This, however, is more important than anything else.

After I finished speaking, I heard the child's father say something.

"If it's really as you say, then this girl from the Jing family isn't all that great."

They're not even as good as children from ordinary families.

"I think so too. Although I didn't see her, the impression she gave me today was that of a spoiled rich girl."

If she doesn't change her spoiled, pampered attitude, she'll suffer in the future.

"I don't think we'll need them in the future. Given their family's circumstances, right now, it's safe to say that only Grandpa Jing might be able to protect her."

"Her father is in trouble; things are still uncertain. Just that phone call I made just now made him lose face. Do you think this girl can have a good life if she goes back to her father?"

"That's true, but ultimately, this has nothing to do with us."

However, you should still be careful in front of the Jing family, after all, you and he are still colleagues.

"I know, but for him to mess with me, he'd need to have the ability."

Besides, with such a major incident involving the Jing family, even if he wasn't involved, he doesn't have time to engage in any other underhanded tactics right now.

"That's true. He's probably barely able to protect himself right now, so how could he have time to deal with other people?"

"That's right. As for that girl from the Jing family, regarding her and Mingcheng's matter, I still maintain the same opinion: let them do as they please."

We have no right to interfere. Not only does he have his own parents, but most importantly, he's already an adult. As elders, it's not good for us to interfere too much.

"I know that. I've already told Zhao Mingcheng that I have no say in what happens between him and Jing Qianqian."

Otherwise, what if, in the end, whatever the outcome, they try to pin the blame on me?

"While it's unlikely to happen, we can't be sure it won't."

It's best if we don't get involved in their mess.

"That's right, I'm not just saying it, I really don't want to get involved in his affairs."

"I know, and I don't want to get involved. If he weren't my nephew, I wouldn't even bother to say anything out of respect for my parents and my second sister."

"That's true, but on the other hand, I made it clear to Zhao Mingcheng today that it probably won't be long before the old man and the old lady find out about this."

They'll definitely feel bad then. Why don't you go and keep them company another day?

"No need, I'm telling you, it doesn't matter which of us goes to accompany them."

Perhaps it meant nothing to the two elders, but to Mingcheng and that girl from the Jing family...

It seems we're implying a compromise, but for the sake of our family's future stability, I think it's best not to do that.

"But, is this okay? After all, the two elders are still alive. If I were to unilaterally reveal my intentions to Zhao Mingcheng on my own, wouldn't that be inappropriate?"

"You've already done it, why worry about it?"

Besides, you're the elder; if you don't like someone, you just don't like them, right?

Why should I wrong myself for anyone else? There's no precedent for that in our family.

I don't know about the past, but have you ever seen Mom compromise herself in this regard?

"To be honest, I've never seen it before."

"That's settled then, don't take it to heart."

Even if the old man and woman, or even my second sister and brother-in-law, have opinions, it doesn't matter.

If it weren't for you these past few months, would our Shen family have been able to weather this crisis?

Everyone knows the truth: the Jing family isn't just after your businesses, but also the Shen family's status in Beijing.

Just for this reason alone, you are a hero to our family. It's impossible for Mingcheng to have a problem with you just because he likes a girl from the Jing family.

Even if there were objections, it would only be to my second brother-in-law; no one else would.

"That's true. I was afraid that my parents would be sad after hearing my decision."

"How could that be? Even if you're sad, it's probably just disappointment in Mingcheng."

You must understand, in the eyes of the two elders, although they have no shortage of grandsons, no matter how close their grandsons are, they can't be as close as their own grandsons.

"That's true. And now the two elders don't have time to deal with this. Their minds are all on their great-grandchildren at home."

There's no time left to worry about other things.

"That's right. Whether it's Mingcheng, my second brother-in-law, or even if my second sister goes to the two elders, it's all in vain."

On the other hand, you only made it clear that you don't like the Jing family, but you didn't say that you disagreed with their relationship.

On this point, neither your brother-in-law nor your sister has the right to be angry with you.

On the contrary, they are the ones who should be angry. I just heard you say that the girl from the Jing family came to visit our home under the guise of Mingcheng.

To be honest, this kid hasn't even brought his girlfriend home to meet them.

They started by using their son to ask for favors, and not only that, they ended up offending them.

This seems to be unprecedented in our Shen family, and even among all our relatives.

"That's right, it's definitely the first one."

"Think about it, based on this point alone, even if my second brother-in-law is quite satisfied with one of the girls in the Jing family, he is probably still wavering in his heart."

Everyone says that a good wife should be virtuous, but judging from the behavior of the Jing family girl today, she certainly doesn't act like a virtuous wife.

"Isn't that right? To be honest, if a girl like her were to be married, I can't say for sure, she'd be a real troublemaker, probably not much worse."

If a family only has one son, or even if they also have a daughter, such a person probably won't get along well with others.

Moreover, Sister Nan has two sons, and Zhao Mingcheng is the second son. If she marries into the Zhao family, it's likely that not only will Sister Nan's life be difficult.

Even Haotian's life wasn't much better.

"You know what, it's actually possible. The problem with family education has little to do with a person's academic qualifications or knowledge."

After all, what one can learn in school is limited, while this tutor is entirely about teaching by example.

If the elders don't do a good job, the younger generation can't expect to do any better.

Even the worst bamboo shoots need guidance to grow; without guidance, success is not something that can be achieved overnight.

"That's right, but then again, it's hard to say whether the Jing family's daughter can become Zhao Mingcheng's wife."

It's too early to say anything like this here.

"That's true. If she doesn't change her ways, no matter which family she marries into, they won't have a peaceful life."

"That's true, but that's not something we should worry about. Whether she lives well or not is her parents' concern, not ours."