Chapter 1257: Shi Ran's Three-Day Return Home

Zirui mocked him: "Your big red envelope is late. Why don't you make a call to urge them?"

Zihan glared at him: "Big mouth."

He was so smart, how could he not have thought of calling to ask.

"I've called so many times, but no one answers," Zihan muttered as he went back.

Red envelopes are important, but one's life is more important; if we keep baking in the sun, we'll turn into human jerky.

"What's going on? It's almost noon and they still haven't arrived? Lao Jiu, you drive to the eldest daughter's house and take a look." Sheng Hanyu was also anxious and instructed his bodyguard.

It is not the custom for a bride to return to her parents' home after noon; this is the rule. If the daughter doesn't understand it, the son-in-law must surely know.

"Yes."

Just as Lao Jiu was about to head out, he heard the sound of a car outside.

"They're back!"

Shi Youxuan stood up to go out and welcome them; it was indeed her daughter and son-in-law.

Yun Qitian got out of the car carrying bags of gifts, his face full of apology: "I'm sorry, Mom, it's all my fault for being delayed."

"It's not his fault, I got up late."

"It's fine, it's fine, come inside quickly."

Shi Youxuan was grinning from ear to ear.

Her husband was just worrying for nothing; she had felt that nothing would be wrong. See, it was indeed fine.

Got up late, what a pleasant reason!

The two of them did indeed get up late, but it was not what their parents were thinking.

Shi Ran wanted to explain, but her family didn't give her the chance.

Several younger brothers pestered Yun Qitian, asking him to play games with them.

They asked their brother-in-law to join not because he was good at games; his skill level was just average.

It was precisely because he was average that they wanted him to join, as it gave them a sense of achievement.

Playing games with their sister Shi Ran was just asking to be abused; before they could even react to what was happening, she would have already won.

With the son-in-law dragged away by the sons, Shi Youxuan took the opportunity to pull her daughter into the room for a private chat.

She closed the door and held her daughter's hands, looking her up and down.

Very good, her complexion was good.

"Ranran, does Qitian treat you well?" Shi Youxuan asked with implication.

Even as a biological mother, it wasn't easy to ask too bluntly or too explicitly.

But the problem was, with some children, if you don't ask bluntly, she truly won't understand.

Shi Ran: "He's quite good."

"Then when do you plan on having children?"

"Mom, what are you saying?"

Shi Ran blushed: "We are still young, there's no rush for children; let's focus on our careers first."

"You must focus on your careers, but children cannot be delayed either. Your mother-in-law said that as soon as you are pregnant, she will retire immediately and return home to take care of you full-time."

"You are young now, so it's easy to have children. Don't talk about putting careers first and struggling before having kids; when you're older, it won't be easy to conceive."

"Look at me, I had you when I was young, and even though I suffered so much, I still look very young..." She was using a fallacious argument here.

She looked young not because she had children early, but because her husband loved her, her life was smooth, she worried less, and she was in a good mood, so one naturally looks young.

Shi Ran:...

She felt she couldn't continue this conversation; the topic was too sensitive.

Being urged to have children right after getting married—let alone the fact that she had no plans to have children, even if she did, she would be urged to have a second one immediately after the first.

"Mom, I'm going to see Grandma."

"Go ahead, I'll go with you."

Shi Ran thought she had escaped her mother's "clutches," but upon arriving at Grandma's room, she realized the real urging had just begun.

Grandma repeated her mother's words almost exactly, and it was an enhanced version.

Shi Ran wanted to leave, but it wasn't that easy.

Grandma was getting on in years.

The old lady was overjoyed to see her granddaughter, and looking at her, she couldn't bear to leave.

Fortunately, Zichen came to her rescue—it was time to eat!

During the meal, the table was filled with delicacies, and Zichen's cooking skills had improved once again.

Shi Ran picked up a piece of braised fish and put it in Yun Qitian's bowl; he carefully removed the bones and put it back for her. She ate it, feeling completely at ease.

Sheng Hanyu put on a stern face and lectured his daughter: "You are becoming more and more outrageous. Bullying people so blatantly, can't you remove the fish bones yourself?"

Shi Ran: "I can, but he is willing to help me."

Shi Youxuan put food in her son-in-law's bowl, and the whole family kept putting delicious food into Yun Qitian's bowl, being incredibly enthusiastic.

In the evening, the young couple left the Sheng Family and headed home.

On the day of the bride's return, one must leave before dark. Grandma was reluctant to part with her, and there were even tears in her eyes.

Although her daughter-in-law tried to persuade her, saying that Shi Ran didn't live far away and that besides today, she could stay as long as she wanted any other day, or even spend the night.

Don't feel reluctant; I'm afraid you'll be annoyed by her later!

But the old lady always felt that once her granddaughter was married, she belonged to someone else's family, and she felt sad whenever she thought about it.

Yun Qitian said: "Grandma, please don't be sad. How about we come over again tomorrow?"

"Good, come over for breakfast tomorrow morning, I'll make it for you." Grandma immediately turned her sorrow into joy.

People of a certain age sometimes have the temperament of a child.

……

With the help of Zhu Qingrui, the economy of L Country had seen a great improvement under Qi Heng.

He clearly had never attended school or studied economics systematically, yet his insights into the economy were unique—stronger than Qi Heng, who had specialized in studying economics!

Qi Heng began to guard against him, fearing he might cause trouble.

But later, he discovered that the two of them were actually quite compatible and worked together with tacit understanding.

It was just regarding the issue of Liu Min that things were slightly awkward.

Zhu Qingrui was now the Office Director of the Presidential Palace, and Liu Min often came to look for Qi Heng, which resulted in the two of them constantly bumping into each other.

He had undergone plastic surgery, so Liu Min could not recognize him, but he still knew Liu Min.

His own wife was dressing up flamboyantly and seducing another man right in front of him all day long.

Qi Heng was afraid he would feel uncomfortable, so he specifically explained to him that things between himself and Liu Min were clean and innocent, and that there was nothing between them.

Zhu Qingrui smiled slightly and generously stated, "I don't care."

He said that since he had undergone plastic surgery, he was no longer his former self; Liu Min did not know him, and he did not want to have any form of contact with Liu Min again.

That marriage was declared void.

He even tried to persuade Qi Heng to marry Liu Min.

He said Liu Min was simple-minded and easy to control; the person she liked was him, and if she could marry him, she would surely be devoted to him.

Marrying her would also be equivalent to buying over those who were loyal to Liu Quan!

No matter how one looked at it, it was all benefits and no harm, but Qi Heng refused; he said not to mention this matter again in the future, as he did not want to get married and had no interest in it.

……

Jiangzhou.

Dingsheng Group.

President Office.

Shi Ran had been staring at the computer screen for ten minutes.

Yun Qitian brought over a cup of black coffee and placed it in front of her.

The computer page disappeared rapidly, replaced by other financial reports.

She switched it fast enough, but the corner of his eye still caught a glimpse of the previous page!

It was L Country's recent GDP.

The total GDP growth was 16.8 percent, which was very impressive.

It showed that the level of economic recovery in L Country was very fast.

Actually, this was not a secret; for the past two days, almost all politicians and businessmen around the world had been studying this matter.

But the fact that Shi Ran would not look at it in front of Yun Qitian showed she had a guilty conscience.

She did not want him to know, so he pretended not to know.

"Ptooey! So bitter!"