The Love of Passerby A

Chapter 484: A Survival Guide for Women in the Old Republic of China (23)

Cao Ce then reached out and gently stroked Su Xiangran's hair, then turned his gaze to his son Cao Shixun and said softly, "Shixun, take Xiaoran to the kitchen first and give her some delicious snacks to try.

Then go find Cao Quan to get some money, and you can accompany Xiao Ran to stroll around Hai City in the afternoon to make her happy."

After hearing his father's arrangement, Cao Shixun immediately walked up to Su Xiangran, stretched out his warm palm to hold her little hand, and said with a smile: "Little sister Ran, come and play with your brother!"

Su Xiangran turned her head hesitantly and looked at her mother Cao Wanning with questioning eyes, as if waiting for her instructions.

When she saw Cao Wanning nodded slightly to show her agreement, she felt relieved and followed Cao Shixun to leave.

"Wan Ning! It's so rare that you can come home this time. You must have a good chat with your brother and tell me how you have been doing these years."

Cao Ce's face was filled with a kind and gentle smile, and his eyes were full of care.

Then he stood up and invited enthusiastically: "Come, let's go to my study and sit down and talk slowly."

Cao Wanning nodded silently without saying anything. He just followed Cao Ce's footsteps quietly and walked into the quiet and elegant study on the far right of the second floor.

The seemingly harmonious atmosphere disappeared without a trace the moment the study door was closed.

Cao Ce walked to the desk and sat down, looking at Cao Wanning coldly: "Tell me, what is your purpose in coming back this time?"

Cao Wanning's heart sank. She didn't expect Cao Ce to be so direct, but she didn't show it on her face. She took a few steps closer to the desk and said pitifully, "The Su family has been overwhelmed over the years. Please, brother, please show some mercy."

"During this chaotic time, if I hadn't come to protect them, the Su family wouldn't have made a single cent." Cao Ce interrupted her, "Do you think I don't know the Su family's wealth? Do I need so much?"

Cao Wan Ning deliberately clenched her hands tightly, making her look like she was shaking with fear. Then she bit her lip and said slowly, "Brother, the Su family is big and powerful. Although they earn a lot, their expenses are also high. You..."

Seeing Cao Wanning like this, Cao Ce stood up and walked to her side. He grabbed her throat with his right hand and said coldly, "Don't look at me with that look. Do you think I will be soft-hearted?"

Cao Wanning held the hand that was pinching her throat with both hands and said sadly, "I am certainly not as good as my sister, but I still hope that my brother will have pity on me."

As if burned by the temperature of Cao Wanning's hand, Cao Ce quickly let go of his hand.

Because she didn't control the strength well, Cao Wanning was thrown out. Fortunately, there was a sofa chair in the direction where she fell, otherwise she would have been seriously injured if she had been hit by the ground.

Cao Wanning, who was lying on the sofa, used her "trump card" at this time. She called out in a soft voice: "Ace, it hurts."

The two words "Ace" were like a spell, deeply engraved in Cao Ce's heart. The moment they sounded, there was nothing else in his mind.

Cao Ce instinctively rushed over and hugged Cao Wanning in his arms, coaxing her softly, "Sister Xu, where does it hurt?"

Seeing Cao Ce's look, Cao Wanning couldn't help but smile slightly, with a hint of pride in his eyes, and said softly: "Brother, you should give up struggling!

After all these years, you still can't escape the influence of my face that resembles your sister's.

Every time you face me, you always become soft-hearted unconsciously. In fact, the ending has already been determined, so why do you have to wait for me to draw out your true thoughts before you surrender to me? "

At this moment, Cao Ce, who was holding Cao Wanning in his arms, suddenly stiffened for a moment, but soon returned to normal. He quickly suppressed all the emotional fluctuations on his face and returned to his usual calm and composed appearance.

After gradually calming down, Cao Ce spoke first, "Let's just leave the funding issue alone.

In the future, I will try my best to reduce the frequency of borrowing from the Su family."

However, Cao Wanning did not intend to let him go easily. He still stared at Cao Ce with that pitiful look and asked, "Then what about the money that was 'borrowed' before?"

Hearing this, Cao Ce pondered for a moment, then replied: “Recently, I have obtained the deeds of several mansions in Haicheng.

Isn't your Xiaoran coming to Haicheng to study soon? We can arrange for her and your son to live in one of the mansions together. In this way, they don't need to live in the school dormitory.

Tomorrow, you might as well follow Cao Quan to check out those mansions, choose two satisfactory houses from them, and transfer them to your children respectively.

As for which apartment you live in now, you decide."

"Brother, even though the Su family has been doing business for generations, they still don't make as much money as you do!" Cao Wanning put away her expression and returned to the style of the Su family's wife. "This business with no capital is easy to do, right?"

"Isn't it normal for a few people to die in a war?" Cao Ce said indifferently, "Anyway, I didn't kill them, and I didn't take the lion's share, which is just their property in Haicheng."