Treasure Hunt: Tycoon's Priceless Runaway Wife-Chapter 651 - 649: Who Relies on Whom (Part 1)

Sure enough, when Le Tong saw the three children, her eyes immediately turned red. If it weren’t for Da Bao being keenly aware early on and pulling his sometimes very sharp and sometimes small-woman type mommy into his arms, she would probably burst into tears on the spot.

Afterwards, feeling sorry for the three children who had gotten darker and thinner, Le Tong would cut her work short every day to go home and make a big meal for the kids, saying she wanted to get the meat back on her son and daughter.

As a result, even President Ji benefited from this, although it meant he had to take on some of Le Tong’s work, yet he had no complaints and found joy in it.

This motherly action continued until the kids started school and had to pause temporarily.

And in this ten-day pig-feeding mode of Le Tong’s, the results were impressive. In a short ten-day period, Ji Dabao gained five pounds, Ji Xiaoniu gained three pounds, and Ji Xiaobao gained five pounds.

Ji Dabao was tall, so the five pounds weren’t very noticeable. But Nuonuo and Little Treasure put those few pounds almost entirely on their faces and bellies. Le Tong pinched Nuonuo’s chubby cheeks and patted Little Treasure’s bulging belly, feeling utterly satisfied.

"Da Bao, your school starts on the 10th, right?"

Da Bao’s acceptance letter had already arrived long ago.

"Yes, tomorrow I’ll take Nuonuo and Little Treasure to school," Da Bao said as if it was only natural.

Other kids, after graduating high school, mostly spent the summer going wild with classmates. Her son, however, spent the whole summer accompanying his younger siblings. Le Tong originally wanted to ask her dear son what plans he had for the next few days and whether he needed to have some fun with his high school classmates for a few days, but she didn’t expect him to still be revolving around his siblings.

"No, I didn’t mean for you to take your younger siblings. I mean, aren’t you planning to meet with Zhao Hao and the others?"

Le Tong felt that she was truly an incredibly inadequate mother.

"I will. I’ll see Nuonuo and Little Treasure off and then make plans with them to hang out. In the afternoon, I’ll pick them up."

In fact, Nuonuo and Little Treasure could completely be dropped off by the driver; it didn’t necessarily require Da Bao’s presence. But as their brother, it seemed he had long taken their well-being as his responsibility.

"Mommy, Nuonuo wants brother to take us!" Nuonuo immediately joined in.

Little Treasure joined in the fun too, "Little Treasure also likes brother taking us!"

Le Tong looked at her three children. Before, she only thought the two younger ones heavily relied on Da Bao, but it seemed now that Da Bao actually depended a lot on his younger siblings too.

"Alright, alright, you guys do whatever makes you happy."

So on the first day of school, Nuonuo and Little Treasure were sent by Brother Dabao.

Da Bao was no longer a student here. For the first time in many years, he stood outside the school gate, watching his younger siblings fade into the distance.

Da Bao felt quite mixed inside, but he understood that no matter if it was himself, Nuonuo, or Little Treasure, they would all grow up, and with that came their own increasingly different worlds, gradually drifting apart and becoming more distant...

Watching his younger siblings hand in hand with little backpacks walk into the distant school building, Da Bao finally returned to the car with a complex mood.

The driver glanced at the silent Da Bao through the rearview mirror, "Young Master Yu, where to next? Your classmate’s house?"

"Please, Uncle Huang, take me to the Ji Family," Da Bao suddenly changed his mind.

As Crown Prince of the Ji Family, Ji Dabao naturally didn’t need to follow tedious procedures like registering at the front desk. Moreover, with his striking resemblance to President Ji, his face alone allowed him free passage within the Ji Family.

Therefore, when Le Tong and Ji Rui heard a knock on the office door and saw their eldest son walk in, they were both taken aback.

"Da Bao, weren’t you going out with Zhao Hao and the rest?"

Le Tong stood up in surprise and welcomed him with delight.

"Zhao Hao had something come up unexpectedly. I got bored on my own, so I thought I’d come up and take a look."

Before, whenever Da Bao wasn’t in class, his time was mostly spent with his younger siblings. Now they were in class, so he was idle, and he felt incredibly bored. Initially, he planned to hang out with Yin Zhihao, but after thinking it over, he found it tasteless and decided to change the scenery at the Ji Family instead.

Le Tong checked the time on her wrist, a bit flustered, "But your dad and I have a meeting coming up..."

Da Bao didn’t seem surprised at all, and he turned his gaze to Ji Rui, "Daddy, is it a board meeting today? Can I sit in and listen?"

Le Tong had a feeling her beloved son’s visit was premeditated.

Ji Rui thought it over, "Sure, as long as you’re not bored, feel free to listen in."

Ji Rui never forced his children to take over the Ji Family in the future, but if they willingly wanted to learn or work at the Ji Family, he wouldn’t stop them.

His lack of insistence and prevention was largely based on his understanding of the children.

These kids rarely make decisions that go against their will. Even like Da Bao, others might see many of his choices and decisions as making great sacrifices for his younger siblings, but for Da Bao, such sacrifices make him happy and fulfilled.

Like now, his sudden decision to attend the board meeting was surely because he wanted to, and naturally, he would find pleasure and happiness in it.

Ji Rui’s straightforwardness caught Le Tong off guard, but seeing the calm and serene expressions on both father and son, she refrained from saying more.

Da Bao’s appearance surprised the board members attending the meeting.

They whispered among themselves, yet no one dared to overtly express dissatisfaction.

Ji Rui, who had no habit of favoritism, cast a profound gaze around the boardroom.

"This is my son, Ji Yu. I’m sure you’re all aware he holds eight percent of Ji Family’s shares, so today he is participating in this meeting as a Ji Family board member, not because he’s my son," Ji Rui’s words easily silenced the board members, rendering the boardroom utterly quiet.

Da Bao stood up and slightly bowed to the board members, "Uncles, I’m Ji Yu. Please kindly guide me in the future."

When Da Bao was younger, the old man would unabashedly take him to all sorts of banquets and gatherings. Thus, the board members present had actually met Ji Dabao before.

But since Da Bao started living with Ji Rui, especially after Le Tong married Ji Rui, the couple, on account of protecting the children, had practically stopped letting Da Bao and Nuonuo Xiaobao attend various social events. So, seeing the remarkably adult-like Ji Dabao, the board members were quite startled.

However, knowing Da Bao is the unquestionable choice for Ji Family’s future heir, and given that he does hold Ji Family shares, these board members naturally didn’t give him a hard time and, in fact, a few even walked over to introduce themselves briefly.

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