Despite Zhao's seemingly ruthless and eccentric personality, she's actually a complete novice inside and out.
A complete novice who has never even watched a movie.
As for Situ Ming, I haven't dealt with him, but I've met him. He's the biggest underground arms dealer overseas, and that title isn't given lightly.
the next day
Zhao Zhe gets up early and sets off firecrackers to open the door, a unique New Year's ritual here.
The sound of firecrackers was like the beginning of a new chapter, with firecrackers going off everywhere until it was broad daylight.
Zhao's father was woken up by the firecrackers.
The family took this opportunity to get up early. Zhao Zhe, wearing the new clothes that Li Guilan had bought for him, went door to door asking for red envelopes.
As soon as she entered the door, she kowtowed repeatedly and shouted, "Grandma! Happy New Year!" Then she stretched out her hand and drank it all in one go. It was just too natural.
"Sister, get ready, it'll be your turn soon, hehe, Grandma, red envelope, red envelope."
Grandma Li couldn't bear to look at the mischievous boy kneeling on the ground. "Sigh, we've been spending all our money these past few days."
Zhao Xiaoyue thought to herself, "Of course, all her secret stash of money has been given to this brat under various pretexts."
Ever since her grandmother learned about her situation, she has taken away her allowance, and especially after learning that Situ Ming's assets all belonged to her, she didn't even get any New Year's money.
"Grandma~~oh!"
She got a slap on the bottom. "Grandma, you hit me again!"
Grandma Li sat up straight. "Xiaoyue, have you thought this through? As the saying goes, 'He who eats another's food is bound to be obliging.' I know you have had a miraculous encounter, but Xiaoming's will never be yours. Marriage is not like dating for young people like you. To put it simply, marriage is about the mundane things like firewood, rice, oil, salt, and trivial matters. You don't need to worry about firewood and oil now, but when two people are together, as time goes by, friction is inevitable, or they may even have feelings for each other."
Marriage requires the joint efforts of both partners to cope with various difficulties and challenges in life.
A good partner is someone who can lift your chin, straighten your spine, command you to be strong, and stay by your side to share your fate when you are most helpless and vulnerable.
But when you're in love, everything is wonderful; when you're no longer in love, the only fear is that you'll be the one who can't move on.
Xiaoyue, do you think Xiaoming would be a suitable marriage partner?
When Grandma Li learned about the relationship between the two, she wasn't worried about anything else, except that her granddaughter might act impulsively and be deceived by the man's sweet talk.
When she learned that the man had handed over all his assets to his granddaughter, she was afraid that there was some hidden reason behind it all. Wealthy families, after all, have so many complicated matters.
Zhao Xiaoyue almost burst into tears. She also felt a little helpless.
"Grandma, don't worry, Xiao Ming is doing very well."
Situ Ming leaned against the stone pillar outside and listened quietly to the old lady's words.
The old lady was wrong; Zhao Xiaoyue was far more important than his own life.
He deliberately slowed his pace as he called out, "Grandma, dinner's ready."
Then they left.
The old lady exclaimed in surprise, "My goodness! He heard it! Tsk tsk, he's so cunning!"
The old lady's wrinkles twitched exaggeratedly across her face, and she kept clicking her tongue in amazement at how cunning the other woman was.
"Haha, Grandma, you even know the word 'scheming'! Haha!"
"Of course!" The old lady said proudly, shaking her wrinkled hand. "Back in the day, your grandma was the wisest person for miles around. No one could escape my discerning eyes!"
Okay!
"Grandma, I can tell you with absolute certainty that Xiao Ming has been here for a while now, and I can also tell you with absolute certainty that he is really nice, really!"
How could it not be good?
Chasing him from his past life to this one!
If he falls for someone else in the future, that would be so easy to handle.
Zhao Xiaoyue raised her delicate white hand, looked at it again and again, and then thought, "It would be better if it were ruined!"
