Wen Cheng pretended not to see it and went straight to the other side of Wen's father, sitting in the empty seat.
Then, with utmost obedience, she greeted the wealthy people at the table, "Dad, Mom, little brother, good afternoon~"
Is this still the same rebellious boy, Wen Cheng, who had such a bad temper that he would smash bowls and refused to call his parents "Mom and Dad" even if it meant his death?
The hostess, who had just been elegantly pouring water and drinking tea, suddenly froze and spilled all the water on the table.
Aunt Li rushed over to tidy up, saying it was all premeditated!
"Uh, oh, good afternoon, Chengcheng, are you alright?" Wen Yin was the first to react, picking up a tissue to wipe her hands, her eyes showing a hint of surprise, but more so, doubt.
Just as Wen Cheng was about to say something, she heard sobbing from the other end of the line.
"Ugh, ugh, brother, you must still be angry with your little brother." Wen Yunyi said, tears streaming down his face like pearls falling from a broken string.
Wen Cheng's eye sockets almost burst open.
Holy crap! Aren't you supposed to be a green tea bitch? When did you develop the skill of crying? And when did you just start holding back those tears? You were perfectly fine when I sat down!
Author's Note:
Wen Cheng: If possible, please let me finish a book while I'm at a leisurely pace~
La la la la, I've started a new story! My little cuties, please add it to your favorites!
Chapter 2 Being a CEO is Too Tiring
"Chengcheng, what's going on?" the family head, Wen, asked sternly.
Wen Yin quickly picked up the wet wipes on the table and wiped Wen Yunyi's tears.
Wen Yunyi's nose was red from crying, and his eyes were wet; he looked incredibly pitiful.
Then all the family's eyes fell on Wen Cheng.
"I'm not angry~ So why are you crying?" Wen Cheng stretched out her helpless hands and looked at Wen Yunyi with a very innocent expression. He was happier than ever!
Wen Yunyi choked, this was clearly not what he expected!
"Um, right, Yiyi, why are you crying?" Wen Yin, after being led astray, also realized something was amiss.
Forehead,
Wen Yunyi, true to his professionalism, wiped away his tears and continued outputting.
"Yesterday, I saw that my brother was lonely at home alone, so I invited him to go out. Everyone suggested going on a yacht trip and eating crabs, so I went out to order some drinks. When I came back, I saw a lot of people, a lot of people."
Wen Yunyi stopped mid-sentence, his red eyes fixed on Wen Cheng, clearly intending to call him out.
After this reminder, Wen Cheng finally remembered what had happened.
The original owner was tricked by a scheming young woman into going out to eat crabs. As everyone knows, crabs are a relatively difficult food to handle. The noble young men and women in the circle all have crab-eating tools, making them elegant and effortless to prepare. The problem was that everyone let the original owner eat first, and then she was ridiculed for turning a chicken into a phoenix, but was still a country bumpkin at heart.
Given the original owner's temperament, if she couldn't win against outsiders, she would definitely take it out on the little green tea. This time, the little green tea was plotting to make Wen Cheng angry, so she was just standing there hesitant to speak, trying to help Wen Cheng recall things and ignite the fuse.
"Oh, so you're making fun of me for being a country bumpkin? So what? I am a country bumpkin."
Wen Cheng readily admitted that just half an hour ago, he was indeed just an ordinary person who couldn't even afford crabs, let alone crab-eating tools.
Wen Cheng's nonchalant remark caused the Wen couple some distress. Their initial anger at Wen Cheng's unreasonable demand for the vice president position suddenly subsided.
"Chengcheng, what are you saying! You're our child, not some country bumpkin! Yiyi, you too, know your brother isn't used to it, so don't take him to those places. Chengcheng, are you hungry? Aunt Li! Dinner's ready!" Wen Yin comforted Wen Cheng while also scolding Wen Yunyi. After all, he was her biological child whom she had only recognized after so many years. Before, he had been arguing with her, so Wen Yin had to be tough on him. Now that he had softened, Wen Yin couldn't take it anymore, and her heart ached.
