Chapter 58: 57. The Sensible Taotao

In the car, Meng Mingxuan thought for a moment, then decided to call his father, Meng He; firstly, he wanted to talk to Meng He about the renovation so that nothing would be revealed in front of Zhang Sicheng and the others later.

Secondly, he also wanted to tell his father about what had just happened, otherwise, he would always feel a sense of unease in his heart.

"What is it?" Meng He's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Dad, Zhang Shu said to let you provide a renovation for Cheng," Meng Mingxuan said, starting with the main business.

"Fine, no problem, leave this to you to handle; I don't have time to go over there for now, just report the expenses to me later," Meng He said.

After finishing, Meng He waited for a while, but Meng Mingxuan remained silent.

"What's wrong? Did you run into something?" Meng He understood his son quite well; if he hadn't encountered something, he wouldn't be this silent.

Meng Mingxuan took a deep breath and recounted everything that had just happened.

After listening, Meng He was also silent for nearly two minutes before saying to Meng Mingxuan, "What did you learn from this incident?"

Unlike Meng Mingxuan, after listening, Meng He knew that Zhang Ran had intentionally not let Meng Mingxuan leave.

Otherwise, Zhang Ran could have easily let Meng Mingxuan leave together with Siyan and the others.

Upon hearing his father's question, Meng Mingxuan was completely bewildered; what kind of question was this? Even now, he hadn't realized the true intention behind Meng He leaving him by Zhang Ran's side.

"Uh... don't provoke Zhang Shu?" Meng Mingxuan said tentatively.

Hearing this, the corners of Meng He's mouth twitched; his son really was...

Meng He then sighed and said, "What you said is also correct, but more importantly, your heart cannot be too soft, especially when facing an opponent; when you need to be ruthless, you must be ruthless."

Without waiting for Meng Mingxuan to respond, Meng He continued, "Do you think your father really managed to grow the company this big just by relying on a 'good guy' personality? Do you think the company hasn't faced internal crises over all these years?"

Having said this, Meng He suddenly stopped, "Alright, go handle the renovation matter first."

After saying this, he hung up the phone directly; he was actually very happy right now, because judging by Zhang Ran's actions, he truly wanted to mentor Meng Mingxuan.

Meng Mingxuan scratched his head; he actually understood his father's meaning a little, but felt he hadn't quite grasped the point.

Zhang Ran sat squatting on the curb in front of the school with Susu, playing with a small toy they had just bought from the small supermarket nearby.

"Woo-woo~, hee-hee." This was the first time Zhang Ran had seen a relaxed smile on Susu's little face.

The little one was currently pulling a toy train around on the ground, softly providing sound effects for the small vehicle; the sound was very faint, and no one could hear it except Zhang Ran. The little one had only accepted Zhang Ran for now, but had not truly opened up.

"Wow, Susu, you're going to crash into Grandpa," Zhang Ran said, feigning a cry of alarm.

The two, one big and one small, were playing happily on the side, drawing other parents who had come to pick up their children to keep looking at them. Zhang Ran didn't care about this, but Susu became a little nervous, and the relaxation she had just shown vanished.

They waited until the school bell rang, and Zhang Ran took Susu's little hand and looked toward the school gate.

Very quickly, Zhang Ran saw a small whirlwind rushing over, accompanied by the crisp and loud voice of the little one, Zhang Xiaotao, "Grandpa, Grandpa."

"Boom!"

Zhang Ran caught the little cannonball that had rushed over, and then picked up both little ones, one in each arm.

"Mua~." Zhang Xiaotao planted a firm kiss on Zhang Ran's big face.

"Why are you so happy? Share some good news with Grandpa and little sister Susu," Zhang Ran said with a smile.

Susu also blinked her curious big eyes at her brother; the little one could also see her brother's excited mood at this moment.

Who would have thought that Zhang Xiaotao didn't want to tell them, "Hehe, I won't tell you, anyway, I'm just happy."

"Alright, as long as you're happy. By the way, there's no school tomorrow, where do you want to go play? Grandpa will take you," Zhang Ran said, bouncing the two little ones.

Upon hearing Zhang Ran say this, Zhang Xiaotao's eyes lit up immediately; he was liking his young grandfather more and more.

Because of the family's financial situation since he was young, Zhang Xiaotao had rarely gone anywhere to play; he had only heard classmates talk about how fun certain places were, but he had rarely been to them himself.

"Grandpa, can we go to the amusement park?" Zhang Xiaotao asked with anticipation, yet also a little nervous.

At the same time, hearing her brother's words, Susu also looked at her grandfather; she had also rarely gone out to play.

Looking at the appearance of the two little ones, how could Zhang Ran bear to refuse?

"We'll go, we'll go tomorrow, and we'll play for the whole day!" Zhang Ran said grandly.

Zhang Xiaotao was so excited he almost jumped up, but since he was being held in his grandfather's arms, he struggled to get down before jumping and shouting, "Grandpa is the best, Grandpa is the greatest!"

Susu also got down at this moment and jumped around holding hands with her brother; only when she was with Zhang Xiaotao would Susu truly let go of all her defenses and pretenses.

"Haha, do you want to eat something delicious? We can eat it secretly and not tell Mom," Zhang Ran said, feeling even happier seeing the two little ones so happy.

Zhang Xiaotao hadn't expected so many good things, but soon he hesitated and said, "Maybe we should forget it."

"What's wrong?" Zhang Ran asked, feeling a bit puzzled.

"Grandpa, it costs a lot of money to take us to the amusement park tomorrow," Zhang Xiaotao said in a low voice.

Although he didn't explain it clearly, Zhang Ran immediately understood Zhang Xiaotao's meaning; he didn't want to spend extra money and wanted to save some.

In this regard, Susu did not have such awareness; this was the difference in perception brought about by growing up in different family environments.

Zhang Ran squatted down and said to Zhang Xiaotao, "Don't worry, Grandpa has money, really has money, it's not a problem."

"Really?" Zhang Xiaotao looked at his grandfather with some hesitation.

Zhang Ran nodded very firmly and said, "Of course, if Taotao doesn't believe Grandpa, then Grandpa will be sad."

"Grandpa, don't be sad, I believe you, really." Upon hearing his grandfather say this, Zhang Xiaotao said immediately.

"Good, then don't save money for Grandpa, let's go, let's go eat something delicious," Zhang Ran said loudly.

"Okay, let's go eat something delicious," Zhang Xiaotao said just as loudly.

Although Susu didn't speak, she nodded her little head vigorously.

Just as Zhang Ran was taking the two little ones, Taotao and Susu, to eat delicious food in secret, inside the hospital, Sun Gaixin was staring at Hao Yuan with a face full of anger.

Even Tian Ya had a look of disbelief; she hadn't expected that the people who were about to become her parents-in-law had actually had their legs broken by someone in broad daylight, and Hao Yuan, who was her father's trusted aide, was blocking them and not letting them call the police.