Me at two years old, a queen!

Chapter 131 Wolf Cub

Song Xinyi rarely went home. She usually had her male classmate, Guan Yiming, bring her some living expenses from her grandmother on his way home.

When the medical examination results came back, the teacher called home, saying that Song Xinyi was already four months pregnant. Her aunt also had two daughters, and the teacher was worried that if things got too big of a deal, it would damage their family's reputation.

They secretly approached the boy, Guan Yiming's, family, insisting that they take responsibility for the marriage, provide a bride price, and immediately hold a wedding banquet. They wanted to get the marriage done quickly, since people started school relatively late at the time, and both children were already 19 years old.

Getting married in the village isn't unusual, but Guan Yiming's mother was quite remarkable; she had worked incredibly hard to support her son's education.

He's about to take the college entrance exam, he'll be successful, and he'll be able to find someone better in the future. He absolutely refuses to accept this, and he won't acknowledge the child in Song Xinyi's womb.

However, Song Xinyi's aunt wasn't one to back down. She sent Song Xinyi to Guan Yiming's house that very night, saying that if they didn't take care of her, she would cause trouble at the school, and Guan Yiming wouldn't be able to focus on his exams.

Even so, Guan Yiming's family didn't dare to do anything, and they hid Song Xinyi at Guan Yiming's maternal grandmother's house for several months until Guan Yiming's college acceptance letter came out during the summer vacation.

They had just saved some money from their business and had long planned to buy a house near where their child was going to university, and then find a well-off daughter-in-law to settle down with.

Ignoring Song Xinyi, he secretly led his whole family away, leaving only an old lady from Guan Yiming's maternal grandmother's family, who had tinnitus and poor eyesight and was unable to help.

Song Xinyi's aunt's family simply sent her away and didn't care about her anymore. After learning that the family had run away, Song Xinyi had nowhere to go and, heartbroken, gave birth to a child at Guan Yiming's maternal grandmother's house.

But she couldn't support herself, so she left her at the doorstep of an old woman in the next village, who was Gao Zhaohe's grandmother, and raised her little by little until she was this big.

They discovered that Song Xinyi went to work in Bailian City after giving birth, later married a man, and had a child. The man was unaware of her past and refused to acknowledge Gao Zhao and the child.

Guan Yiming even got into a university in Haicheng. While studying, he fell in love with Wen Nuan, the youngest daughter of the Wen family who ran a clothing business in Haicheng. They got married when she became pregnant in the year before graduation.

After graduation, I became a manager at a company owned by the Wen family. The Wen family only had two daughters; the elder daughter, Wen Qing, married Lu Yicheng, the son of a distant cousin of the Lu family. They owned several small shopping malls.

The youngest daughter is Wen Nuan. They now have a son and a daughter, the older one is over five years old, and the younger daughter is three. Both are raised by the Wen family. It's said that Guan Yiming has a high probability of taking over the Wen family's business.

I heard that it was Guan Yiming who took the initiative to give the two children the Wen family surname. At the time, the Wen couple said it wasn't necessary and they didn't care about that kind of thing.

Although the Wen family hasn't explicitly said anything, it's clear to everyone that Guan Yiming is marrying into the Wen family, and Guan Yiming doesn't want Gao Zhao and an illegitimate child to affect him at this crucial moment.

So, without telling the Wen family, they secretly brought Gao Zhaohe to Haicheng and put him in their care, saying he was their uncle's youngest son, studying in Haicheng, and that their parents should look after him.

Guan Yiming's parents, having climbed the social ladder by marrying into the Wen family, ran a small business and lived quite well in Haicheng. However, they were shrewd and knew that their family's current situation was only possible because they had to appease Wen Nuan.

They went to great lengths, verifying the statements of people back home, and they insisted that this was indeed the child of Guan Yiming's deceased uncle.

Since the other two children also bore the Wen family surname, and the Guan family would need a male heir to break pots after their deaths, they decided to bring Gao Zhaohe back to raise him as well.

