209: Parents Meet

Wang Ziyu was sitting in the living room watching TV, so Wang Cheng was inevitably seen by her the moment he entered the door. However, most of her attention was on the TV, so she did not notice that Wang Cheng's face was abnormally flushed.

"Second brother, have you only just come back? Eldest brother and our parents have already gone out to worship, they will come back later."

Wang Cheng adjusted his breathing and said, "I see, you keep watching. I’m going upstairs - call me if a stranger comes."

"Okay."

Wang Cheng hurriedly ran up the second floor after he finished speaking.

Wang Ziyu didn't doubt him either. Her eyes turned back to the Spring Festival Gala on the TV. What was playing now just happened to be a short skit that made her laugh a lot, and she left other things behind in a blink of an eye.

Wang Cheng returned to his room and immediately took off his clothes. Then he took a new pair of pants and drilled into the bathroom. In order to avoid being noticed by his parents and elder brother, he deliberately chose a similar set of colors as before; as long as their attention was not so meticulous, it should not be found out.

As the hot water sprinkled down, the muscles and bones of his body felt relaxed. However, the fluids flowing out there made him suddenly think of what he and Chu Yifeng had done behind the house. That bastard, he told him not to shoot it in, but he still did it in.

Wang Cheng wiped his face, enduring the shame of being shot in, and secretly vowed that he would never do this again next time.

At about eleven o'clock, the Papa Wang trio returned.

The couple's faces were full of smiles, but Wang Ning'an looked paralyzed. Wang Cheng, who was sitting in the living room and watching the Spring Festival Gala with Wang Ziyu, guessed the reason.

Taking his elder brother out was definitely a long-term thing. Wang Ning'an inherently had a trustworthy feeling, which could also be called a sense of security. Acquaintances would inevitably praise them again when they saw him. No wonder his parents were so happy like this.

"How come you’ve changed your pants?" Wang Ning'an sharply noticed that his pants were different from what he had seen before.

Wang Cheng knew, and calmly replied, "I accidentally scratched it when I returned, so I replaced it."

Wang Ning'an didn’t doubt him this time. "It's not early, go to bed soon."

"I’ll accompany Xiao Yu to go to bed after watching the Spring Festival Gala. Elder brother, if you are tired, go to bed first." Wang Cheng sat back on the sofa.

Wang Ning'an said, "Don’t you have to pick up your biological parents tomorrow morning? Sleeping too late will be bad and you have to drive tomorrow."

"Yes, second brother, go to bed early, I don't need anyone to accompany me," Wang Ziyu added.

"All right." Wang Cheng was indeed a little sleepy now, the amount of exercise tonight was really too much.

Papa Wang and Mama Wang had just packed their things and told them to go to bed earlier, before going to bed themselves. Both of them usually had good sleep quality, so they fell asleep almost as soon as they laid down.

Wang Cheng was headed back to his room, when he heard Wang Ning'an, who was standing at the balcony door, say something.

"You’ve washed your pants?"

Wang Cheng was agitated, but pretending to be fine. "Yeah, it's okay anyway. After I changed out of it, I just watched it. Is there any problem?"

"No, go to sleep."

Wang Cheng closed his door. His heart was thumping so loud that he felt like his brother could hear it. He always felt that his elder brother seemed to know something. If he hadn’t performed well on the spot, a flaw might have really been spotted. Before going to bed, he received a text message from Chu Yifeng, wishing him a happy New Year's Eve with blessings. Wang Cheng did not want to reply, but after thinking about it, he did reply, just leaving the words ‘Happy New Year's Eve’.

Chu Yifeng smiled when he saw the text message, Wang Cheng seemed to still be angry.

The next day, Wang Cheng got up relatively late. Even Wang Ziyu, who slept later than him, got up earlier than him. Today, on the first day of the new year, every family got up early, and they started to visit relatives after their meal. The children were the most excited, because they got to not only wear new clothes, but also receive red envelopes for the new year.

Mama Wang could not tell that he was delaying, and immediately urged him to wash his face and brush his teeth. They were also a little nervous about the incoming Mother and Father Zheng, but fortunately, there was Wang Ning'an who had seen them before.

Although Wang Ning'an had not spoken to Mother Zheng, at the banquet that day, he could see that Mother Zheng was a kind mother. She spared no effort to protect her son. How could she do things that her younger son did not like? So she would probably just look at them with equal eyes.

