Perhaps because his prejudice affected his judgment, Nie Zhao failed to understand Nie Rong's thoughts.
In his view, his father, who disliked him no matter what, only wanted to live with him for one reason: to cause him trouble.
But Chen Rou actually guessed his thoughts, so he didn't just want to annoy her, he had other intentions too.
They had already reached the door of the private room, but Nie Zhao stopped, too lazy to go in, and asked his wife, "Do you know what he's thinking?"
Chen Rou smiled and said, "When people get old, there are only three things: greed for money, fear of death, and insomnia."
He added, "Don't worry, I'll take care of him for you."
The dress she wore today was one that Nie Zhao had been picking out and ordering for a long time. It was a long-sleeved, pure black velvet dress, and the emerald on her chest, hair clip, earrings, and bracelet were all part of a matching set.
Her swan-like long neck and straight shoulders, accentuated by the deliberate layering at the waist, along with her flat stomach and slender waist, were the envy of all the ladies in the private room and made Boss Nie genuinely proud. After all, he was the one who had taken care of his wife's good complexion and health.
But his feelings for his wife were more of an admiration. Just like when he was with Nie Rong, his emotions would overcome his reason, making him impulsive, easily angered, and unconsciously falling into her trap, which made him very frustrated.
But every time, his wife would always be able to help him at crucial moments, turning the tables on Nie Rong and keeping him firmly under control.
Today is the baby's one-month birthday, and Nie Zhao is in a very happy mood. However, after holding back for almost a year, Nie Rong, who is also waiting for this day and is quite self-righteous, wants to go home and enjoy his grandchildren. Nie Zhao was so angry that he almost lost control and hadn't figured out what to do.
Fortunately, Chen Rou was there, so he could look at the baby and relax. He would leave Nie Rong's affairs to her.
Chen Rou had only met the group of old knights and members of parliament a few times.
Of course, they were all white-haired and quite old, and were chatting idly at the moment.
Upon seeing the baby, everyone naturally offered a few words of praise and then each gave a red envelope.
An old lord, presumably entrusted by Nie Rong, came today specifically to speak. He handed over a red envelope, then took Chen Rou's hand and said, "I don't know if you know, Rou, but Zhang Ziqiang has recently committed another major crime. You need to keep a close eye on the boy."
The waiter moved a chair, and Chen Rou sat down.
The old gentleman's surname was Ding, and he was known as Master Ding. She smiled and said, "It's about the Luo family, isn't it? I've seen the news."
During the months that Chen Rou was pregnant, a major case that would later become famous in history took place.
A wealthy man surnamed Luo was kidnapped by Cheung Tze-keung, who initially demanded a ransom of 2 billion. However, the man's family had many brothers who were not united and no one wanted to spend the money, so they kept trying to bargain.
The wealthy man surnamed Luo was constantly being tied up and dragged around during the bargaining process, and was subjected to abuse. When the price was reduced to 500 million, Cheung Tze-keung refused to accept it and shouted that he would kill the man. This shows how strong the bond is between husband and wife.
When his wife realized that her husband's brothers were unreliable, she urgently mortgaged all her dowry to the bank, raising 600 million yuan. She personally took the money to redeem him, and it took four months of trouble to finally get him back.
The tycoon was already on the verge of death from the ordeal and is currently still in the hospital.
But the story has a very ironic ending: the wife went through a lot of trouble to redeem the tycoon, but a paparazzi revealed that after the tycoon returned, he was not only not grateful to his wife, but also cursed her for not saving him sooner.
Moreover, he refused to see his wife during his illness, instead openly bringing his mistress to his side to take care of him.
Half of Chen Rou's fun during her postpartum period came from gossip about the Luo family.
Sure enough, Lord Ding nodded deeply: "The mainland is determined to take back Hong Kong, and the British have no choice but to let go. When the news came, big bandits came out to wreak havoc in Hong Kong, and we Hong Kong citizens are lambs to the slaughter. We old folks are okay, even if we are kidnapped, our families don't need to waste money to rescue us. But you must keep a close eye on your son."
Liang Lisheng laughed and said, "Who says old people can't waste money? I'm the first to disagree. Sir Ding, if you get kidnapped one day and your son doesn't save you, I will. Look at my skills, I can take on eight people by myself without any problem."
Sir Ding praised with a smile, "Mr. Liang's physique is getting healthier with age."
Liang Lisheng patted the little cradle and said with a smile, "I can still work until he grows up."
Nie Rong chimed in, but in a sarcastic tone: "I'm afraid my body won't be able to wait until A Yuan grows up. A Sheng, you'd better take good care of yourself and live a long life so you can accompany him as he grows up for me."
Liang Lisheng was the kind of person who would fall into a trap even if he knew it was a trap: "Brother, what are you saying? You are A Yuan's own grandfather, and you love him so much, of course you have to take good care of yourself."
Taking advantage of the situation, Nie Rong said, "As long as I can see him every day when he's a child, I'll be content."
Naturally, he looked at Nie Zhao and said, "Then I... should also move to the mountaintop path?"
But before he could finish speaking, Chen Rou abruptly interrupted him, saying, "I heard someone say that they saw Zhang Ziqiang on the mountaintop road?"
Liang Lisheng immediately said, "Impossible."
He added, "Even if he dares to come to Central, he wouldn't dare to go up Peak Road. The terrain there isn't good for escaping, and all the white families live on the Peak. No matter how arrogant he is, he wouldn't dare to be arrogant with white people."
The reason why Nie Zhao wanted to renovate the house on the mountaintop in advance was also for this reason.
Although Repulse Bay has beautiful scenery, it is not as safe as the Peak. With the handover approaching and the British side relinquishing control, Nie Zhao can foresee that the security situation will become increasingly chaotic. He also wants stability and safety.
Nie Rong's worries were obvious. It wasn't that he loved Nie Zhao that much, but he was afraid that Nie Zhao would leave him alone in Repulse Bay with insufficient bodyguards. What if he was kidnapped by Cheung Tze-keung? Nie Zhao certainly wouldn't save him.
His only wife, Han Yuzhu, who would single-handedly save him, had died long ago.
Therefore, he could only have been cruelly tortured by Cheung Tze-keung and died in the wilderness.
He's greedy, afraid of death, and sleepless. He's endured it for a long time, and now he's shamelessly insisting on following his son.
Faced with a group of old knights and old members of parliament, how could Nie Zhao possibly refute them?
However, although Nie Zhao had no solution to this problem, Chen Rou had a way to solve it.
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