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Chapter 307 Wang Qian teaches Meng Ziyi

Changchun, Yuanshan Villa.

Back home, Meng Ziyi sat blankly on the sofa, pouting and putting on an expression that said something was wrong, hoping that his elderly mother, Wang Qian, would notice and ask him.

As a result, Wang Qian sat there for half a day, watching TV the whole time...

After the show finally ended, Meng Ziyi glanced at Wang Qian and thought: "Finally, you're going to show some concern for your dear daughter."

However, when Wang Qian turned to look at her, her first question was: "What do you want to eat tonight?"

"what?"

"I asked you what you wanted to eat tonight, it's dinnertime."

Wang Qian, munching on sunflower seeds, completely ignored Meng Ziyi's pouty and resentful expression.

After gathering his emotions for a while, Meng Ziyi heard that his elderly mother only cared about what he ate, and immediately turned his grievances into anger, which he then vented on Wang Qian.

"Sister Qian, I've been sitting here for ages since I got back, and instead of asking me anything else, you just ask me what I want to eat?"

"Forehead……"

Wang Qian squinted at Meng Ziyi as he spat out sunflower seed shells, her expression listless: "So you mean you're not hungry?"

"I?!"

Meng Ziyi clenched his fist, intending to escalate the topic to a more serious level, but his rumbling stomach made his sudden burst of passionate enthusiasm somewhat humorous.

She continued to clench her fists, pursed her lips, and looked at Wang Qian with a slightly embarrassed expression before nodding.

"I want to eat pork stew with vermicelli for dinner..."

"Okay, I'll have your dad buy some cabbage, pork, and vermicelli."

"Sister Qian, aren't you going to ask me why I suddenly came back?"

Meng Ziyi couldn't hold back any longer and started the conversation first.

Wang Qian glanced over, her expression somewhat dismissive: "What else could it be? It's just that you argued with Xiao Chen! And this time, what did you argue with him about?"

"how do you know……"

Meng Ziyi stared wide-eyed, his mouth agape in an "O" shape, astonished by his mother's uncanny foresight.

Before she could finish speaking, she pouted again, looking annoyed, and said, "This time it's not about arguing."

"And what was the reason for that?"

Wang Qian's tone remained relaxed, clearly indicating that she did not believe Meng Ziyi could cause any major conflict with Chen Xiu.

Seeing his mother reach for the melon seeds, Meng Ziyi pursed his lips, a hint of annoyance flashing in his eyes, and then deliberately announced the important news in a calm tone.

"Sister Qian, I've discovered that Brother Xiu has other women."

"Oh."

Wang Qian's reply was bland and unremarkable, not even disrupting her rhythm of eating sunflower seeds.

Meng Ziyi, who had intended to scare her with this news, was instead completely dumbfounded by her reaction.

To test his elderly mother's hearing, Meng Ziyi got up from his seat and moved closer to Wang Qian, shouting, "No, I'm saying, Xiu-ge'er has another woman! He's cheating on me!"

These words were undeniably loud.

However, Wang Qian's reaction was still not surprised. She simply caught the sunflower seed shells in her hand and said indifferently, "He cheated on you, and you caught him in bed with someone else?"

"No, not really."

Meng Ziyi lowered his head sheepishly, thinking: I'm catching Xiu Ge'er cheating? What a joke, this is ridiculous!
Seeing her daughter's expression, Wang Qian put the sunflower seeds, shells and all, on the coffee table and leaned over to ask, "You didn't catch him in the act, so why are you saying he's cheating?"

He acquiesced.

"How was it set as a default?"

"It's not that I tacitly agreed, it's just that a few days ago I saw how capable Xiu-ge was, and it suddenly occurred to me that I'm not usually around to help him, so I wondered how he would handle things, and then..."

Meng Ziyi's cheeks were flushed as she told Wang Qian everything that had happened in the past few days.

Having figured out the whole story, Wang Qian, being a seasoned veteran, didn't mind Chen Xiu's embarrassment; instead, she became more curious about Chen Xiu's physical condition.

"You told me last time that Xiao Chen was in good health, how exactly was he in good health?"

"How could I possibly say that!"

Meng Ziyi blushed deeply, his attention completely shifting from Chen Xiu's suspected infidelity to their usual tactical research and discussions.

Wang Qian insisted on discussing the topic: "If you don't tell me, I can't help you analyze what to do next!"

"Um... Xiu-ge'er's health is such that when I'm exhausted, he's just finished warming up. If he's in a good mood, I don't have to get out of bed all day..."

"So you can't handle Xiao Chen."

"Mmm~, mmm."

Meng Ziyi hesitated for a moment before immediately making up her mind: she couldn't handle Chen Xiu.

Seeing this, Wang Qian sighed softly: "Sigh~~, the current situation is that, guess what, Xiao Chen has another woman, and you haven't even asked him who it is yet. You can't control him on weekdays, and you can't let him have his way, is that what you mean?"

"That's it."

"This is not a good solution."

"What's so difficult about it?"

Wang Qian reached for the sunflower seeds and started cracking them open while analyzing the situation with Meng Ziyi.

"Look, young Chen has built such a large business all by himself at such a young age! He must be capable, and his interpersonal skills are absolutely top-notch, otherwise he wouldn't be able to handle all the social interactions along the way."

"Besides, he's handsome and tall enough. Apart from being a bit lecherous, he doesn't have any other problems. You mentioned that he goes back to sweep his grandmother's grave every year and visits his parents during the Spring Festival, so he's definitely a filial son!"

Meng Ziyi nodded, wholeheartedly acknowledging Chen Xiu's merits.

