"This isn't my fault. How can you say I'm poaching them?"
"This was your father's arrangement. Even if it is poaching, he was the one who asked me to do it."
"Maybe your father thought they were a nuisance and planned to have me take them in." Chen Changan said with a smile.
"Forget it. It doesn't matter."
"Come on, we can head back now."
"There's still so much time ahead. Don't you have any other plans?"
Hearing Zhang Ergou's words, Chen Changan shook his head. He really didn't have any plans.
After returning to the Zhang Family, Chen Changan went back to his own residence, while Zhang Ergou went straight to find her father, Zhang Xiaoni.
Zhang Ergou recounted everything that had happened at the manor, exactly as it had occurred.
After listening, Zhang Xiaoni merely smiled faintly and showed no other reaction.
"Father, aren't you worried that once these people have gotten a taste of the benefits, they'll join the Miracle Treasure Pavilion for good?"
"Chen Changan is a good person, and he won't make an enemy of us, but they used to be dependent on our Zhang Family."
"Or do you actually have... another plan?" Zhang Ergou asked.
Zhang Xiaoni smiled at Zhang Ergou but didn't answer. Instead, she asked, "Given your intelligence, what have you figured out?"
"Me?"
"My thoughts are simple. First, you did this on purpose. You wanted Chen Changan to take the lead this time, and even to win by a landslide."
"Second, you'd be quite happy to see Chen Changan win, and even become a Ruler Realm powerhouse."
"Third, you'd much rather I build a good relationship with Chen Changan. Whatever kind of relationship it is, I should definitely get along with him."
"Lastly... if everything I said before is true, then