Chapter 1307 - 1309:
Watching Zhao Guangran in his cap and gown, Gong Ruini couldn’t help but feel a little envious.
Although when she finishes her graduate program, she’ll wear one too, this is a college graduation ceremony.
"Guangran graduated too." Watching Zhao Guangran receive his diploma from the dean, Zhao Xuran sighed.
"Thinking back to my graduation ceremony." Zhao Xuran sighed, "It was really so different."
"Good thing we all came, otherwise," although Zhao Guangran wouldn’t say he was feeling bad or anything like that.
But seeing classmates’ families and friends attending, he’d still feel a bit down.
Gong Ruini grunted in agreement, she too was quite taken aback by today’s scene.
Of course, more importantly, "Guangran is well-liked at school." So many people are chatting with this guy, and more importantly, chatting quite warmly.
"He’s quite a figure," Dai Liren quietly painted a vivid picture of Zhao Guangran’s popularity at school.
Is he a figure? Probably, he’s really popular with the girls.
"Don’t end up being a so-called figure like Guangran." Being popular with girls is truly exhausting; Gong Ruini doesn’t want to have to compete with a bunch of people for a man.
Maybe Cao Na ultimately becomes totally relaxed being friends with Zhao Guangran, or maybe she feels too pressured being with him, or thinks they’d end up not even being friends.
Would he be like that? Zhao Xuran put an arm around Gong Ruini, "Don’t worry, I definitely won’t be like that."
"He just hasn’t met someone who can control him firmly, otherwise he wouldn’t be so cocky." Zhao Xuran is really hoping for the day when Zhao Guangran meets someone who could thoroughly control him.
Will that day come? Hehehe, Gong Ruini thinks it’s really tough; someone who’s been carefree for too long—getting him to stop ordering takeout, that’s quite the challenge.
Besides, Zhao Guangran has adapted to his current lifestyle; would he be willing to go back to living with personal constraints?
Zhao Xuran knows Gong Ruini doesn’t have high hopes for Zhao Guangran, but he thinks his brother’s current lifestyle is probably a form of disguise.
Otherwise, keeping a clean slate might make others wonder if he’s still hung up on Cao Na.
Fine, Gong Ruini has to admit, what her man said makes a lot of sense, "But keeping a clean slate is better than being promiscuous, right?"
Gong Ruini truly doesn’t understand why Zhao Guangran insists on doing this.
"Maybe the pressure’s too much." Dai Liren hesitated a bit, suggesting a very likely possibility.
"People always say there’s a lot of money in finance, but when the pressure mounts, it’s really overwhelming." Dai Liren recalls the early times working alongside Zhao Guangran—it was really not easy making those earnings.
Some people have insider information, but they don’t; they have to analyze everything from small clues and published newspaper content.
"That’s why I thought of switching to computers," Dai Liren quipped about himself.
Gong Ruzhi watched from the side as Dai Liren and his sister and brother-in-law were engrossed in conversation, feeling all kinds of restless.
If it weren’t for his upbringing and the pressure from Gong Ruini and Zhao Xuran, this kid would have certainly popped out and asked some questions.
Even though he managed to hold back from pursuing questions, he just couldn’t manage his expressions well.
Gong Ruwen saw her brother’s tense demeanor and couldn’t help but laugh, "You, go talk to Mom and Dad."
After thinking it over these past few days, Gong Ruwen expressed that it was really beyond him to handle this matter.
"Ah, I have to talk to Mom and Dad." Hearing Gong Ruwen’s words, Gong Ruzhi’s eyes lit up immediately.
But soon his gaze dimmed, "I’m afraid, I’m afraid they won’t agree."
"Big brother, do you agree with my idea or not?" Gong Ruzhi had of course considered directly talking to his parents about this, but isn’t convincing big brother and them even harder?
It’ll actually be more difficult; discussing his ideas and dreams with big brother and the others might at least get partial agreement.
With parents, they’d only consider other aspects, like his age or something.
The pitiful look in his eyes almost made Gong Ruwen waver, after all, this kid does have talent, and even though Dai Liren spoke well of him, it still takes his ability to elicit such support.
No, he has to make this call; the real barrier is with their parents.
Thinking of this, Gong Ruwen elongated his face, shaking his hand at Gong Ruwen, "No extreme measures, and discuss it nicely with Mom and Dad."
Ah, discuss with them, would they be willing to listen to him? Gong Ruzhi was really glum; if parents were truly that open-minded, he wouldn’t have to go through all this trouble.
"In the future, you can’t let this kind of thing happen and just have us step in." Really, there’s nothing like big brother stepping in to clean things up.
Gong Ruini wanted to say that wisdom comes with age; this move just passed the buck.
"Actually, you thought of doing this too, but you couldn’t bring yourself to let Xiao Zhi face your parents." Seeing the admiration in his wife’s gaze towards Gong Ruwen, it was clear why she looked at Gong Ruwen that way.
"But I think Xiao Zhi is just a bit young..." What Zhao Xuran said was true, but how old is Xiao Zhi, really—this ruthless decision by big brother.
Gong Ruini could already imagine Gong Ruzhi’s tearful look.
Ha, is Gong Ruzhi still a kid? Well, compared to them, the kid’s not that old—but still, "You can’t really see him as a child."
"Which kid at Xiao Zhi’s age started earning money, and made quite a bit at that." If it weren’t for his young age, Gong Ruzhi could truly be treated as an adult.
Is this implying she’s being overbearing? Gong Ruini looked at Zhao Xuran with displeasure.
"When we started making money, how old were you and Guangran? If not for our experiences growing up, do you think Guangran would have bravely come to the United States alone?"
"You still need to give Xiao Zhi more opportunities." Kids in a greenhouse won’t grow up; hasn’t Gong Ruini always said this?
Why did she stop saying this when it came to Gong Ruzhi?
Ugh, this guy is a bit too much; Gong Ruini recalled he clearly didn’t agree with Gong Ruzhi coming to the United States a few days ago, yet now he seems somewhat in favor.
Was it Gong Ruzhi or Dai Liren who persuaded him? Gong Ruini looked puzzled at Zhao Xuran.
Knowing what he’s doing essentially pushes her and Gong Ruwen into the "bad guy" position.
"I think you’re the biggest villain." While admitting that Zhao Xuran truly had Gong Ruzhi’s best interests in mind, Gong Ruini stated she wouldn’t acknowledge this favor.
Zhao Xuran was unconcerned about how Gong Ruini would evaluate him; he was thinking about what Gong Ruzhi talked to him about yesterday.
Zhao Xuran looked at Gong Ruzhi—the once soft, cuddly little bun has also grown up, no longer following the path set by his older siblings, but having his own ideas.
Really looking forward to how far this kid will go and how high he’ll fly.