"Little sister, are you asleep?"
Zhen Yan had been holding something inside all day.
The reason he called Zhen Yu so late was that he really couldn’t hold it in any longer!
If he didn’t talk to someone, he feared he wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight!
"I’m not asleep! What’s up?"
Even though Zhen Yu asked this, she had already guessed that it was probably something troubling about Mrs. Zhen!
And sure enough, Zhen Yan’s voice soon came with a thick complaint, "Little sister, Mom said she wants to buy a capital city household registration!"
"And then?"
"Then I let her buy it herself! But she said she has no money!" On the other end, there was a sudden ’bang,’ and who knows what he slapped!
Then he continued, "But when we split the family, didn’t I give you all the cash? I split it with her, put fifty thousand specially in her bank account, she even said she’d buy another house! I bought one, but I’ve never heard about her buying one!"
Zhen Yu remained with the same response: "And then?"
Zhen Yan didn’t notice his sister’s indifference and quickly replied, "Then I asked her what happened to the fifty thousand? Guess what she said? I nearly died from anger!"
"Oh?" For the first time, Zhen Yu showed some interest in this matter! So she couldn’t help but ask, "What did she say?"
"She said, she said! That money is for her little son to treat his illness and for school! Damn it, treating an illness! That kid doesn’t have any damn problem! Just a big head! She knows it better than anyone! Yet she talks about treating him! She must think I’m stupid!"
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Although Zhen Yan didn’t want to admit it, this was the truth.
Although Zhen Yu didn’t want to expose it, it didn’t matter what she said to Zhen Yan now.
Because he had already realized that the deep mother-son bond was just a scheme.
Even if there was love, it could never outweigh the position of the younger son in Mrs. Zhen’s heart, because that was true love!
And the notion of valuing sons over daughters seemed powerless in the face of two sons!
Even making Mrs. Zhen keep the balance between them seemed impossible.
With that being the case, why would Zhen Yu add salt to her brother’s wound? It would be meaningless...
"Brother, what are your plans for the future?"
Upon hearing his sister’s question, Zhen Yan let out a bitter laugh!
"Let’s not talk about the future! Help me think about what I should do now!"
"Now? Just ignore her!" Zhen Yu said without a second thought!
"...Maybe I was a bit harsh, so today she also said, ’Aren’t you afraid I’ll cause trouble at your school?!’ Ha! Hahaha!"
After mimicking his mother’s threats, Zhen Yan laughed again, but this time his laughter was filled with bitterness and sadness.
Upon hearing this, Zhen Yu was startled!
Because if Mrs. Zhen had said this to her, Zhen Yu would have found it normal!
But to Zhen Yan...
What did he have that was worth Mrs. Zhen’s concern?
It took less than a second for Zhen Yu to understand.
Mrs. Zhen was still eyeing the internet café near the Public Security University!
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Want the internet café? Zhen Yu was determined not to give it to her!
Bullying Zhen Yan? Zhen Yu decided to show her mother how to really behave!
So grown-up, so old! What is there to learn? Learn from others to use age as an excuse...
After hastily planning in her mind, Zhen Yu finally spoke up under her brother’s anticipation.
And when she spoke, it was astonishing, "You should sell the internet café!"
"What?!" Zhen Yan repeated in disbelief, "Sell it?! Business is good, and you say sell?! That’s my hard work! And after selling it?"
"Give all the money to me."
Zhen Yan: "...Can’t you just tell me everything in one go? Why do you always answer one at a time? I’m baffled, how does Han Mingyue stand you!"
Zhen Yu: "Um...he understands even if I don’t say it!"
Zhen Yan felt hurt like never before...
"I beg you! Explain it all to me, or I won’t be able to sleep tonight!"
"It’s simple, transfer your assets."
"What about the house I just bought?"
"Write me an IOU for the total price of the house!" At this point, Zhen Yu suddenly said much more!
"From now on, no matter who asks, say you have no money! I bought the house for you! I paid for your university tuition, fees, living expenses! The internet café was always mine, you just managed it. Most importantly! From the day you finished the college entrance exam, we haven’t received a penny from our parents! Remember that?!"
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Zhen Yan stammered: "I remember..."
"The faster you sell the internet café, the better! Delay and things may change! Don’t worry too much about the price, just approximately!"
Zhen Yu continued advising her brother.
"What could change?" Zhen Yan was a bit confused, not understanding why things suddenly seemed so alarming!
"If you’re really afraid of any accidents, we could say we stopped getting support even earlier? We never received any anyway," Zhen Yan naively said.
"No need." Zhen Yu immediately rejected his proposal, "Whether we go earlier or not, you’re still of age and I’m still a minor! As long as we frame it during your college entrance exam, I’m not yet eighteen."
"Why all the scheming all of a sudden?" Zhen Yan was still completely puzzled...
"It’s not that I want to scheme," Zhen Yu took a deep breath before sharing her suspicion.
"I suspect that when Ms. Cheng returned northeast, she might have received some advice from someone smart! So she might be coming back prepared, intending to scheme against us!"
Zhen Yan immediately fell silent!
After what seemed like several dozen seconds, he asked heavily, "...Can’t be, right?"
"I hope not! After all, we are her biological children!" Zhen Yu said this with gritted teeth.
But then! She added coldly, "But the one she has with her now is also her biological child! And to top it off, I no longer feel any attachment to her! So to say, we shouldn’t be schemers..."