Ling Yucheng will not stay in the country for too long this time. Grandma Zhang said that he will only stay for a week this time.
But Ling Yucheng just came back last night, and today Jiang Tingzhou asked him when he would leave. Su Meng heard these words, and she didn't know how to respond.
So Su Meng simply didn't answer the question. She hesitated for a moment, but finally asked with concern, "You didn't encounter any trouble last night, right?"
The relationship between Jiang Tingzhou and his family is very tense. This time he left home silently for two days, which would definitely make his father dissatisfied again. I heard that his father preferred the two sons born to his second wife, but ignored him, the only son from his first marriage.
Just by imagining, Su Meng knew that the woman was a powerful character. Not only did that woman hook up with Jiang Tingzhou's father, Jiang Guangshi, when Jiang Tingzhou's mother was still alive, she gave birth to an illegitimate son for him. Not long after, Jiang Tingzhou's mother passed away, and she immediately became a regular, and the illegitimate child also had a formal status. After marrying into the Jiang family, in order to consolidate her status, she gave birth to her second son the following year. Today, Jiang Guangshi's status is even greater than before, and although she is no longer in her prime, she still firmly occupies the position of the Jiang family's wife.
His scheming skills are evident from this.
Hearing this, Jiang Tingzhou leaned forward slightly and said with a smile, "What, kid, are you worried about me?"
Su Meng nodded and admitted simply, "Yes, I'm worried about you." She was afraid that Jiang Tingzhou would be impulsive and have another conflict with Jiang Guangshi. If his stepmother then adds fuel to the fire and says something to escalate the conflict between the two, I'm afraid the relationship between him and his father will really be irreparable.
After all, Jiang Tingzhou's grandfather is old, and now Jiang Guangshi is the real leader of the Jiang family. The relationship with Jiang Guangshi was completely stalemate. In fact, it did not benefit Jiang Tingzhou at all. On the contrary, it fulfilled other people's wishes.
Jiang Tingzhou was a little surprised when he heard Su Meng admit it so simply.
He lowered his eyes slightly, covering the slightly complicated emotions in his eyes. But his tone was as serious as ever, "Don't worry, your brother Jiang can cause any trouble."
When Su Meng came into the house with a heavy bag of fragrant chicken, Ling Yucheng was sitting on the sofa helping the "armored soldier" smooth his hair. Grandma Zhang seemed to be busy with something in the kitchen, and old man Ling sat next to Ling Yucheng and watched the day. newspaper.
The family atmosphere in front of me is harmonious and beautiful.
Su Meng put the fragrant chicken on the coffee table, thought about it, and said, "This... Jiang Tingzhou gave it to us."
In fact, this fragrant chicken was given to Su Meng alone.
When Ling Yucheng heard this, his calm and clear eyes fell quietly on Su Meng.
Grandma Zhang heard Su Meng's voice and hurriedly came out of the kitchen. After seeing a bag full of fragrant chicken on the coffee table, she said with emotion, "The Jiang family boy is interested. Speaking of which, his stepmother made a sudden move last night, and the Jiang family sent her to the hospital overnight to wait for delivery. At this point, it is estimated that She’s already given birth.”
Su Meng's heart trembled slightly.
But when I think about it, it’s almost time.
The big event about Jiang Tingzhou happened at the full moon banquet a month later.
This time, his stepmother Liang Cheng gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. Even Mr. Jiang, who was originally dissatisfied with her, changed his mind slightly for her.
Because there is another pair of twins in the family, Jiang Tingzhou's position in the Jiang family becomes even more delicate.
Thinking of Jiang Tingzhou's help to her during the previous trip to Shanghai, Su Meng decided in her heart to help Jiang Tingzhou get through the difficulties in one month.
Although Ling Yucheng has not returned to China for a long time, he still has a few friends in the country, so he plans to take advantage of this opportunity to get together with a few friends when he returns to the country.
It happened that everyone was free in the evening, so he made an appointment with a few friends to have a potluck dinner together in the evening.
