Chapter 146: Drank the Wrong Medicine!

  Zheng Chengyang is a person who dislikes noise. Although it's his own birthday, he would rather spend time with his family than be with those business friends.

  In the evening, when she returned home, the maid had already prepared everything. Zheng Jie's mother was even more carefully dressed up, looking radiant and stunning, and even stole the spotlight from Zheng Jie. It can be imagined that she must have been a beauty in her youth.

  Since it was a birthday at home, there were fewer unnecessary formalities. After having a delicious and sumptuous dinner, Zheng Jie personally went to the kitchen to bring out the cake. Seeing the candles inserted on top, Zheng Chengyang shook his head with a smile, causing everyone else to follow suit.

  "Dad, make a wish." Zheng Jie put the knife for cutting the cake into her father's hand with a smile.

  Zheng Chengyang nodded, thought for a moment and said: "I hope our whole family is safe and sound, my daughter can find her Mr. Right, and I and her mother can hold our grandson in our arms, haha."

  "Oh dear, Dad... what are you talking about?" Zheng Jie said with some embarrassment.

  Everyone burst out laughing, Zheng Chengyang blew out the candles and then cut the first slice of cake with a flourish. Zheng Jie hastily took out her own painting and handed it to her father. Zheng Chengyang was taken aback for a moment, smiling: "A gift for me? Hehe, what is it?"

  "You'll know if you open it and take a look." Zheng Jie's mother said with a smile.

  Zheng Chengyang smiled and nodded, taking it over, removing the cloth bag on top, and a sketch of himself suddenly appeared before his eyes, shocking everyone. Zheng Chengyang was delighted beyond words. "Haha, Zheng Jie, is this... did you draw this? This... this is simply... Ah, thank you, daughter." He said, embracing Zheng Jie in his arms.

  "How is it? Do you like it, Dad?" Zheng Jie asked with a lovely smile.

  "Yeah, Dad really likes it, he can't get enough of it. I'll hang it in my office tomorrow, and when you have time, don't forget to sign one for Dad, haha." Zheng Chengyang said with a happy smile.

  "Hehe, it's your birthday today, what you say goes."

  Seeing this family being so harmonious, Zhang Ziheng couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. He thought to himself, where are his real family members?

  Perhaps sensing Zhang Ziheng's emotions, Zheng Chengyang smiled slightly and said: "Zheng Yuan, don't you have a gift for me? Don't forget, you're also a part of our family."

  Zhang Ziheng nodded and smiled, taking out a small gift box and handing it to Zheng Chengyang, saying: "Chairman, happy birthday. Although I've only been working at the company for less than a month, this is part of my advance salary that I bought with the company's money, hoping you'll like it."

  "Oh, what is it?" Zheng Chengyang opened the gift box with great interest and took a closer look. It turned out to be a pipe. Zheng Chengyang couldn't help but laugh. Who still smokes pipes these days? However, Zheng Chengyang was an exception. He used to have many pipes, but they were all thrown away by Zheng Jie's mother, saying they were bad for his health. Now that he saw the pipe again, Zheng Chengyang felt delighted and also couldn't help but glance at Zheng Jie's mother.

  "I actually don't know what the chairman likes either, I saw this at the counter and bought it on impulse, not knowing if it suits the chairman's taste." Zhang Ziheng smiled.

  "Alright, of course it's alright." Zheng Chengyang said with a happy smile. "Zheng Yuan, thank you!"

  Seeing the gift was a pipe, Zheng Jie's mother was visibly not very happy. "Zheng Yuan, you child are really something. Your uncle is so old and still smoking all the time, it's bad for his health."

  "This is someone else's child's kind intention, so don't say any more." Zheng Chengyang said.

  "You're certainly saying that now, I can see how thrilled you are right now. Alright, considering it's your birthday today, I'll let it slide this once. But let me warn you, occasionally smoking one or two is fine, if you keep doing it, I'll throw them away." Zheng Jie's mother said.

  "Really? Haha, okay, no problem." Zheng Chengyang laughed happily.

  At this moment, the chairman, Zhang Ziheng suddenly understood a truth, perhaps this is happiness. It's not something very valuable, but it has great significance to a certain person. Although it was just a sketch and a pipe, the chairman was as excited as a child, completely losing his usual dignity. Sometimes, isn't being happy that simple?

  After eating the cake, Zheng Chengyang called Zhang Ziheng alone to his study. This was still Zhang Ziheng's first time entering the chairman's study. Generally, this was where Zheng Chengyang worked from home, and even the servants were not allowed to enter without Zheng Chengyang's approval.

  Two people sat down, Zheng Chengyang opened one of the drawers on the desk, took out a small handmade paper box from inside, and placed it on the desk. Then he smiled and said: "Do you know what this is?" Zhang Ziheng shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. "This was given to me by Zheng Jie when I had my birthday in her second year of elementary school, and I've kept it till now."

