Chapter 1405 - 1407

Gong Tao walked ahead with empty hands, while Zhao Xuran, carrying large bags of books, nervously followed behind.

"Be careful."

"Hungry?" Ever since Gong Ruini got pregnant, her appetite had increased significantly.

Zhao Xuran had developed the habit of keeping snacks in his bag, ready to hand them over whenever Ni Zi felt hungry.

"Not hungry." Initially, Gong Ruini was quite satisfied with Zhao Xuran’s nervous demeanor.

But over time, Gong Ruini became less happy with his strict control.

"Well, I want to eat a hamburger, I crave fried chicken." Although Gong Ruini wasn’t particularly fond of these foods, a change of taste occasionally wouldn’t hurt.

Especially now that she’s pregnant, isn’t it the time to indulge a bit?

Compared to many expectant mothers who become demanding after getting pregnant, Gong Ruini really felt she was quite well-behaved.

Gong Ruini felt she was pretty great, though Zhao Xuran didn’t necessarily agree.

"Fried foods aren’t good; didn’t you break out with pimples after eating them a few days ago?" Zhao Xuran didn’t want Gong Ruini eating too much of it.

Do fried foods have nutrition? They just make Ni Zi gain weight.

While it’s said that it’s normal for pregnant women to gain weight, they can’t go overboard without limits.

Zhao Xuran knew his cooking wasn’t the most flavorful, but it was nutritious, definitely meeting Ni Zi and the baby’s nutritional needs.

A few days ago, they ate—but it was just a bite of a burger, no more after that, as Zhao Xuran ate the rest.

If she had eaten a whole burger that day, Gong Ruini was sure she wouldn’t be kicking up a fuss today.

"That’s not good to eat too much, don’t forget the pimples on your face appeared after eating it."

"How about I make sweet and sour ribs for you?" his wife’s pitiful look made Zhao Xuran want to relent in all sorts of ways.

Though they couldn’t completely satisfy Gong Ruini, the sweet and sour taste would probably be pleasing to her.

Sweet and sour ribs, Gong Ruini pursed her lips, "Alright, better than nothing."

Quite nice; having this to eat, who’d remember a hamburger?

It seems that if she wanted Zhao Xuran to make something delicious in the future, this strategy might work; Gong Ruini indicated she wasn’t someone who caused problems often, but occasional antics ought to be supported.

Zhao Xuran hurried to open the door ahead of Gong Ruini, letting her go inside first.

Once inside, Gong Ruini found a few people sitting on the living room sofa, startling her.

At this time, Gong Ruzhi should still be at school; even if he returned, it would only be three people at most.

Dai Liren had flown to the West Coast for business a few days ago.

Thankfully, before she could scream, she saw who was on the sofa.

"Dad, Mom."

Gong Tao was sitting on the sofa, drinking tea. Indeed, they were quite exhausted from flying over, but noticing it wasn’t long before Gong Ruini and the others reached home, they found it difficult to sleep.

"You’re back." Zhao Gang was the most nervous. Since discovering Gong Tao’s thoughts, he had been consulting with Zhao Xuran.

What made Zhao Gang angry was that his son, apart from constantly assuring that he could handle it, didn’t leak even a bit more information.

Zhao Gang felt that Zhao Xuran probably had some ideas about how to solve this, but shouldn’t they discuss the solution at all with him, the father?

How can one person think he can settle it all? Before, Zhao Gang used to trust Zhao Xuran entirely, believing he wouldn’t do anything foolish.

But this time, Zhao Gang really felt uneasy; someone who could perfectly resolve the matter had picked the worst method.

Can such a foolish son be trusted to handle things?

"Have you figured out what to do?" Zhao Gang pulled Zhao Xuran aside, whispering.

Figure it out? Zhao Xuran admitted he didn’t really have a way, "Aside from sincerity, I don’t know what else to do."

Left with no other choices, his brother-in-law wasn’t easy to appease, and his wife made no comments.

Meanwhile, Gong Ruzhi kept saying that as an uncle, he’d work hard to earn money to raise his nephew.

Zhao Xuran was also feeling stressed, but could he lose his temper?

Absolutely not; otherwise, he’d fall into Gong Ruzhi’s trap—besides, Zhao Xuran indicated he had seen through Gong Ruzhi’s schemes long ago.

Zhao Xuran was all kinds of helpless; Zhao Gang was stunned by his eldest son’s words, "Ah, no way."

"You’re not just pulling my leg, are you?" Could it be that after spending time with Guang Ran, he’s picked up his ways of being unreliable?

Zhao Gang would rather his eldest was joking with him instead of the situation being real.

Messing with old pops, Zhao Xuran wished he was, but he wasn’t joking.

"No way." Zhao Gang waited for a long time without seeing his son’s relaxed demeanor, and his spirits drooped.

Zhao Gang exhaled deeply, "If I had known you hadn’t come up with anything, I wouldn’t have wanted to come to the United States."

"Dad, don’t worry," Zhao Xuran felt guilty looking at his helpless dad.

If only he had talked more with Ni Zi back then, instead of carrying out his plan the way he thought was best.

If only he had considered more or discussed matters more with Ni Zi to understand her viewpoint.

At this point, he was being asked to offer reassurance; how could he feel reassured, looking at his tall son, Zhao Gang could only hold his dissatisfaction inside.

"As long as you know what you’re doing."

"Anyway, your mom said the baby shouldn’t have the Gong surname."

"Your mom also said if the baby truly does have the Gong surname, then you might as well change yours to Gong too."

Zhao Gang was helpless; his wife was even bringing a small temper into this.

In addition to placating his wife with ongoing assurances she’d become a grandma, what could Zhao Gang do?

This matter was agreed upon like this, but who would eventually handle it wasn’t in question.

"Ah." Zhao Xuran didn’t expect his mother to act childishly at all.

"Don’t worry, my son will only have the Zhao surname." Zhao Xuran promised.

Gong Ruwen happened by at this exact moment, heard Zhao Xuran say this, and snorted coldly, drifting past the Zhao father and son.

How dare this child/brother snort at them, what does it mean?

Zhao Gang patted Zhao Xuran’s shoulder, "This matter depends on you."

It seems the Gong Family was indeed angry; otherwise, Gong Ruwen wouldn’t behave like this.

This matter, Zhao Gang didn’t know what to do either; he patted Zhao Xuran’s shoulder and left with a heavy heart.

Zhao Gang worried endlessly about his son’s inability to settle matters, which would make life difficult.

He glanced back at Zhao Xuran, feeling in all sorts of ways that his son was absolutely unreliable; if everything depended on him, wife and grandchild were really going to fall through.

If no action is taken, it won’t work; this kid doesn’t appear to be dependable at all.