"That's good, that's good. They're even more thoughtful than I imagined. If you want anything to eat, just tell me, and I'll have the servants at home send it over." Wu Xiufang couldn't stop smiling.
Mengyao was truly tired and wanted to rest. She said, "Okay, Mom. I won't talk to you anymore, I want to sleep."
"Then get plenty of rest."
After finishing her call with her mother, Mengyao yawned continuously and fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed.
Jiaxi didn't disturb her further and left their bedroom.
Jiaxi's mother beckoned him over and led him to a newly tidied guest room, asking him to see if he needed anything else and if he was satisfied.
He glanced at the simple and clean guest room, feeling he didn't need anything. He complained to his mother, "Mom! You can't bear to have me sleep alone right after getting married."
Jiaxi's mother smiled and patted him, saying, "No matter what, you have to endure the first three months of Mengyao's pregnancy. This is my first great-grandchild, and look how happy your grandfather is. Now your uncle and aunt won't be able to compete with us."
"Yes, yes, I see you're all more happy and excited than I am. I've become superfluous in this family." Jiaxi leaned against the somewhat hard bed in the guest room.
Jiaxi's mother approached him and whispered, "After your first child is born, your father and I plan to find an excuse to have your uncle and aunt's families move out. Your grandfather will definitely agree then, and we won't have to put up with inexplicable anger anymore."
Jiaxi looked at his mother and gave her a thumbs-up, saying, "Mom, you thought of this, didn't you? They usually upset you the most. But I agree, they should have moved out of the Hong family residence long ago. Grandpa isn't without other houses for them to live in; they just want to stay close to Grandpa, fearing we'll get all the benefits."
"It's good that you understand. That's why you must ensure Mengyao gives birth safely. Your hardship is worth it."
"I know." Jiaxi pushed his mother out, saying, "Go serve your daughter-in-law and grandson, don't worry about me."
"You child, I prepared good food for you too." Jiaxi's mother smiled and left the guest room.
Jiaxi leaned on the bed, thinking that with Mengyao pregnant, so many people were concerned and cared for her, and he didn't seem to matter anymore.
The excitement he felt upon seeing Mengyao's confirmed pregnancy test report had passed, and instead, he felt empty and bored.
He had already handed over the matter of taking over the pharmaceutical factory and integrating it with his own pharmaceutical company, as suggested by Huangfu Sisong. He wouldn't bother with such trivial matters himself.
Just then, his phone rang. He recognized the number and immediately answered, asking, "Did you find anything?"
"Young Master Hong, the Lili you asked me to investigate, her real name is Tong Xiaoli. She returned to her hometown after leaving the bar and probably doesn't plan to return to Lancheng."
"Where is her hometown?" Jiaxi asked.
The other person replied, "It's in the suburbs of Lancheng. I'll check the specific address and send it to you later."
"Okay." Jiaxi hung up, thinking that this woman was truly different. She hadn't spent a single cent of the card he gave her last time.
Even so, she didn't work as a bar promoter, nor did she pester him. She went straight back to her own home.
He wanted to see what her home was like, why she didn't stay in Lancheng to find a proper job, and instead chose to live so miserably.
...
As it was nearing the end of the workday, Tianyi received good news in his office. An elderly person who used to work at the Huangfu Group's pharmaceutical factory was willing to meet him.
He arranged a meeting time with the person. If they could find the earliest formula used by the pharmaceutical factory, it would prove that Huangfu Sisong and his wife had stolen Song Jiaping's family's ancestral secret formula.
Although the secret investigation was progressing slowly, there were finally some results.
However, he had asked Su Kangxi, and the evidence they currently had, all handed over to the police's Commercial Crimes Division, was not enough to initiate a case.
Su Kangxi, upon hearing about how Song Jiaping and his mother had nearly lost their lives back then, and the possibility that someone wanted to kill them, as well as the deaths of several members of the Wu family, was very interested in such criminal cases.
Kangxi had already begun looking for old files from that time, trying to find any loopholes or breakthroughs.
If it was confirmed that these people were all murdered, this would be a sensational case.
Now, Tianyi and Kangxi were each working in different directions, believing that there would eventually be a point to leverage.
Tianyi tidied the documents on his desk, preparing to leave work on time to accompany his family.
An Jing suddenly rushed into his office, holding a piece of paper, and said, "The legal department of Huangfu Group has filed a lawsuit against us, claiming that our group's advertising department stole their promotional concepts and infringed upon their intellectual property rights. Please take a look."
Tianyi glanced at the court summons and said, "You should let the legal department handle this. It seems Wu Xiufang wants to strike first."
"Do you think this isn't Huangfu Sisong's idea, but his wife's doing?" An Jing asked.
"Although Huangfu Sisong's wife has never been involved in the group's management, she must have her own people within the group. It would be easy for her to create some infringement issue." As he spoke, Tianyi got up, in a hurry to leave, not taking Wu Xiufang's petty trick seriously.
"Okay, I understand." An Jing, seeing him leave work so punctually today, asked, "Is there any good news waiting for you at home today?"
Tianyi showed him the documents in his hand and said, "I need to go back and discuss with Susu about Xiao Xingxing studying abroad."
"Ah, you plan to send him abroad at such a young age? Can you bear to?"
Tianyi was somewhat reluctant, but even more reluctant was Susu.
However, from a rational perspective, he was willing to let Xiao Xingxing study abroad.
"Xiao Xingxing has an extraordinary talent for learning. There are better schools abroad that can nurture his talent more effectively. Besides, he will be starting junior high school tomorrow, so he's not too young, and he himself is willing to go abroad to study."
An Jing said, "If that's the case, sending him abroad to study is also a good idea."
With that, he didn't disturb Tianyi's departure and left his office to find the person in charge of the legal department.
That evening, Tianyi saw that Susu was in a good mood. He called her to the study and presented the information he had prepared on the best junior high schools abroad.
"What is this?" Susu picked up the documents and looked at them. They were all in English.
Tianyi said, "When Xiao Xingxing came back last weekend, he told me he wanted to go to junior high school abroad. These are the materials I found for several renowned middle schools. You can take a look too, and we can choose together for him."
Susu put down the documents and objected, "I still don't want Xiao Xingxing to study abroad in junior high. Let him finish high school with us first."
"I know you can't bear to have him study so far away, but have you considered that starting to train him earlier will only benefit him, not harm him?" Tianyi walked to Susu's side, trying to persuade her, "Even though he's studying with us now, he only comes back once a week, not every day."