Chapter 52: Mom Asks for Divorce

Someone wanted to buy the rich second-generation's store, so he naturally agreed happily.

There's no way. Although he looks very glamorous on the surface, he is now in his twenties and still relies on his parents for support. He calls it starting a business, but he has made many investments, big and small, and each time ended in failure.

His father couldn't stand it anymore recently, probably thinking that he was a hopeless case, so he simply cut off his spending, saying that he wanted him to experience the life of ordinary people so that he wouldn't treat money as money.

The rich second generation cried and made a fuss at home, asking for help from his grandparents and then his mother. As a result, his grandparents and mother, who had originally stood on his side, did not speak for him this time.

Apparently, his father had already discussed this with them.

Without money to spend, the rich second generation is so anxious that his mouth is full of bubbles, so he is in a bad mood, just like a firecracker, exploding whoever touches it.

He mocked Qi Nian and Wei Yang in the store in the morning, partly because he was in a bad mood.

As a result, when he was about to run out of money, he unexpectedly found someone wanted to buy his store!

When the rich second generation invested in this store, he was full of ambition. He specially bought the best location in Jia Nian Mall and spent nearly one million on the decoration of the store alone.

Although the results are good, the initial investment was too high and the capital has not yet been recovered.

The second generation of rich people are not patient. They have run out of money recently, so they are planning to sell the store quickly.

Then, suddenly someone wanted to buy his store, which was like timely relief for him. However, the other party was also a difficult person to deal with. The purchase price offered was just right for the rich second generation to accept but could not be refused.

Although there was a loss, it was not too big. The rich second generation cursed the unscrupulous businessman in his heart, but he could only agree happily on the surface.

The other party should be an assistant or something like that, and he said that his boss would come over in the afternoon to sign the contract.

Although the rich second generation was impatient, he had no choice but to wait in the store obediently. Who made the contract not signed yet? People were talking about the master.

After waiting for a long time until the afternoon, the person finally arrived. The rich second generation saw a man in a suit and tie with a strong aura, and suddenly felt that he looked a little familiar. Wasn't this the person his father had been talking about before?

Anyway, every time his father mentioned the other person, he acted as if he wished the other person was his own son. But there was nothing he could do, his own son was really a hopeless case.

The second-generation rich man suddenly got a little excited. If his father knew that the person he always talked about was actually doing business with him, wouldn't his father's attitude towards him change 180 degrees?

His heart was beating a little faster, and he couldn't help but put away his usual sloppy look, trying to straighten his back and make himself look more decent.

However, he soon stopped laughing. No, who is that person next to Chu Rongshi? Why does he look so familiar?

Moreover, the two of them seem to be quite close, and it seems that they have a good relationship.

For the first time, the rich second generation deeply regretted why he looked down on others. Now, let alone establishing a good relationship, it would be good enough if he could sign a contract.

Qi Nian had no idea how rich the little theater inside the rich second generation's brain was. When he learned that his brother was going to buy this store, he was stunned for a long time.

He didn't know what to say, so he opened his mouth to express his shock: "Huh?"

Chu Rongshi frowned: "Don't like it?"

The second-generation rich man nearby heard the conversation between the two and almost burst into tears: I knew it, I really offended someone!

"No..." Qi Nian was a little confused: "Brother, this is not a question of like or not, right?"

Who buys directly from a store? Well, his brother can.

Since he didn't dislike it, then he liked it. In the end, Qi Nian was dragged by his brother to sign the contract in a daze.

I came to this store twice, and somehow the store became his.

When signing the contract, the second-generation rich man cried for no apparent reason, and at the same time demonstrated his highest level of education: "I was too narrow-minded and judged you by my own standards! You are really a generous person!"

When it comes to exciting things, I even want to shake hands with Qi Nian.

Qi Nian naturally didn't want to shake hands with the other party. Before he could refuse, a strong hand grasped his wrist and dodged the hand extended by the rich second generation.

Chu Rongshi glanced at the rich second generation indifferently. For some reason, he shuddered and dared not reach out his hand again.

Hiss...that look just now was so scary!

Qi Nian didn't pay attention to these. He looked at the contract over and over again, and couldn't help but smile a little greedy.

