CH 2

【02】

The math class is the last lesson. Once the after school bell rang, Xu Zhaixing hurriedly said goodbye to Cheng You, dragged her school bag, and rushed home.

At this time, her family still lives in a villa in this city district Rose Garden.

The Rose Garden is a well-established wealthy district in S City, dealing entirely with successful people in political and business circle. In her third year high school, father Xu sold the villa at a low price to repay the loan.

Xu Zhaixing hasn't come here since high school graduation, afraid of recalling bad things. But the way home is engraved in her deepest memory. She couldn't wait to run all the way home after getting off the car. But when she reached the door, she hesitated.

So afraid to know that this were all just a dream.

She looked at the door for quite a while, staring closely at the word Fu on it. After steadying her heartbeat, she sluggishly pulled her schoolbag, and stretch a hand in to grab the key. She barely pulled open the bag zipper, when the anti-theft door opened from inside with a click.

Xu Zhaixing nervously stood still in front of the door.

A Middle-aged woman wearing an apron and carrying two bags of garbage, opened the door and saw her and said with a laugh："Zhaixing, school is over? I'll start cooking after I threw these garbages. Today's dinner is your favorite sweet and sour ribs."

Xu Zhaixing felt her throat tightening："Aunt Liu, are my parents home?"

The nanny, Aunty Liu has already walked down the steps："Your dad just came back, your mother called and said she has to work overtime and won't be coming back for dinner. By the way, your second uncle has also come and brought you imported chocolate."

Xu Zhaixing's joy of returning home was instantly broken by second uncle

The culprit who led the Xu family to bankruptcy, second uncle Xu Zhiwen.

Father Xu founded the Xing Chen Cultural Media Company while taking advantage of the country's policy of encouraging self-employed businesses. At that time, advertisements were still not much prevalent. Xing Chen gradually monopolized the advertising industry in S City and became the leader of traditional media.

But the rise of new media, has greatly impacted the traditional media. At that time, Xu Zhaixing was still small and did not know that her father's company had begun losing money year by year.

It was at this time that Xu Zhiwen tricked father Xu into venture capital.

Xu Zhiwen is the only senior student from the Xu family who returned from studying abroad. Although Father Xu had a big business, he had not been to school for a few years. He has a straightforward personality, therefore, he trusted this second brother very much and began to transfer funds.

But he didn't know that Xu Zhiwen's capital chain already had huge deficits. Father Xu came in just to make up for his losses. Later he successfully escaped with Xu's business diplomacy and father Xu's assets, but the latter fall deeper and deeper in debt.

When it was decided to send her mother abroad for treatment, Xu Zhaixing accompanied her father to knock on the door of the second uncle's house.

She still clearly remembered Xu Zhiwen's disgusting face till now："Third brother, it's not that second Brother doesn't want to help you, second brother really has no money. It's your lost, and I'm also a victim ah. It was an investment, of course there were risks so how can you blame me?"

Xu Zhiwen, who said that he had no money, bought a limited edition sports car for his son the day after father Xu sold the company.

Father Xu was an honest man. After knowing this, he just wiped a tear and said to Xu Zhaixing："Don't resent him. Helping is kindness. Not helping is on one's part. Don't blame others."

Xu Zhaixing always remembered this sentence. Even in the most difficult times, she never asked the Xu family relatives for help again.

All the memories of those years of unwillingness were recalled and flowed in through the brain.  Almost making Xu Zhaixing feel a hair stand up in anger at the tip off her hat*.

She was so angry that her scalp hurt

Calculating the time, this year was exactly the time when Xu Zhiwen tricked father Xu into venture capital.

Is it today?

Xu Zhaixing had no time to change her shoes, rushing directly to her father's office room on the second floor. When she reached the door, she heard Xu Zhiwen say："You can follow me to invest a small amount of money to test the waters. I've been following this project for a long time, working overtime every day and night. A good opportunity to make money should of course be shared first within the family.

Father Xu happily held the financial documents that he could not understand："Ok, then I will first......"

"Dad！"

Xu Zhaixing pushed the door in.

Father Xu looked up. A middle age man full of temperament has yet to suffer the torment of illness, his thick eyebrows and big eyes were full of energy. "School's over? Are you hungry? Your uncle brought you chocolates from abroad, go eat a few pieces first to fill your stomach. Where is Liusao? Let her start cooking."

Seeing her father like this again, Xu Zhaixing almost burst into tears. But because Xu Zhiwen was next to him, so she refrained and said dumbly："I don't like chocolate."

