
Since the matter was decided by the old man, he had nowhere to say anything. He can just play it and see what happens.
If Zhao Youlin really had ulterior motives, regardless of whether she had the support of the old master behind her, she would do everything to drive her out of her house. He would not give her the chance to hurt her family.
However, if Zhou Youlin really cared about them, she did not mind having another daughter. After all, he had always known that Duan Yarong wanted a child, and he was unable to give it away. Not to mention the only one they had.It was his biggest regret in life.
Zhao Youlin smiled obediently, as she nodded and said, "Alright."
Duan Yarong was relieved to see them get along well with each other. She intended to hang out with Zhao Youlin and her son for longer.
But the banquet downstairs has already begun. As the person currently in charge of the Zhao family, they had to come down and greet the guests. Duan Yarong said long ago, “Youlin, take Joy to the pavilion in the courtyard to eat something first. I have asked Uncle Zhao to send some delicious food. There are too many people at the banquet, Joy will not be able to eat as much there.”
Zhou Youlin felt very grateful for Duan Yarong's attention. After the charade earlier, he really did not want to be the center of attention anymore.
"OKAY. Joy, Grandma's going down to talk to the guests now. He can't play with you anymore. Say goodbye to Grandma. We'll see it again later.”
When Joy heard that the woman who had hugged her and played with her as her mother left was about to leave, she quickly turned her head and said reluctantly, "See you, Grandma."
After spending the entire afternoon with her, Duan Yarong became very fond of her sweet grandson. Most importantly, their relationship became different from before, the child was now officially her grandson, of course she would love it even more every time she looked at him.
Zhao Shunrong looked at the lingering emotions in his wife's eyes. He sighed lightly and gently advised, “It's not like we'll never meet again. When there are fewer guests, we will go look for them.”
Duan Yarong nodded reluctantly and instructed the two to wait for him to find them before following Zhao Shunrong down.
As soon as Duan Yarong and her husband left, Zhao Youlin took Joy in the direction Duan Yarong had just pointed out and stepped into the courtyard filled with white flowers where she had walked before.
There was a small pavilion in the middle of the courtyard. The top of the pendopo is wrapped with a variety of flowers and plants that look very beautiful.
After Uncle Zhao finished serving the old master, he sent many delicious meals to the pavilion as instructed by Duan Yarong, most of them were children's meals. Most importantly, among those foods are…
"Kue Bowl!" As soon as Joy approached the stone table inside the pavilion, she immediately saw some delicate cupcakes placed on it with her sharp eyes.
Uncle Zhao looked at Joy with a smile, “Because I don't know what kind of cake you like, I prepared some kind. Young Master Sun, please try and see if it is to your liking.”
Joy turned her head to look at Zhao Youlin in anticipation. He smiled and stroked her head, "You can only have two."
"Yes!" Joy reached out her hand towards the piece of cake on the table, but she could not grab it because she was too short.
Uncle Zhao saw this and handed him the piece of cake he wanted. Joy was a little surprised, before she grinned and said, "Thank you." After saying that, he ate it happily.
Uncle Zhao returned a smile and said, “Young Miss, thank you. This is what I should have done. I'll remember what was Young Master Sun.”'s favorite
Zhao Youlin nodded in satisfaction. She turns to look at Joy, only to see that the little boy is not eating the cake, but she bites the spoon and stares at him without moving.
"What's wrong? Is the cake bad?”
Joy shook her head. He looked at Zhao Youlin with both of his eyes shining, "Mom, prenny mother ... I look different than usual!"
Orennys? Zhao Youlin took a few seconds to realize that the child said that she was beautiful today, and she looked different than usual.
Thinking of this, Zhao Youlin did not know whether she should laugh or cry. So she teases the boy, “Joy, are you saying that Mommy is not beautiful next time? Now Mama sad.”
Joy's big eyes widened. He was clearly fumbling for words. He wants to explain but he does not know what he should say, “No...no...”.
Uncle Zhao saw the boy become so anxious that even his face turned red. She couldn't resist but say something to help her, "I think what Young Master Sun is trying to say is you've always been beautiful, but today, you look so beautiful, Eldest Madam."
Joy's eyes sparkled and she looked at Uncle Zhao with gratitude, causing the two adults to smile amusedly.
The atmosphere inside the pavilion was harmonious until they suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from the side.
Not long after, several figures entered through the door led by Uncle Zhao to Zhao Youlin in the afternoon.
The moon is very bright tonight. The light in the pavilion seemed less obvious compared to the moonlight illumination in the lush courtyard.
Plus, the direction of entry of those people happened to be on the same side as the direction of the pavilion, so these people did not pay attention to Zhao Youlin and the others in the pavilion.
“Birthday banquet has already started, right? It's all your fault. Why do you have to go back to the office all of a sudden? We are late because you brought the car, this is very disappointing.” A slightly sharp arrogant woman's voice came from the side, projecting intense annoyance and displeasure to the listener.
Immediately after, a gentle but more obedient male voice sounded. His voice was filled with apologies and fears, "That's because an emergency arose in the company and I had to return immediately to deal with it."
Before the man finished, the woman's voice snapped. He sneered and said, “Emergency appears and you have to deal with it? What emergencies can arise in a small design department? It must be just a few trivial things, but every time you are asked to go there in person. Only a fool like you would believe their words. If you really have to do everything yourself, what do we need the elites in that department for? Are they paid for doing nothing?”
After saying that, the woman did not seem to be full. As he added after the pause, “Serious, why can't you be like your oldest brother or second brother? Someone is really in charge of the company, he is very respected and neat while others choose a comfortable job, he gets paid for doing nothing. Unlike a fool like you, you choose to be the head of the technical department. Not only is it an unfavorable position, but you also lack actual strength. You don't make a lot of money, and you've spent a lot of time in the office. You act like a busy person, but all you have is a false authority. If you are not ashamed of yourself, yes I am ashamed!”
What the woman said was very unpleasant to hear. Zhao Youlin furrowed her brows. He turned his head and saw Uncle Zhao's grim expression. He raised an eyebrow, lowered his voice, and asked, "These voices belong ..."
Uncle Zhao sighed and lowered his voice as well to answer Zhao Youlin, "This is Mr. Shunchang and Mrs Fengzi."