When he looked up, he saw Chu Rongshi looking at him and touched his nose embarrassedly.

Chu Rongshi lowered his eyes and smiled, his gaze swept over the hanging clothes, and his slender fingers took off a light blue coat: "This one is good."

Qi Nian was surprised: "What a coincidence, isn't it? This is the one Yangyang and I chose this morning!"

The shopping guide was quite happy about the change of boss and adapted very quickly. She called Qi Nian "little boss" all the time and recommended a suitable number to Qi Nian.

Since it is their own store, there is no need to consider the price. Qi Nian tried it on directly and found it fits very well.

As soon as I took off this one, Chu Rongshi handed me another one: "This one is also good."

Qi Nian was stunned for a moment, then took the clothes and said, "Then try this one too!"

Chu Rongshi looked at his smiling little face and picked up another piece of clothing from the hanger next to him.

Everyone thought: "..."

After trying a few more pieces with a huff, Qi Nian finally couldn't help but politely refuse: "Brother, there are so many clothes, I can't wear them all."

Chu Rongshi paused and handed him the clothes in his hand: "The last one."

Qi Nian: My brother seems to be playing miracles, but what can I do? I have to cooperate with him!

I left with a lot of bags, so I guess I won’t need to buy any clothes this fall.

——

As soon as Qi Nian arrived at the school gate, he saw Lu Ze, who was talking to the people around him with an impatient look on his face.

He looked at the back of the person next to Lu Ze from a distance and felt that he was very familiar. When he got closer, he found that he was not mistaken, it was Chu Qiang.

"Sister Jiang?" Qi Nian looked at Chu Jiang, then at Lu Ze who looked impatient, not quite understanding how these two people appeared at the school gate at the same time.

"Do you know her?" Lu Ze looked at Chu Qian in surprise. Because of Qi Nian, his impatient expression finally eased a little.

The school gate was not a place to talk, so the three of them went to a nearby cafe.

"I mentioned Sister Jiang to you before. She is super amazing and a very good reporter." Qi Nian praised Chu Jiang without reservation.

But he wasn't lying, it was all true.

"Hahaha, that's not that exaggerated." Chu Qian felt a little embarrassed. It's not like she had not been complimented before, but most of the times they were just politeness, which made her feel insincere. Qi Nian was different. The word "sincerity" was the most obvious thing on her face.

She waved her hands and looked at Lu Ze: "I didn't expect you and Nian Nian are still friends. Suddenly I feel that this world is quite small."

Lu Ze glanced at Qi Nian and nodded: "Sorry, my attitude just now was not very good."

"Well, it's okay. Your attitude just now is fine. In our line of work, it's good to meet someone like you." Chu Qi couldn't help but complain when she said this: "You know, I went for a checkup some time ago and met a middle-aged man. He was super disgusting and lecherous. He even wanted to touch my butt. Don't mention it."

"Ah?" Qi Nian was startled: "Are you okay?"

"What could possibly happen? Was my strong and muscular photographer just a decoration? My photographer grabbed the wretched man's hand and said, 'Do you like to touch my butt? Come on, touch mine, I'll touch you as much as you want.' You don't know the look on the wretched man's face at that time. He looked like he was about to piss himself." Chu Qian said disdainfully, "This kind of person is strong on the outside but weak on the inside. Once he meets someone stronger than himself, he will scare the fastest."

Qi Nian breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was not easy for Chu Qian to be a reporter. Fortunately, she had a photographer who also served as a bodyguard.

Lu Ze took a sip of coffee and said nothing.

Qi Nian then remembered to ask: "By the way, Sister Jiang, why did you come back to my school and why are you with Lu Ze..."

Chu Qian coughed lightly and glanced at Lu Ze, not knowing whether to say it or not.

On the other hand, Lu Ze said nonchalantly, "Oh, what did she say? I am most likely the youngest son of the Jiang family."

Qi Nian’s eyes widened: “???” Could it be such a coincidence?

He looked at Chu Yan: "Sister Yan? Are you sure?"

Chu Qian did not answer, but looked at Lu Ze: "You don't seem surprised at all, you... knew it before?"

