ATPN Chapter 25
by VolareThe weather in Yun City is unpredictable. Yu Zhanrong took advantage of the weekend to go home and pack some equipment. Unfortunately, his dad was also home.
The father and son unexpectedly ran into each other in the living room.
Yu Sheng saw his son, the corner of his mouth subtly moving, and raised his eyebrows slightly: “Your mom told you?”
Yu Zhanrong: Told me what?
Yu Sheng didn’t pay attention to Yu Zhanrong’s expression, held a glass of water, supported himself on his thigh as he sat down, and even pretended to massage his lower back.
“I’m getting old, this body… Ah, never mind, why am I telling you this?”
Yu Zhanrong: “??”
Old man, why don’t you look in the mirror? What’s with that ruddy complexion?
“Your mom is just like that, I told her not to mention it to you, but you still made a special trip back. It’s really nothing.”
“Your dad is still young, a small cold will be gone quickly, don’t worry.”
Yu Zhanrong: Dad, can you reorganize your words before you speak?
The sentences don’t connect, how can I understand?
“Rongrong ah…” Yu Sheng raised his hand and waved to Yu Zhanrong, signaling him to come over and sit down.
Although Yu Zhanrong didn’t know what his dad was up to, in order to cooperate with his performance, he obediently walked over.
Yu Sheng saw that his expression was quite serious and secretly rejoiced: This trick really works.
You brat, I can’t deal with you!
“How is it going with your classmates?”
Yu Zhanrong pondered what his dad meant, “It’s okay?”
This Old Yu wouldn’t still want him to change his major, would he?
“That’s good, your major…”
“Wait a minute, Dad, my major is pretty good, I don’t plan to change it for now, I’m going upstairs to get something, okay?” After saying that, without waiting for Yu Sheng’s reaction, he quickly ran upstairs, taking three steps at a time.
“No, you–”
Before he could finish speaking, the person had already turned into the bedroom and disappeared.
Yu Sheng: “…”
Zhan Yue came in from outside. Seeing Yu Sheng sitting on the sofa looking melancholy, she knew that he probably hadn’t reached an agreement with his son again.
She sat down next to Yu Sheng: “Didn’t do the ideological work well? Where is he?”
Yu Sheng held back a breath, pointing upstairs angrily, “He’s guarding against me like I’m a flood or a wild beast. He ran away as soon as I mentioned his major.”
“Who told you to be so absolute before? Take it slowly, it’s a long and arduous task.”
“We agreed to work together, why are you talking so lightly? I only mentioned one sentence and didn’t even finish it before he went upstairs.” Yu Sheng’s eyes showed slight dissatisfaction and a hint of imperceptible grievance.
“Didn’t you say last time that there was no rush and that we could take it slowly? It’s only the beginning of the semester, what are you rushing for?”
“I–” Yu Sheng was speechless. It’s not that he was in a hurry, it’s just that he couldn’t help but want to ask when he finally saw him.
Zhan Yue glanced upstairs and added some water to the cup in front of Yu Sheng: “Rongrong came back to get something?”
“Didn’t you tell him I wasn’t feeling well, that’s why he came back?”
“I didn’t say that.”
Yu Sheng: …
Yu Sheng: …?
Yu Sheng: …!
Then all the acting I did just now was for nothing? No wonder the little brat always looked like he didn’t understand.
The sound of a suitcase rolling on the floor upstairs came down, and the couple looked up at the same time.
“Rongrong, what are you doing?”
“Oh, Mom, you’re back.” Yu Zhanrong heard Zhan Yue’s voice and looked over in surprise. Seeing her staring at the suitcase in his hand, he explained, “I made plans with my roommate to go to Yun City for National Day, so I came back to get some warm clothes.”
Yu Sheng: …
It was all in vain after all.
The old father’s heart shattered into pieces.
Zhan Yue glanced at Yu Sheng, holding back her laughter: “It’s good to travel, but be careful.”
Yu Zhanrong smiled: “I know.”
“Last time I heard you say that your senior brother found you a house, did you thank him properly?”
