"..." Xiao Zheng glared and threw himself over to grab it!
"Xiao Zheng!" Gu Xiaoning panicked. In this kind of situation, Xiao Zheng absolutely couldn’t lose it. If he exploded now... would this marriage talk still work out?
Le Zhengsheng stretched out his arm, blocking Xiao Zheng in front of him. "Xiao Zheng, be good, sit down! Big brother will restore it for you."
Hearing that, it worked far better than his sister’s persuasion. Xiao Zheng obediently sat down, waiting for Le Zhengsheng.
"Tch." Le Zhengsheng sneered. Seeing the man sweat all over from exhaustion, he reached out his long arm and took the cube. "Hard, isn’t it?"
The man scratched his head. "It is hard!"
Le Zhengsheng dipped his head slightly. With the cube in his hand, he closed his eyes...
His fingers were fair and slender, joints distinct—hands that clearly belonged to someone pampered, with an innate air of refinement. The cube turning in his hands was a pleasure to watch.
’Ka-ka-ka’—the cube made a rhythmic sound.
Le Zhengsheng hooked up the corner of his mouth and opened his eyes... With a light tap of his hand on the table... the cube was already restored.
Everyone fell silent.
The guy, oblivious and carefree, clapped and praised, "Bro, you’re really amazing!"
"Hmph." Le Zhengsheng sneered. "Piece of cake. This kind of Tier Four is way too simple. Kids like Xiao Zheng can play with it just fine. I don’t even bother playing with 12-layer ones anymore. Boring."
"..."
The man forced a crooked smile, looking awkward as the atmosphere turned a bit embarrassing.
Even if they were stupid, they could see it now. This relative of the Gu Family was clearly hostile toward them.
Xiao Zheng covered his belly, jumped up and down.
"Xiao Zheng." Gu Xiaoning hurriedly grabbed her brother. "Do you need to go to the bathroom?"
Xiao Zheng didn’t speak, just bounced even more anxiously.
"Let’s go, let’s go! Sis will go with you."
"I’ll go!" The man suddenly shot up to his feet. "Miss Gu, I’ll take Xiao Zheng."
Gu Xiaoning was slightly stunned. "This... this isn’t really appropriate, is it? It’s too much trouble."
"Not at all." The man smiled. "We’re about to get married. We’ll be family and living together. I should learn how to take care of Xiao Zheng too."
Warmth rose in Gu Xiaoning’s chest. No matter how ugly or how tacky this man was, what he just said really moved her. She nodded. "Okay."
Le Zhengsheng saw it all, and a sharp pain jabbed at his heart!
Damn! Gu Xiaoning, you’re actually smiling at that shorty that ambiguously?
"I’m going too." Le Zhengsheng stood up and followed them out.
"..." Gu Xiaoning opened her mouth but couldn’t manage to stop him.
Outside the room, Le Zhengsheng caught up to the man.
"Hey, bro!"
The man turned back in confusion. Seeing it was Le Zhengsheng, he got a bit nervous. "You’re going to the bathroom too!"
"Hmph." Le Zhengsheng curled his lips. "Yeah."
"Um..." The man hesitated. "You’re... not very satisfied with me, are you? Actually, I know my conditions aren’t great, but I’ll treat Ningning well."
That stabbed right into Le Zhengsheng’s chest. Why does he have to treat Ningning well? Someone like Ningning could go compete for Miss World! Why should she swallow her pride and marry a shorty just because her family is poor?
But he couldn’t say that out loud. If he forced it, with Gu Xiaoning’s lousy temper, she’d definitely come after him to settle the score!
If he wanted to split them up, he had to use his brain.
"So..." Le Zhengsheng cleared his throat. "Ahem... how much do you actually know about autism?"
"Autism." The man was stunned. "You mean Xiao Zheng’s illness? I know a bit. It looks kind of like being dumb, but there’s still a difference... Ningning told me Xiao Zheng is very sensitive to numbers. After we get married, we’ll cultivate his talent in that area..."
Motherfucker!
Le Zhengsheng cursed inwardly. Getting married again?
With me around, you can forget about marrying Ningning!
He frowned, as if it were hard to say. "So, do you know? Autism can be hereditary."
The man was in the middle of peeing. Hearing that, his hand shook, and his urine splashed onto his hand.
Tsk... Le Zhengsheng frowned, face full of disgust... This shorty really didn’t have a single good point!
The man hurried to wash his hands, clearly flustered now. "This illness really can be inherited? But Ningning is the older sister... it shouldn’t affect her much, right?"
"Well..." Le Zhengsheng narrowed his eyes. "Ningning and Xiao Zheng are full siblings. Strictly speaking, the risk is still pretty high."
The man’s mind started running wild. If he married Gu Xiaoning, they’d definitely have kids in the future... and if the child turned out just like Xiao Zheng!
Good grief! He didn’t dare think any further! Too terrifying!
Le Zhengsheng fully understood what was going through his head. He couldn’t be blamed for being devious—if this guy could back off this easily, he really wasn’t a suitable match for Gu Xiaoning anyway.
"Let’s go." Le Zhengsheng patted his shoulder. "Xiao Zheng’s getting impatient."
He turned around and helped Xiao Zheng zip up and button his pants, then helped him wash his hands.
The more the man looked, the more scared he got. Just thinking about his own child turning out like Xiao Zheng in the future... No way, this marriage couldn’t happen!
Back in the private room, the elders of both families were still discussing things.
"You’re back? Just now Ningning chose and thought the apartment within the Second Ring Road would be more convenient. It’ll save Xiao Zheng from having to travel too far for treatment in the future, so we’ll get the place within the Second Ring done up first... and as for the wedding banquet, we were thinking..."
"Mom!"
The man suddenly cut in, stopping his mother from going on.
"What is it? You child..."
"Mom." The man hurried over to his mother’s side and whispered something in her ear.
His mother’s face changed immediately. "What, like that? How could it be like that?"
Gu’s wife didn’t understand and kept a polite smile on. "What’s wrong? Did something happen?"
"You!" The man’s mother’s face sank, her attitude changing instantly. "No offense, Gu, but... your family being poor and dragging things down, we never said a word about it. But... your son’s illness can be inherited, and you actually kept that from us?"
Inherited...
Gu’s wife froze. "No, this matter..."
"Hmph!" The man’s mother’s face was ashen as she stood up. "That’s really dishonest! Our family’s worth millions. If we have a grandson who’s an idiot in the future, how’s he supposed to inherit? You can’t behave like this!"
As she spoke, she pulled her son up and called to her husband. "We’re leaving! What a bad omen! Total waste of time!"
"Hey..."
Gu’s wife panicked. "It’s not like that, please let me explain!"
But they were already gone, not listening to a word.
Gu’s wife grew anxious. "Ningning."
Gu Xiaoning tugged at the corner of her mouth, not sure what she could even say.
The dishes had just been served on the table. Xiao Zheng knew nothing about what was happening, holding his chopsticks and picking food into his bowl, eating happily.
Gu Xiaoning praised her brother. "Mm, you’re doing great today... you didn’t spill any food. Eat more, Sis ordered lots of dishes you like."
At the cashier, Gu Xiaoning stood there, waiting to pay.
This was originally supposed to be a meal to discuss marriage. In the end... the guy didn’t even pay for the food before leaving.
There were so many dishes they couldn’t finish, so they could only pack everything up.
Even so, Gu Xiaoning still felt the pinch. This meal was really way too expensive.
"How much is it?"
"Altogether one thousand eight hundred."
"..." Gu Xiaoning sucked in a sharp breath. So expensive! That was enough to feed the three of them for a month.
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