Wang Cheng also echoed this. Putting aside the identity of his biological parents, they actually got along well.

Around ten o'clock, Wang Cheng drove out; he arrived at the airport at eleven o'clock, but the Zheng couple’s flight had not yet landed. The airport hall showed that it would take ten minutes. Wang Cheng had to wait for them at the entrance of the aisle. Many people were picking up passengers, and some even held wooden boards with a person's name written on it.

Fifteen minutes later, a group of people emerged from the entrance of the passage - Wang Cheng saw Mother and Father Zheng at first glance. The two were outstanding in temperament, and were very eye-catching in the crowd of ordinary people.

"Dad, mom, here." Wang Cheng waved at them.

"Chengcheng." Mother Zheng also saw her eye-catching young son at first sight. Seeing the young women around him peeking at him, she subconsciously felt a sense of accomplishment and superiority in her heart. Wang Cheng took their luggage. "Why don’t I see my brother and Jingxue? Didn’t they plan on coming?"

Mother Zheng held his arm and smiled, "Your brother was called away by your grandfather, and Jingxue went to your maternal grandfather's house. You don't need to worry about them. They are even busier than us during the Spring Festival every year. This was a good chance."

As soon as Wang Cheng heard this, he was relieved. He had previously worried that Father Zheng and Mother Zheng would leave his maternal grandfather in the cold when they came to see him. The rich man's world seemed more complicated than he thought.

When they arrived at the entrance, Wang Cheng asked the two to wait for a while as he went to drive the car. The whole process took only about two or three minutes, but when he was driving the car back there, an incident occurred. Mother Zheng, who was standing at the entrance of the airport, suddenly exclaimed.

Wang Cheng hurriedly stepped on the brakes and looked up to see a man violently pulling at the bag that Mother Zheng held. Mother Zheng was unprepared and the bag was pulled away. Father Zheng hurriedly supported her and tried to grab the bag, but failed. The man hurried towards Wang Cheng’s direction, and Wang Cheng got out of the car. When the man saw someone block him, he immediately pulled out a dagger. People around screamed and hurriedly avoided him. It was good to be brave for a righteous cause, but it wasn’t worth it for them to risk their lives for this. Especially during the Spring Festival, when their family members were still waiting for them at home.

"Chengcheng, get away from there!" When Father Zheng and Mother Zheng saw this scene, they were so scared that their hearts almost jumped out of their chests. Although there were valuables in the bag, they were not as important as their son.

Wang Cheng easily grabbed the man's wrist that was holding the dagger, and overturned him using the momentum from the man’s speed. The man fell heavily on the hard marble floor with his back downwards. His bones were probably hurt all over, as it made a loud noise from the fall.

Wang Cheng took the dagger he had been tightly holding, and at the same time, stepped firmly on his chest with one foot.

The security guards at the airport heard that there was a criminal with a knife, but when they arrived at the scene, found that the criminal had been subdued. The two security guards immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They looked at Wang Cheng to thank him, and then were surprised. It seemed that this person subdued another person with almost no effort, and not a scratch could be seen either.

Father Zheng helped Mother Zheng walk over. Mother Zheng worriedly touched his hand, "Chengcheng, did this person hurt you?"

"I'm okay, Mom." Wang Cheng comforted her, "Your son is very skilled, even multiple people can’t beat me in a fight."

"You’re all right." Mother Zheng was finally relieved.

The security guard gave them the bag that the man had snatched, and at the same time, thanked Wang Cheng sincerely. "This gentleman, thank you so much. If you didn't happen to be here, he might have run away. This thief is a recidivist and specializes in picking on people with money. This has happened before, but he is too cunning. It is all to your credit for catching him today, thank you very much."

"You're welcome, but we don't have time to go to the police station to record confessions, family is still waiting at home. Many have witnessed what happened, anyway, so I’ll trouble you with this." When such a thing happened, the follow-up was troublesome. Wang Cheng temporarily didn't want his family to know.

"Well, that's okay, but can you leave your phone number?" The security guard knew that they must be rushing home to celebrate the New Year. Anyway, since no one was injured, and no property was damaged or lost, there really was no need to rush at this moment.

Wang Cheng left his phone number. Because of this incident , they were delayed for a while, and it was noon by the time they returned to the Guan’s Village.

Papa Wang and Mama Wang had long been waiting. They wanted to call Wang Cheng and ask, when they turned around and saw Wang Cheng's car.