"I don't know." Lu Ze said, "But I am indeed not my parents' biological child. They told me a long time ago that I don't need to know who my biological parents are. It is not important to me."

He said this and curled his lips: "Even if it is true, a father and son reunion, it has to be a situation where both parties are willing, right? I don't want to, I am living a good life now."

Lu Ze said it very bluntly: "You are Qinian's friend, and you are also my friend, but the premise is that you don't force me to do something I don't want to do."

Lu Ze has changed a lot in the past six months, especially in his character. If it were the old him, he might want to know what kind of people his biological parents were, but now he no longer needs to.

If you didn't show up when he wanted you the most, it would be better if you didn't show up again in the future.

Chu Qian didn't expect Lu Ze to refuse so firmly, and she felt helpless.

Qi Nian drank coffee slowly beside him, without any intention of persuading Lu Ze. As friends, of course they should support each other unconditionally. Everyone has different ideas, and there is no need to hurt the other person for the sake of the other person's good.

And to be honest, he also felt that Lu Ze had all these.

The other party has parents, even if they are just foster parents, but the couple treats Lu Ze very well and treats him like their own son. Lu Ze does not lack love.

On the contrary, Qi Nian thought about the situation of the Jiang family. Although Jiang's mother really loved her youngest son and had been thinking about him for so many years, in addition to Jiang's mother, there was also Jiang's father who only cared about interests, and Jiang Yi who was particularly cunning. Returning to such a family might not be a good thing.

Chu Qian looked at Lu Ze, then at Qi Nian, and smiled helplessly: "You guys act like I'm a bad person."

Qi Nian comforted her: "I understand, you are doing this for work."

"That's true." Chu Qian said indifferently: "My job is only to help the other party find his son. As for bringing the two sides together, there is no need for that."

Chu Qian added: "But I will definitely tell Madam Jiang the results of the investigation."

Lu Ze smiled nonchalantly: "It's up to you. Just like Qi Nian said, this is your job. I can't interfere with your work, right?"

"Long live understanding." Chu Qian was very happy and raised her coffee: "Coffee instead of wine, thank you."

"That being said, I still want to tell you something." Chu Qian's expression was serious and solemn: "You were not abandoned by your parents on purpose. As for the reason, Qi Nian knows."

Lu Ze looked at Qi Nian.

Qi Nian hesitated for a moment, choosing his words carefully: "Oh, it's just... you have a brother..."

After saying this, Lu Ze said with a cold expression: "I don't have any brother."

Qi Nian coughed lightly and stiffly changed the subject: "Oh, by the way, shouldn't we go back to class?"

"Your change of topic was too abrupt." The person involved, Lu Ze, laughed at him.

Everyone thought in unison: “…”Oh.

Lu Ze stretched his back and put his hands behind his head: "Come on, I'm not that fragile."

Qi Nian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that his expression was still relaxed.

After saying goodbye to Chu Qiang, the two returned to school. On the way, Lu Ze received a phone call and Qi Nian heard the other party call her "Mom".

Not knowing what was said, Lu Ze frowned: "Mom, I don't have any biological parents. You are my only parents. What? Are you going to give the son you have raised for more than ten years to someone else?"

What was said over there, Lu Ze smiled and said: "Come on, you are so generous, but you are so nervous inside, right? I still have to go to class, I won't tell you anymore."

When Lu Ze hung up the phone, he saw Qi Nian looking at him curiously.

Noticing that Lu Ze was looking at him, Qi Nian immediately raised his hands to cover his ears out of guilt: "I didn't hear anything."

Lu Ze: "I don't believe you."

Qi Nian: "Haha."

This incident seemed to have left no trace in the hearts of the two, until one day, Qi Nian saw a familiar person from afar, Mrs. Jiang.

The other person's eyes were red and filled with tears as he looked at Lu Ze beside him.

Lu Ze seemed to be unaware of anything and continued doing what he had to do. His game had recently reached a critical stage and he was extremely busy all day, so he had no mood to pay attention to anything else.

Qi Nian glanced at Madam Jiang, then looked away. He had no intention of reminding Lu Ze and just pretended not to see it.