Grandma Zhang saw Su Meng sitting on the sofa with nothing to do, so she suggested, "Ayu, take Mengmeng with you to play."
Although Ling Yucheng was a little surprised, he rarely refused his parents' requests, not to mention that bringing one more person to eat with him was just a small thing for him, so he agreed quickly, "Okay."
Mr. and Mrs. Ling really loved Su Meng. Although she was not their real granddaughter, she enjoyed the same treatment as a real granddaughter. Su Meng was moved by how good they were to her, but also worried that she might do something wrong and cause trouble to others.
She asked carefully, "Is it inconvenient, uncle?"
Ling Yucheng was adjusting the watch strap on his wrist at this time. Hearing this, he raised his eyes and glanced at Su Meng, and said in a gentle tone, "No, let's just have a meal together."
Grandma Zhang interjected, "Now that you're out, Mengmeng remember to buy yourself some new clothes."
Su Meng agreed softly, "I understand, grandma."
When she arrived at Moon Bay Hotel, Su Meng happened to receive a message from Jiang Tingzhou, "Would you like to walk the dog together after dinner?"
She thought for a moment and replied to Jiang Tingzhou, "No, I'm having dinner with my uncle in the hotel now."
Just as she was about to put her phone back in her pocket, she received a second message from Jiang Tingzhou, "Which hotel?"
“Moon Bay Hotel.”
After replying, Su Meng followed Ling Yucheng to the box.
His three friends were already in the box, one man and two women. Naturally, they looked unfamiliar to Su Meng.
Seeing that Ling Yucheng actually brought a little girl with him, several people were a little surprised. One of the young men with a blunt hair joked, "Don't tell me this is your girlfriend."
Ling Yucheng glanced at him lightly, "This is my niece."
The young man suddenly became less interested, "Oh, it turns out she is my niece."
This dinner was very lively. Except for Ling Yucheng, his three friends were all very talkative.
From their conversation, Su Meng learned that although Ling Yucheng was still in college, he was already involved in the research and development of high-end chips.
If such a chip for submarine optical cables can be developed successfully, then this invention will be far ahead in the world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it will cause a global sensation.
Because this research and development is still in its infancy and no one is optimistic about it, it is not kept secret. From the chats between several of Ling Yucheng's friends, she could tell that although several of his friends admired his abilities, they were not optimistic about the prospects of this research. Even the young man with a shaved head persuaded him to give up as soon as possible.
"Instead of wasting time on this kind of endless project, it is better to do something else as soon as possible. Everything else is illusory, only money is real."
Except for Su Meng, the only other girl heard this and said with a smile, "Lao San, you are such a vulgar person. All you care about is money. You might as well just stay in the pile of money."
The third child retorted unconvinced, "People die for money and birds die for food. This is an eternal truth. Am I wrong? I'm right!" At this point, he turned to Ling Yucheng's direction and suggested, "Ah Yu, to be honest, I advise you to give up as soon as possible. You are so busy every day now. You spend more than ten hours out of the twenty-four hours a day in the research laboratory. Not to mention the monthly subsidy is so small. The most important thing is that you don’t know whether you can succeed or not.”
Ling Yucheng had heard countless similar words urging him to give up as soon as possible.
After too many failures and lack of funds, in fact, even several members of his team were about to give up.
Only his parents supported him unconditionally. They believed that his team would eventually succeed and that his efforts would be rewarded.
He was not angry because of such words. He just said lightly, "Everyone's pursuit is different."
The third child shrugged, spread his hands and said, "Okay, my pursuit is actual money, but your pursuit is an unattainable dream."
Su Meng had been listening quietly to a few people talking.
She thought of the proud look on Mr. and Mrs. Ling's face when they talked about their son, and the excellence he had shown since childhood, and she chose to side with Mr. and Mrs. Ling.
She has been watching Ling Yucheng's busyness during this period of time. On weekdays, he only has a little free time to video chat with his parents during breakfast time.
