Luo Qingyuan was also completely stunned.

Um?

How old are you, Duan Ye?

Duan Ye calmly replied, "This has nothing to do with age."

Duan Chen, being so small, couldn't hold back her tears any longer; she blinked twice and they fell down.

Even Ding Yifen couldn't hold back anymore: "You brat, you're even jealous of your own son! Apologize right now!"

Luo Qingyuan glared at him and picked Duan Chen up in her arms: "Chenchen, be good. Daddy didn't mean it. Mommy will feed you something delicious, okay?"

Duan Chen, his eyes brimming with tears, asked, "Mom, does Dad not like me?"

Duan Ye sighed helplessly and picked up his son, saying, "Sweetie, it's not that Daddy doesn't like you. Daddy just likes Mommy very much too."

Duan Chen sobbed, "Then can Dad peel my favorite shrimp for me today?"

Duan Luo weakly raised her hand: "Daddy, I want one too."

So Duan Ye agreed: "Okay, whatever you want to eat or play today, Dad will accompany you, okay?"

And so the child was appeased.

Shen Zongbai and Luo Shuyang are both businessmen. Although the Shen family is not bad, it is far inferior to the Luo family.

Normally, Shen Zongbai rarely gets to sit down and eat with Luo Shuyang face to face, so he appeared particularly reserved at this moment.

"Mr. Luo, you are truly young and promising. I've heard that although you're not abroad, the overseas business market follows your lead..."

Luo Shuyang wanted to laugh at the compliments, but because he was Duan Ze's father-in-law, he patiently listened and finally said, "President Shen, please speak frankly. We're all family, no need to beat around the bush."

Shen Zongbai raised a glass of wine: "President Luo is a straightforward person, so I'll drink this glass first as a sign of respect."

Luo Shuyang then drank the glass of wine as well.

Shen Zongbo said frankly, "To be honest, I want my son Changcheng to follow you."

These words stunned even Shen Changcheng, and Shen Niannian was also dumbfounded.

Shen Changcheng: "Dad, I'm doing just fine at my company, what are you doing?"

Shen Niannian was unusually silent. Shen Changcheng did need someone to mentor him. Luo Qingyuan was not suitable, but she hadn't thought of Luo Shuyang either. However, now that her father brought it up, she realized that no one was more suitable than Luo Shuyang, who had opened up an entire overseas market.

Duan Ze glanced at Shen Niannian and asked her in a low voice, "What are your thoughts on this?"

When it came to serious matters, Shen Niannian became much more normal, and her expression became somewhat serious: "My dad has always wanted to train Shen Changcheng, since the Shen family's business will be handed over to Changcheng in the future. I have also been looking for someone who can guide him, but there has been no result. I thought of Qing Yuan, but I have never spoken up. I didn't expect that my dad would think of Brother Luo."

Luo Shuyang subconsciously looked at Luo Qingyuan, who then put down her chopsticks.

“After this New Year, my brother will take my sister-in-law and children abroad and stay there for a long time. If you want to follow my brother, you can’t complain.”

After saying that, Luo Qingyuan looked at Shen Changcheng: "In the Shen family's company, you are the young master, the young boss, and the young CEO Shen, but once you go abroad, you are no different from my brother's subordinates."

"You're going for five years, and you won't return to China unless absolutely necessary. Are you willing?"

As a result, everyone's attention fell on Shen Changcheng.

Now that Shen Changcheng is at the age where he should be getting married, if he leaves now, his marriage will be delayed again and again, and life abroad will definitely not be easy.

Shen Zongbai never expected that Luo Qingyuan would be the one to step in on this matter.

He had always thought that as long as Luo Shuyang agreed, everything would be fine. But when he glanced at Luo Shuyang, he found that Luo Shuyang hadn't said anything and was still piling food onto his daughter's plate. It seemed that Luo Qingyuan was indeed in charge.

Shen Changcheng suddenly felt a little nervous. Although he had met Luo Qingyuan many times, it was always as Shen Niannian's best friend or sister-in-law. This was the first time he felt a sense of pressure from Luo Qingyuan.

So, Shen Changcheng subconsciously looked at Shen Niannian.

Luo Qingyuan: "What? Do you need your sister to decide this kind of thing?"

Luo Shuyang chuckled softly, which sounded like mockery, but it was more than just like it; he was indeed mocking.

This made Shen Changcheng feel inexplicably embarrassed.

"I'll go."

"It's only five years. As long as you, Mr. Luo, are willing to take me under your wing, I'll do anything."

Shen Changcheng was the youngest among them, but he wasn't stupid. He knew what the Luo siblings represented in the business world. He didn't care if he couldn't climb onto that powerful pedestal, but he wasn't willing to let it go if he could.

After Shen Changcheng expressed his opinion, Shen Zongbai and the others looked anxiously at Luo Shuyang, while Luo Shuyang looked at Luo Qingyuan. Only when Luo Qingyuan nodded almost imperceptibly did Luo Shuyang relent.

"Come to the Luo family to find me after the New Year."

Once Luo Shuyang relented, the atmosphere at the dinner table became less tense.

Shen Zongbai: "Quick, Great Wall, quickly thank Sister Luo and Brother-in-law Luo!"

Duan Ye's face darkened, and Chen Niannian sighed helplessly, rubbing her forehead.

Dad, why did you make Changcheng call her Sister Luo for no reason?

Luo Shuyang's expression also changed; looking at Duan Ye's appearance, he couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.

After Shen Changcheng finished his call and drank his wine, he felt that his brother-in-law Luo's gaze was sinister. Shen Changcheng couldn't help but rub his arms, feeling a bit uneasy.

After Luo Qingyuan drank the wine offered by Shen Changcheng, she received a message from Nian Nian: Thank you, Bei Bei.

Upon seeing the message, Luo Qingyuan's expression softened, and she replied: You're welcome.

We're all family, so there's no need for formalities. This isn't a violation of any rules, and besides, Luo Shuyang thinks highly of Shen Changcheng. It's just that if she didn't speak up, Luo Shuyang wouldn't bother with other people's business.

This little incident at the meal passed just like that, and Shen Zongbai was very happy, becoming more and more satisfied with his son-in-law, Duan Ze.

Duan Ze met Shen Zongbai's ardent gaze with some helplessness, indicating that it had nothing to do with him and was all due to his wife's connections.

Luo Qingyuan was only willing to speak up because of Niannian's sake.

The rest of the Duan family didn't say anything either, as it wasn't a matter of principle.

After finishing his meal, Duan Sheng sat in the courtyard by the stove, where a pot of tea was warming.

The houses opposite the Duan family compound are now deserted. There used to be two guard posts, but now the small pavilion is gone, and all the guards have left. After the New Year, the old Duan family residence will be even more deserted and desolate.

Ding Yifen came over and draped a coat over his shoulders.

“We’ll retire in two years, then we’ll go back to our old house, and I’ll often accompany you to visit Mom and Dad.”

Duan Sheng snapped out of his daze, smiled, and took his wife's hand: "It's so good to have you."

Ding Yifen smiled and shook hands in return: "I should be the one saying that. It's really good to have you."

They've been married for almost forty years, since their university days, and have always been each other's strongest support.