Tao Yuxuan looked up.
Timeline: "I'm going to answer a phone call."
It was Shi's father calling, telling him to hurry home after dropping Tao Yuxuan off.
Timeline: "Don't wait for me, I still have some things to take care of."
Shi's father asked in a low voice, "Are you really going to marry Tao Tao?"
"We'll talk about it when we get back." Shi Xu hung up the phone immediately.
This left Shi's father completely baffled.
Give me a straight answer!
*
After hanging up the phone, time returned to the dining table.
Tao Yuxuan had already eaten more than half of her food, so she slowed down and said considerately, "If you have something to do, you don't need to worry about me."
"No rush." Shi Xu looked directly at her and said, "Let's continue talking about my desire to marry you."
"Smack."
Tao Yuxuan's eyes widened, and the cutlery in her hand fell onto the table with a loud thud.
Shi Xu's expression remained calm, his eyes slightly narrowed. "Didn't you just say you liked me?"
Remembering her boastful words in the private room, Tao Yuxuan quickly explained, "I... I only wanted to embarrass Madam Jun. Didn't you say you wanted to marry me to support me?"
As she continued speaking, Tao Yuxuan's words flowed more smoothly. "I've done everything I could for the factory. Now, let's just leave it to fate. I've already asked Xixi to save some money. Even if we go bankrupt, we can still make ends meet."
Shi Xu smiled slightly and said in a joking tone, "I thought you had always liked me."
"You're Xixi's brother, so you're my brother too. Of course I like you." Tao Yuxuan smiled as the atmosphere relaxed.
This "like" is simply a liking for her older brother.
Shi Xu, now back to his business acumen, said, "If we get married, we can at least keep half of the Tao family's existing assets."
Tao Yuxuan's heart tightened.
It would be great if we could save half of them!
"If you help me, I'm willing to give you 10%, no, 20% of the Tao family's assets." Tao Yuxuan knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch.
Time seemed to smile with satisfaction, "Good."
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The Shi family.
Looking at the three of them slurping their noodles, Shi's mother said with concern, "Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you, there's more left in the pot."
Then, Shi's mother complained, "Didn't you go out to eat? Why are you coming back hungry?"
While eating, Shi Xi explained, "It's all that Jun Wu's fault."
"Alright, alright, finish your food first, don't choke." Seeing that Ning Yu had finished a bowl of noodles without saying a word, Shi's mother said directly, "I'll get you another bowl."
Ning Yu wanted to serve it herself, but her mother had already pressed down on her shoulder.
Ning Yu, who disliked being touched, froze.
Shi's mother then took her bowl away.
Ning Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
When Shi's mother returned after serving the food, Ning Yu politely said, "Thank you."
Mother Shi smiled and said, "There's more in the pot after you finish eating."
I saw the bowl was full of noodles.
Ning Yu, who had already finished a bowl of noodles: ...
You should serve yourself!
After all three of them had eaten their fill, Mr. Shi recounted the events that had occurred in the private room to Mrs. Shi.
Shi's mother looked at Ning Yu and asked, "You and Jun Cheng?"
Ning Yu interrupted, "We're not familiar with each other."
"The marriage between the Jun family and the Tao family didn't go through. Will they blame us?" Shi's mother asked worriedly.
"Let's ask Shi Xu when he gets back." Shi's father leaned back in his chair, deciding to leave this difficult problem to Shi Xu.
Raising children is for old age security.
After raising my son for so many years, he's finally put to good use.
Shi's mother glared at him, "You don't care about the children at all! If you earned more money, would the children have to work so hard? They always come back hungry after going out to eat with you!"
The father who was implied: ...
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