"What is that?!" Zhen Yan got flustered by his own conjecture and completely forgot that he was still standing at the entrance of the Wonton Shop! He yelled carelessly: "You want to see my mom again! And my sister! But you just won’t tell me the truth! This must have something to do with me! If it’s related to me..." "Son! Son! My son, calm down!" Mr. Zhen hugged Zhen Yan and shook him vigorously. At this moment, he had no choice but to tell some truths! "It’s not what you think! Look at how much you resemble me! Your dad just wants to borrow some money from you all!" Zhen Yan suddenly quieted down, "...Resemble? ...Borrow money?" "Yes!! Go back and check yourself out in the mirror! Look at how similar we look!" Mr. Zhen pointed towards the Wonton Shop’s glass door, encouraging his son to use it as a mirror! Zhen Yan obediently turned around and moved his face closer... "Damn!" Like he was electrocuted, Zhen Yan jumped and swore loudly. Damn it! That scared the hell out of me! What the hell is Little Gu’er peeping through the door for! But in an instant, Zhen Yu spat out angrily, "Damn! She’s got too many tricks up her sleeve!" "What’s wrong, my son?" Mr. Zhen stood behind Zhen Yan, a person’s distance from the glass door, and couldn’t see clearly inside. "Nothing! Let’s go back to the internet cafe first!" While responding, Zhen Yan grabbed his father and left! Mr. Zhen, sharp as ever, instantly understood! It turns out that in Old Cheng’s remarriage, this family isn’t an easy one either... After the two of them entered the internet cafe, Xiao Gu’er pushed open the glass door, peeked out sneakily towards the direction of the internet cafe, then withdrew again. "Whew..." It wasn’t just Zhen Yan who got a start! Suddenly being spotted by the person he was spying on, Xiao Gu was also scared with his heart pounding fast! Luckily, he managed to stay calm... Zhen Yan brought Mr. Zhen down to the cafeteria to talk. He asked bluntly: "Didn’t you say last time that it’s not good to just keep the lottery winnings in the bank and wanted to find a partner to do business with? Why do you need to borrow money from us now?" Mr. Zhen’s expression was somewhat disheartened, and he shook his head and sighed: "Hey, don’t even mention it! When Aunt Zhang gave birth to your brother, it was a smooth delivery," Hearing Mr. Zhen’s words, Zhen Yan frowned unhappily but still held back in consideration of his father’s feelings. "But before we were discharged from the hospital, the doctor said the child’s hearing wasn’t normal! In order to treat him, not to mention the lottery money, even our savings are almost spent... Our daily expenses rely entirely on the Hardware Store!" "Is it so hard to cure bad hearing? Does it cost that much money?!" Zhen Yan asked casually, but his question hit Mr. Zhen right in the heart! With a pained expression, he said: "It’s not just bad hearing! He has cerebral palsy! The doctors said it’s cerebral palsy!!" Zhen Yan, genuinely clueless, asked: "What’s cerebral palsy?" "Sigh... It means his brain is paralyzed! If his condition isn’t treated quickly, he’ll end up a fool! And a fool who can’t even stand up!" Although he felt completely indifferent towards the brother and sister born to Mr. Zhen’s new family, the thought of such a small child having to live life as a fool made Zhen Yan feel quite uneasy. Father and son sat in silence for a while before Mr. Zhen was the first to break it. "After your mom remarried, how have you all been..." "Everyone for themselves!" Zhen Yan’s reply came sharp and clear, and since the man sitting across from him was his biological father, there was no need to hide anything! "And the money at home... and this Store! How did your mom arrange those?!" Zhen Yan became instantly alert, "That’s none of your business!! Let’s still talk about your son’s illness!" Seeing Mr. Zhen keeping quiet, Zhen Yan continued, "The money you won from the lottery is not little, yet it’s still not enough for the treatment! How much money do you think you need to borrow from us to cure him?!" Mr. Zhen’s gaze flickered, then suddenly he put on a worried and sorrowful expression! He sighed and said, "Ah... it’s all my fault for being useless! If I could just sell the Hardware Store, it would be nearly enough to cover the medical expenses! But if I do that, what would this family eat and drink?!" Seeing his son seemingly moved, Mr. Zhen continued, "I really had no choice, I can’t just stop the treatment halfway through, can I?! So I came here, shamelessly, to ask to borrow twenty thousand yuan to tide us over! After your brother gets better, I’ll definitely save up and pay you back!" Mr. Zhen spoke with utmost sincerity, and Zhen Yan, a kid who hadn’t even entered society, was immediately taken in by his words. "Please wait here! I, I’ll go and discuss it!!" Mr. Zhen heard his son hesitating mid-sentence and guessed that he was going to consult with his daughter! After all, Mr. Zhen was crystal clear about the son’s standing in the family - Zhen Yan was the one who didn’t handle the money! It looks like the money might actually be in the hands of that bratty girl Zhen Yu... While Mr. Zhen was guessing, Zhen Yan had already left the restaurant. Mr. Zhen straightened his back but still refrained from following. "Little sister!" As soon as Zhen Yan went upstairs, he headed straight for the main bedroom. Zhen Yu was wearing long underwear and a sweater, sitting in bed reading a book. Hearing the sound, she looked up and asked, "Who was looking for you? Have they left?" Zhen Yan, impulsively rushing upstairs, now suddenly stood hesitantly in front of his sister’s bed, not daring to speak. Seeing him , Zhen Yu understood everything. She slightly curved her lips and said in a deep voice, "Speak up if you have something to say!" Zhen Yu’s expression remained unchanged as she continued to look at her brother. Alright! I’ll continue! Zhen Yan resigned himself to continue, but his voice got quieter as he went on, "Dad... he’s here to borrow money." Zhen Yan, naturally lively, squeezed out a few words like toothpaste, and then he couldn’t stand it himself! He finally gritted his teeth and spilled everything his father had said to his sister! "...That’s the situation, and then I was thinking," Zhen Yu quickly interrupted her brother with a frown, "You don’t need to think! Open the computer and look up what cerebral palsy is, and after you’ve done that come talk to me!!" Zhen Yan was taken aback by his sister’s attitude, silently turned to boot up the computer and started searching. The more he searched! The darker Zhen Yan’s face grew! Finally, he couldn’t resist slamming the mouse down and turned around to vehemently vent to his sister: "It turns out this disease can’t even be cured at all! What’s the use of borrowing twenty thousand then? Even if we borrow ten times that it would still be wasted effort?!" At this moment, Zhen Yu also couldn’t figure out what Mr. Zhen’s true intentions were! But that didn’t prevent her from mocking her brother! "Borrowing money is just a matter of a few words! Even if he borrows a hundred times twenty thousand, it won’t take any effort from him; isn’t it us who are exerting effort to earn the money?!" Zhen Yan was furious! "His scheming is just too much!"
