Zhu Qianying and her friends looked at several houses, each with a swing. In the end, they chose a three-bedroom, two-living-room house closest to Ying Jewelry, prioritizing the wishes of little Zizai.
This house comes with simple furnishings, and one of the three bedrooms is designed in a child's style. It can be moved in after purchasing only some furniture.
The three adults, especially the little boy, were very satisfied with the house and decided to buy it on the spot.
The house was registered under Chen Jing's name. Originally, Zhu Qianying was supposed to pay the full amount, but Zhu Qianyu, the younger sister, insisted on paying half.
“Sister, this house was bought by my sister and me for Mom, so of course we should each pay half.”
Today, Zhu Qianyu is already quite wealthy. After winning the Best Director award, her net worth skyrocketed, and she seems to earn even more than her somewhat famous designer sister.
Zhu Qianying didn't insist much. The two sisters each paid half of the house price, had lunch somewhere, and then rushed to the furniture store to choose furniture.
"Actually, I can find another job!"
While looking at furniture, Chen Jing suddenly said to the two sisters.
The two sisters had no objection to this. The main reason was that their mother was still so young, and her son would be going to school soon, so she was indeed feeling bored being alone at home.
"It's possible, but I'm afraid my dad and the others will interfere. How about this, I'll ask Qi Xiao."
Qi Xiao's family business also has dabbled in the catering industry.
Speaking of the Zhu family, although Zhu Qianying is in the United States, she has heard a lot about the Zhu family in the past few years.
After she left, the Zhu family underwent significant changes.
Before that, Zhu Qianying always thought that Zhu Zhizhou would definitely let his eldest son, Zhu Junzhao, take over the position of president of Mingxuan Group.
Therefore, she was extremely surprised when she heard that Zhu Zhizhou was retiring early and passing the presidency to his third son, Zhu Junwei.
Zhu Junwei is Zhu Shaofen's second son and the third among the four sons in the Zhu family. Therefore, the Zhu sisters call him Third Brother.
Zhu Qianying knew the least about this third brother.
Because, compared to her other older siblings, Chu Chun-wei had the least amount of conflict with her and her younger sister.
He was probably five or six years older than Zhu Qianying. When the other older brothers and sisters bullied Zhu Qianying and her sister when they were young, he mostly ignored it, neither participating nor helping.
Sometimes I see it, but I just glance at it silently and walk past.
When Zhu Qianying got a little older, he went abroad to study with his cousin from the Zhu family when he was thirteen or fourteen. He would only come back once or twice a year at most. He didn't even come back when Zhu Qianying got married to Yan Shao.
Therefore, although Zhu Qianying and he were siblings, they didn't really understand each other or get to know each other well.
However, this brother of Zhu Qianying, whom she was not very familiar with, is said to have managed the Mingxuan Group very well over the past five years. The crises that plagued the Mingxuan Group back then have long since become a thing of the past under his management.
Five years ago, Zhu Zhizhou turned a blind eye to the departure of Chen Jing and Zhu Qianying from the Zhu family, but at that time, he was somewhat restrained by his relationship with the Yan and Ji families. Now that Zhu Qianying has returned, her relationship with the Yan family appears ambiguous to outsiders. Zhu Qianying is unsure whether Zhu Zhizhou will take advantage of the chaos to retaliate against the mother and her two daughters.
Both Chen Jing and Zhu Qianyu understood this.
Over the past five years, not only Zhu Qianying has grown, but also the two of them.
And they are no longer the weak and vulnerable women who always needed Zhu Qianying's protection.
"If all else fails, I can talk to him!"
The "he" that Chen Jing was referring to was Zhu Zhizhou.
"No, not yet! Let's ask first!"
In Zhu Qianying's view, her mother and Zhu Zhizhou had never had a proper relationship; once they broke it off, it was over, and there was nothing to discuss. If her mother took the initiative to contact Zhu Zhizhou, it would only fuel his anger.
Chen Jing didn't insist any further. In these matters, she still respected her eldest daughter's wishes. The three of them stopped talking about work and focused on choosing furniture.
Choosing furniture turned out to be more troublesome than choosing a house. The three adults and one child spent an entire afternoon in the furniture store, and it was only with great difficulty that they finally selected the furniture piece by piece.
On the way back, Xiaoyu took over driving, and the little guy fell asleep right on Zhu Qianying's lap.
Chen Jing glanced at the sleeping little one and asked, "Ying'er, how did your negotiations go?"
Zhu Qianying has been back in L City for two days. During their previous phone call, Zhu Qianying was not very willing to talk about Yan Han.
But Chen Jing, as a mother, was very concerned and worried about this matter.
Five years may seem like only five years to outsiders, but in Chen Jing's eyes, it was more than 1,800 days.
Over these 1,800-plus days, she watched her daughter persevere to this day, and the hardships and sorrows she endured are beyond words.
"We talked yesterday, but it seems like we didn't get anywhere. We both have some resentment in our hearts, so it's not easy to talk. Once the house issue is settled, I'll find another time to talk to him."
Although Zhu Qianying said in a fit of anger yesterday at the coffee shop that she would see Yan Shao in court, she did not want to go that far.
Moreover, Madam Yan's attitude was clearly more open-minded than Young Master Yan's. Zhu Qianying felt that if she couldn't reach an agreement with Young Master Yan, she could try to get through to Madam Yan.
"Well, if possible, let's not make things so tense. Xiaoyu said they really treat Zizai very well." Chen Jing not only thought about her daughter, but also considered things from her grandson's perspective.
"Mom, I know!"
Back at the newly purchased apartment, the housekeeping company had already cleaned it spotless. Little Zizai, who had taken a nap on the way back, was now fully recharged.
Perhaps thinking that he would soon be back with his mother and grandmother, Zizai was very excited. Even though he didn't have any toys, he still ran around the house, looking very happy.
Zhu Qianying and the others waited in the house for a short while before the furniture store staff brought the furniture up. The workers helped install and arrange the larger pieces that needed to be assembled.
After all that, it was past six o'clock. Once the installation workers had left, Zhu Qianying and the other three decided to find a restaurant nearby for dinner.
Just then, Zhu Qianying received a call from Yan Shao.
At first, when Zhu Qianying saw the unfamiliar caller ID on the screen, she didn't immediately recognize who it was.
"Hello, this is Zhu Qianying." She assumed it was a call from the managers of the branch stores in China.
Because only the Ji family and the managers at Ying Jewelry had her new number, and of course, Cheng Ye.
"Is everything settled about the house? I'll come pick you up for dinner!"
Yan Han's deep voice came through the microphone.
Zhu Qianying was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously refused.
"No need, we can just find a restaurant nearby."
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