Reborn in 2015, I became a male god starting in high school.

Chapter 120 The Routine of the 'Stepmother'

Xia Wei didn't pull Lin Siyao aside for any other reason than she was curious about why Lin Siyao and Zhou Ziyang were here.

She even claimed to be Zhou Ziyang's girlfriend.

"Oh,"

Lin Siyao hesitated for a moment, feeling that if Xia Wei liked Zhou Ziyang, then she should also be on the opposite side of Xu Qing, and telling Xia Wei shouldn't be a big problem.

So she explained the situation.

That means Jiang Menghan isn't feeling well and can't come.

"Then Zhou Ziyang wanted to call me over to make your mother angry."

Lin Siyao was smart; she didn't want to offend Xia Wei because of Zhou Ziyang.

"So that's it."

Xia Wei understood everything at once. Just as Lin Siyao had thought, Xia Wei was not angry at all. Instead, she felt a little wronged and began to have a heart-to-heart talk with Lin Siyao.

"Thank goodness you came, Yao Yao. You know, when Zhou Ziyang said he was going to bring Jiang Menghan over, I almost burst into tears."

"How could Zhou Ziyang do this? He knows perfectly well that I like him."

At this point, Xia Wei couldn't help but wipe away her tears again.

Lin Siyao told her not to think too much about it.

"I bet his name isn't actually Jiang Menghan. He just wanted to annoy your mother. He still cares about your feelings," Lin Siyao said, trying to comfort Xia Wei when she saw she was about to cry.

Xia Wei looked at Lin Siyao, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Do you think so too?"

Lin Siyao nodded and said, "Otherwise, they wouldn't have called me here."

"Hmm." Xia Wei thought it made sense, so she said, "You can deliberately make your conditions sound better."

"That way my mom will know that Zhou Ziyang has no shortage of girls pursuing him, and then she'll regret it."

Lin Siyao said, "What you're saying is true. I'm already very well-off."

Xia Wei burst into laughter upon hearing this, quickly grabbing Lin Siyao's arm and saying happily, "Yes, yes, my dear Yaoyao, you're from Beijing! Zhou Ziyang and I are counting on you!"

Lin Siyao said, "Don't say that."

"I didn't come here for nothing, I ate a free meal from you. I guess your mom will have to pay for this meal. I saw it was 398 yuan per person. I've never eaten such an expensive buffet before. Don't expect me to pay you back later."

Xia Wei didn't mind, saying that her mother could afford to pay for it.

"This meal is on me, it's no big deal," Xia Wei said, linking arms with Lin Siyao.

Lin Siyao thought to herself, "What you said is not right either. This meal was clearly something you had no choice but to treat me to. If anything, I should thank Zhou Ziyang."

It has nothing to do with you.

After explaining the situation, the two returned to the restaurant.

By this time, Zhou Ziyang and Xu Qing had finished their conversation.

Some of the hotel staff knew Zhou Ziyang. Besides the lobby manager Qian Juan, even the restaurant manager came over to greet him and said, "Mr. Zhou, you're here again."

Zhou Ziyang smiled and nodded.

Xu Qing had long been curious about Zhou Ziyang's practiced manner.

Especially since Qian Juan just mentioned that Zhou Ziyang is a diamond member of this store.

She had just secretly checked the current room prices of this hotel online. The regular rooms were already fully booked, while the business suites cost 1599. According to the lobby manager, Zhou Ziyang's level could book a business suite for 799.

So after Qian Juan left, Xu Qing couldn't help but ask, "Ziyang, do you often stay at this hotel?"

Zhou Ziyang knew exactly what Xu Qing meant, so he smiled and said, "Oh, my dad brought me here to stay before. What, Aunt Qing, didn't you know?"

Xu Qing's expression turned somewhat unpleasant. Of course, she didn't know; how could she possibly know something that hadn't even happened? She simply didn't understand.

“I remember your relationship with Dad.”

"Sigh, there's no such thing as a grudge that lasts overnight between father and son."

Zhou Ziyang said indifferently.

The buffet restaurant is basically where you choose what you like to eat. The 398 yuan high-end buffet has a wide variety of dishes, including Chinese food, Western food, and seafood. One lobster is provided per person.

Zhou Ziyang came here hoping to make Xu Qing bleed money. Actually, he couldn't eat much that night, so he looked at the menu for a while and then ordered a Buddha Jumps Over the Wall dish.

As Zhou Ziyang placed his order, he spoke as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

"I'm my dad's only son. Why has he worked so hard all these years?"

"I didn't understand why my dad and mom divorced before, but now that I think about it, I understand."

"Isn't it because your dad and mom don't get along?" Xu Qing couldn't help but ask.

Hearing this, Zhou Ziyang laughed and said, "Aunt Xu, you actually believe such a thing?"

