When the female supporting role has a beauty system

Chapter 1231

Guo Wenshan has so many people who love him, while he only has President Qiao. Guo Wenting pursed his lips: "President Qiao, can't I really take your surname?"

“My surname isn’t Qiao either,” Tan You pinched her cheek, “Isn’t it better to call me President Qiao?”

“It’s not that it’s bad,” Guo Wenting said shyly, “I just want to be closer to you.”

As she spoke, she hugged Tan You's arm and said, "President Qiao, how can you be so kind? My mother is kind too, but she is too weak and always puts her hopes on others."

Tan You: "Your mother is a microcosm of women in this era and environment. You can't blame her; the times and environment shaped her. Although she was weak, she tried her best to love you. But human strength has its limits; she was just an ordinary person."

Guo Wenting nodded: "I understand. I'm not blaming her. Sometimes I wonder what I would be like if you, President Qiao, hadn't come?"

Tan You said calmly, "Don't worry about things that haven't happened yet; it will only cause unnecessary internal friction. Since you're so free, you and Xiao Feng can go together for the inspection of the new factory this afternoon."

Guo Wenting blushed: "President Qiao!"

"It's wonderful that you and Xiaofeng are in love, but you must protect yourself," Tan You said softly. "Whether it's for your own benefit or anything else, you must protect yourself."

"The company will be given to you in the future, and I don't want it to change hands later."

Guo Wenting said very seriously: "I know, Zhang Yifeng... he also agreed. If we get together in the future, the child will take my surname."

Tan You chuckled: "It's good that you can see through it. Men are just like that, to put it bluntly. Your mother will be waking up soon. She's not good at business. From now on, the company will depend on you to support it."

Guo Wenting agreed: "That's why I chose a university in the city, so it will be convenient for me to study under President Qiao in the future. After my mother wakes up, I want to change my surname. I don't want to be surnamed Guo anymore."

"Qiao is fine, and Tan is also a good surname."

Tan You sighed helplessly, "You come up with a new idea every day, future CEO Qiao. May I ask if we can set off now?"

Of the entire family, only Guo Wenting and Zhang Yifeng realized she wasn't the original mother. After all, one of them was someone she had raised from childhood, and the other was someone Tan You had personally pulled back from the brink of despair.

They spend the most time with themselves and are also the closest to themselves.

Guo Wenting hugged Tan You's arm and rubbed against her shoulder affectionately: "Okay, President Qiao, I will try my best to support the family business."

Tan You chuckled softly, saying that loving someone is like growing a flower, and Guo Wenting was like a flower bud she had personally nurtured.

"When I first met you, you were as timid as a kitten, so shy and hesitant."

Guo Wenting said somewhat shyly, "President Qiao!"

“They won’t even let me talk about it,” Tan You stroked her hair. “Don’t blame your mother, she’s had a hard time too. It’s not that she doesn’t want to divorce Guo Jiantao, but if she gets divorced, she can’t support the family on her own.”

“I understand, I don’t blame her.” Guo Wenting understood Tan You’s meaning. It wasn’t that her mother, Qiao Mai, didn’t love her. Qiao Mai herself was also having a hard time. Now that she was growing up, how could she not understand?
Many times, women get married hoping to find someone to rely on, but her own mother's experience tells her that if she encounters a bad man or a bad family, it will only bring more storms.

In the end, she realized that she couldn't rely on anyone.

Tan You sighed softly, realizing that there was a reason why she had decided to stay single.

Qiao Mai woke up the day before Guo Wenting was to register for university. At that time, Tan You was in the dressing room watching Guo Wenting pack his luggage for school. After Qiao Mai woke up, Tan You relinquished control of the body. Seeing a chubby girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old appear in the dressing room, Guo Wenting stomped his foot slightly: "President Qiao?"

“It’s me,” Tan You chuckled. “It’s still so comfortable. Freed from the shackles of the body, I seem to be able to do anything.”

Guo Wenting circled around Tan You, looking her up and down, completely forgetting about her own mother: "President Qiao... no, President Tan, you're so beautiful!"

Tan You said softly, "Your mother is watching you."

Guo Wenting stopped in his tracks, looking at Qiao Mai who was sitting there in a daze, unsure how to interact with her. Tan You had come into her life when she was eight years old, and her memories before that age weren't particularly pleasant.

Over the years, she has been consciously trying to forget the bitter memories of the past, but now, seeing her biological mother, Guo Wenting truly doesn't know how to get along with her.

Qiao Mai was timid and kind-hearted. Upon seeing the graceful young woman opposite her, her eyes immediately welled up with tears: "Wen Ting!"

Guo Wenting helplessly held her, letting her vent her emotions. They say a child resembles their parents; Guo Wenting used to cry easily and was prone to internal conflict. But after so many years with Tan You, he's been raised by her to be calm and stable in the face of adversity.

She patted Qiao Mai on the back: "I'm here. How about I give you some time to adjust your mood?"

Qiao Mai sniffed: "Okay, I'll go back to my room first. You and President Tan have a good chat."

Although she knew that she and Tan You were the closest, Qiao Mai subconsciously felt intimidated by Tan You. She knew that there was a selfish and despicable side to her nature, and she was afraid that Tan You would see this side of her.

But before Qiao Mai could wallow in melancholy for long, she was plunged into endless "torture".

"I'm not learning anymore!" Pushing aside the mountain of documents, Qiao Mai opened her eyes wide and pitifully pleaded with Tan You, "President Tan, I'm not interested in the clothing industry, I just like cooking."

“Wen Ting…Wen Ting has been learning from you all along, right? Let Wen Ting take over, I can’t do it.”

Tan You raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure you don't want to get involved in company matters?"

“I’m sure, I don’t want to get involved,” Qiao Mai nodded repeatedly. “I just want to open a pastry shop and make some snacks myself. I don’t want to worry about anything else.”

"Mr. Tan, I beg you, please let me go."

She herself didn't dream of becoming a domineering female CEO; she just wanted to live a quiet life and do things she enjoyed. Besides, Qiao Mai had her own plans. Tan You wouldn't interfere with Guo Wenshan, but she was Guo Wenshan's mother; how could she really just ignore everything?

But even if Qiao Mai were selfish, she couldn't bring herself to use the foundation Tan You had built to achieve her goals. Right now, she's only thinking about making money herself and using it to help Guo Wenshan a little.

Qiao Wenting chuckled to herself, but she actually supported Qiao Mai's decision to step down, because Qiao Mai truly didn't understand anything. A leader who understands nothing is undoubtedly a terrifying prospect.

Tan You let Qiao Mai off the hook: "Fine, the company won't need you in this area anymore, as for your dessert shop..."

Tan You pondered for a moment: "Before you open your shop, we need to start some special training."

Qiao Mai was a little unhappy: "President Tan, I'm an employee of a food factory. How could I not make good pastries?"

Tan You chuckled: "Alright, then I'll test you. It's grape season now, so make me ten different kinds of desserts with grapes as the theme."

Qiao Mai stood there as if struck by lightning.