Mr. Yuan is Always Unhappy - Chap 69
CH69 – THE MOTHER-IN-LAW’S CRISIS
Thinking that Yuan Rui must have done a bit of something solo at home, Zheng QiuYang purposely pulled out the theatrics to tease him and make him say it himself. Internally, he even felt a little expectant.
Actually, Yuan Rui also knew that Zheng QiuYang was bluffing him, but he couldn’t put aside the genuine feeling of guilt that he felt. Mulling it over carefully, he still decided to tell the truth.
“It wasn’t our company who managed the PR,” He said in an especially small voice: “Aunty Yang was the one who helped.”
Zheng QiuYang was drinking water and didn’t hear clearly. He said: “What did you say?”
However, Yuan Rui misunderstood and thought Zheng QiuYang was questioning him pointedly. Scared, his voice became even quieter. He even tactfully changed his wording: “Director Yang was the one who helped me.”
Zheng QiuYang paused a moment before finally realizing what Yuan Rui was saying. His expression turned a bit unsightly.
Yuan Rui thought, Not good! He’s really about to get mad!
Zheng QiuYang inhaled deeply and said: “You……”
Before he said anything, Yuan Rui abruptly stood up and with a ‘dong’, he knelt down on one knee on the small rug in front of the sofa. Like a chivalrous knight confronting death with acceptance, he said: “I’m sorry. Please don’t get angry!”
Zheng QiuYang: “……”
He was dumbfounded by Yuan Rui’s kneeling. For a moment, he didn’t know how to respond.
Yuan Rui thought, Why no response? It must be because he didn’t feel my sincerity yet.
He cautiously looked at Zheng QiuYang, lowered his voice, and explained sincerely: “Actually I only returned one of her phone calls, purely out of politeness. I didn’t ask her for help. I never even imagined that Le NingYu’s fans would attack me, nor did I know that He Xiao had signed onto Director Yang’s company, much less that He Xiao wanted to break up with Le NingYu. I didn’t purposely reblog raffles on my main account. I had forgotten to switch to my side blog. I also don’t know why TianYa would put a thread about me on their forum. I really don’t know anything.”
Zheng QiuYang: “…… Then why are you kneeling?”
Yuan Rui said pitifully: “I, I don’t know either.”
Zheng QiuYang: “……”
He was a bit speechless. He reached out to tug at Yuan Rui: “You get up first.”
But Yuan Rui refused to get up. He said: “First promise you wouldn’t get angry.”
Zheng QiuYang said: “Who said I was angry!”
Yuan Rui said with a woeful face: “Wuu, such a terrible tone of voice.”
Zheng QiuYang held his breath and showed a lighthearted faint smile: “I am really not angry at all.”
Staring at his face and looking for a few seconds, Yuan Rui got ready to stand up.
By this time, Zheng QiuYang has already recovered from his dumbfounded state. He still had the faint smile hanging on his face; however, internally, he was already cursing profanities nonstop……Yuan XiaoRui actually learned to threaten him with kneeling!
Kneeling suddenly like this at home……baby was almost scared to death.
Standing up halfway, Yuan Rui suddenly knelt down again and said looking upwards: “You can’t fume in secret either.”
Baby Zheng said to himself, No way, I’m definitely going to fume in secret. It’s not like you can tell anyways.
Yuan Rui slowly tugged on his hand and said carefully: “Actually what I’m afraid of the most is not you getting angry. I’m only afraid you’d fume silently on your own and be unwilling to tell me. Like last time in ShangHai when Aunty Yang had that solo conversation with you, it wasn’t until a long time later that I finally realized what happened. Later on, whenever I recalled that incident, I’d always feel the you at that time was really too piteous. If I had known earlier, I would have coaxed you happy earlier.”
Zheng QiuYang felt a bit happy. Once again, he said in amusement: “Yuan XiaoRui, I’m already 32 this year. That’s several years older than you. Who’s coaxing whom happy here?”
Yuan Rui said seriously: “It’s because you’re already so old that I’m the only one who can still coax you.”
Zheng QiuYang: “……”
That’s right. Other than Yuan Rui, there’s no one else who’d be willing to coax him like this.
Feeling a bit embarrassed now, Yuan Rui said: “I’m not really that good at coaxing either, so I can only hope that you’ll encounter less things that make you unhappy. Therefore, if you’re not happy, you have to let me know.”
A sweet and tart feeling bubbled forth like a wave inside Zheng QiuYang’s heart. Finally, he laughed from the bottom of his heart and said: “If you keep kneeling like this, then I’m really going to be unhappy.”
Yuan Rui stood up giddily, saying: “Sure enough, Fang ShiQing didn’t trick me. He said kneeling is super useful.”
Zheng QiuYang: “…….”
He just knew this wasn’t a self-made stroke of genius.
Yuan Rui felt like the wind had calmed and the waters were still again. Happily, he washed his hands and then went to make dinner for the two of them.
During the meal, Zheng QiuYang held back from speaking for quite awhile but still felt like he needed to express his stance. Finally he said: “Regardless, if the video incident can pass just like this, it’s actually pretty good. No matter who helped you, it’s a good thing overall. In comparison to owing someone a favor, I’m more disinclined to seeing those people online, who don’t even know you at all, insult you like that.”
Placing food onto Zheng QiuYang’s plate for him, Yuan Rui praised: “That’s what I said. You’re so considerate, and not the slightest petty or vindictive. But Fang ShiQing refused to believe it.”
Zheng QiuYang: “……”
He really wanted to throw down the bowl, flip the table, and say, I’m just that petty and vindictive, so what! But he forcibly held himself back and feigned extreme generosity ase he asked: “How do you plan to thank your Aunty Yang in the future?”
