Chapter 25 What can make you panic?
Zhou Mingshi's phone rang; it was Zhou Mingyang calling.
As soon as the call connected, he said on the phone, "I didn't go to Sun Yurong's birthday party today."
Zhou Mingshi: "I didn't go either."
Zhou Mingyang laughed: "I knew you weren't going, so I didn't go either. My older sister isn't going either."
"Although my brother and I used to argue and fight all the time when we were kids, I'm still closer to you, since we've been fighting since we were little."
Zhou Mingshi raised an eyebrow slightly: "Are you trying to make friends with me?"
"Get lost! Who's trying to be nice to you?" Zhou Mingyang said after cursing. "I'm the older brother. If anyone should be trying to be nice, it should be you. You're the younger brother."
Zhou Mingshi said, "You do whatever I do, and you even say you're close to me. What else is that but a show of goodwill?"
Zhou Mingyang coughed and said, "To be honest, our Zhou family is all relying on you for food right now. This is a way of showing goodwill to you, so you can understand, right?"
Zhou Mingshi was somewhat surprised by his attitude and casually said, "I understand."
Zhou Mingyang said, "I've known since I was a child that a wise man knows when to yield. I know my own abilities. Even without you, I wouldn't be the heir of the Zhou family. I might as well follow you and have some meat soup."
Zhou Mingshi: "Are you serious?"
Zhou Mingyang: "When have I ever lied?"
Zhou Mingshi: "Okay."
He paused for a moment, then added, "There's been a problem with the hotel in Hong Kong. Go over there tonight and take a look. Once you've resolved the issue, you'll be in charge of the Zhou family's hotels from now on."
Zhou Mingyang: "...What do you mean?"
Zhou Mingshi leaned back on the sofa, resting his chin on the back of his hand, and said lazily, "You've already shown me kindness, so of course I have to live up to your feelings."
Zhou Mingyang: "...Then we don't need to go over tonight, right?"
Zhou Mingshi: "It's still early, we can still leave now. You can wait, but the customers can't."
Zhou Mingyang: "You seem to find it easy to order me around now?"
Zhou Mingshi: "After all, you said we've been fighting since we were kids."
Zhou Mingyang laughed: "I've known since we were kids that you're full of tricks and have a lot of guts. Aren't you afraid I'll steal your seat?"
Zhou Mingshi laughed: "If you have the ability to take it away, it only means that I am not as skilled as others, which is a good thing for the Zhou family."
"You're quite confident." Despite the remark, business still needed to be done. Zhou Mingyang said, "I can still catch the last flight. I'll head over right away."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Mingyang looked at his wife beside him: "The second son asked me to go to Gangcheng to deal with the hotel issue."
Yan Shuyan's eyes lit up, and he continued, "From now on, I will manage all the hotels in the family."
He chuckled at this point, "I wonder what Sun Yurong and her son's reaction will be when they hear about this?"
Yan Shuyan: "I don't care what their reaction is, just do your job well. I always said that following the second brother is the right choice."
Zhou Mingyang hugged her and smiled, "I have a good wife."
Yan Shuyan: "I'll go pack you a couple of clothes."
Zhou Mingyang: "Take less money. If you don't have anything to wear, go buy some. I'll bring you a gift when I'm done."
Yan Shuyan: "Focus on your work, gifts aren't important."
Zhou Mingyang: "Of course, a gift from my wife is important."
Seeing his son hang up the phone, Tan Qingwen asked, "Was that Mingyang calling?"
Zhou Mingshi: "Hmm."
Tan Qingwen said, "Speaking of which, your father was married three times, but only Mingyang's mother was truly sincere to him... In the end, it was Sun Yurong who spent so many years with him."
Zhou Mingshi: "He likes to be flattered. The fact that they have been together for so many years can only mean that they are a group of people."
Tan Qingwen laughed: "That's true."
Tan Qingwen had her secretary find her a personal assistant to accompany her, and she stayed at Lin Yi'an's place for two days before returning home.
After a week of treatment, Zhou Mingshi's aunt's back pain disappeared.
Tan Qingwen's health is slowly recovering. She doesn't dare to do anything reckless now. She's not that old, and she has many things she wants to do. She can't afford to break down, so she's taking her medicine and recuperating properly.
