Cheng Weiwei looked at him, her expression shifting, sometimes pensive, sometimes fearful. A complex tangle of emotions surged, finally fading into a helpless sigh. She said, "I'm a few years older than you, so I've heard a little about Wang Hai's fantasies. I just didn't expect them to be so far away, like something out of an old movie, to be happening right next to me."
"They never left our lives, they just changed their clothes and their names," said Chen Tinghan.
"What about you, Ahan?" Cheng Weiwei suddenly said, "Why did you want to clash with him? You know it's dangerous."
Chen Tinghan said: "Danger comes to me on its own, I can't avoid it."
Seeing his serious yet reliable expression, Cheng Weiwei suddenly pursed her lips and smiled gracefully. She said, "Ahan, you have really grown up. I still remember that time when you were just a little kid, running around in your hometown without any shame, and taking advantage of me..."
"Hey hey hey." Chen Tinghan said anxiously, "Sister, big sister, can you please stop talking?"
Li Zishan didn't give him face, his eyes sparkling slightly as he asked, "What? Did you do something bad while Sister Weiwei wasn't paying attention?"
Cheng Weiwei glanced at him and, ignoring his protests, said, "He climbed through the window to watch me shower."
"Oh~" Li Zishan looked at Chen Tinghan with surprise and contempt, which made him look pale. He said angrily: "That, that was all when we were little. It's boring to talk about it now."
"Bullshit! You were planning this with the village brats when you were about to enter junior high school," Cheng Weiwei said mercilessly. "Then, because you isolated a little brat from the village and didn't take him with you, he went and snitched on you, and your aunt chased you all over the village."
Li Zishan pinched his waist and said, "So you've been a frivolous person since childhood."
"He was quite naughty when he was little. There are still photos of him from that time in the old house in the village. I'll show them to you, Sister Zishan, when I have the chance."
"Okay, okay."
Chen Tinghan felt pain, embarrassment, and laughter at the same time. He couldn't help but recall that time and said, "Back then, I really didn't know anything. I just did stupid things."
"Thankfully, you were smart after you started middle school and moved to the city. No one wanted to hang out with you, and your grades did improve," Cheng Weiwei recalled. "But you came back to the village less and less often, and gradually became more and more distant. Later, every time we met at a banquet, we couldn't even talk. Instead, we looked like we were about to argue."
"I wasn't very sensible back then," Chen Tinghan said with a shy smile. "Also, my grades weren't good in my first year of high school, so I was anxious. The more anxious I got, the worse my temper got. I was always looking down on everyone, and I wanted to yell at everyone I met."
"You're anxious, and I'm anxious too," Cheng Weiwei said helplessly. "I was trying to teach you study methods, but you impatiently lowered your head to look at your phone. I sorted through my old textbooks, wondering if I could explain the test paper to you, but you didn't even come. I'm really at my wit's end."
"I didn't know what was good for me." Chen Tinghan resolutely bowed his head and admitted his mistake: "I was too ignorant before."
Cheng Weiwei shook her head and said, "My attitude is also a problem. Everyone has sensitive periods during puberty, including me. But it's only been four years since I graduated from high school, and I've completely forgotten who I used to be. Who would want to listen to me if I spoke in such a condescending manner?"
Li Zishan supported her chin with both hands, and watched the conversation between the siblings with her little head shaking. She did not feel isolated or bored because she had no way to interrupt. Instead, she found it quite interesting.
This was probably the Chen Tinghan that she rarely saw in her daily life, so young and shy.
"Sister Weiwei has always cared about me, I know." Chen Tinghan suddenly lowered his head, put his arm around Shanshan's slender waist, and said, "All the self-esteem and pride I used to worry about are actually worthless. Nothing is more important than the people who care about me."
"Oh, you're showing off your friendship to me. Be careful or I'll tell on you." Cheng Weiwei said jokingly.
Li Zishan's face turned slightly red, but she did not struggle, but accepted the teasing.
"So, Sister Weiwei." Chen Tinghan said seriously, "This matter is very important and cannot be joked about or neglected. The elders must also know the seriousness of this matter. I am insignificant and my words are not taken seriously. You have to talk to your uncle about this matter.
We can’t afford to be without anyone in this family. We can’t afford it.”
Cheng Weiwei lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Okay, I'll try to persuade him to get involved in these things."
"Not getting involved is not enough." Chen Tinghan shook his head. He said, "Let's not talk about whether my uncle will compromise or not, let's talk about Li Feiche, Li Ze, and the people behind them. We can be ostriches and turn a blind eye to these things, but they will use various channels, official or private, using excuses like 'win-win cooperation' and 'get rich' to bring things to you.
They will corrupt everything around you. If we keep hiding in our attics, giving away everything that is rightfully ours, until we reach a point where we have no way out, we will see a world beyond our reach.
"There are such hopeless scum in this world. We have no choice but to crush them to death."
Cheng Weiwei stared blankly at her unstoppable cousin and fell silent. After a moment's thought, her expression gradually grew firmer and she said, "Well, okay, I'll go back and discuss this with my dad."
There is a reason why Chen Tinghan is so determined. He believes in Cheng Weiwei and Cheng Jun, but he absolutely does not trust most of the Cheng family's "relatives and friends". Blood ties are only a superficial reason for their gathering. These people are essentially an interest group tied together by common interests.
The reason why Cheng Jun can still control them now is because of his official connections, ability to get things done, and picky personality. They can naturally package many troublesome things as family needs and throw them to Cheng Jun.
But if they are faced with some threat or greater temptation, betrayal is almost certain.
In fact, this had already happened in the previous life. If it weren't for the shameful traitors who kept instigating and blowing that evil wind, the Cheng family might not have ended up being destroyed.
"Also, if there's a mass gathering, like if they send people to the village to cause trouble or do something else, as long as it doesn't involve life-threatening situations, our villagers must not take action, even if they do." Chen Tinghan said, "If anything happens, notify me immediately."
"You're such a smart kid." Cheng Weiwei smiled and shook her head, saying, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
"One last thing. Don't go out alone or attend banquets during this period." Chen Tinghan said, "But this situation shouldn't last too long. I'll get back to you in a week at most."
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