Ye Xingbei: "..."

Why does she feel it’s so different?

"Forget it, let’s not talk about this," Ye Xingbei suddenly thought of another issue: "Why did Wan Chong propose for you to accompany him back to the Wan Family tomorrow? You’re not familiar with his grandpa."

"To show his grandpa through action that he has no intention of seizing power," Gu Junzhu said. "To be honest, his grandpa is not a good person. Narrow-minded and suspicious, he favors his grandson Gu Chong over everyone else. He’s far from the kind, cultured old man type. Wan Chong doesn’t want to fall out with him, so he has to think about everything carefully."

"That’s true," Ye Xingbei agreed, "We’re Wan Chong’s friends, so we think the grandpa’s favoritism is fine, but if we were friends of Wan Chong’s stepmother or sister, we would surely despise his grandpa. In this day and age, who still favors males over females?"

"Exactly," Gu Junzhu said, "Wan Chong’s relationship with his grandpa is like an emperor and the Crown Prince in ancient times. The Crown Prince is smart, capable, vigorous, while the emperor is old and increasingly unable to cope. The emperor wants to groom the Crown Prince to be the next wise ruler, but fears he might lose his power before dying, hence the dilemma!"

"I get it," Ye Xingbei nodded, "This mindset of Wan Chong’s grandpa easily gives Wan Chong’s stepmother chances to drive wedges between them, hence Wan Chong moved into our place."

"That’s part of the reason," Gu Junzhu said. "From what I see, Wan Chong doesn’t plan to return to manage the Wan Group after his grandpa passes. He isn’t interested in business, and might run a security company with Ah Zui and Fang Yao. As for the Wan Group, it will likely be managed by professional managers like Ah Zui’s company."

"Why don’t they like doing business?" Ye Xingbei asked curiously. "Isn’t the business world supposed to be like a battlefield? Stepping back means they can’t live like before. Treating business like a battlefield should be exciting, right?"

Gu Junzhu chuckled, "The business world is like a battlefield, but it’s not truly a battlefield. Going to war is to defend the nation and home, but what is business for?"

"They can be patriotic businessmen too," Ye Xingbei said. "Earn money, donate more to the country... plus, it supports the family, isn’t that great?"

Gu Junzhu said, "Having professional managers run things, they can still earn money and support the family, while freeing up time to do what they love and enjoy life. Isn’t that better?"

Ye Xingbei thought and nodded, "Alright, that makes sense."

"Moreover, humans are social creatures. Those who lack close relationships crave them more," Gu Junzhu said. "Before, Wan Chong was surrounded by people he could entrust his life with, but at the Wan Family, he has nothing. Of course he won’t like the Wan Family." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"I understand," Ye Xingbei said. "You, Ah Zui, and Fang Yao have had similar experiences to him. You can give him a sense of belonging and family."

Gu Junzhu nodded, "Yes."

"I get it," Ye Xingbei said. "To sum up in one sentence, our big family has a new member, and Wan Chong won’t be leaving anytime soon."

Gu Junzhu was amused by her, "Why does it sound like Wan Chong is freeloading and clinging to us?"