In September, the start of the new school year, Zhou Xiaoye and Li Xiaoli officially entered the gates of their senior year of high school.
I used to go home every two weeks, but after my senior year of high school, I had to go home once a month.
Zhao Xiulian specially accompanied Li Weidong to send the two to school.
"Lili, Xiaoye, you're in your final year of high school now, you can't be like you were before."
Zhao Xiulian urged the two of them, "Whether you can get into university depends on this year, so you two have to work hard."
Li Xiaoli said impatiently, "Mom, how many times have you said this? You've been saying it since last night. We're all annoyed, even if you're not!"
Before he could finish speaking, he received a sharp rap on the head.
"How dare you talk to your mother like that?"
Li Weidong glared at her: "Mom is just worried about you. What will you do if you don't get into university!"
Li Xiaoli chuckled: "If I can't get into university, then I'll go home and be a pampered young lady, and Xiao Ye can go home and be a young mistress, isn't that great?"
Zhao Xiulian was furious and decided to give him another hard flick on the forehead.
This time, however, Li Xiaoli was prepared and quickly shrank her neck to hide behind Zhou Xiaoye.
She shouted, "That's not fair! Why is it only me who gets singled out, and not Ono?"
Li Weidong put his arm around Zhou Xiaoye, looking proud: "Of course it's because of your sister-in-law. Needless to say, her grades are better than yours, and she studies very self-disciplinedly. She doesn't need to be taught at all."
"Unlike you, you're always hanging around those few extracurricular books, and if you don't pass the exam, you'll just go home and live like a pampered princess!"
"Let me tell you, if you can't get into university, you can still work for the company, but you have to go to the grassroots level and follow Zhang Bin and the others to the fields to guide the farmers in growing vegetables."
"Want an office job?"
He sneered, "Not a chance!"
"You rascal, you've forgotten about your sister now that you have a wife!"
Li Xiaoli screamed again, but Zhao Xiulian eventually knocked her down with a flick on the forehead.
"Alright, go and report the news properly!"
Li Xiaoli then calmed down.
The family of four entered the school, completed the registration process, and then Li Weidong and Zhao Xiulian left the school to go home.
As soon as he got on the bus, Li Weidong's cell phone rang.
"I'm back."
Shen Xiaoyan's voice came from the other end of the phone: "I get off the train at four o'clock this afternoon, come pick me up?"
Although it was a question, the words were laced with seduction.
Li Weidong laughed: "Yes, sir."
After hanging up the phone, I turned my head and met Zhao Xiulian's scrutinizing eyes.
"Xiaoyan is back?"
Zhao Xiulian asked a question, then lowered her voice slightly: "Weidong, tell Mom the truth, you and Xiaoyan, isn't that...?"
She carefully chose her words: "You two...were together?"
As the saying goes, no one knows a child better than their mother. Having been through it all, she naturally saw the ambiguous relationship between her son and Shen Xiaoyan.
The problem is, Zhou Xiaoye is already here!
Zhao Xiulian sighed: "Mom didn't want you to be with Xiaoyan before because she was a widow with a bad reputation, and there was such a big age gap between you."
"But now, although Xiaoyan is a good woman and capable, you and Xiaoye are already engaged, how can you still act recklessly?"
“Weidong, I know you’re capable. It’s only natural that those girls like you, but Xiaoye is such a good person. You can’t hurt her feelings.”
She became increasingly worried as she spoke: "If you keep acting like this, what if Xiaoyan becomes like Zhang Yue and keeps pestering you? What will you do then?"
If things really escalate, no one will benefit.
Li Weidong was both amused and exasperated: "Mom, I know what I'm doing, so don't worry about me, okay?"
Zhang Yue's fuss stemmed from the fact that she had been pampered since childhood and had never encountered any setbacks. Therefore, once she met the person she wanted, she would relentlessly pursue him regardless of the consequences.
But Shen Xiaoyan isn't that kind of person.
As a renowned female tycoon in her previous life, Shen Xiaoyan possesses great wisdom and insight, and would never be entangled in matters of love and romance.
Li Weidong knew very well that there was affection between him and Shen Xiaoyan, and that Shen Xiaoyan's feelings for him were no less than those for Zhou Xiaoye.
But for someone like Shen Xiaoyan, love could never compare to her career.
If she makes a scene, the two will inevitably part ways, and in that case, it will be far from easy for Shen Xiaoyan to climb back up in her career.
Zhao Xiulian stared at Li Weidong for a long time before sighing, "Forget it, forget it. I'm too old to interfere in your affairs. You can decide for yourself!"
"Just one thing: if you're so capable of playing around outside, then keep it a secret and don't hurt Ono's feelings."
Li Weidong nodded in agreement, then couldn't help but say, "Mom, you always think of Xiaoye in every way. Anyone who didn't know better would think she's your real daughter!"
Zhao Xiulian raised her chin: "In my heart, she is my own daughter!"
"Well, I'm now a son-in-law."
Li Weidong was speechless.
The mother and son chatted and laughed, and soon arrived home.
Li Weidong checked the time, rested for a while, and then drove to the city train station.
When Shen Xiaoyan exited the station, she was greeted by a large bouquet of flowers.
Welcome back!
Li Weidong greeted him with flowers in hand: "Thank you for your hard work these past six months."
Although he went to Hangzhou with Shen Xiaoyan to recruit talent and everything was ready at the beginning, managing the company was still very energy-consuming once it was actually running.
Especially considering that Shen Xiaoyan is from the north, she went to the rainy Jiangnan region and single-handedly built her company into a household name throughout the Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas. The hardships she endured are beyond what ordinary people can imagine.
Now, because of a single sentence from Li Weidong, she sold off all her hard work and returned to Mengbei without hesitation.
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