Chapter 948 A Delightful Family Reunion (Part Two)


    "Because telling you is like telling the whole world, Selina. Cherry didn''t want to bother anyone.


    Besides, we wanted toe back discreetly and it wouldn''t help if all of you met us at the airport


    yesterday. So, we decided not to tell anyone," Jackson exined. He didn''t mean to offend Selina in


    any way, but he fooled around with her to unmask her bluff and make her self-conscious.


    "All right then, if that''s the case then I would just zip it," Selina said as she gestured zipping her mouth


    shut. She had never won a word fight with Jackson anyway so it''s better if she just backed down.


    Wilson approached Jackson with a warm smile and asked, "So, do you have any ns on going


    abroad again soon?"


    "Well, China is our home so we would probably stay here for good now," Jackson answered confidently.


    "Wilson, why don''t you wee us to your home?" Cherry joked as she approached Wilson and gave


    him a hug.


    "Of course. Where are my manners? You''re very much wee here," Wilson replied. He hugged


    Cherry back as tightly as she did.


    "Sure," Cherry chuckled. "Because I''m just thinking that if you don''t, I''ll ask Mom and Uncle Jacob to


    she loosened her hug.


    "Oh, Cherry! I missed you so much!" Selina eximed as she hugged Cherry. She nced at Jackson


    and smirked at him, "Oh Jackson, please don''t be jealous. Let me just hug your wife a little longer."


    "You are still so naughty," Jackson chuckled. He didn''t know how to respond to it.


    "Cherry, where are Lawrence and Violet? Why aren''t they with you?" Elsa asked curiously since she


    had not seen her grandchildren for a long time.


    "They''ll be here by noon. Lawrence''s just finishing some work at the office. Violet is with Greg, but they


    are on their way," Cherry said, holding Elsa''s arms as they walked into the vi.


    "Let them be. These kids are busy as bees," Jacob said.


    "That''s absolutely true. Lawrence inherited those works from Jackson. His father wouldn''t be here if


    Lawrence doesn''t do all those stuffs," said Selina.


    "Selina, look at you. I was only gone for a few years and now you''re wise." She meant it as a praise but


    wanted to sound sarcastic at the same time to tease Selina more.


    "So you mean I wasn''t wise before?" Selina chuckled.


    "Of course you''ve always been wise. Being the queen of the business circle in this city and the


    Executive Director of the JC Group at the same time, you''ve pretty much outdone any woman of your


    age. I will dare anyone who will say you''re not wise or smart," Cherry replied.


    "You both have children of your own, but you still banter at each other like children," Elsa said with a


    helpless smile on her face. She enjoyed these chatters with her family. It''s been a while since they''ve


    been together in one ce.


    All of them headed straight to the living room and each got theirfortable spot on the elegant round


    sofa. As soon as everyone settled in, house maids started serving hot tea and cakes for the family.


    "By the way, I heard Austin already graduated. But why hasn''t hee back to China yet? What


    country is he currently at now?" Cherry suddenly asked, thinking about his nephew who always had fun


    abroad.


    "I really don''t have any idea where he is and I prefer not to talk about him now," Wilson replied in an


    upset tone.


    "I''m sorry. What''s wrong?" Cherry followed through. She was worried that something unfortunate had


    happened to Austin from the look on Wilson''s face.


    "Apparently, young people nowadays prefer to do what they''re passionate about instead of taking after


    their parents'' businesses," Jacob chuckled. "We''ve been persuading Austin toe back and take


    over the H King Group so Selina and Wilson can retire. But he chose to stay abroad to start his own


    business. Small profit with big risk. He prefers to start from nothing that continue a stable business his


    parents started," Jacob continued to tell Cherry.


    "I see," Cherry nodded.


    "Well, we all know how Austin wants to live his life. He loves all sorts of adventures and risks. But he''s


    very independent to the point that he didn''t want to ask for money from us. And this breaks our heart


    seeing how hard his life is abroad. He didn''t want to take over the H King Group and just obey us,"


    Selinained helplessly. She remained silent for a moment, sighed then continued, "Cherry, what


    should we do? How can we change him?"


    Cherry reached for Selina''s hands and tried tofort her in a gentle voice, "Selina, I understand what


    you meant. You know how hard it is to start a business because you''ve been there. And I know you


    love Austin very much that you don''t want him to live a hard life. But why don''t you consider letting him


    try?"


    Cherry looked around the room and said, "They''re now grown ups and can decide for themselves. As


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    parents, the only thing we can do is giving them our unconditional love and support. They must know


    that we''re here for them whether they seed or fail and make them feel wee to alwayse


    back home."


    After hearing what Cherry said, Jacob and Elsa nodded in agreement.


    "You''re right," Wilson agreed with Cherry as well.


    "Let Austin try to live his own life and hope for the best with his own business. I''m just proud that the


    two young men in our family are both capable and sessful in their line of business," Jackson said


    with conviction.


    "Yes, that''s exactly what I''m thinking. The girls are also settled down and stable. Violet is starting her


    own family with Greg. Alice and Tim are happily married. Natalie and her mother are now living abroad.


    So, if the Lawrence and Austin can be both sessful, then there''s nothing for us to worry about. We


    can rest and enjoy our retirement," Elsa calmly said.


    "I agree, Mom. You can enjoy your life at home," replied Cherry with a smile.


    "Now that you''re all back in the city, I can peacefully enjoy my life. You know how worried I was when


    you all left for Hong Kong. I didn''t know whether you''re living a good life there. There was this time


    when I thought Lawrence would live with us because of Violet. But when he came back to China, Violet


    left," Elsa finally said what she had in mind. There were a lot of things she wanted to say but never had


    the chance because the whole family was usually away. But now that they were all at home, this was


    the best time to let them know how she felt. "I am d that you''re all here. But I''ll be happier if I can


    see my great-grandchildren soon. Cherry, you need to talk to you children," she continued, looking at


    Cherry with a sly smile.


    "No, Mom. I can''t tell my children to foster a baby that fast. Why don''t you tell them yourselfter


    today?" Cherry said, refusing her mother''s request.


    "Yeah, Mom. Perhaps they''ll listen to you because they won''t listen to us about the matter. But you


    know what, maybe we''ll hear about the baby news from Violetter. But as for Lawrence, he can''t


    simply produce that baby in an instant, but you can try to talk him through." said Selina.


    Jackson, Wilson and Jacobughed hysterically after they heard what Selina just said. They


    sometimes appreciated Selina''s humor which lightened the mood in the room.


    They continued talking happily about everything – family, business, and life in general. Sounds of


    <pughter could be heard from the living room from time to time.