A few days later, Chu Ling visited Gong Ruwen as usual, and greeted Gong Tao and his wife with the same enthusiasm as before.

It was Cai Meina who seemed a bit at a loss, mainly because she truly didn’t know how to talk to Chu Ling.

"Ni Zi, what do you think I should do?" Cai Meina pulled Gong Ruini aside; after all, it was her first time chatting with her son’s girlfriend.

Adding to the fact that Chu Ling’s identity left Cai Meina feeling all sorts of helpless.

What to do, well, Cai Meina had no experience, and neither did Gong Ruini.

"Ah, how did you handle it when you talked to Xuran’s mom, your Aunt Zhan?" Cai Meina just wanted to know what Gong Ruini’s thoughts were back then.

About that, "I felt that even when I’m with Xuran, my relationship with Aunt Zhan wouldn’t change."

"Ah, why are you so carefree?" Cai Meina thought her daughter was actually a bit scared privately, but didn’t expect she’d be so carefree.

"After all, she’s your mother-in-law, Xuran’s mom."

Of course, Gong Ruini knew this, but what she meant was, "The so-called mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, I think besides worrying that the daughter-in-law might steal her son’s attention, it’s mainly the concern that she might stir up trouble."

"Do you think I’m the type?" Not to brag, but Gong Ruini believes in working hard to live a good life, and no matter how wealthy the Zhao Family is, it’s Zhan Jing and her husband’s concern how to distribute the assets.

Besides, Zhao Xuran has quite a few private investments, so it’s impossible to end up arguing with flushed faces and strained necks.

The most important thing is, "I believe Xuran will handle these matters well." A good man wouldn’t let his family argue over such things.

"More importantly, Cao Na came before me." Perhaps Zhan Jing has many thoughts and demands for a daughter-in-law, but after witnessing Zhao Guangran and Cao Na, Gong Ruini is confident she’ll adjust her expectations.

"At least, I won’t let Xuran get too close to them." It’s fortunate Zhan Jing is carefree, otherwise, there’d definitely be unpleasantness.

Maybe Zhan Jing feels all sorts of unhappiness inside, but she never shows it.

Had her relationship with Zhan Jing not been good, Gong Ruini wouldn’t have noticed Zhan Jing’s slightly distant attitude towards Cao Na.

Of course, Zhan Jing’s demeanor was so good that neither Cao Na nor her parents noticed.

Gong Ruini couldn’t help but worry whether Cao Na felt the same way towards her, sigh, it’s troubling.

Zhao Xuran arrived at Gong Ruini’s study with a big bag of documents to handle business. Ever since the place has fewer tag-alongs, Zhao Xuran enjoys working here even more.

Even if they are both working on their own things, the feeling truly makes Zhao Xuran enjoy it immensely.

But why is Ni Zi unhappy this time, "What’s wrong?" Who upset Ni Zi?

"I was just wondering if every mother with a son feels complicated when her son’s girlfriend visits home." Gong Ruini shared what Cai Meina and she discussed earlier.

Whether emotions are complicated, Zhao Xuran wouldn’t know, he’s not a woman, but imagining if someday his daughter brought a boy and said she has a boyfriend.

That scenario made Zhao Xuran uncomfortable; he wouldn’t like his little treasure to be taken away by some wolf from who-knows-where.

"Feelings would be complicated, but a wife is brought into the family, whereas a daughter is given away."

Zhao Xuran thinks, "These days, only children are really lonely, look at Uncle."

Having many kids in the family, and growing up with Wan Yihui and Gong Ruzhi playing together, otherwise, the child would be as lonely as can be.

Their generation has many kids growing up together, although they argue, it’s lively, at least they learn to be considerate and caring.

But as only children, many tend to be quite selfish, "Ni Zi, we should have more sons and then a daughter."

"Just like you, a daughter is not only our treasure but also her brothers’ treasure."

Treated as a treasure by her brother, just like her, hehe, Gong Ruini admits her big brother and Zhao Xuran treat her well, as do her young brother and the twins.

But Zhao Guangran really doesn’t; he used to bully her non-stop when he was little, then once he hit the adolescent phase, as soon as he was out of it, he quickly found a girl he liked.

In short, if your brothers are like Zhao Guangran, it’s truly cumbersome, you only show up when needed, and speedily leave when not needed, don’t be that annoying third wheel.

Seeing Ni Zi’s expression, Zhao Xuran knew his wife must be thinking of Zhao Guangran.

"Why think of him, in the future, he’ll be someone who listens to his wife, fortunately, even if Cao Na has some tricks up her sleeve, she won’t go overboard." Zhao Xuran wrinkled his nose.

Huh, what’s going on? Gong Ruini found Zhao Xuran’s expression odd, could something have happened with Cao Na?

Thinking about it, it shouldn’t be, both Cao Na and her parents are pretty careful and wouldn’t do anything too much.

"It’s the affair in Guangdong, related to the Wang Family." Zhao Xuran didn’t want to discuss it, "Cao Na is great, but sometimes she and her sister are close, so there could be minor issues."

Minor issues? For now, they’re minor, but over time they can become major, and if tangled with the Wang Family, it could be troublesome.

Wait, aren’t they collaborating with Wang Yufan and his family? How come there’s an issue? Last time Wang Yufan visited Beijing, Zhao Xuran and Zhao Guangran hosted him, and it seemed pleasant.

How could problems arise so soon, Gong Ruini truly didn’t understand.

Perhaps Wang Yufan’s temperament is a bit too lively, but with Wang Yuzhe looking over him, he shouldn’t do anything foolish.

Seeing Gong Ruini confused, Zhao Xuran gently tapped her head; he also somewhat regretted it, his good girl should have no worries.

Why did he talk about such troubling matters, Zhao Xuran was quite remorseful, he hadn’t considered ending this topic just like that.

But seeing Ni Zi’s expression, there was hardly anything else to do but keep talking, since it’s unlikely to end calmly, ultimately disrupting peace.

After hearing Zhao Xuran talk about recent events in Yangcheng, she was shocked, "Wasn’t Wang Yuzhe said to be the heir of the Wang Family?"

Though not explicitly stated, Wang Yuzhe is frequently seen by the Wang family patriarch, and anyone with eyes can see who’s designated as the successor.

"True, Wang Yuzhe’s father is the eldest son, but not quite proficient, whereas last year one of his uncles got promoted and holds the highest position among the Wang Family’s second generation." Zhao Xuran refrained from elaborating, knowing Gong Ruini would understand.

Well, that’s a major problem, unless that guy lacks ambition, it wouldn’t be a major issue, but currently there’s a trend indicating substantial ambition.

The Wang family’s internal matters don’t concern Gong Ruini since it’s far from their family, but if their infighting leads to losing a significant chunk of money, Gong Ruini won’t be pleased.