Chapter 483 She had no objections

Xu Yue had just taken a beer from the refrigerator and sat down when she noticed that Shen Xuewei's expression was a bit strange.

She asked, puzzled, "Who did you answer? Why do you look so strange?"

Shen Xuewei tossed her phone onto the sofa, casually stroked the dog's head that was reaching out, and said:

"Nobody, just my assistant who's been with me for years. She said she's going back to Shanghai and asked if I needed her for any work; she's willing to work overtime for free..."

Xu Yue was a little surprised. "On New Year's Eve, you're even asking to work overtime? It seems your assistant might be a workaholic."

"Maybe..." Shen Xuewei picked up two slices of meat and said casually.

Gan Shengnan is quite capable. She has been by my side for so many years and has rarely made any mistakes. She has endured even the most demanding jobs.

However, she called on New Year's Eve to tell her that she would voluntarily work overtime, which was the first time in so many years.

Rather than calling her a workaholic, it's more likely that something happened to her and she wanted to distract herself with work.

If she's willing to talk, Shen Xuewei has time to listen.

However, she was unwilling to say, and Shen Xuewei did not have a penchant for prying into other people's privacy.

The two ate hot pot and chatted, occasionally scalding food in the clear broth for the eagerly watching Dadan to eat, making it quite lively.

Xu Yue's drama didn't officially wrap up until the end of February. After rushing to complete a few days of work, she had a holiday.

The two of them, along with their courage, set off on a road trip for almost half a month before returning to their busy work.

Chu De'an and Tang Tang got married early last year, and soon after, news of Tang Tang's pregnancy spread.

In March of this year, she gave birth to a boy. When the baby was a month old, she simply held a celebration and invited close relatives and friends to the house.

For the 100-day celebration, they specially set up many tables at a local hotel and invited everyone they could.

Because Tang Tang married Chu De'an, she began to see her father, Tang Jiangang, more often than before, after they hadn't been in much contact for many years.

The father and daughter were a little awkward when they first met.

As time went on, Tang Tang began to treat him as just an ordinary relative.

Perhaps it was because she had her own child and learned that her ex-boyfriend had also gotten married that the resentment she had with her mother gradually dissipated, and the mother-daughter relationship was repaired.

When Hu Lirong received the necklace from Tang Tang, she looked at Tang Tang's radiant face, which was rounder than before her marriage, and smiled with satisfaction.

Everyone was praising the child. Shen Xuewei craned her neck to take a look, casually praised the child as a good one, and didn't join in.

The child was held by a group of elders who adored him, and Tang Tang carried the child to Shen Xuewei's side.

"Sis, give me a hug too. Look, Hiroshi Ozawa is watching you."

Hu Lirong followed with a smile, looking at the child in her arms and saying:

“Our Xiao Zekuan likes his cousin too, right? Look at this little gold bracelet and this little jade pendant, they were bought for Xiao Zekuan by our Aunt Weiwei.”

"When our little Ze Kuan grows up, he must be filial to his aunt and take care of her in her old age, you understand?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

"He's only a hundred days old. Grandma, aren't you afraid of putting so much pressure on him and breaking his little shoulders?"

A relative joked, "How could supporting his cousin Weiwei in her old age be too much for him? His cousin is so rich, he'll have more than he can spend in his lifetime."

"Haha, that makes sense..."

Everyone laughed along, and Shen Xuewei laughed too, but her eyes were cold.

"Who can predict the future? It's too early to talk about such things now."

The atmosphere became awkward for a moment, and Hu Lirong's expression stiffened for a brief instant, but she quickly recovered and eased the tension by saying:

"Yes, yes, Vivi is still young, and Hiroshi Ozawa is still young too, let's not talk about that for now."

Shen Xuewei did not hold the child, and asked Tang Tang to let someone else hold the child, claiming that she did not know how to hold a baby.

Smelling the scent she seemed to have picked up from being so close to the child, Shen Xuewei made up an excuse and went back to her house to change her clothes.

Chen Fangli and Chu Fu continued toasting at each table in the venue, completely unaware that Shen Xuewei had already left.

Back home, Shen Xuewei stood in front of the mirror, observing herself.

Approaching thirty, with the wisdom of years and the support of a career, life is now firmly in my own hands.

However, in the eyes of her relatives in this small third-tier city, all of this led to only one assessment of her.

Older single women who are still unmarried.

She doesn't care much about what her relatives think, but that doesn't mean she doesn't hate what they say behind her back. This is also why, as she gets older, she increasingly prefers to stay in places like Shanghai and Beijing.

She doesn't particularly like other people's children, except for her own future children, even the children of her younger brother whom she grew up with.

She and Chu De'an had a good relationship, and she was almost thirty years old but still unmarried.

Her close relatives all know that she has no plans to get married in the future.

Therefore, some relatives, especially Hu Lirong, naturally assumed that her property would belong to Chu Zekuan in the future.

Shen Xuewei could only say that she was dreaming too much.

None of the companies under her name wanted to involve any so-called relatives.

How could she possibly give away the career and wealth she built up over more than a decade to an outsider?

After the 100-day celebration ended and Chen Fangli finished her work, she received a call from Shen Xuewei saying goodbye and reminding her to be careful on the road and take care of her health before hanging up the phone.

Turning around, he noticed Tang Tang's slightly unnatural expression and asked with concern:

"Xiao Tang, you don't look well. What's wrong?"

Upon discovering that Chen Fangli seemed unaware of what happened at the 100-day celebration, Tang Tang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled:

"It's nothing, I was just lost in thought."

Chen Fangli didn't care about not getting any information out of her.

She recalled what Chu De'an had told her before the 100-day celebration, and after thinking about it carefully, she said to Tang Tang:

"Xiao Tang, I heard from De'an that you want to bring your mother to live with you, is that right?"

After Chu De'an and Tang Tang got married, they moved to another house.

That house was a graduation gift that Shen Xuewei bought for Chu De'an the year he graduated.

After the marriage, thinking that the young couple needed their own private space, Chen Fangli asked them to move over there so they could live their own lives.

These elders usually only visit on weekends or when the young couple needs them.

Tang Tang's heart tightened. She had only told Chu De'an about wanting her mother to move in with her.

Chu De'an didn't agree, saying he needed to think about it some more, but unexpectedly he turned around and told Chen Fangli about it.

She gave a dry laugh, "Yes...yes."

"Mom, it's like this, my mom thinks it's hard for me to take care of the child, so she's thinking of moving in to help me take care of the child, so that I can have an easier time."

"If you object, then I'll tell my mom not to come over yet..."

Chen Fangli didn't think that much about it.

"It's alright. If you two are willing, then let your mother move in. She's been renting a place and living on her own all these years, it hasn't been easy for her. You two haven't been apart much, so it's a good thing for you to live together."

“I’ll feel a little more at ease knowing that your mother will come over to help you take care of Zekuan.”

Chen Fangli, now in her middle age, is bursting with ambition and diligently manages her hamburger shop.

When Tang Tang was pregnant and about to give birth, she didn't go to take care of her during her postpartum period, but she gave Tang Tang 50,000 yuan so that she could stay at a postpartum care center.

After the baby turned one month old, Chen Fangli was thinking of hiring a nanny to take care of the baby, but Hu Lirong volunteered to take care of the baby after she found out.

Chen Fangli felt that she hadn't contributed anything, so she gave Tang Tang 20,000 yuan every month and let her decide how to use it.

Chu De'an told her that Tang Tang wanted to bring Hu Lirong to live with them and asked for her opinion.

She had no objection.