And each video chat won’t last too long.
In fact, no matter what the project is, it needs a pioneer.
The pioneers are much greater than the latecomers, because the pioneers have no precedents to follow and can only move forward arduously on their own. Maybe the pioneers will have experienced countless failures, and maybe they have asked themselves at a loss whether this path is really the right one.
However, the pioneers are still great and worthy of respect.
Su Meng bit her lip and said the first thing she said since dinner tonight, "I think uncle will succeed." Her voice was soft and even a little childish, but this sentence sounded loud and clear. In his ears, there was some firmness inexplicably.
At this time, Su Meng only regretted that she had not paid attention to these scientific research matters before.
The launch of a spaceship or a missile, these major events in the history of aviation, were sometimes broadcast live on CCTV, but she never watched them.
At that time, she was only immersed in her own little world and rarely paid attention to the outside world.
If she had paid more attention at that time, maybe she would know now whether Ling Yucheng's chip research on submarine optical cables would be successful in the future.
If it really succeeds, it will definitely be recorded in history, and the news will definitely be broadcast.
It's a pity that she never pays attention to these.
Several people were a little surprised when they heard Su Meng speak.
The third child joked, "Ayu, your little niece looks like she admires you."
Ling Yucheng's calm eyes wavered slightly, "Yeah."
Because Su Meng couldn't say anything at the dinner table just now, and she didn't know what to say. She had been busy eating, and she also drank a lot of drinks during this period, so now she felt like going to the toilet.
After Su Meng talked to Ling Yucheng, she walked out of the box to find the toilet.
There were many waiters standing near the private room, so she immediately found the bathroom after asking the waiter.
When Su Meng came out of the bathroom after washing her hands and was about to walk to the box, she was blocked by a young man with gray hair.
Su Meng felt that the young man in front of her was very handsome and his eyes were unrestrained. She was a little nervous and said, "Please give in."
The young man didn't give in. He looked her up and down, his eyes direct and bold, "How old are you?"
Su Meng already felt that she might be in trouble, so she repeated in a low voice, "Please give way."
"The voice is pretty good, but I don't know what it looks like." He touched his chin and said in an obscene tone, "How much does it cost to play one time?"
At this time, the waiter had already noticed what was going on here. One of the waiters came over and reminded in a low voice, "Sir, we are a serious hotel here. Please pay attention to your behavior."
The young man whistled angrily, "I know, but do you know who I am?" He sneered, "I advise you to stay out of my business, otherwise you won't be able to hang out here. Go down, but don’t cry in front of me when the time comes.”
Just as the waiter was about to say something, another person stepped forward to stop her and explained softly in the waiter's ear, "This is a second-generation rich man. His family is very rich. I heard he likes to play with little girls the most. Once he gets older, He is no longer interested when he is twenty, and the younger he is, the more he likes it.”
Although the waiter explained very lightly, some words still vaguely fell on Su Meng's ears.
Listening to those vague words, Su Meng's heart almost jumped out of her chest.
At this time, the young man set his eyes on Su Meng's face again, "If you are good-looking, money is nothing. Follow me, I will not let you suffer."
Su Meng subconsciously took a few steps back, shook her head violently, her voice trembling slightly, "I don't want money."
The young man smiled and said, "No one doesn't love money. If you refuse me, it's just because I don't offer enough chips. Let's do it, 30,000 a night. If I let this young master have fun and support me, it will be 100 a month." Wan, what do you think?"
Su Meng never thought that she would be taken care of by someone.
But when she heard such words, she felt only anger and fear.
This place is still some distance away from the box where Ling Yucheng is. She didn't know if she could make it.
Maybe she could ask the waiter for help. After all, the waiter started to stop the man.
At this time, the young man couldn't help but reach out and touch her face, "Let me see what you look like."
Su Meng closed her eyes and stepped back, shouting, "Don't touch me!"
Su Meng's whole heart was beating as if it would jump out of her chest in the next second.
