Mrs. Zhen didn’t care how she had been feuding with Gu’s father over their divorce. But on Saturday noon, Han Jiaoyang ran over to First High School! He came specially to inform them. Zhen Halong had arrived in Qi City, and Uncle Han invited the Zhen siblings to have dinner at his house both nights. Out of respect for Uncle Han, both Zhen Yan and Zhen Yu nodded and agreed. The reason why Mr. Zhen came to Qi City at this time was precisely because Zhen Yan’s cousin, Wu Jing, had informed the family by phone about the siblings falling out with their mother. From this point of view, Shen Qi’s little trick had succeeded halfway. As soon as Third Aunt Zhen learned of this news, her first thought was indeed to hurry and tell her brother! Thus, with this hint, Mr. Zhen immediately rushed to Qi City. And he did not come alone! He came with the little daughter born to Ju Zhen. Mr. Zhen’s main purpose for this visit to Qi was actually to bond with his children. After repeated guidance from Mr. Han! Coupled with financial difficulties, and no hope for the future, Mr. Zhen truly began to regret. He regretted that in the past two years, after winning money, he became recklessly inflated, resulting in his current plight, which bore a somewhat desolate taste of twilight years. Besides himself, he also wanted his young daughter, Zhen Zhen, to develop a relationship with Zhen Yan and Zhen Yu. After all, her biological mother, Ju Zhen, had already remarried and would not care for her! And Mr. Zhen now had no energy to take care of her! The stepmother at home was even less reliable! She needed to care for her own biological son! To put it less kindly! The stepmother didn’t even have the time to abuse her, let alone take care of her... So what could Mr. Zhen do? He could only hope that she would grow up quickly and send her to school! But doesn’t schooling cost money!? Therefore, the financially strained Mr. Zhen had to look to his wealthy children... After school in the evening, Zhen Yan and Zhen Yu followed Ming Yue to the Han family’s pharmacy. The pharmacy had been open for a while now, and as it was the only one nearby, business had always been good! ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NoveI[F]ire.net Moreover, Han Jiaoyang had successfully transferred to Qi University Affiliated Middle School, and although he was not in the top class, his entrance had already made Mr. and Mrs. Han very happy. Because there were many counters on the first floor, besides the restroom, the kitchen and dining table were all upstairs. As soon as the three of them entered, Han Youliang, who was sitting at the counter on the first floor, stood up. "You three are quite fast! I thought we’d have to wait a while before you arrived! Let’s go upstairs and talk!" Mr. Han said as he waved his hand, taking the lead towards the staircase. Zhen Halong, however, remained seated where he was. He waited a while, but then realized apart from Ming Yue, who called out "Hello Uncle Zhen!", the pair of children acted as if they hadn’t seen him and directly followed the Han father and son upstairs... There was no way around it! He had to stand up and chase after them, and with a hint of reproach quietly said, "Xiao Yan, Xiao Yu! You haven’t seen Dad for such a long time, don’t you even know to call out!" Nobody paid attention to him. Mr. Han had already reached the upstairs and hadn’t heard his words. Ming Yue did hear, but he pretended not to hear anything. Zhen Halong’s face looked quite upset! But the moment he turned around, he remembered what Mr. Han had advised him before, so he had to silently swallow his anger. The large round dining table on the second floor had been set up early, and the dishes had already been laid out on the table. As soon as everyone went upstairs, Mrs. Han, who was distributing chopsticks, warmly called out: "Come sit down! Hurry up and eat! We still have evening self-study later! Xiao Yu, come here! Sit next to Auntie!" After Zhen Yu compliantly sat down next to Mrs. Han, she noticed a little girl sitting on a chair, gnawing on ribs, which was hidden from view by the round table. She saw her, and so did Zhen Yan and Han Mingyue as they approached and sat down. Han Jiayang had been sitting at the table waiting for everyone, and as soon as Zhen Yan sat down, he immediately started to pull him into a conversation. But then Mr. Han suddenly coughed! "Cough! Zhen Yan! Come here, sit next to your dad!" This request from Mr. Han startled Zhen Yan! Seeing everyone in the room staring at him, he quickly got up in a fluster! Feeling hesitant, he looked towards Zhen Yu. But when Zhen Yu saw him look her way, she suddenly turned her head towards Han Mingyue, not leaving him even a hint of a glance. No cues, no guidance. No support, nor opposition. It took Zhen Yu a second to finally realize her sister’s intention! She was letting him decide for himself! To go... or not to go? Zhen Yan felt hesitant. First, Mr. Zhen coldly observed the interaction between the siblings, then upon discerning the struggle on his son’s face, he quickly called out: "Son! Come here! Dad wants to have a word with you!" This sentence from Mr. Zhen, like the final weight on a balance scale, made Zhen Yan lean towards him. Dutifully, he moved the chair he had just barely warmed up and placed it beside his father to sit down. Throughout the entire process of moving chairs, neither Mr. Han nor Mr. Zhen mentioned Zhen Yu. And the little girl focused on gnawing her ribs had not looked up even once. "Let’s eat! It’s been a long time since our two families gathered together! Let’s enjoy today!" With the cheerful arrangements by Mr. Han, everyone began to help themselves to the food. Then Zhen Yu saw Mr. Zhen start to rapidly serve his son food, warming him with questions as he did. Zhen Yu was savoring the taste in her heart when suddenly, with a ’plop’, something flew past her and landed in a plate of stir-fried vegetables on the table! "Dad! Daddy! Hold me!" The little girl had stood up on her own from her seat, her ribs gone, and her oily hands outstretched. "Sit down! Sit down and eat properly!" Mr. Zhen had just started talking to his son and couldn’t tolerate any interruptions, so he immediately scolded her. But with just those words, the little girl broke into loud howls! Really wailing loudly! Zhen Yu, being close, saw everything clearly! There wasn’t even a single tear on her face! "Oh, oh, oh... don’t cry! Don’t cry! Will Auntie get you another rib, okay?" Being the only female elder present, who else was there for her to coo? With no other options and not having pacified a little girl before, Mrs. Han reluctantly half stood up and picked another rib for the little girl’s bowl. But as soon as the rib was placed, the little girl grabbed it and threw it away! It didn’t go far, landing in the same dish it hit before. Yet as she threw it, she kept shouting, "No, no, no! Daddy, serve it!"