Wen Yunyi wanted to argue, but he never expected Wen Cheng to have this attitude. He didn't even have time to brew the tea, so he could only silently endure the scolding.
“If you feel wronged in the future, tell your dad. Don’t keep it to yourself. If you don’t get up for breakfast, you’ll only starve yourself.” Although Wen Yongwang’s tone was still serious, his attitude had clearly improved a bit.
Only Wen Yunyi didn't understand throughout the entire process.
These days, can skipping breakfast really boost your IQ so dramatically?
He subconsciously turned his head to glance at Wen Cheng, only to find that Wen Cheng was also looking at him. However, Wen Cheng was clearly not looking at him, but rather at Aunt Li, who was serving dishes behind him.
Aunt Li served the dishes quickly, and each dish looked and smelled delicious: braised lion's head meatballs, stir-fried beef, teriyaki duck leg, winter melon and clam soup...
Wen Cheng has no ideas left, all she can do is eat dry rice!
Holy crap, what an amazing duck leg! It's bursting with juice!
He could eat a whole bowl of these lion's head meatballs; they're so incredibly bouncy and chewy!
Hey, is there any justice in cutting beef slices this thick these days?!
The Wen family members, who had been eating together, eventually slowed down their eating, looking at Wen Cheng, who looked like a starving ghost, with complicated expressions.
They were afraid that if they took an extra piece of warm orange, they would starve to death.
Wen Yongwang and Wen Yin looked at Wen Cheng with heartache. Even on his first day at the Wen family, he had never eaten so ravenously. He must have been starving.
Wen Yunyi felt extremely conflicted. He was having a hard time getting along with Wen Cheng right now.
Wen Cheng felt the surroundings were unusually quiet. He looked up from his battlefield and saw everyone watching him eat.
This is so embarrassing!
"Everyone, eat up! Why are you looking at me like that?" Wen Cheng asked shyly.
"I was just worried you wouldn't have enough to eat, after all, Mom and Dad went upstairs to try and get you to eat dinner yesterday, but you wouldn't come down." Wen Yunyi took a few bites of broccoli and then stopped eating, his tone full of sarcasm. "Oh, brother, why did I bring up yesterday? I know it won't make you feel good. I'm sorry, brother, please eat, don't worry about it~"
As soon as Wen Yunyi spoke, the atmosphere at the table suddenly changed. On the surface, he was criticizing Wen Cheng, but in reality, he was reminding his parents of Wen Cheng's willfulness last night.
Just when the family was at a loss for words,
"I'm barely 80% full, but I can still eat a little more. Don't worry, I don't mind, and you shouldn't think about it too much either~" Wen Cheng remained unmoved, taking Yin and Yang as a sign of concern.
The parents were surprised and happy to see such a big change in their son. After all, before coming to this family, Wen Cheng had always been known as a good kid. Maybe their son just changed his mind overnight.
Wen Yunyi: Hehe, I really am tied to Q!
"belch!"
Ten minutes later, Wen Cheng let out a satisfied burp.
"Is Chengcheng full?" Wen Yin asked kindly.
"I'm full, burp!" Wen Cheng blushed. Why couldn't she stop burping?
No, I need to distract everyone! Deep breath~
"Dad, there's something I need to burp! I want to tell you, burp!" Oh no, how can I burp in such a formal setting?
Wen Yongwang frowned, and was about to call Aunt Li to bring some water when Wen Yin pushed the milk next to her on the table to Wen Cheng.
"Chengcheng seems to have drunk this."
"Thank you, hiccup, thank you, Mommy, hiccup!"
Wen Yin nodded with relief. This was the first time in a month that Wen Yin felt that Cheng Cheng needed her.
I picked up the milk glass and tried my best to drink the whole glass of milk.
When Wen Cheng put down her milk cup, a ring of milk clung to the corner of her mouth. She was about to open her mouth...
The father subtly handed over the tissues, as if competing with his wife.
These days, parents are so competitive!
Compared to them, Wen Cheng felt a little guilty about her own attitude of giving up!
The warning light above Wen Yunyi's head started going off nonstop!
