Rebirth of the Little Actor – Chapter 37
37 – “I haven’t seen Brother Shen for a few days, we have to have a good meal!”
Although he called Ning Rong “older brother”, it was forced by the circumstances, after all, An Hao is really too annoying.
An Xing tugged on Ning Rong’s arm, thinking rationally.
When An Hao is gone, he will still be called “Rongrong”.
As the young man’s joyful words fell, several people in the living room subconsciously looked at An Hao. Under the crowd’s gaze, An Hao’s always elegant and handsome face slowly revealed a somewhat stiff smile.
“Of course I am happy.”
He paused, raised his hand to run it through his hair, taking advantage of that momentary hand cover, he quickly adjusted the stiffness of his face, and his somewhat agitated mood. When he lowered his hand again, the smile on his face was already much more natural.
An Hao looked at An Zhaoming, with some surprise in his smile, and an inquisitive look in his eyes.
“Uncle, have you already done the paternity test? He …… is really my cousin?”
Uncle, how much does he know in the end now? He guessed that their family is behind the action?
An Zhaoming has been silently watching his nephew’s performance. If it weren’t for the interests involved, he would have praised him as “young and promising.”
It was obvious that his second brother and nephew somehow knew that Xingxing was not his son, and even found Ning Rong. They haven’t mentioned this matter for a long time, because firstly, they haven’t found the opportunity to do a paternity test, and secondly, they are weighing the pros and cons.
When his plans were disrupted by being caught off guard, An Hao could quickly adjust his mentality and react… If it wasn’t his family that was being plotted, he would really want to praise his nephew.
With these thoughts in mind, An Zhaoming will have to be much more tactful. In the face of his nephew who failed to hide the probing gaze, he was like the old father who didn’t see anything, and is absorbed in the joy of finding his own son, smiled and said:
“Of course I did, Rongrong is my own son. Rongrong, come and get acquainted, this is your second uncle, and this is your cousin.”
Ning Rong stood expressionlessly looking at the two men, and called out in a faint voice: “Second uncle, cousin.”
“Hey! An Rong right? Good boy, second uncle didn’t know anything and didn’t prepare any meet and greet gifts for you ……”
Compared to An Zhaoming, An Zhaoyuan’s stature was slightly shorter and fatter, with a smile of benevolence and surprise on his face. He felt around his body and didn’t feel anything, revealing a somewhat embarrassed expression.
“Rongrong ah, or else you come and add Second Uncle’s WeChat, Second Uncle will transfer money to you!”
An Xing hid behind Ning Rong and skimmed his lips. He had already said so, could Ning Rong really ask him to transfer money ……
“I really don’t have Second Uncle’s WeChat, I should add yours.”
The tall and handsome boy pulled out his cell phone, operated it, and looked at An Zhaoyuan.
“Second uncle, I’ll scan you, right?”
An Zhaoyuan: ……
An Xing covered his mouth at once to prevent laughing out loud.
Ning Rong operated a few times to send a request to An Zhaoyuan, and An Zhaoyuan could only approve it. He was still about to say something when Ning Rong said:
“As for the meeting gift, you’re really polite, Second Uncle, after all, you didn’t know beforehand, so how could I ask you to transfer money.”
“……”
There was still no flaw in An Zhaoyuan’s smile, and there was a hint of reluctance in his eyes. He is not as flexible as An Zhaoming, so when it comes to doing business, he likes to play it safe.
If An Zhaoming was being squeezed like this, he would not give out a red envelope just to see you unhappy, but he couldn’t not do it either.
An Zhaoyuan took out his cell phone and transferred a sum of money to Ning Rong on the spot, but also pretended to be generous and said:
“Second uncle didn’t put much money in this card, next time, second uncle will prepare a thick enough gift for you!” An Xing went over, and head to head with Ning Rong to see the amount of money transferred, “ooh” a sound.
“Dad! Second Uncle has transferred half a million dollars to brother!”
