Chapter 1276 - 1278
Ah, even that kid Wan Yihui knows?
"Why didn’t they tell me?" Clearly, she’s the older sister. Wouldn’t they confide in her if they had something on their minds?
Is she really that unreasonable? Gong Ruini truly felt she was someone who was super reasonable.
"You’ve always been telling Xiao Zhi to work hard."
"You said how he should tell you if he wants to study computer science."
Ah, did she really do that? Gong Ruini wanted to deny it, but Zhao Xuran wouldn’t lie to her.
Okay, she did mention to Xiao Zhi and Xiao Hui that they should work hard; otherwise, what would happen to the family businesses? No one would inherit them.
"But I really only brought it up a few times." For families with businesses, isn’t this how they talk to their kids?
How come when it’s her turn to say it, these two kids think she’s some authoritarian parent?
Isn’t this tarnishing her image? "Right, Xiao Hui." Gong Ruzhi thinks this way, and Gong Ruini truly wants to know Xiao Hui’s thoughts.
If he has other ideas, she doesn’t want him to give up on the major he loves because of her.
"I wouldn’t want that kid Xiao Hui, when he’s older, to tell his grandchildren that he could have taken a different path, but because of his unreasonable and domineering sister, he couldn’t follow his true desires."
Gong Ruini was really feeling down and let out a long sigh, "I really feel useless."
Did Gong Ruwen think this way because of this issue? Maybe he held it in for a long time until this happened, and only then he couldn’t endure it any longer.
"If only I knew earlier that big brother wasn’t happy with his job, I could have advised him sooner."
At least, he wouldn’t have been sad for so long.
"Why do you always take these responsibilities on yourself?" Zhao Xuran felt a deep heartache seeing Gong Ruini shoulder such burdens.
"I only know about Xiao Zhi’s thoughts because I overheard him talking with Xiao Hui."
"If I hadn’t overheard that conversation, I wouldn’t have realized Xiao Zhi’s thoughts, because he’s truly been working hard these past few years, doing well."
"As for Xiao Hui, don’t worry, he knows his responsibilities. He frequently mentions that as the oldest grandson of the Wan family, he absolutely won’t abandon his duties."
Responsibility, again with the responsibility, "I hate responsibility," Gong Ruini muttered softly.
All of Xiao Zhi and Gong Ruwen’s actions are driven by their sense of responsibility.
"Xiao Hui likes doing business; don’t you remember how he grabbed a golden abacus during his birthday celebration?" Thinking of the scene where Wan Yihui grabbed the item, Zhao Xuran couldn’t help but chuckle.
Does that scene really mean anything? Gong Ruini truly didn’t believe it, but seeing Zhao Xuran’s expression, he seemed to believe it.
"I don’t believe it either, at least for Xiao Hui, I believe you forgot how during holidays and weekends, he loves going with his uncle to handle business."
"Also, whenever we bring up business topics, he’s fully engaged, listening intently and even sharing his opinions, much more active than Xiao Zhi."
After hearing this from Zhao Xuran, Gong Ruini felt much better, mainly because that’s exactly how Wan Yihui behaves.
Since what she’s seen aligns with what Zhao Xuran said, Gong Ruini decided not to overthink. Does thinking so much really help?
It’s better to wait and see how things develop slowly; if Wan Yihui has his own ideas, they can discuss them then.
The two of them moved quite quickly, and by the time they reached the study in Gong Tao’s courtyard, they found only three people there.
Looking around, Gong Ruwen wasn’t there. What’s going on?
Why is it that big brother isn’t here? Gong Ruini looked at Gong Ruzhi in confusion. Could it be that Gong Ruwen and Gong Tao had a disagreement during their talk?
Did Gong Tao not agree with Gong Ruwen’s ideas, and then they ended up arguing?
Gong Ruini really regretted it, thinking that she should have asked Gong Ruzhi to run the errand instead of personally fetching Zhao Xuran.
"Uncle Gong."
"Aunt Cai."
Zhao Xuran was also quite surprised, but he didn’t rashly ask why Gong Ruwen wasn’t there. What if they had just had an argument, and mentioning Gong Ruwen’s name would upset them?
"I asked him to go find Chu Ling. This matter is no small issue; your brother has made up his mind no matter what I said."
Oh, he went to find Chu Ling, Gong Ruini breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed, as they had discussed earlier, Gong Tao’s opposition was out of concern for Chu Ling.
"Your brother is grown up; it’s understandable for him to have his own ideas. I’m just worried your sister-in-law might have some thoughts about it."
"I also called your Uncle Zhao and your uncle and the others, to convey your brother’s decision."
Ah, without even asking Chu Ling’s opinion, is it really appropriate to announce it like this?
What if Chu Ling disagrees and in the end, big brother doesn’t want to resign and continues in his governmental job?
"Your brother has already made up his mind; even if Chu Ling opposes, he won’t change his decision." Gong Tao let out a long sigh.
"Before that, I had a simple talk with your brother, and I’m not that opposed to it." If it hadn’t been for Gong Ruwen bringing it up, Gong Tao truly wouldn’t have known this would happen.
Since the eldest son isn’t very happy in his current path, it’s okay for him to switch tracks while he’s still young.
So they did talk it over; Gong Ruini understood now. That’s more like it. Gong Ruwen wouldn’t resign without explaining the reason to Gong Tao.
Cai Meina sat with a scowl on her face, very dissatisfied that her husband’s stance had changed so easily.
"If we lose such a good daughter-in-law like Chu Ling because of this, I wonder how you’ll cry over it." Cai Meina really adored Chu Ling as a daughter-in-law.
Good family background, well-educated, good-looking, decent character, not at all the difficult person some described high-status daughters-in-law to be.
"If she leaves, then she leaves." Of course, Gong Tao was reluctant, as could be inferred from his conflicted expression.
But no matter how unwilling he was, it’s clear that "the son is most important."
"I’m telling you, later, don’t say anything inappropriate. If Chu Ling wants to leave, don’t hold Ruwen responsible." Gong Tao understood that Cai Meina was upset.
But if you’re upset, so what? If you want to throw a fit, do it at home, "You can vent at me, if you have any complaints, direct them at me."
How could Cai Meina be satisfied with what Gong Tao said? But how could she argue with him?
Her daughter and youngest son were present, especially with the son-in-law there, she had to save face for Gong Tao.
"Mom, let’s wait for Chu Ling to come." Why worry about it now? If Chu Ling agrees with Gong Ruwen’s plan, that would be best.
If Chu Ling disagrees, what good would holding on do? As Gong Tao said, given a choice, how would they choose?
There could be no one who wouldn’t choose Chu Ling; they would definitely choose Gong Ruwen.
The Gong family was at odds over this matter, and the phone calls made to Zhao Gang and Cai Ming were anything but calm.