"Mom knows she'll like it without even looking." Duan Yun put the things on the cabinet in the entryway and bent down to get the slippers for the two of them.
"Ah...Mom, I can do it, you rest." Zhou Zhou saw that Duan Yun was about to put the slippers under his feet, so she quickly went over to help.
While I was at it, I put Fu Hengzhi's shoes away.
Fu Hengzhi put on his slippers and gave him a sweet smile.
"Thank you, baby."
"..." The moment Zhou Zhou heard that address, he had an urge to take off his slippers and throw them in the other person's face, but Duan Yun was watching the 'young couple' being affectionate, so he could only bite the bullet and smile slightly.
As the three walked inside, Zhou Zhou made a silent gagging expression.
Fu Hengzhi glared at him without leaving a trace.
The restaurant was filled with dishes, all of which looked and smelled delicious. Zhou Zhou had eaten most of the food at noon while cleaning the room, and he had also taken a nap in the afternoon. Now he was starving.
Fu Hongjiang was sitting at the dining table reading the newspaper when he saw Fu Hengzhi and Zhou Zhou arrive. He nodded and greeted them, "You're here."
Fu Hengzhi nodded in response and called out, "Dad."
The father and son are quite similar in personality to some extent.
Zhou Zhou nodded and obediently called out, "Dad."
Duan Yun went to the kitchen to get bowls and chopsticks and set them out. He smiled and said, "The pigeon soup isn't ready yet. You can eat first."
"No rush, we'll wait for you." Fu Hongjiang put down his newspaper, laid out three small cups stacked together, poured wine, and said, "Come on, let's have a drink together, the three of us."
"..." Fu Hengzhi looked at the clear liquid in the glass and said helplessly, "Dad, I drove here."
Zhou Zhou, who had a low alcohol tolerance in his past life, knew that drinking could lead to trouble, so he quickly chimed in, "That's right, Dad. Don't drink and drive. We can't cause trouble for the traffic police."
Fu Hongjiang was usually strictly controlled by Duan Yun. The last time he drank with Duan Yun was when the two of them got married. When he was rejected, his face fell. "Why drive? You two can stay here tonight."
“Hengzhi has to go to a company meeting tomorrow morning,” Zhou Zhou suddenly said, giving Fu Hengzhi a suggestive kick.
Zhou Zhou could easily predict how this melodramatic plot would unfold. Once they moved in, they would inevitably share a bed, and who knows, something might even happen. Ha.
Zhou Zhou felt he had never reacted so quickly before, and for a moment he ignored the surprised look Fu Hengzhi was giving him.
He thought to himself, "No need to praise me."
"Wouldn't that be even better? It's so close to the company, only a ten-minute walk away." Fu Hongjiang waved his hand casually and refilled Zhou Zhou's half-full wine glass.
"?"
Zhou Zhou turned her head in shock to look at Fu Hengzhi, who was staring intently at the wine glass in front of him.
Fu Hengzhi was about to say that he hadn't finished dealing with company affairs tonight, but before he could even speak, someone beat him to it.
Fu Hengzhi turned his head and met Zhou Zhou's incredulous look, letting out a soft syllable that only the two of them could hear.
"Oh."
Zhou Zhou blushed and lowered her head: "..." Stop scolding me, stop scolding me.
Duan Yun placed the casserole of pigeon soup in the center of the table. Seeing that Fu Hongjiang had indeed opened a bottle of wine, she scolded him playfully, then said to Zhou Zhou, "Xiao Zhou, is your wound not completely healed yet? You can't drink alcohol, can you?"
yes.
Zhou Zhou's eyes lit up. She brushed aside the stray hairs covering her wound and said apologetically to Fu Hongjiang, "Dad, I'm afraid I can't drink with you this time. Let's do it next time."
Then she smiled at Fu Hengzhi, like a caring 'wife', and said, "Hengzhi, you keep Dad company while he drinks, and I'll drive you home later."
Then he saw Fu Hengzhi's surprised look.
"Xiao Zhou, didn't you not have a driver's license?" Duan Yun served him a bowl of pigeon soup, smiling as he casually recounted the past.
"Didn't you fail your driving test (Part 2) three times in a row?"
“…” Zhou Zhou raised an eyebrow.
Is that true?
I failed my driving test (Part 2) for three years.
“Actually, I can drive without a license…” He was kicked.
Zhou Zhou glanced silently at Fu Hengzhi and saw that he had already picked up his small wine glass and taken a sip.
"Good wine."
"That's right." Fu Hongjiang picked up his small wine cup and drank it all in one gulp, saying heartily, "Your Uncle Xu had someone deliver it."
Fu Hengzhi hummed in agreement, took a small sip, and put down his glass. "I'll find a good bottle of wine to return the favor another day."
Fu Hengzhi placed a piece of beef on Zhou Zhou's plate and said 'thoughtfully', "Eat up, we'll stay here tonight."
Zhou Zhou picked up a piece of beef, put it in her mouth, and nodded, creating an image of a harmonious couple in front of Fu's parents.
Zhou Zhou knew that the other person's unspoken message was probably, "Let's eat. Shut up and don't say anything more. Stay here tonight."
...What a terrible thing to do.
The Fu family follows the etiquette of not speaking while eating. After everyone has put down their chopsticks, Fu Hongjiang will pull Fu Hengzhi aside to drink and chat, thus strengthening the bond between father and son.
