Du Ruoxin put on a stern face, but before she could speak, Feng Linwan found an excuse and slipped away.
Du Ruoxin: "..."
So annoying!
Couldn't they indulge her a little less?
Du Ruoxin had no choice but to text her mother-in-law: "Mommy, I want to work, I want my own career, and I want to find my social value."
"From now on, can I handle work matters myself?"
She then attached a series of pleading, pitiful little eyes.
Feng Linwan looked at the message and fell into a deep thought. After a long while, she replied, "Daughter, do you know what my biggest regret in life is?"
"For some reason, I missed the time when Jingyang and the others were growing up before they were four years old."
"This is a pain that has haunted me my entire life."
"Dou Dou is still young and needs you. I don't want you to neglect Dou Dou because of work, and I certainly don't want you to regret this time later."
Du Ruoxin: "..."
She had to admit, her mother-in-law had hit her where it hurt.
She didn't have to wait for later; just moments ago, when her daughter cried for her mommy and she couldn't appear immediately, Du Ruoxin felt immense guilt.
Alas.
On one side was her daughter, and on the other was her terrible marriage.
"Mommy." Rong Dou Dou saw her mommy's eyes redden. Her chubby little hands hugged Du Ruoxin's head, and she said in a soft, cute voice, "Kiss, don't cry."
Du Ruoxin almost burst into tears. "Dou Dou."
Her daughter.
Everything in her life.
Du Ruoxin nuzzled her daughter's little face.
"Ding—"
Feng Linwan sent another message: "Daughter, I don't object to you working, but you need to balance work and Dou Dou."
"A child's growth happens only once. Once missed, it can never be regained."
"How about this: I'll help you take care of Dou Dou before 5:00 PM every day. After 5:00 PM, put aside all public affairs and hand Dou Dou over to you, okay?"
If Du Ruoxin couldn't finish work after 5:00 PM, she would have a valid excuse to use her personal connections to support her daughter-in-law.
Hehehehehe.
Du Ruoxin stared at the message content, her face twitching for several seconds. Her mother-in-law was cleverly persuading her...
She had no other choice but to agree.
"Okay, thank you, Mommy. Love you, muah." she replied with feigned "joy."
Feng Linwan sent a hugging emoji.
Du Ruoxin didn't reply further. She hugged her daughter and got into the nanny van. "Dou Dou, what do you want to eat tonight? Shall we eat out today?"
Rong Dou Dou snuggled into her mommy's arms. "Okay."
As long as she was with Mommy, everything tasted delicious.
The mother and daughter entered a seafood restaurant. Du Ruoxin did not let the nanny or bodyguards sit at the same table.
Although she had longed for a simple, ordinary life, Dou Dou's identity as the eldest granddaughter of the Rong family could not be changed. Her life was destined to be anything but ordinary.
The only thing Du Ruoxin could do was to give her daughter a few more meters of freedom.
"Mommy, Jack wants to marry me today," Rong Dou Dou said while eating.
Du Ruoxin smiled and asked, "Did you agree?"
Rong Dou Dou shook her head. "I don't want to. He's not as handsome as Daddy."
Du Ruoxin: "..."
Daughter, if you want to find a man more handsome than your daddy, you might end up being a spinster for life.
It wasn't that she was bragging, but Rong Jingyang's looks were unparalleled, whether in China or abroad, throughout the past five thousand years.
Perhaps her obsession with him was also due to his looks?
As Du Ruoxin was contemplating whether to teach her daughter to lower her standards for a partner, Rong Dou Dou shouted towards the door, "Daddy!"