The autumnal equinox had just passed, and there was a slight chill in the air. Lin Yi'an changed into a long-sleeved shirt when she went to work in the morning.
Lin Yi'an promised her parents that she would go back to visit them during the National Day holiday, and she planned to leave the day before the holiday.
Tan Qingwen wanted to take advantage of the holiday to visit An'an's adoptive parents and planned to go with her.
Zhou Mingshi naturally went along as well.
The Lin Group has been quite busy lately, and they won't be able to relax during the National Day holiday, so the Lin family members can't go.
However, since they couldn't go, Lin Jingyun, being a free person, planned to go with them for some fun.
The group prepared a car full of gifts.
Lin Jingyun didn't disturb her sister and future brother-in-law's time together. She got into Tan Qingwen's car and let her sister and future brother-in-law ride in the same car.
Lin Yi'an didn't care whose car she rode in, but she didn't expect her second sister to come along too. Just a couple of days ago, she heard her sister talking about going on a trip with her boyfriend during the National Day holiday. Could it be that the two of them had another fight?
After several hours of travel, the car finally arrived at Changping's home.
Lin Jingyun had visited Changping several times, but Tan Qingwen was visiting for the first time. He immediately fell in love with the surrounding natural rural scenery.
Lin Shuhe, Liu Zhengying, and Grandma Lin came out to greet them.
A group of people were shouting at each other.
The three of them responded with smiles.
After greeting them, Tan Qingwen stepped forward and shook Grandma Lin's hand: "Auntie, I've wanted to come see you for a long time."
Grandma Lin smiled and said, "Come in and sit down."
Assistant Chen and Ye Lingzhi carried things out of the car, while Zhou Mingshi and Lin Yi'an lagged behind them.
Grandma Lin: "Are you tired after such a long car ride? The food is ready. Rest for a while and then we'll go eat."
Tan Qingwen said, "I travel frequently for work, so I'm used to it."
After sitting for a while, Grandma Lin invited them over for dinner.
Tan Qingwen looked at the table full of farm-style dishes with great interest: "I just love eating food with such a rustic, homely flavor."
Grandma Lin smiled and said, "I like to stay here for a few more days."
The group was indeed hungry, so they didn't say anything more and sat down to eat.
After dinner, we chatted for a while and then went upstairs to rest.
Lin Yi'an also took a nap. When she came out, she saw her second sister, Lin Jingyun, sitting on the living room sofa looking at her phone. She sat down next to her and asked, "Are you awake?"
Lin Jingyun nodded and leaned closer to her, asking, "An'an, why did you agree to get engaged to Zhou Mingshi back then?"
Seeing that she was in low spirits, Lin Yi'an said, "The two families are willing to form a marriage alliance, so they must know each other's backgrounds. The elders in the family would not choose someone for marriage casually, so the other party must be good in all aspects."
“My grandparents said that if I was willing to marry into their family, the dowry would be twice as much. When I was a child, my family was poor and the villagers looked down on us and laughed at my parents. I thought that when I grew up, I would earn a lot of money to treat their illnesses and stop people from laughing at them. But when I grew up, I realized that even if I had money, there would be no way to treat their illnesses.”
"He's suitable in every way, and I can't find anyone more suitable than him myself, so why wouldn't I agree?"
"After spending some time with Zhou Mingshi, he proved to be excellent in every way, which shows that the Lin family made the right choice in their marriage alliance."
As Zhou Mingshi opened the door, he heard her words. He hesitated whether to go over or go back to his room when Lin Jingyun spotted him and quickly called out, "Future brother-in-law."
Lin Yi'an looked up and said, "You've rested enough."
Zhou Mingshi strode over, but before he could get close, Lin Jingyun ran back to her room.
Lin Yi'an: "......"
After Zhou Mingshi sat down, he smiled and said, "I am honored that Yi'an has given me such high praise."
His opening remarks indicated that he had just overheard their conversation.
Lin Yi'an smiled and said, "That's true."
She would say the same thing even to his face.
Looking at the calmness on her face, Zhou Mingshi suddenly asked, "What could possibly make you panic?"
Lin Yi'an chuckled: "There are many things to be aware of. I'm not a god, so of course I'll panic when something happens."
Zhou Mingshi smiled but didn't say anything.
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