After being reborn, my sister insisted on marrying me.

The siblings hugged each other, being affectionate, while scheming against others.

Sulai, who has been in a good mood lately, went to her grandfather's house for dinner tonight.

Old Su asked the housekeeper to cook two more dishes, and opened a bottle of his treasured Moutai.

Su Lai came over for a free meal. As soon as she entered, she saw her grandfather in the yard, looking up at the bare branches and humming a tuneless Peking Opera tune.

"Grandpa, what's making you so happy?"

"I'm thinking about that kid, Xiao Wei."

"!!!" Sulei exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you thinking about that scoundrel... why are you thinking about that guy?"

She almost blurted out the word "刁毛" (diāo máo, meaning "troublesome" or "obnoxious") just now.

Thankfully, I managed to stop in time.

"Xiao Wei is a capable young man."

Old Su said slowly, "His move at the seminar—no deposit, credit score, compliance data—was a clean and decisive play. That kid from the Dai family probably can't sleep now."

Sulei came to her grandfather's side and affectionately massaged his shoulders. "Him? He's usually like a lazy dog. He changes his persona as soon as he gets on stage. I've known him for almost half a year, and I still can't figure out which side of him is real."

"They're all real."

Old Su took a sip of his wine. "He's lazy usually because someone else is taking care of him. But when no one can take care of him anymore, he can step up on his own. This kind of person is born to be in a leading position. You won't regret following him."

"When did I start following him? I'm the general manager of Tage, a proper partner, not a lackey." Su Lai rolled her eyes, her hands still massaging her grandfather.

Old Su smiled but said nothing.

Just then, the nanny came out and called for dinner.

Sulai sat down with her grandfather and first served him chopsticks, poured him wine, and served him food.

Then she started eating herself.

After taking a few bites, Old Su suddenly seemed to remember something, put down his chopsticks, and switched his tone from casual conversation to a semi-formal one: "Lai Lai, I heard that Xiao Wei is getting very close to that person from the Wu family?"

Sulei's heart skipped a beat, and she stopped peeling peanuts.

"Grandpa, you're very well-informed. Sister Wu is now the general manager of Guoxin Ping An, and Wei Yi is the chairman. It's normal for them to be close."

I wasn't talking about work.

Old Su looked up at her, his gaze holding a calmness unique to the elderly, a calmness born from having seen too much of the world.

Sulai opened her mouth, wanting to play dumb, but seeing her grandfather's expression, she knew she couldn't keep up the act, so she simply put down the peanuts and spread her hands:

Yes, they're together.

Old Su did not show the surprise or dissatisfaction she had expected.

He picked up his enamel mug, took a sip of tea, and then said slowly and deliberately:

"I've met that woman from the Wu family a few times. She's a good person, has a good outlook, and is both lucky and unlucky. If she and Xiao Wei get together, it's a good thing for Xiao Wei."

Sulei blinked, somewhat unable to believe her ears.

She was prepared to be scolded.

In her opinion, what her grandfather, an old-fashioned person, disapproved of the most was this kind of complicated relationship between men and women.

Unexpectedly, not only did Old Su not scold him, but his tone even carried a hint of approval.

"Grandpa, don't you think...it's messy?"

"chaos?"

Old Su chuckled, a laugh tinged with the wisdom of someone who had seen it all. "Lai Lai, your grandfather has lived to this age, what hasn't he seen?"

"In the past, having three wives and four concubines was nothing unusual."

"Society has progressed and emphasizes equality, but the connections between people are sometimes hard to explain."

"It's not surprising that a man like Xiao Wei has a few women around him. What's surprising is that he can manage these relationships harmoniously and make them all willing to follow him. That's not just a skill, but also a virtue."

"If a man has no morals, women will only fight and quarrel with him."

He paused, then added, "Even the Wu family's daughter is willing to be with him. That's the best proof."

"What is her background? What is her experience? The fact that she's willing to lower herself and take the initiative to get close to him shows that Xiao Wei is worth it."

Sulai chewed on peanuts, unsure of what to say.

She remembered how Wei Yi usually played games in the office.

He recalled the image of him bending down to kiss Chen Xinyi's forehead after the seminar.

Suddenly I realized that what Grandpa said made some sense.

"However, since that person from the Wu family has already gained the upper hand..."

Old Su placed the teacup on the stone table, looked up at her, and his gaze suddenly became serious. "Lai Lai, I've already told you about your feelings last time. You and Xiao Wei don't click, so we can't force it."

"My daughter, Su, wouldn't go so far as to compete with others for a man. But as an elder, I have to think about the future."

Upon hearing the first part of his statement, Sulei thought she was quite attracted to him.

But that scoundrel had absolutely no chemistry with him.

The second half of the sentence gave her a bad feeling.

"I have an idea." Old Su tapped his fingers lightly on the edge of the stone table. "Your cousin, Momo."

Su Lai crushed the peanut shell in her hand with a crack. "Su Mo?"

"Yes. Momo."

