Arranged marriage, love blossoms; a fiercely devoted soldier dotes on her alone.

at this time,

In Xiao Huai'an's study in the Xiao family compound.

Xiao Zhan said calmly, "Because I was with Li Chaobing at the time, and I watched him get blown to pieces and eventually burned to ashes."

Xiao Huai'an exclaimed in surprise, "You were at the explosion site?"

Xiao Zhan could tell that the old man's expression was genuine; his concern was truly from the bottom of his heart.

Xiao Zhan nodded and said, "I had just finished talking with Li Chaobing when he left and drove away. I didn't expect that someone had planted a bomb in his car beforehand. This also shows that someone didn't want him to have any contact with me, and even less did they want me to find out some secrets from him, so they killed Li Chaobing to silence him."

Xiao Huai'an's expression changed slightly as he said, "Luckily you didn't go with him, otherwise it would have been too terrifying."

"Do you know who did it?"

Xiao Zhan shook his head and said, "The police are currently investigating. The case is quite complicated and they won't be able to find any clues for a while. After all, Li Chaobing has been a policeman for two or three decades and has offended quite a few people."

"Oh, by the way, did you know that Meng Jianping, the deputy mayor and police chief, was arrested by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection last night?"

Xiao Huai'an looked at Xiao Zhan and asked, "Did you do this too?"

Xiao Zhan shrugged and said, "This old man is completely blinded by lust. He actually let Li Chaobing bring out a pregnant woman who was more than four months pregnant from prison for him to play with, saying that he heard from the abbot of Tanzhe Temple that this could change his luck."

Xiao Huai'an's eyes sharpened instantly as he said, "This kind of person should be killed. Why did you hand him over to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection?"

Xiao Zhan sneered, "After all, the old man is a vice-ministerial level cadre. Killing him wouldn't be appropriate. That way, he'd spend the rest of his life working on a sewing machine. Isn't that punishment better than killing him?"

Xiao Huai'an raised an eyebrow and said, "Let him live but not die, yet suffer while he lives. This is called cutting flesh with a dull knife—slowly wearing him down to death."

"Xiao Zhan, that was a really ruthless move of yours."

Xiao Zhan said calmly, "I killed too many people during missions in the military before. There was no other way back then; it was either you die or I live. But things are different now. The rules of the game need to be changed."

Xiao Huai'an nodded and said, "It's definitely different in civilian life than in the military. Your approach is correct."

Xiao Zhan took a sip of tea and asked, "Grandpa, have you remembered Qin Hanwen's matter now?"

At this moment, Lin Wanrong walked in, holding Qin Huanhuan's hand, and said, "You two are still chatting. Dinner is ready."

Xiao Huai'an stood up and said, "Let's eat first."

Xiao Zhan stood up helplessly and said, "Alright!"

Qin Huanhuan walked over and took Xiao Zhan's arm, her pretty face flushed and her eyes slightly evasive. Xiao Zhan reached out and touched her forehead, saying, "You don't have a fever."

Qin Huanhuan blushed even more and whispered, "I don't have a fever, and I don't feel unwell."

As Xiao Zhan walked, he said, "Then why is your face so red? It's as red as a shrimp."

Qin Huanhuan said shyly in a low voice, "My aunt just asked me if I was pregnant. She said I'm not young anymore and should have a baby. She also said that my age is the best for having a child, and it's good for both mother and child. It's so embarrassing."

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "There's nothing to be embarrassed about. We can definitely consider having a baby."

Qin Huanhuan: "Honey, I don't want to have children right now. There are two reasons. First, I still need to take care of things during sex, and my mom still doesn't know what's going on, so I'm not in the mood to think about anything else. Second, I think I'm still young and don't have children to tie me down, so I want to focus on my career. I can't just have a baby right after graduating from university and then become a housewife, taking care of my husband and children. That's not the life I want."

When Xiao Zhan heard Qin Huanhuan mention her career, he remembered the cosmetics company left behind by Lin Ruoxi and her sister, so he said, "Wife, I support you in pursuing your career."

Qin Huanhuan said happily, "Really, my husband? You're so good to me. I thought you would let me have a baby too."

