Ch16 – Battle Between Father And Son

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The fight at the school gate didn’t become a big issue because it was dealt with in time.
Even if someone brought it up, they would say that Yin Mingzheng wasn’t at fault.
In the past, so long as Yin Mingzheng came to school with bruises on his body, people would assume that he got into a fight.
Now, he really did get into a fight, but most people were standing on his side.

It was truly a novel experience. 

The reason things ended this way was because his seatmate was able to bring out evidence in a timely manner.

Since then, Yin Mingzheng’s attitude towards Shu Ning became much better.
They would even chat with each other every now and then.

 

 

It was time to send the weekly donation again.

Shu Ning was sitting on a bench next to the fountain, holding onto his phone as he waited. 

Winter nights were rather chilly.
Fortunately, Chuzhou was located in the south, and temperatures were above zero all year round.
Even in the winter, it wouldn’t get too cold.

 

Shu Ning was wrapped in a black down jacket.
Lying on the bench next to him was a new pair of sneakers, sweatpants, and a blue down jacket.

The villain had pale skin, so he would definitely look good in blue.

He didn’t know what color the villain liked, so Shu Ning secretly bought it in a color that he liked.

 

He was starting to understand the fun of raising kids.
He could feed baby yummy food and dress baby up in cool clothes.
Even when he’s looking at him from a distance, he’d still well up with an inexplicable sense of pride.

Perhaps, this is what it felt like to be a father.

It was a good thing he managed to get the villain’s height, weight, and shoe size the other day.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t even know what size clothing to buy him.
Zhou Juan used to pick clothes out of the trash for the villain to wear when he was a child, and Shu Ning didn’t usually see the villain wear anything nice.
It went to show just how stingy Zhou Juan was.

 

Fortunately, in order to prevent discrimination, the school required all of its students to wear a uniform.
Otherwise, the villain’s clothes would’ve become another thing to bully him for. 

The incident where the little villain was misunderstood to have stolen another kid’s clothes was still fresh in Shu Ning’s mind.
The little villain was probably very hurt by that.

Oh, right.
It seemed that the child who accused the villain of stealing his clothes was Long Qiao.

Based on his years of contact with him, Shu Ning was sure that Long Qiao wouldn’t have remembered that incident.
He just didn’t know whether or not the villain still remembered.

At around 8:30, Zhou Juan walked over from the gates.
When she saw Shu Ning, her face revealed a bit of a smile. 

She really didn’t like Shu Ning’s attitude towards her, but Shu Ning was the person in charge of the donations.
Therefore, she had to please him, no matter what.
What if he said bad things to the donors, and they stopped donating?

With the help of donations and subsidies, the food that they ate improved significantly.
Plus, they didn’t have to pay for Yin Mingzheng’s lunch with their own money.
Her life had become a lot easier as of late.

“Shu Ning.” Zhou Juan walked up to Shu Ning.
When she saw the large packages sitting on the bench, her eyes lit up.

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Shu Ning handed her four hundred yuan and asked her to sign the paper slip.
After going through the usual process, Shu Ning picked up the large canvas bag on the bench and handed it to Zhou Juan. 

Zhou Juan excitedly accepted it.
When she opened the bag and saw teenager-sized shoes, clothes, and pants, her face fell.

The street lights were bright, so Shu Ning was naturally able to see every expression pass across her face.
He couldn’t help but look down on her in contempt.

 

Was she upset he didn’t prepare something for two grown adults?

Zhou Juan had vowed that she wouldn’t take any of Yin Mingzheng’s share, so Shu Ning only prepared two times as much milk, bread, nuts, etc.
However, Zhou Juan’s expression just now made Shu Ning realize that it was very likely that she lied.
If Zhou Juan was eating some of it as well, there wouldn’t be enough for Yin Mingzheng. 

Yin Mingzheng was clearly in a growing period.
He needed to have ample nutrition.
However, even if Shu Ning gave him clothes, food, and money, it would just be taken advantage of by those two pieces of trash.

One of the most annoying things in the world was to spend your own money on someone you didn’t like.
If it was someone you liked, spending a boatload of money still wouldn’t be an issue.
However, if it was someone you didn’t like, spending even a single cent would make you nauseous.

“I bought this according to Yin Mingzheng’s size,” Shu Ning said.

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Zhou Juan picked up the pair of sneakers.
“It looks a little big.” 

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Shu Ning was stunned, “Then, what size shoe does he wear?” 

Zhou Juan thought for a moment, “Size 33? I can’t remember.”

Seeing that she couldn’t even remember her son’s shoe size, Shu Ning gritted his teeth angrily.
What kind of mother…no, she wasn’t his real mother.

