In Yan Shao's opinion, his parents' relationship was considered very deep.
Even with such deep feelings, didn't the two still waste half their lives on this so-called unforgettable relationship?
He didn't actually hear much about his parents' love story from the two of them; he mostly heard it from his grandfather.
When Grandpa mentioned his parents, it was almost always with a strong sense of resentment.
It's normal for Grandpa Yan to have resentment. Think about it, he's reached such a high position in the government, he basically has nothing left to pursue in his career, so he just wants his family to be complete and happy.
To outsiders, Mr. Yan's family seemed extremely perfect.
Unfortunately, that's only true for outsiders; for the old man of the Yan family, it's far from enough.
Because his favorite youngest son did not enter officialdom as he had hoped.
Old Master Yan has two sons and a daughter. His eldest son is an official and can be considered Old Master Yan's successor. Since entering officialdom, his career has been very successful.
The second daughter is an outstanding diplomat.
The youngest son is Yan Bo, Yan Shao's father.
Yan Bo was recognized as intelligent from a young age, and the Yan family had high hopes for him, believing that the Yan family had been officials for generations and that this generation would be no exception.
Unexpectedly, Yanbo founded his own company while studying abroad. After returning to China, he quickly established a company without using any of the Yan family's connections or money. Within a few years, the Yanhuang Group rapidly became one of the top well-known enterprises in the country.
What seemed like a cause for celebration to outsiders was not so to Old Master Yan.
Firstly, he had no fondness for the money-grubbing profession of businessmen. The Yan family was full of officials, and if their youngest son wanted to enter officialdom, everyone would do their best to protect him and help him rise to the top.
But he went off to do business without a word, ignoring the great resources and solid backing of the Yan family. Wasn't that crazy?
Secondly, besides the fact that Old Master Yan was not satisfied with his job, Yan Bo's lover was the kind of person who could infuriate Old Master Yan to death, and even make the ancestors of the Yan family jump out of their coffins.
Logically speaking, the young master of the Yan family, a descendant of a prestigious family for generations, should at least find a suitable match—a young lady from an official family of equal social standing, or at the very least, a well-educated and refined young lady from a scholarly family.
But he happened to choose the daughter of a tyrant. Of course, calling her a tyrant was Old Master Yan's way of putting it. Anyway, when Old Master Yan heard that his youngest son's lover was the only daughter of the Tong family, a family that had been a dominant force in L City for decades, his blood pressure soared. The next day, news reports came in that a certain national leader had been hospitalized due to overwork.
The stubborn old man Yan spent more than a decade trying to separate his youngest son from the daughter of the bully. But no matter what methods he used, his youngest son and the bully's daughter were deeply in love. The youngest son even declared that he would fight with the old man Yan until he died.
It wasn't until his youngest son and the bully's daughter were already in their thirties, and it seemed that if they didn't get married soon, the old man's wish to hold his grandson would be dashed, that Old Master Yan reluctantly nodded in agreement.
In Yan Shao's eyes, his parents' relationship was good, but he would never be so foolish as to waste more than ten years on a relationship.
Therefore, relationships are always exhausting.
He didn't consider himself his father, and therefore incapable of being a Casanova. He certainly wouldn't do something as foolish as his father, fighting against his family for over a decade for a woman.
As for a wife, he didn't think it was absolutely necessary for him in the first twenty-eight years of his life. But then his mother said she wanted a grandson, so he figured he'd find her a daughter-in-law; otherwise, where would he get a grandson?
As for the choice of his grandson's mother, Yan Shao felt that as long as he found her pleasing to the eye and they weren't boring to be around, that was enough. Adding too much emotion to the relationship would be exhausting!
Sure enough, just listening to Qin Xiuxian's nonsensical arguments was exhausting for Young Master Yan.
Of course, he doesn't deny that most women are probably like Qin Xiu's girlfriend, clingy to the extreme, making several phone calls and sending dozens of messages a day.
But Zhu Qianying is different from those women. She'd probably be happy if he didn't call her for a month, so she could have some peace and quiet and live a more carefree life.
Originally, he and she hit it off because one was doing it for his mother and the other for money. When they needed to solve a problem together, they would join forces to defeat the enemy. When they didn't need to, they would each go their own way. Wouldn't that be better?
Therefore, Qin Xiu's words, instead of having the desired persuasive effect, only strengthened Yan Shao's resolve.
At this moment, Yan Shao did not delve into the matter or think about it in detail. In his twenty-eight years of life, there have been very few women who he found pleasing to the eye and who he could be with without feeling bored!
Meanwhile, Zhu Qianying, whom Yan Shao considered different from other women, was visiting the Xing family at this time.
Of course, it wasn't just her alone, but also Qi Xiao and the others.
It wasn't Xing Bailun who invited the Xing family as guests, but rather his parents, who said they wanted to thank Zhu Qianying and Qi Xiao for taking care of their son during the time he was injured.
When Zhu Qianying received Xing Bailun's call, she was reading in the bookstore. After Xing Bailun explained his purpose, her first instinct was to refuse.
After learning that it wasn't Xing Bailun who was treating her, Zhu Qianying felt it was inappropriate to refuse.
"Hello, Uncle Xing and Aunt Xing!"
Zhu Qianying was always humble and polite to her elders, except for those excessive concubines in the Zhu family and her scumbag father.
"Shadow, why haven't you come over to play lately?"
Madam Xing was an elegant middle-aged lady who had always treated Zhu Qianying quite well. As soon as she entered the house, she went up to her, took Zhu Qianying's hand, and asked her questions affectionately.
"Mom, Shadow has to work, how can she have so much free time to play?"
Sitting in his wheelchair, Xing Bailun offered to explain before Zhu Qianying could answer.
But in fact, everyone outside knows that after graduating from university, the fifth young lady of the Zhu family was thrown into a hotel lobby as a waitress by her eldest brother, and she quit after only a few days.
Come to think of it, a top student in the Hotel Management Department of L University, the president of the student union, a prominent figure on campus, is actually working as a waiter in his own family's hotel. No one can swallow that.
From then on, the fifth young lady of the Zhu family was always seen as idle and lazy by outsiders.
So when Xing Bailun's mother heard his explanation, she assumed that her son was trying to help Zhu Qianying out of a predicament, and she didn't ask any further questions. She simply took Zhu Qianying's hand and led her into the living room.
"Shadow, your aunt bought a few small things recently. Could you take a look at them for her later?"
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