How simple is that?
Situ Ming felt a chill run down his spine for no reason. He pulled his clothes tighter. Maybe it was because the weather was colder than in Haishi!
Zhao Zhe sat at the dining table, yawning, waiting for Grandma Li and his sister. Zhao's father and Li Guilan were busy preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
Actually, there's not much to do; it's just a matter of steaming it in a steamer and then serving it on the table.
"Brother-in-law, didn't you call me sister and grandma?"
Situ Ming sat upright and proper. "I've called them. They'll be here soon."
Seeing Zhao's parents coming over, she quickly got up to take the groceries from Zhao's father's hands.
Then he picked up the chopsticks and distributed them in pairs.
Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "Xiao Ming is so sensible. Come sit down, don't be shy, make yourself at home."
Zhao Zhe reached for the chive filling, rolling his eyes as he did so. Everyone knows what Sima Zhao is up to, but his father is blinded by his own involvement.
Tsk tsk, if he knew his own daughter had been kidnapped by this guy... wow! Dad would probably be bedridden for two days.
oh!
Oh, I forgot, he personally handed his precious daughter over to that person yesterday, and even told them to take her with them when they left.
Snap!
Aww!
Li Guilan slapped the hand holding the chive boxes, "Wait a minute, your grandma!"
Zhao Zhe rubbed his hands together, "Mom, your grip is getting stronger and stronger."
Just then, the old lady and Zhao Xiaoyue came in. "Oh dear, if you don't eat, the food will get cold."
Zhao's father and the others quickly got up and offered the old lady the seat of honor, saying, "Mom, we were just waiting for you to eat together since you weren't here yet."
Everyone chatted and laughed during the meal. That's how the Zhao family is; they never have the rule of not speaking while eating or sleeping. They just do whatever makes them comfortable.
“Xiaoyue, your Grandpa Chen came to see you a couple of years ago, but you weren’t there. Have a meal, bring some New Year’s gifts, go and wish your Grandpa Chen a Happy New Year, and see what he wants to see you about.”
The old lady interjected, "By the way, it seems Chen Taiping's vegetable farm is having some trouble. It was doing well the last two years, but last year or the year before, I think it was last year. You can ask them if they need our help."
Zhao Guozhong added, "Also, your Grandpa Chen said that this year's dividends might be delayed by a month, so please don't be upset."
"Xiaoyue, why would Grandpa Chen give you a share of the profits?" Li Guilan put down her chopsticks. "We don't tolerate bullying people!"
Ta-da!
Grandma Li tapped the bowl in front of Li Guilan with her chopsticks. "Do you think you're talking like a human being? The idea for that vegetable dish was Xiaoyue's, and the buyer was also someone we contacted. Otherwise, do you think Chen Taiping, with his stingy nature, would be willing to give up even a tenth or twenty percent of the profit? He's not as smart as you."
Cough cough!
Grandma's scolding was too harsh; Zhao Xiaoyue and Zhao Zhe were a little choked up.
Situ Ming obediently lowered his head and ate his food, pretending not to hear.
Li Guilan stole a glance at her mother, "Fine, I won't say anything more! It's just that I'm afraid the child will go astray!"
Zhao's parents treated Zhao Xiaoyue as a child and naturally fulfilled their parental responsibilities of guiding her.
Grandma Li treated Zhao Xiaoyue like an adult, thinking that times were different and young people's thinking was something they couldn't keep up with. To use a cool phrase, the old lady had a strong sense of boundaries.
Zhao's father immediately tried to smooth things over, a practice commonly known as "playing the peacemaker"!
“Mom is right, children need their own space too. Of course, Guilan is also right. She’s afraid that the children will cause trouble in their own space without realizing it. They’re both thinking of the children, so they’re both right.”
This way, you don't offend either side, and you even flatter both of them.
The other three ate their food in silence, and after finishing, they all left the "battlefield" for various reasons.
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