Chapter 161
The little white, chubby bunny, her pink mouth forming an “O,” her eyes, filled with grievance, turning slightly pink, as if she was about to cry.
Cheng Tingyan, seeing this, knew the little chubby bunny had misunderstood, she quickly grabbed her frozen paw and explained, “It’s not that I don’t want to go to school with you, it’s just that I’ve heard that the Experimental Kindergarten is very strict.”
After saying that, Cheng Tingyan looked at Zhang Shilan. “I’ve also heard about the Little Bamboo Shoot Kindergarten you chose for Maomao, it’s very relaxed there, with lots of delicious food, right, Auntie Zhang?”
Cheng Tingyan understood that Wei Chengli was using her to persuade Maomao to go to school. But even if he was persuading her, he should at least choose a good kindergarten. Both kindergartens were quite famous in the city in her past life; Cheng Tingyan felt they didn’t need to use her schooling as an example, they could just explain the pros and cons of the two kindergartens, and the little chubby bunny would make the right choice herself.
Zhang Shilan, being addressed by Cheng Tingyan, finally realized that she had been so focused on the “school vs. can” dilemma with the little rascal this morning that she hadn’t properly introduced the kindergarten she had chosen!
“Maomao, the Little Bamboo Shoot Kindergarten is amazing! They provide lunch and two snacks every day, each meal is super luxurious, delicious and impressive, you’ll definitely love it! Several of the moms in my group chat have their children there, they’re always excited to go to school every morning. They share photos of the school lunches, let me show you.” Zhang Shilan said, taking out her phone and scrolling through it, she then handed it to the little chubby paw, not forgetting to discreetly take Wei Chengli’s phone.
Wei Maomao wasn’t interested in looking.
But Cheng Tingyan next to her reached out and started flipping through the photos.
“Maomao, look.” Cheng Tingyan said, gently nudging the little chubby bunny.
Wei Maomao: “…“ Fine, she would take a look.
Her round, black eyes casually glanced at the photos, then widened in shock.
Heavens! Was this kindergarten lunch? This was a feast! A high-end one!
And there were even different themes every day… Chinese feast, Western feast, seafood feast, barbecue feast, Southeast Asian feast…
Such a big pig trotter, such long cheese pulls, such giant shrimp… Roasted… a whole roasted lamb… Could a little baby like her, who had just given up mush, even eat this?!
Drool trickled down the corner of her mouth.
Zhang Shilan, amused by the suspicious transparent trail on her chubby baby’s mouth, was about to grab a tissue when a handkerchief appeared and wiped it away.
Mmm… Okay.
“Maomao, it’s amazing, right? This Little Bamboo Shoot Kindergarten.” Cheng Tingyan said softly, her eyes smiling.
“Mmm. Amazing.” Wei Maomao said, forcing herself to look away from the tempting photos, she pushed the phone away and said firmly, “I want to go to the Experimental Kindergarten.”
“The Experimental Kindergarten… They don’t have this much good food, and it’s also quite strict.” Cheng Tingyan said, looking at Zhang Shilan again, since she didn’t have the phone to show her. “Right, Auntie Zhang?”
Zhang Shilan blinked. “Strict in what way?”
“…“ Cheng Tingyan said, offering a hint, “I heard that at the Experimental Kindergarten, they have to cook and eat by themselves, some children even burn their food and still eat it. They also have to do a lot of crafts, one after another, constantly working.” Although it sounded fun, compared to ordinary kindergartens, it was much more demanding. Especially the food… Just for the sake of being interesting, the taste and nutrition definitely couldn’t compare to the Little Bamboo Shoot Kindergarten. Her adorable little chubby bunny, it would be too hard for her at the Experimental Kindergarten. Such a cute little bunny should go to the Little Bamboo Shoot Kindergarten, eat, sleep, and play!
Zhang Shilan, of course, also knew about the Experimental Kindergarten, she had just reviewed the information upstairs. She actually thought that, besides the food being far inferior to the Little Bamboo Shoot, and the daily activities resembling a 996 work schedule, there weren’t any other issues. Children wouldn’t see cooking and working as a burden, they might even find it fun, it was just… it could be a bit tiring, but not a big problem. But after hearing Yan Yan’s words, Zhang Shilan felt… it wasn’t that good.
Just as Zhang Shilan’s good impression of the Experimental Kindergarten was about to decrease, Wei Chengli spoke up.
“Yan Yan, Maomao is so lazy, it’s good for her to go to the Experimental Kindergarten and get some training. Don’t spoil her.” Wei Chengli said righteously.
Cheng Tingyan: “…“ Me? Spoiling? What?
