Strict teachers produced outstanding students. Laurence grew more excellent by the day precisely because of these strict masters.Suzy smiled and said, “Hurry up and eat now. You have to eat more to grow taller.”Jayden, now sure that Laurence would be coming, was elated and cheerfully continued his dinner. While eating, he asked his mother again, "Then will Sonny be coming too? I’ve never met him before.“Laurence and the others often mention him, but I’ve never met him.”It was not exactly that Jayden’s social circle was small because the younger generation from prominent families in the city often played with him. However, it could not be described as big either, as he did not have many true friends.Of course, as a child, he had yet to grasp what friendship was. It was common to have a fight one day and make up the next.In a nutshell, what he envied most was that his cousins could make friends with so many older children. Right now, his cousins were all having fun in Uncle R

River twisted open the bottle cap and took a couple of sips of water. He looked at Rosalie, waiting for her to continue.“River, if you become a father in the future, will you be like Laurent? As in, so busy with work that you neglect your child. Seeing Jay like that made me feel a bit sad, and it also reminded me of my own childhood.“Those with backgrounds like ours all have childhoods similar to Jay. Our parents were busy with work. Our vast homes were often only filled with the company of nannies, bodyguards, and drivers.“Oftentimes, we couldn’t even see our parents’ faces. They always had endless work, endless meetings, and endless business trips. Even when they came home, they were constantly answering or making calls.“Occasionally, when we called them, they might not even answer, thinking our calls weren’t important, that answering would be a waste of time.“Even if they did answer, we couldn’t exchange more than a few sentences before they hung up. All they gave us was m

“Zack, I visited Laurent Lafayette in Meadspring today. Rosalie’s here on a business trip, so I came with her.”Zachary said, “Since you’re in Meadspring, it’s only right to pay him a visit.”His own interactions with Laurent were few, but the two families were acquainted. Never mind if he did not go to Meadspring, but if they did, visiting Laurent was appropriate.“Laurent will come with his wife and son to our place tomorrow. His son was feeling too lonely by himself.”River was just giving Zachary a heads-up.Zachary hummed in acknowledgment. “His wife called Jane earlier, and Jane told Serenity. Our home is going to be even livelier now.“It works out well that they’re coming tomorrow, because we’re planning to take the children to Seaview Villa tomorrow evening. We promised to take them to the beach for the weekend. Nana’s coming along too.”River laughed. “Nana stays at home every day now. She must be feeling cooped up. It’s good that you’re taking her out to relax.”“Ple

Once everything finally arrived, even the butler was startled.The couple usually brought back some souvenirs whenever they traveled, but this was the first time they had returned with so many things.“Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette, Old Mr. Lafayette is in the gazebo in the backyard, reading the newspaper,” the butler said to Thomas and Daisy upon returning to the house.Thomas replied, “Got it. I’ll go to the backyard to see my father in a moment.“In the meantime, please sort these gifts first. Then, take one of each kind and deliver them to my siblings’ households.”The butler smiled and said, “Sir, ma’am, why did you buy so many things this time?”“We bought very little. These are just some local products we found delicious while in Wiltspoon, while these gifts were all sent by my future in-laws. They’re really thoughtful and considerate.“They found out how many people are in our family and prepared a generous gift for each branch of the family.”Thomas was now extremely satisfie

“And they all have powerful backgrounds, too. One can only say the York family has amazing luck. Girls who are not only successful in their careers, but also have good character, and are a good match for their children, really aren’t easy to find.”Thomas nodded. He felt the same way. The Yorks were just so lucky. Even if they searched across the entire country, there probably were not many families like the Yorks.“Whether their elders are truly open-minded or not, we don’t need to delve too deeply. As long as we know they have genuinely good values and everyone lives together harmoniously, that’s enough to make them worthy of Rosalie marrying into their family.“A family that truly puts the principle of ‘harmony brings prosperity’ into practice is as hard to find as a needle in a haystack.“Having gone from adversaries to lovers, Rosalie and River understand each other very well. Before, they had no feelings for each other, so neither gave an inch. Now that they do, they’ll each