Gao Zhaohe was a very wicked man, like a wolf cub. His heart was never with the Guan family. He took everything they were entitled to, from food and drink to drinks, and never said a kind word about them. He was just a debt collector.

The elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Guan, realized that their grandson was someone who couldn't be raised properly, and gradually they stopped caring about him, leaving him in their old house and ignoring him even when given money.

It's unclear where Gao Zhaohe got the head chef as his godfather, but he learned the skills there. The kid is observant and helps out with chores.

So when I was clearing away the dishes that day, I saw An'an and she was taken away for a while.

In the end, the old man said, "This child doesn't seem to have any bad intentions, but I'm worried. When a person is tested by life in adversity for a long time, can he still maintain his original heart?"

Ms. Song thought for a moment and then mentioned the boy in the village who had refused her help before: "He's a grateful boy! He's also a promising talent!"

Qin Shuo found it interesting too, so he rolled up the stack of documents with one hand and casually patted it in his other hand.

"Okay! Don't worry! I'll take care of the child!"

Everyone saw him blow a stray hair from his forehead and pat his chest: "I took good care of this child!"

Lu Junxing recalled this person's cunning and manipulative nature. He had previously investigated his experiences abroad but found nothing, leading him to believe that this person's childhood was probably not easy.

So he went with him.

At this moment, Junmin also took out an invitation and handed it to his cousin: "This is from An'an. I found it when I was changing her clothes. I don't know who she learned it from, but she pinned the invitation to her waistband!"

The old man, recalling the anti-Japanese war dramas he'd watched with the children, took a sip of tea guiltily: "Let me see? Where did you find this invitation?"

"This wasn't found; someone formally invited our An'an to dinner."

Lu Jing didn't dare to snatch the invitation from the old man's hand, but instead leaned closer and said, "Oh my, who has such good taste? Hahaha, our An'an is only two years old and already has someone inviting her to a party?"

"Xianing?"

Qin Shuo: "Who is this?"

Zhao Jingtang had just seen that name in Lu Junxing's hand: "It should be the owner of Zuimian B&B! The original Xia's Hotel was hers!"

The old man said, "You may not know, but the Xia Family Hotel used to be the leading hotel in Haicheng. However, ever since the founders of the Xia Family Hotel passed away, alas, it has been declining day by day!"

Jun Min glanced at Qin Shuo, who was sitting lazily beside her; they looked quite alike. "Looks like this is a story about rebuilding a family business."

"That's not it. This lady doesn't intend to take back her parents' business like in the novels, or to give her uncle and aunt's family, who took away her parents' property, a good slap in the face!"

"Instead, she created her own business and even seized market share from the original Xia's Hotel. She started with a guesthouse and is now venturing into the hotel industry! This means she's directly competing with Xia's Hotel!"

As Zhao Jingtang spoke, she glanced at Qin Shuo, who was scheming to reclaim his grandmother's family business, and said meaningfully, "They don't care about the Xia's Hotel, which has been ruined by my uncle, so they simply destroyed it!"

Qin Shuo wasn't sure if he genuinely didn't care about Zhao Jingtang teasing him, or if he genuinely thought this Ms. Xia Ning was impressive: "Heh~, quite interesting!"

Ms. Song Yuan patted Junmin's hand and said, "This person is worth getting to know better. He's a rare, clear-headed young man! And he has guts too!"

Junmin also wanted to get to know him, so he nodded: "Brother Jingtang? How do you know so much about him?"

Everyone who heard this realized what was happening and looked at him with strange expressions.

Qin Shuo seized the opportunity to tease him: "President Zhao, your standards are quite high, aren't they?"

The old man said, "No wonder you never went on those blind dates I asked you to. So you've already found someone you like?"

Ms. Song Yuan: "When you have time, invite people over for dinner!"

Lu Jing: "Yeah, young people, it's normal to date! What's there to hide?"

Startled, Zhao Jingtang's tanned skin turned pinkish from years of sun exposure. She waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "It's not what you think. We just had some work-related interactions before. Ms. Xia Ning asked me to collaborate..."