Wen Yunyi glanced at his well-dressed eldest brother, who was clearly the first heir, then looked at his lazy, good-for-nothing second brother: Holy crap?!
Author's Note:
Good night~
Chapter 114 Reasons for Liking Him
At this moment, the Wen family members each had their own thoughts, but in terms of the content of their imaginations, Wen Yunyi's thoughts differed slightly from everyone else's.
Holy crap? If the eldest brother is the sole heir of the Wen family, and he's the second-in-command, then what is Wen Cheng's current status? The object of the first heir's affections? Then what was the point of him fighting for that ball of yarn before?
While he was working day and night to become the second-in-command, Wen Cheng was already living with the first heir! What kind of life is that!
Wen Yunyi almost burst into tears along with his mother.
Wen Yongwang frowned. He was surprised, but as the head of the family, he absolutely could not panic in the current chaotic situation at home!
Facing his two sons, Wen Yongwang used the same rhetoric and authority he usually displayed at the company!
"Ah Qi, are you serious? He's your brother!"
“Not by blood,” Wen Qi added.
Wen Yongwang was speechless with anger, "But it's only in name!"
“We’re not even on the same household registration, not even nominally,” Wen Qi firmly said no to skirting the rules.
Wen Yongwang's brows were furrowed, but after racking his brains, he couldn't find any fault with his son. Of course, what angered him even more was that his son kept nodding beside him, clearly siding with his brother. Wen Yongwang suddenly understood why his wife had cried.
If his tear ducts were even slightly more developed, he could cry along with them!
"Isn't this great?" a voice rang out, completely contrary to the atmosphere.
The whole family turned to look at him. It was Grandpa, who hadn't spoken until now. His wrinkles were relaxed peacefully, and it was clear that he had said those words from the bottom of his heart, without forcing himself to do so.
Wen Cheng didn't know exactly what her grandfather was thinking, but when he said those words, she was already deeply moved.
"Dad! It's one thing for the younger generation to have minor squabbles usually, but it's different now!" Wen Yongwang lowered his voice.
Grandpa Wen glanced at his son and said, "How is it different? They are living their own lives now. They like each other and haven't done anything wrong. Or are you afraid that this matter will get out and you will lose face?"
"How could that be! Dad, how could you think of me like that?!" Wen Yongwang was almost driven to madness by his father's words. Sure enough, you can't discipline your child in front of his own father. The way grandparents spoil their grandchildren is beyond your imagination!
"How have I missed you? If you really don't care about an old man like me saying anything, then what are you going to do?" Grandpa Wen snorted heavily.
Wen Yin was so caught up in the atmosphere that she didn't know whether to cry or be angry. "Dad, we're not concerned about our pride. If I cared that much about my pride, I would have forced them to separate without even discussing it! It's just that I don't know how much gossip these two children will suffer after this gets out," Wen Yin said, her eyes reddening again.
When Grandpa Wen saw his daughter crying, he quickly handed her a tissue. "Dad wasn't talking about you. Dad was talking about my son. I understand your feelings, but you should also have some confidence in your child's choices, shouldn't you?"
Wen Yongwang: On how destructive double standards can be!
When Wen Cheng saw that her family was worried about her situation, but they didn't directly tell her to separate from Wen Qi, she knew that her decision to come back was the right one. At least her family was willing to analyze the matter carefully. Although they had different opinions and some suggestions that she didn't like, their starting point was that they all wanted what was best for her.
So, Curly-haired Girl felt she couldn't just watch everyone argue while the person involved watched the show, so she bravely stepped forward! Then, Wen Qi kicked her back.
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"Uncle and Aunt, I want to talk to you about this seriously." Wen Qi took a deep breath. He had been used to being independent for a long time and hadn't spoken to Wen Yongwang and Wen Yin like this for about nine years. The last time was when he changed his household registration when he was eighteen.
Although Wen Yin was very angry, she couldn't help but soften when she saw her son showing his most vulnerable side. She pulled out chairs for the children to sit down.
"Before that, I want to state one thing: barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will always like Chengcheng,"
Hearing his older brother utter such cheesy sweet nothings for the first time, Wen Yunyi couldn't help but feel his heart flutter. "What unexpected situation?"
A strange light suddenly appeared in Wen Qi's eyes, and his gaze toward Wen Yunyi carried an inexplicable admiration.
In short, Wen Yunyi felt strange under that look. Just as Wen Cheng snapped out of her daze and was about to cover Wen Qi's mouth, he spoke first.
“I will love him forever, unless I die.”
A clichéd phrase, spoken by Wen Qi in his tone and voice, sounds like poetry, carrying even more emotion than the words themselves.
Wen Cheng couldn't help but blush. It was strange, strangely embarrassing to say that in this situation.
Even in this atmosphere, the whole family was still forced to eat a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), it was simply outrageous!
"Is this what you wanted to say? Who knows what the future holds? You have such long lives ahead of you. What if one of you gets tired of it and breaks up? What kind of environment will you face then? A relationship that's caused such a stir, and then you break up, when your future partners find out about it, who won't feel a thorn in their side?!" Wen Yongwang didn't talk about ideals; he just wanted to talk to his child about reality.
But just a few seconds after he said that, he got a good slap on the head from Grandpa Wen. “They haven’t even broken up yet! And you’re already planning so far ahead for the child? Are you worried or cursing? When you were with Xiaoyin, didn’t I tell you not to dirty a flower? You still went over there all the time. Now Aqi is talking about forever, but you’re talking about ten thousand years!”
When this matter was brought up, Wen Yongwang was so embarrassed he wanted to bury his face in the ground, and Wen Yin coughed awkwardly as well.
"Dad, didn't I say I wouldn't mention this in front of the children anymore?"
