"My son is cute right?" With a sense of pride, Zhang Guo Qiang brought his son up. This kind of thinking where only his son was the best under the entire Heavens, really made people's hands itch.
"Cute." Zhang Zi Xuan looked at Shao Qian's red face and answered, laughing.
"He really grew up to look a lot like Song Yun." Zhang Guo Jian looked at Shao Qian and sighed emotionally. "At that time, if the old man wasn't insistent…"
"A' Jian." Zhang Guo Fu opened his mouth and spoke in a heavy tone, "Don't remind us about things that have already passed."
"Yes, elder brother." Zhang Guo Jian laughed. "I won't mention it. I've already told the housekeeper to prepare a meal, let us talk whilst we eat."
When Zhang Qing saw the few of them revolving around Shao Qian, anger burst out within her heart. She was obviously standing here, so why didn't anyone look at her. She was also father's daughter, so why did they only look at Zhang Zi Hui who was undoubtedly inferior than her? Could it it be because she was the daughter whilst Zhang Zi Hui was the son?
"This is?" Zhang Guo Jian had actually noticed the girl that had been constantly standing at one side from long ago. Ever since that girl had entered, she had been continuously looking around and sizing up her surroundings. This kind of impolite conduct really let him feel unpleasant.
"This is my elder sister, Zhang Qing." Shao Qian grinned, laughing as he opened his mouth. "Elder sister came together with us."
Zhang Qing originally intended on introducing herself, but in the end, her opportunity was snatched away by Shao Qian. This made the still somewhat furious Zhang Qing immediately glare at him for a split second, before speaking softly in a lukewarm voice and introducing herself, "Greetings to third uncle. I am father's daughter, Zhang Qing."
Elder sister? Zhang Guo Jian glanced at Zhang Guo Qiang. They clearly remembered that at that time, when second brother had brought Song Yun away, she was only pregnant with Little Hui. Could it be that they didn't realise it was twins?
"We'll talk about these things later, let's eat first." How could Zhang Guo Qiang not see his brothers' suspicions? It was just that he couldn't say it in front of the children, that's all.
The Zhang brothers were well coordinated. They wouldn't gain any benefit from snooping into this matter. After they waved at Zhang Qing, they went to the dining table together.
Zhang Zi Xuan had been standing by Shao Qian's side from start to end. When Zhang Qing had glared at Shao Qian, he had actually seen it all. The wee bit of favorable impression he had of Zhang Qing dropped down to a negative number in a split second. Though he knew that there might be some discord between the siblings, he really disliked her using that kind of expression to look at Little Hui. If she wasn't second uncle's daughter, he would have already gotten people to chase her out.
Although the Zhang family didn't have much rules when it came eating, the elder and younger generation sitting positions didn't have any difference. So, when Zhang Qing plopped her buttock down onto the seat next to Zhang Guo Qiang, it made the faces of the ones at the scene change. However, as it was quite difficult to have a family dinner together, it wasn't necessary to make it so stiff.
Shao Qian sat at Zhang Zi Xuan's side, sweeping his eyes across the table before finally deciding on the plate of chicken wings in front of Zhang Guo Qiang. "Daddy, pass me a chicken wing."
"Alright son." Zhang Guo Qiang immediately stood up and placed a chicken wing into Shao Qian's bowl. As Zhang Guo Qiang watched his son gnaw on the chicken wing which he had passed over, his face revealed a smile.
"Little Hui, how can you be so thoughtless, if you're not able to reach it, then just eat the vegetables in front of you." Zhang Qing watched the father and son's 'embarrassing' display and couldn't help chiding him. The moment she said these words, it immediately made Zhang Guo Fu put down the plate of chicken wings he had just picked up, not passing it over.
The Zhang brothers had thought all along that since it was a dinner between immediate family, there wasn't any need for rules. The rules were all made for outsiders to see. When they were just eating food with their own family, to care about this, to care about that, wouldn't it be very tiring? Right now, when Zhang Qing chided Shao Qian, it made the Zhang brothers feel as if this behaviour was done to let outsiders see instead.
"Father, give it to me." Zhang Zi Xuan took the plate in Zhang Guo Fu's hands and immediately placed it in front of Shao Qian. "Eat."
