When Shi Yuanbo had a deep impression of her, it was only during the thesis defense.

Beyond that, there was nothing else, but a single thesis defense shouldn’t cause Shi Yuanbo to suddenly make such a decision after more than two months!

Shi Nuan said, "But Dad, aren’t you... haven’t you always been grooming Tian Chao? Tian Chao is already ten years old, and you are still young. By the time you reach the age you plan to retire, Tian Chao will be an adult..."

But Shi Yuanbo shook his head, "No, it can’t be Tian Chao. This child, his character isn’t bad, but he has indeed been spoiled a bit too much, and his personality is quite arrogant and domineering. My qualifications are average, and I’m not confident enough to groom him. Now that the Shi Family is managed by Yu Dou, it’s also due to my own inability to cope. But handing it over to an outsider is certainly not as appropriate as handing it over to my own daughter, and compared to Jiaojiao, you are obviously more suitable..."

Shi Nuan didn’t speak further, but Shi Yuanbo’s reasoning truly didn’t convince her.

But he didn’t seem to be joking; he said he wanted to groom her, and she believed it was real.

"Talking about all this, I almost forgot the main matter..." Shi Yuanbo laughed with frustration, slapped his thighs, and stood up.

Shi Nuan’s lashes trembled slightly, unsure of what Shi Yuanbo intended to do.

Shi Yuanbo walked to the bookshelf, took down two books from the cabinet, and extracted a small box from inside.

He opened the small box, revealing a key inside.

Holding the key, he opened the cabinet beneath the desk.

Then, he took out two gray file folders from within.

Shi Nuan was a bit bewildered, uncertain of what Shi Yuanbo had taken out.

Shi Yuanbo closed the cabinet and replaced the books, then carried the file folders over. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Afterwards, he handed the two file folders to Shi Nuan.

These file folders were large and thick; there must be many things inside.

Shi Nuan looked at Shi Yuanbo in surprise, "Dad, this is..."

"Open them and you’ll find out..."

Shi Nuan bit her lip, eventually taking the file folders.

Then, she broke the seal and took out a stack of documents from inside.

Shi Nuan glanced at the title page and froze, "Dad, these materials..."

"Yes, they are current important document materials of the Shi Family and your grandfather’s Xu Family. What you have in your hand is from the Shi Family; the other file folder should be from the Xu Family..."

Shi Nuan quickly opened it and indeed, it was Xu Family’s information.

Even on the title page, there was her grandfather’s signature, meticulously written: ’My granddaughter Shi Nuan - Xu Yangyue.’

Seeing that familiar handwriting, Shi Nuan felt a pang of ache in her heart, yet she restrained her emotions and asked Shi Yuanbo, "Dad, why are you giving me this?"

Shi Yuanbo responded, "The Xu Family’s materials were specially instructed by the old master to give to you before he passed away, because he hoped that if the Xu Family could last until that day, you would take over it in the future. As for the Shi Family’s, I want to give them to you... Nuannuan, I just told you, I want to groom you!"

Shi Nuan’s thoughts were chaotic, not knowing what more she could say or should say.

Shi Yuanbo said, "These materials are considered important documents of the Shi Family and the former Xu Family, besides me, anyone else probably doesn’t have them, including Huang Shihui. By giving them to you now, Nuannuan, I hope you understand..."

Shi Nuan nodded; she understood very well, extremely well.

Shi Yuanbo continued, "Since you understand, you should know the importance of these materials, and you should know that these materials can only be viewed by you alone. I can’t trust you to take them away, especially to the Song Mansion, so in the next few days, you need to stay at the Shi Family..."

Shi Nuan’s eyes flickered once more, nodding again; this was within her plan.

She was aware of how valuable these materials were.

She understood Shi Yuanbo’s willingness to give her these materials.

"In a few days, it’s the Shi Family’s shareholders meeting. I hope that before the meeting, you will have reviewed all the relevant materials of the Shi Family and gained a general understanding. I will inform Yu Dou not to assign any work to you temporarily; your job is to finish reading these materials..."

Shi Nuan nodded again and said, "I know!"

Shi Yuanbo looked at his daughter in her early twenties; truly, Shi Nuan looked so much like his original wife Xu Hua.

Back when he met Xu Hua, she seemed to be just about that age, with that appearance.

But in the blink of an eye, Xu Hua has been gone for ten years, and their daughter Shi Nuan has also grown up.