The children, who had been eagerly listening to the gossip, noticed their father's gaze and pretended not to have heard anything.
Wen Yunyi let out a satisfied burp in his mind. He had already had enough gossip for today and shouldn't add any more useless stuff!
"Grandpa, Uncle and Aunt, what I really want to say is that Chengcheng means a lot to me. It's not because our relationship is legal and we happen to get along well that we made the decision to be together. It's because I simply like him as a person."
Wen Cheng quietly moved closer, wanting to hold Qi Ge's hand, but her father saw her and coughed loudly.
Wen Cheng immediately withdrew as if nothing had happened.
However, Wen Qi noticed this and boldly pulled her back, making Wen Yongwang so angry he was panting. Wen Yin then pulled out another tissue.
"Actually, if you ask me why I like Wen Cheng, the reason is very simple: he expresses his care and affection for me more openly than anyone else. Even though I have a cold personality and don't like to talk to people, he has never felt bored or tried to distance himself from me. He worries about whether I've eaten every day, whether I'm tired from working overtime, and he comes to urge me to rest every noon. Then he says goodnight to me at night. He will feel bad for several days because someone said bad things about me, and he will hide it from me until I come back, and then he will hug me with all his warmth."
Wen Qi's reasons were more detailed than ever before, and Wen Cheng was moved. It turned out that Brother Qi knew a lot of things and remembered them one by one.
"I have one too," Wen Cheng said, not wanting to hide behind Wen Qi any longer; this was a matter between the two of them.
"Are you going to express how much you like your older brother too?" Wen Yongwang's voice sounded less forceful than before, clearly softened by Wen Qi's words.
Wen Cheng nodded shyly, her big, round eyes eagerly expressing how much she wanted to tell him. In the end, her father couldn't hold back any longer and relented, "Tell me, tell me!"
"Brother Qi will stand up for me when others talk badly about me, and he'll feel sorry for me when I'm hurt."
"But those who like you will do all of these things!" Wen Yongwang couldn't get through to a tough approach, so he could only try a softer one.
“But no one has ever treated me like this before,” Wen Cheng’s casual remark instantly shattered the strong fortress the couple had built around them.
He just wanted to use something to prove Qi Ge's sincerity.
But Wen Yin's eyes reddened again, and Wen Yongwang also sighed deeply. Just because of those words!
Grandpa Wen's eyes flashed with satisfaction, and he could finally drink his soup in peace. Wen Yunyi was also hurt by Wen Cheng's words and suddenly realized that there was a reason why his two older brothers were together.
Both of them lacked very important love, which is why they know how to heal each other's wounds.
With the couple remaining silent, they had passed the first hurdle.
"Is everything clear? If everything is clear, then let the children go to sleep. It's late, and they're all tired." Grandpa Wen stood up.
"Where did I finish?! Did I say I agreed?!" Wen Yongwang's anger hadn't subsided, and he could still keep arguing.
Wen Yun's eyes were red, but she didn't say anything more. She also stood up, which meant that she had already compromised.
Wen Yunyi roughly understood what was going on, so of course he had to stand up with his grandfather, who held the family's imperial throne, and then the whole family looked at Wen Yongwang.
......
"What are you looking at? I'm not standing! I'm going to sit here!" Wen Yongwang stubbornly refused to admit defeat!
Grandpa Wen wouldn't tolerate this, would he? "Little Li! Did you just buy a new video recorder at home? Put it there and let it sit! Keep a close eye on whether our President Wen keeps his word!"
Wen Yongwang's eyes widened. This really was his biological father!
Wen Cheng realized that his father had almost understood, and as a responsible young man, he had to give his dad a way out. So,
"Dad, I know you're doing this all for our own good," Wen Cheng said, snuggling closer to him.
Wen Yongwang snorted heavily!
"But I really like Brother Qi. Think about it, if I break up with Brother Qi, where am I going to find someone as good as him?" Wen Cheng continued her offensive.
Wen Qi raised an eyebrow; that was indeed true.
“You don’t have to agree right now, but you still need to sleep, otherwise I won’t be able to sleep either.” Wen Cheng felt a pang of conscience as she said this.
Seeing that the steps were long enough, Wen Yongwang reluctantly raised his noble buttocks in front of everyone.
Wen Qi called out to Wen Yin before she returned to her room.
"Auntie, I'm sorry for what happened outside just now." Wen Qi walked behind Wen Yin.
Wen Yin suppressed the urge to cry, but her shoulders were still trembling. She was unwilling to turn around. "You're already with Chengcheng, and you still won't change your mind?"
"It's not time yet. I'll call you that openly and legitimately once you're completely at ease."
Wen Yin turned around and noticed how relaxed his smile was.
"In the future, if it really comes to the point where people talk about us, don't worry about saving face for us. That's not what Mom cares about. Just be well, both of you."
Wen Yin wiped her eyes, and the next second, she was given a long-awaited hug by her eldest son.
"Thanks."
......
Wen Cheng came downstairs for a drink of water and never expected to run into Wen Yunyi, who hadn't said much all evening.
The two people, one wearing koala pajamas and the other wearing crocodile pajamas, looked exactly like animal cubs from land and water meeting.
Wen Yunyi looked at Wen Cheng with complicated eyes. No matter how he looked at her, he felt like a failure. How could he not have noticed it at all back then? He had simply disgraced his title!
"Do you know what I admire most about you?" Wen Yunyi asked.
"Slightly better at video games than you?" Wen Cheng shyly revealed the truth.
Wen Yunyi's back teeth are practically worn down by his own teeth; this one counts!
"To be able to get a Tianshan snow lotus like Big Brother, you," Wen Yunyi slowly extended his thumb.
Author's Note:
Good night~
Chapter 115 Couple Earrings