Momo, also known as Su Mo, is the granddaughter of Su Lai's second grandfather, Su Lao's younger brother.

"Momo just started her senior year of high school this year. You know that girl, she's good-looking and has a good personality, but she's a bit timid."

"Her parents work in a city in a rural area, and she's all alone in Beijing with no one to take care of her. I was thinking of introducing her to Xiao Wei."

Sulei froze completely.

It took her several seconds to process the information in her grandfather's words before she suddenly stood up, the chair leg scraping loudly on the stone floor.

"Grandpa, what are you talking about? Momo is only seventeen! Besides, you know how many women Wei Yi has around him!"

"Sit down." Old Su gestured with his hand, his tone not harsh but carrying an inherent authority.

Sulei stiffly sat back down, her face contorted as if she had swallowed a live frog.

"I already know about Xiao Wei's affair with that person from the Wu family. I've already said it won't affect anything."

Old Su picked up his teacup and said slowly, "The one from the Wu family is suitable to be the head of the family. She has the vision and magnanimity. Her background and family connections are also more than enough to keep her in check."

"But……"

Suleimani panicked.

Of all her siblings, she disliked her cousin Su Mo the most.

Because Sulei herself has a strong personality and always strives to be the first.

And among her many cousins.

Su Mo, the most beautiful of them all, happens to be a timid person.

Despite coming from such a good family, she has the personality of a cowardly turtle.

This made Sulei, whose personality was completely opposite to hers, look down on her personality.

It has absolutely nothing to do with Wei Yi.

Thinking of this, Sulei blurted out, "Grandpa, you should have investigated this too. That guy has an older sister, and this older sister of his..."

"I know."

Old Su waved his hand: "That was his childhood sweetheart, no, I misspoke. Little Wei was the childhood husband of a girl surnamed Chen. This girl is quite shrewd, it's just that her background is ordinary. If her background were even slightly better, Wu Zhenhe wouldn't be as good as her."

"Grandpa, then why are you still..."

"My idea is to have Chen Yatou be the second daughter. Momo is young, so it won't be a disservice for her to be the younger one."

Sulei's eyes widened and her mouth opened into an "O" shape.

Be a small one?

Not feeling wronged?

She almost thought she had misheard.

Her grandfather, a former deputy-level officer, said something like "It's not a disgrace to be a junior officer."

When did the world become like this?

"Grandpa, that's your own brother's granddaughter! You're letting a girl from the Su family become someone's concubine?"

That's why I said I needed a marriage certificate.

Old Su slowly dropped the final bombshell, "I hope Momo and Xiao Wei can get their marriage certificate. A legal marriage is the most stable. The Wu family's daughter and the Chen family's girl both have their own careers and backgrounds, and they may not be willing to legally tie their relationship to one person. But Momo is still young, and she can hold onto this bond. The name on the marriage certificate is more real than any title."

Sulei was completely petrified.

She felt she shouldn't have come to freeload this meal today.

Grandpa's words were so informative that her little brain could hardly process them.

She even began to wonder if she was dreaming.

Otherwise, how could she have heard such a shocking arrangement in her grandfather's courtyard house: "Let my cousin become Wei Yi's concubine, but we can get a marriage certificate"?

"Grandpa..." Her voice was dry and hoarse, like sandpaper, "Have you told Momo about it?"

"Not yet. I plan to have you sound out first. Among you younger generation, you're the most quick-witted. You'd be more suitable." Old Su said casually, as if it were just an ordinary family arrangement.

"I……"

Sulei opened her mouth, then closed it again.

She suddenly thought of a crucial question: "Grandpa, do you think Wei Yi will rise to a very high position in the future?"

Old Su held his teacup without speaking, only looking at her with a faint, knowing look in his eyes, a look that suggested he had seen it all.

He didn't speak for quite a while.

"Lai Lai, your grandpa here probably only has another ten years left to live."

When Su Lai came out of the courtyard, her feet felt unsteady.

She stood under the Chinese scholar tree at the entrance of the alley, took several deep breaths of the cold air, and her head was still buzzing.

My phone suddenly vibrated. It was a screenshot of Wei Yi breaking a running record that he had posted in the TaGe group.

She looked at it.

I discovered that this guy had actually become the number one in his WeChat Moments.

The text below is followed by Kim Se-rin's "...".

"Bored" with Lin Siyan.

And then there's Boss Chen's "My little brother is awesome!"

Then she saw that Lin Siyan had retracted the word "bored".

Another "Not bad" was posted.

It was withdrawn a few seconds later.

If you post it again, it will be "not bad".

Sulei looked on, her lips pursed, wanting to laugh but unable to.

she thinks.

Such a complicated and outrageous family.

Momo, with her timid turtle-like nature, is really going to join in.

How badly would they be bullied?!

Hey……

But I cannot disobey my master's orders.

She turned her head and glanced at the vermilion gate at the entrance of the courtyard house.

I looked up again at the pitch-black sky above.

She felt only one emotion right now: a mix of feelings.