My Wife Is a Superstar (Ning Tan)

Chapter 541 A Useless Sparrow

Nan Xing had never dropped his guard toward Ouyang Duo. While he was unaware of the Ouyang family’s designs on their family, he knew Ouyang Duo was hardly a gentleman.

Ouyang Duo had forced the Nan family into a corner over the Vietnam project. If not for Nan Chen’s help, Nan Xing would have been in hot soup as the actual manager of that project.

I’m not as shrewd as Chen when it comes to business, but I’m hardly naïve in the ways of the world.

Nan Xing could sense that something was amiss from the minute he set foot in the room.

Ouyang Duo had met Nan Xing several times as their families ran in the same circles. Nan Xing would bet money that his private meeting with Ouyang Duo today was far more complicated than an interview for a future son-in-law.

Consequently, he politely refused the liquor that Ouyang Duo offered and cautioned himself to think carefully before answering any questions.

Ouyang Duo took a puff of his cigar and frowned. He asked, “Is my question so difficult to answer?”

Nan Xing scrunched his nose at the offending smell of the cigar.

Feigning ignorance, he countered, “What do you mean?”

“I asked you about your plans. It’s a simple question,” Ouyang Duo repeated himself.

Letting out a smile, Nan Xing replied, “I don’t plan that far ahead into the future. You know me; I’m just winging it one step at a time.”

Ouyang Duo began to sound impatient as he questioned, “You’re a member of the Nan family. Nan Chen can’t possibly take charge of your family’s entire business alone. Aren’t you helping him to shoulder the burden?”

An ambitious man himself, Ouyang Duo held no little contempt for unambitious good-for-nothings like his son, Ouyang Qi.

Hearing about Nan Xing’s ambiguous plans disappointed him immensely.

Xing and Nan Chen ends in

Ouyang Duo’s disdain and was secretly

me now, I see. Great! Ask your

then and there that playing dumb was the best strategy

“I don’t need to share any burdens. Chen can manage Nanshi

his words, Ouyang Duo’s heart sank even

I have plenty in mind. All he needs to

advised, “You are a descendant of

instead of working. Our family is stinking rich. I can swim in money without working a day in my life, so what’s

that, Ouyang Duo was

soaring like an eagle while his brother is

think?” Ouyang Duo did not even

join forces, but he hardly wished

witnessed the disappointment and scorn

he was cackling in glee over the

my whole life, and I don’t see anything wrong with it. Chen, bless his soul, has been encouraging me to join the family business, but it’s so boring. My eyes start drooping before I can even get through a line on those financial

Why should I work myself to death when my family can give me all the money I’ll ever need? Even if I were hard-pressed to name an

“hotties” was the final nail

expression soured

imagined. My daughter will be humiliated in the Nan family if she marries someone like this! She’s practically signing away her

Xing, “How can you behave like a lazy bum at your age? You should be

Xing muttered, “Why

overstepped. After all, he was still talking to someone from the Nan

my son-in-law in the future. I can’t scare him off before he’s even at the

just worried for you. What if Nan Chen’s gone one day? How will you fill his shoes and lead the company?”

unsettled Nan Xing. What do you mean when Chen’s gone? We’re the same age

brother is fine. I doubt he will be gone so soon, though I thank you for

he had unknowingly

alone. He might wish for you to share his burden, and what will you do then if you don’t buck up

Plus, I’m really not interested in the business. I just

himself at a loss

gauge Nan Xing’s ambitions before offering the Ouyang

was a small price to pay to build Nan Xing’s

Nan Xing’s laziness had

was merely a question of capability, Ouyang Duo had more than enough resources to fix the issue, but the lack of ambition

exhausted, Ouyang Duo uttered, “Let’s end our discussion here. I’m a bit

he replied, “All right. I

the young man, gazing at the

Qing’s group, only to realize that they were still

moved on

allowed her to weasel her way into the family. Hmm, that’s not quite right. She got some

Ouyang Qing over

dripped with vile as she spat, “I don’t want to talk about that woman. She’s as gross as a cockroach. I can stomp her out too easily; I just

Nan Xing was disgusted by her scornful words. You’re the gross cockroach! You’re just slandering Ning Ran because

you talking about my sister-in-law? She and my brother love

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