Originally he was a little worried that Mrs. Jiang would come directly to him, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Jiang just looked at him from a distance for a long time, then left wearing sunglasses and a scarf.

Maybe he learned from Chu Qian that Lu Ze had no intention of recognizing him.

He could see Mrs. Jiang every day for the next few days, but she was just like before, only coming for a short while before leaving. After a while, Qi Nian no longer cared about her.

On the weekend, Ning Min's mother celebrated her 80th birthday and the family went to the old lady's house.

Ning Min's family is a scholarly family and they don't like grand celebrations. Even the old lady's 80th birthday was just a simple celebration.

Sisters Ning Min and Ning Miao have two older brothers, and Qi Nian calls them "eldest uncle" and "second uncle".

Seen it a few times before.

This time the old lady's birthday was celebrated at her uncle's house. Because her uncle's house had a large and spacious yard, Chu Zhen, the old son-in-law, took the opportunity to show off himself and specially invited a chef to prepare a birthday banquet for the old lady at home.

We are all family, so a nice feast won’t be too ostentatious.

There are quite a lot of people in the Ning family. The eldest uncle has an eldest daughter and a second son, the second uncle has two daughters, and although Chu Tianyan is not here this year, Ning Min's family also has three sons. Ning Miao's family has the least, with only one, Wei Yang.

There are quite a lot of people in their families alone, not counting the old lady's brothers and sisters. Anyway, it is a pretty big family.

Although we were having dinner at home, there were still quite a lot of people there.

The young people came over and said auspicious words to the old lady one by one, and then they were free to move around.

There were simply too many people. Although they were all relatives, there were also many unfamiliar people. Qi Nian was almost stiff sitting in the corner.

Wei Yang tiptoed for a long time before she found her cousin in the corner. She hurried over and said, "Cousin, my eldest cousin asked me to take you somewhere else."

Qi Nian was deeply moved. My brother really still cares about me!

He immediately followed Wei Yang out of the yard happily. After leaving the yard, the human content in the air dropped sharply. He exhaled and felt much more comfortable.

He became lively again and asked Wei Yang: "Where are we going?"

Wei Yang didn't know either. She looked around and saw a boy who had also come out. Her eyes lit up and she immediately waved, "Cousin Ning Hao! Come here quickly!"

Ning Hao is the youngest son of my uncle. He just graduated from university this year and is currently doing an internship.

Ning Hao obviously wanted to avoid people, so he walked over quickly, glanced at Qi Nian, and said sourly: "You are so good-looking!"

Qi Nian: "...Ah, thank you."

Ning Hao studied in another city before, and this was the first time he had seen Qi Nian in such a long time. He only remembered that his family members said that Qi Nian had become well-behaved and was so good-looking, etc. He was dismissive at the time, but now he realized that his family members were right.

Ning Hao is also obsessed with looks. When he saw how good-looking Qi Nian was, he immediately became more friendly. When he heard that they didn't know where to go, he immediately invited them warmly: "How about I take you to see my little pink? It's getting cuter and cuter lately."

Wei Yang looked embarrassed.

Qi Nian was still thinking, Little Pink? Is it pink? Kittens and puppies are not pink, so what kind of animal is that?

But he really likes small animals, so he nodded happily immediately: "Okay."

When Wei Yang saw that Qi Nian agreed without any hesitation, he immediately became anxious and winked at Qi Nian frantically.

Everyone thought: “?”

Before he could react, Ning Hao put his arm around Qi Nian's shoulder like a brother and said enthusiastically, "Let's go!"

Qi Nian moved uncomfortably and quietly dodged Ning Hao's arm.

Ning Hao didn't care about these details and couldn't wait to take Qi Nian and Wei Yang to his pet room.

The cute pink animal that Qi Nian expected did not appear. Instead, Ning Hao took out a snake that was longer than his arm from the incubator.

Qi Nian covered his mouth to prevent himself from screaming in embarrassment.

Wei Yang sighed on the side: Alas, it’s really not my fault for not reminding you.

Ning Hao was completely unaware of Qi Nian's fear. He excitedly held the sturdy snake in front of Qi Nian as if it were his own daughter.

Ning Hao: "Look, it's so cute."

Everyone thought: "..."

He smiled stiffly.

