“If Zhai Hua was married to someone else, when was Dongzi going to relent and have a grandchild for you to carry?”

  Father Tian was very surprised that he actually had such a love-struck child. In addition, this child grew up in an open-minded and liberal western country. For twenty years, his son grew up in America, yet he was not led astray or adversely influenced. It was a miracle!

  “Xiao Bao didn’t come back with Dongzi today. Are you really angry at Xiao Bao?” Knowing the soft spots of Mother Tian, Father Tian did not waste his energy either. He targeted Mother Tian’s soft spots and poked at it again and again.

  True enough, Mother Tian’s expression changed vehemently. “Let me warn you. When Xiao Bao is back, don’t talk nonsense in front of him. How will I not like my Xiao Bao? I love Xiao Bao the most. I only acknowledge Xiao Bao as my grandchild. I don’t like other children. If you dare to spout nonsense to Xiao Bao and make him misunderstand me, I’ll kick up a ruckus with you!”

  Mother Tian loved her grandson to the bones.

  Upon hearing Father Tian’s words, Mother Tian only had to imagine a little before realizing that she would not be able to accept other children becoming her grandchild. Xiao Bao was so adorable and obedient. He was such a good child. She would not bother if it were other children.

  Father Tian, who had taken a few hits from Mother Tian, was amused. “Aren’t you the one shunning this and that? You said it yourself. Xiao Bao is very smart. Zhai Hua is seldom at home but it seems that Xiao Bao’s relationship with his mother and maternal grandmother’s family won’t be too poor. Don’t cause Xiao Bao to become distant from the Zhai family because of your pettiness. Xiao Bao has such a maternal family…… Wasn’t that the reason that both of us agreed to let Dongzi marry Zhai Hua in the first place?”

  “That……” Mother Tian was speechless. Certainly, as her grandson was not around, she had nothing to do. Used to being busy, she was not accustomed to idling around. Hence, Mother Tian was too bored and started to let her thoughts go astray. As she thought of these family matters, she felt increasingly vexed and troubled. As such, she became dissatisfied with everything.

  To put it bluntly, Mother Tian could not deny that the situation of her family was already very good.

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  Where else could she find in-laws like the Zhai family? There was nothing bad if Xiao Bao loved to be close to his maternal family. If Xiao Bao was unwilling to be close to them, she still had to teach him to do so. Qiao Nan was the daughter-in-law of the Zhai family. In the future, Zhai Sheng had to listen to Qiao Nan.

  If Xiao Bao was on good terms with his auntie, no matter how they looked at it, it was to Xiao Bao’s advantage in the future.

  Mother Tian knew all these but there was a knot in her heart, and she had deliberately thought on the dark side of things. As she thought about it, she got angrier and angrier.

  At the sight of Mother Tian’s expression easing, Father Tian patted her shoulders. “Your son didn’t keep it from us on how close he is to the Zhai family. We are all aware. It is not easy to come to the current situation. Don’t spoil it in the fit of your anger. Especially in front of Qiao Nan, don’t make things difficult for your son.”

  Although Qiao Nan only helped provide some suggestions, she had sharp foresight and a good sense of judgment. The company set up by Dongzi and Qiao Nan had conquered the maternal and infant care market in China. He heard that the revenues had been increasing month-on-month. If this were to continue, the maternal and infant care market could possibly become one of the core businesses of the Tian Corporation.

  Father Tian was very certain of Qiao Nan’s contribution to this. Without Qiao Nan, the Tian Corporation would not venture into this market so soon and become the market leader that occupied the sales. The Tian Corporation had already established their reputation in this market in China. One had to know that the Chinese still cared very much about brand names.

  As long as they maintained the quality of its products, the Tian Corporation would become the flagship of this industry in the future.

  At the thought of his family’s business getting better and better, Father Tian seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. He was full of excitement. His wife must be having too much spare time to be able to let her thoughts run wild. It was seldom that he was in such a good mood. Father Tian switched off the lights and immediately pounced on his wife.

  Mother Tian was pleasantly surprised. “Fortunately, Xiao Bao is not at home. If he sees us, how am I going to face anyone? You, this old ruffian…… We’re already of this age……”

  To begin with, Mother Tian was affirmative of the Zhai family’s capability and Qiao Nan’s contribution. After a round of ‘physical persuasion’ by Father Tian, on the next day, Mother Tian looked like a spring breeze. She even specially told Tian Dong, “We don’t have kids of similar age to play with Xiao Bao at home. It’s quite good that Xiao Bao often plays with the triplets of the Zhai family. Xiao Bao said that these three children take very good care of him. Since Xiao Bao likes it, we don’t need to rush to fetch him back today. Let Xiao Bao play at the Zhai family’s residence for a few more days.”

  Anyway, Qiao Nan was not at home. Xiao Bao could only become closer to the triplets.

  Without Qiao Nan, this ‘rival-in-love’, Mother Tian was not very insistent on having her grandson back to keep her company.

  Tian Dong was taken aback. “Mom, if Xiao Bao knows, he will definitely love his grandma more.” He really could not tell that his father had such good skills. He not only appeased his mother to allow Xiao Bao to extend his stay with the Zhai family but also, most importantly, made his mother glow with happiness. The older ones were indeed wiser.

  Precisely, with Father Tian helping coax Mother Tian, Tian Dong felt that he could focus on his company and expand his businesses.

  Mother Tian had absolutely no idea about the ‘hidden pact’ between Father Tian and Tian Dong. Under the joint coaxing of the father-and-son pair, her only conduct was to happily enjoy her life. Although her grandson loved to stay with the Zhai family, she was no longer feeling as jealous as before.

  The atmosphere at the Tian family was not bad. The situation at Qiao Nan’s end was even better.

  After all, this was not Qiao Nan’s first time. Although she had the same experience in her home country earlier while she was overseas now, Qiao Nan was not mentally young and would not feel as nervous as typical youngsters at such events.

  Qiao Nan could not help pondering. So, going through another lifetime would make one a little braver?

  As she was following He Yi around, the chances of her facing the cameras and videos would only increase, although she was not a celebrity. As it occurred more frequently, Qiao Nan very quickly adapted to the lights and flashes.

  Hence, Qiao Nan’s little face, as fresh and tender as a flower, appeared on the state-owned television international news channel soon after.

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  Qiao Nan’s former classmates, especially those from her college days, were able to recognize Qiao Nan very quickly. When Qiao Nan first appeared on the television screen, it was just a flash of a moment at lightning speed. However, despite this, those who had a deep impression of Qiao Nan could still recognize her.

  Tang Jiayun bit her soup spoon, leaving a few teeth marks on it. This was the international news channel. Diplomat…… After Qiao Nan graduated, she actually joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs! This was a place that Tang Jiayun dared not even think of in her entire life.