Everyone else: “…“
Zhang Shilan smacked her husband, she had wanted to correct his word choice, but thinking about Yan Yan’s worried expression earlier, she… felt he wasn’t wrong.
A six-year-old’s pampering? Zhang Shilan rubbed her temples, she truly shouldn’t stay up late, either her eyes or her brain would malfunction.
Cheng Feiying also felt like his brain was malfunctioning, he had been to Liu Qiongfang’s place twice before, how come it was now an empty apartment being cleaned?
“Did I come to the wrong place?” Cheng Feiying asked, turning to look at Zhang Jin behind him, confused.
Zhang Jin, who had just been here two days ago: “…”
“Who are you looking for?” An old man, holding a mop, came out of the apartment.
“A woman in a wheelchair, surnamed…” Cheng Feiying answered instinctively.
“Oh, Miss Liu, right? She moved out. Yesterday.” The old man said, interrupting him, shaking the water off his mop.
Moved out on the same day they came back? Was she avoiding him?
Cheng Feiying sneered, then asked, “Then do you know where she moved to?”
“How would I know?” The old man said impatiently. “Step aside, can’t you see I’m working?”
As he spoke, he shook the mop vigorously again, the dirty, grayish-black water splashing all over them.
“You!” Cheng Feiying, already fuming, took a step forward, but was stopped by Zhang Jin.
“Forget it.” Zhang Jin said, giving him a warning look.
They already had enough trouble, there was no need to add more.
They left, frustrated. But they didn’t know that as soon as they left, the old man ran upstairs and bragged to his wife.
“That Cheng Feiying, the one you hate the most from the live broadcast, he came! He was even asking where Yan Yan’s mom moved to! He wanted to chase after them and bully Yan Yan! Ptui!”
“He looks like a human, but he’s not acting like one. It’s a good thing we watched the live broadcast, otherwise, we would have been fooled by him!”
“I just happened to have a dirty mop, splashed him with dirty water! Am I not awesome!”
Downstairs, Cheng Feiying, unable to find the person he was looking for, and now covered in dirty water, his anger surged, the first thing he did after returning to his car was call Liu Qiongfang.
The call connected, but no one answered.
Cheng Feiying tried two more times, then used Zhang Jin’s phone.
Still no answer!
Good for her!
She could hide for her entire life, the custody was still his, he would sue her. But before Cheng Feiying could even act on that thought, he received a call, from Liu Qiongfang’s lawyer.
Cheng Feiying almost thought it was a scam.
He knew Liu Qiongfang very well, to put it bluntly… she was someone he could remarry if he wanted to. And now, without even talking to him, she sent a lawyer, was this reasonable?
In fact, Liu Qiongfang also felt it wasn’t reasonable, but she had no choice.
Last night, after being exposed by Cheng Tingyan’s recording, Chen Sujuan talked to her… no, it should be said, forced her to talk for half the night.
Not the subtle probing and somewhat friendly persuasion from the past two days, but directly telling her that it wouldn’t be difficult to ruin Cheng Feiying. Whether it was his reputation, his career, or even their past relationship, they weren’t difficult to destroy.
Even though Liu Qiongfang had been away for so many years, always acting arrogant on the phone, but facing Chen Sujuan in person, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of fear. She believed that if she dared to contact Cheng Feiying before the custody issue was settled, Chen Sujuan would carry out her threats.
The incoming call on her phone lit up, then dimmed, then dimmed again.
Liu Qiongfang just watched, even though she was alone in the room, she didn’t dare to answer.
Until the phone stopped ringing.
The resentment she had felt towards Chen Sujuan years ago resurfaced.
But before the resentment could even deepen, it was already over.
Liu Qiongfang couldn’t even comprehend how quickly Cheng Feiying agreed to the custody transfer. There was no hesitation, no negotiation, they didn’t even go to court, all her efforts seemed to be reduced to those few unanswered calls.
Just three days after their encounter at the hotel lobby, Liu Qiongfang met with Cheng Feiying again, signed the custody transfer agreement, and received the bank card containing Cheng Tingyan’s appearance fees from the variety show and commercials… Chen Sujuan then paid off the IOUs to the Cheng family. In less than ten minutes, Liu Qiongfang got her child back, and they were no longer financially entangled.
It was very smooth, but…
Liu Qiongfang, looking at Cheng Feiying, who didn’t say a word, just silently signed the agreement, then left without looking back, didn’t feel happy.
Of course, no one cared if Liu Qiongfang was happy or not.
Anyway…
There were others who were overjoyed.
To celebrate Cheng Tingyan leaving the Cheng family, Zhang Shilan prepared a feast at home early. After Chen Sujuan returned, she fried some of her signature meatballs and lotus root cakes for the little chubby baby, who had already cried twice from happiness.