  Although it has been so many years, it can be seen that the craftsmanship is still well preserved, without any signs of damage. Zhang Ziheng nodded, while feeling a bit puzzled in his heart, why did the chairman tell himself this?

  Zheng Chengyang looked at this handmade thing and smiled slightly, then continued to say: "In my life, I have gained and lost too much. You see me now so glorious, but in fact when I was young, I also fell into difficulties, but I didn't give up, not for a moment, until today it's still the same. After experiencing so many things, I understand that what is most important to people is not those so-called fame and wealth, nor is it money. Hehe, maybe you won't understand when I say these things to you, but when you reach my age, you will."

  Zhang Ziheng smiled slightly and said: "Chairman, I understand. You're just saying that the most important thing in life is not financial gain, but family."

  Zheng Chengyang's eyes lit up, and he nodded with a smile: "Mmm, not bad, you're a clever person. What you said is right, now for me, family is the most important thing. Zheng Yuan, do you know? When Zheng Jie was born, when I first saw her, I finally understood that everything I've done in this life has been for whom. From when Zheng Jie was little until now, I've given her all the good things, it can be said that Zheng Jie is my everything. I won't allow anyone or anything to harm her, do you understand?"

  Zhang Ziheng thought for a moment and nodded slightly.

  Zheng Chengyang smiled slightly and continued, "Time flies, and before you know it, Zheng Jie has grown up to be a big girl. I can't control everything she does or take care of her all the time. Now, someone needs to take my place. Zheng Jie is my daughter, and I understand what's on her mind. So, I'll ask you directly: do you truly like Zheng Jie or are you just playing with her? If it's the latter, I advise you to stay away from her."

  "Chairman, I..."

  "Answer me, what's going on?"

  Looking at Zheng Chengyang's sharp gaze, Zhang Ziheng firmly and resolutely met his eyes, then said: "I truly like Zheng Jie, not a single bit of hypocrisy."

  Zheng Chengyang smiled, nodding his head and saying: "Good, that's exactly what I wanted to hear from you. Your past is unknown to both of us, so let's just pretend it never existed. As long as you're sincere towards Zheng Jie, everything I have will be yours in the future. But if you dare to wrong Zheng Jie, beware, I won't go easy on you."

  "Ha ha, don't worry, Chairman," Zhang Ziheng said with a smile. "I won't do that. Oh, and by the way, I know your family business is huge, but forgive me for being bold, I don't want those things of yours. A person's success must be earned through their own efforts, only then will they understand the hardships involved and not squander them carelessly. If you were to give me everything, I'd say I couldn't handle it, or rather, I'm not worthy. I'm just an ordinary person, I don't dare guarantee that if I possessed all those things, I wouldn't become a different person, because I haven't struggled like you have and don't know the hardships involved. Maybe you can think of me as someone without great ambitions, but rest assured, I will work hard, I will strive, even if it's just for one meal, one drop of water, I'll make sure to save it for Zheng Jie first and not let her suffer."

  Zheng Chengyang smiled and looked at Zhang Ziheng for a long time, then nodded and laughed: "Good, very good, Zheng Jie didn't misjudge you. Young man, treat Zheng Jie well, if she has a bad temper sometimes, give in to her a bit, but not everything can be given in, sometimes girls can't be spoiled, understand?"

  Zhang Ziheng smiled slightly and said, "Mm, I understand."

  In the living room, Zheng Jie and her mother were watching TV at this time, but Zheng Jie kept looking up at the floor above from time to time. It was clear that she was worried about Zhang Ziheng. Seeing her like this, Zheng Jie's mother smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, your father has a sense of propriety and won't make things difficult for him."

  "Mom, what does Dad always talk about with Zheng Yuan? It's been so long and he still hasn't come down, what's there to chat about?" Zheng Jie said with a frown.

  "Haha, you don't understand this, do you? This is how men talk to each other. We women are different, we discuss serious matters for one minute and gossip for nine minutes. But men, they discuss serious matters for nine minutes and gossip for one minute, it's not the same." Zheng Jie's mother said with a smile.

  "But... what are they talking about up there? Is it about me?" Zheng Jie asked tentatively.

  Zheng Jie's mom chuckled and shook her head, saying: "Silly girl, you just figured it out? You didn't think about it carefully. When did your dad ever let a boy enter his study? Even when Yu Xuan came to our house, your dad didn't let him in."

  "What? Then... then Dad and Zheng Yuan, those two..."

  "Hmm... maybe they're discussing their wedding right now, haha."

  Zheng Jie was stunned, she didn't know what kind of mood she was in at this moment. Happy? Worried? Hesitant? Many many, she didn't know. But one thing she was very clear about was that no matter who tried to take Zheng Yuan away from her, she wouldn't let go easily, she liked Zheng Yuan, she loved Zheng Yuan.