Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling stayed at Ling Mingrui’s place for dinner.
Ling Mingrui also asked Ling Ruonan to have Luo Xusheng come over, so they could join him and Xie Enhua for dinner.
Luo Xusheng had a last-minute matter to attend to, though he initially planned to spend the whole day with Ling Ruonan.
When Ling Ruonan called him, he was at the military camp.
After listening to what Ling Ruonan said, he agreed to come over for dinner.
Around five-thirty, Luo Xusheng appeared at the villa.
Before Luo Xusheng arrived, Ling Mingrui talked with Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling for a long time.
Initially, the three talked about matters related to the situation, but after Xie Enhua returned from grocery shopping, they switched to discussing matters related to the wedding.
The wedding of Luo Xusheng and Ling Ruonan was held very grandly, and both Ling Mingrui and Xie Enhua were quite touched.
To Xie Enhua, her daughter finally got married, and the wedding was so grand, a big weight in her heart had finally lifted.
With so many people coming to celebrate, she felt proud, and all the regrets were wiped away from her heart.
Ling Mingrui was also very pleased; Ling Ruonan finally married gloriously with a lavish wedding, as a father he also breathed a sigh of relief.
When Ling Ruonan got married, all the big names came to attend the wedding except for Chen Ruchang, which satisfied him greatly.
As they say, to deserve such honor as Ling Ruonan, with so many heavyweight figures coming to congratulate her, there should be no second person like her.
The grand scene at Ling Ruonan’s wedding also reflected another point, which is the status and influence of the Ling Family.
If that time, the Chen Family held a wedding, whether it was the Chen Family daughter getting married or the son marrying a bride, it would not be as lively as Ling Ruonan’s wedding. The guests congratulating them would not be more than those at Ling Ruonan’s wedding.
The same would apply to the Yang Family and Fang Family weddings.
With comparisons, you can feel the difference, thus Ling Mingrui remained quite proud.
Ling Jinhua attended Ling Ruonan’s wedding, although not surprisingly, but Ling Jinhua’s strong support for Ling Ruonan at the wedding still relieved him.
Though he believed Ling Ruonan was an "outward marrying woman" different from the sons of the Ling Family, he feared Ling Jinhua being too biased towards Ling Zhengping, which would let Ling Zhengping continue being unscrupulous, then things would become troublesome.
If Ling Zhengping gets carried away due to Ling Jinhua’s support and doesn’t listen even to him as a father, the conflict would only intensify, making things more troublesome.
Ling Jinhua gave Ling Ruonan an exceptional gift, although it had a bit of a pie-in-the-sky flavor, to outsiders, it was real support and recognition.
Ling Zhengping would think the same way.
Ling Jinhua’s support for Ling Zhengping thus weakened—at least this is what Ling Zhengping himself thought.
Today’s performance from Ling Zhengping also proved this fact; after Ling Jinhua publicly expressed an extraordinary view of Ling Ruonan, Ling Zhengping dared not act as arrogantly as before.
Ling Zhengping retreated, so internal conflicts within the Ling Family would be reduced, at least not erupt in the near future.
Thus, Ling Mingrui remained quite satisfied.
Today’s resolution also made him quite satisfied.
Although he knew Luo Ziling was not very satisfied, with Ling Ruonan present, nothing would go wrong.
Although Luo Ziling was bold, in this matter, he would certainly not stir things up behind Ling Ruonan’s back.
Luo Ziling still had a sense of the larger picture—Ling Mingrui believed in that.
Thus, during dinner, he was quite enthusiastic and clinked glasses with Luo Ziling and Luo Xusheng several times.
He also publicly promised to have Luo Xusheng appointed to the military department soon, and his military rank would quickly be promoted from colonel to brigadier general.
Ling Mingrui also made her post-transition arrangements clear to Ling Ruonan.
"If all goes as planned, early next year you will be appointed to Jiangnan Province as Deputy Chief Administrator. If all goes well, you can be promoted after two years in the position. A few years later, you can spend some time in Jiangsu Province or El Province as the top leader, then move to Yue Province or several directly governed cities as the leader. Of course, whether you can smoothly assume these roles later depends on your fortune. After all, there is still a difference between women and men. If you can create a historical precedent for women in politics, we’d certainly be delighted to see that!"
"Grandfather, if my mom creates a historical precedent for women in politics, then the Ling Family’s influence will definitely skyrocket," Luo Ziling laughed and said, "If that’s the case, everyone would just view her as a daughter of the Ling Family, not as a daughter-in-law of the Luo Family. Right?"
Ling Ruonan, who had been quietly listening to Ling Mingrui speak, gave Luo Ziling a glare, motioning him not to interrupt casually.
Luo Ziling didn’t seem to mind, he just chuckled and smiled.
"That’s true." Ling Mingrui nodded, acknowledging Luo Ziling’s statement, "Both now and in the past, everyone views Ruonan as a daughter of the Ling Family. In the future, people will also regard her the same. Now in the new era, women can make history just like men. As a daughter of the Ling Family, you must be cautious and strive to advance further. As your father, I hope to someday see you achieve ultimate success."
Ling Ruonan gently replied, "Dad, thank you for your encouragement and support, I will certainly work hard. However, many things are beyond what I can control. I can only say this: The plan depends on people, but the outcome is in the hands of heaven."
Luo Ziling smiled and chimed in: "Grandfather, grandmother, you definitely will live to see my mom succeed one day!"
"I hope we can live to see that day!" Xie Enhua said with quite emotion.
"You definitely will, with me and Grandpa around, we will make sure you live a long life," Luo Ziling said with great ambition.
"To be honest, ever since you came to help us with our health, Grandpa and I have improved a lot, and some ailments that used to recur now rarely do. We feel more energetic daily, and sleep among other things has greatly improved. Look, grandpa’s black hair is growing more!" Xie Enhua smiled broadly as she said these words.
Ling Mingrui also smiled, saying: "It really is thanks to Ziling coming to the Capital, he has greatly helped our Ling Family. Without him, the Ling Family definitely would have faced more losses."
"Grandfather, grandmother, as a grandson of the Ling Family, I will surely fight for the interests of the Ling Family," Luo Ziling said with great ambition, "No matter when, I will remember I am a grandson of the Ling Family, I will not dare to tarnish the Ling Family nor will I compete against it for benefits."
"That’s good!" Ling Mingrui nodded, then seriously addressed Luo Xusheng and Ling Ruonan, saying: "Your son is even more outstanding than you were in your younger days. As long as you provide him with resources and opportunities, supervise him more closely to reduce his impatience, his achievements surely won’t be lower than yours. I am also fortunate to have such a wise and discerning grandson."
Ling Mingrui’s words allowed Ling Ruonan to sigh in relief.
She knew that her patience today had brought her rewards.