Chapter 438: 434. Children, Shares (Please subscribe, monthly tickets!)

"Brother, I've come to mooch a meal again," Gong Nan said with a chuckle.

Seeing the smiling Gong Nan, Zhang Ran nodded in satisfaction. He turned his gaze toward Qi Lin, who had been walking beside Gong Nan the whole time, and said with a smile, "It seems the affection between you two as a married couple has deepened during this time."

"Hehe, Uncle Zhang, if nothing goes wrong, I reckon I might have a younger brother or sister in a while," Qi Xiaoting blurted out.

"Cough, cough, cough, what nonsense are you spouting?" Gong Nan gave a dry cough and glared at his daughter. This child, she just says whatever comes to mind.

Qi Lin was also a bit embarrassed, but she recovered quickly; in this regard, Gong Nan really couldn't compare to a woman like Qi Lin.

"Mr. Zhang, if Xiao Lin is really pregnant this time, we would like the child to take the surname Gong. When the time comes, would you help us pick a name?" Qi Guanghuan hurriedly stepped forward to say.

But who would have thought that Zhang Ran's expression would suddenly turn cold, startling Qi Guanghuan so much that he shivered, not knowing what he had said wrong.

Zhang Ran stared at Qi Guanghuan for a moment, then looked at Qi Lin, his gaze somewhat sharp!

Gong Nan didn't know what was wrong with Zhang Ran, but Qi Lin understood Zhang Ran's thoughts and said with poise, "Brother, I know what you are thinking. Please rest assured, I absolutely do not have the intention of using a child to tie Gong Nan down."

"I, Qi Lin, would not do such a thing; I still have that much self-respect."

Only then did Qi Guanghuan react, and he was suddenly drenched in a cold sweat. He had indeed had such thoughts, but they only emerged because he knew Qi Lin had the intention of having a child.

As the saying goes, concern leads to confusion!

Qi Guanghuan was currently focused entirely on his own shares and power, so he would interpret everything in that direction.

Zhang Ran stared at Qi Lin, and Qi Lin met Zhang Ran's gaze without any guilt; this was truly her thought.

"Then what are your thoughts? Don't blame me for meddling; this younger brother of mine is a bit foolish, so as his older brother, I have to think a bit more," Zhang Ran said calmly.

"Before, you asked me if I truly liked Gong Nan. Now I can answer you: I like him, and now my life is tightly intertwined with his."

"I have grown accustomed to seeing him the moment I return home, I have grown accustomed to being able to eat a hot meal every time I come back, and I have grown even more accustomed to his presence. If he weren't here, I wouldn't know what I should do."

"Before, I didn't think so much, and I didn't even realize that Xiaonan had already sacrificed so much for me, not even arguing with me a single word over the child's surname."

"Now I am thinking that it is time for me to sacrifice something for him. If I am truly pregnant, then this child will be the true crystallization of our love!" Qi Lin spoke very sincerely, and Zhang Ran could tell.

After a long silence, a smile reappeared on Zhang Ran's face. "Good, then I will give you two my blessing here. By the way, remember next time, it's better to avoid such topics in front of the children."

At the end, Zhang Ran cracked a joke.

Who knew that Qi Xiaoting would pout and say, "Hmph, you adults are really good at burying your heads in the sand. Do you really think we are all fools?"

"Please, what era is this? The internet age! Can you not be so old-fashioned, okay?"

Zhang Ran was suddenly speechless, while Qi Lin glared at her, "What did you say?"

"Cough, cough, nothing. By the way, Mingming, shall I take you to find Susu and the others to play?" Qi Xiaoting suddenly realized and hurriedly changed the subject.

"Okay." Qi Mingming had been waiting for these words; he couldn't understand what the adults were talking about earlier, so he was very cooperative at this moment.

After Qi Xiaoting took Qi Mingming away, Zhang Ran looked at the two of them with amusement and said, "Forget it, I can't be bothered to lecture you. You'll have plenty of headaches in the future."

After saying this, he chatted with them for a while longer, never looking at Qi Guanghuan. Only when Qi Guanghuan was getting anxious did Zhang Ran say to him, "President Qi, is everything prepared?"

Qi Guanghuan hurriedly said, "It's prepared, but Zhuo Fan has hidden things very well. I don't know if what I found is enough; please take a look."

As he spoke, he cautiously handed the documents to Zhang Ran, who took them and looked them over.

After reading them, Zhang Ran suddenly laughed. "It seems President Qi has been prepared for a long time. These things couldn't have been collected in a short while."

Not only that, but many of the items were clearly prepared long ago; they certainly couldn't be collected now.

This indicated that Qi Guanghuan had actually harbored other intentions as early as over twenty years ago.

Qi Guanghuan twitched his lips, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

He really had been prepared for a long time, or rather, he had subconsciously started collecting information from the moment he sensed something was wrong.

It was just that he had been very discreet about it for so many years, and he didn't know if it would be useful, so he hadn't gone all out.

The reason he did this was to keep a trump card for himself, just in case he needed it someday.

And isn't that the case now? Although it wasn't the situation he had imagined, it was still being used.

"I wonder if Mr. Zhang is satisfied with these things? I inquired, and these things don't seem sufficient to prove that there is a problem with Zhuo Fan," Qi Guanghuan said cautiously.

Zhang Ran looked at Gong Nan and smiled, "These things are enough."

Qi Guanghuan breathed a sigh of relief; he knew that he had passed this hurdle.

Zhang Ran tapped his fingers on the armrest and pondered for a moment before saying, "Your shares will be calculated based on the current valuation of Fengchao Group. When I take over Fengchao Supermarket, I will definitely merge the two supermarkets, and your shares will be diluted. You should be mentally prepared for that."

Qi Guanghuan hurriedly said, "I understand, thank you, Mr. Zhang."

"Hmm, your position will also remain unchanged; it will stay as it is now." After saying this, Zhang Ran looked at Qi Lin's stomach and finally said, "How about this, I will give you a subscription quota for three percent of the new company's shares."

"However, I am preparing this subscription quota for this child who has yet to show signs of existence. Before the child comes of age, it will be left to the parents to manage."

This could be considered a grand gift from Zhang Ran to Gong Nan.

In fact, Zhang Ran had been thinking about how to help this younger brother during this time. He also knew Gong Nan's personality, and having grown accustomed to the life of a househusband, he probably wouldn't want to go out and work hard anyway.

Therefore, Zhang Ran prepared these three percent of shares. Although it was a subscription, it was already a lot, and it was very considerate of Gong Nan.

After hearing this, Qi Guanghuan was completely excited. "Mr. Zhang, please rest assured, these shares will definitely be handed over to the child when the time comes; there will absolutely not be any problems."

Before the child came of age, these shares would effectively belong to Qi Guanghuan, or rather, to Qi Lin, increasing the leverage in their hands.

It would also give the Qi Family more respect and extra caution regarding issues involving Gong Nan and the child; he believed they wouldn't dare to boss Gong Nan around in the future.