novelraw Chapter 496 - 495 Already Considered You as a Daughter-in-Law (Part 1)
Chapter 496 - 495 Already Considered You as a Daughter-in-Law (Part 1)
Mr. Ji fell silent, "Why don’t I talk to her father again?"Ji Rui immediately rejected the idea, "No need! It won’t help!"
Mr. Ji looked hurt, but Ji Rui didn’t look at him. Instead, he turned away, watching Baobao’s back.
"Unless I marry CoCo, or find someone who can truly hold back their enterprise, only then can we solve the root of the problem. But to get such a capable person to help us, they’d have to pay a huge price."
Ji Rui’s expression was very calm, but Mr. Ji knew, in his heart, he was definitely hurting.
"So what should we do?" Mr. Ji was not only worried about the Ji Family but also about his son.
Ji Rui stared at Baobao’s back, lost in thought for a moment.
"I’m considering whether to just give up that market over there."
"It doesn’t have to come to that, hasn’t it not reached that point yet?" Mr. Ji clutched the handrail tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.
"This matter has been dragged on for quite a while. Before, I had Yang Sheng handle many things, only then was the situation suppressed. If it drags on, the negative impact on the Ji Family will become increasingly obvious."
A month ago, Ji Rui definitely wouldn’t have spoken so frankly with Mr. Ji about these matters.
"I’ll think about whether there’s anyone who can help us..."
"Le Tong asked her mentor to help me make a connection, but it didn’t help much. Their family is so powerful, ordinary people can’t move or dare to touch them!"
Ji Rui didn’t want Mr. Ji to worry in vain. In his current condition, it’s more suitable for him to rest at home.
"Don’t get involved in this. I have it under control."
The father and son didn’t speak again after that. For Mr. Ji, it was guilt, making it difficult to say anything more. For Ji Rui, he was truly tired and didn’t want to explain further.
The pet shop people brought the cats and dogs over, and Ji Rui asked Housekeeper Li to take Mr. Ji back to rest and called two strong bodyguards to help the staff settle the cats and dogs.
Baobao was very excited, but Ji Rui didn’t let him get involved, only allowing him to watch from the side to avoid being accidentally hurt by the cats and dogs.
Le Tong, who was taking a nap in Ji Rui’s room, slept until evening without any disturbance.
Le Tong turned her head to check the time, feeling a pang of worry, as she got up and was about to go downstairs, she heard the faint sounds of cats and dogs’ calls and Baobao’s loud laughter from outside the window.
She quickly walked to the window, pushed open the balcony door, and stepped out onto the terrace.
Not far from the terrace on the lawn below, Baobao was rolling a colorful ball half his height, a black and a gray dog chased after the ball barking, while a large and a small white cat lay lazily nestled in the grass, watching the two silly dogs run after the ball with cold eyes. Ji Rui was following not too far behind Baobao, clearly afraid that the dogs or cats might suddenly go wild and attack Baobao.
Compared to before, Ji Rui really had become more patient and loving towards Baobao.
Maybe, it’s because of Baobao’s illness that Ji Rui learned to cherish more.
Le Tong moved slightly, wanting to turn back into the bedroom to get her phone and capture the loving scene downstairs, but sharp-eyed Baobao, who was chasing the dogs, glanced up and saw her, and started waving and shouting loudly, "Mommy, mommy, mommy, mommy..."
Le Tong had no choice but to smile and wave back at him, "Mommy, come join me!"
Le Tong quickly washed her face and ran into Housekeeper Li on her way downstairs.
"Uncle Li."
"Miss Le, what do you like to eat? I’ll ask the chef to make it."
Housekeeper Li had asked Ji Rui before, but Ji Rui said Le Tong was not picky and as long as it tasted good, it was fine. Housekeeper Li thought the young master was being perfunctory with him, so he eagerly approached and asked the actual person in question.
"Uncle Li, there’s no need to trouble yourself. I love eating everything!"
Indeed, children from impoverished backgrounds like Le Tong usually don’t have the luxury to be picky eaters.
"Nothing you particularly like?" Housekeeper Li thought the future young mistress was just pretending to be reserved.
"Really, I love eating everything." Le Tong emphasized repeatedly, and Uncle Li had to give up.
Le Tong was led by the servant out the front door, turned a few corners, and saw Baobao and Ji Rui, father and son sitting cross-legged on the grass. The two dogs, probably tired from running, were now eating dog food in front of their kennel.
"Mommy!" As soon as Baobao saw Le Tong, he dashed over and hugged her waist.
Le Tong held his hand and walked to Ji Rui’s side, glancing at him and lightly scolding, "Why didn’t you wake me up? Didn’t we say we would make dumplings?"
Ji Rui reached over to take her wrist. With a strong pull, Le Tong lost her balance, falling into him. She let out a small cry and struggled a bit, but Ji Rui had already steadied her and seated her firmly on his crossed legs.
"Baobao, come here." Ji Rui patted Le Tong’s leg, signaling Baobao to sit on them.
Baobao didn’t stand on ceremony and pounced over.
With his long arms, Ji Rui easily embraced the mother and son together.
"It wasn’t me who didn’t wake you, it was Dad who said to let you sleep a bit longer. Dumplings can be made later."
Le Tong turned her head and stared at him, not fully buying his words.
"Mommy, Baobao can testify, Grandpa told you to sleep a bit longer!"
Baobao turned his body, placing his chin on her shoulder as he loudly shouted in her ear.
Le Tong touched her ear that was buzzing from the noise, "He said to let me sleep longer, and you really didn’t wake me? How embarrassing!" Le Tong complained discontentedly, giving Ji Rui a sharp look.
Ji Rui stared at her meaningfully for a while, then teased, "Le Tong, are you worried sleeping in would ruin your perfect image?"
Le Tong really wanted to smack him. She didn’t care much about how Mr. Ji viewed her, the problem was, she herself promised to make dumplings tonight, and oversleeping like this, acting against one’s word, sets a bad example for Baobao, doesn’t it?
"Of course, it’s not because of that, it’s because..."
"Don’t worry!" Ji Rui interrupted her, gently pinching her face. "My dad already considers you his daughter-in-law!"
Le Tong wasn’t expecting Ji Rui to suddenly shift the topic to this matter. She turned her face away and muttered softly, "Who’s eager to be his daughter-in-law?"
Ji Rui wasn’t affected at all. He could now more or less understand that sometimes Le Tong’s words and her heart didn’t match.
And this often happens when she’s embarrassed or he’s hit a nerve.
"Really not eager?" Ji Rui moved his face closer, smiling at her.
Le Tong pushed his face away with her hand, "Who’s eager!"
Then she stood up, struggling, and walked away to play with the dogs.
Baobao looked at Le Tong’s back, then at Ji Rui, "Daddy, you’re bad, you made mommy angry again!"