One trip, and the custody and financial matters were settled, everything went more smoothly and quickly than Cheng Tingyan had expected, but it was all within her plan. She was happy, but looking at the not-so-happy Liu Qiongfang, Cheng Tingyan still couldn’t help but think about her previous life, and her happiness was tinged with a hint of melancholy.
It wasn’t until she returned home and the soft, chubby little bunny rushed into her arms, crying with joy, that Cheng Tingyan truly felt free, truly felt that this life was different from her previous one.
The silly little chubby bunny cried when they came back, and cried again when she saw the documents she couldn’t understand. It was her own matter, but the little chubby bunny cried for her, tears of bitterness and joy.
Cheng Tingyan, unable to cry herself, comforted the little bunny in her arms, she felt those tears, flowing freely, were like a clear spring, washing away the long-suppressed emotions in her heart.
Of course, Cheng Tingyan still preferred the little chubby bunny who, after crying, happily started munching on lotus root cakes.
Wei Chengli, after making his cream of mushroom soup, his hard-earned contribution to the dinner, was kicked out of the kitchen by Zhang Shilan, now he could only sit on the sofa, waiting for dinner, while excitedly updating the three-person group chat about his crying baby.
[Qin Sichao: No pictures, no proof, unless you show me a picture, I don’t believe Little Maomao cried!]
[Shi Dingshan: I believe it, our Maomao is such a cute and soft-hearted little baby!]
[Qin Sichao: Lao Shan, I’m telling you, transfer me 50, or you’ll lose me in the next second!]
[Wei Chengli: Hahaha, I didn’t even dare to take a picture, I just raised my phone, and Yan Yan glared at me. Yan Yan is like a dragon guarding her treasure, if I took a picture of Maomao crying, I feel like Yan Yan would incinerate me with her fire breath.]
[Qin Sichao: Transfer you 50, show me the fire-breathing Yan Yan!]
[Wei Chengli: Please spare me, Director Qin, I still have to deliver two children to your film crew, you don’t want my mission to fail halfway, do you?]
[Shi Dingshan: Lao Qin, I’ll also be there on the first day of filming, let’s have dinner together. Thankfully, Cheng Feiying was sensible this time and didn’t drag things out, otherwise, it would be such a waste of time.]
[Wei Chengli: I heard the two production teams Cheng Feiying signed with didn’t terminate their contracts, but they kept urging him to resolve his family matters, and several directors in the industry gave him that ‘family harmony brings career success’ speech, otherwise, he probably wouldn’t have compromised so easily. Director Qin, you mentioned wanting to ask your friends for help earlier, was it…]
[Shi Dingshan: Of course, there aren’t that many coincidences in the world, it’s all thanks to your good deeds, Director Qin. The lawyer said Cheng Feiying’s face was as black as coal when he saw that video of your company breaching the contract and interfering with the program team.]
[Qin Sichao: Of course, asking people to give him hope, then providing evidence against him, I’ve truly worked hard! Xiao Wei, you better deliver those two babies to me. I’ll try to finish filming their scenes before school starts. I’m working so hard just so the babies can go to school! It’s tough, I can’t even enjoy your family feast, quickly transfer me 50 so I can buy a burger and be happy!]
[Wei Chengli: 50]
[Qin Sichao: …]
[Shi Dingshan: It’s also because Cheng Feiying has so many skeletons in his closet and still cares about his image that we could resolve this smoothly. Look at Wang Qingchuan, truly unbelievable! If Cheng Feiying was as shameless as him, this matter would still be dragging on!]
[Qin Sichao: Don’t even mention it, our Xiao Jiang almost cried when she saw Wang Qingchuan’s interview, saying that he had a sister who passed away early, so he transferred his love to his daughter, hoping she would also have a loving older brother. Unbelievable, whether it’s true or not, he’s truly shameless.]
[Shi Dingshan: There are even people online defending him, touched by his story. Did his sister die because of Wang Zhizhi? If he loves his sister, loves his daughter, then go ahead and love them, why drag Wang Zhizhi into his fantasies? He’s clearly got some issues. I hope that leader at our TV station steps down soon, I don’t want to work with Wang Qingchuan anymore!]
[Wei Chengli: Sigh, our babies also have a group chat, Yan Yan said they were all comforting Zhizhi yesterday. Even children know that it’s emotional manipulation, but some adults still can’t see it.]
[Qin Sichao: Quick! Lao Shan, film “Where’s Baby Going” Season 5, let Wang Qingchuan go and cleanse his mind!]
[Shi Dingshan: ???]
“Of course, no one cared if Liu Qiongfang was happy or not.” LMAOO DAMN STRAIGHT