Gong Zheng fell into deep thought, and Gong Mingrui became anxious.

When it comes to having to watch people’s moods, he certainly prefers to stay here; at least he eats well and lives well here.

Whether returning to the Wu Family or going to Yangcheng, Gong Mingrui knows he won’t have a good life.

But he didn’t expect his dad to do such a stupid thing, how could he be so stupid, Gong Mingrui really doesn’t understand.

"It’s all in the past." Gong Zheng knows it’s useless to be upset again, he put on a hopeful face hoping Gong Tao would forget about it.

"Brother, you’re a big boss now, shouldn’t you be above these petty issues?" Hmph, he’s already a big boss, is it necessary to fuss over him, who has lost so much?

"Not everything can be let go just because it’s in the past. Just like you are now." Gong Tao wonders how Gong Zheng has developed over these years, why he is so easy for people to see through.

"I-I didn’t do anything." Could it be, could Gong Tao, this idiot, have seen something? Gong Zheng was taken aback.

"That’s good, Ni Zi is back too."

"Gong Mingrui is a student, and even if he’s only in middle school, that doesn’t mean he can skip classes. You should take him to Yangcheng for school." Gong Tao really doesn’t understand Gong Zheng; he didn’t mention a word but brought Gong Zheng to Beijing.

It’s really as if he doesn’t care about the kid’s grades. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

"Well, I was thinking if Mingrui could study in Beijing." Gong Zheng spoke his mind.

"No way."

"Why can’t he? Why can Gong Zhuang’s kid?" Gong Zheng was angry, of course, he was pretending; he obviously knew the chances of Gong Tao agreeing were zero.

But upon hearing Gong Tao’s straightforward refusal, naturally he felt agitated inside.

As expected, he’d bring them up, Gong Jiaming pouted. Although the example is decent, he has absolutely no idea about the actual situation.

"Because they have Beijing residency." Gong Tao straightforwardly asked Gong Zheng, "Does Gong Mingrui have a Beijing residency?"

When Gong Zhuang bought a house back then, getting residency in Beijing wasn’t too hard, with a little help from someone.

Now it’s a bit more difficult, and buying a house in Yangcheng was already hard enough for Gong Zheng, how could he buy a house in Beijing?

Have a Beijing residency? "Brother, you can help Gong Jiaming get Beijing residency, why can’t you do the same for Gong Mingrui?"

So unfair, clearly everyone’s brothers, why is it that good things only favor Gong Zhuang, including business fortune.

"I don’t have that much authority." Gong Tao got angry and rudely scolded Gong Zheng a bit, "If you’re capable, then buy a house in Beijing."

"Why don’t you think about how you settled in Yangcheng back then?" Gong Tao rudely pointed out a way to Gong Zheng.

Buying a house in Beijing, Gong Zheng’s face immediately turned grim, "Third Brother bought a house in Beijing?"

Of course, Gong Zhuang earned so much money, surely he has the capital to buy a house in Beijing.

"He bought it a while ago, or else how could Jiaming and the others study in Beijing?" Gong Tao wouldn’t say when Gong Zhuang bought a house in Beijing, as long as it had the intended effect.

"It seems as long as there’s a place willing to accept..." Gong Zheng remembered that besides buying a house, there is another way.

"No." Gong Tao said bluntly, "I don’t want to."

"I can’t bear that responsibility."

"Also, the living expenses for Jiaming and the others are covered by themselves, and the expenses here are calculated per person, one person at a time."

"Ah." Does this mean he has to pay? Gong Zheng dared not inquire about the expenses per month here, it must be quite costly.

There’s a gatekeeper, someone to clean the garden, someone cooking, someone cleaning, in short, there are at least five or six people working here, plus the food and drink, utilities, really unimaginable costs.

"Even if Ni Zi goes to school, these expenses are covered." Gong Tao emphasized, "The monthly expenses calculated per person is probably around a thousand."

"Then you need to pay for Gong Mingrui’s tuition, his pocket money, and the cost of buying him clothes, you’d better do the math yourself."

Could it be, does it really cost that much? Gong Zheng was stunned, his monthly income isn’t that much, even though he makes some extra money working privately, he can afford Gong Mingrui’s expenses here, but isn’t it necessary to care about the situation in Yangcheng too?

Even though the money spent is readable, if he can get some insider information from here, it would suffice for him to live a happy life.

Maybe it’s better to stay, after all, just staying, and not paying the money could work.

"Brother, though I don’t earn as much as you do, I can still afford this money." Gong Zheng said casually.

"Oh, then you’ll need to pay for a whole year directly." Gong Ruini said straightforwardly from the side, "Prepay twenty thousand, and then settle next year’s expenses in June next year."

"Ah, pay that much?" Gong Zheng was shocked, not to mention twenty thousand, even five thousand is useless, no, even if he had it, he wouldn’t want to pay.

Could it be letting this youngster live in Beijing eating delicacies while the three of them in Yangcheng live on vegetables and dried radish to get by?

Gong Zheng couldn’t bear such hardship, nor could he bear to let his young son live such a tough life.

"Brother." Hmph, why talk about this with a little girl.

Gong Tao waved his hand, indicating that discussing with him won’t work, "That’s how we calculate, even Third Brother mails the money over in June, or else Jiaming and the others will have to leave."

"There are many people in the family, and to avoid situations of not paying money in the end, no need to be courteous."

Gong Ruini meant to straightforwardly say that we’re guarding against you, who don’t want to pay, but upon reflection, decided to let Gong Tao keep some dignity.

Ah, "It’s like that." Gong Zheng was unwilling to believe it, but could he really say they’re lying?

"Yes, the young ones are responsible for this." Gong Tao indicated they’re all handled by Gong Ruini and the others.

Ah, really, such a big family, so many elders, how can they let a few kids handle this matter, aren’t they worried about offending people?

"Mom and Dad are busy, of course we help when we can." Gong Ruini smiled sweetly and asked Gong Zheng, "When will you bring Gong Mingrui’s money over?"

"Also, you have to find a way for Gong Mingrui’s school yourself; without Beijing residency, we have no way to help." Back then when they helped Gong Jiaming, it was because they got along well.

As for Gong Zheng’s family, there was never any fondness, so why would they be willing to spare money and help them?

Ah, right, without residency it’s really hard to study in Beijing, what to do.

Gong Zheng became anxious, had he known it would be so difficult to study in Beijing, he wouldn’t have gone home to bring Gong Mingrui out.

If he really has to take the child back to Yangcheng, Gong Zheng has no idea how the family would stir up trouble, just thinking about it makes the days seem excruciatingly tough.