Chapter 29

Xiao Ziyu didn't avoid it and answered the phone directly at the dining table. Mrs. Meng's voice came out: "Ziyu, you're back?"

"Yeah." Xiao Ziyu lowered his eyes. He did not tell the Meng family about his return. This news was probably conveyed by Meng Leyu.

"Why didn't you go home?" Mrs. Meng asked softly, "Where do you live now?"

Xiao Ziyu: "I have also told Le Yu that now that I am married to the Yuan family, I will not go back."

There was a long pause on the other end of the phone, and Mrs. Meng said kindly, "We have also heard about you and Le Yu. There may be some misunderstandings between you. How about this, I will book a restaurant and have dinner together at our house tonight."

The matter with the Meng family must be resolved sooner or later, Xiao Ziyu agreed: "Okay."

"What kind of misunderstanding could there be?" Yuan Ye said angrily, "It's just that Meng Leyu was incompetent to take the credit for the double, and after being beaten up, he couldn't save face. I can understand it with my IQ."

"You're still eating. It's obvious that you want to bully you." He rolled up his sleeves and said, "Don't be afraid, sister-in-law. I'll call a few brothers to go with you."

"No need." Xiao Ziyu slowly served himself a bowl of soup. "This is a matter between me and the Meng family. You guys should not get involved, lest they catch you later."

The sandstorm showed no sign of stopping. Yuan Heng swallowed the food in his mouth and said, "I'll take you there this afternoon."

Xiao Ziyu smiled and said, "Don't you think I'm ordering the boss around?"

"You drank the soup made by the boss. Isn't it a little late for you to realize it now?" Yuan Heng said.

Yuan Ye looked at the two people in confusion: "What are you talking about? Shouldn't you call me husband?"

After lunch, Yuan Heng went to the company first. He had been away for a long time recently and had a pile of documents waiting to be signed. When I came back after finishing the process, it was almost the agreed time.

Yang Ting chose a private restaurant which was located in a relatively remote location. There was no parking lot nearby. Xiao Ziyu got out of the car and was about to leave when he heard Yuan Heng knocking on the car window behind him: "Come here."

He bent over and leaned over, only to hear Yuan Heng say, "Don't get into conflict with others. Call me if you have anything."

Xiao Ziyu felt inexplicably relieved, "Is there nothing wrong? Can't I call you?"

Yuan Heng was silent for a moment: "...Okay."

When Xiao Ziyu went in, Mrs. Meng and Meng Yanzhi had already arrived. The couple sat on one side with tea on the table. Xiao Ziyu went over and sat opposite them, as if they were in court.

"Uncle Meng, Aunt Meng," he changed his tone.

"Since you're not coming, we've already ordered the dishes." Mrs. Meng said with a forced smile, "Try it first to see if it suits your taste."

Xiao Ziyu didn't say anything. No one in the Meng family had ever considered his feelings.

"Zi Yu, I heard that you signed a contract with Yuantai Culture?" Meng Yanzhi asked, "Why do you suddenly want to enter the entertainment industry? You are too naive. This path may not be suitable for you."

"Thanks to Le Yu for letting me be a stunt double for a few years, I have a general understanding of this industry," Xiao Ziyu said calmly, "If you don't have the ability to settle down and start a career, you will suffer wherever you go."

Mrs. Meng's smile was a little weak: "Then you two are both in the entertainment industry, you should help each other, how can there be conflicts between brothers?"

Xiao Ziyu said calmly, "Aunt, if you told me this when you were five, eight, or ten, I would have believed it. But now I'm twenty-three. It's not that I don't understand people. When Meng Leyu sent me to Mr. Huang of Chaoyang Culture, I probably didn't think of the word 'brother'."

Yang Ting's expression changed instantly, and even Meng Yanzhi lowered his voice: "Xiao Ziyu, there are some things you can't say casually."

"Whether I said anything wrong or not, someone will come to investigate when the time comes." Xiao Ziyu said, "I am now able to support myself, and leaving the Meng family is not a joke."

The room was silent for a moment, and a waiter pushed the door open and came in to serve the dish. A dish of pork liver with coriander was exactly like the expressions of Mr. and Mrs. Meng at the moment.

Yang Ting was so angry that her lips trembled: "Xiao Ziyu, our Meng family will support you..."

"What is it for?" Xiao Ziyu looked her in the eye, calmly as if he was stating a fact, "Is it to find a playmate for Meng Leyu who won't say a word even if she's bullied, or a little slave who can be called upon at any time? It's already the 21st century, why do you still have such pedantic ideas?"

