Chapter 65: 64. Zhang Ran's Decision (Second Update!)

Ning Qing fell silent. She did not know if what Meng Mingxuan said was true or false, but she knew that Meng Mingxuan likely would not lie about this matter.

If what Meng Mingxuan said was true—that his uncle had actually broken the legs of his future in-law right in front of Tian Yaohui, and Tian Yaohui had been helpless to stop it—then she truly could not afford to provoke them, and even her own father did not have that kind of standing.

"Then who are they?" Ning Qing asked, taking a deep breath.

She did not quite understand why, if this uncle of Meng Mingxuan's was so capable, his son and daughter-in-law would still come to sell a necklace.

"You don't need to worry about this matter. If you go and ask Ning Shu, perhaps he might know a little something." Meng Mingxuan, of course, would not tell her the truth.

In fact, Meng Mingxuan could now understand Zhang Ran's thinking to some extent. He had seen too many cases of people suddenly striking it rich and then being ruined. Every year, a batch of such people would come to make friends and hang out with people like them, but after a year or two—perhaps not even that long—these people would automatically vanish from their sight.

"Then the renovation you asked me for was for them?" Ning Qing thought of their conversation just now.

"Yes. Of course, if Ning Jie doesn't want to help, then forget it." Meng Mingxuan thought Ning Qing was feeling a bit embarrassed and angry, and no longer wanted to help with this favor.

But unexpectedly, after a moment of silence, Ning Qing suddenly smiled brightly and said to Zhang Sicheng and the others, "I'm sorry, I was a bit out of sorts just now. It's just that I really like this necklace too much."

Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu looked at this woman who had suddenly changed her attitude with some bewilderment. They did not know what she was thinking, and even less did they know what Meng Mingxuan had said to her to make her change so abruptly.

However, Meng Mingxuan also started to smile. It seemed he had underestimated Ning Qing; once she knew certain things, she knew how to treat Zhang Sicheng and the others.

"Cheng-ge, this is Ning Qing, a friend of mine. The renovation is at her uncle's company. When you have time, you can go and choose a design blueprint, pick one you like," Meng Mingxuan introduced.

Ning Qing immediately said, "No need to wait for later. Since Ming Xuan calls you Cheng-ge, then you are also friends of mine, Ning Qing. Let's go now. We'll go to my uncle's company, have someone look at the house first, and then have them design a few plans."

"This?" Zhang Sicheng did not know what to say for a moment.

Meng Mingxuan said with a smile, "If you and your wife have time, Cheng-ge, going now is fine too. The sooner you pick a design and start the renovation, the sooner you can move in."

These words struck a chord with Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu. In fact, they were dying to move into the new house right now, so their attitudes wavered instantly.

Meanwhile, Fan Kai, seeing Ning Qing's change in attitude, felt terrible, but he did not speak.

Just a moment ago, Ning Qing's attitude had been quite tough, but after whispering with Meng Mingxuan, she had changed it directly. Although he did not know what was said, he knew it would be best not to get involved; otherwise, these second-generation rich kids could turn hostile very quickly.

And most crucially, the look Ning Qing gave him at the end did not seem very friendly.

"What did you say to Ning Qing? She isn't the type to give up so easily," Meng Zixuan asked curiously while walking on the road.

She did not know about the Sun Ermin matter, and Meng Mingxuan did not know about the Kang Shilan matter.

Meng Zixuan did not know what Huo Zhiyuan's true intentions were, so she did not dare to speak about it casually, as this could be considered an absolute secret of Kang Shilan's. Therefore, she had not even told Meng He.

Meng Mingxuan thought for a moment and recounted what happened yesterday. He did not hide anything from his own older sister.

Upon hearing this, Meng Zixuan's pupils constricted. Compared to Meng Mingxuan, she actually knew more; at the very least, she knew about the Kang Shilan matter.

Now that a Tian Yaohui had appeared, did it mean the speculation she herself found hard to believe was slowly gaining some reliable evidence?

"Sis, Sis, what are you thinking about?" Meng Mingxuan waved his hand in front of Meng Zixuan's eyes.

"Nothing. Are you planning to introduce them into the circle? What does Zhang Shu think about this?" Meng Zixuan cast aside her thoughts, not daring to dwell on them further.

Meng Mingxuan shrugged and said, "I know Zhang Shu's thoughts, so I'm trying it out first. We have to interact eventually anyway, so better sooner than later. Besides, based on the actual situation, their net worth is actually the same as ours, so there's no harm in interacting."

"But I don't dare to make the decision myself. Tonight, I'll call Zhang Shu and tell him about the matter to see what he thinks."

When Meng Zixuan heard Meng Mingxuan say that their net worth as siblings was the same as Zhang Sicheng and his sister's, she couldn't help but want to retort: Little brother, you're overthinking it.

But in the end, she held it back.

Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu were both sitting in Meng Mingxuan's car, while Wang Jiajia had left after they came out.

"Um, Ming Xuan, Zixuan, could you please not tell... um... my dad about this matter?" Zhang Sicheng hesitated and said with some embarrassment.

Meng Mingxuan said with a smile, "Alright, don't worry, Cheng-ge. I won't tell Zhang Shu."

As soon as he said this, Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu both breathed a sigh of relief, but what they did not expect was that Meng Mingxuan would turn around and sell them out.

"Actually, we didn't want to sell the necklace either, but I might lose my job, so I was afraid we wouldn't have money to live on later, which is why we thought of this." Zhang Sicheng hesitated but honestly explained the situation; he was also worried that Meng Mingxuan would overthink things.

Liu Lu was also hearing about this for the first time. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Zhang Sicheng smiled bitterly, "I was afraid you'd worry."

Watching the couple in the backseat looking so distressed over a job, Meng Zixuan and Meng Mingxuan both couldn't help but want to retort out loud.

By the time Zhang Sicheng and Liu Lu came out of the company, they were still in a daze.

From beginning to end, they had only been choosing styles, patterns they liked, and noting any taboos.

No one had ever spoken to them about the price; they were only asked what they liked.

Whenever Zhang Sicheng and the others wanted to ask about the price, Ning Qing and Meng Mingxuan would interrupt, saying they didn't need to worry about it and just needed to choose what they liked.

Moreover, Ning Qing's attitude was surprisingly good, with none of the arrogance from the beginning. They all still remembered that at the start, Ning Qing had been prepared to forcibly buy the necklace in their hands.

Zhang Sicheng and the others did not know what Meng Mingxuan had said to Ning Qing.

In fact, Ning Qing's thinking was very simple. Although she really liked the necklace, compared to that, being able to befriend a capable person would be even better.

In the end, Zhang Sicheng and the others did not settle on a style. It wasn't that they were picky, but they wanted to ask for Zhang Ran's opinion. After all, this house was bought for them by Zhang Ran, and they didn't want to make the decision on the renovation themselves only for Zhang Ran to end up not liking it.

At this moment, Zhang Ran, who was sitting in the amusement park resting with the two little ones, also received Meng Mingxuan's call and learned of the plans Zhang Sicheng and the others had in mind.

Zhang Ran stared blankly at the sky. It wasn't until Zhang Xiaotao called him that he came back to his senses. At this moment, he had also made a decision in his heart.