Gong Ruini lay on the hammock, watching her uncle once again trying to persuade Wan Qiweng, and couldn’t help but yawn.

"Actually, I think my uncle picked the wrong person from the start."

Zhao Xuran was on the side preparing fruits for Gong Ruini. Ever since that night when Gong Ruini made a shocking statement, his status at home had been steadily declining.

Thinking about the words his mother told him, Zhao Xuran couldn’t help but feel exasperated.

"What’s wrong?" He didn’t have the time to think about Cai Ming and his wife’s recent quarrels. He was too busy tending to his wife, let alone bother with other people’s business.

"Actually, my uncle should go and placate Xiao Hui, that kid."

"As long as he says he wants to be an older brother, everything will be fine." Although Wan Qiweng hadn’t given in, Gong Ruini felt she must have been moved.

The reason she hadn’t spoken up must be because she was worried that her precious son, Wan Yihui, might protest and cause trouble.

"Do you think Xiao Hui would agree?" Zhao Xuran thought this task wasn’t easy, not much simpler than persuading Wan Qiweng.

Is it difficult? How would you know if it would work if you don’t try? Even if Wan Qiweng agrees in the end, that kid Wan Yihui making a fuss could still derail everything.

"Then it depends on how my uncle shows off his negotiation skills." If Cai Ming could persuade his difficult clients, surely handling a kid wouldn’t be too hard?

"No way, this is very challenging." Gong Ruzhi came over, telling Gong Ruini her idea was too naive.

Ah, why is it so difficult? "Isn’t he worried about his position?"

"Yes, actually Wan Yihui is worried about having his things taken away, including the inheritance meant for him." Gong Ruzhi had found out his thoughts after many inquiries among Wan Yihui’s family members.

This shocked Gong Ruzhi, "Thanks to my brother and sister, if you had thought like that back then, I wouldn’t have been born."

Luckily, his siblings weren’t petty, otherwise, there wouldn’t be a share for him.

Ah, no way, he’s just a kid, how could he have such thoughts? Of course, everyone would consider their interests a bit, but Wan Yihui seemed to be overthinking it.

Gong Ruini wanted to talk to Wan Yihui, but thinking about how little help Xiao Zhi was despite playing well with him, she wondered how much help she could actually be as his cousin.

Gong Ruini really didn’t think she was that capable.

However, Zhao Xuran’s eyes lit up, "I think this matter has hope."

Ah, there’s hope, "Are you planning to tell the uncles and aunts?"

If they knew about Wan Yihui being so petty, it might change their minds.

But doing so could worsen their relationship with Xiao Hui, especially since this news came from him telling Xiao Zhi alone.

How would Wan Yihui see them then? The very thought gave Gong Ruini a headache.

But just letting the child continue like this wasn’t an option either. Would he become more selfish later on? Gong Ruini was undecided.

"Don’t worry, I’ll handle it." Zhao Xuran said, though he wasn’t entirely sure, but seeing his wife unhappy made him reluctant.

Zhao Xuran couldn’t believe there wouldn’t be a way, "Actually, this could be seen as not wanting siblings to split the inheritance from a small perspective, but in a larger aspect, isn’t it trying to drive a wedge between us?"

They were all united, with each other’s investments in their businesses, making it very hard for anyone to defeat them without causing internal problems first.

The rapid development pace they set was enough to intimidate others, who would certainly find ways to sow discord among them.

Zhao Xuran hadn’t expected there might be someone starting from this angle.

Ah, Gong Ruini was stunned, thinking that someone would manipulate such a young child like Xiao Hui.

"What do you plan to do?"

"I’ll talk to Xiao Hui first, then decide." If the situation was serious, he couldn’t avoid telling Cai Ming.

Gong Ruini nodded, understanding the seriousness of the issue, which wasn’t just Cai Ming’s problem, but everyone’s concern.

Sigh, maybe they were all in for a lesson on ideological education soon, and the mere thought of the holiday turning into an educational course made her feel tired.

"Pay attention." Gong Ruini thought that among the few who interacted with Xiao Hui regularly, it must be someone talking to him at school.

But how could those kids know so much at their age? It seemed like their parents were behind it.

Zhao Xuran nodded, "I’ll be careful."

He glanced at Wan Yihui, who was absorbed in playing with sand, "Spending winter here feels comfortable, the air seems better too."

Although the house had heating, it was cold outside, and going out meant bundling up like a bear.

"Not only is the air good, but there’s plentiful fruit and vegetables here."

"And lots of seafood. I mentioned it to Chu Ling, and her cravings made her say I was teasing her." Gong Ruwen came over and said, joining them.

Zhao Xuran rolled his eyes at his brother-in-law repeatedly. Knowing full well there were only the two of them here, with others giving them space, Gong Ruwen still couldn’t grasp the situation and insisted on coming over.

"Okay, I can’t help it, what do you expect me to do?" Gong Ruwen was feeling aggrieved too, he’d rather not have to come here if he had the choice.

But if he didn’t come here, what could he do? "By the way, what do you think about turning this into a resort?"

"Our Hot Spring Villa in Beijing becomes so lively in the winter." Originally, they thought they could have a place to relax, enjoy the hot springs for their family.

But reservations exploded, especially on weekends, even the courtyard they’d reserved for themselves was often rented out.

This piqued Gong Ruwen’s interest in tourism, as no one foresaw how profitable a hot spring villa would become.

Back then, they just wanted a place to unwind, "If only we’d acquired more land back then, our business."

Gong Ruwen regretted, "We were a little too cautious at the time."

"Even if we were bolder, acquiring land wouldn’t have been possible, and this is already conspicuous enough. We’ve basically secured all the prime springs in a 20-kilometer radius." Zhao Xuran hadn’t expected their arbitrary choice at the time would cover the cream of the crop areas.

Unimaginable envy and jealousy from others were quelled only by their considerable strength, otherwise they couldn’t have maintained it.

"So, are the villagers behaving themselves?" Gong Ruini yawned, the sun and the breeze making her sleepy.

"Yeah, they have no choice. Whatever promises others made, pale in comparison to receiving daily income now." Initially worried, Zhao Xuran later had no concerns.

"Would anyone else offer them such a comfortable life?" Zhao Xuran was indeed grateful that neighboring villages leased land for hot spring resorts.

Neighboring villages also run hot spring resorts, thriving businesses, but it doesn’t affect these villagers financially." Zhao Xuran was sincerely thankful to the greedy bosses of the neighboring villages.

Otherwise, the insatiable ones wouldn’t know how to stir trouble, and now they wouldn’t dare.

"Sure, we could sell the Hot Spring Villa at a high price, but they’d suffer." Now, Zhao Xuran was truly at ease.

Gong Ruini was also relieved. Even if the villa were sold someday, it’d have to be for a price that would truly tempt them.