The call was from Elder Qiao of the Qiao Family.
Qiao Rui saw the call and naturally didn't want to answer during dinner, fearing it would spoil her appetite.
Pei Liyan suggested answering the call, but she still refused.
"No need!"
She slid the answer button and took the call.
Elder Qiao's quite courteous voice came through, "Qiao Rui, are you in Liancheng?"
"Yes, Grandpa!" Qiao Rui said.
"When are you coming back?" Elder Qiao asked.
"That, you should ask Mr. Pei," Qiao Rui said, "I don't know the exact return date yet."
"Well, I called to ask if your eldest sister has been causing you trouble?" Elder Qiao continued.
Qiao Rui was taken aback, not expecting Elder Qiao to speak like this; it was not his usual approach, which would have been to accuse and question.
Today, he was unexpectedly speaking from her perspective.
This surprised Qiao Rui a bit, and she immediately understood it was all because of the eight hundred million in funds she controlled.