“Seventh Uncle, I can carry my sister. I eat a lot of food, so I’m strong.”
Beibei echoed her brother, “Brother, carry, carry.”
Zhan Wei held his niece and led his nephew into the house, saying as they walked, “Now Seventh Uncle will carry her. I’ve been working outside all day and just wanted to come back to see you two.”
“You two are my little rays of sunshine. Seeing you makes me so happy.”
Zhan Muchen said, “Then my sister and I will stay with Seventh Uncle a bit longer. Mum can go back alone since she has to work.”
“Then ask Second Aunt to bring Lele and the others over, so we have friends to play with, and Seventh Uncle won’t need to look after us.”
Zhan Wei laughed, “What, you two are having so much fun you don’t want to go home? If all seven of you brothers stayed with me, how could I go to work with peace of mind?”
“Just teasing you, Seventh Uncle. We’ve been wanting to go back for a while, missing Dad, Grandpa, Grandma, and Great-Grandma.”
Beibei mimicked, “Great-Grandma, Great-Grandma.”
The little one loved spending time with Great-Grandma.
Zhan Wei, pretending to be relieved, smiled, “That’s good, that’s good. I’ll head back for a visit in a while too.”
“Why does Seventh Uncle have to wait? Can’t you come back with us now?”
“Seventh Uncle doesn’t have time yet.”
Zhan Muchen nodded, understanding, and didn’t ask further.
He knew adults were busy, including his parents.
If it weren’t for him and his sister, his parents would work late into the night.
Zhan Muchen wanted to grow up quickly to help his parents with work, so they could rest.
Inside, seeing Haitong had bought many Yangcheng specialties, Zhan Wei smiled, “Big Sister-in-Law, you bought so much stuff. Why not ship it?”
“These are just bought today. The ones from earlier were already shipped.”
“Tomorrow, I’ll have these sent by courier too. I don’t want to carry all this onto the plane.”
With many relatives and friends, she prepared a gift for each, each gift made up of various Yangcheng specialties, so it looked like a lot.
Not expensive items, just a small token of her affection.
Beibei saw her mum and wanted her to hold her, abandoning her Seventh Uncle.
“Old Seven, you went on two dates today, right? How did it go?”
Haitong held her daughter, asking about her brother-in-law’s dating with concern.
Zhan Wei didn’t hide anything, answering honestly, “Only went on the midday date. I didn’t like the person, so it wasn’t great. The evening date, I had Ruoruo cancel it.”
“We just had dinner together. She had a business engagement afterward and left. Since you’re heading back soon, Big Sister-in-Law, I pushed off all my plans to spend the evening playing with the kids.”
Haitong set her daughter down, letting her son take her to play.
Once the kids were out of earshot, she asked with concern and curiosity, “What was Ruoruo’s reaction?”
“Old Seven, if you like Ruoruo, be bold and confess, pursue her openly, don’t beat around the bush.”
“Actually, rivals falling in love isn’t a big deal. Besides, you could both switch industries. You don’t have to run the same kind of business.”
Zhan Wei stayed silent.
After a while, he said, “Big Sister-in-Law, I haven’t hidden anything. I’ve been clear with Ruoruo, but I haven’t led Yangtai to pivot yet. Words alone aren’t enough.”
“I’ll pursue her first, whether she accepts me or not. I want her to know I’m sincere.”
“Then I’ll push for the pivot to avoid being business rivals with the Lan Group.”
Sacrificing a bit of his career for love wasn’t a big deal, especially with the Zhan Group backing him.
