Cheng Yaoyao was exhausted from the long journey and had a good night's sleep. The morning sun shone through the curtains onto her face. Cheng Yaoyao's dark eyelashes trembled and she called out in a soft voice, "Xie Zhao..."
No one responded. Cheng Yaoyao opened his eyes and saw delicate white lace curtains and sky blue window frames. The clean and tidy bedroom made Cheng Yaoyao feel as if he had returned to the modern world.
Cheng Yaoyao rubbed her eyes and then remembered that she had come to Shanghai. She was reluctant to leave the warm bed, so she turned over and kicked the hot water bag that was still warm.
There was a knock on the door: "Yaoyao, are you awake?"
Cheng Yaoyao yawned and said lazily, "No."
Cheng Zheng opened the door, holding a plate in his hand, and said with a smile: "Don't stay in bed, Nannan. Daddy queued up early in the morning and bought your favorite toast."
On the plate were two slices of white toast, a golden poached egg, a few slices of fried red sausage, and a narrow-necked glass filled with hot milk, which exuded a sweet aroma.
Cheng Yaoyao sniffed the air with his small nose like a cat. Cheng Zheng smiled and said, "The toast is fresh and soft. Come on and eat it."
Cheng Yaoyao sat up slowly, put on a soft white velvet cardigan, and still looked sleepy.
Cheng Zheng rolled out a hot towel and wiped her face and hands. Cheng Yaoyao then became more alert and slowly began to drink milk: "Why did you wake me up so early in the morning? I'm so sleepy."
Cheng Zheng said with a smile: "Today Nuonuo and Shen Yan came back together. Shen Yan is coming to visit, how can you, as the host, stay in bed?"
"What?"
Cheng Zheng knew Cheng Yaoyao's feelings for Shen Yan very well, and thought Cheng Yaoyao would be happy, but he saw Cheng Yaoyao's face wrinkled into a ball, one eyebrow raised high, revealing the familiar expression of about to explode: "Why did he come to our house? Doesn't he have food to eat at home?"
Cheng Zheng said, "Yaoyao, how can you say that? Shen Yan sent Nuonuo back and took care of you in the countryside for so long. Isn't it normal for us to cook a meal for him? Shen Yan often came to our house for dinner in the past."
Cheng Yaoyao rolled his eyes. Ever since she had asked Shen Yan a few questions for Zhang Xiaofeng last time, Shen Yan had been pestering him. No matter how cold and angry Cheng Yaoyao was, she always thought that Cheng Yaoyao was just sulking. Whenever Cheng Yaoyao went out, Shen Yan would definitely find ways to follow him. Behind him was a resentful Cheng Nuonuo, and he was like a foreign scene in the village. If she hadn't stopped him, Xie Zhao would have beaten him to death 800 times.
I haven't seen him for a while, and I don't know how this scumbag and Cheng Nonuo are doing.
Cheng Zheng looked at his daughter's strange reaction, thought for a while and said, "Dad knows, you are angry with Shen Yan again, right?"
Cheng Yaoyao said: "No, I just hate him! Dad, don't let him come to our house, I'm annoyed by him."
Cheng Zheng was even more puzzled: "You used to like Shen Yan very much. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't have run to the countryside."
Cheng Zheng stopped talking, and suddenly felt jealous when he thought about how his darling daughter had gone to the countryside for Shen Yan and suffered a lot for nothing.
Cheng Zheng said: "Then at least let him have this meal today."
Cheng Yaoyao said angrily: "No, he is not allowed to come to our house!"
Seeing Cheng Yaoyao lying on the quilt angrily, Cheng Zheng hurriedly said, "Okay, he made our little princess unhappy, so he is not allowed to come to our house again!"
Wei Shuying was busy and cheerful in the kitchen, not looking depressed at all like she did yesterday. Even when those women nodded at her when she left the house this morning, Wei Shuying still held her head high.
Her daughter came back today, who is she afraid of? Besides, Cheng Nuonuo didn't come back by herself, she also brought Shen Yan back. Looking through the whole building, whose son-in-law is better than Shen Yan? Thinking of Shen Yan's family background, Wei Shuying felt warm.
Shen Yan's father holds real power, and he can easily arrange a good job for his nephew, and the whole family will benefit from it in the future. Most importantly, Cheng Yaoyao likes Shen Yan wholeheartedly, but Shen Yan keeps her biological daughter under control.
Thinking of this, Wei Shuying almost laughed out loud.
