Rebirth of the Little Actor – Chapter 36
36 – “Cousin you’re smiling, are you also happy that brother and dad recognized each other?”
Shen family villa.
Shen Chen and Shen Xiao are two years older than An Xing. One has already has a graduate degree and the other has joined the family company to help. Both of them are very busy, and just happened to be doing errands nearby today, so they decided to come over and visit their grandparents.
And then they accidentally stumbled upon the matter of An Xing.
Although the little cousin is a small fool, at least it is a small fool who grew up as a family, even if there is no blood relationship, after twenty years of relationship, the accumulated feelings have long exceeded the blood ties. The first time they heard about carrying the wrong person, the first reaction of these two people is also what about An Xing.
Of course, they are not indifferent to their cousin. Seeing that the adults have long made a decision, and do not intend to abandon the little fool, they will focus on their own cousin.
The Shen family’s older generation is more scholarly, but the younger generation has their own style of development, and Shen Chen and Shen Xiao are not weak and scholarly. The easiest way for the boys to get closer is to play ball together.
The villa has an activity square with a high basketball hoop. An Xing and Shen Xiao were sitting on a bench under the shade of a tree, holding the two little dumplings, watching the two older brothers over there playing ball in the sun.
The little nephew looked up and asked Shen Xiao, Shen Xiao raised his hand and rubbed his nephew’s head while asking An Xing:
“How do you two get along at home?”
“Pretty good! Ning Rong is a good person!”
An Xing hugged his little niece and nodded his head, his face full of stupidity.
The corners of Shen Xiao’s mouth twitched, thinking that her little cousin’s stupid appearance seemed to be still favored, and his talent was not growing at all.
“That is to say, that year the hospital made a mistake, you two ……”
“So Xingxing was carried back to our home, you were raised by Xingxing’s parents?” Shen Chen dribbled the ball to look for an opportunity to cross, and asked curiously, “Are Xingxing’s parents good to you?”
“They’re very good.”
Ning Rong simply replied back, grabbing the opportunity to cut off Shen Chen and turning around to take the ball to the basket.
“So, what do you think of Xingxing?”
Catching the falling basketball, Shen Chen stared intently at Ning Rong’s reaction.
Ning Rong’s reaction, which was pressed with no special reaction, simply spoke indifferently :.
“He is also very good. He looks a lot like mom when he smiles.”
“……”
Shen Chen raised his eyebrows, inexplicably catching on to his own cousin’s meaning.
His intention was also not to play ball, but more to test the waters. Seeing that his own cousin had no malice towards either An Xing’s parents or An Xing, he was instantly relieved – the former showed that An Xing’s parents treated him well, and the latter showed that he did not hold a grudge against An Xing for replacing him as the young master of the wealthy family for twenty years.
His own cousin was innocent, but the little fool was also innocent. The little fool definitely wouldn’t initiate conflict with people, and it would be great if the real cousin also had a big heart.
An Xing watched as third cousin and Ning Rong said a few words before continuing to play, vaguely feeling relieved that their atmosphere seemed to be better. When he turned his head sideways, he saw his fourth cousin looking at him.
“What’s wrong?” An Xing blankly touched his face.
Shen Xiao: “You quite like him?”
An Xing nodded, “He’s mom and dad’s child ah, he was also raised by my mom and dad, and he’s nice, of course I won’t hate him.”
Shen Xiao: “So you’re breaking off your engagement with Lu Tian Shen?”
“Huh?” An Xing looked puzzled, “Why?”
Shen Xiao looked at the little fool for a few moments before slowly saying, “When Lu Tian Shen first said he was engaged to you, he was talking about the marriage between the Lu family and the An family ……”
“…… But you’re the An family’s child, Xingxing isn’t.” Shen Chen said to Ning Rong, “So there’s a high probability that Lu Tian Shen will break off the engagement.”
It had been a month since the engagement was said to take place, and this matter was still only mentioned between the two families, and no one outside knew about it at all. Shen Chen had long felt that something wasn’t quite right, and now that he had learned about hugging the wrong person, he had a vague guess in his heart.
I’m afraid that Lu Tian Shen knows about this matter and is reconsidering the marriage.
Ning Rong dribbled the ball and spoke, ”The one surnamed Lu, he proposed the marriage purely for the sake of combining interests? I see that he and An Xing have a good relationship.”
Shen Chen said, “To say that he doesn’t like Xingxing at all, that’s unlikely……. The Lu family was in a bit of a mess for a year, and he lived with the An family, spending time with Xingxing.”
“How cute is our Xingxing! And kind and warm hearted, although silly, but not stupid, very lovable!”
Ning Rong:……
After bragging about his little cousin, Shen Chen changed the subject himself.
“Later, when the Lu family’s problems were solved, Lu Tian Shen went back. But after that, he took better care of Xingxing than he ever did of anyone else, and Xingxing was always following him around like a tag-along.”
That’s why when Lu Tian Shen initially proposed to get engaged, neither the An Family couple nor the Shen Family thought it was a joke, except for that little fool An Xing. They could all see how attached Lu Tian Shen was to An Xing.
