Fortunately, Guan Juer wasn't completely absorbed in picking up food. Realizing her parents were still nearby, her face flushed slightly.
Looking at her daughter, who was burying her head in the sand like an ostrich, Mother Guan was exasperated. She'd raised this daughter for nothing.
Judging from the situation, even if the other party didn't offer a single penny of dowry, their little cabbage would still marry him. Mother Guan took a sip of water, pretending to clear her throat, and looked at Zhao Tianhao, saying, "Um, um..."
"Just call me Xiao Zhao," Zhao Tianhao said.
"Where are you from, Xiao Zhao?" Mother Guan didn't stand on ceremony.
"A local." Zhao Tianhao's background indicated he was a local.
Hearing that he was a local Shanghai resident, Guan's parents' expressions softened. Although their family wasn't extremely wealthy, they were comfortably middle-class.
Guan Juer had never experienced hardship growing up, so her parents didn't want their daughter to marry into a family where she would suffer.
"Oh, Xiao Zhao, how did you two meet? Are you from the same company?"
Although Mother Guan didn't directly ask what you did, she understood the general idea, just hinting at it indirectly.
"Our company's CFO is her neighbor, and we got to know each other over time."
Mother Guan was a little confused.
"Oh, Mom, Hao-ge recruited a Wall Street bigwig for his company from overseas, and then bought her an apartment in our neighborhood, right next to mine. That's how we met."
Guan Ju'er explained.
"So, Xiao Zhao owns a company?" Guan's father understood.
"Yes, I have several companies," Zhao Tianhao said modestly.
"Wow, that's really impressive for someone so young."
Guan's father laughed. Even Mother Guan was finding Zhao Tianhao increasingly pleasing to the eye now, her only slight dissatisfaction being that her daughter seemed to be completely controlled by this man.
She was busy tidying up the tableware, serving food, and wouldn't touch her chopsticks unless Zhao Tianhao did.
Mother Guan was exasperated. Why hadn't her daughter inherited her fine traditions?
"Look at your dad," she thought, "I tell him to go east, and he wouldn't dare go west."
Thinking this, Mother Guan glared at Father Guan. Father Guan, caught off guard, didn't know whether to pick up the braised pork tendon or not.
In the end, he didn't pick it up, to avoid getting into trouble. Thinking of Mother Guan's shrewish arguments, Father Guan shuddered and started eating his vegetarian dishes.
"Young Zhao, what do your parents do for a living?" Mother Guan continued to probe about Zhao Tianhao.
"My parents are gone," Zhao Tianhao said calmly.
"Oh dear, Mom, Hao'er's been sitting here for ages, just listening to you ask all these questions, he hasn't even eaten a bite. Let's eat first, we'll talk after we finish."
If they weren't out in public, Mother Guan would have really wanted to scold Guan Ju'er.
This favoritism is outrageous! "Here, everything you want to know is up there. Hao'er, let's eat first, don't pay them any attention." Guan Ju'er showed her parents Zhao Tianhao's Baidu Baike page.
Zhao Tianhao nodded; he was indeed hungry.
Seeing Zhao Tianhao start eating, Guan Ju'er smiled sweetly, put more food on his plate, and started eating herself.
"The...the richest man!" Mother Guan exclaimed in surprise. She rubbed her eyes, thinking she'd misread it; she hadn't expected her daughter to be so incredibly successful.
She didn't look for a partner, but she found the richest man of all!
Hearing Mother Guan's voice, Guan's father also leaned over.
Seeing Zhao Tianhao's confidence, he was equally astonished.
He hadn't expected his daughter's boyfriend to be so rich.
Mother Guan now looked at Zhao Tianhao with immense satisfaction.
A mother-in-law's approval of her son-in-law only grows stronger with each passing year.
Especially since Zhao Tianhao had no parents yet, there was no need to worry about mother-in-law/daughter-in-law issues after marriage.
Mother Guan continued browsing Guan Ju'er's phone.
Suddenly, Mother Guan saw a gossip headline.
"Let's dig into the scandals of Shanghai's tycoon—Zhao Tianhao's rumored girlfriends."
Mother Guan's heart tightened, fearing that Zhao Tianhao was a scumbag, or already married, and her daughter was a mistress.