Yuan Rui said: “I have already thought this one over. After this incident passes and I can go outside, I’ll invite her to eat an ultra expensive meal, ordering 8 or 10 bottles of top-quality Maotai liquor. If she can’t finish, the rest can be packed up for her. Then I’ll gift her some brand-named clothes, a few brand-named bags, and let her know clearly that in the future, I won’t be her godson anymore. I’ll give you a look at my account book in a bit. I have already listed the allocated funds. The tentative budget is set under 150,000. That should be enough, right?”
Zheng QiuYang thought now that’s more like it, but he still stated purposely: “What if, she still doesn’t think that’s enough to repay her?”
Yuan Rui thought briefly while biting the tip of his chopsticks and said reluctantly: “Then… I’ll just return all of my post-tax earnings from <> back to her.”
Very satisfied, Zheng QiuYang said: “When you invite her to eat, I’ll go with you.”
Yuan Rui looked at him in surprise and asked: “Why are you going? Don’t you dislike her?”
Zheng QiuYang said nonchalantly: “To give you some backup support. You’re so timid, what if you stumble.”
Yuan Rui thought, That seems about right, and skeptically stopped saying anything further.
Before sleeping, he let Zheng QiuYang look at his little account book. Sure enough, the financial affairs of how to return Yang Lu’s favor was clearly written on the newest page. Adding the cost of the meal invitation and gifts, the total sum of expenses rounded to 140,000.
Zheng QiuYang very generously pointed around, saying ‘over here can increase a little, over there can be more expensive’. Yuan Rui’s face looked pained, but he still obediently changed things.
Mister Zheng valiantly and vigorously got prepared to wage war with his love rival’s mother.
Unexpectedly, his own mom became the issue first.
It was about a week after the video crisis. During this time, Mama Zheng had called her son several times, telling him to go to her place to eat. She also said she needed to tell him something. He felt like, most likely, she was trying to criticize Yuan Rui again. Therefore, he found excuses to avoid going every time.
Yuan Rui couldn’t leave the house. Zheng QiuYang was afraid of him feeling bored by himself at home. Everyday after finishing work, Zheng QiuYang did his best to go home early to accompany him.
Other than this reason, Zheng QiuYang was also a bit busy at work. The head piece set that he had designed previously will sell on the shelves as the highlight of Yun Chang Jewelry’s New Year’s Festival. This was unprecedented in his entire career. Naturally, he needed to be especially meticulous, watching over the development of the design attentively at all times. The mold was even made several times, altered and adjusted, before finally confirming that there were no issues.
Furthermore, in another week, the Jewelry Tournament that he wanted to participate in, will officially start accepting entry submissions. The preliminary will probably take about a month. Around New Years, they will announce the list of the 100 designers who qualify. Next Spring, the accepted designs will tour around the world and be displayed in exhibitions. The final winner will be announced before the start of Summer.
That QR code design of his has already been finalized. Amongst the various types of jewelry, ultimately he picked a pair of rings. First, it was easier to shape the QR Code. Second, he possessed a romantic kind of selfishness.
On this day, he was busy applying the last details to his design blueprint inside his office.
His mom called over again. Immediately, she said: “Come home to eat dinner tonight.”
Zheng QiuYang said: “Mom, I……”
“Stop searching for reasons to avoid me. You must return.” Mama Zheng said: “If you don’t return, then I’ll go to your place to find you.”
Zheng QiuYang could only agree, saying: “Alright, I’ll go immediately after work.”
His mom’s tone was harsh. Able to discern this, he thought to himself, maybe I made too many excuses lately and made the old lady unhappy.
He gave a call to Yuan Rui to tell him about this. Yuan Rui instructed him: “Make sure you don’t talk back to your mom.”
He felt like Yuan Rui was practically like his second mom.
He got prepared to listen to his mom insult Yuan Rui a bit, and then criticize him a bit. However, when he entered the door, his mom didn’t even make food. She sat on the sofa poised and proper. Her long hair even wasn’t rolled up in a bun as usual; it just hung loose on her shoulders. Her face also looked like it’s been awhile since she had a spa treatment. The wrinkles were extremely apparent. After a close examination, even her eyes looked slightly swollen.
Internally, Zheng QiuYang yelled, Not good, and hastily apologized for the error of his ways, saying: “Mom, I wasn’t trying to avoid you. I really have been very busy lately. I designed a set of……”
His mom said: “Come over here and sit. I need to tell you something.”
Zheng QiuYang could only go over and sit down. He was just starting to suspect that perhaps his mom still hasn’t given up and was trying to beat the mandarin ducks again, when suddenly, he felt something didn’t seem quite right. He hasn’t met his mother face to face since the video incident. His mom only berated Yuan Rui in her phone calls during the first 1-2 days. Later on and recently, she has never mentioned Yuan Rui again. She only wanted him to return home to eat and said repeatedly that something had happened.
What happened?
“Your dad is raising another one outside, young.” His mom said: “and sired two even younger ones.”
Zheng QiuYang: “……”
His mom said: “I went together with Zheng ShaoYang’s mom to see them. That girl is younger than you and has birthed twins, boy and girl. The kids are already around 4 years old.”
Zheng QiuYang: “……”
His mom covered her eyes with one hand. After a while, she finally started sobbing and crying, saying: “QiuYang, mom doesn’t want to live anymore. What’s the point of living?”
Zheng QiuYang jumped in fright and said hastily: “Don’t be like this. This thing…… In the end, this thing is……”
He didn’t know what to say.
