In name only: In the name of Zhao Mengsheng's son!

The key issue is that these people weren't all on the same flight, so Zhao Zhongxin had to pick them up one by one. He couldn't refuse, because one of them was his mother, Liu Lan, who was a truly domineering woman. In fact, if it weren't for her crying her heart out and putting pressure on Zhao Zhongxin's grandmother back then, the wealthy lady wouldn't have made that phone call to Commander Lei.

Zhao Zhongxin's mother is practically the new wife of both the heavens and the earth! It's just that Liu Lan seems easy to talk to. If Liang Lu had blocked Zhao Zhongxin's graduation certificate back then, and Zhao Zhongxin had called her mother instead, things wouldn't be so simple! Liu Lan would have made you truly intrude into the imperial family!

The other one is Wu Huifen. After all, Wu Huifen is his teacher's wife, and she came specifically to celebrate his birthday. It wouldn't be appropriate to refuse her!

Originally, it would have been most appropriate for Gao Fangfang to pick up her mother, but this brat acted as if he were at home the moment he arrived at Zhao Zhongxin's house. He even invited Lu Yike over and started playing mahjong with Zhang Wanxin and Zhao Ying, refusing to go. He was incredibly lazy! Only Gao Yuliang could handle Gao Fangfang. After all, Gao Fangfang was all grown up now, and Zhao Zhongxin couldn't smack her on the head like he used to when she was little! Although he didn't bring the child back today, Zhao Ying and Zhang Wanxin were her henchmen, following her everywhere. If he messed with Gao Fangfang, he'd be scolded all day!

But Gao Yuliang is different. It's perfectly justified for him to discipline Gao Fangfang. As for whether the two kids care or not? Sorry, Gao Yuliang disciplined them both the same way. "You two still dare to say a word after getting such poor grades? I'm disciplining your mother, not you two, right?"

So after Zhao Zhongxin picked up Wu Huifen, Wu Huifen said she wanted to cook for Zhao Zhongxin, saying that Zhao Zhongxin liked his cooking. But Zhao Zhongxin advised against it!

"Teacher Wu, you don't need to lift a finger today. I've already hired a chef. Besides, it's not my birthday today, it's tomorrow. Teacher Wu, you must be tired from your flight all day, so please cook me a couple more dishes tomorrow!"

Wu Huifen nodded upon hearing this.

Zhao Zhongxin had just rested at home for half an hour when his mother, Liu Lan, arrived by plane. He immediately asked Xiao Chen to drive him to the airport!

"Son, I'm here!"

Two women carrying bags were with Liu Lan; they were bodyguards! Female bodyguards, and the kind who had received military training. The two of them were dragging two suitcases!

"Mom! What's this?"

Zhao Zhongxin looked at the two suitcases and asked a question!

"Your dad's cigarettes and alcohol? That old devil of yours doesn't keep his word, he lets his brat son smoke them, so I brought them all over!"

Liu Lan said with a smile, but he still left a little for Zhao Mengsheng. That old ghost had startled him by pretending to faint last time, so he shouldn't provoke him too much!

This is the third time Zhao Mengsheng has carelessly stolen his cigarettes and alcohol! No, it's the fourth time, because when Zhao Zhongxin took office in the town, he robbed Zhao Mengsheng of his cigarettes and alcohol!

"Oh, Mom, you really are my mom! Hehe! You're so good to me, just when we were almost out of cigarettes and alcohol!"

Zhao Zhongxin rubbed his hands together like a fly, wishing he could open it right then and there!

"Smoke less! Is Lele even doing well with you? She calls every day to badmouth you!"

Once in the car, Liu Lan said with a smile.

Zhao Ying!

"Why?"

She really wanted to say that if children are not getting along, it must be because the elderly have lost their morals!

Zhao Zhongxin's lips twitched upon hearing this. He prepared to show Zhao Ying what the oppressive feeling of being the eldest son of the legitimate wife was like when they got back! He wanted to show her what feudal Chinese family practices were like!

"Haha, she doesn't even live in my house, so why does she talk bad about me every day? What has she said about me?!"

Zhao Zhongxin asked, and Liu Lan laughed twice!

"She said you box every day at the gym, and you even bring Ada along! You've corrupted Ada! I told her, Ada's a bit skinny, it'd be good for him to work out!"

Hearing this, Zhao Zhongxin wiped his forehead. He hadn't taken Zhou Da there himself; Li Kangjian had dragged him along. Luckily, Zhou Da, his brother-in-law, was considerate enough not to tell anyone about his twins fighting at the boxing gym. Otherwise, Zhao Ying would definitely complain to his mother, and Liu Lan would definitely come to question him. No, she might even yell at him! Those two kids, you make them fight every day? And you even hired someone to teach them how to fight? Come on, you and your mother have a fight!

Liu Lan is definitely capable of saying that!

Zhao Mengsheng hasn't gone home yet today. When he gets home, there will be another scene. He wants to fly to Handong. Liu Jiang is trying to persuade him to stay!

When Liu Lan arrived at Zhao Zhongxin's house, Gao Fangfang and Zhao Ying were completely different people. They each put their arms around Liu Lan's hands, and even stopped playing mahjong. Zhang Wanxin felt a little awkward. "Where am I supposed to go? You two are such good friends, one a daughter and the other a goddaughter. I'm the daughter-in-law. If you two act like this, it'll be hard for me to face my mother-in-law."

"Sister-in-law! It's been a long time!"

Wu Huifen spoke with a smile. Neither she nor Liu Lan held any official positions; they were both retired, so there was no need for such formal address. Therefore, she simply called her "Sister-in-law."

"Oh, Teacher Wu is here too! Sit down, sit down, don't be so formal! We're all family!"

Liu Lan looked at the unfamiliar faces and knew that these were the wives of her son's men. She smiled and asked each of them their names!

She had some issues with Zhang Wanxin. She felt that Zhang Wanxin wouldn't handle things or try to build relationships. Back then, she and Zhao Mengsheng used both kindness and force to make Zhao Mengsheng's path much smoother. Although it was already quite smooth, now the wives of Zhao Mengsheng's 24 subordinates call her "Big Sister" instead of "Sister-in-law"!

A good wife should help her husband win over his subordinates! She can do it, and naturally she hopes her daughter-in-law can too, but her daughter-in-law just sits there like a vase!

Every family has its own problems, and in Zhao Zhongxin's family, that problem is the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Although Liu Lan doesn't give Zhang Wanxin a hard time—after all, she watched Zhang Wanxin grow up—Zhang Wanxin is terrified of Liu Lan! Like a mouse encountering a cat. It's not the typical fear between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but the kind of fear where one thing subdues the other!

"Come on, Xiaowan, sit here! What are you standing for?"

Liu Lan called out to Zhang Wanxin, and Zhang Wanxin had no choice but to walk over and sit down! She was feeling extremely uneasy!

Just then, the son's influence came in, and Zhao Miao walked in with a smile!

"Ladies, it's time to eat!"

Zhang Wanxin suddenly felt that her son, whom she had raised for so many years, had been useful, extremely useful. She was the first to stand up, and then, supporting Liu Lan, she said with a smile!

"Mom! Let's go eat, we can talk after we eat!"

(This is the third chapter today. See you tomorrow, godfathers! Please give me some encouragement to update; it really matters to me!)