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Chapter 208 Making Money and Having Babies

Song Wanli scratched his head. "Well, not really. I've been thinking about it a lot these past few days, and I can't decide. Xiaojuan, what do you think about listening to Nan and Song Yi?"

"Brother, to be honest, I don't think it's a good idea!" Zhao Xiaojuan said in front of Gao Haoran and the others, clearly having some ulterior motives.

"Why? Song Yi is such a good kid! He's honest and kind, and he's good to my family, Tingnan. Song Dazhuang and his wife are also reasonable. He's close to us, so we can look after each other." Song Wanli didn't expect Zhao Xiaojuan to be so pessimistic. He felt it was a good thing, especially since it was close by.

“Brother, you’re a shrewd man, how come you only look at appearances? Think about it, why did Song Yi’s mother take such a fancy to our Ting Nan? Of course, my Ting Nan is excellent, but in her heart, her son is the most excellent. He’s more than a match for a princess.”

“Well, there are no princesses now, so who in this area can compare to Tingnan? She was only seven years old when she was already…” Song Wanli said softly, and as he spoke, he seemed to realize something.

"By the way, big brother, you guessed it, right? Song Yi's mother sees my Tingnan as a golden child and wants to bring him home to make money."

"How...how did you know? Who told you?"

"Brother, do we need to listen to anyone's opinion? With her shrewdness, she looked down on Tingnan when our family was poor, always calling her her 'adopted daughter.' I remember it all. I don't want Tingnan to marry into her family. She'll definitely suffer in the long run."

"If Tingnan can make money, that's fine. But if she can't, do you think Song Yi can protect her? Her family won't be run by Song Yi." This was Zhao Xiaojuan's wisdom. She genuinely cared about Tingnan and naturally wanted to understand the situation clearly, so as not to push the child into a "fire pit."

She was worried that she wouldn't be able to convince her older brother by speaking alone, so she brought it up in front of everyone. Sure enough, her older brother was put in a difficult position and couldn't refute everyone's opinions.

"This... I really didn't expect that. She's really dreaming, wanting my Tingnan to make money and have children for her family. She's got some serious schemes going on." Song Wanli was furious. Did she think he didn't exist? How could she be so calculating? "Xiaojuan, thank you. You're so thoughtful."

“Big brother, I guess Mother probably thought of that too. You saw her standing there that day, she didn’t say much. She’s the one who’s most reluctant to listen to Nan.” Zhao Xiaojuan didn’t take credit.

"Ah, you guys... so I'm the only idiot?"

“Brother, you’re not stupid, you’re just worried and confused. You’re only thinking about keeping Ting Nan away, so you haven’t thought about these things.” Zhao Xiaojuan quickly tried to smooth things over.

Song Wanli wasn't angry anymore. He sighed, "Ah! It's good that you guys are here. Xiaojuan, if there's anything you need to do in the future, give me some pointers and let me know. But don't do anything surprise me. Actually, I'm the kind of person who listens to advice and suggestions."

Zhao Xiaojuan quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, brother, I was overthinking it. I was worried that you might be like him... I was afraid that dragging it out would delay Tingnan's progress."

"No need to apologize, it's alright. I know we're all doing this for the child's good." Song Wanli waved his hand, thinking to himself: We still need to have family meetings in the future. Everyone has moments when they don't think things through and get stuck on minor details. Indeed, three heads are better than one.

However, Song Wanli was still a little worried. "Xiaojuan, in your opinion, will Tingnan abandon our family in the future? After all... after all, we are not her biological parents."

"Brother, don't say that to Tingnan's face, it's too hurtful! Tingnan is such a good girl, she has no ill intentions towards this family, you can't be so suspicious of her." Zhao Xiaojuan said anxiously.

"I know, I'm just worried! I'm afraid that with more and more books she reads, she'll become too independent..."

"Brother, stop talking!" Zhao Xiaojuan hurriedly interrupted Song Wanli and looked towards the door.