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Chapter 1136: Chapter 994: The Thoughts of the Chai Family Members
After the meal.
After chatting.
The purpose was achieved.
Everyone went about their own business.
Declining activities like singing, Tang Qing got into Chai Ren’s car, ready to visit Zhan Xi at his home. After staying in Beijing for two days, she would return to Shanghai to record an interview for Sina Finance.
And there was also an interview with Comet Group.
She would not go to school until next month.
"What were you whispering about just now?" Chai Ren asked curiously from the front seat.
Tang Qing’s gaze was fixed on the evening view of Beijing outside the window.
"Nothing much, just discussing the quality of artists. Celebrities are public figures, they can have scandals, but they can’t have indelible stains, otherwise, it wouldn’t look good for anyone."
Those words.
Chai Ren agreed wholeheartedly.
"You’re right, one rotten apple spoils the barrel. That’s also why my family and the Zheng family don’t want us involved with the entertainment circle. Having seen too much, it really isn’t interesting. Our company is better, clean and clear."
"Hehe," Tang Qing chuckled, "Actually, if you think about it, it’s due to circumstances. Many actors can’t change, and they can only drift along in these muddy waters.
Director, investor, connections, various interests intermingled, it’s hard to stay clean. Comet Group can’t completely clear the murky water, but we can only try to keep our own pot a little cleaner."
Chai Ren nodded, "If my old man heard this, he would definitely be very happy."
"I hope I’ll have the chance to learn from Elder Chai," Tang Qing said with a smile.
Chai Ren teased with a laugh, "You lad, still learning? I feel like you already possess a room full of scriptures." Tang Qing was a sly fox, his views on things were not at all superficial.
"You flatter me. Not a full room, just about half a room," Tang Qing said playfully.
"Haha, quite a half room," Chai Ren laughed heartily.
Around eight-thirty.
Tang Qing arrived at Chai Ren’s villa. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
Not big.
Not small.
But quite serene.
"This is my home," Chai Ren said.
Tang Qing looked around, "It looks quite lively."
There were several cars parked at the entrance of the villa.
"Can’t help it, there are quite a few relatives in the family, all coming to take care of Zhan Xi. Even Mu Jian from the United States has sent a bunch of baby supplies. I feel like one room can hardly contain everything," Chai Ren said helplessly.
"Haha, did Mu Jian send any red wine?" Tang Qing remembered Mu Jian in America, who made a real mess with the red wine.
Chai Ren was just as helpless, "How could he not? And his fruit wine, too. The taste is such that I’d feel embarrassed giving it away, yet it’s not right to throw it out. The ones he brought last time are nearly gathering dust in my wine cellar."
"Let’s go inside."
"Alright."
Chai Ren led Tang Qing into the villa.
Upon entering,
the first person they saw was Chai Ren’s mother.
"Ren’er, you’re finally back."
The homecare was no worse than the hospital. After giving birth and completing the examinations, Zhan Xi had come back. Her sister was the deputy chief physician of the gynecology and obstetrics department at a Beijing hospital. She took time off these past two days just to take care of her.
Even Zhan Xi’s mother had come, planning to stay for two weeks.
Two weeks later,
Zhan Xi persisted in going back to work.
The doctor said she was in good health, and despite her family’s objections, Zhan Xi decided to return to work after two weeks. She wasn’t a fragile woman; after years of studying medicine and earning her doctorate in neurology, she couldn’t let go of the patients at the hospital.
Furthermore,
Chai Ren’s mother and his sisters-in-law had also come.
The one speaking was Chai Ren’s mother.
Taking off his coat, Chai Ren said to his mother, "With you all taking care, I’m very relieved. Mom, let me introduce you, this is Tang Qing, and his fiancée, Lin Jiaxue."
"Oh my, so you are Tang Qing. Such a promising young man, and you have such a beautiful fiancée as well. Please sit down, sit down. Xiaomi, go make some tea." Chai Ren’s mother was beaming with joy upon seeing Tang Qing.
Often, women judge a person by their instincts.
The first glance.
