Back at the Fu family home, Fu Yanci perked up and excitedly recounted the events that had occurred at the Xia family home to Old Madam Fu.
Her expression is always puffed up with anger.
"Mom, they actually treat their wives like servants."
With the intelligence of a three- or four-year-old, they can already tell on others.
Moreover, Fu Yanci seemed to subconsciously know that Old Madam Fu could make decisions for Jiang Zao.
“I called my nephew Jin Feng and asked him to control his wife, but those people insisted that I call again, saying that I was joking. When I refused, they glared at me like monsters in a cartoon, as if they were going to eat my master.”
Thanks to the cartoons he's been watching these past two days, Fu Yanci's vocabulary has become much richer; he now describes all bad guys as monsters who want to eat his master.
Madam Fu's face darkened the moment Fu Yanci uttered his first words.
"Outrageous!" She slammed her coffee cup down. "Is the Xia family trying to slap the Fu family in the face?"
Jiang had been sitting to the side for a while. "Mom, don't get angry. It's not worth getting sick over them. I've already cut ties with them and I won't take Aci to the Xia family again."
Even if this might make Old Madam Fu think she was ungrateful, she had to do it.
Having been given a second chance at life, there's no reason for her to still be burdened by the shackles of the Xia family.
Unexpectedly, Madam Fu got up and sat down next to Jiang Zao, taking her hand in hers.
"I'm not heartbroken for Yanci, I'm heartbroken for you, child."
Jiang Zao was surprised.
Madam Fu continued, "Actually, when we decided to change your marriage partner, I had someone investigate your situation and learned about the difficulties you faced in the Xia family. Madam Xia is a selfish woman. If you are willing, you can treat me as your mother from now on. As long as you treat Yan Ci well, the Fu family will always be your support."
Although this promise was conditional on taking care of Fu Yanci, Jiang Zao was still very grateful to Madam Fu.
"Mom, Mor Research Institute has a new project, a high-end intelligent robot, and they're looking for partners. I think the Fu family could try to become their distributor. What do you think?"
The old master of the Fu family died early. Before Fu Yanci came of age, the Fu family was always in charge of the old lady Fu. She was an absolute business tycoon with a level of shrewdness and vision that was unmatched by ordinary people.
Sure enough, Madam Fu's expression turned serious.
"Based on the trends of the past few years, high-end intelligence will definitely become the trend of the future. Yan Ci had also intended to develop in this direction before, but had not yet had time to implement it. I have also heard of this Mor Research Institute. Although it has not been established for long, the projects it has done are very popular in the market."
Jiang Zao nodded: "Yes, the smart flying saucer that Aci is playing with is a product of the Mor Research Institute."
"Oh?" This is something that Madam Fu really didn't know.
Fu Yanci was playing with it at that moment, the flying saucer flying all over the room. He could control it with ease and would never easily bump into anything. Moreover, it was very quiet and would not disturb others.
He had a lot of fun, sitting on the carpet with a smile never leaving his face.
After watching it for a while, Madam Fu thought the flying saucer was quite interesting.
She looked at Jiang Zao: "If you think it's feasible, then lead the project team to do it. However, such a good project will likely have a lot of competitors, so you need to be mentally prepared. If you need anything, just tell Mom."
"Thank you, Mom." Jiang Zao was very grateful for Madam Fu's support.
Although this support is based on taking care of Fu Yanci, it is already quite remarkable that she is given such a great deal of freedom and rights.
After dinner, Jiang Zao gave Fu Yanci a bath, but he fell asleep before she could finish telling him the story.
Perhaps I was really tired during the day.
Jiang Zao helped him cover himself with the blanket and put the newly bought penguin plush toy in his arms, replacing her hand.
Fu Yanci's soul, floating nearby, had red ears and his mind was filled with the image of Jiang Zao giving him a bath.
Such soft hands on his body...
Fu Yanci dared not look at Jiang Zao anymore and turned to face the wall.
If even the soul could bleed, he figured his nose must be bleeding.
The next second, he was forced to follow Jiang Zaopiao to the study.
Jiang Zao planned to finish the proposal overnight and then hold a meeting with the project team tomorrow to discuss it.
The maid seemed to have figured out Jiang Zao's habits, and gently knocked on the door, bringing in coffee and a fruit platter.
"Thanks."
Jiang Zao was always very polite to the servants.
The study returned to silence, with only the intermittent sound of keyboard clicks.
Fu Yanci was watching from behind Jiang Zao, his expression growing more and more serious. He floated closer and closer, and when he finally realized it, he found that his posture looked like he was hugging Jiang Zao from behind.
Jiang Zao was completely unaware of this. She was still revising the proposal, determined to make it perfect so that the project team couldn't find any fault with it, and only then could she win the project and truly impress them.
After checking the time, Jiang Zao picked up her phone and checked Weibo.
As expected, the trending topics were all about Zheng Xiao's tour coming to a perfect close.
Jiang Zao called Zheng Xiao with a smile: "The concert is over? Congratulations! You've practically dominated the trending topics tonight."
Zheng Xiao was quite excited about the outcome, so she wasn't surprised. "My influence is definitely amazing."
Jiang Zao asked, "You're outside? Didn't you go to the victory celebration?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Xiao flicked the cigarette butt out of the car window. The wind tousled her silver hair, and her smoky makeup accentuated her inherent rebellious nature.
"Don't even mention it, it's so unlucky. I raced with that kid Lin Shaofei, and he couldn't take it, so he called in outside help."
Jiang Zao understood: "You lost?"
This is quite rare. Zheng Xiao is rebellious at heart and loves all kinds of extreme sports. Since getting his driver's license, he has rarely lost a race.
"Hmm." Zheng Xiao didn't seem to mind. "I just gave that sports car to Lin Shaofei."
Judging from his tone, it seems like he lost not a limited edition sports car, but some worthless toy.
Jiang Zao never expected that such a little incident would happen even though she never went to Zheng Xiao's concert.
"Where are you? Should I come pick you up?" Jiang Zao asked, a little worried.
Zheng Xiao laughed and said it was nothing, "No need, I'm riding in Lu Ming's car. They insist on throwing me a celebration party. Bye."
Jiang Zao chuckled and sent Zheng Xiao a message on WeChat: "Drink less, or you'll get photographed."
Zheng Xiao quickly replied: 【Okay, you busybody.】
Fu Yanci observed the interaction between the two.
Zheng Xiao?
Is she the eldest daughter of the Zheng family who came out as gay at the age of eighteen?
Thinking of this, Fu Yanci felt a tightness in his chest.
Having finished the project proposal, Jiang Zao got up to stretch her body, returned to the bedroom, glanced at Fu Yanci who hadn't moved an inch and was sleeping soundly, then took her pajamas and went to the bathroom.
The sound of rushing water washed away Jiang Zao's fatigue.
Not far behind her, a transparent spirit floated in mid-air, its eyes wide open in a daze.
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