"Meng Leyu's arrogant and domineering personality was not formed in one day. You don't have time to accompany him, but you think that everything will be fine if you find him an obedient playmate. It is the fault of the father if the son is not taught well. It is all your fault that he has become what he is today."

Yang Ting's eyes turned slightly red as he touched her sore spot. In the early years, real estate was not doing well. Meng Yanzhi had to work at every construction site. He was under great pressure at work and had a lover outside. She was busy fighting wits and courage with various mistresses. She could not break up with Meng Yanzhi and neglected her own children, which led to Meng Leyu being disobedient, domineering and willful since childhood.

Meng Yanzhi showed no intention of reflecting on himself, and angrily scolded: "If the Meng family hadn't given you a bite to eat, would a mentally retarded person like you have the chance to live to this day?"

He spoke without thinking, but Xiao Ziyu was not angry: "If you raise me to do good things, I will deposit a portion of my earnings into charity every year, and strive to give those children with intellectual disabilities more choices, rather than... following in my footsteps."

The waiter came in again to serve the dishes, but no one at the table had an appetite. Xiao Ziyu glanced at the time. It was an hour earlier than what he and Yuan Heng had agreed on. He didn't expect it to end so soon. He might have to take a taxi back.

"Then uncle and aunt, let's leave it at that for now," Xiao Ziyu stood up, "Excuse me."

The air in the yard was cool. He took a deep breath and realized that his fingers were trembling slightly. He walked out of the hospital and took out his mobile phone to figure out how to get a taxi, when he suddenly caught sight of the ferocious silhouette of the Range Rover.

There was no parking lot nearby, so Yuan Heng parked the SUV in front of a nearby convenience store. At this moment, this somewhat ferocious big guy has become a playground for children, with two sitting on the hood alone, while Yuan Heng is sitting in the car and browsing his mobile phone, with no intention of driving them away.

Xiao Ziyu walked closer, and a little boy who was drinking AD calcium milk looked up at him: "Do you want to take this car? The brother is very fierce and won't let you sit in it."

Another little girl was very good at reading people's expressions: "Sister, are you the girlfriend of that big brother? The big brother is very handsome."

Xiao Ziyu laughed, and most of his tense emotions had been released: "I'm a boy."

"But you have long hair!" The children gathered around her, looking at her curiously.

“Is this true?!”

"I want to touch it!"

Yuan Heng finally heard the noise and got out of the car. He happened to see Xiao Ziyu bending over to touch the hair of a little boy. He immediately grabbed the boy's overalls and pulled him aside, warning him: "Go home and touch your wife."

"I don't have a wife," the little boy pouted. He felt even more aggrieved when he saw Yuan Heng helping Xiao Ziyu tidy up his hair and rubbing his head.

"Why are you competing with a kid?" Xiao Ziyu raised the corners of his lips.

Yuan Heng looked around and said something else: "Why so early?"

"It ended early." Xiao Ziyu didn't want to mention it again, "Didn't you go back?"

Yuan Heng made up a lie: "I made a phone call and it just ended."

Xiao Ziyu opened the door and got in the car. Unexpectedly, he saw the same AD calcium milk and a sandwich on the passenger seat. His stomach, which had not eaten or drunk anything all night, suddenly felt hungry: "Did you buy this?"

"Do you think the boss would let me stop for so long?" Yuan Heng pressed his brows with a headache, opened the window to drive away the children, and started the engine: "You didn't eat much, did you?"

"Yeah," Xiao Ziyu nodded, chewed his sandwich twice, and then suddenly said, "From now on, I will have nothing to do with the Meng family."

Yuan Heng turned on the car stereo, which had Yuan Ye's playlist on it, and a song called "Good Days" started to play naturally.

Xiao Ziyu couldn't help laughing out loud, and he drank two sips of AD calcium to suppress his laughter before saying, "I want to run a charity... a charity organization to help more children with slow intellectual development."

He is already thinking about helping others before he even makes any money. Xiao Ziyu has really not changed at all from his previous life. Yuan Heng didn't ask him the reason, but just said: "It is difficult for you to run a charity independently with your current ability. Yuantai has established a similar foundation. You can find an opportunity to discuss it with the person in charge of the company."

Xiao Ziyu's eyes lit up. He had received too many favors from Yuan Heng recently, so thanking him again seemed superficial. He started to make promises to his boss again: "I will definitely make good movies in the future and make more money for the company."

Yuan Heng said, "Hmm," "Draw less. The refrigerator is almost full."