195: Insidious Conditions

When everyone turned their heads, they saw Wang Cheng turn over and jump off the table with a beautiful leap. However, they didn’t know that he was still planning to fight with Ah Si using that table.

After Wang Cheng jumped down, he hooked a nearby chair with one of his feet, lifted the chair gently, and threw it towards Ah Si. Ah Si did not dodge, instead taking the chair and putting it down. The fight resumed. He didn't dare to destroy things. In the next second, a series of chairs flew towards him, and Ah Si held one in each hand.

"Hey, you lost." Who knew when Wang Cheng showed up beside him. He held a fruit knife grabbed from the table in his hand, resting it against his neck.

Ah Si glanced at the fruit knife on his neck, and finally stopped moving. He spit out two simple words: "I lost."

Although Wang Cheng used tricks to win, it was also a skill. Ah Si was once a special soldier and had done many dangerous tasks, so he knew that it was only by knowing how to use everything available around him could he survive on the battlefield. Wang Cheng looked despicable, but the actual situation was them doing similar tasks.

A maid was so excited that she wanted to applaud. After making a clap, she found that the timing was not right, and it was silent again in the next second.

"Come here and sit." The old lady said again.

The several bodyguards returned to their posts. Chu Yifeng and Wang Cheng sat opposite the two elders; they could clearly see the old man's iron complexion.

The old lady ignored him, and cast her gaze straight on Wang Cheng. "You are young but you can fight with those from the special forces, not bad. Who taught you kungfu?"

Wang Cheng wondered what the old lady wanted, most likely she wanted to persuade him. He said, "My master was a monk. He once told me to be a free man, not bound by rules. He let me go my own way, let everyone else take a taxi."

[T/N: go your own way, let others take a taxi = to not be influenced by others’ thoughts and to live your own way. It’s a cheesy inspirational quote.]

"Pfft!" Lei Yunze couldn't help it when he heard that last sentence.

Ah Si who was standing in the corner couldn't help but look at Wang Cheng.

Chu Yifeng didn’t know whether to cry and laugh, whispering in his ear: "Be a little serious.”

Wang Cheng glanced at him. He was very serious, that last sentence was the truth. When he followed the old monk for the first few years, the old monk seemed to have some savings, but as he grew up, the savings became less and less. At that time, they might not be able to afford their three meals, how could they still have money to travel by car. Once he asked the old monk for some travel expenses to do something. As a result, the old monk said such words to him very seriously. He honestly followed it afterwards, generally regarding it as the truth and telling it to others from time to time.

[T/N: I think this means that his master told him to make his own way, as in, walk by foot.]

The old lady was one who had been through heavy winds and heavy rains, and had not been fooled by Wang Cheng's sentence. She still calmly echoed what he said: "Your master was right, but had he thought that when he taught you to do whatever you want, ‘Pleasure for a moment, ruin the blessing of a lifetime’?"

Wang Cheng nodded. "My master also said that, but I am not among those going to hell. Not to mention, I have already returned to vulgarity." [T/N: civilian life.]

The old lady smiled. "He is a clever boy."

"If one is not clever, your grandson will look down on them."

After Wang Cheng said this sentence, the old lady's expression faded. However, it was still much better than that of Old Man Chu’s next to her, his face was already flushed.

"Anyway, I won't agree."

"It's not impossible for you to be together."

The voices of the old man and the old lady sounded at the same time, but the meaning of their words were completely opposite. The former immediately stared at his wife, wide-eyed.

The old lady still ignored him.

Wang Cheng and Chu Yifeng looked at each other. They felt that although the old lady showed signs of slackening, the conditions were definitely not simple.

"What are Grandma's conditions?" Chu Yifeng asked.

The old lady sipped tea before slowly speaking, "The issue of offspring must be resolved. You can discuss it among yourself how to solve this, but you cannot adopt it."

"It's the 21st century." Wang Cheng said.

The old lady smiled softly. "I am conservative."

"..." He was speechless. She was able to compete with the old monk. If the old monk hadn’t died yet, he didn’t know who would fare better.

Old Man Chu seemed to want to express some thoughts. After being looked at by the old lady, he closed his mouth tightly. She said to the two of them: "You can think about it, just leave for lunch."