"You've heard just as much gossip about our county as I have. How many wives have you seen divorce over something like this?"

"Isn't it all for the sake of future generations?"

Xu Qing's face turned ashen. If that were true, did it mean that Zhou Ziyang's father had already planned to go to jail and transferred all his assets to Zhou Ziyang?

Is that why Zhou Ziyang lives such a carefree life?
There was a table full of delicious food, but Xu Qing couldn't eat anything.

It wasn't until Lin Siyao and Xia Wei returned that this continued.

"Mom," Xia Wei called out to Xu Qing, finally bringing him out of his reverie.

"Oh, Vivi."

"What would you like to eat? Do you want me to get it for you?" Xia Wei was still as well-behaved and sensible as ever.

Xu Qing said no need.

"You can go with Mom to choose."

As he spoke, he pulled Xia Wei to choose some things.

Lin Siyao, who had just returned, was confused and asked Zhou Ziyang, "What did you say to her just now? Why did she look so upset?"

Zhou Ziyang said it was nothing.

"Let's go pick something out. It's an all-you-can-eat buffet for 398 yuan per person. We might as well eat it."

"Then why don't you go and choose?" Lin Siyao looked at Zhou Ziyang curiously.

Zhou Ziyang smiled and said that it was not important whether he ate or not.

"The important thing is to be happy."

"boring."

Lin Siyao couldn't understand Zhou Ziyang, but Zhou Ziyang was right. The 398 yuan buffet wasn't something you could eat every day. Even if you didn't eat there, you should still take more photos.

Zhou Ziyang saw Lin Siyao standing next to him, seemingly unsure of what to eat. He thought about it and realized that since Lin Siyao was now his girlfriend, he should stay with her.

"Alright, I'll take you there."

As he spoke, Zhou Ziyang smiled and naturally put his arm around Lin Siyao's slender waist.

"Wow, your waist is so slim." This was the first time Zhou Ziyang had put his arm around Lin Siyao's slender waist, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Lin Siyao blushed slightly: "You're being too natural."

Zhou Ziyang tightened his grip on Lin Siyao's waist and said, "Aren't we boyfriend and girlfriend? Wouldn't it be better to be natural?"

"You rascal~" Lin Siyao rolled her eyes at Zhou Ziyang.

This was Xia Wei's first time eating at such a high-class buffet. To be honest, if it weren't for Zhou Ziyang, Xia Wei probably wouldn't even know such a place existed. She was young and rather naive, and enjoyed herself without a care in the world.

In her opinion, her mother was more than capable of affording the meal.

Even if her mother didn't have money, wasn't there still Zhou Ziyang? But Xu Qing wasn't in the same good mood as Xia Wei; she looked worried the whole time.

If Zhou Guowei really embezzled a large sum of money and handed it all over to Zhou Ziyang.

Zhou Guowei must have severed all ties with Zhou Ziyang long ago, yet I've been thinking of relying on him.

Don't let things fall apart right after the wedding, with Zhou Guowei's misdeeds exposed and him going to jail.

He even wanted to use Zhou Guowei's status to find Xia Wei a good husband?

Perhaps because of Zhou Guowei's influence, Xia Wei will have trouble even passing the civil service exam.

The more Xu Qing thought about it, the more something seemed off about her face.

She did have feelings for Zhou Guowei, but those feelings were definitely not as deep as Xia Wei's.

Xia Wei is her biological daughter, and everything should be considered for her sake.

Besides, Zhou Guowei, Zhou Guowei.

I served you every day without complaint, but in the end you still gave everything to your son.
Since that's how you are, don't blame me for being ruthless.
Thinking about this, Xu Qing couldn't help but make a decision.

"Mom, what are you thinking about?"

Xia Wei called Xu Qing several times, but found that Xu Qing ignored her.

This puzzled Xia Wei.

"Huh? What did you say?" Xu Qing hadn't heard what Xia Wei was saying.

Xia Wei looked somewhat helpless, but she smiled and said, "What would you like to eat?"

Xu Qing glanced around and saw that the room was full of high-calorie foods. She didn't want to eat much for a moment. She said, "Weiwei, it's almost nine o'clock now. Don't eat these high-calorie foods. They'll make you fat."

Xia Wei was actually a little greedy, and after hearing this, she let out a sound.

He said, "But Mom, we rarely come all this way, so it shouldn't be a problem for us to indulge ourselves a little once in a while, right?"

"Besides, this is a buffet. No matter how much or how little we eat, each person has to pay 398 yuan. It would be such a waste not to eat here."

"What did you say?" Her mind was preoccupied with Zhou Ziyang's matter, and she probably hadn't even noticed what the 398 written in large letters on the outside meant.

He was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

"398 yuan per person? Mom, didn't you see that when you came in?"

