Outrageous! Who said my wife is vain?!

Ocean Royal Mansion.

Shi Peilan was sitting at her dressing table doing her bedtime skincare routine, with all sorts of little thoughts running through her mind.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was not a good sign. She glanced at Lin Yiming, who had just finished showering and gone straight to bed, and was now leaning against the headboard looking at his phone.

Pretending to be casual, she casually mentioned, "Honey, I happened to be talking to my sister-in-law about something today, and I found out during our conversation that Mom and Dad took our third child to my uncle's house."

"Hmm," Lin Yiming replied absentmindedly, and that was the end of it.

Seeing that he didn't react at all, Shi Peilan couldn't help but get a little anxious, but she still calmly said, "Guess what they went to do?"

"What can I do? Isn't it normal to visit my uncle's house?" Lin Yiming replied casually.

"Honey! It's not just a casual visit; our third son wants to buy land."

"Buy land? What would he do with it? Does he want to go back to our family business? Go help out at Uncle's place?" Lin Yiming scoffed.

"No! They're buying land to build a company and factories. Honey, I'm not exaggerating, our third son's burger joint is really doing well. They must have twenty or thirty branches in Beijing now!"

Seeing that Lin Yiming was still looking at his phone and not even glancing at her, Shi Peilan continued, holding her breath, "Mom always praises the third son for being so capable, building a career at such a young age without relying on his family, and now he's even buying land! Land in Beijing isn't cheap, how could he afford it in such a short time?!"

"My sister-in-law said that Dad, Uncle, and the third brother stayed in the study for a long time. When they came out, Uncle looked very happy. My sister-in-law said that she rarely saw Uncle so happy. Moreover, at the dinner table, he praised the third brother again and again, and said that he would ask the eldest brother to help the third brother with all kinds of procedures and the construction of the factory."

Hearing this, Lin Yiming frowned involuntarily. He knew nothing about his third brother's plan to buy land and build a factory.

He was the eldest son in the family, and buying land to build a factory was a big deal for the third son. They didn't even consult him, their eldest brother, which showed a complete disregard for him.

Seeing that Lin Yiming's expression was not good, Shi Peilan also got into bed, nestled on his shoulder, and said softly, "Husband, I really didn't expect that the third brother, who has been away from home all these years with average living conditions and probably hasn't come into contact with any high-end people, would still be so capable."

"Now he's the apple of his parents' eye. They talk about him all the time, saying he's capable and filial. Now even his uncle thinks highly of him. He's really something!" She said, glancing at Lin Yiming furtively.

Lin Yiming's expression darkened further, but he still said, "I'm happy if the third brother is capable. We all share the surname Lin. His ability brings honor to the Lin family. If he's a spendthrift who only knows how to squander money, I'll be worried and angry."

As he spoke, he glanced sideways at Shi Peilan, the cold light in his eyes making Shi Peilan shrink back involuntarily.

He then said coldly, "Stop with your petty schemes. I am the general manager of Shenghong Group, and also the eldest son in my family. I've been helping my father handle company business since before I graduated. No one understands Shenghong better than me, and no one is more suitable to take over Shenghong than me!"

"I don't even care about the second son, do you think the third son, who has been away from home for many years and has never been involved in the family business, can threaten me? Do you think I'm afraid?!"

"Husband, that's not what I meant. You are definitely the rightful heir to Sheng Hong." Seeing that Lin Yiming was about to get angry, Shi Peilan quickly showed weakness and reached out her hand to gently stroke his chest.

She said with a delicate and aggrieved expression, "I just feel wronged. Over the years, you have sacrificed so much for this family and the company, but no one has praised you like they praise the third brother."

Lin Yiming used to feel sorry for her when he saw her looking so aggrieved, but now he doesn't feel anything anymore. However, he has managed to control his anger.

He snorted coldly, "Do I care about that? I wouldn't argue with a child over a few words of praise. The third brother has no intention of interfering in the company. He's running his restaurant business and we're keeping to ourselves."

"Besides, he's been missing for so many years, and it's not easy to find him now. His parents are definitely going to be heartbroken for him. If he achieves even the smallest success, they'll praise him to the skies."