The chopping board was full of fish meat, the pot lid was clanging with the sound of steam, and the aroma of bone soup was wafting out. Wei Shuying rolled up her sleeves to her elbows, her arms were red from soaking in the water, and she grabbed a piece of smoked bacon and scrubbed it vigorously. In order to entertain Shen Yan, she used her best cooking skills.
But Cheng Zheng walked into the kitchen and said, "Don't cook. Let's go to the hotel for lunch today."
Wei Shuying glared at him: "What?? I've already bought the food, why would I go to the hotel and spend that money?"
Cheng Zheng saw at a glance that the fish and meat on the table were all bought yesterday. Wei Shuying refused to take them out to cook for Cheng Yaoyao yesterday, but today she took them all out. He couldn't help but feel unhappy: "I invited Shen Yan's parents as well. There are too many people, so it's more convenient to eat in a restaurant."
Shen Yan's parents? Wei Shuying's eyes rolled, and she immediately weighed the pros and cons. She wiped her hands on her apron, muttering, "Let's go to the hotel. I wasted all my time."
Cheng Zheng went to the room again to coax Cheng Yaoyao to get up. After a while, Cheng Yaoyao rolled up the quilt and fell asleep again. Cheng Zheng pulled the quilt and said, "Yaoyao, be good, get up."
"Sleep a little longer," Cheng Yaoyao hummed, clutching the corner of the quilt tightly with his fingers.
Her fingers were slender, white and tender, and her pink nails were like crystal. Cheng Zheng patted the back of her hand lovingly. He remembered that when Cheng Yaoyao was very young, her hands were round and there were small dimples on the back of her hands. In the blink of an eye, the baby had grown into a beautiful girl, just like her mother.
Cheng Zheng felt a pain in his heart, and he quickly forced himself to divert his attention and pulled Cheng Yaoyao's hand: "Little princess, get up quickly. Do you also sleep so lazily in the countryside?"
Of course, no one bothers me as much as you do. Cheng Yaoyao sat up with a groan and said casually, "I don't sleep in. In the countryside, I have to get up before dawn and walk for more than an hour to work in the fields under the scorching sun."
Cheng Yaoyao yawned after he finished speaking, tears dripping from his eyes. Cheng Zheng didn't move, Cheng Yaoyao looked up curiously, only to see Cheng Zheng immediately turned his back and wiped his eyes with his hand.
Cheng Yaoyao: "Do you really believe it?"
Cheng Yaoyao called out carefully, "Dad, you're not going to cry, are you?? I'm just kidding. The countryside is actually pretty good, and... it's not tiring."
Cheng Zheng's throat was clogged again. His daughter had suffered so much in the countryside, but she had become more sensible and knew how to comfort herself.
Cheng Zheng took off his glasses, wiped them with the hem of his clothes, and put them back on his nose. He then turned around and gave Cheng Yaoyao a forced smile: "Dad is not crying. Yaoyao, put on your clothes quickly, and let's go out to the hotel together."
The corners of Cheng Zheng's eyes were obviously red. Cheng Yaoyao stepped on the hot water bag guiltily like a cat that had done something wrong: "Okay."
Cheng Yaoyao changed into a white turtleneck dress and sat in front of the mirror to comb her hair. The original owner had a beautiful Western antique dressing table, and no one knew how it had been preserved. In the small drawer were many little gadgets that girls liked, as well as headbands and headbands.
The girl in the mirror had long black hair, bright eyes and white teeth, but she looked unhappy. Cheng Yaoyao was too lazy to dress up, so she picked a pearl hairpin and pinned it in her hair, and put on a little lipstick.
When Cheng Yaoyao walked out of the bedroom, he met Wei Shuying. Even though she had been facing Cheng Yaoyao's face for more than ten years, Wei Shuying still felt shocked every time she saw Cheng Yaoyao.
Wei Shuying secretly looked at the photo of Cheng Zheng tucked inside the book. Cheng Yaoyao's mother was a beautiful woman, and Cheng Zheng was also handsome and elegant. But Cheng Yaoyao's beauty far surpassed both of them. This time when he came back from the countryside, he was even more dazzling, and there was something indescribable about him.
Wei Shuying opened her mouth, but Cheng Yaoyao's eyes just passed over her face without stopping, as if he was looking at a decoration. Wei Shuying was furious. Cheng Yaoyao had just returned from the country and he hadn't even greeted her yet!
