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Chapter 156: Having This Husband isn’t so Bad!

Chapter 156: Chapter 156: Having This Husband isn’t so Bad!

The next day, Zhu Qianying was driven to the rented apartment in the suburbs by her driver.

She hadn’t previously mentioned to Chen Jing that she would be coming back, so when she unlocked the door and found no one inside, she was a little taken aback.

She took out her phone to make a call, and the living room was echoing with the sound of a phone ringing. Her mother’s mobile phone had been casually thrown on the sofa.

For a fleeting moment, she thought her mother might have been tricked by her scumbag daddy!

Zhu Qianying became increasingly nervous and quickly dialed Wang Ge’s number.

"Jing is taking a walk in the small garden."

Having been informed of this over the phone by Wang Ge, Zhu Qianying finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Qianying found Chen Jing in the small garden. Holding her hand, they sauntered down the garden path. "Mom, I’ll be staying with you tonight."

"Don’t you have to keep Yan Company’s Young Master company?"

The mother and daughter, yet to rename Yan Company’s Young Master, seemed to have grown accustomed to this alias. To their surprise, he had never expressed any objection to being addressed as such. Even Yan’s wife, who had initially brought it up, stopped doing so, probably because she had gotten used to it as well.

"He’s away on a business trip. Besides, even if he were home, it wouldn’t be a big deal for me to come back to stay with you for a night or two. I married him, not to be his slave."

Zhu Qianying said, a hint of blush showing on her face.

Chen Jing looked at her and smiled wordlessly.

"Mom, now that we have some money on hand, let’s buy an apartment!"

Zhu Qianying, having thought about it overnight, decided that if her mother would not be living in another province for the time being, it might be better to look for a suitable three-bedroom apartment near Yan’s home. It would make it easier for them to commute back and forth.

Chen Jing contemplated for a while. "Yeah, we can’t expect Xiao Yu to get married in a rented room when she grows up."

Chen Jing, really, didn’t care much about where she lived. As long as she could see her two daughters, she was content.

Living in a rented house, admittedly, was quite inconvenient.

"Then I’ll look it up online in a bit."

After their walk in the small garden, Zhu Qianying went with Chen Jing to the supermarket and bought a pile of groceries.

In the evening, the mother and daughter sat in the living room, one watching television and the other searching for property listings on her laptop.

Zhu Qianying was very serious. She noted the contact details of the property management department and the key information about the apartments she was interested in. She was so absorbed in what she was doing that she didn’t even notice her mother had been absent-minded since coming out of the shower.

"Ying’er..." Chen Jing turned down the television volume with the remote control.

Zhu Qianying was jotting down information about an apartment when she heard her mother call her name, she lifted her head sharply to look at her.

"Your father..." She faltered, and immediately Zhu Qianying’s eyes widened in surprise.

Before Zhu Qianying could react, Chen Jing rushed to finish her sentence. "He just called me..."

Zhu Qianying frowned, a sense of intolerance and caution painted on her face. "What did he call for, to persuade you to go back?"

Chen Jing quickly patted her hand to reassure her. "No, no, don’t worry. Whatever he says now, I won’t believe him! I’ve been blind for twenty-two years; having finally seen the stark reality, I won’t be fooled by his tall tales!"

Chen Jing’s reassuring words and promise gradually dissolved Zhu Qianying’s initial irritation.

"Then what did he say to you?" Zhu Qianying asked irritably.

"He asked me to find out if you could lend him your one hundred million..."

"Don’t lend!" Zhu Qianying cut Chen Jing off, huffily declaring.

"He’s dreaming! When he tricked you into marrying him, he didn’t spend a penny. And for twenty-one years, you were his and his other wives’ free chef. He threw me and Xiao Yu out, never assuming a father’s responsibility, but walked away with a billion dowry. He’s not satisfied and now wants to swindle my one billion too. Does he think we are fools?"

Seeing her daughter trembling with anger, Chen Jing felt a surge of sympathy. Touching her back softly, she comforted her.

"Yes, I’ve already turned him down! I told him, ’You have so many daughters. Even if you just marry one off, you can make two hundred million. Why are you persistently hounding my Ying’er?’"

Zhu Qianying was initially upset, but she couldn’t help but burst out laughing when she heard her mother’s comment.

She turned around to scrutinize Chen Jing earnestly, "Well done, Mom! When did you become so sharp-tongued? Great job, you now have teeth and can bite!"

Chen Jing grinned sheepishly. "Now, the most important thing to me is you and Xiao Yu. Whoever dares to mess with you, I’ll fight them off! If only I had realized this sooner, all these years we could have lived with more dignity, and you wouldn’t have suffered so much..."

The image of Chen Jing as a benevolent mother was becoming more distinct.

"Having a mother is truly a blessing!" Zhu Qianying snuggled into Chen Jing’s shoulder and playfully nuzzled.

...

The next day, Zhu Qianying returned to the Yan family home in the late afternoon.

As she entered, she saw Yan Company’s Young Master sitting in the living room, intently focused on his laptop.

"When did you get back, Yan Company’s Young Master?" Zhu Qianying greeted him from afar.

"Just now!" Yan Company’s Young Master continued to focus on his computer, presumably dealing with work.

"My mother specifically made dishes you like. Earlier on, I informed Uncle Hai so he doesn’t prepare dinner for us."

Zhu Qianying replaced her shoes with slippers and carried two large bags of food into the living room.

The moment Hai Uncle, busy elsewhere till then, noticed her, he hurriedly came over to help her with the bags.

Yan Company’s Young Master responded with a casual "Oh." Seeing him so engrossed in his work, Zhu Qianying didn’t disturb him further. She went upstairs to take a shower and change into clean house clothes.

By then, the servants had already served the dishes Zhu Qianying had brought back, and Yan Company’s Young Master was already sitting at the table drinking soup.

Zhu Qianying pulled out a chair to sit down. She picked up a bowl, finished the soup, and licked her lips.

"Yan Company’s Young Master, my mother plans to buy a three-bedroom apartment nearby. Do you have any good recommendations?"

Zhu Qianying had browsed through a lot of property information online but felt that the prices were inflated. Later, she noticed that many of the property developers listed were "Yanhuang Group" and suddenly remembered that her husband was the CEO of Yanhuang Group.

Perhaps, if she mentioned this at home, they could offer a hefty discount.

The prospect of saving a considerable amount of money due to her husband being the CEO of Yanhuang was appealing to Zhu Qianying. For the first time, she felt it was great to have a wealthy, powerful husband like Yan Company’s Young Master.

Yan Company’s Young Master glanced at her, "Nearby?"

"Yes, my mother regularly brings us food and drink. It’d be more convenient for her if she lived nearby. Even for me, it’d be easier to go and stay with her sometimes."

Zhu Qianying was smart enough to know that recently Yan Company’s Young Master had developed a fondness for her mother’s cooking. She knew that laying out this reason would certainly ascertain his help.

Indeed, Yan Company’s Young Master immediately responded, "After dinner, I’ll talk to Qin Xiu. He knows the details of the properties around here the best."

Zhu Qianying mentally gave him a thumbs-up and picked up her bowl to start eating.