After being frustrated for so long, the two elders felt tired, and the servant immediately helped them to go upstairs to rest. In the living room, only Chu Yifeng, Wang Cheng, and Lei Yunze were left.

Lei Yunze still felt like he was dreaming. However, if he thought about it, it was not traceless. His elder cousin didn’t have many friends. Even good friends like Shen Yuan were not necessarily close. It was because all the others wanted to flatter his eldest cousin. Last time when his elder cousin asked him to take care of Wang Ziyu, he felt that it was strange. At that time, he felt it was unusual, but did not expect such a relationship.

"I think your grandma is very insidious. She said that she agrees with us being together, but is still thinking of letting us break up." Wang Cheng said, touching his chin.

Chu Yifeng was non-committal. "Which aspect?"

Wang Cheng analyzed according to his and Chu Yifeng's personalities: "Although it is now possible to have a test tube baby, no matter how advanced the technology is, it is impossible to create a baby from the sperm of two men. The baby would still have the blood of a strange woman in the end. If your grandma is a little more insidious, she can also make a fuss about test-tube babies, such as mothers and fetuses, and then let us quarrel by ourselves to the point of breaking up. The elders no longer need to worry about us being together, and so, a family ethics tragedy is born."

Chu Yifeng chuckled.

Wang Cheng wanted to ask him what he was laughing at. He glanced at Lei Yunze next to him whose eyes were wide open in disbelief. "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a handsome guy who can analyze?"

Lei Yunze was speechless.

Chu Yifeng finally stopped holding himself back and laughed loudly.

Of course, the movements in the living room could not be concealed from the two elders. Someone soon came up to report what Wang Cheng said. After speaking, the servant went out colorfully.

Old Man Chu's face flushed, and he finally couldn't help laughing when his wife glanced over. If he wasn't with his grandson, Wang Cheng's character would actually be very suitable to him. He was not as well-regulated in front of him as Chu Wenting, or as arrogant as Chu Yifeng who did not put him in his eyes. Few people were so relaxed in front of him.

"What a pity."

Old Lady Chu laughed lightly.

...

The Zhou Lin couple thought that Wang Cheng would ask his grandfather to study at the Zhou Group next time. As a result, Wang Cheng decided to return to Shanhai City without a word. The first reaction of the two was that Wang Cheng was retreating in order to advance.

This possibility was very high. If Wang Cheng just made such a request as soon as he returned to the Zhou family, no matter how much the old man liked him, he may also doubt whether he returned to the family just for the Zhou Group. Now, he was reducing everyone's vigilance, and making people think he was not returning for Zhou Group, thus winning the trust of the old man.

Of course, all this was them thinking too much.

Wang Cheng had his own business. If his grandfather did not mention it, he would not take the initiative to raise it. Talents would have similar ideas to others like them.

Mother Zheng knew that he was worried about this decision. Her younger son was preparing to return to Shanhai City for the Spring Festival. She also wanted to spend the Spring Festival with her son for the first time.

Wang Cheng couldn't guarantee anything, and could only comfort her, saying that he would come back some time later.

"Mom will let the driver of the Zheng family take you and your siblings to the airport." Mother Zheng sighed when she said this. She knew in her heart that she could not stop him.

"No need, Mom." Wang Cheng refused with an unnatural expression. "Someone has come to pick me up. The car should be outside now."

Mother Zheng didn't notice his expression and didn't question him, but she insisted on seeing him out before he left. Wang Cheng wanted to send a text message to tell Chu Yifeng not to get out of the car and let Mother Zheng see him, but Mother Zheng had been standing beside him telling him this and that, so he had no time at all.

Outside the gate, Chu Yifeng had arrived. The car he drove this time was not a sports car, because his sports cars were all two-seaters. After a while, they had to pick up Wang Ziyu and they wouldn’t fit in a sports car. Chu Yifeng did not share his thoughts, and when he arrived, he just got out of the car.

When Mother Zheng saw Chu Yifeng walk in, she had a weird feeling in her heart, as if there was something wrong. "Chengcheng, is Mr. Chu the one who came to pick you up?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Wang Cheng stared at Mother Zheng.

Mother Zheng opened her mouth and shook her head again. "It’s nothing. Remember to call Mom after arriving in Shanhai City."

