Dan Song pondered all of Qin Chong's actions so far on the show: "From the current perspective, most of his behavior is consistent with our previous deductions about Qin Chong's purpose: to prevent Geng Keli and the Jiang family from cooperating further for the benefit of the Qin family."
Aside from this child... since it concerns the child, the Geng family's inheritance rights are closely related to it.
"Is there a problem with the inheritance of the Geng family's shares?" Qi Yan also thought of this, and his mind suddenly opened up: "That's why Geng Qiushi's relationship with the Geng family is so strange. Yes, my second brother is coming tomorrow, so I'll have him investigate in this direction."
Shan Song was already sending messages to Qi Changzhou and Qi Taiyue, and added upon hearing this, "As for Qin Chong, I suspect that he already has some understanding of the Geng family's situation, and his unusual behavior can perhaps be understood as his personal desire to sever ties with Geng Keli, but given that the Qin family's orders could not be carried out."
After all, they are members of the Qin family, and they have inherited the Qin family's characteristics, so everything is still based on the interests of the family.
But how many times has Qin Chong acted on his own initiative?
This includes bringing him back to the Qin family to arrange a marriage for himself, having him meet with Geng Keli in secret at the wedding, and using Qin Siyuan's name to blackmail him on set... all of which show that Qin Chong is not entirely blindly serving the Qin family, but rather using any means necessary to fight for his own way out.
Therefore, Tong Zhao also has reason to suspect that this exposure was most likely his own idea.
As for the purpose... it's not unreasonable to wait and see.
At least they were right at the beginning. Qin Chong's goal was not with them from the start. Neither the Qin family nor he personally wanted to be their enemy.
The reason why Geng Keli left the company position vacant, giving Geng Qiushi the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and appear on the show, has a motive. The previous explanation was too far-fetched, but if the Geng family's shares were not entirely inherited by Geng Keli, then it would be a different story.
Although Tong Zhao didn't understand the specifics of their family's intricacies, he at least knew the impact of shareholding percentages on the decision-making power of the company's senior management.
It seems they actually have a significant advantage now!
Seeing his ever-changing expressions, and finally a hint of joy on his face, Shan Song found it somewhat amusing. He patted him on the shoulder and said, "Alright, in the end, this is just them fighting like dogs. Let's wait and see. If Tai Yue can find out something that we can use, that would be even better. Then we won't have to go through the trouble of trying to turn them against us."
Tong Zhao's eyes lit up as if he had just been reminded, and he said, "Your intuition is very accurate. Qin Chong really does have a problem with Geng Keli."
Enjoying his wife's adoring gaze, Shan Song subtly curved his lips into a smile: "Let's not talk about them anymore, let's go, we haven't finished planting the flowers yet."
"Oh, right." Tong Zhao stood up, turned to say goodbye to the two, and said, "Then we'll be going now."
Qi Yan was thinking about something and didn't respond immediately. Luan Yining waved to them and got up to see them to the door.
After taking only a few steps, Qi Yan suddenly woke up as if from a dream and called out to Shan Song: "Brother Song, have you considered cooperating with the Rong family or the Jiang family?"
This was the second time Shan Song had heard a similar question. The first time was when his wife brought it up. Both of them got along well with Jiang Li, so it was perfectly normal for them to have such thoughts.
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but whether from what he had heard before or from their interactions these past few days, it was clear to anyone with eyes that starting with Jiang Li was absolutely out of the question. Jiang Li was definitely a taboo subject for Rong Mo, and if he wanted to achieve cooperation without provoking Rong Mo's resentment, he could only communicate directly with Rong Mo.
But with the recording of the show about to end, it wouldn't be easy to meet Rong Mo again, so Qi Yan asked at this time because he had this in mind.
After a moment's thought, Shan Song looked at Qi Yan and nodded: "I've considered it. I'll talk to Rong Mo when the time is right."
Qi Yan knew that he had planned this all along, so his brows relaxed and he said, "Okay, Song-ge, call me if you need anything."
Dan Song raised an eyebrow: "No need to rush. When your older brother goes to serve the people, he'll definitely need you to do the hard labor."
"..."
Qi Yan – a substitute for Qi Changzhou.
As for Qi Taiyue, well, a younger brother who's too smart is a headache too. Free labor is more reliable.
Qi Yan suddenly felt that Shan Song's gaze towards him had become much gentler. It was too strange, like insects were crawling on his body. He suddenly shuddered, and when he looked over again, the two of them had already walked a distance on their own.
Tong Zhao walked ahead, holding Shan Song's hand, and turned back to say, "You're teasing your little brother again."
Dan Song's smile remained undiminished: "Then shall I tease Zhao Zhao?" He bent down and gave her a peck kiss.
Tong Zhao is no longer the timid girl she was when they first met. She covered her lips with the back of her hand and mumbled, "I'm not going to tease you."
"Hmm?" Shan Song kissed her again through her hand.
Tong Zhao felt a tingling sensation in her palm, as if an electric current was flowing through the meridians of her palm into her internal organs. Just as she was about to speak, Shan Song's enlarged face came closer again, "kissing" her nose, then her eyes, then her cheek, and then her forehead...
"For a kiss?"
"……Give."
The persimmons were almost ripe, their surface soft but firm, but they were still soft when pinched. Shan Song smiled and pinched one more, causing the person in his arms to feel angry but dare not speak.
Hmm, I still don't get angry.
Around Tong Zhao's wooden house were some of the lantern fruits, ground cherry, black nightshade fruit, and jujubes that he had eaten as a child, as well as some different varieties of small persimmons and some mosquito-repelling plants. The flowers were only in the middle and served as decoration.
These overgrown shrubs still need to be properly trimmed to prevent the yard from looking like a mess. This will require the production team to maintain it in post-production. For now, all Tong Zhao can do is try to make the layout more reasonable. Tong Zhao proposes ideas, and Shan Song is responsible for implementation.
After a busy day, the small courtyard went from dilapidated to tidy. The two were so tired that they fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow. Before falling asleep, Tong Zhao struggled for a moment and said, "We forgot to prepare ingredients for tomorrow."
"Let Qi Changzhou prepare it. We don't need to spend any money. We can just wait to eat tomorrow."
Tong Zhao was both amused and exasperated.
Is this really a good idea?
Qi Changzhou, who arrived carrying two large bags of things, was turned away at the door by the couple who were still asleep, and asked the same resounding question.
Dan Song opened the door sleepily: "Don't disturb your sister-in-law's sleep. Call me when you've finished cooking. Oh, remember to add firewood to the fireplace after you've turned off the fire." With that, he climbed the wooden ladder back to go back to sleep.
"..." Qi Changzhou was so angry he laughed.
You little bastard!
Aside from Qi Changzhou arriving unusually early, the other groups arrived at roughly the same time. Surprisingly, Jiang Li actually brought something for his son—well, it was his older brother who brought it.
With only two days left on the show, Jiang Li had had enough fun and reluctantly agreed to the little brat's request to let Jiang Heng bring him along for some fun.
Qin Chong was found to be fine after yesterday's check-up. After staying in the hospital for observation for a day, he returned this morning with the guests from his group.
"Qin Siyuan must have just heard the news and come here at the last minute, right? Look at this lineup today, this is not a TV show, we could just change the meeting room and start a meeting right here."
"It's going to be quite exciting, and the ratings will definitely break records again."
Tong Zhao was still half asleep when she heard two people talking downstairs. Her mind went blank for a moment. What were they saying? Who came?
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