"Dad, I want to tell you something. It's about the vice president position I wanted a few days ago."
Mentioning this matter brought up a serious atmosphere within the family.
The reason Wen's parents made concessions in this matter was purely out of guilt towards Wen Cheng. In reality, they disagreed a thousand times over; it was too ridiculous!
Wen Yunyi, on the other hand, gloated. He hadn't even climbed to the position of vice president, yet Wen Cheng wanted it without knowing anything. He didn't stop her, firstly because he knew that even if his parents agreed, they would still be dissatisfied with Wen Cheng, and secondly because, given Wen Cheng's intelligence, she wouldn't be able to hold the position for long.
“I think I was too reckless before. With my abilities and understanding of the company, I am not suitable for that position at all. I want to give up that position and start from the bottom.”
Everyone was shocked by these words.
Wen Cheng, who had made such a big fuss about this, actually gave in so easily today.
"Chengcheng, is that really what you think?" Wen Yongwang asked seriously, then told him again, "If you change your mind this time, it won't be something you can change by throwing a tantrum later."
Wen Cheng nodded in confirmation. Only a fool would want to work so hard!
“I was too ignorant before. From today onwards, I will learn from Brother Qi and be down-to-earth! I will work my way up step by step. I remember that Brother Qi also started from the bottom.”
Of course, Wen Cheng couldn't forget to include the strongest male supporting character in the book, the walking cheat code, the eldest son adopted by the Wen family, Wen Qi.
Wen Qi's father was his business partner who had gone through many hardships with the original owner's father. Unfortunately, both his fathers died in a car accident when Wen Qi was seven years old. No one in Wen Qi's original family was willing to adopt him, so Wen Yongwang took him in and raised him himself. He went to work for Wen's Group right after graduation, starting from the bottom and, like a plot device in a wish-fulfillment novel, creating huge profits for the company. Later, he led a group of talented people to start a new business at Wen's Group, creating a new concept in gaming history. If one had to point out Wen Qi's only flaw, it would be that he dislikes socializing and is cold and aloof. Otherwise, he wouldn't have separated his household registration at the age of eighteen and wouldn't have stopped calling the Wen family couple "Mom and Dad."
But all of this seemed insignificant compared to the aura surrounding him. In fact, mentioning it made Wen Yongwang instantly sigh with emotion, looking like a fervent fan of Wen Qi.
"Yes, your brother started from the sales department and kept his identity a secret. Later, he led the sales department to achieve the highest performance in history. Now that you think like this, Chengcheng, I am relieved. I am getting old. In the future, Wen's will belong to you three brothers. I only hope that while I can still manage the company, you can learn more and not think that just because you are the boss's sons, you can be too ambitious and forget your roots!"
Wen Cheng nodded very obediently.
Wen Yongwang never expected his son to see things clearly so quickly. He thought it was because of the influence of Wen Qi's success story, and was about to say a few more words with great enthusiasm when his wife stuffed a mouthful of broccoli into his mouth.
Wen Yin: Don't ask, it's just annoying!
Wen Yunyi looked at Wen Cheng with complicated emotions. Had she really changed her mind this time?
Didn't he hear me? Dad said the Wen family has three brothers, the number three, but that includes him too, so why is he still laughing so happily?
The meal tasted different because of the change brought by the warm orange.
Wen Yongwang and Wen Yin felt a huge weight lifted off their shoulders. As long as Chengcheng treated them as family and understood their good intentions, that was enough.
"Speaking of which, isn't Aqi going home tomorrow? His big project also finished today. I have to cook him something delicious tomorrow!" Wen Yin said happily.
"Brother, you're coming back tomorrow?" Wen Yunyi put the lid on the teapot and asked sincerely.
Wen Cheng detected a hint of fear and reluctance in his voice.
Oh wow, there's a story behind this!
Wen Cheng pricked up her ears to listen to the gossip.
“Yes, Chengcheng hasn’t seen Aqi much since she came. It’s good that he’s staying for a while this time so you can learn from him,” Wen Yin said, her plans perfectly in order, completely oblivious to her two sons’ reluctance.