Therefore, many hidden hands quickly emerged. In the eyes of the lower-ranking tycoons, the fight between the snipe and the clam would benefit the fisherman. They had been suppressed by the Zhou and Shen families for so many years, and finally had a chance to turn the tables. This opportunity was rare, and it was time to make a decision.
Most people choose to prioritize stability and security, but the Zhou family has always been very powerful. It is a prestigious family that has accumulated wealth for more than ten generations, with countless collateral branches intertwined in business and politics.
As for the Shen family? Only the previous generation truly made a difference. They had to slowly erode even the slightly more powerful companies by gradually weakening them.
Smart people know how to choose, but some remain neutral. After all, from the outside perspective, Zhou Jingxing and Shen Handu are good brothers with a brotherhood of more than ten years. Who knows when they might join forces to deal with other families?
But in the end, Zhou Jingxing was the one who profited from this business battle.
Two months later, the Shen family suffered a setback, losing more than a dozen projects in a row. Their stock price plummeted. Shen's father was extremely busy, and Shen Handu was also incredibly busy. It had been more than half a month since they last appeared in front of Yuan Jiang.
In previous years, when the Shen family was at its peak, others would rush to curry favor with them. Now that the Shen family is declining, Shen Handu, who had been in the limelight for more than 20 years, has to bow and scrape, entertaining guests everywhere and trying to attract investment.
The Shen family also fell into a slump. Madam Shen no longer went out every day to show off to her girlfriends. She stayed at home with a worried look on her face. Shen Yanyu, who knew the truth, was also in a desperate situation.
She has less and less liquid cash on hand...
It seems the plan needs to be moved up.
Shen Yanyu gritted her teeth. Perhaps only by plundering Yuan Jiang's luck and becoming the new female lead of this world could she salvage the Shen family's losses!
During this time, the people who used to surround her now keep their distance, as if she were something dirty! Even Jiang Mianmian has disappeared since returning from Hawaii.
A sinister glint flashed in Shen Yanyu's eyes.
In contrast to the Shen family's downturn, the Zhou family had another piece of good news.
"Pregnant?" Zhou's mother was surprised. She took the test results from Zhou Jingxing's hand, glanced at them, and exclaimed happily, "Oh my, I thought you liked men! Not bad, not bad, you've even gotten the baby!"
The Zhou family has an open-minded attitude. Zhou's father and mother have no requirements for their future daughter-in-law. The only requirement is that she must be a woman. Seeing that Zhou Jingxing brought home a girlfriend who was pregnant, Zhou's mother was so happy that she wanted to play mahjong.
The usually taciturn Mr. Zhou's eyes lit up with excitement: "Pregnancy is great! Let's get the marriage certificate done right away!"
Zhou Jingxing nodded: "We've already registered our marriage. We plan to hold the wedding after the baby is born. Jiang Jiang is suffering from severe morning sickness and is vomiting everything she eats lately. She can't even drink water."
At this point, Zhou Jingxing looked worried. Others would gain at least a few pounds during pregnancy, but his wife was different; she had already lost three pounds.
Counting the days, I conceived the baby in Hawaii, and it's been almost three months.
Yuan Jiang leaned wearily against the sofa, her face pale, showing no energy even when she first met Zhou's parents.
"This child is really troublesome." Zhou's mother was startled upon hearing this. She touched Yuan Jiang's belly with a worried expression and frowned, saying, "Then let's ask Aunt Li to take care of her. When I was pregnant, I couldn't eat anything. I only had a little appetite because of Aunt Li's cooking."
Aunt Li was Zhou's mother's personal attendant, practically raising her from infancy. To outsiders, Aunt Li was just an elderly nanny, but to Zhou's mother, she was like a mother to her.
"Okay." Zhou Jingxing's brows relaxed, and he walked over, picked up Yuan Jiang, and walked out, adding, "Mom, remember to ask Aunt Li to come to my place tonight."
Zhou's mother: ....?
Zhou's father's lips twitched.
"Is Jingxing here because of Aunt Li?" Zhou's mother was a little confused.
Zhou's father chuckled awkwardly twice: "No way."
As Yuan Jiang stepped out of the Zhou residence, she slid to the ground, kicking her calves, and asked with a hopeful smile, "Is Aunt Li's cooking really that good?"
"Yes, my mom once said that when she was pregnant with me, her situation was exactly the same as yours now. But Aunt Li was really good at taking care of pregnant women. Whether it was the meals or snacks she cooked, she could make pregnant women's appetites soar." Zhou Jingxing pinched Yuan Jiang's cheek, a look of heartache in his eyes. Before, her cheeks were still a bit chubby...
"Looking forward to it~" Yuan Jiang happily took Zhou Jingxing's hand and shook it.
Since becoming pregnant with the little vixen, her pregnancy symptoms have been severe. Just as Zhou Jingxing said, she can't eat or drink anything. She hasn't had a full meal in almost three days!
Back home, Aunt Li arrived shortly after and spent an hour and a half tinkering in the kitchen. Sure enough, the food she made suited Yuan Jiang's taste perfectly.
After becoming pregnant, Yuan Jiang finally had a full meal!
Zhou Jingxing also took advantage of this time to rush to the hospital for a tubal ligation.
One child is enough.
Hurry up and grow up to inherit the family business, so he can travel the world with his wife.
In the following days, after Yuan Jiang recovered her energy, she planned to return to University A to apply for a leave of absence. She was pregnant, so she definitely couldn't dance anymore, and for her, academics were not important.
On the day Zhou Jingxing proposed, he brought two boxes with him. Inside were all sorts of messy property transfer contracts. Now, apart from Zhou's parents, who are not hers, everything else in the Zhou family belongs to Yuan Jiang.
After leaving the office, Yuan Jiang saw Shen Handu again.
This man is a persistent ghost.
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