Chapter 191: Awkward Family
The flamboyant holiday plan has been arranged a long time ago.
Returning to China is not only to see the family, but also with some commercial nature, with the help of domestic TV, advertising and other platforms, frequently appear in front of the public, which will undoubtedly be very helpful to the improvement of personal fame.
When it comes to domestic football coaches, Zhang Yang is already very famous, only a Millwall head coach is enough, and there are very few football coaches in China who can gain a foothold abroad, let alone the fiercely competitive five major European leagues.
Zhang Yang also took advantage of this fame to increase rapidly.
But what Zhang Yang looks like, even some concerned fans don't know, he only appears in some sports magazines and news, and he can hardly be seen without looking for it, and there are naturally very few people who can recognize him.
At SH City International Airport, Zhang Yang and Andy were talking and laughing, and no one could recognize them.
As soon as they walked out of the airport, the two parted ways.
Andy is Zhang Yang's agent, and his work is going well, and he has already contacted a TV show and a sports brand manufacturer to work with Zhang Yang to shoot commercials.
Andy went to do the preliminary work.
Zhang Yang went to 'find' home according to his memory, he was still a little apprehensive in his heart, after all, it was the home in the memory of his predecessor, and it seemed that there was always some separation from himself, but with the mentality of respecting his predecessor, he must also come back to see.
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SZ City, a three-storey villa.
Zhang Yang carried his suitcase, stood in front of the door and hesitated, he couldn't take that step, but the people passing by next to him recognized him.
"Yangyang?"
It was a middle-aged aunt, her face was full of affinity, her memory was called Aunt Zhao, she was a neighbor for more than ten years, and she got along very well with her mother who had passed away before.
Aunt Zhao approached, stared at his face carefully, and then confirmed, "Are you ...... Raise your head! I haven't seen it for a few years, and I'm a little afraid to admit it. ”
"Aunt Zhao."
Zhang Yang smiled and said hello.
"Aren't you going to study abroad? I remember Lao Zhang said, it's the UK, right? ”
"Hmm."
Zhang Yang agreed.
Aunt Zhao glanced at him, with an understanding smile on her face, and then pushed him into the small courtyard, "Don't stand here, let's enter!" What grievances did you have and said to Aunt Zhao, no, you will live with me today. ”
"Thank you, Aunt Zhao!"
Zhang Yang took a long breath and stepped into the courtyard gate.
Aunt Zhao's statement is reasonable, she knows that Zhang Yang has an airborne 'stepmother', and the family is definitely not very harmonious, but in fact, Zhang Yang doesn't want to face his stepmother, he doesn't want to face the family at all.
Family!
What a distant word!
In his previous life, he was just an orphan, Zhang Yang used to be extremely envious of people who had families, and in this life he had a family, but he felt out of place, and he felt a little awkward standing in front of the door.
What should be faced still has to be faced, and people must bear a certain responsibility.
Zhang Yang still rang the doorbell.
It didn't take long for someone to open the door, it was still a middle-aged woman, but Zhang Yang didn't know him at all, he asked with some confusion, "...... are you?" ”
The middle-aged aunt asked loudly, "I haven't asked you yet!" Who are you? What's the matter? How to speak inexplicably. ”
Zhang Yang frowned, "If I'm not mistaken, this is my home, right?" ”
"Your home?" The middle-aged woman looked at Zhang Yang before finally reacting, "You...... Are you the eldest son of Zhongyi? Your name is Zhang Yang? ”
Zhang Yang nodded.
The middle-aged woman's face was a little displeased, but she still let Zhang Yang into the room, and a woman in her early thirties, holding a child in her hand, walked down from the second floor and asked, "Mom, who is it?" ”
"Son of Loyalty!"
Zhang Yang frowned when he heard this, he had already sorted out the relationship. This middle-aged woman is the mother of the 'airborne stepmother', that is, his 'airborne grandmother'.
The other party doesn't seem to have a good attitude.
This is also understandable.
When a woman marries a man with a child, the mother must not like the man's original child, to say that it is a set of emotional farce, which I only saw on TV before, but I didn't expect it to appear in myself.
Zhang Yang's understanding is understanding, but it doesn't mean that he can accept it, so he simply ignores the other party.
"Is Yang Yang back?" The attitude of the 'airborne stepmother' was much better, she put the child on the rocking chair in the living room, and took the suitcase with a smile on her face.
Zhang Yang didn't hand it over to her, "You're welcome, I'll take it in myself." ”
When Zhang Yang walked up to the second floor and arrived at his bedroom, his brows furrowed even tighter, there was a smell of sleep in the bedroom, and the quilt was thrown on the bed, obviously someone lived.
'Airborne Mother' immediately explained, "If you haven't come back, I'll let my mother live here temporarily." ”
In fact, she didn't explain completely, there are six bedrooms in the three-story villa alone, and there are only a few people in the family, so how can they sleep openly, but the 'airborne grandma' thinks this house is good, and no one has lived in it, so she insists on moving here.
Now it's embarrassing.
Zhang Yang took a deep breath, perhaps due to the influence of his predecessor, he couldn't control his anger, but in the end he said, "I'll go live on the third floor!" ”
"Don't, I'll let my mom clean up."
"No need." Zhang Yang was not interested in continuing to live here, he took his luggage to the bedroom on the third floor, which only had a bed, a bookcase and a chair, and it was very clean, and he could live in it by simply cleaning it up.
The long journey from Europe to China was still very tiring, and coupled with the adaptation to jet lag, Zhang Yang fell asleep while lying in bed.