Xu Qing was stunned. If it's 398 per person, wouldn't it be 1592 for four people?

I hope I won't have to pay for this myself?
Xia Wei was clearly not very good at reading the room. She was quite happy that Zhou Ziyang hadn't brought Jiang Menghan along. She said, "Mom, since we're already here, let's splurge a little. Look, there are even some hairy crabs here! Let me get you one."

Anyway, Xia Wei was planning to splurge a little. She even said, "Look, Zhou Ziyang is having a great time eating over there."

Xu Qing looked up and saw Zhou Ziyang and Lin Siyao chatting and laughing over there.

What she kept thinking was, "Would Zhou Ziyang really have to pay for this meal himself?"

His car costs 1.4 million, while his monthly salary is only 3,000.

"Who is his girlfriend?" Xu Qing couldn't help but ask, looking at the tall and elegant Lin Siyao.

Xia Wei and Lin Siyao had already exchanged views, so Xia Wei was definitely on Lin Siyao's side at this moment. She wasn't flustered when her mother asked her question.

Xia Wei simply said, "Her."

"I don't know any other information. All I know is that she is from Beijing."

"A person from Baijing?"

Xu Qing didn't understand. Just hearing the name "Bai Jingren," she assumed it referred to girls from big cities.

How come Zhou Ziyang can still find a girlfriend in a big city?

Xia Wei was delighted to see her mother's astonished expression.

They said yes, not only is she from Beijing, but she also seems to have quite good qualities.

"It seems like someone in the family is a government official."

"Does your family have officials in it?"

Xu Qing was even more stunned. Being an official in the capital meant he was definitely not a minor official.

The heavens are really looking out for the Zhou family!

This Zhou Guowei is already biased towards Zhou Ziyang, especially since Zhou Ziyang has found a girlfriend from a family of Beijing officials.

Didn't he happily call Zhou Ziyang "Dad"?

At that point, there would be no room for me and Weiwei anymore.

Xia Wei didn't know what her mother was thinking, but her mother's expression made Xia Wei very happy. Xia Wei looked aggrieved and said, "Look, Zhou Ziyang and I were doing well back then, but you insisted on stopping us. Now look what happened, Zhou Ziyang found someone better, and I can't even find a partner now."

"You said there are tons of people better than Zhou Ziyang after college, but I've looked around for a while and there's no one better than Zhou Ziyang at any school. Do you know how popular Zhou Ziyang is at school?!"

Xia Wei said this partly to spite her mother, and partly because she was genuinely aggrieved.

After all, she had witnessed Zhou Ziyang's growth.

She talked about how much Su Ya valued Zhou Ziyang, and even said that Zhou Ziyang wrote a song during military training and earned 200,000 yuan from it.

Not only that, it was also selected by the school as the background music for the opening ceremony, and it was played on the school's radio for a whole week!
"Zhou Ziyang writes songs?" Xu Qing became more and more confused.

"Yes, I'll find it for you right now!"

Xia Wei wasn't worried about wasting data, so she immediately took out her phone and prepared to find the video for Xu Qing.

Xu Qing thought of what her daughter had said about Su Ya valuing Zhou Ziyang, and said, "Then this must be Su Ya's idea?"

"I don't know," Xia Wei said, unable to explain, but she felt that Su Ya might have been trying to help.

Xu Qing thought to himself, "This must be Zhou Guowei paving the way for his son again."

As she thought about it, it felt as if everything was planned by Zhou Guowei.

Was he completely played by Zhou Guowei?

Meanwhile, Xia Wei was still over there laughing at her mother.

I thought to myself, "Mom, now you know you regret it, don't you?"

"It's a pity it's too late. Look how loving Zhou Ziyang and his girlfriend are now. If it weren't for you back then," Xia Wei said, looking at Zhou Ziyang and Lin Siyao.

Did you discover that Zhou Ziyang actually had his arm around Lin Siyao's slender waist?

Hey, isn't that a bit too much?

"Alright, stop saying it's because of me."

Xu Qing was extremely upset, and Xia Wei made sarcastic remarks.

That's hilarious, all the things I've done are because of you.

What are you talking about right now?
"Are you so sure you like Zhou Ziyang?"

Xu Qing suddenly snapped at Xia Wei impatiently.

"?" Xia Wei was taken aback and looked at Xu Qing with some confusion.

But Xu Qing coldly replied, "If you really liked Zhou Ziyang, I wouldn't have broken you up so easily. He already has a girlfriend now, so why are you making sarcastic remarks to me?"

"It was clearly you at the time..." These words almost brought Xia Wei to tears.

But Xu Qing said, "Alright, what's past is past. I'll talk to you again tonight."

"Let me tell you, it's possible that my daughter and I have been deceived by that father and son!" Xu Qing's expression was particularly serious at this moment.

(End of this chapter)