<h4>Chapter 836: 0825 Traditions of Old Fu’s Family</h4><h4></h4>


    Qi Xiu slouchedzily on the sofa next to them, and upon hearing this, chuckled lightly.


    "Why else? My brother is worried that you, Sister-inw, will pick up bad habits and run away from home like those two."


    Su Ran couldn’t help but widen her eyes. "Run away from home?"


    Qi Xiu rolled off the sofa and leaned over next to Su Ran.


    "You didn’t know, did you? My mom has three specialties: cooking, ying mahjong, and running away from home!"


    "Well..."


    She really didn’t know!


    Although her rtionship with Tao Wanqing was good, it wasn’t so close that she knew everything about her.


    "Cooking requires talent, and my mom ispletely talentless in that area. My brother and I grew up healthy probably thanks to my dad’sst act of love, which was to firmly oppose my mom entering the kitchen!"


    Su Ran: "..."


    How bad was her cooking for her own sons toin like this!


    "As for the other two specialties, do you know who taught my mom?" Qi Xiu asked mysteriously.


    Su Ran nced at the mother-inw and daughter-inw chatting intimately across from them and hesitantly said:


    "Grandma?"


    Qi Xiu snapped his fingers, "Exactly, Grandma."


    Su Ran: "..."


    "There’s a saying, ’Overly ambitious despite being ipetent,’ which fits my mom perfectly. Outside, she strategizes extensively, but at the mahjong table, she’s aplete novice. She can avoid every tile she wants most efficiently. She’s watched every movie about gambling champions and even made a trip to Las Vegas herself."


    To no avail!


    Su Ran was speechless. "..."


    "And running away from home..."


    Qi Xiu nced at his brother before saying:


    "I heard it’s a tradition in Old Fu’s Family."


    Su Ran: "..."


    She really was inexperienced in their traditions!


    She had never heard of this tradition before!


    Qi Xiu didn’t notice the dumbfounded look on Su Ran’s face and continued chattering excitedly:


    "Back then, my parents were also madly in love and got married naturally. After they married, they were deeply in love, just like you and my brother, wanting to cling to each other every day. But there was one major obstacle between them—Grandma!"


    Su Ran was curious. "Why?"


    Given their current rtionship dynamics, the obstacle Qi Xiu mentioned must be different from what she imagined!


    "At that time, Grandpa’s and Grandma’s rtionship wasn’t as good as when they first married. They often argued because of various things. Unable to win the arguments, Grandpa would sulk in his study, while Grandma would rather free herself and run away from home every time they argued.


    Eventually, she thought it was boring to run away alone and started taking my mom along each time!"


    Su Ran: "..."


    "Grandmater said that when she married into the Fu family, Great-Grandma had taught her this. Great-Grandma learned it from her own Great-Great-Grandma. It’s an illustrious tradition passed down from woman to woman in the Fu family, and Grandma now taught it to my mom, so in the future, my mom has to pass it down to her daughters-inw. Which means you, Sister-inw!"


    "..."


    Su Ran’s expression froze on her face. She turned stiffly to look at Fu Qiyuan beside her.


    No wonder he had a serious expression earlier!


    No wonder he wanted her to stay away from Grandma and Mom!


    He was worried she’d pick up running away from home like it was amon pastime!


    She suddenly understood his good intentions!


    She held the man’s hand solemnly and said earnestly, "Don’t worry, I’m an adult. I won’t follow Mom and mess around."


    The more certain she was about not running away, the more ironic it would beter when Fu Qiyuan and his father had to go search for her together.


    But that’s a story for another time!


    The two women on the couch continued their affectionate chat, ignoring the trio’s existence!


    They spent an entire afternoon with the elderlydy at her vi. Tao Wanqing expressed her desire to stay with her mother-inw and didn’t go to tinum Lanting.


    So after dinner, Aunt Wu politely ushered the three out of the vi.


    Even after they walked out the door, Su Ran still hadn’t quite recovered.


    She really wasn’t the most beloved granddaughter-inw!


    -


    tinum Lanting.


    Because the family dinner took longer than expected, the study had umted many documents needing attention.


    After arriving home, Fu Qiyuan went straight to the study.


    After freshening up in the bathroom, Su Ran didn’t go to the study to disturb him.


    She asked Qin Ke to send work documents to her email. Sitting on the couch in her room, she began to handle them.


    Two hourster, when she finished, Su Ran closed herptop and rubbed her sore shoulders. Just then, her phone rang.


    She picked it up, noticed the hidden number on the screen, and her eyes flickered sharply.


    She swiped to answer the call.


    "Hello?"


    Soon, a familiar voice came from the other end.


    "Someone’s looking into you."


    Su Ran narrowed her eyes slightly. "Who?"


    "The Chu family, Chu Jian."


    Su Ran smiled subtly, her eyes glimmering.


    "Oh? What’s he looking into?"


    "Your origins and life events."


    Su Ran held her lips lightly,ughing softly.


    This father-daughter duo had the same modus operandi.


    The first time they met, they wanted to dig deep into her background.


    She wasn’t particrly surprised by Chu Jian’s actions.


    After all, the position originally belonging to his daughter had been taken by someone else. He had to find out if this person posed any threat to his daughter!


    However, unlike Chu Xiyao using her own family’s resources, Chu Jian went directly to R Group.


    There’s no one better than R Group at investigating someone’s background and life events.


    It seemed the Chu family was indeed very interested in her.


    And she was quite interested in them too.


    "Give it to him."


    "But R..."


    "Give him whatever he wants to know."


    Su Ran knew the person on the other end was worried about her, so she added:


    "Don’t worry, I have my own ns."


    Hearing this, the person on the other end couldn’t say much more.


    After responding with "Got it," they ended the call.


    After hanging up, Su Ran sat on the sofa, engrossed in her thoughts.


    Based on the information she got from Qi Xiu earlier, the Chu family’s power is currently divided into two factions.


    One is the family head’s faction, and the other is the second branch.


    The family head of the Chu family is single and lives alone.


    Chu Jian’s sister-inw is married to the nephew of Duke ire of Country A.


    Duke ire’s nephew is also a strong contender for inheritance, implying the second branch of the Chu family sides with Duke ire’s nephew.


    But what about the family head?


    Which side is he on?


    The Chu family is closely tied to Country A’s power. Is the family head also involved?


    Having cut off the Chu family’s domestic business, would the family head step in?


    What’s his stance?


    Will he really let the Chu family bind itself with Country A?


    Su Ran was so lost in thought that she didn’t even notice when Fu Qiyuan returned to their room.


    Fu Qiyuan came over and pulled her into his embrace, his deep voice ringing softly.


    "What are you thinking about?"