By the time I woke up again, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon.
Zhang Yang walked downstairs and saw his father who had just entered the door, and there was a little boy standing next to him, it was his half-brother - Zhang Chen.
"Dad......"
Zhang Yang took a long breath, and his voice was a little difficult and stiff.
"Yangyang! You're back! ”
Zhang Zhongyi walked over with a happy face, looked up and down and patted his arms, like a child.
"Yes, I'm back." Zhang Yang forced a smile.
Zhang Zhongyi immediately pulled Zhang Yang, sat on the sofa and asked, "Is it still smooth to work in the UK?" ”
"It's okay."
"How long will it take to be back this time? Why did you come back at this time? You didn't even call me before you came, you haven't seen you for more than a year, and you have grown up. By the way, are you still back in the UK? Otherwise, stay in the country, yes! Just work for my company and I'll give you the same salary! ”
Zhang Yang coped with a smile, he could feel real concern, but he still felt a little awkward in his heart.
Zhang Zhongyi said for a long time, and after a while, he remembered to go to the kitchen to explain, "Sister Wang, Yang Yang is back today, prepare a few more dishes!" ”
Sister Wang is the nanny at home and only came here to work two years ago.
After Zhang Zhongyi left, Zhang Yang had time to look at the house furnishings, if it was in terms of money, he was undoubtedly born in a rich second-generation family.
The three-story villa near the city center, how much does it cost more than 10 million, the decoration and furnishings of the house are very luxurious, exuding the aura of a rich man.
is in such a family, but the predecessor lived such a difficult life, which shows how proud and stubborn the character is.
It's your own ......
Zhang Yang felt that he would make the same choice, after all, the support of his family was not his own, especially with the 'airborne stepmother', the happiness of the family would be much lower.
Now Zhang Yang only feels out of place.
This family did not belong to the predecessor, it was like his choice to study in the UK, and he became the superfluous one.
Then it won't belong to Zhang Yang, he just took the responsibility of his predecessor and came to take a look.
That's all.
When it was time for dinner, on a table, father Zhang Zhongyi, 'airborne stepmother', 'airborne grandma', and two younger siblings, plus nanny aunt and Zhang Yang, five adults and two children, it should have been a very lively atmosphere, but everyone else listened to Zhang Zhongyi and Zhang Yang.
Zhang Zhongyi constantly cares about Zhang Yang's work, and he hopes that Zhang Yang will return to China to help.
Zhang Yang could only refuse with a wry smile, "My current job is not bad, I signed a new contract with the company, and I haven't considered returning to China for development for the time being." ”
"That's nothing! It's a big deal to break the contract and lose a few dollars! Zhang Zhongyi waved his hand, "As long as you can come back, I will give you double your salary!" ”
Zhang Yang was a little embarrassed.
'Airborne grandma' hurriedly persuaded, "Yang Yang doesn't want to come back, let him develop in the UK, I know that foreign countries are more developed than domestic ......."
The 'airborne stepmother' hurriedly pulled the 'airborne grandma' and didn't let her say anything.
Zhang Zhongyi also frowned.
Several people at the table know that the 'airborne grandma' is a corner and does not want him to return to China, and it will become very uncomfortable to have an 'outsider' in the family, and thinking about it from a distance may also involve the inheritance of family property?
Zhang Yang was not interested in that bit of family property, and he was even more reluctant to come back to stay in this family, he said euphemistically, "It's not that I don't want to come back, but my job in the UK is really good, and now I can get about five million a year, and it would be a pity to quit and leave." ”
“……”
The people at the table were a little confused.
Zhang Zhongyi laughed, "You get five million a year, and Dad really can't give so much." ”
'Airborne Grandma' rolled her eyes when she heard this, and muttered in a low voice, "Bragging." ”
Zhang Yang didn't explain anything.
Zhang Zhongyi saw that Zhang Yang was unwilling to come back, so he did not continue to persuade him, after all, his son was only twenty-two years old, and he would definitely come back when he got married and had children in the future.
The meal was a little awkward.
Zhang Yang planned to stay at home for a week, but he couldn't stand it for only one day, and he wondered if he was going to leave tomorrow, and it would be enough to go home and take a look.
After dinner, Zhang Zhongyi pulled Zhang Yang and explained the things in the company, as if he hoped to use the company's situation to impress Zhang Yang to return to China.
Zhang Yang listened all the time.
Zhang Zhongyi runs a building materials company, the scale is still relatively large, the annual profit is easily over 10 million, and it is not surprising that he has saved a lot of business in a few years.
Zhang Yang just listened and understood the situation.
After the father and son exchanged, Zhang Yang talked about the holiday arrangements and said bluntly, "I'll go to SH City tomorrow." ”
“SH? What to do there? ”
"There's work to be done." Zhang Yang casually found a reason, which is actually true, but his plan was to stay at home for a week, and now it has been shortened to one day, "I want to work in Shanghai for a week, and then I plan to find a beach vacation, and I will be busy again in July." ”
Zhang Zhongyi was a little incomprehensible.
Just when he wanted to ask clearly, the doorbell suddenly rang, and the nanny went over to open the door, and heard say, "Excuse me, is this Zhang Yang's house?" Zhang Yang is not there? ”
"Looking for Zhang Yang?"
Zhang Yang turned his head to look at the past, and he was also a little confused.
At this time, I heard someone outside say, "This should be Zhang Yang's house, right?" I'm a reporter from SZ TV, and I would like to interview Mr. Zhang Yang! ”