Chapter 14 Chapter 14 "How about I give you a new sister-in-law..."
The voice call rang and was hung up three times. Cheng Shuze finally glanced at it impatiently and picked up the phone.
"You'd better be busy, otherwise wait for me to come back..."
On the other end, a cute female voice interrupted him: "Tsk, what's wrong with you? Come back if you can. Your parents are waiting for you."
Cheng Shuze immediately changed his tone: "Tell them that I'm busy lately and don't have time to go back. Don't worry about me."
"I'm not delivering a message to you." From the sound of the voice, one could tell that the person on the other end had rolled his eyes. After spending so much time with Jiang Yiyun, he had even adopted her tone. "I still have something to ask you. What happened between you and Sister Jiang?"
Cheng Shuze: "Children should not ask questions about adults' affairs."
The other side started yelling, ignoring him completely: "You are not really breaking up with my sister Jiang, are you? Cheng Shuze, you are going too far!"
The veins on Cheng Shuze's forehead bulged, and he angrily said, "Cheng Shuyi! How can you talk to your brother like that?! Do you really think I don't care about you?"
"Who wants you to care? Who do you think really wants you to be their brother? I'm telling you, if you really break up with my sister-in-law, you can just get kicked out. I don't want you as my brother. I'm going to find my sister Jiang and ask her to be my real sister."
"Dream on." Cheng Shuze said coldly, "Do you think she really wants you as her sister?"
"Of course I don't like her. Sister Jiang really likes me," Cheng Shuyi said happily. "After all, I'm so pretty, cute, gentle, generous and considerate. If you take me as your sister, you'll be so proud to take me out. Even if Sister Jiang doesn't like you, she'll like me."
"...Look in the mirror and think about what those words you just said have to do with yourself."
"It doesn't matter if Sister Jiang doesn't accept me," Cheng Shuyi said in a calm voice, "I've already inquired about your rival in love. His name is Ling Jingzhi, right? If he really succeeds in getting the upper hand over Sister Jiang, then I will recognize him as my brother, and Sister Jiang will still be my sister-in-law."
He didn't want a sister who treated a thief as her own, so Cheng Shuze couldn't stand it any longer: "Go do your homework, don't you have to go to cram school? No more playing with your phone."
"It's summer vacation! I'm already in college, where does the homework come from! Brother, you're really going too far. I knew you just showed up on my eighteenth birthday and didn't take it seriously at all. Humph, goodbye, I'm going to find Ling Jingzhi. Mom and Dad asked you to go back, so you'd better wish you good luck." Cheng Shuyi hung up the voice message, not wanting to pay any attention to the cheap brother he must have picked up.
Cheng Shuze frowned, feeling helpless about Cheng Shuyi. This little girl had always been obsessed with Jiang Yiyun, like a follower. Who was her biological brother? He had to go back to his parents' place.
When the Cheng family first started their business in the early years, they were busy with business and lived in a flat around the city center. In recent years, the business has been on track and they are not as busy as before. They gave part of the money to their son. Although they didn’t share much, it was better than nothing. So Cheng’s parents moved to the top villa area in the western suburbs. This area is vast and sparsely populated, next to the Crescent Moon Lake, isolated from the hustle and bustle of the city.
As Cheng Shuze's sports car roared across the lakeside runway, it startled a group of egrets resting on the shore.
He got out of the car, threw the car keys to the butler, and entered the house, where he saw his servants greeting him.
"The young master is back."
It was still early, and through the glass door in the entrance hall he could just see his father sitting alone at the long dining table.
Cheng Shuze had just taken a look when he heard footsteps on the stairs, like a cannonball rushing down.
"You're back?" Cheng Shuyi, who was wearing a nightgown and had just gotten out of bed with her hair tangled and uncombed, had obviously heard the noise downstairs. She kicked off her shoes and rushed over to see what was happening. After seeing her brother, Cheng Shuyi pointed into the hall and smiled gleefully, "You're in trouble."
"Go, your parents will definitely punish you first if you look like this, so you'd better clean yourself up first." Cheng Shuze was too lazy to care about his adopted sister, but if he didn't take care of this little girl, she would probably go to hell, so he had to act like a long-lost brother.
Cheng Shuyi made a face, pushed the glass door open, and raised his voice: "Dad, good morning."
Mr. Cheng, who was having breakfast, was startled by the sudden shout.
"You're up early today." After going to college, his little daughter seemed to have been set free. She was never seen at the breakfast table. Today, the sun rose from the west.
Father Cheng actually looked up to see what day it was. As soon as he looked up, he saw the particularly tall figure in the entrance hall. He paused, then turned his eyes away as if nothing had happened, as if he didn't see his annoying son.
Cheng Shuyi was rushing to the dining table when the balcony door opened. Cheng's mother, Ding Qing, was walking in after watering the flowers. She frowned when she saw her daughter.
"I've never seen anyone like you, in a hurry to finish your meal and reincarnate. Go brush your teeth, wash your face, comb your hair, and change your clothes."
Before Cheng Shuyi could even put his hand on the table, he was scolded and could only say "oh". He turned around with a shameful look and saw his shield. He rolled his eyes and grabbed his brother's sleeve with a smile, trying to push him forward.
