Chapter 89 The Master is Always Wise
Sitting in the car, Bai's mother sighed softly as she thought about what she had seen and heard at the Zhou family's house that day.
"The Zhou family's enduring prosperity owes a great deal to the old lady of the Zhou family."
Mr. Bai asked, "What do you mean?"
Bai's mother said, "Rumor has it that the old lady was the one who arranged the marriage between Tan Qingwen and Zhou Kanghui. She has a sharp eye and is good at judging people. If they hadn't divorced, the Zhou family might have risen to a higher level."
Mr. Bai smiled and said, "The Zhou family has several generations of business experience and has its own set of survival skills. You can tell from the fact that Zhou Mingshi did not rush to expand the family business after he took office that he prefers to be steady and pragmatic. As long as we preserve the existing industries, the Zhou family will not decline."
"This young man is a rare find; he doesn't act rashly. What a pity!"
If only he had known better, he would have raised his daughter properly.
Bai's mother added, "All of Zhou Mingshi's blind dates were arranged by Old Madam Yu herself, and his marriage to the Lin family was also facilitated by the old lady."
Mr. Bai: "Although Miss Lin didn't grow up with her parents, she is quite outstanding. She is composed in her speech and actions, never saying anything unnecessary or inappropriate..."
Bai Zhirong finally understood the power of the saying "Other people's children are all good children." She retorted, unconvinced, "Is she really that good?"
Father Bai: "Don't be unconvinced. You're good-looking, your family background is good, and as for intelligence, you graduated from a prestigious university, so you're not lacking either. It's just your personality..."
Bai Zhirong interrupted, "I know I have an impatient personality, but personality is innate, how can it be changed so easily? You have to give me some time."
The mother said earnestly, "I'm not asking you to change immediately, but at least you have to be willing to change."
She paused for a moment, then added, "Having seen all this today, shouldn't you give up now?"
Bai Zhirong remained silent.
Bai's mother patted her head: "Even if you can't let go for a while, it's okay, but we can't bother them anymore."
Bai Zhirong lowered her head: "I understand. I will not do anything to bring shame to the Bai family."
Mother Bai said with satisfaction, "This is the kind of girl our Bai family has raised with such care."
Bai Zhirong looked out the car window, feeling somewhat lost. She had liked Zhou Mingshi since her student days, and had liked him for so many years. How could she let go so easily?
But seeing him and Lin Yi'an together today, I felt a mix of bitterness and complicated emotions.
In high school, she witnessed Zhou Ming make a female classmate who handed him a love letter cry with just one sentence.
She could tell that he adored his wife; she was all he could see.
She could see that he was the one who fell in love first, while his wife was more composed.
She felt he deserved it; he had hurt so many girls. If his beloved wife never loved him, he would surely be heartbroken.
Thinking of this, a sudden surge of malice arose in her heart, and she eagerly anticipated seeing him troubled by love.
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The couple took a nap and then prepared to go talk to Qingwen with his mother.
Before leaving, I ran into Zhou Kanghui.
Assistant Chen casually remarked, "There's been a commotion next door, they're moving things over here. Have all of the master's things been moved over here?"
Zhou Mingshi glanced at him but didn't say anything.
Zhou Kanghui waved his hand dismissively: "I have so much stuff, how can I move it all in a short time? I'll move it slowly later, and nobody wants my stuff anyway."
Assistant Chen cautioned, "That's not necessarily true. The master has many antiques; any one of them could fetch a good amount of money if sold."
Before you got divorced, Sun Yurong treated those things as her own, so they were naturally safe to keep there.
But now that you're divorced, one family has become two. Those things, right under Sun Yurong's nose, are like a piece of juicy, delicious meat hanging in front of her. She's not stupid, so of course she'll try to take as much as she can.
Zhou Kanghui stared at him sharply: "You mean, Sun Yurong will take my things when she moves?"
Assistant Chen coughed and said, "Sir, that's not what I meant. I just meant that those things are very valuable, and valuable things should be kept safe to prevent others from coveting them. After all, one can never be too careful."
Zhou Kanghui laughed: "You're a sly little guy. Alright, I got it. I'll send someone over to move the things right away."
Assistant Chen: "The master is always wise."
Zhou Kanghui: "Of course."
Zhou Mingshi glanced at them.
Assistant Chen chuckled twice.
Zhou Mingshi withdrew his gaze.
Ye Lingzhi didn't go with them; she stayed home to process the medicinal herbs.
When the couple arrived at Tan Qingwen's place, she was entertaining guests.
The two bought her a bouquet of flowers on the way.
Tan Qingwen took it and smiled, "Was it An'an's idea?"
When the husband and wife speak at the same time, their voices naturally differ.
"It was Yi'an who suggested it."
"It was Ming Shi's idea."
Lin Yi'an: "......"
Zhou Mingshi: "..."
Tan Qingwen smiled and didn't ask who suggested it. Regardless of who suggested it, the young couple sent it together, and it was their way of showing their love.
Her friend, Ms. Wu, said enviously, "You're so lucky. Your son and daughter-in-law are both so filial, and they even bought you flowers."
Tan Qingwen put the flowers in the vase: "As long as they come to see me, I'll be happy even if they don't buy me anything."
The group sat down, and the servants brought them fruit and tea.
Ms. Wu glanced at the young couple and joked, "You'll be even happier if they give you a grandson or granddaughter in a while."
Upon hearing this, the couple silently picked up their teacups and drank their tea.
Tan Qingwen smiled and said, "Young people should do what they want. As long as they have a good relationship, having children is inevitable. They just got married, so let them spend a few more years building their relationship. I'm still young and haven't thought about having grandchildren yet. Wouldn't becoming a grandmother remind me that I'm getting old?"
Ms. Wu knew that the other person wasn't in a hurry to have children, so she tactfully went along with her, saying, "That's true, we've just gotten married, so there's really no need to rush to have children."
The couple sat beside them listening to them talk without interrupting, mainly because they didn't have the space to do so.
Seeing that they had finished their tea and fruit, Tan Qingwen said, "The cherry blossoms in the garden are in bloom, they're especially beautiful, would you two like to go and see them?"
Zhou Mingshi lowered his head and asked, "Are you going?"
Lin Yi'an: "Let's go."
The two held hands and walked towards the back garden.
Upon arriving at the back garden, a sea of pink flowers greeted her eyes, and Lin Yi'an's eyes lit up: "So beautiful!"
Looking into her bright eyes, Zhou Mingshi asked softly, "Do you like it?"
"I like it." Lin Yi'an naturally liked such a beautiful flower.
Zhou Mingshi lamented, "Neither of our homes has cherry blossoms planted, so going back..."
Lin Yi'an interrupted him: "I like all kinds of flowers, such as peach blossoms, apricot blossoms, pomegranate blossoms, roses, and so on. We already have a lot of flowers at home, so we don't need to plant cherry blossoms. If you want to see cherry blossoms, just come to Mom's place."
Zhou Mingshi said, "We can plant cherry blossoms along the roadside near Changping's house."
Lin Yi'an looked up: "Is it because I like it?"
Zhou Mingshi lowered his eyes and asked, "Is it good?"
Lin Yi'an's eyes lit up with a smile: "Okay."
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