With Yin Mingzheng’s height and physique, how could he possibly be a size 33? Did she think he was still a toddler?

He suppressed his anger and said, “Let him try it on first.
We can change it if it doesn’t fit.
Yin Mingzheng’s been growing taller recently, so, who knows? Maybe the shoes will fit.” 

Zhou Juan paid no mind to his worsening expression and nodded.
She had already gotten used to the dirty looks other people would give her, so she wasn’t fazed.
The most important thing was to grab a hold of the material benefits.

After delivering the money and the items, Shu Ning angrily returned home.

After receiving Shu Ning’s gift, Mrs.
Cai had been very happy with him recently.
Even her speech became much more gentle.
When she saw his unhappy expression, she asked, “Ning Ning, what’s wrong?”

Shu Ning suppressed his anger.
He squeezed out a smile and said, “I’m okay.” 

He entered his bedroom and closed the door.
He started typing furiously on his computer to find information on the Wei family, but he couldn’t find a thing.
Then, he went on Weibo.
There, the legitimate son and illegitimate son of the Wei family’s second branch were having a bitch fight, trying to see who could outdo the other.
From the photos that they posted and the news articles about the Wei family, he was able to get a vague idea of places that the Wei family frequented.

He also looked for news about the madam of the Wei family’s first branch.
In other words, he was looking for information on Yin Mingzheng’s biological mother, tracing the places where she had appeared before.

 

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As for Yin Mingzheng’s biological father, all information on him seemed to be related to the Wei family’s businesses and corporations.

After a period of investigation, Shu Ning had a general idea of where they were.
He decided to prepare a document of information and head to the capital over winter break. 

Suddenly, there was a knock at his door.
Shu Ning got up to open the door, and Mrs.
Cai stood outside the door with a bowl of soup, smiling.

Shu Ning felt a headache coming on when he saw the soup.
Even if it was the most delicious food in the world, he would get tired of eating it every day, not to mention the not-so-delicious soup.

However, he didn’t dare disobey Mrs.
Cai, so he took the soup and drank it all in one go.
Then, he ate all the walnuts, wolfberries, jujubes and other supplements before returning the empty bowl to Mrs.
Cai.

Mrs.
Cai was just about to leave when Shu Ning called out to her, “Mom.” 

Mrs.
Cai looked back at him, “What’s wrong, baby?”

Shu Ning said, “I want to go to the capital over winter break.”

Mrs.
Cai replied, “We’re going to go visit relatives up north during Chinese New Year.
You know your grandmother misses you a lot.”

Shu Ning said, “Mom, there’s still a lot of time before Chinese New Year.
I want to go to the capital and play a little before the new year.” 

Mrs.
Cai shook her head, “You know how busy your dad gets right before the new year.
We can’t take you.”

“I’ll go by myself,” Shu Ning said.

“You?” Mrs.
Cai raised her eyebrows.

Shu Ning immediately changed his tune, “Cai Cai can go with me.” 

Mrs.
Cai’s expression looked a little better, but she still shook her head, “Your dad is really way too busy during the holiday season, so I have to help.”

Shu Ning hesitated for a moment, “Then, what if my friend and I go to the capital together?”

Mrs.
Cai rubbed the space between her brows, “You’re both too young.
I won’t be able to relax if you go by yourselves.”

“Then, we can find someone to watch us.” Shu Ning said with a smile, “Oh, I just remembered.
My friend’s dad is going to the capital.
I can tag along.” 

Mrs.
Cai was suspicious.
She asked, “Really? Who is it?”

“Wang Shenshen.
You’ve met him before.”

 

Mrs.
Cai remembered him, “Oh, it’s him.
That should be fine then.”

“So, we’ll just do it like this?” Shu Ning asked. 

Mrs.
Cai didn’t have any more worries, “We can ask them about it once it gets closer to winter break.”

Shu Ning replied, “Okay~”

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Then, Mrs.
Cai got up and left the room.

Shu Ning flopped onto his bed and quickly sent Wang Shenshen a WeChat message: [Wang Shenshen, is your dad going to the capital for a business trip?] Wang Shenshen: [No, why?] 

Shu Ning: [I need you to get a new dad.
Your new dad needs to go to the capital on a business trip.]

Wang Shenshen: [???]

Zhou Juan returned home with the large canvas bag.
When Yin Qiang saw what she was holding, he walked over and asked, “What did you buy?”

He grabbed it from her hands and opened the bag, boorishly ruffling through its contents.
A pair of shoes, a down jacket, and a pair of sweatpants. 

He was about to try on the shoes when Zhou Juan quietly mumbled, “The shoes are a size 39.”

