Chapter Forty-six

  The newcomer was indeed Zhou Ziran's father, and Cheng Zihan could also understand why Zhou Ziran wasn't here.

  He was probably caught and taken back as soon as he arrived here, so he didn't have time to tell his parents about his situation, and I don't know what's going on with Zhou Ziran now.

  In my impression, Zhou Ziyuan's father, Zhou Mingxuan, is not a simple person. His methods are extremely ruthless, and he has never shown mercy even to his own children.

  That year, for the sake of interest, he cruelly killed one of his own sons.

  Zhou Mingxuan saw that Cheng Zihan was just a 7 or 8 year old little girl, and didn't pay much attention to her. He turned around again to face Li Lan and started discussing the terms.

  "Tell me your terms, how much money are you looking for to let go of this land?"

  Li Lan did not respond to Zhou Mingxuan's words, but instead looked at Cheng Zihan.

  Cheng Hai was also not at home, and as a woman of the house, she naturally did not dare to make decisions. At first, it was Cheng Zihan who suggested throwing himself into the river below this piece of land, now she naturally wanted to see what Cheng Zihan had to say about it.

  Cheng Zihan walked quietly in front of Li Lan and shook her head secretly.

  Li Lanzai looked at Zhou Mingxuan and said, "Sorry, I'm not in charge of this land. We have to wait for my husband to come back."

  Zhou Mingxuan frowned in displeasure, but there were too many people on the scene, and this matter had already been blown up to some extent. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come out personally. If the higher-ups found out about this, he would probably be in trouble too.

  The top priority is to deal with the problem here as soon as possible, and to excavate the ancient tomb underground as soon as possible. The things inside, he must get them no matter what means are used.

  Li Lan seemed to be intentionally delaying, Zhou Mingxuan's gaze was extremely venomous, how could he not see that Li Lan had just been consulting with Cheng Ziheng.

  But how could a seven- or eight-year-old little girl possibly?

  Zhou Mingxuan looked at Cheng Ziheng with a thoughtful expression.

  Zhou Ziran seemed like a different person after he came back from here, and even wanted to stop his actions. It seems that it was because of a girl, could it be this one?

  He looked at Cheng Zihan with some confusion, his heart full of incomprehension.

  "Mom, I'm so hungry, let's go home." Cheng Zihan raised her small face and said to Li Lan with a spoiled tone.

  Others didn't pay much attention to Cheng Zihans actions, after all, he was just a kid and still young, not understanding boundaries was normal.

  There are so many high-ranking officials from the city here, and their families are now being pushed to the forefront, how can they possibly leave casually?

  But contrary to everyone's expectations, Zhou Mingxuan did not get angry, but instead looked at Cheng Zihan with a hint of profundity, then suddenly burst out laughing. "How convenient, I'm also hungry. Little sister, would you mind inviting Uncle to have a simple meal at your place?"

  Cheng Zihan looked at Zhou Mingxuan with feigned surprise, her clear and distinct eyes filled with questions. Then she glanced at Li Lan, seemingly seeking her opinion. After that, she smiled sweetly at Zhou Mingxuan, "Okay. But there's nothing delicious at our home, Uncle, don't mind."

  Zhou Mingxuan nodded, "It doesn't matter."

  Cheng Zihan heard Zhou Mingxuan's words and went over to pull Li Lan's hand, also pulling along Cheng Zixi who was clearly frightened on the side.

  Zhou Mingxuan followed behind them, and the people he brought also followed suit.

  Li Bojian was also afraid of trouble and hurriedly followed up.

  Lai Ying and Cheng Shih-hao exchanged a glance, seemingly both understanding that this was a rare opportunity, and hastily followed suit.

  A large group of people returned to the Cheng family home in a grand and majestic manner.

  Li Lan went to cook, Zhou Mingxuan and others sat in the living room, Lai Ying and Cheng Shihao did not dare to sit down, they stood aside.

  Cheng Zihan went to make tea for everyone.

  The tea leaves were just cheap tea leaves bought from a small grocery store, which cost only one yuan per pack at that time.

  Zhou Mingxuan casually took a small sip and put down his teacup.

  Cheng Zihan quietly stayed in the living room, occasionally glancing at Zhou Mingxuan, trying to read his thoughts at this moment.

  But I tried several times and still failed.

  She was somewhat perplexed - how did this mind-reading technique fail?

  At this time, Qin Ke Xiu's voice sounded in her ear, "Cheng Zi Han, don't abuse your powers, this person is not simple."

  Cheng Zihan was startled in her heart, wasn't it simple? She subconsciously looked at Zhou Mingxuan, but saw that Zhou Mingxuan had also turned his head to look at him, with a hint of a smile, as if he had seen through the little thought she had just now.

  Cheng Zihan's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, could this guy also read minds? Had he seen through her thoughts?

  After this guess, Cheng Zihan was a bit stunned and casually found an excuse to slip away.

  At this time, Qin Ke's voice rang out again, "Don't worry, he won't read minds or anything, it's just that his will is very strong. Your abilities are still too weak, dealing with ordinary children is no problem, but when it comes to him, you're still a bit too tender."

  Seeing Cheng Zihan's worried look, Qin Kesou kindly explained it to her.

  So that's how it is.

  Cheng Zihan also let out a sigh of relief. If someone really understood the thoughts in her mind, it would be too terrifying.

  Mind-reading is a supernatural ability, and if it's used during negotiations with others, it would be extremely advantageous.

  Cheng Zihan can't read Zhou Mingxuan's mind now, but she's not in a hurry either. She can tell that Zhou Mingxuan must have some reservations and wouldn't dare to act rashly or use force. Since he has already made the request for a deal, there is no reason for her not to agree.

  Cheng Zihan sneaked into the kitchen.

  Li Lan is cooking in the kitchen, but there are too few ingredients at home, only some green vegetables, a few carrots and pumpkins, but these were left over from last year, some of which have withered. How can such things be served to guests?

  However, it's not convenient to buy anything now, and there is no meat for sale at the supply and marketing agency either. The only thing that can be eaten at home is the few ducks, but the ducks are not yet ready for consumption, and Li Lan is indeed in a dilemma.

  No wonder people say a clever woman can't cook without rice, it's really true.

  Cheng Zihan entered the kitchen and saw Li Lan standing in front of the stove, staring blankly at a pile of ingredients.

  "Mom, what's wrong?" She walked over with a somewhat strange expression.

  "Zi Han, there's nothing to eat at home, just these things. Do you think we can use them to entertain our guests?" Li Lan saw that it was Cheng Zi Han, and although she thought it wasn't very reliable to say such things to an eight-year-old child, for some reason, she had a feeling that if she said it out loud, Cheng Zi Han would come up with a solution.

  Cheng Zihan glanced at the ingredients, including cabbage, sweet potato leaves, pumpkin, carrots, and a few eggs. Although there were many of them, they didn't look impressive enough to serve guests.

  At least there should be a dish of meat; otherwise, it's really embarrassing.

  Cheng Zihan thought for a moment and suddenly revealed an evil smile. She had an idea.