But she knew how to pretend too, and sweetly answered, "I’m nine this year, and I’ll be starting junior high when school opens. I have a mom and a dad..."
Zhou Yanyu listened to her words with a smile on her face but wished Jiang Mianmian, this meddlesome bumpkin, would drop dead.
Their whole family just had to stick their nose in everything, why didn’t they let Yu Cheng drown that winter?
Then everything of the Yu Family would belong to her son!
She and her son wouldn’t have to pretend to get along with Yu Cheng and make each other sick anymore.
Yet, she still had to compliment with a smile, "Starting junior high at nine? Mianmian is certainly a little genius."
After the greetings were exchanged, Elder Yu called his son to the third-floor study to talk about something, leaving the children to play by themselves.
Yu Ruixuan obediently nodded, "Yes, Grandfather, I will take good care of sister Mianmian."
And Zhou Yanyu, who never cooked at home, consciously went to the kitchen to help Aunt Sun with the cooking, in an effort to show off in front of the old man.
So, only three children were left in the living room, with Yu Cheng and Ruixuan eying each other with mutual disdain, now that the elders were gone, the act was over.
The sweet and understanding expression on Ruixuan’s face disappeared in an instant, and he gave a cold snort towards them before settling himself to watch television.
Yu Cheng couldn’t be bothered with him either and turned to ask Jiang Mianmian what channel she wanted to watch, with an expression ready to change the channel as soon as she spoke up.
Upon hearing this, Ruixuan’s eyes widened with dissatisfaction.
Jiang Mianmian: "..."
She didn’t want Yu Cheng to get into a fight with his half-brother on his birthday, so she said she didn’t want to watch anything in particular.
Just then, the phone in the living room rang abruptly.
Yu Cheng answered it, spoke a few words, and after hanging up, he said to Jiang Mianmian, "Little Lamb, Tang Lin and the others have sent a present, I’ll go pick it up. Do you want to come with me?"
"I won’t go, Brother Yu, you can go by yourself." Jiang Mianmian, finding it too hot outside, wasn’t keen on going out.
"Alright, then I’ll be back soon."
With Yu Cheng gone, Ruixuan and Mianmian were the only ones left in the living room.
Ruixuan, just eleven this year, used to hear his mother at home constantly cursing Jiang Mianmian’s family and had long been dissatisfied with her.
Now finally seeing her in person, he could not contain his disdain and stood up abruptly, his voice low as he interrogated Jiang Mianmian, "You bumpkin who comes to our house for free food and lodging, why did you save Yu Cheng?! Why didn’t you let him die outside?! Then all the things of the Yu family would be mine, and no one would compete with me! Interfering like a dog chasing mice!"
Upon hearing these words, Jiang Mianmian’s eyes widened in disbelief, unable to comprehend that such venomous words could come from the mouth of a child barely in his teens.
This mother and son were too malicious, actually wishing for Brother Yu to die outside.
Indeed, failing to fight for inheritance and resorting to running someone over with a car exposed their despicable character.
Seeing her looking scared, Ruixuan grew even more arrogant, "You country bumpkin, your parents took the five hundred yuan from my uncle and still aren’t satisfied, letting you come here to freeload. You really are a greedy and lowly family of vermin."
Enraged by his insults towards her parents, Jiang Mianmian charged at him with her head down, using momentum to knock him to the ground.