Pretending to Cultivate in Kindergarten-Chapter 223: The Son-in-Law

Father Jiang held up the agreement. “I’ll keep this document. What’s been decided is set in stone—neither of you can go back on it later.”

Jiang Qian and Jiang Jingshi both nodded without hesitation.

Mother Jiang said, “Your dad and I have some things to take care of, so we won’t stay here. You two get some rest. Dad, are you staying over?”

Grandpa nodded.

“I’ll spend the night here.”

The sisters walked out with Grandpa to see their parents off. Just as they reached the villa entrance, Mother Jiang pulled Jiang Jingshi aside.

Jingshi looked puzzled. “What is it, Mom?”

Her mother lowered her voice. “Just a personal question, sweetheart. How are things going with that someone at work?”

Jiang Jingshi answered honestly, “Really well. Why are you asking so sneakily? You could just ask me straight out.”

Though in middle age, Mother Jiang had plenty of experience from her years in business.

“You don’t get what I mean, huh? You really think things are ‘just fine’? You’re not planning to change the arrangement? I’m talking about the shares.”

Jiang Jingshi realized her mother was referring to the share split between her and Lin Zhengran. She gave a helpless smile.

“It’s fair. Didn’t I already explain this to you guys? Since we started Zhengshi Company, I’ve mainly handled the operations and promotion. But the key parts—training the staff, doubling the profits—that’s all him. He’s the only one who could pull that off. I think a 60-40 split with me taking 40% is very reasonable.”

“Why are you selling yourself short like that? You provided the foundation when the company launched, and your connections were crucial during its growth.”

Jiang Jingshi didn’t quite get her mom’s angle. She replied softly,

“Mom, having money and connections is important when starting a business, yes—but the person who can actually make it profitable through skill is even more valuable. How many rich kids start companies and end up losing money? Do you even know how much our profits have multiplied in the past couple of years? Without him, would Zhengshi have grown this fast in just two years?

Besides, when you and Dad started Jiang Corporation, you both invested money and took on debt together. Yet you still took a smaller share than Dad. Wasn’t that because he was more capable?”

Mother Jiang clicked her tongue. “That was because your father and I were married! I took less because I was his wife. We were a team—what did it matter who had more?”

Jiang Jingshi followed up smoothly, “Then Zhengran and I are also a...”

The two women locked eyes. Mother Jiang smiled.

“So you two are official now?”

Jiang Jingshi was at a loss for words—she’d walked right into that one. Her cheeks flushed pink.

“You’re too much, Mom. I don’t even know if we’re ‘official’ or not. All I know is… I think the share split is fair, and I gave it willingly.”

Mother Jiang looked suspicious.

“What do you mean you don’t know if you’re official? How can you not know if you two are together? I know my daughter isn’t dumb. You wouldn’t give away that many shares for nothing. You and Qianqian both have sharp minds.

Bottom line is, deep down, you already think of yourself and Lin Zhengran as a team. So forget sixty percent—even if you gave him everything, you’d still be fine with it, right? Your heart’s already with him.”

Jiang Jingshi stayed quiet.

Her mother poked her forehead. “You’ve got guts, I’ll give you that.”

Still no response from Jingshi.

Mother Jiang said, “You haven’t even married him yet, and you’re already acting like he’s your man. Sneaking behind your dad and me to start a company, secretly finalizing the share split with him... You really took a gamble.”

Jiang Jingshi mumbled, “Well, Mom, we’re not so different, are we? Whether it’s business or relationships, both come down to trusting your instincts. Don’t use people you don’t trust, and don’t doubt the ones you do. And Lin Zhengran really has pulled off miracles—just like Dad did back then.”

“Heh, your dad was never as impressive as Lin Zhengran. Back when we started out, we were fighting through storms—there were several times we almost went bankrupt. But Zhengran?

Your dad and I looked into your company’s entire development process recently. Lin Zhengran really is a rare genius. He’s got skills across the board. He can solve any problem big or small, and he’s great at teaching others too. Young, sharp, decisive...

That’s the kind of person who makes the best entrepreneur—not only outstanding himself, but capable of lifting the whole team. And with you as his support system, providing contacts and stabilizing internal affairs—if you two work together like this, how could you not succeed?”

She let out a long breath, her face carrying a hint of admiration.

“If your dad had been this good back in the day, I wouldn’t have spent so many sleepless nights coming up with ideas for him. Don’t be fooled by his ‘Chairman’ title—he’s honestly just average.”

Jiang Jingshi quietly protested, “Only you would say that about Dad.”

Her mother continued, “But seriously, the biggest threat in co-founding a business is internal conflict between the founders. Even the best company will go down the drain that way. But you two? You’re shockingly in sync. Outside of family, I’ve never seen a pair work like that.”

She looked at her daughter. “By the way, you still haven’t answered me—are you two together or not?”

Honestly, Jiang Jingshi didn’t even know if she counted as his girlfriend. Even after what happened in the car this afternoon.

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She still felt like something was missing.

Her peach blossom eyes drifted to the side. “Let’s not talk about that. Oh, he did mention today that he might come over for dinner sometime, but it’s not certain when.”

Mother Jiang’s eyes lit up.

“Really?! Lin Zhengran’s coming over for dinner? That’s great! When? Your dad and I will make time. We have to meet our future son-in-law properly. I really admire that young man.

And your dad and I looked into his background too. Sure, his family isn’t as well-off as ours, but your grandpa’s generation had ties with them. Plus, someone as talented as him—give him a little support and he’ll be unstoppable. The fact you two had a childhood engagement? That’s fate.”

Jiang Jingshi frowned. “Come on, he’s coming over for company stuff. Didn’t you say you wanted to meet him? So I told him. But I also said the timing isn’t confirmed—when it is, I’ll let you know.”

Her mother nodded. “Got it, got it. When the time comes, we’ll talk about both personal and company matters. It’s all in the family now—makes things easier.”

Jiang Jingshi was half-shy, half-exasperated. “You’re unbelievable. Do you have anything else?”

Mother Jiang said that was all… then immediately added:

“Oh, wait—one more thing. Your dad and I heard Qianqian has someone she likes at school? You even looked into it? What’s his name? What’s his background? How far have they gotten?”

Jiang Jingshi blinked those pretty eyes.

“How do you and Dad know everything?”