"Oops, I forgot to bring gifts for you, Little Tianyun. What should I do?" Zhu Yanyi pretended to look worried.
Little Tianyun’s face fell. "Sister Ani, how can you do that? It’s wrong. You came to our house, but only gave Grandpa a gift. You didn’t give us any. That’s very bad."
"Oh, is that wrong? Then, Little Tianyun, what do you think Sister Ani should do?" Zhu Yanyi asked with a smile.
Little Tianyun walked back and forth with his hands behind his back, as if thinking about a big problem. Then he seemed to have an idea. "Sister Ani, you should take us to buy gifts. That would be fair."
"Oh, my sweet baby, you are so cute." Xie Xinlian laughed so hard she could barely stand up.
Little Tianyun looked at Zhu Yanyi. Zhu Yanyi laughed loudly. "To say sorry, Sister Ani and your brother-in-law will take you and Little Guiyun to buy gifts. Is that okay?"
"Okay!" Little Tianyun nodded immediately. He walked to Yan Aohan. "Brother-in-law, hold me. Men hold men."
Everyone burst out laughing again.
"You aren’t even grown up yet, and you’re already a man?" Xie Shengyu teased his son.
Little Tianyun waited for Yan Aohan to pick him up. He wrapped his arms around Yan Aohan’s neck and rested his head on his shoulder. He stuck his bottom out and ignored his teasing father.
Zhu Yanyi picked up Little Guiyun. Then, she and Yan Aohan took the two children out to the street.
There were many shops on the street. They went to a department store. Little Tianyun chose a Sun Wukong toy. Little Guiyun chose a small pink bag with sunflowers embroidered on it.
After buying the gifts, they left the store. As they entered the Xie house, they heard Xie Zhong shout, "Get out!"
Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan looked at each other. They hurried inside. They saw Xie Zhong yelling at Xie Jingyu.
Since Xie Jingyu’s wife, Wang Zhaodi, caused Wang Xia to lose her baby and almost die, Xie Zhong had lost hope in her son. she knew her son was her own flesh and blood. If her son turned out this way, it was her own fault. So, the only thing she could do was avoid seeing her son. It was better that way.
Over the years, even when Xie Chengyu came home to visit his parents, he never saw Xie Jingyu. Maybe time would heal things, but for now, he couldn’t forget. Fortunately, Wang Xia was pregnant again recently, and everything was stable. This finally put Xie Zhong’s mind at ease.
Today was his small birthday. He just wanted to have a happy day. But Xie Jingyu came to ask for help. He wanted Xie Zhong to use his connections to help him get a promotion.
Yes, Xie Zhong still had connections. If he wanted to help, he could push Xie Jingyu forward. With connections like Zhu Shunyu’s, it wasn’t a big deal. Xie Jingyu didn’t want a higher rank, just a better, easier position. Normally, Xie Zhong wouldn’t mind. But today was his birthday. He wanted to live like an ordinary person. His eldest son asking for favors on his birthday was just annoying. If Xie Jingyu didn’t want to visit them, he shouldn’t have come. Why come just to cause trouble?
Xie Jingyu was unhappy. "Father, I don’t have other requests. I just want to be the head of the Animal Husbandry Section. It’s a small thing for you. Why are you angry?"
"Today is my birthday. Xinlian, Xinyan, and their families came to celebrate. They came to give blessings. Asheng didn’t work today; he stayed home to celebrate. None of them asked for anything. Only you. You only come to see me if you need something. Today is my birthday, and you make this request. Eldest son, I don’t understand. How did I get such a greedy son?" Xie Zhong was completely disappointed in Xie Jingyu.
Xie Jingyu argued back. "They don’t ask because they are living well. Look at Asheng. she has shares in a logistics company. she makes good money every year. she doesn’t worry about life. Ailian is the boss’s wife at Azure Sovereign Group. She doesn’t worry either. Ayan has her own shop. But me? I’m just in one unit. Why can’t I have a higher position?"
"They achieved their success through their own hard work. They never relied on me. In fact, I often relied on them." Xie Zhong looked at Xie Jingyu. "What about you? They say raising children is for old age. Luckily, your mother and I didn’t live with you. Otherwise, I doubt we would have lived two more years. You would have angered us to death every day."
Xie Jingyu was still unhappy. "Father, I don’t have many requests."
"That isn’t a request? What is a request then?" Xie Zhong sneered at Xie Jingyu. He was completely hopeless about him.
Xie Jingyu wanted to argue more. Xie Shengyu stepped forward. "Eldest brother, you can’t do this. Father is retired now. He just wants a quiet life. You can’t make him look at other people’s faces anymore."
"I don’t have other requests. I just want to be the head of the Animal Husbandry Section. It’s not a rank promotion. That would be troublesome. I didn’t ask Father to find a way. I just want to change positions." Xie Jingyu said directly. "I am much more capable than Old Wang. Just because Old Wang has a higher degree doesn’t mean he should have that position."
Zhu Yanyi frowned slightly. She looked at Xie Jingyu. She never thought her eldest uncle would become so annoying. Although he was annoying, he wasn’t evil. For Xie Zhong’s sake, Zhu Yanyi thought for a moment. Then she said, "Eldest Uncle, don’t ask Grandpa to help you. You can become the head of the Animal Husbandry Section, but what price are you willing to pay?"
Xie Jingyu was stunned. She turned to look at Zhu Yanyi. She had been arguing with Xie Zhong and hadn’t noticed Zhu Yanyi enter. She saw Zhu Shunyu and Xie Xinlian and thought only they had returned. She didn’t expect Zhu Yanyi to be there too. If Zhu Yanyi helped, it would be even easier. Surprise flashed in her eyes. "Ani, can you help me?"
"I can, but what price are you willing to pay?" Zhu Yanyi looked at Xie Jingyu calmly. "You must know, there is no free lunch in this world. Pie won’t fall from the sky into your bowl. So, if you want that position, you must pay the corresponding price."