Those tender and innocent years warm dinner

  "Come on," said Peng Yin, getting into the car by herself. Su Yu followed her and sat in the back seat.

  "Are you the one who started this?" Before Su Yu could even sit down, Peng Yin spoke up and asked, "That girl doesn't seem like a troublemaker, are you doing this for A Ze?"

  Su Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she nodded slightly.

  "It's none of my business originally, but something happened today and I have to say this: don't interfere with A Ze's affairs, got it?" Peng Yin asked.

  "Uh-huh." Su Yu nodded again.

  Peng Yin casually tossed over a pack of tissues, "Wipe your arm clean, don't get my car dirty."

  Su Yu lowered the corner of her eye, took over the paper towel, pulled out one, carefully wiped her arm, and didn't let a drop of blood drip onto the expensive seat. If it really dripped on, she didn't know how Peng Yin would deal with her.

  "Do you know someone named Tian Tian?" Peng Yin asked suddenly.

  "Yeah, I've heard," Su Yu said, "I've heard she's quite popular among boys."

  "Hmph," Peng Yin sneered, "You're making her sound like a goddess, but I don't think she's that impressive. Isn't she just a naive little kid?"

  "It seems like Peng Sicheng also had a crush on her." Su Yu said hesitantly.

  "I've told you before, don't ask about A Ze's affairs again." Peng Yin said impatiently.

  "Oh." Su Yu shrank her neck and immediately changed the subject, "What did you ask her to do?"

  "She's being clever with her pranks and it's getting on my nerves." Peng Yin said coldly, "I need you to help me out."

  "What?"

  "Tomorrow after school, hold her back and don't let her see Tian Cheng, can you do it?"

  "But..." Su Yu's face showed a difficult expression, and when her hesitant eyes met Peng Yin's gaze, she got goosebumps all over her body, so she could only say, "Okay."

  "Isn't she clever? Isn't she good at teasing people? This time, let her taste the flavor of being retaliated against." Peng Yin smiled and spat out a mouthful of smoke. She placed her slender fingers on the steering wheel, tapping to the rhythm of the music.

  Tian Tian returned home, Alan had prepared a table of good dishes. She looked at the table in surprise, her eyes wide with wonder, "Alan, what's all this?"

  "I heard from Young Master that you fainted at school. Is it because you've been studying too hard lately? So, Alan will cook a table of dishes for Miss to supplement her nutrition."

  Tian Heng smiled with a hint of mischief on his face as he pulled out a chair. "Sit down."

  Tian Tian suddenly felt like a guest, drowning in the respectful and warm eyes, so pampered that she glanced at Alan, then glanced at Tian Cheng, sat down, smelling the tempting aroma of food, her heart filled with joy. "Alan, you sit down too."

  "Watching you is enough." Alan said, her slightly closed eyes had a few fine fish-tail wrinkles, her soft and gentle tone was in line with the identity of a Jiangnan woman. Long ago, she heard from her mother that Alan was a woman who was abandoned by her husband and had no home to return to, and under helpless circumstances, she left her hometown and was taken in by her mother. She made contributions to this family without seeking reward, dedicating her youth, taking good care of the Tian siblings with all her heart, to the point where she considered herself a part of this family.

  "Alan," Tian Tian grasped her hand, "hurry up and sit down, you've long been one of us, join us for a meal. Xiao Cheng," Tian Tian turned to Xiao Cheng, "call Old Zhang over too."

  Two young masters and two servants sat down at the table to share dinner together for the first time, which was a rare "family gathering" in Tian Tian's impression. Old Zhang and Ah Lan had happy smiles on their faces, constantly serving dishes to Tian Tian and Tian Cheng, enjoying more care and love than they had ever experienced besides each other.

  Tian Tian looked at the chicken wings in her bowl and suddenly felt a pang of sadness. Her throat was swelling, but she continued to swallow her food. She raised her head, and the radiance on Tian Cheng's face was something she had never seen before - so captivating, so warm. Since he could remember, he had never had such a happy meal with his parents, despite missing them and being unable to see them.

  "How did you do on this exam, young master?" Old Zhang asked casually.

  "It's still pretty good, our class is third, just a bit worse than my sister, she's always the first in their grade." As he spoke, Tian Cheng pouted and glanced at Tian Tian.

  Tian Tian just smiled and picked a few green vegetables into his bowl. Old Zhang swallowed the rice in his belly and said, "In those days, your father's homework was also particularly excellent, and later he was even admitted to France for further study."

  "My dad is so awesome!" Tan Cheng sighed.

  "Right, I've been taking care of your dad since he was little. When he was young, he was a handsome man and fell in love with your mom in college. Then the two of them went to France together, and later you were born."

  "Why didn't they just leave us in France?" Tian Tian asked.

  "This... I'm not too clear either..." Old Zhang lowered his head to eat rice, then hesitated and said, "It seems that when the young lady was three years old, the young master was only a few months old, Madam sent you back, as for the rest, I don't know."

  "Oh...I see." Tian Cheng muttered.

  "Perhaps Mr. and Mrs. have a lot of business to attend to, and they can't take good care of you, so they sent you back," Alan added.

  "By the way, what business are my parents doing in France?" Tian Tian asked.

  "Your father is the chairman of a group, the company's name is Fengda, mainly developing in the food and clothing fields. Your mother is the boss of Xingchen five-star hotel. Both have their own careers." Old Zhang smiled softly, "But Miss doesn't need to worry about so much, when you grow up, they will definitely take you over too."

  "Why?" asked Tian Cheng.

  "Because you will eventually inherit your parents' business," Alan said, "At that time, maybe Alan can no longer serve Miss and Young Master." Alan put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand and let out a sigh.

  "Alan, you and Old Zhang will always be our family, don't think so much." Tian Cheng put his hand on Alan's hand, the temperature transmitted from the back of the hand that was no longer smooth after years of grinding, added a few more to Tian Cheng's sorrow.

  That was the warmest dinner under the silver-white crystal lamp, with four people's clear fingerprints left on the white tablecloth. A few drops of soup and oil dripped down, filling the four neat ceramic bowls with sparkling transparent rice. The lonely hearts finally gathered together to warm up, it was a family that cherished each other, formed by sad people in the midst of wind and rain. Those two excellent boys tasted the flavor of home for the first time, in that vast empty room, the soft flowing light spilled like shattered glass, spreading all over the floor.

  Digression

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