Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 696 - 698 Worry

Gong Zheng had no idea what Gong Tao’s family was talking about, but seeing Gong Ruini’s lackluster expression made him very happy.

Gong Zheng couldn’t understand how, with two sons, a girl would be more important in his second brother’s eyes.

Though he didn’t understand, it didn’t matter. Since that fool Gong Tao thought highly of his daughter, he’d just go along and praise the girl too.

"Ni Zi, what’s wrong?" Gong Zheng greeted with a face full of concern.

Damn, what’s going on? Gong Ruini was already in a bad mood, and seeing Gong Zheng made her feel even worse.

Especially seeing Gong Zheng’s sly smile, only one word came to her mind: the fox wishing the chicken a happy new year with no good intentions.

"Nothing much." Why bother telling him? He wouldn’t believe it anyway, better to keep things covered up.

Sigh, having been a leader is different; it makes you consider lots of things. A blend of reality and pretense is better, though being sincere is important too. Anyway, they didn’t really say anything just now.

Nothing, looking at Gong Ruini’s gloomy face, would Gong Zheng believe it?

Seeing Gong Zheng’s eyes darting around, Gong Ruini knew he had been fooled. Sigh, nowadays, it’s hard to tell the truth because no one believes it.

"It’s really nothing." Gong Ruini tried to force out a smile, and then went to look for Zhao Xuran.

Seeing Gong Ruini leave quickly, unwilling to talk to him, Gong Zheng laughed. Was she afraid of him?

Gong Zheng’s smile fell into the view of a few people leaning by the window, and Mei Na scorned, "Look, isn’t he just your brother, how is he any different from the villains in the movies."

"Last time he even ridiculed Xiao Ming." Mei Na got angry recalling how Gong Zheng had mocked Cai Ming for freeloading at the dinner table last time.

"Oh, he mocked Uncle too?" Gong Ruwen was shocked. It seemed their little uncle really was brainless. But then again, if he was sensible, how could things turn out like this.

"Yes." Mei Na recounted that day lowly, "Partly why your uncle hasn’t come home these days is because he’s busy, and partly because he doesn’t want to see him."

Thankfully, her brother had somewhere to go. Otherwise, Mei Na would have really driven Gong Zheng out long ago.

Leaning on a chair by the window reading, Zhao Xuran saw an angrily puffed Gong Ruini approaching and was quite surprised. Usually, upon seeing Gong Ruzhi, the fat kid, Gong Ruini would chat with him for a long time at night.

Especially since Xiao Zhi learned to crawl, Gong Ruini loved teasing him, and when he fell asleep, she’d use nearby materials to give Gong Ruzhi a nice makeover.

Just dressing him up might be fine, but she would even draw him, and from what Zhao Xuran knew, she had drawn no less than twenty to thirty pieces, and it hadn’t been that long. Zhao Xuran could foresee that these private drawings would only increase in the future.

"What’s wrong?" Zhao Xuran gave Gong Ruini the spot she usually sat and poured her a cup of water to drink.

What else? "Isn’t there an annoying pest around?"

"I really wish I could kick him out." Gong Ruini vented her grievances about what Gong Tao had said earlier, "He really thinks of himself as important, assuming my dad and the others would work for him."

Not to mention they weren’t working for Zhao Gang at all, even if they were working, it would be for Zhao Gang.

Being an employee, of course, you’d choose an honest boss, but Gong Zheng, no matter how you look, is not an honest boss.

"He would do all kinds of things to force my dad to run business and meet clients, expand the business, then take all the profits himself, leaving my parents unable to complete their studies." The more Gong Ruini talked, the angrier she got.

"I used to dislike Gong Qiang, thinking he was greedy, but now compared to Gong Zheng, I think he’s much kinder."

Gong Qiang seemed to be getting a redemption arc in Gong Ruini’s mouth, making Zhao Xuran really want to communicate with Gong Zheng. You know, Gong Ruini and her siblings had no good words for Gong Qiang before, but Gong Zheng’s short presence here had somehow allowed Gong Qiang to be redeemed; what a powerful comparison.

"Alright, my dad said he’ll kick him out." After venting, Gong Ruini felt much better, "Brother Xuran, do you think we can buy this house?"

Although everyone didn’t dare to directly confront the other Zhuge families initially, they couldn’t resist having too many enemies, and someone was bound to make a move. When one emerged to act, others would follow.

The final result was that many took action, making life difficult for those other Zhuge families.

No matter how Zhuge Zhi said he wouldn’t care about them before, they still came running to him, playing the pity card to beg Zhuge Zhi.

Gong Ruini didn’t know what Zhuge Zhi thought, but she knew from Ban Xia and others that Zhuge Zhi’s mood wasn’t great, and that he had aged a lot.

Considering they met daily, the fact that Zhuge Zhi looked older showed how serious the situation was.

Zhao Xuran knew more, Gong Ruini might be smart, but in the adults’ eyes, she was still a child. Although he wasn’t part of the Zhuge family, he was Zisu’s older brother, and Zhuge Zhi would talk to him about these things.

After learning numerous facts from Zhuge Zhi, Zhao Xuran was truly shocked, knowing those people did a lot of bad deeds. He hadn’t expected them to be so excessive, "I can only say, it’s their own doing."

"When they were complacent, they were arrogant in every way. Now they’ve hit rock bottom, and they’re crying." This time, he had gained a lot of knowledge.

"Thus, one should act confidently and live humbly." Zhao Xuran never really understood this phrase before, but now she truly got it.

"If they hadn’t acted outrageously initially, they wouldn’t be in this situation now."

Oh, come on, the things happening with the Zhuge family recently seemed to have given the future domineering CEO so many thoughts. Is it possible that this event made him so low-key later, rarely hearing rumors against him?

"Actually, even if they hadn’t offended people, those holding good things would still be calculated against." The main issue was too many useless people, "A family’s key talents, and yet they struggled for ages without selecting anyone."

Gong Ruini was really speechless, saying she didn’t know how long it took them to choose someone, yet no one emerged. Gong Ruini really didn’t know what they were thinking.

"Does it matter if they choose or not?"

"Every single one is useless. Previously, no one cared, but when things got bad, panicking was useless."

"I think we need to enhance Zhao Guangran’s education, what if this kid messes up with people in the future?" Zhao Xuran wasn’t worried about Ban Xia and the others; though young, under Zhuge Zhi’s guidance, the two of them were progressing quickly.

Only Zhao Guangran was a worrying presence, easily following someone into a trap if not careful.

How did this matter become related to Zhao Guangran again? Gong Ruini really couldn’t understand how this happened, wondering if encountering bad events prompts thoughts of Zhao Guangran.

Gong Ruini was puzzled, but as an observer, being honest seemed better.

Whatever it is, it’s better than being grabbed by Zhao Xuran for re-education. As for Zhao Guangran, let him be educated; after all, he’s often subject to re-education.