Chapter 8 says his family are remnants of feudalism.
afterwards
Ji Tanyuan had a backache. After taking a shower, she lay on the bed. Zhong Yan leaned against the headboard, looking at his phone with one hand and massaging her back with the other.
"Let's go out for dinner later."
Ji Tanyuan was drowsy and hummed in response, "Who is it?"
"The chairman of Tianzheng Group and his wife, didn't you mention them before?"
Ji Tanyuan suddenly opened her eyes, but with her head turned away from the man, Zhong Yan didn't see her.
In the equity change of Tianzheng Group, the board of directors and shareholders' meeting unanimously approved the sale of controlling shares to Huashi, completing the first acquisition since Zhong Yan took office as the general manager of Huashi.
Zhong Yan is the chairman of Zhong's Group and the general manager of Huashi Real Estate. Previously, Huashi was 100% controlled by Zhong's Group. Three years ago, when the real estate bubble burst, state-owned assets participated in the purchase of shares, accounting for 49%, to save and empower the company and resolve the crisis. This not only prevented the company from losing control but also added a major shareholder, doubling its market value, improving its reputation, and making it easier to raise funds. However, this involved colluding with state-owned enterprises, engaging in fraud and deception, promoting mixed ownership reform, and transferring benefits.
Ji Tanyuan closed her eyes. When it comes to capital operation, Zhong Yan is an expert.
Before long, the territory will expand to the microelectronics chip industry in the south. The Ji family did invite trouble in order to resolve the crisis, so it's no wonder that Dad was targeted by other companies in the Chamber of Commerce.
Zhong Yan's expression was cool and gentle. Ji Tanyuan had probably forgotten that he was massaging her waist, so he had already felt her stiffness that she had just displayed without any attempt to hide it.
He put away his phone, lay down, propped his head up with one hand, pulled her into his arms, and stroked her head. "What are you thinking about?"
Ji Tanyuan turned around, snuggled into the man's arms, tilted her head up and kissed his chin, "I'm thinking about what to wear to the banquet so I don't embarrass my husband."
Zhong Yan said "Oh," and added, "That's for the best. Don't get any bad ideas."
"What bad ideas could I possibly have?"
Zhong Yan smoothed her hair and kissed her forehead. "Oh, you didn't bully the servants?"
Ji Tanyuan pushed him away, her face turning cold. "You're interrogating me because of someone else?"
Zhong Yan pulled him close and drew him into her arms. "How could that be? I'm afraid you'll be bullied."
"Yes, I was bullied. The Empress Dowager summoned me to her palace to reprimand and punish me because I criticized the nanny. It was as if she thought I was being arrogant and bullying a meritorious subject and wanted to drag me out and give me seventy lashes. I couldn't hold back for a moment and made the Empress Dowager so angry that her mouth twisted. That was really disrespectful."
Zhong Yan: "..."
Very good, that's a very skillful satire, calling his family feudal remnants.
He's not entirely good-tempered either. That's true; if he were truly immune to anger and passively accepting everything, then we should be suspicious.
"There's nothing we can do. The Empress Dowager is getting old, and she's easily agitated. We're just putting on an act for her."
Ji Tanyuan didn't say anything more, stood up, and said, "I'm going to change my clothes."
Zhong Yan got up and went to his study to make a phone call.
"Check if Qian Bo has gotten into any trouble recently."
Qian Bo is Aunt Zhang's son.
Assistant Liang acknowledged, "President Zhong, Mr. Ji has no illegitimate children. He only has one daughter, Ji Tanyuan."
Zhong Yan knew what he meant. He had a son before, and he and Ji Tanyuan were twins. The son died in an accident when he was a teenager. As a result, Ji's mother suffered from mental illness. Not long after the incident, Ji Tanyuan went abroad to study and did not return for many years.
Zhong Yan fiddled with an object and slowly said, "Convolution Capital was invited too?"
"An invitation has been extended, and the other party has accepted the invitation and promised to send a representative. However, the Ji family has not yet confirmed who will come; it is unlikely that Chairman Ji will come in person."
"knew."
After hanging up the phone, Zhong Yan went to her room to change her clothes.
Ji Tanyuan finished her makeup and chose a pair of high heels.
Ji Tanyuan's clothes take up half a floor. There are custom-made clothes, high-end luxury clothes, and affordable clothes. She buys anything that looks good, regardless of price, only looking at the visual effect.
She wore a sleeveless blue silk dress that covered her 10cm high heels and wore light makeup.
Downstairs, Zhong Yan was looking for water. Since the nanny had left early, young master Zhong was doing it himself, washing cups, pouring water, and digging ice.
Ji Tanyuan stood at the top of the stairs looking at him. Zhong Yan was very down-to-earth and had a lively personality, unlike the kind of people of his social class who were surrounded by many servants. He had a lot of common sense about life.
He doesn't have anyone with him, drives privately, and rarely uses servants as he can do things himself. He dislikes having too many people in his family. His mother-in-law said that he used to live alone without servants and cooked for himself.
Perhaps it was because of her that she allowed the maid to stay here during the day.
You could tell from how easily he handled the cutlery.
He looked up; his eyes were deep and focused, and his high nose bridge and slightly prominent brows made him even more handsome than celebrities.
"Because I'm handsome?"
Of course, he's also quite narcissistic.
Ji Tanyuan hummed in agreement.
Zhong Yan then asked, "I heard that when our Mrs. Zhong was the young lady of the Ji family, she was very close to the entertainment industry. How does she compare to those male celebrities?"
Ji Tanyuan frowned: "Where did you hear that from? That's not true."
Zhong Yan looked up, a half-smile on her face, as if to say, what's there to hide? Everyone does background checks before marriage.
Although we may not be able to find everything, there are always some clues. Although Ji Tanyuan's social media accounts are blank, she often appears in photos with celebrities and fleeting shots at haute couture fashion shows.
Ji Tanyuan: "You're handsome, okay?"
However, compared to some cute boys abroad, he's still lacking something, a statement Ms. Ji wouldn't dare to make.
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