Chapter 158 Ruan Liuzheng must not enter the Xie family!

Zeng Shuwan's face flashed with shock uncontrollably when she heard this.

From the first time she saw Ruan Liuzheng, she knew that Ruan Liuzheng was not the kind of person who was greedy for fame and profit.

She did not see greed or envy in Ruan Liuzheng's eyes.

For a person who came from the bottom of society, this is very commendable.

The Xie family is indeed a big family that has been passed down to this day. Some etiquette can be temporarily forgotten, but it must not be lacking.

Some Xie Qingcen is still the current head of the Xie family.

But she did not expect that Ruan Liuzheng would choose to use these things to negotiate conditions with the Xie family.

Zeng Shuwan smiled slightly. She raised her hand and pinched the fair cheek of Fu Jingcheng in her arms with a gentle look, "You have a good mother who cares about you. You must be filial to her in the future, okay?" The

stunned Fu Jingcheng came back to his senses and nodded vigorously, "Of course, my mother is the best mother in the world. Grandma, you don't need to tell me that I will be filial to my mother in the future."

Looking at his serious little look, the smile on Zeng Shuwan's lips deepened. She raised her eyes and looked at Ruan Liuzheng, "The Xie family is not a stingy family. As long as you don't betray the Xie family or have other thoughts. Then in the future, except for some necessary things, the Xie family will ensure that you and your son will be rich for a lifetime."

"We will give you the greatest respect. Your son will also have everything that the children of the Xie family have, but there is a unique premise. Do you understand?"

Zeng Shuwan changed her voice, and her turbid eyes stared at Ruan Liuzheng quietly, and her body faintly revealed a hint of the coercion that belonged only to the wife of the head of the Xie family.

Ruan Liuzheng smiled softly. She understood Zeng Shuwan's concerns. No matter what, Chengcheng didn't have the blood of the Xie family flowing through her veins. Zeng Shuwan had done this much, which was already a great honor for her and Chengcheng. The

Xie family was a traditional family. The Xie family's wealth was formed through generations of hard work and struggle. She had no right to ask the Xie family to grant Chengcheng the right of inheritance.

Besides, the future was still long, and Chengcheng had countless choices. Who could say that her son, Ruan Liuzheng, couldn't make a name for himself?

Ruan Liuzheng nodded happily. "Of course, but Auntie, your attitude may represent the entire Xie family?"

Zeng Shuwan had lived for so long, and she had seen all kinds of people. Besides, Ruan Liuzheng had no intention of hiding her thoughts.

But it was true that Zeng Shuwan was also an outsider in the Xie family, after all, but...

a glimmer of light flashed in Zeng Shuwan's eyes.

She liked intelligent people. Xie Qingcen's wife would eventually co-manage the Xie family with him. If Ruan Liuzheng hadn't hesitated and simply agreed, she'd likely have felt a sense of disappointment.

Zeng Shuwan raised her eyes, a look of satisfaction on her face. "You're very intelligent, but I can also clearly tell you that my attitude mirrors that of Xie Qingcen's father. You can be assured!"

Ruan Liuzheng's frown softened, and she raised her eyebrows. But before she could say anything, Fu Zhiqing, who had been watching for a long time, couldn't help but interrupt her and Zeng Shuwan's conversation.

Fu Zhiqing glanced anxiously at Fu Yanci beside her. She stepped forward, hurriedly hugging Zeng Shuwan's arm, her voice artificially sweet. "Grandma, you can't agree to her promise, and you can't agree to let Ruan Liuzheng marry into the Xie family!"

She hugged Zeng Shuwan's arm tightly, acting affectionately and coquettishly, but her eyes kept observing Zeng Shuwan's expression.

An unconscious hint of nervousness lingered.

Xie Qingcen watched from the side, his thin lips gradually pursed into a straight line.

A subtle flicker of dissatisfaction crossed his dark, inky eyes.

He hadn't interfered with Ruan Liuzheng and Zeng Shuwan's conversation earlier. He wanted Zeng Shuwan to acknowledge Ruan Liuzheng herself, so that Ruan Liuzheng could more easily assume the helm of the Xie family and become the legitimate mistress.

He also knew that ever since he arrived with Ruan Liuzheng and her son, the faces of the other two people in the living room—Fu Yanci and Fu Zhiqing—hadn't changed.

They watched the conversation between Ruan Liuzheng and her son with eager eyes. If he hadn't threatened Fu Yanci from the outset, they probably wouldn't have stayed so quietly until now.

Unexpectedly, even after all this, Fu Zhiqing had still acted recklessly.

After all, he hadn't been able to truly teach these two siblings a lesson!

Xie Qingcen's eyebrows flickered slightly, and he frowned, a dangerous curve curling up at the corner of his thin lips.

However, except for Ruan Liuzheng beside him, the other people in the living room did not notice it, because their attention was on Fu Zhiqing and Zeng Shuwan.

Ruan Liuzheng glanced sideways, she frowned slightly, and a hint of confusion flashed across her cold eyes.

She tilted her head, thought for a few seconds, and slowly raised her hand to hold Xie Qingcen's tightly clenched palm, but did not speak.

She straightened her back, and her cold eyes fell directly on Fu Zhiqing and Zeng Shuwan in front of her, as if the movement of her hands did not exist.

Xie Qingcen smiled faintly, his eyebrows and eyes gently staring at Ruan Liuzheng, and he held Ruan Liuzheng's palm with his backhand.

The ink in his eyes slowly faded away.

Elsewhere, Zeng Shuwan paused momentarily while hugging Fu Jingcheng upon hearing Fu Zhiqing's objection. She frowned, a look of slight confusion on her face. "Why can't you agree? Zhiqing, is there some conflict between you and Liu Zheng?"

Zeng Shuwan quietly observed Fu Zhiqing, her granddaughter whom she had just met. Although she didn't know her well, she had been a well-behaved and charming woman since her arrival.

Not only did she have a sweet voice, but she also knew how to say sweet things, making anyone's heart blossom.

Despite her best efforts to conceal it, Zeng Shuwan keenly sensed the ambition hidden in her eyes.

Zeng Shuwan didn't take it to heart, however. How many young ladies raised in a wealthy family didn't have their own little thoughts, especially in a household as tainted as the Fu family?

As long as they harbored no ill intentions, Zeng Shuwan was fine with it.

After all, they were the blood of her only daughter, and Zeng Shuwan unconsciously felt a desire to be as lenient and caring as possible towards them.

Try your best to make up for the neglect you've shown them over the years.

Zeng Shuwan reached out and gently stroked Fu Zhiqing's long hair, her eyes doting.