Shan Minglang... His surname is Shan...

He should have thought of it earlier, Yin Shihua and Shan Munan’s son...

"Sister-in-law, this is it for today. I will try to help you with the stock market issues, but I can’t do much about other problems of the Yin Family."

"I understand, thank you, Zeng Xiaocheng."

Su Xiaomeng sincerely thanked him and arranged for the secretary to escort Zeng Xiaocheng out.

Xiao Meng sat back in the massive leather chair, the sky outside was almost entirely dark.

It’s not hard to imagine that tomorrow morning, the major media will again report on the Yin Family stock decline and the departure of senior management.

The previous problem has yet to be resolved, and one after another problem was already foreseen.

Why is it that when her husband sits in this chair, a simple lowering and raising of his eyes would mean strategies formed, victories achieved even from afar.

But when it’s her turn, the difficulties seem like a snowball, growing larger and larger.

Su’s mother called,

"Are you coming home today?"

Su Xiaomeng was just about to say "No—"

The half-word was already out of her mouth when she heard the soft voices of Shuangshuang and Huang Huang from the other end of the line, neither dared to speak loudly.

"Brother, do you think mom will come home tonight?"

"Shh... Grandma’s asking now."

Su Xiaomeng’s mind immediately pictured the brother and sister standing quietly aside, quietly waiting for their mother to give them an answer.

Their two pairs of round eyes must be filled with anticipation and... hesitation.

Taking back the word "No," she decided to go home. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Before hanging up the phone, she already heard the cheers of the brother and sister, especially Shuangshuang’s naturally high pitch.

At this moment, Su Xiaomeng felt that no matter how difficult, nothing was a problem, no matter how big the issue, it was not an issue.

She stood up, went home, and rested.

The lights in the CEO’s office dimmed, blending into the same color as the night sky outside at a hundred-meter height.

————

A week later.

Although Su Xiaomeng no longer had weekends to speak of, she still left the company this Sunday afternoon and went to the Shan Family.

The two elders of the Yin Family have been living in a separate courtyard in the suburbs since they moved out of the Yin Family Old Mansion.

That was also the first time Su Xiaomeng visited the Shan Family.

The courtyard was serene, its appearance certainly not considered exquisite or luxurious. When Su Xiaomeng stepped in, it was like stepping into a literary memorial hall.

Of course, the layout inside the courtyard remains modern and well cleaned.

There are four or five types of trees planted in the courtyard, plane trees, cypresses, camphor, and ginkgo...

It wasn’t a large place, yet it gave people an unusually rustic feeling.

In the center of the courtyard is a three-story villa, white walls, black tiles...

Standing at the door, one could see ivy climbing the villa wall close to the clay wall of the courtyard.

Unique, tranquil.

This was Su Xiaomeng’s first impression of the Shan Family’s courtyard.

Actually, the Huannan Garden in the Yin Family Old Mansion also gave Su Xiaomeng a very unique and tranquil impression, but the Old Mansion had been renovated several times, especially Huannan Garden, which lacked the rustic charm of the courtyard before her eyes.

"Xiao Meng, you’re here?"

It was Shan Munan, the husband of her third sister, who came out to greet Su Xiaomeng. An esteemed contemporary literary figure.

Gentle yet not lacking in masculinity, despite being a scholar, he showed no weakness. The backbone of a man penetrates subtly into every nook and cranny of his work.

"Brother-in-law, is everyone at home?"

"Ming Lang went out to play with friends. The old man and lady should be upstairs reading now."

Su Xiaomeng nodded, followed Shan Munan into the villa, inquiring about the recent health condition of the two elders.

At last she received some good responses.

The age of the two elders was a constant concern for Su Xiaomeng, coupled with the relentless blows on their hearts.

She did her utmost to guard whatever could be guarded. If anything were to happen to the two elders in the end...

Shixiu traded his life to bring her father back; she couldn’t let Shixiu return, finding his parents gone.

Following Shan Munan upstairs, indeed the two elders were sitting in rocking chairs in front of the balcony. The second floor had an open library-like study, very magnificent with two large rows of shelves along the balcony.

After mid-June, the weather quickly became hot. The two elders’ health wasn’t suited for long-term air-conditioned room stays.

Yet the walls of the second-floor study used thermal insulation materials during renovation, and the canopy of two large trees outside the balcony blocked the sun. The windows half-open, with the passage of wind, provided natural coolness.

It must be said that letting the two elders come to the Shan Family for recuperation was indeed correct.

"Xiao Meng, you’ve come?"

Zhou Mengqin was lying in the rocking chair reading a book, but in reality, she couldn’t comprehend any content, her expression distracted, unaware of what she was thinking about.