Guan Juer widened her eyes in an instant. "Why?"

Everything was fine just a moment ago, what's wrong?

Mother Guan watched Guan Juer's innocent expression and her mouth twitched. Her daughter was good in every way, but she had been too well-protected and was too naive.

She simply couldn't comprehend the kind of risk 10 billion represented.

Mother Guan sighed. "You, you're in the industry, after all. Don't just focus on the little bit of work in your hands all day."

"You need to learn more about how other parts of this industry operate."

Guan Juer wasn't stupid. She immediately understood what Mother Guan meant and a smile tugged at the corners of her mouth. She had thought Mother Guan was worried about something else.

"Mom, I've discussed this topic with Chen Cheng."

"Chen Cheng wouldn't do anything illegal. His style is very steady."

Mother Guan's mouth twitched. She was truly hopeless; she was already defending him. She rolled her eyes in annoyance. "He told you that?"

Guan Juer shook her head, took out her phone, opened a financial app, found the stocks where Company Name was listed among the top ten tradable shareholders, and handed it to Mother Guan.

Mother Guan took the phone and flipped through Company Name's holdings over the past few years.

She had an expression like she'd seen a ghost. Since appearing on the circulation lists, this private equity firm hadn't changed its positions once.

This was clearly far beyond her expectations.

What was even more terrifying was that the gains on these stocks held until now exceeded ten times. What kind of vision and determination was this?

Mother Guan frowned tightly. "Is he a value investor?"

Guan Juer nodded. "Chen Cheng says he isn't, but I think he is."

Mother Guan knitted her brows and thought for a moment. At least he wasn't a reckless opportunist.

In that case, that was fine. It was just... was he a bit too monstrously talented?

Mother Guan's own profession and the structure of the Guan family meant that when she looked at something, she first looked for risks and traps.

Coming back to her senses and looking at her silly daughter, she thought about how much she must adore Chen Cheng.

A headache~

At this moment, Chen Cheng walked back, wearing a flashy smile, and spread his hands to Guan Juer. "How is it?"

At least he was quite satisfied when he looked in the mirror in the fitting room.

Guan Juer looked at Chen Cheng in his white textured round-neck short-sleeved shirt and shorts, paired with white sneakers, and nodded quickly. "It looks good!"

Mother Guan followed by sizing up Chen Cheng, chuckling. This had nothing to do with the clothes.

With those broad shoulders, long legs, and that face, as long as he didn't mess up the styling, he would look good in anything.

Mother Guan also nodded with a smile. "Not bad."

Chen Cheng's lips curled up slightly. "Then I'll take this set."

He nodded toward Mother Guan to show his respect, after all, Mother Guan was paying. "Thank you, Auntie."

Mother Guan was also amused by his playful antics.

If you're ugly, don't do these kinds of actions; it's easy to be seen as frivolous or greasy.

Chen Cheng didn't mind Mother Guan, taking Guan Juer's hand. "Let's go browse the women's clothing section."

"Auntie, it's not easy to come here, let's buy some clothes for you too. It's almost time for the seasonal change anyway."

After saying this, he looked at Mother Guan with a smile. "Auntie, you really need to talk to Guan Guan. Usually, when we go shopping, we just look and don't buy anything. If I try to buy her things, she gets mad at me."

Mother Guan's lips curled up slightly. I taught her that, how could it be wrong?

"That's quite good. Only by restraining your desires can you hold onto your original intentions."

Guan Juer gave a reproachful hum, as if to say, 'See, Mom definitely supports me.'

Chen Cheng's mouth twitched. Family education really is the key to whether a person falls or goes down the wrong path.

He went to the women's section and picked out some things for Guan Juer. As they browsed, Mother Guan stopped paying attention.

She discovered that Chen Cheng was actually quite good at picking out women's clothing; it was both stylish and suitable for her daughter, so she simply stopped worrying about it.

With a faint smile on her lips, she followed behind the two of them. The more she looked at this son-in-law, the more satisfied she was.

A tall guy over 1.8 meters, good-looking... Mother Guan thought about it, he was only a little bit less handsome than John Lone.

His ability goes without saying; at such a young age, he is already at the helm of a 10-billion fund. This is not something that second or third-generation rich kids can compare to.

Too rare, simply...

The key is that this kid is truly good to her daughter; that kind of meticulous pampering can't be hidden.

It was worth it for this silly girl Guan Guan to have eyes only for him.

As they walked, the level of consumption went up.

From Zara, UR, Theory, and Sandro, they wandered into Balenciaga, Fendi, YSL, and Dior.

Chen Cheng tried to pay, and Mother Guan didn't stop him.

Guan Juer turned her head to look at Mother Guan, and Mother Guan just nodded with a smile.

Guan Juer was a bit confused, but she didn't ask on the spot.

As they bought more and more, their hands were full, so Chen Cheng directly arranged for home delivery.

While Chen Cheng went to pay, Guan Juer pulled Mother Guan aside to ask about her confusion.

"Mom, don't you dislike me consuming these luxury goods? Especially since Chen Cheng is the one buying them."

Mother Guan smiled. "Although Mom also really dislikes judging people by their clothes, most people in this world are like that."

"In the future, when he takes you out, you can't just wear these student clothes."

"Although clothes are just clothes, you will be looked down upon."

"You'll also be gossiped about, people saying things like, 'Chen Cheng is so rich, yet he can't even afford to dress up his girlfriend.'"

"Gossip behind people's backs always tends to reach their ears. If it happens once or twice it's fine, but after a long time, what do you think Chen Cheng will think?"

"Slowly, there won't be a place for you by his side."

"Silly girl, since you want to be with him, you have to try to accept everything about him."

"Including his consumption habits."

"Perhaps these clothes, bags, and shoes are luxury goods in the eyes of us working-class people. But in Chen Cheng's eyes, they might just be a book or a pen, as simple as that."

"It's not that you can't accept gifts if you can't provide gifts of equal value."

"Guan Guan, you need to look at problems dialectically."

"You have to learn to adapt."

Guan Juer nodded thoughtfully.

Chen Cheng walked back, saw Guan Juer's serious expression, raised an eyebrow, and asked:

"Guan Guan, what's wrong?"

Guan Juer forced a smile; she needed to digest what Mother Guan had said.

She had never realized the gap between herself and Chen Cheng. Mother Guan had broken through this layer, and Guan Juer couldn't say it was hard to accept, but she felt a bit strange.

This didn't align with her education over the past few decades. In her view, she could only accept gifts from others if she could return them.

The reason for this was that when Mother Guan was raising Guan Juer in the past, she had deliberately avoided the subject of interactions between men and women.

She shook her head. "It's nothing."

Mother Guan smiled. "Chen Cheng, we've shopped enough. Let's go; her dad should be about done on his end too."

Chen Cheng nodded. "Okay, shall we go pick up Uncle?"

Mother Guan nodded.

Chen Cheng made a call and arranged dinner.