Ning Hao felt that he had received approval and said enthusiastically: "You can touch it."

Qi Nian: "...not so good, we are not familiar with each other, it...won't bite me, right?"

"How could that be? Xiaofen is so well behaved!" Ning Hao immediately and seriously assured Qi Nian, and enthusiastically promoted Xiaofen.

Qi Nian was a soft-hearted person. After being talked to for a long time, although he was afraid, he was too embarrassed to refuse. He raised his hand stiffly, stretched out a finger, quickly touched Xiaofen's skin, and then "whoosh" took his hand back.

"Hahaha, you are too timid, aren't you?" Ning Hao laughed: "Look, the little pinky didn't move at all. It didn't even feel that someone was touching it."

Ning Hao: "I'm a very generous person, touch me again!"

Qi Nian: “…” Thank you, you don’t need to be so generous, really!

Wei Yang was trembling as he watched from the side. He said sorry to Qi Nian in his heart while trying to reduce his own presence.

Qi Nian really couldn't stand Ning Hao's passionate gaze anymore. He raised his hands tremblingly helplessly, and then touched Xiaofen's body.

This time, he clearly felt the touch of a cold-blooded animal. It was not comfortable, but the expected brutal scene did not occur. The little pinky was lazy and did not move much, allowing Qi Nian to touch him.

Seeing Xiaofen like this, Qi Nian slowly let down his guard and suddenly thought... How come Xiaofen is actually a little cute?

Especially at the end, Xiaofen slowly rubbed Qinian's fingers, as if she was acting coquettishly. It turns out that snakes can also act coquettishly!

Qi Nian couldn't help but widen his beautiful deer eyes, feeling that he had been biased before.

Qi Nian: “It’s pretty cute.”

"Really? I said Xiaofen was cute, but my mom and the others said she was scary. They really have no taste!" Ning Hao kept talking, obviously very happy that Yu Qinian had good taste.

Wei Yang looked at Qi Nian in surprise and then at Ning Hao, expressing his confusion.

Because Qi Nian praised Xiaofen for being cute, Ning Hao immediately accepted him as a close friend and the two exchanged contact information: "We have a small circle of people who raise reptiles. We will have a party soon. I will ask you to join me then."

After saying this, he looked at Qi Nian confidently and slowly: "How is it? Are you already impatient?"

Everyone thought: "..."

Forget about the reptiles, he just saw the cuteness in the snakes, but the owners of the reptiles are humans!

Qi Nian opened his mouth. Ning Hao looked very happy and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qi Nian: "...Nothing." Never mind, it's nice to go see the little animals.

——

Qi Nian didn't expect that after such a long time, he would see Jiang Yi again, and in school. However, it was obvious that the other party was not looking for him, but for Lu Ze.

From the other person's eyes, it can be seen that Jiang Yi knows Lu Ze's identity?

"Why are you everywhere?" Jiang Yi's face turned even worse when he saw Qi Nian.

"This is Kyoto University, we are students of Kyoto University, you should not be the one here, right?" For some reason, Lu Ze felt disgusted when he saw Jiang Yi.

"I'm not here to argue with you. I'm sure you already know that. Why don't we sit down and talk?" Jiang Yi slowed down his tone and said to Lu Ze.

Lu Ze: “There’s nothing to talk about.”

After saying that, they were about to leave with Qi Nian, but Jiang Yi immediately stopped them: "You don't want to quarrel with me, do you? It won't do you any good. Let me tell you directly, just ask for what you want, I just hope you don't stir up trouble between my parents anymore!"

Lu Ze almost laughed: "I'm trying to stir up trouble?"

"Isn't it?" Jiang Yi didn't believe that Lu Ze had done nothing. He looked at Lu Ze with fear in his eyes: "If it weren't for you, would Mom want to divorce Dad and divide the property now?"

What Jiang Yi cares about most is the latter. Originally, the property of both of them belonged to him. If it was divided, half of his stuff would be gone. How could he not be anxious?

Moreover, his mother obviously didn't intend to give him her share. If not him, who else could she give it to? Jiang Yi looked at Lu Ze, and was almost going crazy with jealousy.

Why can't you just find a place to die quietly?