"I miss Little Monkey so much. I wonder if she still remembers her Auntie," Zhu Yanyi sighed.
"You’ve only been gone for half a year. How could he forget?" Zhu Shun Yao said casually.
"Children’s memories fade easily. I don’t hold out much hope," Zhu Yanyi sighed again.
Zhu Shun Yao took out some more nuts. "Here, eat some walnuts and peach kernels. These are fresh. Little Monkey won’t forget you. But when you have time, check on him. I feel like he’s been a bit dull lately. I don’t know if he’s sick. Your sister and brother-in-law are so careless; they don’t know how to look after a child."
Zhu Shun Yao had always loved children. In the past, he had loved Zhu Yanyi and her two siblings. When they were young, they spent more time with him than with their mother. Now, he loved Little Monkey. If the child didn’t have her own parents, Zhu Shun Yao would have wanted to raise her himself.
Zhu Yanyi looked at the walnuts and peach kernels. "They look good. By the way, Dad, don’t you go to the company anymore?"
"I have managers for that. Aside from the farms on the outskirts, I generally don’t get involved in management. Except for fixed days each week, I don’t go. I don’t understand management anyway. If I went, I’d only hold people back. I’m just a farmer at heart. I prefer dealing with soil," Zhu Shun Yao said with a smile, looking very open-minded.
Yan Aohan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Dad, is anyone deceiving you? If someone is lying to you, tell me. I’ll handle it."
"No. Everything in the group is stable. Your brother-in-law keeps an eye on things for me. Nothing will go wrong," Zhu Shun Yao said seriously.
"But seriously, it’s good that Ani is back. I was thinking of dividing my shares in the Azure Sovereign Group into four parts. One for each of you three siblings, and one for your mother and me. I’ve thought it over. Ani and Doumiao don’t like managing things. So, excluding the three external shares which are about five percent, and the dry shares for management staff which are twenty percent, the remaining seventy-five percent will be divided like this: You and Doumiao get twenty percent each. Your mother and I get ten percent. The remaining twenty-five percent goes to your sister, since your brother-in-law helps with management."
Zhu Yanyi shrugged slightly. "Dad, I don’t need shares in the Azure Sovereign Group. If you really want to give me something, give me the Azure Sovereign Group’s medicine garden. That’s what I’m interested in. Give any other business to your sister and Doumiao. Besides, you know I’m a doctor. I have no interest in anything unrelated to medicine."
Zhu Shun Yao pondered for a moment. "That won’t do. I can’t leave you out of the shares. If you don’t want twenty percent, then ten percent."
"Five percent is enough. And dry shares are fine. I just want the dividends. I don’t need anything else. You know Doumiao and I already have many businesses. If I weren’t worried about making you angry, I wouldn’t even want this five percent dry share," Zhu Yanyi said directly.
Zhu Shun Yao knew that Zhu Yanyi and Yan Aohan had considerable assets. Not to mention, Zhu Yanyi’s Aoyan Medicinal Food Shop seemed to earn thousands every day. However, giving her shares in the Azure Sovereign Group was his intention as a father, and she couldn’t easily refuse.
Zhu Shun Yao considered this and didn’t object. "Then let’s do as you say. Five percent dry shares."
Zhu Yanyi nodded with a smile and sat next to Zhu Shun Yao. "Dad, you’re so considerate. How about you take back that five percent too?"
"Don’t dream it," Zhu Shun Yao tapped Zhu Yanyi’s head lightly.
"Don’t I know your thoughts? Those businesses of yours are managed by people hired by Little Yan. You live a carefree life. But the Azure Sovereign Group is mine. None of you three siblings can be left out. Giving you five percent is already little. You complain it’s too much? Be careful, or I’ll add another five percent."
"No, no, no. Five percent is enough. Don’t add more," Zhu Yanyi said quickly. "Give the rest to Doumiao or your sister. Or even to Little Monkey. Also, Doumiao will get married and have children in a few years. You can’t leave out your own grandson’s share either."
"Don’t worry, little housekeeper. Your Dad has already thought of that," Zhu Shun Yao said. Although he sounded dismissive, his tone revealed his deep love for his three children.
"Dad, you don’t need to rush to divide the shares," Yan Aohan said seriously from the side.
"It’s not that I’m rushing. It’s mainly because recently, Yuan Xiang helped me handle some matters. Then people outside started saying Yuan Xiang was usurping authority. I was angry. He is my son-in-law. What’s wrong with letting my son-in-law do things? He is family. When did he become a guest?"
Although Taishu Yuan Xiang and Yan Aohan had "stolen" Zhu Shun Yao’s two daughters, and Zhu Shun Yao occasionally made things difficult for them, he actually valued both sons-in-law highly.
Because he valued them, he couldn’t bear to hear anyone speak ill of his sons-in-law.
Yan Aohan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Who had the nerve to speak ill of Taishu the Seventh? I bet those who spoke ill didn’t end up well."
Zhu Shun Yao felt Yan Aohan had a point. He said, "I naturally know Yuan Xiang has the ability. But I won’t allow anyone to mock your reputations."
"Dad, don’t be angry. Those who said those things are probably ninety-nine percent jealous of our family’s harmony and unity. There are no scandals in our family, so they are envious, jealous, and hateful," Zhu Yanyi said with a smile, comforting her in her unique way.
"I don’t know exactly what happened, but I think Fifteen is right," Yi Yunfei said. "It must be jealousy that caused this."
Yan Aohan smiled. "I think Taishu the Seventh just found it boring and ignored them. Otherwise, with his skills, those people would have suffered greatly."
"That’s exactly right. So I caught the ringleader of the rumors," Taishu Yuan Xiang said, walking in holding Little Monkey and leading Zhu Yanli.
"Little Monkey," Zhu Yanyi ignored Taishu Yuan Xiang and Zhu Yanli and went straight to Little Monkey.
"Little Monkey, do you still recognize your Auntie?" Zhu Yanyi asked with a smile.
Little Monkey sucked her thumb, blinked her clear little eyes, and looked at Zhu Yanyi carefully for a while. Then she put down her thumb, opened her arms, and asked to be held. "Auntie, hug."