Father Xu saw that there was something wrong with her. He put the file down and came over："What's the matter? Catch a cold?"

Xu Zhaixing has not yet thought of how to stop her father from investing, so she took the opportunity to say, "I don't know, but it's dizzy and my stomach feels bad."

Father Xu got nervous："Did you eat something bad? Are you still cold? I've told you to dress more but you won't listen!" He quickly held her shoulder and said, "Hurry back to your room and lie down, Liusao, Liusao, take the thermometer up!"

Walking outside the door, he remembered that Xu Zhiwen was still there so he turned back："Second brother, you sit down for a while. Zhaixing, this girl, really makes people feel worried."

Xu Zhiwen intuitively felt that this little niece's attitude was not right today, but he did not think much about it and nodded："Shall I find a doctor to come over? Children nowadays have such poor physique, they can't be compared with us during those days."

Father Xu waved his hand："No need, let her lie down for a while, then measure the body temperature.  If it's serious, then she'll have to go to the hospital."

Xu Zhiwen said nothing more, went downstairs and sat down in the living room.

Xu Zhaixing's room still has the same appearance as what she remembers. 

Once she entered the room, the more she felt that she couldn't help it anymore, and her eyes became sore as she burst into tears. Father Xu was pouring water for her. When he saw the baby girl crying, he got anxious and almost threw the cup："What's wrong？Is it uncomfortable？Let's go，Let's go to the hospital now!"

Xu Zhaixing waited for him to approach near, then reached out and hugged her father, and buried her head on the beer belly she once rejected in the past："Nothing, I just miss you so much. I miss mom"

"You, this child......" Father Xu's heart felt warm for a while. Touching her head, he sincerely promised："Dad must work less overtime and go home more！"

Xu Zhaixing knew that during this time, he had been running about day by day because of the company's declining business. Any traditional industry will decline when facing new trends. Father Xu was not a smart businessman. He failed to grasp the opportunity to reform and renew. Now that she's back, she must intervene. 

Not only to prevent her father from engaging in venture capital but also to save Xing Chen, and even see if there's a chance for her father to invest in real estate. Now is the time when real estate begins to flourish. This is a golden opportunity.

But she is just a high school student now. The only important thing in the eyes of adults was learning. To be able to intervene in her father's company and assets, was simply a dream.

Xu Zhaixing suddenly realized that the path is arduous and long.

Father Xu looked at her expression and immediately made her lie down. He then ran out to call on mother Xu："Zhaixing is sick! Yes, I think it's serious. Crying and frowning, saying she missed her parents! Is it stressful in high school? Yeah, you should hurry back!"

Mother Xu is the editor-in-chief of the local daily newspaper in S City. Just like Father Xu's company, the paper media had also suffered more impact. Daily newspaper sales had plummeted every year. Mother Xu has been changing tactics, but was still unable to keep up with the rapid development.

She, having a rash and hasty disposition, hurried home within half an hour after hanging up the phone.

Xu Zhaixing on the bed heard mother Xu's voice from downstairs："Old Xu，Did Zhaixing took the medicine？Oh, second brother's here too, you sit. I'm going upstairs first to see  Zhaixing. This girl, everyday I make her wear more and more, but just won't listen！Look at yourself now you're sick. It's you who will suffer pain from injection and you can only blame yourself it ！"

The voice sounding from afar was nearing, quickly pushing the door in.

Xu Zhaixing cried "Mom" in tears. 

Mother Xu looked at her reproachfully, but her tone softened：If you won't listen to your mother, you'll just get a cold ？Where else do you feel uncomfortable, ah？You, this girl, honestly making people worried and not once all day. "

Hearing the familiar nagging again, Xu Zhaixing really wanted to pounce into her mother's arms and cry for three days and nights.

Fortunately, all those years developed her mentality to toughen up. Her thousands of emotions all turned into one sentence："Mom, I will listen to you in the future！"

Mother Xu was shocked："Hey, did something really happened？Old Xu！Old Xu quickly come up! I think she needs to go the hospital！"

Xu Zhaixing："......"

Finally, Xu Zhaixing got a thermometer in her mouth to ensure that she was fine. She drank two packs of 999 cold granules, put on a thick coat, and followed mother Xu to eat downstairs.

Xu Zhiwen has not left yet. He was sitting at the dinner table and chatting with Xu Father. 

