After my divorce, I started to have good luck
Chapter 277 - 170: Making a Fool of Myself_2

Chapter 277: Chapter 170: Making a Fool of Myself_2

Mrs. Hong furrowed her brow slightly and, after pondering for a while, said, "Do you think he might be doing this on purpose to catch your attention? Back when you were in school, wasn’t there a very handsome boy who mocked you intentionally to get your attention, trying to win you over? He almost succeeded, if it hadn’t been for your dad discovering it early."

This was clearly not a pleasant memory, and Hong Xiaodan responded discontentedly, "That was such a long time ago! And what do you mean by ’almost succeeded’? I never had any good feelings towards that boy. He intentionally mocked me often at the time, and honestly, I hated him long ago, how could I possibly like him? I’m not some masochist."

"Alright, alright. Maybe I remembered it wrong, but do you think this Little Chen might be using the same tactic?"

It couldn’t be helped that Mrs. Hong was overly suspicious. The Hong family only had one precious daughter, Hong Xiaodan, who was beautiful and had billions in family assets. Over the years, too many people wanted to take advantage of her. Various schemes kept emerging endlessly.

Fortunately, both of them were strict gatekeepers, coupled with the current information age. For a wealthy person, it’s really easy to dig into someone’s past if they want to.

Moreover, their daughter had always been indifferent to boys since childhood, so she had never dated over the years.

In the past, they were comforted by their daughter’s attitude, but now that their daughter is already twenty-four and shows no intention of finding a boyfriend, naturally, the couple is starting to worry.

The huge family assets need a grandson to inherit, and the successor must be born and groomed early.

They even considered a son-in-law moving in, but from ancient to modern times, tragedies have occurred when a son-in-law moves into a wealthy family, and as educated people, they are quite aware of the risks.

In reality, there have been extreme cases where son-in-laws have taken revenge, even killing the whole family. Therefore, they certainly can’t find a son-in-law to move in.

Furthermore, what kind of man who is willing to be a live-in son-in-law would be so outstanding and capable?

Perhaps there are talented ones, but they must be very rare.

Thus, they came up with a compromise: their daughter and son-in-law’s first son should carry the Hong surname, inheriting the Hong family’s business. This way, the future son-in-law wouldn’t likely oppose.

Besides, this son-in-law shouldn’t be unexceptional, nor too outstanding and capable, and his personality should not be too domineering.

Considering these conditions, Chen Feng is currently a relatively good candidate.

Although Chen Feng is five or six years older than their daughter and has been divorced, a man older than his wife generally takes better care of her, and a divorced man tends to cherish his second marriage more.

Moreover, Chen Feng has been married but doesn’t have children yet, so it isn’t even considered a flaw.

However, Mrs. Hong now worries about whether Chen Feng is playing tricks and being deceitful; if that’s the case, it means he’s scheming, coveting their family assets, which certainly wouldn’t be suitable.

Hong Xiaodan naturally understood her mom’s concerns too. She thought about it for a while and then shook her head, saying, "Probably not. I can see from his expression and attitude that he’s not really interested in me."

"This... this really is... you have such good conditions, and he still isn’t interested? Truly outrageous!"

This time, Mrs. Hong was somewhat angry, "No, I have to call Xia and ask her what her nephew means by this."

Hong Xiaodan hastily stopped her, saying, "Mom, isn’t that making me look more embarrassed?"

Mrs. Hong realized it indeed was embarrassing for her precious daughter to be disregarded by a countryside lad; it would be truly humiliating if described.

"Alright." Mrs. Hong nodded helplessly, "Chen Xiaoxia is unreliable. She actively promoted her nephew to us, eagerly wanting to establish marital ties with our family, and now she acts as if we’re the ones beneath them."

Hong Xiaodan smirked, saying, "She might be eager to join our family, but her nephew isn’t willing, and there’s nothing we can do about it. Your precious daughter isn’t jewelry or gold, loved by everyone she meets."

Mrs. Hong looked at her, saying, "You’re mistaken. You’re worth more than jewelry or gold. The large company your dad has will be your dowry in the future; which family’s daughter can compare?"

"That’s true." Hong Xiaodan laughed and hugged Mrs. Hong, "It’s just unfortunate that this Chen Feng doesn’t seem to care about my dowry, and I really admire him for that. Mom, have dad find someone to thoroughly investigate his background, see where his confidence and courage come from?"

Mrs. Hong smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course. Actually, after Xia introduced him to us, I had someone investigate his background a bit. He indeed graduated from a prestigious university and divorced a few months ago, without any children. Additionally, what satisfies me the most is that he owns two properties in Xiu Zhou worth about twenty million in total. He also has over thirty million in bank savings and holds some stocks. The exact amount is unclear, as I didn’t have it thoroughly checked. So when he said he made some money from stock trading, he wasn’t lying."

Hong Xiaodan was instantly dumbfounded.

She had originally thought Chen Feng’s fortune was at most several million, which was already quite remarkable for ordinary people.

But it turned out Chen Feng’s wealth was ten times more than she anticipated.

This was quite impressive! Totally beyond her imagination.

This also explained why her mom focused so much on this blind date, even calling Chen Xiaoxia to discuss it and directly inviting them over to their home for the meeting, which clearly showed their interest.

Mrs. Hong saw her daughter’s surprised expression and felt satisfied, truthfully speaking, she was also taken aback when she initially received the investigation report.

"Oh? Are you surprised?" Mrs. Hong asked with a smile.

Hong Xiaodan snapped out of it, glared at her mom accusingly, and pouted, "Why didn’t you tell me earlier? No wonder I underestimated him at first, saying he lacked a proper job. No wonder he looked at me with such disdain and contempt then. Ah, this is truly embarrassing."

Hong Xiaodan was very upset and embarrassed, covering her face with her hands. Reflecting on her earlier arrogance, claiming Chen Feng had no proper job and earned little, she wished she could find a hole to hide in, her face burning with shame—this was truly mortifying.

What does it mean to "show off in the presence of experts"? What does "being conceitedness" imply? Her earlier behavior perfectly demonstrated these.

Chen Feng, relying entirely on his own abilities, made significant money, whereas she, having graduated nearly two years ago, needed her family’s assistance to establish a fashion design studio, which still relies on family support for finances. She hasn’t earned a single penny yet.

So, what right did she have to lecture him? She suddenly felt like her earlier behavior made her look like a clown.

If she could travel back in time, she would immediately run to cover her own mouth.

No wonder Chen Feng disregarded her, even looked down on her, given his current status, her earlier attitude was simply shallow and vulgar.