They believed that Lu Tian Shen had an emotional foundation for An Xing in place, but if An Xing wasn’t a member of the An family, would that emotional foundation still be as strong as it was before?
“…… If Lu Tian Shen were to break off his engagement with you, would you be sad?”
Compared to his twin brother’s extroversion, Shen Xiao was slightly introverted and rarely expressed concern in such a straightforward manner.
It was the same in his last life, if not for the fact that after the accident, Shen Xiao came with the other cousins to comfort him, An Xing did not even know that his fourth cousin cared so much about his happiness.
An Xing sniffled with emotion and couldn’t help but move over to try to stick it to his fourth cousin. Having her fourth cousin’s expressionless hand against his head, An Xing didn’t mind and rubbed himself against his cousin’s palm.
“I won’t be sad ah, if Brother Shen wants to dissolve it.”
An Xing said meekly.
“Mom asked me before. I think this depends on what Brother Shen thinks, I’m all for it!”
“Originally, the two of us are in a marriage, Brother Shen treats me so well, we’re still good brothers if we don’t get married!”
Shen Xiao: ……
Outside the three-point line, Ning Rong stood still and raised his hand to shoot.
“If he only got engaged to An Xing for the sake of benefits, wouldn’t it be just right to propose a cancellation? He can give up on An Xing today because of his birth, and he could give up on him tomorrow because of something else. It’s better to cancel the engagement early and put An Xing out of his misery early than to be cheated out of his body and heart later.”
“As for being sad …… he hasn’t even gotten the hang of it, how can he be sad because of the annulment of the marriage contract.”
Shen Chen: ……
No problem, this cousin is practically sober as a human being.
“Third cousin! Let’s go back! It’s so hot!”
An Xing’s voice came from afar, Ning Rong and Shen Chen exchanged glances and went over, holding the basketball.
Compared to the adults who had to weigh a lot, the twins’ minds were much simpler, feeling that getting along with their own cousin wasn’t too much of a hassle, and that their own cousin wasn’t hostile to their stupid little cousin, so it was already a happy situation for all.
So the meal at Shen’s house was very harmonious, and just as Shen Ying said, Ning Rong received a bunch of meet-and-greet gifts from the two old men.
The secretary sent the three back to An’s house, and Shen Ying was in the front talking about work. In the back seat, Ning Rong asked An Xing:
“You like men?”
An Xing froze and scratched his head.
“Ah, anyway, I don’t have any feelings for pretty young ladies.”
“Then how come you agreed to get engaged to the one surnamed Lu? What if you like someone else in the future?”
Forgive Ning Rong for not being able to figure out the rich people’s thoughts, not understanding how one could get engaged at such a young age without ever falling in love. Although he hadn’t been in love either, didn’t they all advocate free love nowadays?
An Xing obediently answered:
“Because Brother Shen knows his roots ah. We grew up together, we know each other well, our circles overlap, and our family situations are similar……. Feelings can be cultivated slowly, but a reliable person is not something you can just go out and run into.”
Ning Rong understood the logic.
The little fool was not enlightened at all, so he never thought about finding true love outside. He felt that getting married was about spending time together, so someone who knew their roots and was reliable was much more important than a nebulous love.
An Xing then felt that Ning Rong looked at him with a somewhat strange look, as if he was sympathizing with something, but not sympathizing with him …… couldn’t figure it out.
After that, Ning Rong did not say anything else, and returned home without saying anything all the way. An Xing ran to take a bath and nap, and Ning Rong went to the guest room to take a shower, and came out to watch the people decorate his room.
In order for Ning Rong to integrate into the home faster and better, and also spend more time with Shen Ying, An Xing woke up from her nap and pondered for half a day, and ran to propose to Shen Ying to cook dinner together.
“Mom you both have light tastes, you guys do what you know best.” An Xing patted his little chest, “I’ll make what Daddy and I love to eat!”
Shen Ying thought this was a good idea and looked at Ning Rong expectantly. Ning Rong didn’t think it mattered, his personality had been independent since he was a child, and he didn’t have much to do at the moment, so it wasn’t difficult to cook a meal for his family.
So the three of them gathered in the kitchen, didn’t let Aunt Zhang help, and each made a special dish. With An Xing enlivening the atmosphere, although Ning Rong spoke little, they got along well. When all the meals were served, the doorbell of the house was also rung.
Shen Ying raised her head and glanced in the direction of the living room.
“Rongrong ah, go greet your father. He should have brought someone back by ringing the doorbell. Xingxing go over with your older brother.”
When there was a formal visit from a guest, the family would definitely be notified in advance to make preparations, but if it was An Zhaoming bringing his secretary back to pick up materials, or if a close family member came to visit, there wouldn’t be so many formalities. Just before entering the door, An Zhaoming would ring the doorbell, signaling that someone was coming to the house.