Clicking on it, thankfully it was just clickbait.
However, there were indeed photos of Zhao Tianhao with different women.
Leaving aside the question of whether Zhao Tianhao's photos could even be uploaded, they simply wouldn't appear in the first place. After all, Zhao Tianhao always checks his surroundings before engaging in any outdoor womanizing, and even if they were uploaded, they would be censored immediately.
Because he's the largest shareholder of domestic search engines.
At most, there would be photos of him drinking with Jiang Lai at a bar, or photos of him leaving to get off work with An Di—the kind of clickbait headlines using the gimmick of "intimate photos" to attract clicks.
After all, Zhao Tianhao's fame is extremely high in Shanghai.
Mother Guan carefully reviewed the information online and found that Zhao Tianhao was indeed unmarried and had no publicly acknowledged girlfriends.
Only then did she feel relieved.
This was because Zhao Tianhao's women weren't the type to pay much attention to him, nor were they the type to publicly claim to be his girlfriends, and his women all knew they weren't the only ones.
Furthermore, Zhao Tianhao never attended any parties or salons. Therefore, Zhao Tianhao currently has no officially recognized girlfriend.
However, Mother Guan remained somewhat wary. She absolutely refused to believe that such a perfect man existed in the world, especially not her son-in-law.
Mother Guan had a feeling that the gossip might actually be true.
Even if it was true, so what? What did her daughter lack? Mother Guan wondered if she should stay for a few days.
After all, her daughter was completely under her boyfriend's thumb, and she wanted to teach her a few tricks. She just wasn't sure if it would be convenient.
Mother Guan pondered this while waiting for a suitable opportunity to ask.
Soon, when everyone had finished eating, Mother Guan pretended to suddenly remember something and said to Guan Ju'er, "Hey, Guan Guan, how about Mom stays with you for a few days?"
"Really? That's wonderful! But I've been working overtime every day lately, so I don't have much time to spend with you."
Guan Ju'er was naturally happy to hear that her mother wanted to stay for a few days.
But then she thought of something and said with a pained expression.
"It's nothing, Mom just wanted to spend some time with you," Mother Guan said, looking at Guan Ju'er.
Guan's father was equally happy to hear that his wife was staying in Shanghai for a few days; he could finally enjoy a few days of peace and quiet.
After everyone finished eating, Guan's father was about to leave. Originally, Mother Guan was also going to leave with him.
However, she decided to stay, so only Guan's father left by plane.
After seeing Guan's father off, the driver drove back to the villa in Tan Palace.
This was the villa he had lived in for a long time, especially since he often held uncensored parties there with various women.
Guan Ju'er was also very familiar with the place; her clothes and personal belongings were there, so she wasn't worried about her mother becoming suspicious.
After everyone finished eating, they took Guan's father to the airport, and it was already dark when they returned to the villa.
Guan Ju'er had originally planned to sleep with Zhao Tianhao that night, but her mother insisted that she sleep with her.
Guan Juer was stunned, and so was Zhao Tianhao.
This was too much of a trap.
However, remembering that tomorrow was Sunday, Guan Juer wouldn't have to work overtime.
So Zhao Tianhao gave Guan Juer a wink, signaling her to sneak out that night. Guan Juer nodded.
That night, Guan Juer lay in bed watching her mother come out of the shower, and said to her, "Mom, you have a great figure."
"Great? What? Mom's getting old," Mother Guan said while drying herself.
After Mother Guan got into bed, she thought for a long time before finally asking Guan Juer, who was playing on her phone.
"Guan Guan."
"Hmm. What's up?" Guan Juer turned to look at her mother.
"Did you and him have sex?"
Guan Juer's face instantly turned red upon hearing her mother's direct question. Then she nodded.
Sure enough. Mother Guan wasn't a feudal person and didn't think premarital sex was anything wrong. She just wanted to know how far her daughter had gone.
Well, it seemed she was completely smitten, both physically and mentally, and was determined to marry Zhao Tianhao.
"Guan Guan, tell me the truth, does Xiao Zhao have other women?"
"Huh?" Mother Guan's question came abruptly, and Guan Ju'er didn't even have time to react.