Chapter 65 Monkey Show

Zhou Mu lowered his head and let her insult him, tears welling up in his eyes.

“I really will not adopt Zhou Mu,” Yan Songyu suddenly interrupted Zhou Yue.

Zhou Mu lowered her head even further, and large tears fell to the ground. She had never expected to be Yan Songyu's daughter. She had her own mother and her own home. Even if she was treated badly and her family was poor, no one would feel good being openly disliked.

Zhou Yue glanced at Zhou Mu with a mocking look, "Did you hear that? Keep trying to curry favor with him..."

“But…” Yan Songyu interrupted Zhou Yue again. She squatted down in front of Zhou Mu, took out a handkerchief and wiped Zhou Mu’s tears. “Auntie doesn’t adopt you because you’re not good. On the contrary, you are a very well-behaved, smart and strong child. Auntie likes you very much, but Auntie has her own daughter, Feifei. I love her very much and I want to give her the most complete maternal love and the best of everything in the world.”

Zhou Yue laughed as she listened, "Haha~ Yan Songyu, Yan Songyu, if you can talk, then talk more. Let's see who regrets it when the truth is revealed!"

Yan Songyu glanced at Zhou Yue, who was in a state of self-satisfaction, and continued, "If you're willing, Auntie can sponsor you. I know you're earning your own money, but it's too difficult for you right now, and it's just a drop in the bucket. You should focus on your studies and grow up healthily."

Zhou Yue couldn't continue gloating. She wouldn't let Yan Songyu have a chance to be nice to Zhou Mu. "What kind of financial aid? Our family doesn't need it."

“Since you don’t need financial assistance, you shouldn’t have let a child as young as Zhou Mu go out to pick up trash in the dead of winter wearing only thin clothes.”

Zhou Yue said confidently, "I was trying to help her develop her independence. Children from poor families learn to be independent early. I was doing it for her own good."

Yan Songyu wanted to say something, but Zhou Yue didn't give her a chance and pulled Zhou Mu away.

"Alright, if you want to adopt this troublemaker, take her away now, I won't stop you. You donate 10 million yuan and buy a 2 million yuan piano without hesitation. Raising another daughter is just a piece of cake for you. But since you don't plan to adopt her, don't meddle in other people's business. How I raise and educate my daughter is my own business."

Zhou Yue attempted to shift the blame onto Yan Songyu because she didn't want to adopt her own daughter or help Zhou Mu get rid of her. Presumably, Zhou Mu will hate Yan Songyu even more in the future. She poured her heart and soul into the daughter of her enemy, giving everything, but she was unwilling to show any pity to her own daughter who was in dire straits.

Zhou Mu glanced back at Yan Songyu, noticing a hint of heartache in her eyes. Before she could even return a smile, Zhou Yue dragged her away, saying, "Go wash the dishes. Do you expect to play the piano in the music room like the eldest daughter of the Yan family?"

Zhou Yue's injury had not yet fully healed, so she could not overexert herself, and even less could she bend over to wash dishes for a long time. Therefore, Zhou Mu was called over to help as soon as he got out of school.

As soon as Zhou Mu turned around, the heartache in Yan Songyu's eyes turned into sarcasm.

"Mom~" Feifei came out of the music room and went straight to Yan Songyu, with Kong Ying following behind, eating a bag of potato chips.

Yan Songyu's smile immediately became genuine, spreading from her eyebrows and eyes. "How is it?"

Feifei nestled into Yan Songyu's arms, "It's wonderful! Mom arranged it herself, I love it so much, thank you, Mom!"

The Zhou family mother and daughter, who were just around the corner, both witnessed this scene. Zhou Yue pointed and said something to Zhou Mu, who then lowered his head in frustration.

Yan Songyu held Feifei in her arms, glancing at the corner of her eye as a smile appeared on her lips.

*

Jiang Chengli hadn't been out in public for a long time, and when he did, he was busy confirming his suspicions. It wasn't until he contacted General Manager Wu that he learned General Manager Wu had already gone to prison.

It turns out that the Wu in "General Manager Wu" is not the Wu in "Huifang". He really did marry into the family completely, even changing his surname. But why didn't he hide his mistress better?

Now he's been left with nothing, all the property he gave to his mistress has been recovered, and he's even in jail for embezzling public funds. All the effort he put into winning her over was for nothing.

However, this also served as a reminder to him. Jiang Chengli warned himself: Feifei's affair must never be discovered! He's already been cuckolded, but he'll endure it and repay this humiliation tenfold sooner or later.

Now, advancing the Yan family's company is the most important thing. He needs to lay a solid foundation for Feifei to inherit Ruixin in advance, and not let Yan Songyu have a chance to turn the tables.

Yan Binghua stared blankly at the large table of dishes for a moment. "Why did you suddenly start cooking? Where's Xiao Liu?"

“Dad, I asked Aunt Liu to go and rest. I’ve wronged my family a lot over the years. I’m like this…” He paused, his mood becoming much more subdued, “and I don’t have the ability to do anything else. I just want to make up for it in my daily life.”

Yan Binghua frowned deeply. "A grown man with hands and feet, what are you doing as a stay-at-home dad? You've taken over Xiao Liu's job, what is she supposed to do?"

“Dad, it’s not like I haven’t tried, but I can’t do anything except draw. My hands…” Jiang Chengli smiled bitterly, “Besides doing some small chores around the house, I’m not of any value anymore.”

"You can't do anything, and you can't learn anything?" Yan Binghua's tone was very unpleasant. He looked down on the incompetent man. "Alright, go to the branch office and work as a salesperson first. If you have the ability, you can take over the position of director."

A hint of joy flashed in Jiang Chengli's lowered eyes. "Okay, thank you, Dad!"

It was definitely the right decision. The higher up people are, the more they care about their reputation, especially older people. Even if it's just for Feifei, Yan Binghua will let him into the company. It wouldn't sound good to have a useless and disabled father.

"Then I'll go and call Xiaoyu and Feifei down for dinner."

"Go."

Yan Songyu disagreed when she heard that Jiang Chengli was to go to the company, even if it was just a branch. But Yan Binghua insisted, "If you don't know how, you can learn. Sales isn't difficult. All you need is a good mouth. Besides, Chengli is like this now because of Ruixin. Our Yan family has to be responsible for him for the rest of his life!"

Jiang Chengli was surprised. Yan Binghua had been cold to him, but it turned out that he actually felt guilty towards him. Yan Binghua would actually argue with Yan Songyu for his sake?

Moreover, judging from the expressions of the father and daughter, Yan Binghua probably doesn't know about Yan Songyu's affair. Should he take advantage of Yan Binghua's guilt to make the two adulterers hesitate to act?

No, no, no, good steel should be used where it's needed most. If things really get out of hand, no matter how guilty Yan Binghua feels, he won't give up on Yan Songyu because of him. So it's better to take advantage of his guilt and quickly establish a foothold in the company.

Yan Songyu was so angry that she left without even eating, taking Feifei with her.

Jiang Chengli wanted to chase after her, but Yan Binghua stopped him, saying, "Why are you chasing her? She's becoming more and more immature lately."

"Dad, don't be angry, have some soup first."

Jiang Chengli behaved gently and respectfully, without showing any smugness. However, he was already a well-known figure in the Yan family, so Yan Binghua did not want to drink Jiang Chengli's soup and pretended to be angry before returning to his study.

Feifei looked up at Yan Songyu and asked, "Mom, why are you angry with Grandpa?"

"Because Mom is performing with a monkey."