Chapter 30

  The commotion here wasn't big enough to attract the attention of the crowd chatting enthusiastically in the distance, only Yan Bo, who had just come from outside, noticed it. He walked over and understood what had happened at a glance.

  "He said: 'Madam, why don't you go to the rest room and change your clothes first? Director Yuan will probably look for you soon.'"

  Zhu Meiyan didn't say a word and after a moment, she pulled Yuan Shuyun who kept looking at He Song away.

  Yan Bai turned to He Song who was intently studying his fingers, "What's wrong?"

  He Sheng's hand paused for a moment, and it took him a long time to lift his head. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, his face was gloomy, and the corners of his mouth twitched as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare to.

  Yan Bai was stunned for a moment, and the words of blame suddenly couldn't be spoken. He took a few steps closer, thinking aloud: "Did she scold you?"

  "No." Her voice trembled as she rubbed her eyes with her hand, and when she lifted her head again, the whites of her eyes were red. "She is not Yuan Zhi's mother."

  "Right."

  "Why did they still want him to come here when none of them wanted to see Yuan Zhi?"

  "Because his father was named Yuan Chongyang."

  Because this hypocritical business needs Yuan Zhi to embellish the happiness and perfection of the Yuan family, whether it's true or false, regardless of whether others understand the details, this Yuan Zhi has to go through the motions.

  Yan Bai looked at the distant winter yellow lawn, bleak and cold. "Let's go! I'm hungry."

  She met a few people face to face, and Yan Bai greeted them with a smile, her words and actions showing the nobility of the other party. There were not as many people in the house as she had imagined, and on the neatly arranged white wooden table were exquisite pastries and fruits. Yan Bai led He Shuang to the corner, handed her a plate of food and drink, told her not to run around and then left.

  He Shuang sat obediently by the window, put a ball-shaped thing in her mouth, and didn't know what it was called. The taste was good, with a full mouth of floral fragrance. She ate slowly and intently, head bowed.

  Just then a shadow fell before her eyes, she looked up, Yuan Zhi smiled and bent down to look at her on an equal level, "Is it delicious?"

  "It's okay."

  "Give me one, a green one." He said with his mouth open, his eyebrows curved and staring at her.

  He Sheng used a small clip to pick up a green one and put it in his mouth, watching Yuan Zhi chew with satisfaction and swallow after, also subconsciously swallowing saliva, the plate was already empty of green ones, she hadn't eaten this flavor before.

  Yuan Zhi squeezed in beside her, "Hey, move over a bit, let's go one by one."

  He Sheng moved over to the side, "You don't have to go any further?"

  "Hmm." He glanced away, wrinkling his nose in distaste. "That's all for today's task."

  "When are we going home?"

  "Do you want to go home?"

  "Not really." He Shuang poked at the cake with his fork, "Just asking."

  Yuan Zhi looked at her for a few seconds and smiled: "Come on, I'll take you to see something fun."

  After finishing, he put down the cup and also put away the things in He Song's hand. He pulled him to stick to the wall and slipped away. The farm was very windy, even if the sun came out, the wind blowing over still made people shiver with cold.

  The two of them went directly around to the north side of the farm, where there were hardly any people left. He Song looked around at the empty surroundings and said, "Not here yet?"

  "Come on!" He nodded his chin forward, "See that little house? That's it!"

  He said the house was really small, probably can't even stand a person, He Sheng looked at it and frowned, "Are you going to take me to see a dog?"

  "What's so good about it? It's more fun than a dog, and much more interesting!"

  He Shuang couldn't think of what it was until she really saw it, and then she thought this thing wasn't even as good as a dog!

  Turning his head to glance at Yuan Zhi who was slightly excited, he hesitated and said: "What you're asking me to look at is a pig?"

  "Yes, Little Fragrant Pig, these two were just bought by the farm owner a few days ago." Yuan Zhi pulled He Song and they crouched in front of the small house filled with a foul smell, looking at the two pigs wagging their tails inside.

  He laughed with great joy: "Isn't it novel?"

  He Sheng couldn't help but say, "My family used to raise pigs before, and I had to feed them every day, much more than this."

  She didn't think raising pigs was a comfortable life at all, it was tiring and smelly, and she had been knocked over by a pig before, so now seeing these two pigs, although they were not big in size, she didn't have much good feeling about them either.

  "Can't compare! This is fragrant pork!"

  "They're all pigs."

  Yuan Zhi glared at her, "Don't you know that a fragrant pig can never grow up? It's completely different from those hundred-catty ones."

  He Sheng thought for a moment and said: "That's no better than 100 catties, killing that one can still eat more."

  Who would kill a fragrant pig to eat? Yuan Zhi was splashed with this bucket of cold water and didn't know what to say.

  Two hours after the birthday party ended, Yuan Zhi and He Sheng sat face to face on the ground, each holding a fragrant pig in their hands. The two pigs were both wearing clothes, with big mouths that barked loudly, fiercer than dogs.

  Yan Bai came over and heard He Sheng whispering to Yuan Zhi: "Pinch its belly, pinch its belly, it will cry happily and won't bite people, looking good."

  "He farted and it even turned its head."

  "Really doesn't bite!"

  Yan Bai rubbed his brow, he had been searching for these two people for nearly half an hour, how could he have thought that they were actually playing with the pig in the pen.

  "Are you done playing?" He turned to He Song with an unpleasant expression and said in a cold voice, "Didn't I tell you not to run around randomly? How come you came here without saying a word?"

  He Sheng hastily threw the pig into the small house and stood up, Yuan Zhi followed suit, clapped his hands, grabbed He Sheng's arm and provocatively stared at Yan Bo, "I brought her here, what? Not allowed?"

  "Don't you think you've been gone for too long?"

  "I thought a beginning would be enough to convince them, did you plan on having me perform the whole show?" He chuckled lightly, "That's also too much to think about, how tiring!"

  "I don't plan on letting you take center stage." Yan Bai smiled, "You just need to change where you're staying today."

  Yuan Zhi's expression solidified, and he coldly stared at him, "You'd better understand that there's no place for me to stand over there anymore."

  "Don't worry, there's always room for a few more." Yan Bo turned his gaze to He Song and stretched out his hand. "He Song, come here, I'll send you back."

  Yuan Zhi pulled He Sheng behind him with one hand and said, "She's coming with me."

  "Yuan Zhi, make it clear where you want to go, and also make it clear what He Sheng's identity is." Yan Bai's tone became severe, "This is your Yuan family's internal affair, don't involve outsiders, this is for your own good, as well as for He Sheng's good."

  Yuan Zhi remained unmoved, "I'll say it again, she's coming with me."

  The two of them locked eyes for a moment, and Yan Bai realized that he indeed couldn't persuade Yuan Zhi, so he didn't continue to find excuses to convince him. He only faintly said, "I hope you won't regret it in the future."