Ning Rong answered, and in passing, he brought Shen Ying’s finished dishes together to the dining room. An Xing followed behind Ning Rong, still unhappily turning back to say seriously:
“Only fifteen minutes difference, normally I don’t have to call him older brother!”
Shen Ying ignored the cub.
As An Xing and Ning Rong walked through the living room, Aunt Zhang had already opened the front door. An Xing lazily glanced outward and was instantly alert.
Following behind An Zhaoming were An Zhaoyuan and An Hao!
“Rongrong, Xingxing, your second uncle and cousin are having dinner at our house.”
An Zhaoming had a faint smile on his face as he gave his sons a word and turned back to look at his second brother and nephew.
“It’s just as well that you two are here, there’s something going on at home that I need to tell you about as well.”
“We carried the wrong child in the hospital back then, Rongrong is our biological one.”
An Zhaoming’s gaze was like electricity, sharply staring at An Zhaoyuan and An Hao, not letting go of the slightest change of expression on their faces. Then he saw that his own nephew’s expression changed.
An Hao was very shocked at this time. He hadn’t thought that his eldest uncle actually already knew about this matter.
Not long ago, when An Xing entered the design department of An Ning Jewelry, he was extremely resentful in his heart, and even wanted to move a little bit, planting something towards An Xing, so that he would be thrown out of the design department. He had already thought about it, and planned to buy someone else to go to the company to make trouble, saying that An Xing had copied their designs. The group of designers in the design department were all above board, and they did not even show him, the president’s nephew, any false colors. An Hao was sure that with the arrogance of those designers, if they heard that An Xing had plagiarized, they would definitely not want him to stay in the design department.
He thought quite well, and had already started searching for a candidate, but was stopped by his mother. Then he learned a shocking secret – An Xing is not the biological child of the An family.
According to the mother, it should be that when the two children were born in the hospital back then, they were held wrongly. His mother, on the other hand, was skeptical about the matter because she saw the local news not long ago and remembered that the two families were in the same hospital when they gave birth back then.
An Hao always trusted his mother and followed her to see the boy who was suspected to be his own cousin. The boy’s place of residence was dilapidated, and he had to work during the summer vacation to earn money. The whole person had a shabby atmosphere.
According to An Hao’s idea, they should simply hide this matter and the existence of that boy. In the future, if there was an eventuality that the eldest uncle wanted to hand over the company to An Xing, then the paternity test would be put on display, wouldn’t that just solve the problem?
As for his own cousin, although it was a pity that both his adoptive parents had died, he had a house and an inheritance anyway, so finishing college would definitely not be a problem. As for the future, as long as the person is fine isn’t it okay?
Once again, An Hao thought quite well but was rejected by his mother. His mother insisted that he should find his cousin and spend more time with him to enhance their relationship.
An Hao was reluctant, but he could not resist his mother at all, and could only go unwillingly. Who knows, he has already been so low profile, but his cousin did not have the slightest appreciation, and at their first meeting, they did not even get the contact information.
After going back, An Hao was scolded by his mother, and can only go again. But this time, he not only did not find the cousin, but he also saw …… a car that looked a lot like the eldest uncle’s house, driving out of that old broken neighborhood.
An Hao was stunned, went back and told his mother, who was also shocked. It so happens that the eldest uncle did not come to work the day before, so today, he and his father came to the eldest uncle’s home, intending to explore the situation.
How could An Hao have never imagined that the boy would be at his eldest uncle’s house? Moreover, the eldest uncle already knew that this boy was the biological son of their family!
Although he was already working, An Hao was in the end young, unlike his own father, who was able to hide all his emotions. An Zhaoyuan also noticed that his son’s expression was not right and turned back in confusion.
“Ah Hao, you know him?”
Meeting his own father’s warning eyes, An Hao returned to his senses with a jolt, and when the situation was urgent, he actually reacted extremely quickly to find an excuse.
“Uh, yes, I just met him a few days ago.”
He wasn’t stupid, knowing that if he had already recognized his family, then Ning Rong definitely wouldn’t hide it and would reveal that they had met before. Luckily, his mother had given him a speculation, and his brain raced to come up with a reasonable explanation.
“I also felt strange at that time, looking at him inexplicably there is a sense of affinity, how come he looks so much like his eldest uncle …… so it’s not my illusion, he really is the eldest uncle’s child, my own cousin?!”
An Xing: ……
Look at the shock in the corner of An Hao’s eyes, so natural, the acting is so excellent! If it wasn’t for the fact that he had heard Ning Rong talk about that meeting, he really had to believe the blood tie in An Hao’s words.
Ning Rong stood expressionless, not saying a word about what An Hao said. An Hao’s heart was slightly relieved, and he was thinking that he should have passed this, when he saw An Xing step forward.
The teenager pulled the boy, his small round face a joyous one
“Right ah cousin, older brother is dad’s own son ah, also your own cousin.”
“Cousin you’re smiling, are you also happy that brother and dad recognized each other?”
T/N: My first language isn’t English, and there may be some grammatical errors. But I try not to deviate from the author’s narrative. If there are any errors or nonsensical sentences, feel free to comment.