"Mom, my brother is back."
Cheng Shuze didn't move, pushed her hand away with disgust, and smoothed out the wrinkles on his shirt.
Cheng's mother, indeed, was on the same page as Cheng's father. The sight of her eldest son made her heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys ache. Her sleepless night over his trivial matter had already begun to ache again. Seeing Cheng Shuze, standing tall and erect, made her feel exhausted. For the sake of having a good breakfast, Ding Qing decisively pretended not to notice and spoke sullenly to her relatively obedient daughter.
"Go change your clothes."
"Oh." Cheng Shuyi turned around and grinned at Cheng Shuze, with a look that said "wait for me".
Cheng Shuze ignored her, turned his wrist, walked to the dining table and sat down, calm and composed, not at all moved by his parents ignoring him. Cheng's father and mother didn't want to talk much for fear of not being able to eat. When Cheng Shuyi hurriedly changed her clothes and went downstairs, she saw such a strange and peaceful scene.
If her parents got angry right away, it meant the matter wasn't too serious. If they suppressed their anger like they were now, things would get worse later. Afraid of being implicated by her angry parents, Cheng Shuyi moved cautiously to the dining table, fearing she would attract attention and be blamed.
When the meal was finally over, even the servants noticed that the atmosphere was not right after the young master came back. They cleaned up the dishes and left the hall, closing the door. Cheng Shuyi took a mat and handed it to her brother.
"What are you doing?" Cheng Shuze was peeling an orange without raising his head.
Cheng Shuyi said seriously, "Kneel down."
Cheng Shuze paused, raised his eyes and narrowed them, but before he could say anything, his father Cheng interrupted him.
"Shouldn't you be kneeling?"
Okay, he knows it.
Cheng Shuze put down the half-peeled orange in his hand, took a wet tissue to wipe his hands, then took the mat, pulled his left leg back, and knelt on the cushion with his knees bent.
Cheng's father and mother sat in the middle of the sofa, with a lackey next to them waving flags and cheering them on. The three-court trial began.
"Let me ask you, what have you been doing lately?"
"Recently," Cheng Shuze's hands moved unconsciously, "I've spent some money recently."
“Is there any result after spending the money?”
Cheng Shuze said nonchalantly, "That depends on what result you're asking about."
"So, those rumors are true? You and Yiyi are divorced?" Mother Cheng patted her chest to calm down.
When she first heard the gossip, she thought it was just media fabrication, believing that her son wouldn't divorce Yiyi no matter who got divorced. When others asked about it at wives' gatherings, she dismissed the rumor with indifference. It wasn't until Cheng's father came home and told her about a business partner who told her about a recent auction where Yiyi had put her engagement ring up for grabs, and it was bought by one of two competing bidders. Only then did she realize something was seriously wrong between them. Otherwise, why would she have put the engagement ring up for grabs?
In particular, she called her mother-in-law last night to ask about the situation. Although her attitude was the same as usual, she also avoided the question, which made her even more panicked.
"Tell me yourself, what did you do to make Yiyi unhappy? She wants to divorce you."
"I didn't do anything. Why don't you ask Jiang Yiyu about her divorce instead of asking me?" Cheng Shuze had an indifferent attitude.
"You have such a bad temper. It's thanks to that face you were born with, otherwise you wouldn't even have the capital to marry into the Jiang family." Ding Qing looked at her son with regret. Thanks to the engagement they mentioned casually when they were young, and after she grew up, her son's face was not shameful. Otherwise, she would not have the face to speak to the Jiang family.
"Forget it, things have come to this. Go and bring her back with the same energy you showed when you were chasing her in high school. As long as Yiyi calms down, this matter will be over."
"I'm not going."
Cheng's mother raised her voice: "What did you say?"
"I said I won't go." Cheng Shuze repeated. Although he had a cushion, his knees hurt after kneeling on the hard wooden floor for a long time. His parents would definitely not let him get up, so Cheng Shuze stood up by himself.
"Who told you to get up? Go back to your knees."
Cheng Shuze picked up the half-peeled orange and sat lazily on the sofa: "If you really like Jiang Yiyu that much, why don't you think of a way yourself, or just recognize her as your goddaughter and stop bothering your son."
"If you just want a daughter-in-law, I can bring you another one." Cheng Shuze peeled half of the orange and handed it to Cheng Shuyi, and said leisurely, "How about I find you a sister-in-law?"
After a moment of silence in the living room,
"Brother? What brother? How can I have a brother?" Cheng Shuyi said coldly.
Cheng's mother picked up a feather duster and said, "Get out of here! I don't want a son like you."
The author has something to say:
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Question: Why did Cheng Shuyi hand the cushion to her brother?
A. Feeling sorry for her brother
B. She was afraid that her father would not remember to make his son kneel down.
Cheng Shuze: Sour Q, who needs a sister, pack it up and send it for free
Ling Jingzhi: Maybe I can be your brother?
Cheng Shuze: Are you looking for death?
Jiang Yiyu: I heard you were discussing my sister?
Cheng Shuyi: Sister Jiang! Starry eyes, bubbles, spinning in circles
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