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "You have so little faith in me? But I'd like to ask if you can find another job?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Huanhuan stopped and looked at Xiao Zhan, asking nervously and confusedly, "What do you mean?"

Xiao Zhan laughed and said, "Wife, don't be nervous. Here's what happened: I currently own a cosmetics and beauty brand company with an annual output value of over 500 to 600 million yuan. I need someone to take over and manage it. The equity is 100% yours."

Qin Huanhuan's eyes widened in shock; if her eye sockets hadn't been there, her eyeballs would have popped out.

What a joke! Giving away a company worth five or six hundred million just like that?

That's incredibly extravagant.

Xiao Zhan looked at Qin Huanhuan and asked, "What's wrong?"

Qin Huanhuan: "Why would they give you such a well-established company?"

Xiao Zhan knew he had to explain things clearly to Qin Huanhuan, otherwise things would be difficult to handle later.

So he said, "To tell you the truth, this company belongs to the Lin sisters. It has been operating for several years and is a very mature, large-scale, and competitive enterprise."

Qin Huanhuan asked, puzzled, "Why would Lin Ruoxi sell such a good company to you?"

Xiao Zhan: "She didn't sell it to me. Besides, both Lin Ruoxi and her sister are dead. They have no immediate family members, so I took over the company."

Qin Huanhuan exclaimed in surprise, "Oh dear, Lin Ruoxi is dead?"

"What happened?"

Xiao Zhan: "The two sisters were killed by Lin Weihua, the former butler of the Lin family."

Qin Huanhuan's face turned pale and she stopped speaking. Perhaps Lin Ruoxi's death had deeply affected her...

Xiao Zhan pulled her into the restaurant.

at this time,

The large round table in the center of the restaurant was laden with all sorts of delicacies, as well as two bottles of 20-year-old tartare and two bottles of Château Lafite Rothschild from the French estate Château de Bordeaux.

Xiao Huai'an and Lin Wanrong were already seated, but Xiao Fei hadn't returned, saying that the research project had reached a critical point and he couldn't leave.

Xiao Huai'an pointed to the table and said, "Xiao Zhan, let's have a drink together at noon today."

Xiao Zhan knew that his grandfather would be more talkative after having a few drinks. Sometimes, things that are difficult to say in ordinary times can be easily resolved once the grandfather has had enough to drink.

So he said, "Okay, I'll drink with you."

The servant next to them opened the table and filled the grandfather and grandson's cups.

Lin Wanrong and Qin Huanhuan sat together. Lin Wanrong picked up a glass of red wine and said, "Huanhuan, it's Sunday today, no work. Let's have some red wine together. It's rare for us to eat together."

Since the last incident, Lin Wanrong has let go of her prejudices, and coupled with her son's resolute attitude, she also regrets what she did back then, which led to the death of Qin Huanhuan's adoptive father. Although it had nothing to do with her, she is still a human being and feels guilty. So now she is trying her best to be nicer to Qin Huanhuan...

Qin Huanhuan: "Auntie, although I can't hold my liquor, I can still have a drink with you at home."

So, Xiao Huai'an and Xiao Zhan drank baijiu.

Lin Wanrong and Qin Huanhuan were drinking red wine.

After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,

Xiao Huai'an was already slightly tipsy, and he picked up his glass again, saying, "Xiao Zhan, let's have another drink."

Seeing that the old man was in such a good mood, and besides, there were still things to ask him, Xiao Zhan said, "Alright, but you can't drink any more after you finish this glass of wine."

"when!"

Xiao Huai'an clinked his wine glass together and drank it all in one gulp.

Then, emboldened by the alcohol, he said, "Xiao Zhan, Huanhuan, do you know about the three levels of top-tier family relationships?"

Xiao Zhan knew the old man was starting to get into it, so he said, "Huanhuan and I are all ears!"

Xiao Huai'an continued, "First, the best family relationships are about supporting each other behind closed doors, not opening the door to let others laugh at you. Second, the best spousal relationships are about working together to deal with the world, not making things difficult for each other behind closed doors. Third, the best parent-child relationships are about standing with your child to solve problems, not standing with the problems to defeat your child."