By the time Liu Zhizhong got home, sigh~~~~
The feeling of being the head of the household and decision-maker came to him.
As soon as his car entered the villa's courtyard, he saw one of Zhang Zhenglong's luxury cars—a Maybach Zeppelin, a seriously impressive beast.
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What's this guy doing here?
Liu Zhizhong muttered to himself but still headed toward the house.
Little did he know, as soon as he stepped onto the porch, he heard Lu Yumei going ballistic at Zhang Zhenglong in the living room on the first floor.
"Zhang Zhenglong, quit beating around the bush. Is it so wrong that I don't want to climb West Mountain anymore? What right do you have to question my private life? If you want to talk about Zhang Hongyang and Zhao Han's affairs, don't come to me or Zhao Han, go find Liu Zhizhong!"
Zhizhong straightened up at the waist, well, the mother-in-law knows how to pass the buck, and as the head decision-maker, I've got to stand tall!
Immediately after, a wronged voice from Zhang Zhenglong came through, "Yu Mei, I'm not questioning you, I'm just... showing some concern..."
"Concern is not something you need to give me, got it?"
"No buts! If you have something to discuss, go find Liu Zhizhong. He's now the head of the Zhao family, anything can be discussed with him!"
Zhang Zhenglong replied with confusion and frustration, "Yu Mei, weren't you the head of the household here? How did it become Xiao Liu?"
"Would you please? Who was the Emperor before, and who is the Emperor now? If even Emperors can change, why not the head of the household?"
Zhang Zhenglong was at a loss for words. Lu Yumei could be pretty harsh with her words—even handling people sharply with ease.
Right then, Liu Zhizhong sauntered into the house, looking puzzled, "Eh? Uncle Zhenglong is here? Mom, what's... what are you guys arguing about?"
His expression swept from Zhang Zhengjing to his mother-in-law and then, with an inquisitive look, to Zhao Han beside her.
Zhang Zhenglong smiled towards Liu Zhizhong, about to say something, when Lu Yumei stood up and said, "Now that our household's decision-maker is back, you two can talk! Big girl, come help me with lunch!"
Having said that, she decisively led Zhao Han towards the kitchen in the back of the first floor.
The mother-daughter duo, one in front of the other, their silhouettes captivatingly graceful in their own right, left Liu Zhizhong envious.
Zhang Zhenglong fared a little better, just gazing at Lu Yumei's sensually mature silhouette, momentarily entranced, before finally managing to say, "Ah, Yu Mei, you don't need to prepare lunch for me. I have an engagement at noon..."
Lu Yumei glanced back from the kitchen doorway, coldly stating, "I never planned to cook for you. The leftovers at my house are enough for the dogs, understand?"
Zhang Zhenglong stood there, stunned and awkwardly embarrassed.
After saying her piece, Lu Yumei and her daughter had already entered the kitchen, shutting the door behind them. The kitchen was quite spacious, no problem at all for the two of them to work in.
Over here, Liu Zhizhong pulled out a cigarette, letting out a chuckle to ease the awkward atmosphere, "Uh, Uncle Zhang, come on, have a smoke, heh... Don't worry about it; you know how my mother-in-law is. You'll get used to it, heh..."
Zhang Zhenglong accepted the cigarette, lit it, and with a smile said, "Liu Zhizhong, you're really doing well, aren't you? Climbing up the family status ladder, becoming the Zhao family's decision-maker, huh?"
After saying this, he took a deep drag, slowly exhaled a plume of smoke, and gazed at Liu Zhizhong, a faint smile playing on his lips, showing a bit of the poise expected of a key member of a large family.
At this point, he wasn't the sycophantic figure like that flattered by Lu Yumei!
Liu Zhizhong certainly wasn't intimidated by his gaze, facing it squarely, calm and undaunted.
"Heh... Uncle Zhang, stop teasing. You know the situation with the Zhao family; it's not exactly promising. It wouldn't be right if I, as the son-in-law, didn't step up when needed. Uncle, you came by today for a reason, right? Let's just say it outright, and we can discuss it together?"