Zhou Zhou helped Duan Yun tidy up the dishes and put them in the dishwasher.
Duan Yun watched Zhou Zhou stuffing the pot into the dishwasher and couldn't help but nod.
"Xiao Zhou, at first I was worried that you and Heng wouldn't get along, but now it seems I was worrying too much."
Zhou Zhou smiled and said, "We're doing fine."
Duan Yun nodded, "Mom can see it too, you've become closer to us."
When Duan Yun said this, she sounded like a kind old mother. Zhou Zhou was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to respond.
What could parents possibly be thinking? They just want their son to be closer to them.
Zhou Zhou pursed her lips and said, "Mom, I will come to see you often in the future."
Duan Yun was so moved that he kept nodding, touching Zhou Zhou's face with tears in his eyes, "Good, good, Mom's good son."
“Hmm…” Zhou Zhou was moved.
"Xiao Zhou, Mom has another question."
"Mom, you tell me."
"I'll have to trouble you to persuade Xiaoheng about this." Duan Yun sighed as he spoke.
Seeing her sigh, Zhou Zhou felt a pang of heartache and said softly, "Mom, tell me what happened, and I'll definitely help you persuade Hengzhi."
"It's really nothing serious..."
"Uh-huh."
"that is……"
"Uh-huh."
"Mom wants to hold her grandson."
"Hmm...hmm???"
[Author's Note: Zhou Zhou: Whenever I'm moved to tears, reality hits me hard.]
Chapter Seven: Having a Child? How to Have a Child?
"Have a grandson??" Zhou Zhou repeated to Duan Yun, afraid that he had misheard a key word, "Mom, you want to have a grandson?"
“Yes.” Duan Yun smiled, leaned closer to Zhou Zhou, and patted the back of his hand, as if chatting casually with his mother. “Actually, I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I know it’s too early to urge you now, but right now it’s just your father and me in the whole mansion, and most of the time…”
Bored? If you're bored, why don't you get a dog? You can even choose a breed, that's much better.
Duan Yun continued, but Zhou Zhou no longer cared what he said; all he could think about now was having a grandson.
He thought to himself that although he hadn't finished reading the original novel, he shouldn't have missed such a big bug. He could understand same-sex marriage, but what kind of setting was same-sex pregnancy?
Who was born to him, him or Fu Hengzhi?
Zhou Zhou felt as if his soul had been ripped out. Duan Yun went on and on, and Zhou Zhou mumbled a few words before absentmindedly sitting back down at the table, watching the Fu family father and son drink together.
Fu Hongjiang, his face flushed and looking quite agitated, was waving his fists and speaking forcefully. Fu Hengzhi nodded in agreement, occasionally offering a few words.
The way father and son get along makes it hard to believe that these are the same Mr. Fu and Mr. Fu who are both prominent figures in the business world.
"Xiao Zhou!" After saying this, Fu Hongjiang turned to Zhou Zhou and tapped the table lightly with his finger. "You're not getting any younger. It's time to settle down and stop running around acting all the time. It's risky."
“Hmm.” Zhou Zhou touched the scar on his forehead slowly. Although the wound didn’t come from acting, he didn’t plan to continue his career in the entertainment industry. After all, it was the original owner’s career. “I plan not to take on any new roles in the future.”
This means she's leaving the entertainment industry.
"..." Upon hearing this, Fu Hengzhi glanced at Zhou Zhou, frowning slightly. He didn't know if what he said was true or false, after all, the other party had stubbornly signed with a brokerage company to enter the industry.
For Ye Qisheng.
Thinking of this, Fu Hengzhi's lips curled into a slight sneer as he picked up his wine glass and took a sip.
Fu Hongjiang nodded in agreement, "It's a good idea. You can terminate your contract with the company directly and have Xiaoheng arrange a position for you."
“I can choose not to terminate the contract.” In Zhou Zhou’s memory, another reason why the original owner allowed the company to freeze him out was that the termination fee was as high as ten million. Zhou Zhou said, “It’s not even two years, it doesn’t matter if I wait.”
“How can you say it’s okay to drag it out? We have everything we need, except time!” Fu Hongjiang waved his hand and made a definitive statement, “Don’t worry about the termination fee, let Xiao Heng handle it for you.”
"!" Is this what a wealthy family is like?!
Zhou Zhou suddenly felt that being the daughter-in-law of the Fu family wasn't so bad; at least things that could be solved with money weren't a problem.
It's a bit painful to just hand over a 10 million yuan termination fee. Zhou Zhou felt that this matter shouldn't be handled so hastily, and was just about to speak.
"I'll have my secretary contact Xingtu later." Fu Hengzhi agreed, and Zhou Zhou opened his mouth but then closed it again in frustration.
Starway Agency is the same agency that owned the original owner.
The liquor was strong, and the whole bottle was emptied. Fu Hengzhi looked no different than usual, while Fu Hongjiang's face was flushed, and he looked excited and intoxicated.
After drinking the hangover soup from Duan Yunduan, he laughed and said he could still go for a run.
Duan Yun glanced at the clock, his face falling. "Then you might as well not come back."
Fu Hengzhi didn't stay in the living room for long. He said a few words to his parents and then went upstairs to rest. Seeing that he was going upstairs, Zhou Zhou didn't linger in the living room either. She greeted Duan Yun and then prepared to go upstairs.
"Xiao Zhou," Duan Yun called out to him, winking and hinting, "Don't forget what Mom said."