Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 217: The Feeling of Happiness!

Chapter 217: Chapter 217: The Feeling of Happiness!

After adding all 20 dumplings into the pot, the little fella turned to ask Ye Zhenzhen, "Ye Zhenzhen, should I steam two more buns for you?"

The milky little face was both cute and earnest.

Ye Zhenzhen laughed, "These dumplings will be enough, no need to steam any buns."

Neither Xiao Chen nor her had a big appetite, ten dumplings each were more than enough.

As soon as she had finished speaking, the little guy rejected it, "No way, these dumplings are too small, they won’t be filling.

You need to eat more, you’re too skinny. I’ll steam two more buns, and we can each have one later. You can only have energy if you’re well-fed, you know?"

Ye Zhenzhen couldn’t help but laugh out loud, the little guy now completely appearing wise beyond his years, very adorable and delightful.

"Alright, I know! I’ll listen to Brother Xiao Chen."

[Wuwuwu~ I want a little cub like this too!]

[Me too, I want to form a group to steal the cute kids from the show]

[Look at Xiao Chen, then look at my own 6-year-old who still cries when going to school, sigh~ Why is there such a big gap between kids and kids.]

[There are so many cute and sensible children in the world, why can’t God give me one too]

At that moment, Ye Zhenzhen felt very happy and content.

She had never thought that one day she’d get to have breakfast made by the little tyke...

In her previous life, she was always on her own, busy with work and all sorts of things, and as someone without family, she even felt that family wasn’t all that important.

But now, in this world, she had felt the warmth of family, as well as the care from the little tyke...

Don’t look at Song Yuchen being so young, but when he did things, he was very methodical, moving onto steaming buns in another pot as soon as the dumplings started boiling in this one.

With both pots on the fire at the same time, it wasn’t long before both dumplings and buns were ready.

[Not only can this little guy cook, but he can use both at the same time!]

[Compared to him, I feel useless with only instant noodles as my cooking skill...]

When it came time to serve the dumplings, Ye Zhenzhen didn’t let the little guy do it, afraid he would get burned.

Imitating the little guy’s tone, she said, "You’ve been busy for so long, let me help you now!"

Song Yuchen nodded, "Okay, thank you!"

"No need to thank me!"

After Ye Zhenzhen served the dumplings, she used chopsticks to take the buns out of the steamer and onto a plate, then took them to the dining table to have breakfast with Xiao Chen...

...

Jiangcheng Shen family.

Shen Zhaonan had a very bad weekend because of the salary fund’s cash flow problem, he spent both days socializing outside.

Just last night, having had too much to drink, he was about to be driven home by his driver when he received a call from Madam Shen.

Madam Shen just happened to be looking for Shen Zhaonan; when she couldn’t reach him on his phone, she contacted the driver.

Upon learning that her son had drunk too much, she had the driver bring her son over to the Shen family home.

Madam Shen, seeing her son in such a drunken state that he was unconscious, held back the words she intended to say and, along with the household servants, helped her son back to his room to rest.

Madam Shen did not have a restful sleep that night, and it wasn’t until this morning when she saw the talents performed by Shen Yibo during a live broadcast that she finally laughed out loud.

But as much as she laughed, her dissatisfaction with Han Jiangxue grew even deeper.

Several times she had happened upon Han Jiangxue teaching Little Yibo how to recite poems and recognize characters, claiming that Little Yibo was well-behaved and smart...

If Madam Shen had not just seen Shen Yibo’s disastrous performance in reciting poetry, she might still have believed what Han Jiangxue had said before. Now it seemed to her that Han Jiangxue’s previous words were nothing more than a show for others.

If Han Jiangxue truly put her heart into teaching Yibo, would Yibo’s poetry recitation have turned out this way?

When Shen Zhaonan came downstairs, he saw his mother laughing happily and asked, "Mom, what’s so funny?"

Because he had drunk too much the night before, Shen Zhaonan’s complexion was a bit off, slightly haggard.

Upon seeing her son, Madam Shen’s smile faded slightly, "In this house, other than my dear grandson, what else is there for me to be happy about?

You’re all grown up and still can’t put my mind at ease. You used to say that Han Jiangxue was good and that your marriage would get better over time.

But look at what’s happening now. She can’t manage Yibo properly and not only has your business not improved, but you’re also faced with financial difficulties in cash flow. Is this the outcome you wanted me to see?"

"Mom, Xiao Xue has done a decent job raising Yibo, and he likes her very much, too. She’s a stepmother, not his biological mother, we can’t be too demanding on her. And don’t keep criticizing her like this.

As for the business, you’ve also been with the company in the past, and you know that it isn’t something that can be achieved in half a year. You should be clearer on this than anyone else.

Moreover, Xiao Xue has mentioned that she knows Mrs. Cheng and will soon arrange a meeting with President Cheng and his wife to talk about a cooperation. If the cooperation is successful, Shen’s will surely rise to another level in the next three to five years."

Seeing her son still defend Han Jiangxue, Madam Shen just snorted softly and calmly turned off her phone.

She stood up and looked at Shen Zhaonan with a face that once showed motherly love but now carried a hint of contempt, contempt aimed at the ’Xiao Xue’ Shen Zhaonan had just mentioned,

"I’m always criticizing her? You believe what Han Jiangxue says about arranging a meeting with the Cheng Zheng Couple? Haven’t you already met with Cheng Zheng at the Huanya Group’s anniversary gala and got snubbed? Have you forgotten?

In your eyes, am I just a bad mother-in-law who loves to find faults with her daughter-in-law for no reason? Do you know why I was looking for you last night?"

Yesterday, Madam Shen watched a live broadcast at home and noticed someone in the chat saying that Ye Zhenzhen and Han Jiangxue were in conflict, competing for resources or something like that.

Initially, she thought these were just idle words by bored netizens, but by the afternoon, she saw both the Jiangcheng Chenguang Charity Foundation and Cheng’s Real Estate vouching for this Ye Zhenzhen.

When she saw on Weibo that people were saying Han Jiangxue brought in funds to oust Ye Zhenzhen from a role, Madam Shen specifically had someone look into it and indeed discovered a problem.

Her own son was short on funds, yet this Han Jiangxue was using sixty million from the Shen family to snatch a minor role in the entertainment industry, even doing it for free...

Shen Zhaonan said softly, "Mom, let’s not talk about Xiao Xue, I still have to go to work; we can talk another day."

Shen Zhaonan was more troubled than anyone at the moment; the potential business partners he met over the weekend were all evasive, politely declining, not to mention the banks.

Ever since being denied a loan by Bohai Bank, loan managers from several other banks they had worked with before started outright ignoring his calls. He intended to visit the presidents of two banks they had previously had a good relationship with over the weekend, but both times he was turned away at the door.

"Wait a moment!" Madam Shen called out to her son as he was about to leave, "You can go to work after hearing me out, it won’t be too late. If you listen to what I have to say, you might figure out how to handle things and know which direction to take."