Today, they should have gone to his uncle’s or grandma’s house to celebrate the festival, but because Father Zheng and Mother Zheng were coming, they deliberately pushed the date backwards. They told this matter to his grandma, but not to his uncle, guessing that they weren’t welcomed to his uncle’s house anyway.

A noble-looking woman got out of the car, and both Papa Wang and Mama Wang stared at each other. This person was Wang Cheng's biological mother? Sure enough, he was from a big family. Each of her moves was very dignified, reminding them of Wang Xiaoyan’s family, the nouveau riche. However, Wang Xiaoyan’s mother only postured as a noblewoman. When they had a comparison today, they knew that Wang Xiaoyan’s mother was just a monkey acting.

Mother Zheng held Mama Wang's hand very enthusiastically. "Are you Chengcheng's mother? My name is Zhou Hui, I am Chengcheng's biological mother. I am very happy to meet you. So sorry that we took the liberty to come here and disturb you, but I really wanted to see you."

Mama Wang was frightened by Mother Zheng's enthusiasm. She thought that noble ladies were usually more reserved. It wasn’t until Papa Wang gave her a pat behind her back that she reacted. She squeezed out a smile and said, "No, no, it is also my pleasure that you could come with Chengcheng’s father."

"Don't stand, let's go in and talk." Papa Wang also spoke.

Wang Cheng carried the suitcases and walked to Father Zheng who was a few steps behind, saying, "Dad, let's go in, too."

"Okay," Father Zheng nodded with a smile.

Then Papa Wang in front of him suddenly turned back, "Chengcheng, did you call me?"

Wang Cheng knew that Papa Wang had heard him, and nodded out of fear of embarrassing him. "Yes, yes, let's go in together."

But he suddenly thought of a problem. Two fathers and two mothers suddenly came together. What was he going to call them? Thinking of the scene at this time, Wang Cheng suddenly became tangled.

Mama Wang started to make lunch when Wang Cheng went to pick up his parents, so the things were already prepared when they came. Although there was a delay, the food on the table was still hot. The couple immediately invited Father Zheng and Mother Zheng to take a seat. Since it was mainly still home-cooked dishes, Mama Wang wanted to make something unusual, but Wang Cheng said that she didn’t have to spend too much time on it. His parents were accustomed to the delicacies of the mountains and the seas, so now they had a soft spot for home-cooked food.

"This craftsmanship is really good. It's much better than our chef's." Mother Zheng took a bite of tofu, and the slightly spicy taste in her mouth awakened her appetite.

Mother Wang was a little embarrassed to be praised. "It's just ordinary fried tofu."

"Sister does not need to be humble, to stir fry tofu with this taste, your craftsmanship is definitely not bad. Sister may not know, but I usually don't like spicy food. However, this fried tofu is just the right spiciness, I really like it.” Mother Zheng spared no effort to praise her, she really felt that it was delicious.

"Then eat more, try these sauced chicken feet. This one is not very spicy. I have soaked the chicken feet for three hours in the morning. I didn’t like this dish before Chengcheng." She was very happy to boast. They had no awkwardness of a first meeting. When they ate, they were both talking. When the conversation came to Wang Cheng, it was even every sentence praising him. The atmosphere was more harmonious than what they had imagined.

Father Zheng and Papa Wang were more calm. Papa Wang didn’t look very reliable, but he was strong when it came to facing guests. They occasionally talked, but they were not as exaggerated as Mama Wang and Mother Zheng.

The protagonist of the topic bowed his head and silently ate rice. When he heard the two mothers praising him on the left and on the right, he was unable to hold his face even if he was thick-skinned.

Wang Ziyu secretly stepped on his feet under the dining table, and when Wang Cheng turned his head, she laughed at him secretly.

"Eat your meal." Wang Cheng mouthed at her.

Wang Ziyu stuck her tongue out at him.

Wang Cheng stepped back under the table, and Wang Ziyu took refuge. When she was done hiding and wanted to step back on him, after being avoided by Wang Cheng, she accidentally poked the innocent Wang Ning'an. Wang Ning'an looked blankly at them, and the two stopped immediately.

The interaction of the three juniors was seen by Father Zheng, and he was very relieved. Although he knew that his younger son had a good life here, it was only when he saw them with his own eyes that he was really assured.

Stir-Fried Tofu

Sauced Chicken Feet

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