Chapter 64: Each Has His Own Plans
Wu Junyi couldn't sit still anymore, he rolled his eyes, stood up and said:
"Dad, Mom, Sister, you guys chat first. I still have to do the test paper, so I won't accompany you."
"You kid."
Wan Guifen frowned unhappily, but Wu Junyi ignored her and just left.
Zhao Xianrou's eyes flashed, and she looked eagerly at the door of Wu Junyi's room, and then asked in a low voice:
"Does my brother dislike me?"
"Of course not, you are his biological sister, he is just not familiar with you, you just need to spend some time together."
Wan Guifen said with a smile.
“I haven’t given my brother the gift yet.”
Xianrou took the gift box and took out the gifts one by one, then said shyly:
"Father, Mother, I don't know what you like, so I chose gifts for you according to my own wishes. I hope you like them."
As he spoke, he gave a bottle of high-end wine to Wu's father, a pearl pendant that looked very expensive to Wan Guifen, and a high-end Parker pen to Wu Junyi.
Wang Guifen looked at the gift in her hand with unconcealed joy in her eyes. This pearl pendant and silk scarf were of completely different quality. The balance in her heart tilted more and more towards her biological daughter.
"Why are you so wasteful, kid?"
Although Wu Yong was happy, he still told Xianrou not to spend money indiscriminately.
"I bought these gifts with my lucky money and the money I earned as a translator during the summer vacation."
Xianrou explained with a smile.
Wan Guifen couldn't let go of the round white pearl and was reluctant to put it on.
"Mother, let me put it on for you."
Having said that, Xianrou walked over and put the pearl pendant around Wan Guifen's neck.
"It looks so good, it makes my mother look younger."
The insincere praise still made Wan Guifen smile.
"Xianrou, we are very pleased to see that you have been trained to be so outstanding. Although this was a mistake that separated us for seventeen years, I have to admit that this mistake has made you what you are today.
I know that in your eyes, Mr. and Mrs. Zhao are your parents. We will not force you on this point. For your future development, we will not ask you to come back to us."
As Wan Guifen spoke, her eyes turned red. After all, this was the child she had carried for ten months and given birth to.
A trace of disdain flashed across Zhao Xianrou's eyes, and she said in a light voice:
"Father, mother, I am also a victim in this matter. On the surface, it may seem that I have taken advantage and lived a rich life, but in that circle, I also have to work hard to improve myself so as not to be left behind, and I have learned a lot.
Once Lianyi returns to the Zhao family, I will be an outsider who has taken over the Zhao family’s home, and I will also be a joke in the circle. Moreover, I have already been engaged to a second-generation official. Marrying the Zhao family is a powerful alliance. Because of the exchange of identities between Lianyi and I, all these may become a bubble. "
The more Zhao Xianrou spoke, the lower her voice became, and it was filled with a lot of grievances.
"Don't worry about that, kid. Just hold on to what belongs to you. I'll take care of Lianyi's work. After all, we raised her, so she'll listen to us."
When Wan Guifen saw that her daughter was feeling aggrieved, she immediately walked over, took her hand, and comforted her softly.
Wu Yong frowned but said nothing.
The room that originally belonged to Lianyi was now opened with a tiny crack, and every word of the conversation in the living room entered Wu Junyi's ears. His expression was the same as Wu Yong's, but there was more confusion in his eyes.
After Lianyi returned to the Wu family, the two sides said goodbye politely again. Zhao Xianrou still followed Zhou Mengyu and promised to stay until the start of school and try her best to get along with the Wu family during this time.
"Mom and Dad, how was your relationship with Xianrou today?"
Lianyi asked naturally while chewing the apple brought by the Zhao family.
"Xianrou is a good child, but there is some distance between her and us."
Wan Guifen sighed.
"This is normal. I feel a little uncomfortable when facing them. I feel like I would appear uneducated if I don't behave properly."
After Wan Guifen heard this, her eyes flashed and she said with a smile:
"Lianyi, don't feel pressured. Just do what needs to be done. You are good, no worse than Xianrou."
"In your eyes, you naturally think I am the best."
Lianyi also said with a smile.
"By the way, my parents rented a house for me near the school. They let me live there from Monday to Friday and come back to spend time with you guys on weekends."
"Where is it rented? How much is the rent?"
Wan Guifen asked immediately.
"It's on the third floor of the Post and Telecommunications Community. It hasn't been renovated yet. They said Junyi is a grown man now, so it's not convenient. If I leave, at least Junyi will have an independent room."
Ripple said nonchalantly.
Wu Yong and Wan Guifen looked at each other and thought that the Zhao family was too particular. However, they knew that community was inhabited by retired cadres. The community had a good location and was close to the school, so the rent must be expensive.
"How can we be assured if you live there alone?"
Wan Guifen immediately scolded him, and then said:
"I'd better go over and accompany you!"
"Mom, you go and accompany me. What about Dad and Junyi? Besides, Zhao. My father said that he would arrange a live-in nanny from Shanghai to come over and take care of my meals and take care of me. You don't have to worry about it."
This sentence completely blocked Wan Guifen's thoughts.
"Sister, come here and explain this question to me."
Wu Junyi called Lianyi away at the right time, and Wu Yong also signaled to Wan Guifen, and the two of them went into their bedroom and closed the door.
"Gui Fen, I wanted to say something to you just now. What did you mean by saying those words to Xian Rou? If the Zhao family raises two daughters, what kind of person would I, Wu Yong, become?"
Wu Yong was somewhat displeased, as this concerned his face as a man. He had raised his daughter just the same even though he didn't know that her daughter had been swapped, let alone now.
Wan Guifen glared at him, then spoke:
"How much is your face worth? You have to consider the reality. Lianyi and Junyi are facing the middle school entrance exam and the college entrance exam respectively. Where will the tuition fees for college come from? With the little money you and I have in the factory, can we support two college students?
Lianyi is the daughter of the Zhao family, so she will definitely go to a good university in the future. Xianrou has been attending an aristocratic school since she was a child, and the tuition alone is 100,000 yuan a year. In addition, there are hobbies to be cultivated. A guqin costs tens of thousands of yuan, and the teaching fee is charged by the hour.
If we take Xianrou back, can we, two ordinary workers, afford to support her? If Xianrou is asked to give up all these, are you willing to do so? The relationship between the child and us is already weak. If we ruin her good future, won't the child blame us even more?
I can only blame fate for playing tricks on me. If they had waited until they had each started their own families before recognizing each other, Xianrou would have been able to grab what she wanted."
(End of this chapter)
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