He took to Tang Qing right away.
Moreover, since the interests of Tang Qing and the Chai Family were closely linked, with Comet Group having no dividends for the time being, its value was clear—according to Hurun, worth 18 billion RMB, with Chai Ren’s shares alone amounting to 3 billion.
The Investment had increased by more than tenfold.
It could even be higher in the future.
This was certainly more profitable than mining or steelmaking.
And, the old man of the family had made it clear that Tang Qing was someone to bring onside and befriend. Although she felt the father and son were keeping something from her, she believed there was surely a well-founded rationale behind it.
Tang Qing sat down.
Chai Ren introduced his mother-in-law and his two sisters-in-law, as well as an aunt.
"Thank you."
Tang Qing accepted a cup of tea passed to him by Chai Ren’s second sister-in-law.
"You’re welcome."
At this time, Zhan Xi also came out.
Dressed in loose pajamas, she looked quite spirited.
"Sister Zhan, congratulations on the birth of a daughter," Tang Qing said with a smile as he stood up.
Zhan Xi sized up Tang Qing and replied with a twinkle in her eye, "Thank you, Little Tang, and congratulations to you as well. To become the richest person in Huaxia at such a young age is unbelievable."
"It’s just a nominal title, hardly worth mentioning."
"You seem to take it quite well," Zhan Xi remarked.
Tang Qing changed the subject, "Heh, I’m not that noble, really. It’s easy to talk when you’re not the one with back pain."
"Pfft... You’re quite the character, aren’t you, saying you can talk without back pain? Thank you for the ingredients; their absorption is really effective. I feel like I could go back to work tomorrow," Zhan Xi laughed.
Upon hearing this, Zhan Xi’s mother was not pleased and scolded, "Little Xi, what work are you planning to go back to? You’re thinking of going back to work tomorrow? Why don’t you work overtime tonight instead?"
"Mom, I was just saying," Zhan Xi pouted.
"Just saying? I told you to rest for a month, and you insist on only two weeks. Really now," her mother expressed her dissatisfaction.
"A lot of patients are waiting," Zhan Xi replied.
"There will always be patients."
"I’m not arguing with you... Sister Jiaxue, come on. I’ll take you to see my daughter. Little Tang, you guys have a good chat."
"Sure."
Lin Jiaxue happily stood up.
She was led away by Zhan Xi to the bedroom. The villa had two floors; previously the bedroom was on the second floor, but considering the risk of carrying a child up and down stairs, they converted a room on the first floor into a bedroom.
Bigger houses.
Sometimes really are not safe.
At the end of last month.
There was a friend whose three-year-old child tumbled down the stairs from the second floor. Thankfully there was no serious harm, just minor external injuries, but it was a wake-up call for them—that it’s best to avoid stairs when with children.
Tang Qing sat down.
Several women of the Chai Family buzzed around him with warm inquiries.
They knew what Chai Ren had been up to that day, and if it had been any other tycoon, they wouldn’t have been interested. They were people of power, but Tang Qing was an exception, a significant partner of the Chai Family, as they all knew.
A guest not to be neglected.
As daughters-in-law of the Chai Family, it was natural to act in the interests of the Chai Family.
"Little Tang, I heard you’ve known Jiaxue since childhood?" Chai Ren’s mother suddenly asked.
Tang Qing nodded with a smile.
"We’ve been neighbors since we were kids, grandparents, and other family members all know each other, and there was even a childhood betrothal; we love each other very much. In this life, she is my wife, and nobody can change that."
The one thing Tang Qing feared the most.
Was these people talking to him about arranged marriages.
"It’s obvious that Little Tang is a sentimental and righteous person." Chai Ren’s mother looked at him meaningfully. One sentence was all it took for Tang Qing to know what they were getting at.
A marriage alliance.
It’s an issue that large families simply can’t avoid, one that’s always there.
But.
With just a few words, Tang Qing blocked what they were probing for; however, such a Tang Qing was actually to their liking: intelligent, capable, and devoted to his relationships. Well, this was not something to be forced upon anyhow.
