Zhan Yang is the son of Zhan Aoxiang's cousin and belongs to the Zhan family's side branch. However, the Zhan family has few descendants of this generation, so they are particularly fond of children.

Zhan Yang is the only son in the family. He always hears adults say, "Zhan Nanqi has autism and is useless. In the future, the Zhan family will be handed over to Zhan Yang." Therefore, he looks down on Zhan Nanqi.

"Cousin, since you have so many toys, why don't you give me this model?"

The tone was arrogant, not at all a tone of inquiry.

As Zhan Yang spoke, he had already picked up the airplane model and was about to put it into his bag.

Unexpectedly, my cousin, who is usually taciturn, refused directly at this time, with firm words and no room for negotiation.

"don't want."

Zhan Nanqi took back the model and placed it on the bookshelf. The other cousins ​​were all looking at the two of them. Zhan Yang suddenly felt embarrassed and blushed, not knowing what to do.

"Cousin, why are you so stingy?!"

Zhan Nanqi was fiddling with a model of gravity and ignored him.

Zhan Yang felt embarrassed but was unwilling to accept it, and secretly kept this matter in mind.

Isn't it just a broken model? If Zhan Nanqi doesn't let him play with it, then no one else can play with it!

Zhan Yang and a group of little kids intentionally or unintentionally isolated Zhan Nanqi. They played hide-and-seek in the Zhan family's yard, but they didn't call Zhan Nanqi to join them.

Jiang Peirong put the prepared dishes on the table. Seeing the children playing hide-and-seek in the wind, she quickly invited them into the house.

"Why didn't Nan Qi play with you guys?"

When facing adults, Zhan Yang was able to act like a good boy with ease.

"Aunt, we asked our cousin to come down and play with us, but he didn't agree. Maybe he thought we were too young."

Jiang Peirong didn't doubt it and touched Zhan Yang's head. "Then you guys can play inside. It's too cold outside."

"Let's not play anymore, cousin, I'll help you with some work."

Zhan Yang asked the other children to go play, and he came close to Jiang Peirong to ask about her well-being. Despite his young age, he was very eloquent and made Jiang Peirong very happy.

"Minghua, you taught Zhan Yang so well. He is polite and well behaved."

Zhan Yang's mother Su Minghua looked over when she heard this. She was also very surprised to see her son's well-behaved appearance. He was usually a troublemaker at home! Not to mention helping, he would lose his temper even if he was asked to walk two more steps.

However, he still had to maintain his face in front of outsiders, so Su Minghua nodded.

"Yangyang is very respectful of his elders. He often tells us at home that his aunt and uncle worked very hard to take care of his cousin. If he were his aunt's child, he would definitely be filial to her."

When Su Minghua said this, she quietly observed Jiang Peirong's expression. The Zhan family only had Zhan Nanqi, who was autistic and could not take on the responsibility of taking over the Zhan family.

There were rumors that Zhan Aoxiang and his wife were going to adopt a child from their family line to be their successor, so Su Minghua thought of letting Zhan Yang give it a try.

Although they were reluctant to give their son to someone else for adoption, if Zhan Yang could really take over the Zhan family's business, the annual profit would be an astronomical figure that they could not even imagine.

Therefore, they put all their efforts into making Zhan Yang catch the eyes of Jiang Peirong and Zhan Aoxiang.

Jiang Peirong wiped her eyes with emotion, "Good boy, very good, your aunt loves you very much too."

After hearing this, Su Minghua couldn't help but feel more confident about the adoption.

Just then the others took out the cooked rice and dishes, leaving only the three of them in the kitchen.

Su Minghua immediately came close to Jiang Peirong and whispered, "I heard that you took Nanqi to get treatment. What did the doctor say?"

When Jiang Peirong is mentioned, he becomes upset and looks impatient.

"I met a quack."

Su Minghua was even more angry than she was. "What?! That's too much! People like this must be sent to jail!"

"Forget it, the money has been recovered, and I am too lazy to care about it anymore."

Jiang Peirong sighed, "I just don't know when Nan Qi's illness will get better..."

Su Minghua pulled Jiang Peirong to a corner and asked Zhan Yang to watch the kitchen door and call them if anyone came.

"What's wrong? You're being so mysterious." Jiang Peirong smiled, "Do you want to borrow money? It's not customary to borrow money on New Year's Eve."

"Of course not!"

Su Minghua pretended to be worried, "Cousin, you and my cousin have worked hard all your life, aren't you busy with Nanqi? But if Nanqi's disease can't be cured in your lifetime, what will you and your cousin do when you are old?"

“We haven’t considered this yet.”

Jiang Peirong's expression changed slightly, but she did not suspect anything and just thought she was doing it for her own good.

"Have you not considered retirement or the possibility that Nan Qi's illness may not be cured in a lifetime? You have to make plans early. If you choose a successor randomly when you are old, something bad will happen. It is better to train one now."

Su Minghua spoke very seriously, as if she was thinking about her from the bottom of her heart.

Jiang Peirong figured out what was going on and squinted her eyes at her.

"So what do you think we should do?"

"Hurry up and adopt a child now so that when he grows up he can take care of Nan Qi and provide for you in your old age. How wonderful!"

Su Minghua was almost convinced by her own eloquence. If Jiang Peirong still refused to listen, she would be really ungrateful.

Jiang Peirong sneered.

"Then who do you think would be a better choice for me to adopt?"

There is hope!

Su Minghua licked her lips and said hypocritically: "Of course he has to be an obedient and filial child, like our Zhan Yang."

Her ambition was written all over her face, but Jiang Peirong was in no hurry to expose it. She just found it funny.

"Really? But what will you do if we adopt him? You and your cousin only have this one child, right?"

Su Minghua sighed, "We can give up, but we can't just watch you and your cousin be hopeless."

That sounds nice! Jiang Peirong's expression suddenly turned fierce.

"Nan Qi at least calls you aunt, you should hope for the best from him. You keep saying he can't be cured, how many times have you cared about our Nan Qi? You even asked me to adopt your son, but you don't even think he's worthy of you? With a mother like you, I can't say much about the character of this child."

It turned out that Jiang Peirong saw through her thoughts!

Su Minghua was ashamed, "Cousin, please listen to my explanation——"

Jiang Peirong wanted to explode, but when she heard the men drinking tea and chatting outside, she held it back.

"I don't want to lose my temper during the New Year. You'd better give up on this idea. If you dare to mention a word related to adoption, you will never be able to enter my house again."

After that, Jiang Peirong left the kitchen directly, leaving Su Minghua alone in the kitchen, trembling with fear.

Zhan Yang greeted Jiang Peirong, but Jiang Peirong ignored him.

He was puzzled, so he went to ask his mother and aunt why they ignored him.

"Your cousin aunt said she doesn't want you."

Su Minghua was disheartened and looked at her son with some despair in her eyes.

Unexpectedly, Zhan Yang not only did not comfort her, but was also very angry.

"It's all your fault for angering my cousin's aunt!"