Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 464: Something to Discuss!

Chapter 464: Chapter 464: Something to Discuss!

The two sat in the courtyard for about a quarter of an hour.

The woman’s gaze carefully scanned the courtyard over and over, then she asked An Xi in a low voice, "Sister, we’ve been waiting for so long and still haven’t seen anyone come out, should we just forget it? I’m worried..."

An Xi patted the woman’s hand, "Don’t worry, Zhenzhen is really good, she’ll definitely help you."

Although the two spoke as if their voices were very soft, their conversation was clearly captured by the cameras in the courtyard.

[What’s An Xi doing bringing a woman to look for Zhenzhen? What does she want our Zhenzhen to help with?]

[No, Zhenzhen was called away by Qiu Wanshuang, she’s at Qiu Wanshuang’s home. Looking at this, the woman seems a bit impatient, what’s going on?]

[Anyway, I don’t like An Xi. In the last TV show, she was so opportunistic and always liked to pester Zhenzhen to help her. This time she even brought someone along, what is she up to?]

[Isn’t it, when did this woman appear? How come I don’t know anything about it?]

[I just watched the live stream from An Xi’s home, right when they turned on the cameras, this woman was at An Xi’s house talking about something. This morning, everyone started their cameras later than usual, so a lot was missed.]

When Ye Zhenzhen returned home, she was accompanied by Qiu Wanshuang, who carried a basket filled with some vegetables and fruit.

"Zhenzhen, you’re finally back!" An Xi saw Zhenzhen enter the courtyard and affectionately stood up to approach her.

She just smiled faintly at Qiu Wanshuang.

Qiu Wanshuang herself didn’t care much; her attention was on the farm woman who stood up with An Xi. With just a cursory glance, she saw that the woman was full of nervous tension. She smiled and asked, "Zhenzhen, have you got a visitor at home?"

The farm woman saw Qiu Wanshuang address her, her gaze uncertain and anxious as she looked towards An Xi, hoping An Xi could explain for her.

An Xi patted the farm woman’s hand, then asked Ye Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, could we speak in the room? There’s something I’d like to discuss with you."

Ye Zhenzhen’s eyes flickered, her gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny as she surveyed the woman standing to one side, who, despite looking very plain and honest, seemed to be able to communicate with An Xi.

Coming here just to talk in a room, what did that mean?

Not to mention her wariness toward strangers, Ye Zhenzhen didn’t even trust the somewhat familiar An Xi now, let alone the fact that Song Jinze was currently holding a video conference in the room.

Go into the room? Impossible.

"Can’t whatever it is be discussed out here?"

An Xi paused for a moment, thinking Ye Zhenzhen didn’t want others in her bedroom, then said, "How about sitting over at our place, then?"

[What does An Xi mean by this? Is there something that can’t be said here? We’re not strangers.]

[Exactly, bringing a stranger in and wanting to go into someone’s bedroom, no one would be comfortable with that.]

[Besides, President Song went into the bedroom a while ago and hasn’t come out since. It’s not proper for a few women to enter someone else’s marital bedroom.]

Qiu Wanshuang originally planned to stay and chat with Ye Zhenzhen after delivering vegetables, but now it seemed her plans were going to be disrupted by An Xi.

Ever since participating in the third season of the children’s variety show these past two days, the comments on their family on Weibo have not been too friendly.

Last night, while going to bed, she and Ji Ziqian analyzed the current dynamics of the variety show and realized that Xu Wanjia’s daughter Xiao Yiyi got along very well with Song Yuchen, so both families received a lot of attention and were quite popular.

And their daughter, due to her own personality issues and their perpetual lack of guidance, resulted in neither the popularity of their live-broadcast nor the topics about them having any noteworthy aspects.

In the end, the couple decided to interact more with Ye Zhenzhen’s family, since Ji Yunyun liked playing with Song Yuchen; the children could play together, and the adults could also interact more.

No matter what, Ye Zhenzhen and Song Jinze’s current popularity was definitely the highest among these families.

So, early that morning, Ji Ziqian found that there were not many vegetables left at home, so he went around the village. Discovering that there were villagers growing vegetables, he bought fresh fruits and vegetables from them. After breakfast, Qiu Wanshuang pretended to pass by Ye Zhenzhen’s place.

She made small talk with her, meanwhile mentioning she had fresh fruits and vegetables at home, which she wanted to bring over to her.

A woman standing nearby noticed Ye Zhenzhen hadn’t spoken for a long time. She glanced silently at An Xi, then extended her slightly trembling hand to touch Ye Zhenzhen’s arm, "Sister, sorry to bother you, I... I really have a favor to ask of you."

Ye Zhenzhen was puzzled internally but still said nothing, waiting for the woman to continue.

"I know you all... are recording a program. Maybe it would be better if we talked alone somewhere, away from everyone else..."

An Xi nodded as well, "Yeah, Zhenzhen, whether you agree or not, it’s okay. Let’s go somewhere else to talk, shall we?"

[Could this woman possibly be seeking Sister Zhenzhen’s financial support? Is that why she’s hesitant to speak in front of everyone?]

[You can tell just by her clothing that her circumstances aren’t great. I think she probably wants Ye Zhenzhen’s support.]

[Suddenly, I feel a bit repelled. Isn’t An Xi herself a wealthy lady? Couldn’t she support this woman? Why come to Sister Zhenzhen?]

[If it isn’t because Ye Zhenzhen is always talking about doing charity and helping here and there, perhaps this woman specifically wants to seek Ye Zhenzhen’s help.]

Ye Zhenzhen smiled silently and nodded, "Okay, then let’s go."

She was actually curious to see what An Xi was up to this time.

When Qiu Wanshuang lifted her eyes, she caught a brief exchange of glances between An Xi and the woman, and a bad premonition came over her.

An Xi was already a handful, and now this older woman suddenly appeared out of nowhere seeking Ye Zhenzhen, bringing a bad vibe.

On the way to An Xi’s home, An Xi asked Qiu Wanshuang, "Shuangshuang, aren’t you busy at home? If you are, you should go."

This undoubtedly meant: Qiu Wanshuang, you have no business here, hurry up and leave!

Qiu Wanshuang responded softly and barely audible, "I was actually just coming over to chat with Zhenzhen. Yunyun’s dad is at home, there’s nothing I need to be busy with. Oh, by the way, have you fed the ducks at your place, An Xi?"

Talking about this, a hint of pride flashed inside An Xi. Her mother-in-law, being concerned for her son and grandson, had found them help and bought breakfast.

It was also because of this that she had the time today to plan how to get close to Ye Zhenzhen to handle the person who had been threatening her continually.

"Oh, that? You don’t need to worry about it, my husband has taken care of it already."

The way An Xi said it, anyone who didn’t know better might have thought Gu Liangjun was very responsible and caring toward her.

Soon, the group entered the yard of An Xi’s home. Gu Liangjun was lying in the room, utterly bored. Hearing the noise outside, he yelled from the yard, "An Xi, where the hell have you been? Come and pour me a glass of water!"

At the sound, the corners of Qiu Wanshuang’s mouth curled up in a barely noticeable smirk of mockery.