"But honey, what if the third brother wants to interfere in the company's affairs and try to take it from you?" Shi Peilan added, still unwilling to give up, wanting Lin Yiming to take precautions in advance.

"Alright, I'll tell you, you have no vision, that's all. He thinks he can just interfere like that?! I've run this company for so many years, with so many people under me, do you think he can compete with me? Ha!"

After Lin Yiming finished speaking, he glanced at Shi Peilan again and said, "Also, as your sister-in-law, you should pay more attention to the third brother. This will also please Mom and Dad. Spend more time with Mom when you have free time. Don't hang out with those women who only spend money and gossip all day. If you're really bored, learn something and improve yourself."

A few words almost made Shi Peilan furious, but her professionalism as an actress allowed her to maintain her composure and obediently say, "Okay, honey."

"Alright, go to sleep. I have to get up early for a meeting tomorrow." With that, she lay down first.

Although Shi Peilan was very angry while lying in bed, she quickly calmed down.

She is now Mrs. Lin, a woman of status, wealth, and luxury. She only needs to put up with Lin Yiming's temper at home, and she can make others suffer at her outside.

Her contemporaries, those who are still popular, have to work hard to maintain their fame in front of the camera every day; those who aren't popular can only play supporting roles to younger actresses; and some married fake tycoons and then desperately took on roles to pay off their husbands' debts.

Compared to them, she is already a role model of a female celebrity who married a real tycoon and is living a very good life, which is enviable.

After taking care of herself, Shi Peilan went to sleep. She didn't know that Lin Yiming was actually feeling guilty. He said that, but he was also very awkward inside.

The parents dote on their youngest son too much, and he now acts as if he doesn't want to participate in the family business and is starting his own.

Who knows what he's really thinking? Maybe he's using this as a pretext to advance, plotting to win the inheritance later? This sister and brother are both giving him no peace of mind.

......

Ruifeng Group.

"This is Mr. Chu Yu, the CEO of Qianwei Company, who is also my cousin and our client. Let me introduce him to you, hahaha."

Lin Yihui patted Chu Yu on the back and introduced him to the people below with a smile.

Chu Yu smiled helplessly, "Brother, you're really joking. We're not really clients, just collaborators."

The people below greeted him very tactfully.

"Hello, Mr. Chu."

"Hello, Mr. Chu."

"Hello, Mr. Chu."

....

After exchanging greetings, Lin Yihui introduced the other people present to Chu Yu.

The department consists of Pan Lezhi, Director of Land Resources; Dong Gang, Deputy Director of Legal Affairs; Li Yuan, Director of Development and Construction; Liu Guoqiao, Director of Design and Planning; Liu Chengwen, Director of Engineering; and Zuo Zhimei, Director of Finance.

Chu Yu brought his current assistant Sun Wenbin, as well as Lin Chuan, the head of the finance department, the head of the legal department, and the head of the engineering department.

After shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries, everyone sat down to begin their first meeting.

Lin Yihui spoke first, "Third brother, let's have a meeting today to confirm the general direction of the project. My assistant, Lu Yongwang, will be the liaison for this project. You'll need to contact him for everything. He will be in charge of overall coordination."

Upon hearing his name mentioned, Lu Yongwang immediately stood up. "President Chu, I will follow this project from beginning to end. You can contact me with any matters you may have. I will do my best to push the entire project forward and complete it as quickly and efficiently as possible."

"Okay." Chu Yu nodded and looked at Lin Chuan.

Lin Chuan stood up and extended his hand to Lu Yongwang. "I'm the contact person for Qianwei. We'll need to communicate more from now on. Hope we can work together smoothly."

Lu Yongwang shook Lin Chuan's hand and said with a smile, "It's a pleasure to work with you."

"Haha, okay, let's officially begin our meeting then."

As soon as Lin Yihui finished speaking, Pan Lezhi said, "President Chu, please tell me your specific requirements for this land, such as location preferences and surrounding transportation conditions. The company has a lot of land in the suburbs, but the conditions of different plots vary greatly."

Chu Yu nodded slightly and said, "The land area should be around forty acres, and the location..."

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