Pregnant After Healing the Alpha
Chapter 625 - 614: Understanding the Family Situation

Chapter 625: Chapter 614: Understanding the Family Situation

"We don’t lack fruit baskets at home, nor are we missing anything on the table, but what we do lack is someone Nanqing likes. Xiao Hang, you don’t need to go out and get a fruit basket, I’ll have someone help with that."

Su Manhan realized that Zhou Yunze was intentionally causing trouble!

Still thinking about staying for dinner?

Wishful thinking!

Upon hearing Su Manhan’s words, Zhan Nanqing’s face once again brightened with a smile, and she snuggled Chi Yuhang’s arm once more.

"Right, my home is indeed missing a Chi Yuhang, don’t you think?"

Chi Yuhang coughed and his ears unavoidably reddened.

"Um... yes."

He had never dated anyone in his life, and if it weren’t for rehearsing with Zhan Nanqing several times yesterday, he definitely would have given himself away had he tried to be this affectionate with a girl.

Zhou Yunze was choked by Su Manhan’s words and seeing Zhan Nanqing and Chi Yuhang’s affectionate behavior turned his face alternating shades of red and white.

But because Su Manhan was present, he couldn’t utter any other excessive remarks and simply tried to subtly steer the conversation toward Chi Yuhang.

"Auntie Su, since we’re meeting now, shouldn’t we get to know about the family background as well?"

He had seen Zhan Nanqing’s previous boyfriend, who had never appeared in the capital, nor did he come from a prominent family. And this one, he had never seen before either.

He knew all the well-known young masters in the capital, and since he had never seen Chi Yuhang, it proved that the latter was either from an ordinary family or a poor boy.

And what the wealthy families valued most was a match of equal social status; Su Manhan would never let Zhan Nanqing be with a penniless guy.

Qiao Jing noticed that Zhou Yunze was deliberately leading the conversation onto someone else and specifically brought up Chi Yuhang’s family background, evidently to elevate his own status and belittle others.

At this thought, her eyes darkened again, and her piercing gaze stabbed at Zhou Yunze like an icy blade.

"Are you a member of the Zhan Family?"

Although Su Manhan’s attitude towards her had done a complete 180 and no longer scorned her for her rural background, she still held some concerns that he might react as he had when she first arrived at the Zhan Family.

Because Su Manhan had only changed her opinion of her, she didn’t know if he would change his opinion of all people from the countryside and stop evaluating someone based on their family background.

Zhou Yunze was once again rendered speechless by the retort. He understood the implication of Qiao Jing’s words, which was telling him to not meddle in other families’ affairs.

But how could he willingly accept it, allowing a poor boy to outshine him?

He had been pursuing for so long yet hadn’t managed to reconcile with Zhan Nanqing, and he surely couldn’t stand this unknown poor boy getting comfortable!

Observing the expressions of the others, he slowly spoke up.

"Although I am not part of the Zhan Family, I did have a relationship with Zhan Nanqing for a period of time. It was my fault before; I didn’t cherish it properly, but I still hope she can find a truly good family."

He emphasized the words "truly" with the intent of making Chi Yuhang realize his own position!

What he didn’t know was that the current Su Manhan no longer judged people based on their family status as she had before.

Su Manhan could easily decipher the hidden message in Zhou Yunze’s words and rolled her eyes exasperatedly.

She let out a generous smile.

"Indeed, we should really learn more about this. Xiao Hang, don’t be nervous. I just want to understand your family background. Tell me, how many siblings do you have? What about other situations at home?"

Chi Yuhang pursed his lips and pondered for a moment before finally responding truthfully:

"I’m an only child, my father is no longer alive, my mother remarried, and I now live with my grandfather. As for financial aspects..."

As he spoke, he hesitated for a long time, choosing his words carefully, and finally summarized his family’s situation in two words.

"My family is in straitened circumstances."

He was just pretending to be Zhan Nanqing’s boyfriend once,, being honest wouldn’t hurt, and it didn’t matter if he was looked down upon; he didn’t like to deceive people.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunze sneered.

"Hah? Even if your parents are gone, doesn’t your family run a business? There must be something left, right? Why the financial straits?"

Chi Yuhang shook his head.

"No, my family is not in business."

A smug smile appeared on Zhou Yunze’s face, and he even stretched out his legs arrogantly.

"So you mean to say, you’re working now?"

Chi Yuhang gave an "mm" sound but said no more.

Zhan Nanqing stared at Chi Yuhang with resentful eyes, hissing to him:

"Even though I didn’t discuss with you yesterday how to answer this question, you didn’t have to tell the truth, did you?"

Although she meant no disrespect to Chi Yuhang, she couldn’t be sure her mother wouldn’t!

After all, all the men her mother had sifted out for her previously were from the capital’s elite circles, and they all came from families just a notch below the Zhan Family, never considering a common family.

Moreover, Chi Yuhang’s family situation was worse than that of a common family.

Chi Yuhang looked at Zhan Nanqing with a somewhat resigned expression and whispered:

"I don’t like lying, and I’m only pretending to be your boyfriend once. It won’t happen again, so telling the truth doesn’t matter."

Pretending to be Zhan Nanqing’s boyfriend to deceive Auntie Su already made him uncomfortable, and making up a rich second-generation identity would simply be "adding insult to injury."

Zhan Nanqing clicked her tongue and, too lazy to speak with Chi Yuhang’s blockheaded mentality any further, looked towards Qiao Jing with a plea in her eyes.

Qiao Jing shook her head helplessly as well, her gaze landing on Su Manhan.

She couldn’t instantly change Su Manhan’s mind about this matter, and since she couldn’t control others to say they didn’t mind.

She worried that Chi Yuhang’s self-esteem would be hurt.

After hearing Chi Yuhang reveal his background, Su Manhan had been silent, her expression growing somewhat grave.

She had thought that since she didn’t know Chi Yuhang, it indicated he was from an ordinary background and had prepared herself for that, but she hadn’t expected it to be this ordinary.

And from the word "straitened" he used, she could tell his financial situation was not optimistic, perhaps even very poor.

But Zhan Nanqing was her daughter whom she had cherished for so many years. Could she have a good life if she married him?

Even if the Zhan Family had sufficient capital, she disliked men who relied on a woman’s family; she didn’t think such men were real men.

Zhou Yunze was waiting for Su Manhan to show this expression, and upon seeing it, he immediately began to exaggerate:

"Auntie Su, I think if Chi Yuhang is working and his parents are no longer here, while also taking care of a grandfather, such a family cannot bring happiness to Nanqing. You should consider carefully."

After saying this, he shifted the conversation towards himself.

"I have been pursuing Nanqing anew recently. Although the Zhou Family is not as big as the Zhan Family, at least we have a foothold in the capital and can take good care of Nanqing. Maybe you could consider letting me take care of her?"