As Zhang Zi Xuan's action didn't give Zhang Qing any face, it made her feel somewhat awkward. She glanced secretly at Shao Qian before lowering her head to eat. However, her actions compared to previously was only a little bit softer than it was now. The 'ding! ding! dang! dang!' sounds at the dining table all originated from her.
When Zhang Guo Qiang saw this spectacle, his face became icy in an instant. Just as he opened his mouth and was about to say something, a piece of meat was shoved inside his mouth. "Daddy, this red braised pork is really good!"
Although Shao Qian would be happy to watch Zhang Guo Qiang reprimand the female lead, the female lead had already been embarrassed enough today. If by any chance, she was pressured too much and showed her true colours, wouldn't that take away some of the fun he could watch?
Therefore, when he saw Zhang Guo Qiang's face change and was intending on reprimanding Zhang Qing, he immediately took a piece of red braised pork and walked to Zhang Guo Qiang's side, shoving it in when his father opened his mouth.
Zhang Guo Qiang's face revealed a suffering expression as he swallowed the piece of fatty meat. Even if the red braised pork was delicious and even melted in his mouth, it couldn't change the fact that this was a piece of fatty meat. Ever since he was young, he couldn't bear this kind of fatty and greasy food. But… Since it was his son, who resembled his wife so greatly, that fed it to him, he reluctantly ate it.
"You seriously ate it!" Zhang Guo Jian had an exaggerated look of shock on his face. "Little Hui, your father really likes these kind of meat. Hurry up and give him a few more pieces."
Shao Qian looked at his third uncle who was clearly ridiculing his father and grinned, before placing an even bigger piece of fatty meat into his third uncle's bowl. "Third uncle, if daddy likes it, then you should like it too."
When Zhang Guo Jian saw the big piece of fatty meat in his bowl, his smiling expression stiffened. Was this called lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own feet? If this piece of fatty meat was precisely what his second brother didn't like, then would he like it? He didn't like it either. Rather, it should be said that all three Zhang brothers didn't like this kind of food. The Zhang family's third senior, who had been made a fool out of, began to consider reducing the food expenses.
It was in this manner that the family dinner ended. Looking at the sky, it couldn't be considered early. Therefore, the housekeeper took Shao Qian along with Zhang Qing to the rooms that had been prepared earlier to rest. Zhang Guo Qiang definitely had his own room in the residence, and even if he didn't return for over a decade, that room had been cleaned by people from start to end.
The housekeeper brought Zhang Qing to the second floor first before bringing Shao Qian to the third floor. Zhang Qing watched as the housekeeper guided Shao Qian up before closing and locking her room's door. Her entire face was filled with excitement as she stroked everything in the room. When she saw the princess bed that was large enough to accommodate a few people sleeping side by side each other, she immediately threw herself onto it. After rolling on the bed for a while, she plastered her cheeks onto the exquisite, soft and high-quality silk bed sheets. It was as if she were in the clouds. Towards this kind of feeling, the corners of her lips couldn't help but rise.
As expected, she had the destiny of a princess since the day she was born. From now onwards, would there be anyone that would look down on her? Those students with some money definitely didn't expect that she became the Zhang family's little princess with a single leap. Perhaps she should go to the next class reunion? In the midst of indulging in her fantasies, Zhang Qing fell asleep whilst laying on the bed.
After Shao Qian thanked the housekeeper, he closed the door. Taking a quick bath, he changed into his pajamas and immediately went to sleep. After being tormented for most of the night, he was very tired, therefore it hadn't even been a few minutes before Shao Qian let out a soft snore.
However, it wasn't long after Shao Qian fell asleep when his room door was opened by someone. A man with a tall structure closed the door softly behind him before approaching the bed. Using the weak light from a lamp, he looked at the youth lying on the bed. Extending out his right hand by a bit, he felt the youth's features, directly poking the location of the youth's dimples.
Perhaps the strength behind his action had been too strong as the youth lying on the bed released a soft sound. The man hastily patted the youth's back gently, letting him to sleep a bit more comfortably.
Sure enough, after gently patting him for a while, the youth's breathing gradually became deeper. The man stroked the youth's hair before slowly lowering his head and placing his lips on the youth's forehead.