Wang Qian continued, "He's rich and resourceful, handsome, tall, and young, a filial son, friendly to others, and in excellent health..." "Why are you praising him so much?"

"This son-in-law is almost gone. If I don't praise him now, when will I? Think about it, he's so successful. If he wasn't a womanizer, he'd be a saint! It's normal for men to be lustful. Xiao Chen is actually quite good. There are many men who aren't as successful as him who have dozens of mistresses on the side. Don't make a fuss. If you can't stand it, just break up with him!"

"Who, who wants to break up with him!"

Meng Ziyi stared at Wang Qian incoherently and said anxiously, "Don't talk nonsense, I never wanted to break up with Xiu Ge'er!"

"Oh, so you don't want to break up."

Wang Qian put down the sunflower seeds again, smiled, and frowned, saying, "Then why did you come back?"

"I……"

Meng Ziyi opened his mouth to speak, but didn't know where to begin, so he could only frown and feel annoyed.

Wang Qian knew her daughter well enough that seeing Meng Ziyi's appearance and her previous statement, she could already guess the inner turmoil and complex thoughts she was having.

Wang Qian reached out and patted Meng Ziyi's head, saying, "Do you want to know how to make Xiao Chen only like you and completely cut off contact with other women?"

"Uh-huh."

Meng Ziyi nodded repeatedly, her eyes shining so brightly that it reminded Wang Qian of the only time she ever got a perfect score on a test when she was a child…

Faced with her excitement, Wang Qian frowned and poured cold water on her enthusiasm: "There's no way! Even if there were a way, you couldn't handle it. Just pretend you don't know anything."

"If there's a way, why can't I handle it?"

"My solution is for you to sleep with Xiao Chen so he won't have the energy to go out and find someone else. Can you do that?"

"..."

Meng Ziyi paused for a moment, remained silent for a long time, and finally shook his head.

Looking at her answer, Wang Qian simply shrugged and said, "Then that's settled! You don't want to break up with him, and you can't seduce him, so what else can you do besides pretend you don't know?"

"..."

Meng Ziyi opened his mouth, then pursed his lips, wanting to refute, but not knowing how.

Wang Qian stared at her for a long time, then suddenly thought, "You didn't have a fight with Xiao Chen before you came back, did you?"

"No!"

"So you already know what to do, you just came back wanting me to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Meng Ziyi already knew what he had to do.

Having made her decision, she felt a delayed surge of anger rising within her, which led to some resentment towards Chen Xiusheng and a touch of jealousy towards the unknown "love rival."

Meng Ziyi was just an ordinary person; how could he not have normal emotions and desires?

However, Meng Ziyi couldn't bring herself to call back and yell at Chen Xiu to vent her anger. After thinking it over, her solution was to ignore Chen Xiu.

"Mom, I don't want to go back for now. Let me stay at home for ten days or half a month."

"Ok?"

Wang Qian looked at her daughter, who was clinging to her arm and acting coquettishly, and wondered: Do you really not know how attractive Xiao Chen is to those female celebrities? What's the difference between that and a spider demon eyeing Tang Sanzang's flesh?
Although she wanted to persuade her daughter to rush back to see her wealthy husband, she also thought that Meng Ziyi had just experienced such shocking news and needed time to calm down.

Wang Qian simply nodded and said, "Stay as long as you want. This is your own home, not some other place!"

"Mmm~, Mom, you're so good to me."

Meng Ziyi held Wang Qian's arm, closed her eyes, and spoke softly.

Wang Qian gently stroked her hair, her sigh falling silent. She felt wronged for her daughter, but also knew that Meng Ziyi couldn't live without Chen Xiu, which was why she tried to persuade her so objectively, thus minimizing the conflict.

Parents' hearts are always full of love and worry, but what can they do?

……

Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Beijing.

"Come on, everyone, cheers!"

"Cheers, cheers!"
Chen Xiu sat in the main seat, holding a glass of beer, and everyone else sitting around her came over to clink glasses with her.

After finishing their drinks, everyone looked at Chen Xiu, waiting for him to speak.

Scanning the table, Chen Xiu's gaze settled on Zhou Ye: "Zhou Ye, have you gained any new fans on Douyin lately?"

"Have."

Zhou Ye pursed her pink lips and met Chen Xiu's gaze, saying, "My original number of fans was 350 million, but after half a month of promotion, it has increased to 500 million."

"Impressive, how about you guys?"

Chen Xiu went to see Tian Xinwei and Jiang Qiming, who had already opened accounts on Douyin.

Tian Xinwei looked at Chen Xiu with shining eyes and smiled, "Boss, I have 200 million followers!"

"I only have a little over 80."

Jiang Qiming seemed somewhat dejected. As an ordinary person, and with "Better Days" not yet released, he had only gained a few hundred thousand followers through the promotion of the film's short film and Dou+ promotion, which was far behind Zhou Ye and Tian Xinwei.

Having understood the situation of the three main actors, Chen Xiu nodded in confirmation.

"OK, go back and prepare tonight. Meet at Fangheng Fashion Center on North Third Ring Road West at 9 a.m. tomorrow."

"Understood."*3
The three answered in unison.

Chen Xiu also invited Zeng Guoxiang, the director of "Better Days," to come along.

Upon receiving the invitation, Zeng Guoxiang asked a question: "Mr. Chen, why do we need to go to this place?"

"This is Douyin's headquarters. We're going to complete the final wave of promotion before the movie's release!"

Chen Xiu smiled at everyone and said that due to development needs, Douyin has moved out of Yingdu Building and moved to Fangheng Fashion Center.

(End of this chapter)