"But if you do that, can you really stop it?"
"Not necessarily, but I can try my best to avoid risks."
"But how could they possibly know?"
"Sister-in-law, sometimes we do rely on these rumors, but we have to be able to filter them, otherwise it can easily lead to trouble."
"That's true. In that case, you can do what you want. I don't understand any of this stuff anyway."
“Sister-in-law, you don’t understand business, but I don’t understand the same things about those postgraduate entrance exam preparation projects you’re involved in either.”
"That's true, we each have our own strengths."
"That's right."
There's another reason I haven't mentioned: I don't want to truly leave the business world. After all, things in the business world change rapidly, and no matter what happens in the future, I still need to know firsthand information.
Better safe than sorry. Fortunately, even if I wanted to leave, some people disagreed.
Just like the projects you invest in, you don't have to participate, but you definitely have to attend every shareholders' meeting.
Or there might be special circumstances requiring attendance at a board meeting.
Another point is that even if you really don't want to continue, the people above you won't agree, after all, you've had a lot of influence in the business world over the years.
We can do some things through you, after all, for many things, those in higher positions need a bridge to get things done.
With several people moving in all at once, it wasn't inconvenient at all, since there were already plenty of rooms and room to live.
Living in the same courtyard is not bad for the education of the next generation; after all, it's lively.
Besides, my older brother and his wife would also choose to stay at their house for a while on Saturdays and Sundays, or go out for a trip.
Anyway, the elderly in the family are in good health now, and the children choose to come home and stay with their parents on Saturdays and Sundays. After all, even if they are busy, people need to rest on Saturdays or Sundays.
Fortunately, the children at home are a bit older, so if you talk to them nicely, they understand.
The only one who doesn't understand things right now is Junde's little grandson.
But now I can take a few steps slowly and call for my mother, but I can't do anything else yet.
After the second son's wife finished her maternity leave, she went back to work. At first, a nanny helped take care of the child. However, since the eldest brother's two grandsons moved in, the second son's grandson also comes to stay every now and then.
I don't know if it's because I've lived here since I was little or what, but I never feel unfamiliar when I come back, and I never cry or fuss. This child is very easy to take care of.
However, the second son's wife rarely took the child back to her parents' home, not because she had a bad relationship with her parents, but because of his so-called uncle and aunt.
After being refused help when he asked for assistance last time, and after causing a scene at his in-laws' house, he finally had no choice but to retire from the army.
To pay off the bribes, his family sold everything they owned, including their property, and borrowed money from relatives and friends. They finally managed to scrape together enough money, which is why they weren't sentenced for long—less than a year.
I heard he was just released not long ago, but even though he's out, he's still brainless. Instead of causing trouble at the Shen family's place, he goes around harassing his in-laws all the time.
Ever since the child got a little older, I haven't dared to take him there, for fear of scaring him.
Originally, the in-laws intended to handle the matter, but they couldn't stop the old lady from being involved. And because the old lady was old, they couldn't bear the reputation of having driven her to her death.
After they came to make a scene, the in-laws ended up going on a road trip.
So far, all I've heard is that they've been making a scene near their in-laws' house, but I haven't actually seen them.
As for why they didn't go to the second son's wife's workplace or residence to cause trouble, it's because they were equally afraid.
Putting aside the previous incident where the Shen family emerged unscathed, just based on the name Li Mianmian, they would have to think twice, considering that her family had been imprisoned for almost a year, and this whole mess was her doing.
They must know in their hearts that, even though the second son's wife's uncle has indeed been demobilized from the army, the higher-ups are not ignoring this matter, but rather waiting to see if they can settle accounts later.
After all, sometimes it's necessary to consider other aspects as well.
For someone of his rank, even if they want to go abroad, they need approval from above; otherwise, it's all in vain.
Fortunately, they didn't challenge the Shen family's bottom line, otherwise they probably would have been arrested much earlier.
Since I'm a sensible person, I should do sensible things. That's why I haven't come here even once since I came out. I must say, that's pretty good.
Even if your neighbors are gossiping about it, you can pretend you don't know or haven't heard anything.
Anyway, I don't want to get too involved with their family. Luckily, my in-laws went out to play, otherwise that old lady might have met her demise at any time.
After all, he was getting on in years, and his health wasn't good; it was bound to happen sooner or later.
I used to be busy with my career and rarely interacted with my neighbors in the alley. Even though everyone living here is a prominent person, there's nothing to do with them, not to mention the competitive spirit.
They were clearly not like her. Only the old lady could find a few people to talk to; the others were really not that great.
The people who live here are either rich or noble, but regardless of their wealth or status, some people may be easy to get along with if they have high moral character, while others may look down on others.
Some people may have low moral character, but they never look down on others.
Fortunately, I have rarely attended gatherings of wealthy women or political and business parties over the years.
Even if I don't go, my position is still there, and even if I don't go, the people above me will still give me some face.
But because I didn't go, they talked about me behind my back quite a bit.
But let's be honest, most of them rely on men, while they themselves stand at the top by virtue of their own abilities.
Before I knew it, I got up early this morning and went for a walk with my sister-in-law. I could hear people talking about their own families.
"Have you heard? The eldest son and his wife from the Shen family have moved in with their grandson. Who do you think will end up with this Shen family property?"
"Isn't that obvious? The eldest son and his wife have come back, they must be back for the yard!"
Don't you guys even realize how ridiculously high housing prices have risen? And their yard isn't small at all.
Even if they don't sell them in the future, they're still worth a lot of money. Don't underestimate them just because they have four children; they're all brothers born from the same mother.
But in this kind of situation, things will definitely turn out very ugly.
I think so too.
"But I heard that this house was a reward from the higher authorities to the third son's wife of the Shen family. If it's in her name, then no one else will get a share."
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