Chapter 2139: Chapter 2140: The Original Spouse Cast Out with Nothing 59
Sitting on the plane returning to Harbor City, Zhang Yu kept pondering one question: how is Mr. Han’s son, who left with his mother from the Mainland, doing now.
Earlier she wondered if the Han Family had gotten in touch with the brother who left, but there was never any evidence. Now, with Professor Ge warning to sever ties with the Han family, especially with Lin Yu, Zhang Yu knew the old man must have received some news, otherwise, he wouldn’t have said that.
Curious, really curious, really wanting to know how much of a stir the Han Family will cause upon returning again.
Will it raise the Han family to another level, or plunge it into turmoil, leading to a complete breakdown? Zhang Yu is really curious.
Zhang Qiang looked at Zhang Yu, who had already walked up to him, "What are you thinking about?"
Upon hearing this familiar voice, Zhang Yu looked up at Zhang Qiang, "Dad, Mom, how come you’re here?"
If it were back home, her parents would come to the airport to pick her up, Zhang Yu wouldn’t be surprised at all, but this is Harbor City, it’s not close from home, plus there’s no private car.
"Old Zhu and his wife need to go to Australia to see their daughter, taking a flight here in Harbor City. When I knew this, I thought to myself, why not invite them for a meal, and when I saw the timing, they went in not long ago and your plane was about to arrive, so your mom and I are just taking a stroll here, having a cup of coffee."
Oh, Zhang Yu responded, "Okay, the car I booked has arrived." Whenever she goes in and out of the airport, she always books a car.
Zhang Qiang threw a glance at Han Yu, "See, I knew that waiting for our girl means we can ride back on a special car."
As the family just carried their luggage into the house, Lin Zixuan rushed to the kitchen to see if there was anything to eat.
Seeing his grandson’s actions, Zhang Qiang quickly reacted, "We’re not eating at home today, we’re eating out."
Typically, if they’re not eating at home, the maid also casually eats something, so there isn’t much food in the refrigerator.
Zhang Yu went to her room to change into something more comfortable, as the airplane meal wasn’t quite good. She initially planned to eat something casually, but then she heard there wasn’t much to eat in the fridge.
Thinking about it, "Let’s go out to eat something, I happen to crave that place’s pineapple bun."
"And I’ll have a serving of wontons." Actually, a single pineapple bun is almost enough, but it’s a bit dry, so she’ll have some wontons as well.
"I’ll have steak." Lin Zixuan swiftly ordered what he wanted to eat.
Zhang Yu looked at her parents, the latter thought for a moment, "We can go down as well, we’ll also go to the nearby fruit shop to buy some fruits."
There aren’t any fruits at home, and tomorrow Xiao Xuan’s breakfast needs fruits, "Xiao Xuan, what do you want for breakfast tomorrow?"
Lin Zixuan thought for a moment, "I want seafood porridge."
"Okay, let’s get up early tomorrow to buy crabs and shrimp." Since it’s seafood porridge, the seafood must be fresh, otherwise the porridge won’t taste good.
"It’d be great if there were fried dough sticks too." Zhang Yu pointed out her preferred breakfast, given that her parents will be early at the market, picking up some fried dough sticks is no trouble.
"Eating this early in the morning." Zhang Qiang spoke with dissatisfaction, "Didn’t you go to Capital City, how come you didn’t eat it there?"
Zhang Yu curled her lip, "The hotel provided breakfast, how could I not eat it?" Not eating free breakfast and spending money to eat breakfast outside, if that’s not thinking wrongly, what is?
Zhang Qiang and Han Yu weren’t hungry, they were just following along for a stroll. The old man noticed his wife eyeing Zhang Yu’s pineapple bun, he immediately bought her one too.
Han Yu wanted to stop him, but couldn’t withstand the old man’s swift actions, "I can’t eat anymore."
"Don’t worry, if you can’t finish it, you still have me, and this isn’t expensive, plus our daughter is paying, so no need to worry." Zhang Qiang expressed that spending his daughter’s money feels great, so great that he’s elated.
Han Yu looked at her husband, then at their daughter, "You don’t know today, but your dad is really showing off among his friends now."
"Earlier, they all said you had no prospects, working in the back-office of an investment bank, not making big money or anything, and then you got divorced."
"Especially a while ago when Lin Yu was quite in the spotlight, some people just had nothing nice to say." Han Yu recalled those uncomfortable comments from classmates in the group chat, getting riled up.
Oh, well, Zhang Yu thought it was quite normal, people typically love to compare, whether it’s achieving career success, children’s academic performances, or the career itself—life is constantly amid comparisons.
"But I’m still quite ordinary now." After all, she remains a divorced, unemployed single mother, among Zhang Qiang’s old classmates and friends, while her situation isn’t the last, it’s among the bottom group.
"Yes, in many people’s eyes, you still haven’t made it." Han Yu knew what Zhang Yu was busy with all day, and she knew that even though she wasn’t working, her income was much better than before.
It’s not just thinking her family is great, her child truly is excellent, just the money made from those plans her daughter wrote exceeds most acquaintances’ children’s incomes.
But these are just the type of things that can’t be spoken out, this income part really is a secret. Yet seeing some jumping around in the group, belittling her, made her feel bad.
"Last time you did a project with Old Wu’s daughters from her company, after they knew who wrote the project plan, they were quite shocked, especially after finding out about the income from that project, they were surprised."
"Also, last time Lin Yu didn’t get that IPO, Han Xue was mumbling outside saying you’re not cheap, even slight changes cost money, she said last time you took over a million in earnings from them."
Ah? Zhang Yu knew Lin Yu and Han Xue would definitely be unwilling, but she didn’t expect them to handle it like this, Zhang Yu laughed, laughing so she was truly happy, "They all said the plan I made was great."
"When Han Xue says this, does she think she’s saying I’m ruthless?" Zhang Yu covered her mouth and chuckled, "Isn’t this just expanding my reputation?"
"I was wondering why recently clients who found me were so generous, hardly bargaining much." Earlier, introduced clients would bargain quite a bit, but now it’s just marginally on the price that they agree, "I really want to thank her."
"So do they know that even staying home, I’ve made quite a bit of money?" It’s natural since many times, whether a person is successful is measured by money.
"Also, a few days ago when you went to Capital City, Xie Zhen personally came to the airport to pick you up and went to eat out with you, even clashing with Han Xue for you."
"Then lent his car to you."
Huh? Hold on, what Zhang Qiang is saying is true, but for some reason, it sounds rather strange after hearing.
"And didn’t you meet Professor Ge, the old man introduced a few people for you to get to know, Xie Zhen several times suggested you work on his side, offering high pay." Zhang Qiang felt it was kind of wondrous, having to hear about his daughter’s things from others.