The teenager grabbed the boy’s arm with one hand and went to tug on the man’s coat.
“Where’s the card you opened for brother? Just let brother deposit it into the card ah!”
Ning Rong and An Zhaoming looked at each other and calmly put away their cell phones.
If he had been placed a few days ago and someone had transferred half a million dollars, he would have shown some surprise anyways. However, after entering the An family, he had already had his eyes opened a few times, not to mention that today at the Shen family, he was held down by the twins who snatched his cell phone, and he was forced to collect a million dollars from the two old people.
Ning Rong silently lamented that he was no longer the simple man he once was. The happiness of rich people, he understood.
So in the eyes of An Zhaoyuan and An Hao, this poor nephew and cousin was not grateful for the money they transferred. He just put away the phone expressionlessly and nodded to them calmly.
“Thank you Second Uncle.”
An Hao couldn’t help but open his mouth, wanting to say that Ning Rong was impolite, but before he could even make a sound, he was met with a glance from An Zhaoyuan looking back. Seeing that his father was warning him not to speak, he could only reluctantly close his mouth and swallow his heart’s indignation.
An Xing felt happy after hiding behind Ning Rong and watching the excitement, especially when he saw the aggrieved look on An Hao’s face.
But it wasn’t safe yet, he had to instruct Ning Rong that he mustn’t be fooled by the friendliness these two put on!
“Dad, mom and I and my brother made a few dishes, but we didn’t know that the second uncle and cousin were coming, so there weren’t enough dishes. I’ll ask Auntie Zhang to make a few more dishes for the table!”
Saying that, An Xing tugged on Ning Rong’s arm, and the boy followed him towards the kitchen in understanding.
Shen Qing happened to come out of the kitchen, and when she saw An Xing pulling Ning Rong and running in, she stopped and admonished.
“Let Auntie Zhang do the rest, don’t drag your brother to make trouble.”
An Xing responded with a hmmmm, “Got it!”
As he closed the kitchen door, An Xing heard An Zhaoyuan’s voice faintly coming from the living room.
“Big brother, since Rongrong is the one who is your son, you can’t be condescending to your biological son!”
An Xing skimmed his mouth, closed the kitchen door, and once he turned around, he met Ning Rong’s gaze.
“…… What for?”
Glancing at the busy Aunt Zhang over there, the teenager shrank warily.
Ning Rong: “Nothing, I’m just waiting for you to continue calling out to older brother.”
“……”
An Xing instantly turned red, afraid of being heard from outside, he could only lower his voice.
“I’m just pretending in front of them that we’re on good terms! You can also see that Second Uncle and Cousin can’t wait for our family to be in chaos! They obviously already knew that you and I were hugged wrongly, but they never said anything, and they secretly contacted you ……”
“Uh-huh.” Ning Rong responded, “It doesn’t matter.”
An Xing froze, “How does it not matter? They’ll hurt mom and dad like this!”
An Xing was afraid that in this life Ning Rong would be coaxed by An Hao and the others, and then develop a complex towards An Zhaoming and Shen Qing. Hearing Ning Rong say that it didn’t matter, he was instantly anxious, his round eyes were so eager to grab Ning Rong’s collar and shake it.
With his hands all raised, An Xing heard the boy’s bland voice.
“Doesn’t matter what they want to do, as long as you obediently call me older brother, I’ll be favorable to you.”
“……”
The teenager bit his fingertips hesitantly.
“Really?”
Ning Rong lowered his eyes, thinking that the third cousin had a good point, bullying the little fool was indeed healing. He ticked the corners of his mouth in a good mood, thinking that ……
Having an additional younger brother might not be so bad. He didn’t force An Xing to call him older brother anymore and turned around to walk out of the kitchen. An Xing paused for a few seconds, and followed him out in a confused manner.
