across the hall is mine too."

"A single-level apartment in Jinglan Mansion isn't cheap. If you buy two, will you still have start-up capital left?"

Yan Songyu was a little curious. She had never asked about Feng Yu's financial situation, and Ruixin had not mistreated him over the years.

"Don't worry, I have some small investments. It's enough to start a business, buy a house, and support you."

"I don't need you to support me," Yan Songyu scoffed. She was supported by her father. "But how small is 'small investment'?"

“Jiaze Investment is mine, and I also have shares in Shuguang Technology and Tuoyang Biopharmaceutical. The others are relatively small.”

Yan Songyu truly admired Feng Yu's economic acumen. It turned out that he had already established Jiaze Investment at this time. Shuguang Technology would become a drone giant in the future, and Tuoyang Bio would also make great progress in the field of anti-cancer.

Yan Songyu didn't hide her admiration, and Feng Yu's lips kept curving upwards. "How about moving over there? I've already furnished Feifei's room."

“No.” Yan Songyu rejected him very ruthlessly. “Right now, I just want to stay by my dad’s side and be a stay-at-home mom. Besides, leaving familiar surroundings and people isn’t good for Feifei either.”

Feifei and her father were the most important people to her. One never enjoyed a single day of her motherly love, yet died tragically because of her foolishness. The other cherished her like a precious jewel throughout his life, but lost his daughter in his later years and lived a desolate life.

Feng Yu hung his head dejectedly, like a pitiful little dog, and said, "Fine."

Yan Songyu stood on tiptoe and nibbled on his chin, "But I'll visit you often when I have time."

Feng Yu then put her arm around Yan Songyu's waist and said, "Then I will await Your Majesty's arrival."

*

Xiaoxigou.

Looking at the brand-new and impressive two-story building, Jiang Chengli had the idea of ​​turning around and running away. He had sent money to repair it after selling the painting "Winter Night and Lingering Moon". Now, however, he felt timid as he approached home. Or rather, he couldn't let go of his pride and was embarrassed to drag his disabled body home. He should have returned home in glory.

"Second brother? Is that you?"

Jiang's mother was about to go to sleep when she glanced out the window, sensing something. The shadowy figure in the yard was somewhat hunched over, but she recognized Jiang Chengli at a glance.

With no way out, Jiang Chengli stiffly replied to his mother, "Mom, it's me."

The lights in the room, which had been turned off, gradually came back on. Jiang Chengli's appearance shocked the Jiang family, especially his obviously lame right leg, which made him walk with a limp, making him look extremely unsightly.

Jiang's mother looked at her most promising son with heartache, and tears welled up in her eyes. "Second son, you've suffered so much. What happened?"

Although Jiang Chengli appeared calm and collected on the outside, his eyes welled up with tears at his mother's words. He despised this dilapidated and impoverished home and longed to escape it at all times, but only here could he find the unique warmth he craved.

Perhaps Yan Songyu had once given him such warmth, but it was only fleeting. He now doubts whether that warmth ever truly existed.

Jiang Chengli recounted the events of the past few years, and his mother listened with tears streaming down her face. She wanted to hug her son to comfort him but was afraid he would despise her. Jiang's father, the strong patriarch, also quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"Then, now that you're like this, what is Xiaoyu thinking...?" Jiang's mother asked very carefully.

She never dared to expect that a young lady as bright as the moon in the sky would stay with her son, who was disabled. Even in small streams, many couples broke up because of injuries and illnesses.

A shadow flashed across Jiang Chengli's eyes, so quickly that no one noticed. "Xiaoyu said she wouldn't give up on me. She's found many doctors for me in the past two years and told me to get proper treatment and not to worry."

"Okay, okay." Mother Jiang smiled through her tears. "Xiaoyu is a good girl. She has such good qualities, you must treat her well in the future."

"I will." Jiang Chengli's pride wouldn't allow him to tell his family that he had been cuckolded long ago, but he didn't want to continue to endure the disgust of discussing Yan Songyu, so he brought up Feifei instead.

"Mom, I've put on some recent photos of Feifei. She's grown quite a bit taller." He smiled as he took out a stack of photos. "Feifei originally wanted to come back to see Grandpa and Grandma, but she has to start school and doesn't have time to come back. Xiaoyu even said she wanted me to take you to Haishi to see Feifei."

Jiang's mother held the photo with great affection, saying, "Oh my, our Feifei is so cute, her eyebrows and eyes are looking more and more like yours."

Jiang Chengli forced a smile. "Is that so? I see her every day, so it's not easy to notice the changes in her."

In the following days, Jiang Chengli was practically treated like royalty in the Jiang family. However, Jiang Chengli was not happy at all, because such special treatment was based on the fact that he was disabled, and they were just pitying him.

Just as Jiang Chengli's mood was growing increasingly gloomy, he received a phone call from the auntie from Liangcheng.