Chu Yifeng had already walked in front of them. He nodded politely to Mother Zheng, but did not speak. Then he took the luggage in Wang Cheng's hand and said to him, "Can you leave now?"

Wang Cheng nodded and pushed Chu Yifeng. He turned his head and said to some somewhat dazed Mother Zheng, "Mom, I'm leaving. I'll call you."

The car drove out, and soon he couldn't see Mother Zheng any longer. Wang Cheng breathed a sigh of relief.

"Afraid to be found out by your mother?"

After hearing what he said, Wang Cheng said, "I don't plan to let her find out yet. If she does, both the Zheng family and the Zhou family might know. We just had a showdown with your family yesterday. I think we can deal with your family first. Then, it should be a lot easier to encounter obstacles from the Zheng and Zhou families in the future. "

Chu Yifeng laughed. "This analysis makes sense."

Today was the first day of the formal winter vacation for the students of Beijing University. Many students were emotionally excited, and without the pressure of the exams, were smiling brightly with sunny faces. Many students chose to return home today.

When the two arrived at Beijing University, many students with luggages were rushing out of the gate. They were all those who couldn't wait to go home immediately. Only a few were staying for a few days.

Wang Cheng called Wang Ziyu and was soon connected.

Knowing that her second brother was waiting for her at the gate, Wang Ziyu told him that she would be there in 20 minutes. Qian Baobao and Mili were also going home. Only Pang Chunjuan was in no hurry, because her family lived in Kyoto [?]; as long as she made a phone call, they’d send a car to pick her up.

Before leaving, Wang Ziyu urged her to remember to collect the clothes on the balcony, and then dragged her luggage down with Qian Baobao and Mili.

Their dormitory was on the fourth floor. Qian Baobao's suitcase was very large, and she was already panting after walking down two floors. Wang Ziyu moved her suitcase to her left hand, and helped Qian Baobao carry the big suitcase with her right hand. They arrived on the first floor. In the corridor, a few people suddenly walked out on the side next door. The girl who walked in front didn't seem to notice them, and continued directly, bumping straight into Wang Ziyu. Wang Ziyu was startled, and the suitcase in her hand fell and hit the girl’s feet. The girl cried out in pain.

Wang Ziyu just wanted to apologize when she found that the girl was Tang Xin.

"How can you walk, do you not have eyes?" When Tang Xin's good friend Ma Miao saw that the person who had hurt Tang Xin was actually Wang Ziyu, she took the initiative to blame her.

Qian Baobao was unwilling, "Hey, hey, speak politely, senior sister. Who is the one without eyes? The person who first bumped into someone was not Xiao Yu, I don't think senior sister should reverse black and white." Since listening to Mili's analysis of her, she never liked Tang Xin.

Fan Qingqing said, "It's you who doesn’t have eyes. Just because someone looks very pure, who knows what they’re like in private and what shameful hookups they are involved in. They act like they pursue academics, as if they’re not seducing men behind backs."

She looked at Wang Ziyu with utter disgust in her eyes, as if she knew everything. In fact, she was jealous.

"Senior sister, please pay attention to your wording. You are also an adult. You are still a woman. Why is your mind going in such directions? Don't you feel embarrassed?" Wang Ziyu was not a type of weak woman. Her roommates were usually too strong, so she came off to be a little white flower, but once she encountered such a thing, the little white flower could also stand up.

Fan Qingqing flushed with anger. She glanced at the people who were gradually gathering around, and shouted: "Wang Ziyu, you hurt Tang Xin's foot and dare to make such excuses. Don't think that because there is Lei Yunze to support you, you can run rampant in Beijing University. You said that you don't want to be involved with boys. The result is that you should not rely on boys."

"Qingqing, don't say any more. My feet just hurt a little, there is no problem. What if Lei Yunze hears this and thinks we are bullying school sister Wang Ziyu. School sister also has to hurry, we shouldn’t delay her time." Tang Xin grabbed Fan Qingqing and shook her head in grievance.

Although her words didn't accuse Wang Ziyu, she guided everyone to think that it was Wang Ziyu's fault. In addition, her tender and weak front had a forbearable expression. Everyone thought it was Wang Ziyu in the wrong.

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