Yin Qiang was so angry that he threw the shoes on the ground.
“That’s too small!”

“They’re for Mingzheng.”

“Doesn’t he already have shoes to wear? What did you buy this for? All you know how to do is buy, buy, buy!” Yin Qiang was furious, “What about the money, huh? Give me the money!” 

Zhou Juan hurriedly handed him the money she had earned today.
Because she was in such a rush, she forgot to separate the four hundred yuan that Shu Ning had given her.
As a result, as soon as she opened her wallet, it was all taken away.

“Wait!” Zhou Juan panicked.

When Yin Qiang saw that there was more than five hundred yuan, his eyes lit up.
“You earned a lot today!”

He happily counted the money, and his expression looked much better. 

Zhou Juan opened her mouth to say something, but she didn’t have the guts to ask for the money back.

Yin Qiang stuffed the money into his pocket and tried on the other clothes in the bag.
He couldn’t fit into the sweatpants, but he was able to squeeze his large body into the down jacket.
He took the jacket and said to Zhou Juan, “You can give the rest to that brat.”

 

Zhou Juan looked at the down jacket in Yin Qiang’s hand but didn’t say anything.
Holding onto the canvas bag, she silently walked into Yin Mingzheng’s room.

Yin Mingzheng was doing his homework when he heard some noise.
He raised his head, “Mom?” 

Zhou Juan handed him the canvas bag and said, “Mingzheng, here are some shoes and pants.
Try it on and see if it fits.”

Yin Mingzheng revealed a happy expression on his face.
He always maintained a cold and indifferent look on his face, whether he was in public or at school.
It was only when he was at home with his most cherished person that he would act like a child.

“Thank you, Mom.”

He hurriedly got out of bed to try on the sweatpants and sneakers.
“Mom, they fit.” 

Zhou Juan was puzzled, “The shoes aren’t too big?”

Yin Mingzheng shook his head, “No, they’re just right.”

Zhou Juan thought to herself: So, he really is a size 39.

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Yin Mingzheng looked down at his brand-new sneakers and black sweatpants with joy in his eyes.
“They’re really nice.” 

Zhou Juan said, “So long as you like it.”

Yin Mingzheng raised his head, his eyes sparkling, “Thank you, Mom.”

Zhou Juan felt a little awkward.
For some reason, she didn’t dare meet his eyes.
She looked away and said, “N-no need to thank me.”

“Mom, you’ve been buying a lot of things lately.
Won’t it cost too much?” Yin Mingzheng took off his shoes and hesitantly asked, “Were the shoes expensive?” 

Zhou Juan replied quickly, “They’re not expensive.
They were only twenty yuan a pair.”

Yin Mingzheng breathed a sigh of relief.
As expected, a pair of Nikes cost at least a few hundred yuan.
His mother couldn’t possibly afford it.
It must be a knock-off.

However, he was already very happy with knock-offs.

This was something his mother bought for him.
His mother had it so hard, but she still scrounged up enough money to buy milk, bread, and nutritional supplements.
She even bought him clothes and shoes. 

These past couple of weeks have been some of the happiest days in his life.
His mother worried about him, their lives were starting to improve, and even his classmates at school seemed to have changed their opinion of him.
Even though that disgusting man showed up again, he was able to chase him off.

“Mingzheng.” Zhou Juan thought for a moment and said, “It’s…”

 

Yin Mingzheng took off the sweatpants and carefully folded them.
“Mom, what is it?”

Zhou Juan said, “…your lunch money.
Just now, your dad took it away.” 

Yin Mingzheng froze.
His face darkened.

Seeing that he was upset, Zhou Juan continued, “How about you…ask for it back?”

Yin Mingzheng gloomily opened his bedroom door and walked into the living room.

Zhou Juan breathed a sigh of relief from behind him. 

Yin Qiang was lying on the sofa like a pig, drinking beer and watching TV at the same time.
He had a blue down jacket laying over his stomach.
He didn’t even react when he saw Yin Mingzheng approaching.

Yin Mingzheng said shortly, “My lunch money.”

Yin Qiang glanced at him, “Go ask your mom.
She has it.”

“You took the lunch money Mom set aside for me.
Give it!” Yin Mingzheng stretched out his hand. 

Yin Qiang snorted and ignored him.

Yin Mingzheng put his hand in front of his face.
“Give it.”

Yin Qiang was furious.
He picked up a beer bottle and smashed it against the coffee table.
A crash sounded through the room.

Zhou Juan started to scream.
The two of them were both set off by the sound of her voice.
Their eyes were bloodshot, and a fight broke out.