Wei Shuying deliberately said, "Hey, Yaoyao's skirt is so beautiful. Is it new? This skirt must cost at least 30 yuan!"
This skirt is less than three hundred yuan. Cheng Yaoyao ignored her and said, "Dad, I'm fine."
Cheng Yaoyao was wearing a coat. The camel-colored plaid long coat was from Cheng Yaoyao's closet. It was so expensive that Wei Shuying and Qian Feng didn't dare to buy it.
Cheng Zheng came over with a smile, unfolded his coat and put it on Cheng Yaoyao. Cheng Yaoyao had a slim and tall figure, and the coat seemed to be tailor-made for her, and every part of it fit her well and looked good. Cheng Zheng's eyes were kind and gentle, and he carefully adjusted her collar. Cheng Yaoyao stretched out her arms, and accepted Cheng Zheng's service lazily and confidently. There seemed to be a natural aura between the father and daughter, separating all the idle people.
Cheng Zheng also wore a coat and leather shoes. But the coat he was wearing was of good quality, but it was obviously old. Wei Shuying didn't know how to take care of it, and didn't take good care of it, so the details were badly worn. Others couldn't see it, but Cheng Yaoyao couldn't hide it. When Cheng Zheng put on the pair of half-new leather shoes, Cheng Yaoyao was furious.
Cheng Zheng's unit would issue cloth coupons and leather shoes every year, as well as very rare woolen fabrics. In the original owner's memory, Cheng Zheng's cloth coupons were never used up, and he could buy the original owner many beautiful coats and rare items. Now he can't even wear a new coat?
Cheng Zheng is a high-level intellectual, no more than 40 years old this year, and he is also elegant and handsome. In Cheng Yaoyao's impression, Cheng Zheng's dress is quite tasteful. Now wearing this half-new coat, looking at his wrinkles between his eyebrows and slightly hunched shoulders, he looks like he has aged ten years.
Cheng Yaoyao said: "Dad, let's go shopping in the department store later."
Cheng Zheng smiled and before he could answer, Wei Shuying couldn't help but ask, "We have everything we need at home, why are you going to a department store for no reason?"
Cheng Yaoyao snorted coldly: "Nothing is missing? Look at how worn out my dad's coat is. My dad is a senior engineer after all, and you let him dress like this?"
Wei Shuying felt guilty for a moment, but then she said stubbornly: "What's wrong with this dress? This is high-quality wool. And these leather shoes, in the countryside, even our village chief can't wear such good leather shoes!"
Cheng Yaoyao smiled and said, "You also know that this is your country. My father is a senior engineer and doesn't have to work in the fields. So how can he not wear a pair of good leather shoes?"
Cheng Zheng patted the back of his daughter's hand and soothed her, "Okay, okay, Dad has a coat, and the company gave him a new one in the fall."
Cheng Yaoyao felt tired for a moment and pulled his hand back: "Then go change into something else."
Wei Shuying's face changed drastically.
Cheng Zheng smiled and said, "Okay. Yaoyao, are you dissatisfied with your father's appearance? Is it embarrassing to go out with you?"
Cheng Zheng took off his coat and said to Wei Shuying, "Change into a new one. I've been wearing this coat for a while."
Wei Shuying took the coat hesitantly: "This...this coat is clean, why do you need to change it?"
"We are going to a big hotel today, so we have to dress nicer." Cheng Yaoyao said, "Do you want Dad to embarrass himself in front of Shen Yan's parents?"
Wei Shuying wanted to tear Cheng Yaoyao's delicate face to pieces. She glared at her viciously and was thinking of an excuse when she heard Cheng Zheng say, "Just take the one my unit just issued."
Wei Shuying hesitated for a long time, sweating all over her forehead, but she refused to go. Cheng Zheng realized something was wrong and said, "I'll go get it myself."
Cheng Zheng strode towards the bedroom, and Wei Shuying followed him in. The two of them whispered something in there, and when Cheng Zheng came out, his face was very ugly, and he was still wearing the old coat. Wei Shuying followed behind him in silence, and her arrogance had long gone.
Cheng Yaoyao knew the result, but he still looked at Cheng Zheng innocently: "Dad, don't you want to change?"
Cheng Zheng forced a smile and said softly, "The other coats haven't been ironed yet, so let's wear this one first."
"Oh." Cheng Yaoyao nodded obediently, took Cheng Zheng's hand and went out. When they reached the door, Wei Shuying followed and changed her shoes at the door.
But Cheng Zheng said, "Don't go."
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