As time passed, Mother Fang began to have an imperceptible influence on Fang Fang such that there was no chance of Fang Fang taking the relationship further with her boyfriend. She made sure to protect her daughter so that the man would not take advantage of her.

  Actually, Fang Fang had her hidden agenda when she asked those questions.

  Fang Fang was used to being a well-behaved child. Now that her parents were no longer against her relationship, Fang Fang hoped that she would have more private time with her boyfriend. Therefore, she could not help but have a guilty conscience when she posed the questions.

  If Mother Fang showed the slightest displeasure and said that the man led Fang Fang astray, Fang Fang might be enraged and insisted on renting a house to stay with the man. On the contrary, Mother Fang did not bring up the man. She was solely concerned for Fang Fang’s safety. As such, Fang Fang could not insist on staying outside the school.

  Now that Mother Fang maintained frequent contact with her daughter through the phone, she realized that her daughter had been very well-behaved.

  Although her daughter had a boyfriend, she had not been reckless, or impulsive, or intimate with the man. Mother Fang managed to find out this piece of important information through their frequent chats.

  Mother Fang did not tell Gao Yan explicitly about what she learned, but she had hinted to him so that he understood that her daughter was a good child who had self-respect. Although she liked Gao Yan, if Gao Yan could not accept that her daughter used to have another boyfriend, she would not insist that they be together.

  Although she praised Gao Yan for being a good child, her daughter was still the best child in the world.

  After Qiao Nan’s gentle reminder, Mother Fang realized that their good intention of hoping that their daughter would strive to be better and work harder had unknowingly become a source of pressure for her.

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  Their daughter was under immense pressure, yet they thought that she was being willful. It was their fault as they had failed as her parents.

  Now that he was certain that Fang Fang did not overstep the boundaries with her boyfriend, Gao Yan finally felt much at ease. Although he did not regain his cheery mood, at least he was not as gloomy as before and was able to concentrate on his job. After looking through many business proposals, he finally decided to work with Tian Dong’s company.

  This was a good piece of news. It was a win-win situation for Gao Yan and Tian Dong.

  After signing the contract, they were officially working partners. The staff from the two companies gathered for a meal to interact with each other.

  Since Tian Dong’s company was more established, he was the one who initiated the gathering.

  Unlike the usual gathering, Tian Dong gave his staff a sum of money so that they could celebrate and socialize with the staff from Gao Yan’s company. They could sing karaoke and have supper. As for him, the boss, he brought Gao Yan to visit his future mother-in-law and have a meal at her house. “Gao Yan, I will be getting married at the end of the year. You must come to my wedding.”

  Before they got into the car, Tian Dong passed a wedding invitation to Gao Yan.

  In the future, apart from being business partners, they would have a closer relationship with each other. The person who brought them together was none other than the daughter-in-law who married into the Zhai family.

  Tian Dong knew that Gao Yan must be delighted to see Qiao Nan. He must be dying to seek her advice on how to gain Fang Fang’s affection.

  Qiao Nan glared at Tian Dong before casting a sideways glance at Gao Yan when she saw that he was indeed at their house. “The two of you owe me a big red packet. Although I do not take issue with you, shouldn’t you have the awareness?”

  Tian Dong agreed immediately. “Definitely. I will give you a bonus of one percent.” This was enough for Qiao Nan to lead a wealthy life for the rest of her life. There was no need for her to depend on the Zhai family and she could lead a comfortable life.

  There was a glitter in Zhai Yaohui’s eyes, but he kept his silence. However, Miao Jing was startled. “Dongzi, why would you say that?” A bonus of one percent was a significant amount. Miao Jing did not want her daughter-in-law to take advantage of the Tian family or for her daughter to be looked down upon by the Tian family after she married Tian Dong.

  “Sister, please accept it.” Mother Tian pulled Miao Jing’s arms affectionately. She had a genuine smile on her face and she sounded very sincere. “All along, Nan Nan has been working very hard. She is a good child. If not for the fact that it is unsuitable, our original intention is to give her a bonus of five percent.”

  The bonus of one percent might be a significant amount to other people. However, the Tian family could still afford it.

  Mother Tian knew that unlike her son, Zhai Hua had a boyfriend before she was with her son. In the end, they broke up because of Qiao Nan.

  If Mother Tian knew about this a month ago, she might feel unhappy about it.

  But after hearing what Tian Dong said on the day he proposed to Zhai Hua, she began to look at Zhai Hua in a different light. She knew her son best. Mother Tian knew that her only son did not like any other women or men. He only had eyes for Zhai Hua.

  Mother Tian was heartbroken when she learned this.

  All these years, she had been hoping for a grandchild to play with. Her son might be precious, but he was not as important as her grandchild.

  By the time she had a grandchild, she would have no use for her son. She could leave her son to Zhai Hua while she played with her grandchild. Right now, the most important task was to make sure that her son got married as soon as possible and gave her a grandchild.

  After sorting out her thoughts, Mother Tian was thankful to Qiao Nan as she was the one who made Zhai Hua break up with her previous boyfriend. If Qiao Nan did not do that, she was worried that when they came back to China and her son learned that Zhai Hua had a boyfriend and would marry him soon, he might react strongly to it and she would have no hopes of having a grandchild.

  The thought of it was too scary. Mother Tian had no wish to let her thoughts wander. Thankfully, this did not happen and Zhai Hua had agreed to marry Dongzi.

  Gao Yan did not care about the Tian family. Since Qiao Nan had made her request, he would never say no to her. “That’s easy. If I marry Fang Fang, as our matchmaker, I will definitely give you a red packet that is filled with any amount of money that you want. Or should I write you a blank check? How about that?”

  Gao Yan had gone all out in order to win Fang Fang’s affection.

  Qiao Nan curled the corners of her lips. She could not help but feel that she had said the wrong words and made an error. “The two of you are not here for a meal but to give red packets to me?” They seemed to be giving away money generously.

  The bonus of one percent was tantamount to having one percent of the shares of Tian Dong’s company. If the company earned one hundred million in the future, she did not need to work and she would have one million just by sitting around at home……