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.

Nan Xing and Nan Chen ends in their

sensed Ouyang Duo’s disdain and was secretly

now, I see. Great! Ask your daughter to leave me alone from now

that playing dumb

need to share any burdens. Chen can manage

Ouyang Duo’s heart sank

have a plan, but I have plenty in mind. All he needs to do is to

of the Nan family. Surely,

“What ambition? I want to have fun all day instead of working. Our family is stinking rich. I can swim in money without working a day

that, Ouyang Duo was rendered

is Nan Chen soaring like an eagle while his brother is

you truly think?” Ouyang Duo did not even bother to hide

to convince Nan Xing to join forces, but he hardly

Duo closely and witnessed the disappointment and scorn in his

was cackling in glee over

tossed out. “I’ve lived like this 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

you know? 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 ambition, I guess I’d stick to booze and hotties— I mean drowning myself in booze all day

was the final nail in

expression

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

he bellowed at Nan Xing, “How can you behave like a lazy

Xing muttered, “Why

talking to someone

might be my son-in-law in the future. I

gone one day? How will you fill his shoes and lead

gone? We’re

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

Duo realized with a start that he had unknowingly offended Nan

say was that Nan Chen could be exhausted from managing the business alone. He might wish for

is the strongest person I know. He doesn’t need my help. Plus, I’m really not interested in the business.

found himself at a loss

offering the Ouyang family’s resources to strengthen the latter’s position in

small price to pay to build Nan Xing’s power and set Ouyang Duo’s next plan in

Nan Xing’s laziness

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

uttered, “Let’s end our discussion here.

had been lifted off his shoulders as he replied, “All

waved at the young man, gazing

Qing’s group, only to realize that they

moved on

even know when she gave him two kids, which allowed her to weasel her way into the family. Hmm, that’s not quite right.

obviously comforting Ouyang Qing over

woman. She’s as gross as a

the gross cockroach! You’re just slandering Ning Ran because

about my sister-in-law? She and my brother

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