Chapter 1823: Arrangements

Afterwards, Zhou Andong picked up the phone again and called Tang Lin.

"Tang Lin, let's meet at the first bar at five in the evening."

"Okay!"

Tang Lin readily agreed; they had just met the night before, and now he was calling again today, surely there was something important.

Zhou Andong hung up the phone and then called Miss Yang at CCTV.

He guessed that CCTV had already received the notice from the superior department, and he had to thank Miss Yang there no matter what.

After just two rings, the call was connected, answered by a staff member from the program team.

Upon hearing it was Zhou Andong and that he was looking for Miss Yang, the originally impatient tone immediately became cheerful.

"Mr. Zhou, please wait a moment; Miss Yang has gone out, I'll go find her for you."

"Thank you!" Zhou Andong said his thanks.

The two old masters and Zheng Mazhen were all watching him, as they were discussing major family matters; how could you suddenly start making phone calls, and it never ends.

Zhou Andong gave a dry laugh: "What are you staring at me for?"

The old master snorted: "If you have something to do, go attend to it; don't stand here in the way."

The third old master said with a smile: "Just do as you said, first make contact with Zhou Dongbei and Zhou Lixiong siblings; I trust your judgment, their characters are not bad, but knowing a person's face does not mean knowing their heart."

Moreover, you also said that your great-grandfather's lineage is not just those two siblings; there are others too, so we cannot afford to be careless.

Zhou Andong understood the concerns of the two old masters; the old master always said his eldest son followed the eldest branch, and the third master also said his youngest son followed the eldest branch.

But this is just what he says himself; Zhou Xiaode, no matter how he acts, was raised beside the old master, so his background is known and he is controllable.

As for Zhou Xianyong, there's no need to say more; regardless of his moral character, everything he now possesses was built by himself, and he can fail however he wishes.

But the descendants of the great-grandfather have never been met, just as the third master said: knowing a person's face does not mean knowing their heart.

If someone truly harbors ill intentions and hides malicious motives, bringing them close would definitely pose a hidden danger.

Zhou Andong is not some great figure, but now he also has some family background and a bit of reputation.

Furthermore, with the third master being this patriotic Taiwan businessman, if the descendants of the great-grandfather were to swagger and deceive under their banner, what would we do?

One sees in later generations, those who defraud their fathers, mothers, adoptive fathers and mothers, grandfathers and grandmothers, stepfathers and stepmothers, leaders, husbands, and mistresses are countless.

For Zhou Andong, if he were to be deceived by Xiao Qin, Xiao Bei, Lao Si, and Su Su, he could only bow his head and take the beating, for who let him fail to educate them well.

But if he were to recognize kin and be deceived by the descendants of the great-grandfather, he would not even have the face to cry.

Zhou Andong's phone had never been put down; suddenly, from the receiver came faintly the urgent sound of high heels tapping the ground, followed by Miss Yang's voice.

"Mr. Zhou, are you still on the call?"

"Yes!" Zhou Andong laughed and asked: "Do you have time tonight to come out for a gathering and a drink?"

"Sure!" Miss Yang readily agreed: "You say the place."

"The first bar at Houhai." Zhou Andong looked up at the time: "Six in the evening."

"No problem." Miss Yang's tone was very much the situation, her real mood quite good: "Then let's meet at six tonight."

"Alright, you go attend to your business first." Zhou Andong hung up the phone: "Third Master, Third Madam, I'm going to handle some affairs; you guys eat here tonight."

"You don't need to worry about us." The third old master waved his hand: "Go attend to your business."

Zhou Andong stepped out of the living room and saw Zhou Wanyu sneaking and peering inside from the main door.

"Ha!" Zhou Andong couldn't help but laugh: "Young Aunt, what are you sneaking around doing?"

Zhou Wanyu's usual impression on him was that of a dignified, mature woman's aura.

But now her sneaky appearance completely overturned his image of her.

Zhou Wanyu rolled her eyes, grabbed his arm, and pulled him along.

"Where are we going?" Zhou Andong, being pulled, arrived at the third courtyard.

Zhou Wanyu felt safe, then curiously asked.

"What exactly happened?"

Zhou Andong blinked: "Why didn't you just go in and listen yourself earlier?"

Zhou Wanyu said rather resentfully: "Third Madam wouldn't let me in."

Zhou Andong was stunned, then immediately understood what was going on.

Initially, Third Master insisted on finding his own family, but encountered strong opposition from most of the family.

And the strongest opposition came from those cadet branches; finally, the recognition of kin went so smoothly because Zhou Andong also had some assets.

Not only would he not share their power and property, but he could even bring them great benefits.

But the descendants of the great-grandfather are different; once news leaks before the recognition of kin, those cadet branches will surely cause trouble.

Therefore, Third Madam not letting Zhou Wanyu participate is precisely for fear she might leak the news; after the recognition of kin becomes a fact, even if some want to cause trouble, they won't be able to stir up much.

Zhou Andong laughed, stepped forward: "Go ask Third Master or Third Madam."

"..."

"Zhou Andong!" Zhou Wanyu gritted her teeth and stamped her foot, but she had no way with Zhou Andong.

Qiu Qian was reading in the study; seeing Zhou Andong come in, she put down the book in her hand.

"How is it?"

Zhou Andong briefly reported the result; Qiu Qian nodded: "Being cautious is correct."

"Let's go!" Zhou Andong supported Qiu Qian to rise: "Originally we were going to have lunch at Courtyard Six, but it's already past one; I guess they've finished eating."

"No way!" Qiu Qian shook her head: "We didn't go back; Mother definitely won't eat."

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Courtyard Six!

Gu Minglan sat at the table, holding Su Su while feeding her.

"Look at your dad and your mom, they promised to come over for lunch, and it's already this late, not even a shadow of them."

The old lady came out of the room: "Why haven't they come yet?"

Gu Minglan said: "Mom, if you're hungry, go ahead and eat first, don't wait for them."

"No need!" The old lady shook her head, sat down on one side, and looking at Su Su, a smile appeared on her face: "Look at this child, she looks so much like Qiu Qiu."

"That's right." Gu Minglan said with a smile: "The flesh that fell off Qiu Qiu's body, if it weren't her, who else could it resemble?"

As for Su Su's matter, besides the old master and the fourth uncle and his wife, no one in the Jian family knows.

As for the old lady, she must not be allowed to know either, otherwise who knows what trouble she might stir up.

"Papa, Mama!"

The little girl's ears were sharp, she heard footsteps and looked up toward the door, and just then the door opened, seeing Zhou Andong and Jian Qiu, she struggled to get down from the ground, swung her little legs, and pattered over.

"Oh, Daddy's little treasure."

Zhou Andong hurriedly crouched down and grabbed the little girl who lunged into his arms.

"Mwah!"

The little girl wrapped her arms around Zhou Andong's neck and kissed him on the face.

"Papa, I miss you so much."

"Hahaha..."

Zhou Andong happily burst into laughter, such a little cotton-padded jacket, who wouldn't like it.

The old grandfather came out of the study: "Here you are, everyone's been waiting for you to eat."