When An Xing came out, Ning Rong was already sitting at the dining table, and An Zhaoyuan happened to speak:
“Big brother ah, since Rong Rong is the one who is your son, when will you announce this matter? Such a big event can’t be hidden, it has to be announced as early as possible. Otherwise, everyone outside is going to recognize your heir wrongly.”
An Zhaoming pondered for a moment, looking towards Ning Rong. Although he felt that there was no need to rush to make it public, and that it would be fine to talk to those close to the family first, he didn’t know what his son thought. Would he feel that he wasn’t paying enough importance to it?
Several people’s gazes looked towards Ning Rong, and the boy glanced at An Zhaoyuan, then glanced at An Hao, and spoke:
“There’s no rush first. I’m going to check out the company first.”
He gave a beat, and when An Hao failed to hide the surprise in his eyes, he continued.
“I heard that my brother entered the marketing department earlier? Dad, I also want to go to the marketing department to take a look.”
When these words came out, An Zhaoming and An Zhaoyuan didn’t move, only An Hao sulked and said:
“Cousin, you’ve only just returned home, you probably don’t know the situation of our family company yet. You ……”
“It doesn’t matter, I’m just going for a summer internship.”
The boy pulled out the chair beside him, glanced sideways at An Xing, signaling him to come and sit, and said indifferently.
“Xingxing said that he interned in the marketing department before? Dad, I don’t need any special treatment, just the same as Xingxing.”
“I should be more suitable for the marketing department than Xingxing.”
*
After sending An Zhaoyuan and An Hao away, An Zhaoming sat on the sofa and exhaled, looking towards Ning Rong.
“Rongrong, were you serious just now? Really planning to enter our family company?”
An Xing was originally nestled in the sofa rubbing his stomach, when he heard these words, he raised his head and looked over in concern.
Ning Rong pondered for a moment before saying:
“Yes.”
“Why?” An Zhaoming asked seriously, “Is it because Xingxing also used to intern in the marketing department that you want to go?”
The man’s expression was very serious, An Xing opened his mouth to speak, but was held down by Shen Qing’s hand. The woman smiled and shook her head at him, so An Xing could only shut his mouth and looked blearily at the father and son over there.
“Yes.” Ning Rong faintly said, “When An Xing interned over there, he was bullied by An Hao?”
“It’s fine, I’ll help An Xing bully him back.”
“Besides, since there’s a family business to inherit, then of course I want to try it out.”
The boy’s tone was light, but it was confident and proud.
It was rare for An Zhaoming to have been frozen for a few seconds, looking at his son, then looking at the pup next to him who proudly tilted his head, and his wife who contained a smile, and in the middle of the day, he laughed out.
“This can be really ……”
An Xing has long been unable to hold it in, came over to pick on An Zhaoming.
“Dad, Ning Rong really …… seems like you!”
Hearing this, An Zhaoming froze. When he took a closer look, he was also somewhat amused.
Glancing at the little fool who rolled into his wife’s arms to giggle, An Zhaoming sighed silently and looked at Ning Rong with renewed seriousness.
“Since you have an idea, then I won’t stop you. There’s still a month left in your summer vacation, so starting tomorrow, you and I will go to the company.”
*
The next day, the ones who woke up early to go to work had another Ning Rong in addition to their old father.
“Xingxing ah, are you really not interested in dad’s company, at all?”
After the two left, Shen Qing took An Xing’s shoulders and sat on the sofa.
An Xing knew that the woman cared about him, and frankly said, “Really have no interest ah. Mom, you know me. I can work in the design department, but I really can’t manage the company. ”
He didn’t have the ability and patience, and his point of interest wasn’t in this, so he really couldn’t do it.
“With Ning Rong around, let him try.”
The teenager rolled into the woman’s arms and acted childishly.
“Dad said it himself last time, he can still do it for more than ten years, he can always tune Ning Rong up successfully, right?”
Shen Qing shook her head helplessly.
“Alright, since you don’t want to then forget it. It’s just that it’s time for you to plan what you’re going to do in the future.”
“Of course of course, after all, I don’t have a family business to inherit now!” An Xing said fervently.
