After teasing Lin Lihua endlessly, dinner was served. Xia Rou kept scooping dishes for her daughters. "Eat more. You girls are working so hard. I don't want you to lose weight."

After reminding them to take care of their health once more, she remembered to ask. "Lihua, did you meet your in laws yet? Are they kind hearted?" Xia Rou was very particular about her daughter's life. If anyone dared to mistreat her, they wouldn't hear the end of it from her.

"Finally you showed me some concern." Lin Lihua complained.

"You should be happy that I'm even talking to you. How long has it been since you gave me a call? You only have your husband in your eyes now, huh."

Lin Lihua was speechless. What happened to our happy conversation? Still, she took a deep breath and answered. "My future parents in law are both warm hearted for all that matters. Besides, Henry wouldn't let them bully me even if they didn't like me." Of course, insignificant people like Amy Blanc were not worth mentioning.

"That's good, that's good." She was relieved to know that her daughter wouldn't have trouble in her marriage. In the past, she believed that Lin Lihua avoided men because she was afraid of having a rocky marriage. As for who often caused couples to have conflicts, weren't parents the biggest culprits in most cases?

"Next time, bring your husbands home for a meal. Little Wan, remember to bring my baby darling too. We have never had a meal as a full family."

Lin Zhou seconded her, as usual. "It's been long since I had a nice game of chess. My sons-in-law are probably the best at chess."

Wan Jia sighed in her heart. Are you sure you want to play with Lu Aotian and not to attack each other indirectly using riddles? Doesn't your conscience hurt when you say such things? But she wouldn't let such thoughts surface. "I'm not too sure about Aotian's schedule. If he's too busy then I'll just bring Little Jia."

Lin Lihua was the last to respond. "Can I not? I don't want my Henry to be bullied and nagged by you."

Xia Rou glared at her. "You bad child. Can't I miss my sons-in-law? They are treating my daughters nicely so why on earth would I bully them?"

Lin Lihua ate her sweet and sour pork ribs silently. You have only met once. What's there to miss? Can you not make it sound like you have known each other for years?

…

After dinner, Lin Zhou called Wan Jia to the study room.

As usual, she felt distant towards him. Nonetheless, she still went ahead. It wasn't like he could hurt her in any way after all.

"Why did you ask me here?" she didn't want to spend too much time with him.

Lin Zhou noticed the unfamiliarity in her tone. "Sigh, I don't blame you for disliking me. I went a little overboard when the company was on the verge of collapsing. Ultimately, I have to thank you. If Lu Enterprises didn't step in then…"

Wan Jia didn't feel touched by his speech of gratitude. "You should thank my sister. She got that project using her own wits. I didn't do anything."

"I know. Help me thank my son-in-law. Regarding what I said earlier, I apologize."

Wan Jia was shocked. He was…apologizing?

One had to know that Lin Zhou was a very proud man. For him to accept that he was at fault, it was quite surprising. Wan Jia wasn't one to hold grudges for such trivial matters. "Okay. I won't think about it anymore."

The way he was looking at her, she thought he had something else to say. "Do you have a favor to ask of me?"

Lin Zhou felt embarrassed. Had he been so selfish that she thought that way of him? It was worth knowing that although he didn't particularly like this daughter who appeared after twenty three years of his marriage with Xia Rou, he didn't hate her either.

He retrieved a file and gave it to her. "This file contains information about my godson; he's a very talented designer. I heard about your new brand so…"

He saw the sharp look in Wan Jia's eyes and hesitated before continued. "I'm recommending him to you. You will definitely be impressed by his talent."

Wan Jia snickered. Without taking a single glance at the content of the file, she pushed it back at him. "This is why you called me here, right? You want me to pull strings for your godson. I'm telling you, I'm not going to pull strings for anyone. Even if my husband were to become a designer and want to be employed by me, he would have to show some quality talent."

Seeing her firm standpoint, Lin Zhou wasn't disappointed. "Actually, I wasn't asking you to pull strings. He would still have to get in using his own ability. If he can't then he'll only have himself to blame."

"Is that so? What if I said that I will not consider him at all?"

"That's alright too. After all you are the boss. You have the final say."

Wan Jia saw that he was actually sincere this time and her attitude changed slightly. She took a business card from her purse. "Let him come for an interview tomorrow. If he can't meet my requirements, don't blame me for not being courteous."

Lin Zhou received the business card like a treasure. He had initially thought that because the young man had ties with him, he would be kicked out. After all, to protect his wife, it was predictable that Lu Aotian would run background checks on everyone who went for an interview.

He didn't need anyone to tell him that anyone connected to any of Lu Aotian's enemies wouldn't be accepted no matter how talented they were. It was painful to say but he counted as half of Lu Aotian's enemy, thanks to those few times he offended Wan Jia.

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