Seeing Xu Zhaixing come over, he smiled and asked："Xu Zhaixing are you feeling beter？I think you kids are too lazy and don't like sports. If you go out and run a few laps every morning, you won't get to have any sickness."

Xu Zhaixing, in a glance, looked at him with a fake smile ："Then jus like second uncle said, could it be that, older cousin Chaoyang go out for a run every morning？"

Xu Zhiwen got choked by her. 

Father Xu glared at her："How did you talk to your second uncle！"

Xu Zhiwen laughed："Never mind, never mind. The child is still young，all of them are like that. That kid in my family is in college now so they're even more different, as he's not making people worry."

The topic was overshadowed，Xu Zhaixing didn't want to look at him, and lowered her head to eat.

Aunt Liu's sweet and sour rib，which she haven't eaten for years，was really delicious.

Xu Zhiwen and father Xu were chatting while eating. While they were talking, the matter about investment was mentioned again. Xu Zhiwen barely started that topic，when Xu Zhaixing suddenly raised her head towards mother Xu and said："Mom！How many times have I told you that it is important to eat slowly，and don't drink much of anything too hot！"

Mother Xu was impatient and always hurried to eat. Afterwards, she got an esophageal cancer, which most likely has a lot to do with her eating habits.

She trimmed a piece of ribs for mother Xu，and removed the bowl of hot soup in front of her，"Let it cool down for a while to drink again. It's too hot and bad for the esophagus."

The people on the table were all stunned. Mother Xu looked at the ribs in her bowl with a complicated expression.

Her daughter unexpectedly served her food？And she was even concerned about her health？

Xu Zhiwen has always been able to speak, otherwise how could he deceive father Xu to go around in circles. He immediately praised："Just now you were still saying that Zhaixing is not sensible. You should take a look，she even know how to care for her mother's health. She's really grown up. Chaoyang should really learn from his sister."

Father Xu repeatedly waved his hands，his whole face modest："She's just pretending to be obedient in front of outsiders. This girl is very naughty. Now that she is in high school, we have a lot of things to worry more about."

The two then talked about their children's education for a while.

While they were talking，Xu Zhiwen talked about the topic of investment again in the end："Third brother，the project about Zhenlin......"

Xu Zhaixing："Oh, that's right, dad，The school has a parent-teacher conference this Friday, do you have time?"

Father Xu looked over："parent-teacher conference？Didn't it open just last month，why is the school having it again？"

Xu Zhaixing shrugged："It's all like this in high school."

Father Xu pondered："Alright，I will free up time on Friday."

Xu Zhiwen who was interrupted again："......"

Throughout, the meal ended within the sequence of him continuously talking and Xu Zhaixing continuously interrupting. As winter approaches, it gets dark early. After eating, Xu Zhaixing asked father Xu to go upstairs to sign her test papers. Xu Zhiwen did not dare to show too much impatience. Anyways, he couldn't find a good reason to stay so he can only say good-bye and leave.

After leaving, the more he thought about it, the more he coldn't understand.

Why do this little niece seemed to be always targeting him?

This makes no sense.

Third brother's family's daughter was raised in wealth from childhood，and has an innocent and simple character. Although she was usually a little spoiled and arrogant，she's simple and naive. The whole Xu family was always pampering and coaxing towards her. He can't even not bring a gift for her at the Chinese New Year or other festivities ah!

Where did he provoked her？

While thinking all the way and just getting inside the car, his son, Xu Chaoyang's phone call came over and started to ask for money. 

Xu Chaoyang is now a first-year university student and two thousand cost of living expenses was not enough for him. Xu Zhiwen was right in a fit of anger, slamming his head on the phone and showering down curses. Xu Chaoyang was also scolded fervently. He was actually scolded by his father.

Xu Zhiwen was so angry that his blood pressure soared and then he dropped his phone.

In the Xu family, Xu Zhaixing who won the first battle, used the reason of writing homework to locked the door of the room. She took out a brand-new notebook, and began to plan her new life.

First，mother's illness should be prevented and treated in advance. The incubation period of esophageal cancer is one to two years. She should be supervised to go to the hospital for examination on time.

Second，prevent father from participating in venture capital and find ways to let him invest in real estate.

Third，change the media operation mode of Xing Chen，and introduce new media. Must not let father's efforts move towards bankruptcy.

Fourth，......

Xu Zhaixing pursed her lips and stoke by stroke, wrote down that name.

Fourth，go to see Cen Feng.

Go see Cen Feng and do nothing. She just wanted to secretly take a peek. 

It's enough to see that he's still well and alive on this world.