"Xinyi, why aren't you going to sleep? Don't wait for us. I'm going to wash up first. I drank a little alcohol earlier, and I'm afraid the smell might bother you." Zhao Tiancheng said and hurriedly went back to his room.
Zhang Hongmei sat down next to Wang Xinyi and said, "Aunt Wang, Uncle Zhao is really a very nice person."
"Hehe, yes, it's pretty good."
“Of course my dad is great!” Zhao Hao was sitting opposite them, loosening his tie.
“Hongmei, Yunfang has made pear soup. You should each have a bowl.”
"I'll go get some more, you guys can drink here." Zhao Yuetong got up and went to the kitchen.
Miao Xinyue leaned closer to Zhang Hongmei and asked, "Was the banquet fun?"
"Hehe, you'll see next time you come with us."
Miao Xinyue quickly dodged, saying, "It's not funny to say things like that!"
Zhang Hongmei laughed out loud at her scared little expression, "How do you know me so well?"
"Tch! After living with you for so long, how could I not know your twisted sense of humor?"
After Miao Xinyue finished speaking, everyone present laughed.
At this moment, Cheng Guangxu and Cai Peilin also came out.
"Hongmei, was the banquet fun?"
After Cheng Guangxu finished asking his question, everyone burst into laughter again.
"What's wrong?"
Looking at the adorable and clueless Cheng Guangxu, Zhang Hongmei thought he was even cuter than Annie.
Miao Xinyue laughed and said, "Hongmei said she'll take you with her next time!"
Cheng Guangxu quickly shook his head, "I'm not going."
Zhao Yuetong brought out four bowls of pear soup, and when she saw Cheng Guangxu and the other two come out as well, she simply put them down and went back into the kitchen.
An hour later, Zhang Hongmei wrote a letter to Zhang Shouyi on her social media, including a description of the boring gathering.
After writing it, I lay down in bed and went to sleep. I didn't even wait for a reply.
On Saturday morning, Zhang Hongmei declined Zeng Zhongkang's offer to accompany her and drove to McCann's house by herself. She hadn't spent nearly two months with Annie, and today she was going to pick her up.
Annie saw Zhang Hongmei getting out of the car from upstairs and immediately rushed downstairs.
"Mom, are you done with your work?"
Zhang Hongmei felt a lump in her throat when she heard what the child said. How could this sensible child be so thoughtful?
"Mom is sorry. Even if I'm busy in the future, I will make time for you every day. I'm sorry for neglecting you during this time." After saying that, she took her hand and went into the living room.
"Mom, it's okay. I'm fine. Grandma said I can stay home with her. You don't need to blame yourself."
Huang Meihua also came out of the room. "Hongmei, haven't you taken your exam yet?"
“Godmother, I want to spend time with Annie today. I’ve neglected her for two months.”
"Hehe, you two are really something, always thinking of each other. Why don't you stay home and keep me company today?"
"Okay, let's play at home today."
"Isn't my godfather home?"
Huang Meihua sighed helplessly, "Playing games in the study?"
This old guy doesn't want to do anything now, all he wants to do is play.
"Let me tell you, if the other person had a game console when he was vying for the position of family head when he was young, I reckon he wouldn't have wanted to be the family head at all."
Zhang Hongmei burst into laughter after hearing Huang Meihua's words. "You're exaggerating! How could that be?"
"You'd better believe it, he spends all his time playing games except when he's eating."
"What are you teasing me about now?" Beth McKen asked as he left the study.
He heard Zhang Hongmei's voice inside, and that's when he ended the game and came out.
"Godfather, hello!"
"Okay, you're here to pick up Annie?"
"No, I'm staying home today to keep you two and Annie company. I've been incredibly busy these past two months."
"Hehe, that's great. Being busy is a good thing."
"I've almost finished with most of the things I was working on, and I'm not as stressed as I was a while ago."
"The game is already designed?"
"Yes, Wyatt has taken care of everything. My job is done."
“Hongmei. The game company’s current revenue is equivalent to one-tenth of the family’s income.”
"Is it that amazing? I didn't ask. I was just wondering why Wyatt gave me so much money last month."
“Hongmei, I heard that you found Zhao Tiancheng’s son to be your head manager, which is good, but you should also find an accountant.”
Zhang Hongmei shook her head. "Let Zhao Haozheng choose for himself after I leave."
Beth frowned and said disapprovingly, "This is not good, not good at all. Personal relationships are personal relationships, and work is work. If you want to wait until you leave to find someone, that's fine too. I'll send an accountant to you then."
"Alright, then please take the trouble to train me first. It's not necessary right now."
"Okay, I'll take care of this."
Zhang Hongmei played with Annie's hair. "Annie, is there anything you want to eat? How about Mom cooks something for you?"
"Okay, okay! Mom, what's the most delicious thing you make?"
Zhang Hongmei thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either. Let's go to the kitchen and see what dishes are available."
"Hehe. Hongmei can cook too?" Huang Meihua laughed, at this adorable little girl.
"Yes, I can cook anything, but I haven't cooked much since I started school. Today I'll show you three what I can do."
"That's great! Let's go to the kitchen and take a look!" Huang Meihua also became interested.
Beth watched the three leave, but instead of going back to play games, she stood up and followed them into the kitchen.
Zhang Hongmei glanced at the dishes in the kitchen. She was unsure what to cook.
"What? They don't have the ingredients you need?"
"Godmother, tell them to go out and buy a big carp. My fish balls are especially delicious, but we can't have them for lunch. We'll have to eat them for dinner now."
"Alright, I'll tell them to go right away. Is there anything else you need?"
"We don't need anything else. We'll just make dumplings for lunch, and I'll cook some dishes for dinner."
"Annie, how about Mom makes you a cake first? We can have fish balls tonight."
"Oh? Mom, can you bake cakes too?"
"Of course, I have very skillful hands."
"Godfather and Godmother, what kind of filling should we have for our dumplings? How about beef and onion?"
"Sure, I can make cakes too, let's do it together." Okay, I'll start kneading the dough first, then bake the cake for Annie.
We were busy until midnight before the dumplings and cake were finally served together.
"Mom, your cake is so perfectly baked!"
"Right? But let's eat dumplings first, and have cake for dessert, okay?"
Beth picked up a dumpling and said, "Hmm, very good. I didn't expect my daughter to have such skills. She's really a multi-talented person."
"Haha, you're praising me like that? I'm a little embarrassed."
Huang Meihua ate several in a row. "They're really delicious, Hongmei. You said I prepared the filling the same way, so why aren't they good?"
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