Shen Qing was amused by the cub and laughed out, rubbing a handful of her son’s small curly hair.
“What are you planning to do at home today?”
An Xing glanced at his cell phone, “Today, I’m going to the hospital with Brother Shen, and we’re going to see Brother Xiao Yi together.”
Shen Qing was stunned, “He’s not going to the company today?”
“I’m going to treat Brother Shen to lunch!” An Xing said, “I haven’t seen Brother Shen for a few days, we have to have a good meal!”
Shen Qing looked at the cub’s happy face, hesitated and did not say anything more. She couldn’t decide what Lu Tian Shen’s intentions were, so it wasn’t good to point them out. After all, no matter how she looked at it, her own cub looked like he was not enlightened.
“Then go.” She smiled and said, “Tian Shen has helped us a lot, you treat him to something nice.”
So An Xing, who had just gotten into the passenger seat, fastened his seatbelt while coming over next to Lu Tian Shen.
“Brother Shen, mom said she wanted me to treat you to something nice to thank you for helping out these past few days. What do you want to eat? I’ll pay the bill!”
Meeting the teenager’s bright eyes, the man’s eyes relaxed slightly.
“I’m okay with all of it. You’re all recovered, do you want to eat something spicy?”
An Xing was instantly moved and nodded vigorously.
“Good!”
Lu Tian Shen laughed and started the car.
After Xiao Yi was rescued, he was first sent for resuscitation, and then transferred to a private hospital to recuperate in a single VIP room. Because he broke two ribs and had multiple abrasions on his body, he had difficulty moving around, and in addition to his little uncle Xiao Rui, he specifically hired an escort to accompany him.
So when An Xing entered the door, he saw Xiao Rui sitting next to him like a grandpa with a cold face, while Xiao Yi was lying straight on his butt, forced to slowly swallow meat porridge.
Seeing An Xing come in, Xiao Yi’s eyes instantly lit up, trying to reach out towards the teenager.
” Xing …… Xing zai!” (T/N: zai here means pup or cub)
An Xing was startled by Xiao Yi’s miserable appearance, running over in a few steps to take a look and carefully pulling on the youth’s outstretched hand.
“Brother Xiao Yi, are you okay? Does it hurt?”
The young man’s round eyes were full of genuine worry, causing Xiao Yi, who had been seven points of acting strong, to tremble in his heart.
It hurts…of course it hurts. But he is a grown man and he has to endure the pain no matter what. And he was lucky to be able to save his life. Why did he complain about pain? He didn’t want to be ridiculed and scolded by his uncle again.
But he might be easily vulnerable when he is injured. When the young man who saved his life asked him such concern, Xiao Yi only felt warm in his heart. He had met countless people, and it was natural to see that the young man really cared about him as an injured person, and had no intention of watching the show at all.
This made Xiao Yi, who had discovered something, very comforted.
This little thing …… is kind hearted and cute, no wonder he can bring him good luck and save his life!
The young man lying sick showed a strong smile: “I’m okay, Xingxing… that is, every time I breathe, it hurts, I can’t move, I have to eat slowly, and I still eat liquid…”
“But to be able to revive a life, I’m already very happy. Xing zai, it’s all thanks to you.”
Speaking of this, Xiao Yi then sighed a little. He truly felt that An Xing seemed like his lucky star.
That day when he was racing, somehow, he suddenly remembered An Xing’s instructions, remembered the teenager’s round eyes, and then he put on his seatbelt – God knows he never puts on his seatbelt when he is racing. How could one fasten it? This was simply a disgrace to the drag racing party!
…… Now Xiao Yi felt that he deserved to break two ribs, and he would never dare to violate traffic rules again.
Xiao Yi grabbed An Xing’s hand and looked at the teenager with an increasingly tender gaze.
“Xing zai, you saved my life. What, the grace of saving my life…”
Lu Tian Shen who came in one step behind: ?????
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.
