"Elder De!! How are you?!" Elder Zan asked.
He was calling elder De to discuss about the admission of Zan Guiying. When he reached back home, his son informed what happened when Zan Guiying arrived back from De mansion. So elder Zan thought it would be better to also get assurance from De family's decision maker, elder De. He knew De Longjun must have informed about the thing, but elder Zan decided to call him. The process is about using De family's power...
Like that, after getting assurance from De Longjun, elder Zan called elder De.
"Elder De!! How are you?!"
"I am fine!! Elder Zan!! How are you doing?!"
"I am also doing well!!"
"But I know when you call me elder De, I know it's not a friend's call, rather a buisnes man's call. Is it about Yingying's admission?!"
"Yes!! Did your grandson talk to you?!"
"Mmm... I was waiting for your call. I know you would call me. Tell me what is it?!"
"Elder De, do you stand with your grandson in this?!"
"Yes!! You know I like Yingying!!"
"But elder De. You are using your power for Yingying to get admitted in that school. Are you sure you are not suffering any loss admitting a 'not very rich kid' in your school?!"
"No! I am not!! It's not a loss for me!!"
"Elder De....!!"
"Elder Zan, can I ask you something?!" Elder De suddenly interrupted elder Zan.
"What is it elder De?!"
"What do you think about De Longjun? Say truthfully!!"
Elder Zan paused. "He is a good kid. He is mature. He is attentive and caring. He has decision making qualities and an aura of a true heir and he is really good to Yingying."
Elder De laughed. "I know you wanted to say more than this. But let me tell you something. De Longjun.... He became mature faster than his peers. Even when he was a small kid, he grew faster than children around his age, mentally... We were both sad and happy when he acted like that. He acted like a perfect heir of De family. Untill he met Yingying.... That day changed everything...."
"I know!! You told me about that. He became a kid like his age..."
"But only when Yingying is around!! He only acts like a kid when he is with Yingying!!"
"What?! When Yingying talks about De Longjun, she doesn't tell me about this...."
"The thing is your grandchild doesn't know about it. That's why. When she leaves the De mansion after sleepover, he acts like he always do. And you know now.... He is sixteen.... Elder De stopped. "I know I can't talk about our heir's love life to anyone. But I can talk to you. Actually.... It's sixteen... When I was during that age, I was in love with a girl near my house. But he still doesn't even look at girls!!" Elder De complained.
"So.... Are you thinking using my Yingying to make him seen as a human to girls in that school?! And make him fall in love?!" Elder Zan turned serious.
"Wh.....att!! That's not I am saying!! It's.... Only Yingying can make my grandson a human. When he was with her, I can see... He is genuinely happy...."
Elder Zan understood what he was getting at. "You think our Yingying is a good match for De Longjun."
"Yes... I am thinking like that. What are your thoughts about this?!"
"How should I answer...." Elder Zan pondered.
"Elder Zan. I am not thinking Yingying as a medicine for my grandson. I genuinely like her to see her as my granddaughter in law. She is caring, loving and gentle. She is sensible too. She is a good match for De Longjun. And it's not a buisness transaction. You are my friend. And I also like to see us becoming in laws. What do you think?"
"Elder De. I also like De Longjun becoming my grandson in law. They will be a good match. But isn't he regard Yingying as his sister?!"
"Elder Zan. More than you, I watch both of them when they are here. Let me tell you, even De Longjun tells he sees her as his sister, I can see it devloping not as a brother sister relationship."
"Are you sure about that?!"
"What are you talking elder Zan, you know I have a knack of understanding this kinds of things!!"
"Okay!! I will belive you... for now. So, are you suggesting that you will come to our house formally for this?"
"If you say yes we will come next day!!" Elder De said eagerly.
"No! No!! Even though I like the idea of us becoming in laws, let us wait untill she becomes an adult. And also, it's about the kids. We don't know if their mind will change or not when they become older!!" Elder Zan rejected his eagerness.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!" Elder De laughed. "I don't think he will come to like other women even when he becomes older!!"
"Are you sure about that?!"
"Yes!! If you don't belive me, you could watch it yourself!!" Elder De suggested.
"Mm... Then I will. If it is going like you suggested, we could proceed it and wait untill she comes to age!!"
"Okay!! Then you can watch it when you go to send her to school."
"Mmm... I would!!"
"But we don't have to discuss it with our sons and daughter in laws. We could inform them when the time is right."
"Okay!! As you say. But watch it yourself!!"
"Mm... Okay then goodbye elder De!!"
Both of them hung up the call.
Elder Zan called his son.
"What is it father?!" Zan Tengfei asked.
"I talked with elder De. He is okay with the arrangement."
"I had agreed with De Longjun even before I got your permission. Father!! I am sorry!!"
"It's okay son!!" Elder Zan sighed. "I know you can't say no to her."
"Mm..." Zan Tengfei bowed and left...
***
Like that, when it was Zan Guiying's first day in City A Elite High, all of the family members gone to send her off.
From far, elder Zan could see De Longjun approaching them. All the girls around him grooving and blushing... But he didn't care about them and looked at them coldly...
But when he looked turned towards Zan Guiying, his gaze turned warm... He smiled...
Elder De!! What you told us true... Your grandson is really going to fall in love with my granddaughter.... Elder Zan smiled....