Soft-centered strawberry cake

Chapter 6 Let's arrange a marriage then.

"This is Pei Ming! Mingming has grown so big and tall!" Yan Jie's eyes were full of surprise as she looked at Pei Ming.

The last time I saw Pei Ming, he was just a thin junior high school student. Now he has grown so tall and handsome.

Lying in his hospital bed, Minghui saw his old friend whom he hadn't seen in a long time come to visit him, and his eyes were filled with joy.

"Sit! Sit... sit..." Minghui must have been too happy to say it, he excitedly uttered a few more words.

“Minghui, I have to say something to you. Why are you so angry over such a small thing? You’ve been in the business for so many years…” Pei Jianhua casually moved his chair and plopped down next to Minghui.

“Sigh, Minghui didn’t become like this overnight. He’s been very anxious for the past few years and often can’t sleep at night.” Yan Jie said as she handed Pei Jianhua and Pei Ming a bottle of water each.

"What's there to be anxious about? He has such a big company, such a good wife like you, and a son and a daughter." Pei Jianhua really didn't understand what Minghui was anxious about.

“It’s just that the company has gotten so big that my daughter is a bit afraid of taking over such a large company by herself, so she can only learn from the bottom up. As for my son, it’s even worse. He only has art in his eyes and doesn’t come back to the company.” Yan Jie finished speaking and sighed heavily.

Pei Ming didn't feel comfortable participating in the older generation's speech, so he simply sat quietly on the sofa.

He counted on his fingers that it had been nineteen years since he had last seen Ming Weiyi, and he wondered what she looked like now.

If fate allows, I should be able to meet her today?

“These things can’t be rushed. You have to look on the bright side. At least your daughter is willing to learn how to manage the company, and at least your son won’t just come in to the company to slack off and ruin your hard work.”

Pei Jianhua's words seemed to make sense, but Minghui was already bedridden with illness and the company was facing a crisis that needed to be resolved. For him, this was a truly urgent situation.

"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's chat about everyday things..." To prevent Minghui from overthinking, Yan Jie quickly ended the conversation and randomly turned her gaze to Pei Ming.

"Does Mingming have a girlfriend? You're so handsome, lots of girls must like you." "No," Pei Ming replied simply, finding it hard to join in this kind of casual conversation.

Upon hearing Pei Ming say that he didn't have a girlfriend, and considering that Pei Ming was handsome and talented, and that Pei Jianhua's two sons were said to be very good at business, Ming Hui suddenly thought of the marriage agreement that his father and Pei Jianhua's father had casually made many years ago.

Pei Jianhua's eldest son, Pei Cheng, is already married, and now the Pei family only has Pei Ming as their unmarried son.

Thinking of this, Minghui used all his strength to squeeze out two words from his mouth: "Marriage...contract!"

"What? What did you just say?" Pei Jianhua had actually heard those two words, but he still wanted to confirm them again.

The two words he had just uttered might not have been clear enough, so Minghui struggled to say two more: "...marriage..."

A marriage agreement? A political alliance? Could it be that Minghui is going to bring up a joke the old man made back then?

"You mean you hope Jianhua will honor the marriage agreement between Dad and Uncle from back then and let the Pei family's son marry our Ming family's daughter?" Although the marriage agreement was a joke, both families remembered it.

Yan Jie expressed her thoughts so clearly that Minghui, lying on the hospital bed, nodded excitedly.

Pei Ming was taken aback by these words. He had only come to see Uncle Ming and wanted to take this opportunity to see Ming Weiyi, whom he had not seen for many years. How did things suddenly progress so quickly and they were going to get married?
Pei Jianhua clearly saw the situation facing the Ming family: they were in crisis and lacked someone to take charge. Furthermore, Ming Hui's refusal to select someone from the company's existing staff to do so indicated that his company did not have anyone he truly trusted.

"Then let's arrange a marriage. It just so happens that my home base is going to be located in Jiangcheng. During the time you are hospitalized, Uncle Ming, I will handle the Ming family's affairs."

As soon as Pei Ming finished speaking, Pei Jianhua looked at Pei Ming in disbelief. His "rebellious" son would actually accept a marriage alliance!
Moreover, Pei Ming is too lazy to care about the affairs of the Pei Group. He only wants to pursue the career he loves. Now he is actually here, with a compassionate heart, helping someone else to protect their family business!

It has to be said that Pei Jianhua was in a state of utter disarray at that moment.

(End of this chapter)