SAG -Chapter 27 Zhang Ran’s Promise

“You don’t know this, but whenever I think about the first time Zhang Sicheng and I met, I still want to laugh. Hahaha.”

As Liu Lu spoke, she burst out laughing.

At the dinner table, Liu Lu had taken on the role of guiding the conversation, trying hard to liven up the atmosphere. Now she had begun exposing Zhang Sicheng’s embarrassing past.

When Zhang Sicheng heard her words, his face immediately flushed red.

“You’re not allowed to say it! Didn’t we agree never to bring that up again?”

Clearly, this was something Zhang Sicheng very much did not want mentioned.

Liu Lu rarely showed such a mischievous smile.

“Hmph. You were allowed to do it, but I’m not allowed to talk about it? Well, I insist.”

She wanted to see how her husband would react when his embarrassing past was exposed in front of his own father.

Of course, that wasn’t the main point.

More importantly, Liu Lu was using this method to help Zhang Ran learn more about Zhang Sicheng.

Zhang Ran’s interest was piqued.

“Now that you mention it, I’m curious. What earth-shattering thing did he do back then?”

Liu Lu cleared her throat.

“Since you asked, I’ll tell you. Back then, the first time Zhang Sicheng and I met was at the hospital. I had just become an intern nurse, and the first patient I received was him. You have no idea—Zhang Sicheng was such a hopeless romantic back then. For the girlfriend he had at the time, he actually tried to cut his wrist and kill himself. Hahaha! But halfway through, it hurt so much that he started crying for his parents and called 120 himself. Every time I think about that scene, I want to laugh.”

As she spoke, Liu Lu laughed uncontrollably.

Zhang Ran looked at Zhang Sicheng in astonishment.

He hadn’t expected his son to have once been so… “capable.”

Under Zhang Ran’s gaze, Zhang Sicheng became extremely uncomfortable and muttered, “I was young back then. I didn’t know any better.”

“Hmph, didn’t know any better?”

Liu Lu snorted.

“Then who was it that kept a photo of his ex-girlfriend? Did you really think I didn’t know?”

“Cough, cough…”

Zhang Sicheng coughed awkwardly.

“That was from when I was young. It’s all in the past. I’ll go throw it away right now.”

He hadn’t expected his wife to discover it.

It wasn’t that he still missed his ex-girlfriend.

At the time, he simply hadn’t been willing to throw it away.

Later, he treated it as a keepsake.

Who would have thought it would now be brought up in front of his father?

“No need to throw it away.”

Liu Lu huffed.

“Who told me not to be as pretty as her?”

Zhang Ran said apologetically, “This was Sicheng’s fault. I’ll apologize to you on his behalf.”

Liu Lu wasn’t truly angry.

If she had been angry over this, she would have been angry long ago.

It was simply a natural reaction after the topic had come up.

Hearing Zhang Ran speak so seriously, she immediately felt embarrassed.

“Oh, no, no. I wasn’t angry. I was just joking. Please don’t take it seriously.”

To be honest, although Liu Lu wasn’t stunningly beautiful, she was the kind of woman who became more pleasing the longer one looked at her.

She was generous, gentle, and considerate.

She could be called the ideal wife for most men.

At least over the past few days, Zhang Ran had become extremely satisfied with this daughter-in-law of his.

Looking at Liu Lu, Zhang Ran said solemnly, “Liu Lu, no matter what happens, the Zhang family will never let you down.”

“Please don’t say that,” Liu Lu quickly replied.

“Sicheng treats me very well.”

At this moment, she still didn’t understand the true weight behind Zhang Ran’s words.

If she had known, she definitely wouldn’t have remained so calm.

Because Liu Lu had opened the topic, Zhang Sicheng gradually relaxed as well.

He began voluntarily sharing some of his own embarrassing stories.

Not only his own—he even exposed Zhang Siyan’s past mistakes too.

In short, the meal was very cheerful.

The atmosphere at home grew warmer and warmer.

That night, Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu fell asleep quickly.

Especially with the faint fragrance of the orchids in the room, they slept exceptionally soundly.

When Zhang Sicheng woke the next morning, he felt completely refreshed.

The usual weak, sluggish feeling he often had in the morning was gone.

Instead, his whole body seemed full of strength.

Because of the company’s situation, Zhang Sicheng had actually been suffering from insomnia lately.

But the previous night, he had slept remarkably well.

“Hubby, how did you sleep last night?”

Liu Lu had also just woken up.

“Very well.”

Zhang Sicheng stretched.

“I haven’t slept that comfortably in a long time.”

“Me too.”

Liu Lu thought for a moment.

“Do you think it was because of Dad’s three orchids?”

“Maybe. But it’s probably just psychological. If they really had such a powerful effect, they wouldn’t be so unknown.”

“That’s true.”

Hearing this, Liu Lu stopped thinking too much and got up to make breakfast.

Time slowly passed.

Everything seemed to be going quite well.

But things rarely developed exactly as one imagined.

Originally, Zhang Ran intended to gradually improve Zhang Sicheng’s family’s life, slowly let them accept it, and at the same time cultivate their abilities.

Especially after Liu Lu’s words at the dinner table, Zhang Ran became even more determined.

He didn’t want to disrupt this harmonious family because of himself.

Even though Zhang Sicheng was his biological son, Zhang Ran still wasn’t completely at ease.

Very few people could remain true to themselves after suddenly becoming wealthy.

But as the saying goes—plans can never keep up with change.

Zhang Sicheng’s home was only around sixty or seventy square meters.

When it had just been the three of them, it was still manageable.

A little cramped, perhaps, but livable.

But after Zhang Ran returned, and with Susu staying there as well, the apartment became noticeably crowded.

More importantly, because the place was too small, many things became inconvenient.

The bathroom alone created major problems.

Using the toilet and showering became difficult.

At first, everyone could force themselves to adapt.

But after a little time passed—not even long, just over a week—Zhang Ran began feeling increasingly uncomfortable.

Then there was sleeping.

Zhang Ran slept in the living room.

At night, whether Zhang Sicheng or Liu Lu got up, they had to move around carefully.

Zhang Ran himself also felt uneasy.

And it wasn’t just him.

Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu felt the same way.

They simply never said it out loud.

So Zhang Ran had no choice but to start considering the housing issue.

It had reached the point where it had to be solved.

Otherwise, if family conflicts arose simply because of cramped living arrangements, that was the last thing Zhang Ran wanted to see.

So that morning, after Zhang Ran got up, he first sent the two little ones to school.

Then he prepared to start looking for a house.

Zhang Ran wasn’t familiar with Shanghai.

But that didn’t matter.

Didn’t he still have a follower?

During these past few days, Meng Mingxuan had never been summoned by Zhang Ran, so he had simply been amusing himself.

He wasn’t bored.

Although Shanghai wasn’t his home turf, he still had friends there.

His days had been quite carefree.

That morning, while Meng Mingxuan was still asleep, he was woken by Zhang Ran’s call.

At first, he thought it was one of his friends and nearly hung up.

But when he saw the caller ID, he instantly became alert.

“Uncle Zhang, what instructions do you have?… Alright, I’ll come right away.”

Meng Mingxuan washed his face, cleared his head, and immediately drove toward Zhang Ran’s place.

This was the first task Zhang Ran had given him.

He absolutely couldn’t slack off.