But the expected hand did not touch her. At this moment, she could only clearly hear a familiar voice in her ears, "I cnm!"
After Su Meng slowed down her breathing for a few seconds, she slowly opened her eyes with some fear.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw Jiang Tingzhou with his back to her.
He didn't know when he came over, but he saw the shirt on his arm being pushed up by him, and one fist after another landed sharply on the young man's face and body.
Jiang Tingzhou sneered, with a stern look on his face, "Who do you want to support? Huh?"
The young man kept wailing, "You... bastard, do you know who I am?"
"I don't fucking know. Hey, one million. Are you here to make a fool of yourself? I'm spending one million to buy your life. Do you think it's enough?"
Su Meng didn't react at first. It wasn't until she heard "Buy your life" that she felt her heart beat out of her chest. She saw that the young man was already bleeding from the nose and his face was covered with bruises. , and Jiang Tingzhou was still kicking him hard.
This time it was much more serious than the previous one.
When Jiang Tingzhou hit the domestically violent middle-aged man, he still had some sense of control, but now he hits this young man with no sense of severity.
If this continues, someone will really die.
Su Meng hurriedly stepped forward and hugged Jiang Tingzhou's waist tightly, leaning her side against his back as she choked with sobs, "Jiang Tingzhou, stop, stop fighting, don't fight again!"
Jiang Tingzhou's body trembled and his movements subconsciously stopped. At this time, two waiters took the opportunity to sniff under the young man's nose. After checking, the waiter said anxiously, "The sniff is a bit weak..."
The young man was already giving out too much air and taking in too little air.
When Su Meng heard this, she felt that her heartbeat was about to stop. She hurriedly said to the two people, "Call an ambulance!"
One of the waiters hurriedly said, "Okay, okay!"
At this time, people in the surrounding boxes heard the commotion and came out to watch the fun.
More and more people were watching, and the situation seemed to be getting out of control.
At this time, Su Meng sharply spotted Ling Yucheng not far away. She hurriedly shouted to Ling Yucheng not far away, "Uncle, come here quickly!"
Ling Yucheng and a few friends hurried over. Ling Yucheng looked calm and asked, "What's wrong?"
Su Meng briefly explained the matter in a few words, and then choked with sobs and said, "Uncle, do you know first aid?"
At this time, Ling Yucheng's female friend immediately stood up and said, "I study nursing and know some first aid. I'll do it!"
A glimmer of hope appeared in Su Meng's eyes, and she hurriedly said gratefully, "Thank you! Then I'll leave it to you!"
Ling Yucheng handed Su Meng a pack of tissues at this time, "Wipe your tears first."
Only then did Su Meng realize that she had burst into tears at some point. She sheepishly took the tissue from Ling Yucheng's hand.
Jiang Tingzhou's hands were still full of blood stains at this time. He put his dirty hands behind his back and looked at Su Meng in as relaxed a tone as possible and said, "Kid, don't cry."
She cried so pitifully that his heart almost melted into pieces just looking at her.
Su Meng had no intention of joking with Jiang Tingzhou at this time. She glared at him fiercely with misty tearful eyes, then turned her back and ignored him.
Not long after, the ambulance finally arrived and took the patient to the hospital.
Because they were worried, Su Meng and others also went to the hospital together.
After arriving at the hospital, the patient was taken to the emergency room. Jiang Tingzhou was just about to wash his hands and clean the blood stains on his hands. At this time, Ling Yucheng glanced at him and said, "The patient is being rescued, why don't we talk first?"
Jiang Tingzhou glanced at Su Meng, then narrowed his eyes and said, "Okay."
After the two of them arrived at a deserted place, Ling Yucheng's eyes fell lightly on Jiang Tingzhou, "Do you know that you almost caused a catastrophe? You were too impulsive just now and you were not calm at all."
Jiang Tingzhou glanced at Ling Yucheng casually, curled his lips and smiled coldly, "Because you don't care, you can be calm and rational. But I can't be calm."