Tsk~
It seems like I only thanked him verbally, nothing else really.
“Senior brother? What senior brother? How come I don’t know about this?” Yu Sheng listened for a while and finally found an opportunity to join the conversation.
“Just a senior brother from our old Affiliated High School, he’s at Hua University now.” Yu Zhanrong blinked his eyes very lightly as he explained.
Yu Sheng’s heart skipped a beat, and the keen sense of a businessman was aroused.
From the old Affiliated High School?
Now at Hua University?
He suddenly remembered that Yu Zhanrong used to have little interest in studying, and his grades were average, neither high nor low.
After transferring to the Affiliated High School, one day after school he suddenly came back and told him that he wanted to find a tutor to prepare for Hua University, which made him very happy.
At the time, he only thought that his child had grown up and finally knew to seize the opportunity to study, but now that he thinks about it, could it be related to this senior brother?
Yu Sheng narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling instinctively that something was wrong.
Yu Zhanrong felt a little flustered by Yu Sheng’s gaze, that gaze seemed to see right through him.
“We only met by chance, I didn’t expect it to be such a coincidence.” Yu Zhanrong tightened his grip on the handle of the suitcase. “Senior Brother Song heard that I applied to Hua University and has been taking good care of me.”
“Oh.” Yu Sheng said, “What’s his major?”
“Computer Software Engineering, and he seems to have minored in some management-related major or something.” Yu Zhanrong answered as carefully as possible, to avoid falling into a trap.
“That’s pretty impressive.”
Yu Zhanrong was proud of him, “Of course.”
Yu Sheng’s eyes flashed, studying two majors? Not bad.
“Your senior brother is so amazing, why don’t you follow his example?”
“I am following his example, I even got into Hua University, I still–” Yu Zhanrong paused, “Isn’t that following his example enough?”
Yu Sheng nodded, as expected, no wonder he had been working like a chicken on speed since his second year of high school, burying himself in his studies all day long.
“Since he’s so outstanding, then you have to continue to work hard to stand shoulder to shoulder with him, and also minor in a major, or get a double degree or something.”
Yu Zhanrong: …
Are double degrees as common as cabbage? Something you can get casually?
And he’s only a freshman, just started the semester!
Yu Sheng didn’t care about that, he sighed softly: “You want to study Broadcasting and Hosting, now that the die is cast, it’s no use me objecting, but you know the situation at home.”
“Even if you don’t manage it personally, you can’t be completely ignorant of the company’s affairs and be deceived. Rongrong, Dad doesn’t necessarily want to stop you from doing what you like, but…”
Yu Sheng hesitated, his eyes intertwined with expectation and disappointment, which made Yu Zhanrong frown. Suddenly, he perked up and moved closer to his dad.
He asked anxiously, “Dad, what’s wrong? Are you hiding something from me?”
Yu Sheng’s heart stirred, afraid of revealing a flaw and being discovered by Yu Zhanrong, he lowered his eyes calmly and patted Yu Zhanrong’s hand: “It’s nothing.”
Yu Zhanrong: “…”
He felt like something bigger was going on.
“Our family company is in trouble?”
“Not really.”
“Then, are you, not feeling well?” Yu Zhanrong’s heart skipped a beat. Could there really be something he’s hiding?
“…” Yu Sheng saw his worried face and deliberately pondered for a moment: “A little cold, it’s okay.”
“Then you’re acting like you’re giving your last words, scaring me to death!”
“?”
Yu Sheng endured and endured, but couldn’t hold back anymore, and slapped the back of his head, “What a terrible child, what are you saying?!”
Yu Sheng hit him hard, and Yu Zhanrong was stunned. After he realized what had happened, he said sullenly, “You’re the one who was stammering and acting strangely, and you’re blaming me? Are you even reasonable?”
“In short, learn more from your senior brother, Dad is old, I’m counting on you in the future.” Yu Sheng glanced at him a little guiltily and picked up his water glass to drink.
You don’t need to tell me.
I was already working hard with Song Baiyan as my goal.
But…