Chapter 117 — Thoughts And Opinions

Han Jingse was surprised. Her mother's voice was virtually trembling with excitement. "What happened?"

"Just come quickly." Her mother said before ending the call.

She sighed but still had to rush out. On her way, she said to her assistant, "Get me a new phone tomorrow, same model."

"Alright." The assistant answered timidly.

Getting home, she ignored the butler's greeting as she gave her bag to one of the workers. Her mother was sitting in the living room, looking like she had been waiting there for a while.

"Mother, what has gotten you so excited?"

Her mother held her hands, "Jingse, our wish is coming true. Fortune is coming our way!"

She was really tired of asking for details, but she tried to stay calm. "You have still not told me what has happened."

"Han Zhi is dead!"

"What?" Han Jingse shouted in shock. "How? What happened?"

"Shhhh, No need to shout. He died this afternoon. It seems he had one of his attacks again and hit his head. I heard it was quite serious. Anyway, your uncle's family is trying to seal off the news, but many people already know."

For a moment, Han Jingse was speechless. How could her mum be so excited? No matter what, it was a family member that just died. Even if they were not on friendly terms, that was still her cousin!

"You see? Now we are equal. Your grandfather cannot be partial anymore. We have one daughter, they also now have only one daughter. Good!" Pan Yinli laughed happily.

Only she knew the humiliation she had suffered in the Han family because she only had one female child. Thankfully her daughter was competent and her husband was a coward, else she might have had a bunch of illegitimate children dirtying her eyes.

"Mother, restrain yourself. What would happen if you leak your happiness out at this time?

"You're right, I'll try. Now, all you need to do is marry Gao Tinghua, and we would use that to pressure your grandfather so that he will hand the company to us."

"But Mother, wasn't it said that Uncle has an illegitimate child outside?"

Pan Yinli was dismissive. "Who knows his whereabouts? He ran away so long ago that I've long forgotten him."

Han Jingse was secretly disdainful, 'Who cares if you've forgotten him? what matters is if Grandfather still remembers him!' Her mother could be so naive at times.

But she did not bother reminding her. It was even better this way. What if her mother decided to do something silly? Her grandfather would surely deal with anything and anyone that threatened his legacy.

She rose up from the couch, "Alright Mother. I'm going to freshen up."

"That's true. Go quickly and then come downstairs for dinner."

She didn't respond, and Pan Yinli didn't mind either. This daughter was always like that. She sat down, imagining the chaos that was currently going on in the first house.

"Wait, this isn't what I should be doing now. I should be building stronger bonds with my daughter's future in-laws."

She scrambled to get her phone and dialed Qiao Mingran's number. While she waited for the other person to pick, her long, manicured nails tapped impatiently on the armrest.

"Madam Gao, good evening. How are you doing?" She asked in a high-pitched tone.

In contrast to her enthusiasm, Qiao Mingran's voice was pretty cool. "Good evening. Is anything the matter?"

"We want to invite your family for dinner on Saturday. You know, to help the children get closer, and also discuss about the marriage. What do you say?"

"It's a good idea. But Tinghua is currently out of town on a business trip, and my husband has a function to attend on that day. I'll speak with them and let you know if a suitable date."

"That would be great Madam Gao. See you later." She said, waiting for her to end the call.

"Ptui! Such a pretentious woman. Didn't she just marry well? What's there to be proud of?" She began to grumble immediately the call ended.

"She should just wait. Once my daughter marries in and becomes the lady of the house, power would change hands, and she will be put in her place."

She continued to mutter, shaking her phone around. "By the way, why is Tinghua never around? The sooner we hold this marriage, the better. Jingse is just too smart for her own good sometimes. If she had listened to me and just used that drug, they would have been married by now!"

*****

It was already late in the evening, but the sun continued to shine brightly. The bright rays served to illuminate the path for pedestrians hurrying home after a long day.

Gong Anwei had to clock out early, so Fang Bo was the one driving them today. The Li couple had asked for them to attend dinner in the old house.

The faithful old Butler Nan was waiting for them at the entrance. "Young Master, Ms Pei, welcome."

They acknowledged his greetings and went in. As usual, Zhang Heying hugged Pei Yueran happily. She then looked at her, "Ran'er, you seem to have lost weight. Is Chuanmo overworking you?"

"No Auntie, we've just been very busy at the company lately."

"Auntie will feel very distressed if you are not resting well. If it's Chuanmo's fault, just tell me. I'll discipline him."

Li Chuanmo touched his temples. He felt like he had just been hit by a stray bullet when all he did was just stand by innocently.

Pei Yueran smiled demurely and used her hand to smoothen her hair. Coincidentally, her engagement ring sparkled brilliantly, reflecting the light of the chandelier.

Zhang Heying squealed like a young girl, "Beautiful, this ring is truly lovely. My congratulations Ran'er, it suits you very much."

"Thank you Auntie." She couldn't hide her smile either.

"Don't stand around, let's go in and sit." Li Qianye warmly invited. His wife was quick to echo him. "Yes yes, let's go in. I made sure to prepare your favorite dishes, Ran'er." She said, pulling her along.

Li Qianye went along with his wife, but then turned to see Li Chuanmo still standing. "Are you waiting for a special invitation?"

Li Chuanmo:

He didn't even bother getting angry. He was used to the fact that his position was below Pei Yueran's in this house anyway.

After a pleasant dinner, they say down together in the parlor, making small talk. After asking about the boys, they got down to the real reason why they called them.

"Now that both of you are engaged, when are you getting married?"