"Yeah, it’s designed by my dad himself. He prefers living in a house, says apartments aren’t grounded." Vera handed the gift to Sister Feng who came to greet them, "Come on, let’s sit in the garden. The air is good there, and it’s cooler."

In the back garden, Grandma Wave was feeding the fish, and Vera took Sally Dalton over to introduce her to Grandma.

"Grandma, this is Sister Sally."

Grandma Wave turned around and gave Sally Dalton a once-over.

"Really pretty, is she your friend?"

"Grandma, she’s Brother Nathan’s fiancée."

"Really!" Grandma Wave’s eyes lit up, and she looked Sally Dalton over again, "Good, very good. How come Little Nathan didn’t come with you today?"

"He’s been busy at work for the past few days. He especially asked me to come by to see you and Vera today." Saying that, Sally Dalton handed over a treat, "Nathan prepared this especially for you, says you love eating it."

Vera took the treat, and Grandma Wave sighed, "That kid... always been sensible, sensible even as a child."

Sally Dalton chatted with the elderly woman for a while. Sister Feng brought over tea and snacks, and Sister Li took Grandma Wave to take her medicine. Vera then led her to sit in the pavilion.

"The old lady still seems quite hale."

"She’s been recovering well lately." Vera pushed the plate of snacks towards her, "Try it. Sister Feng made these herself, a specialty snack from Nicosa, the taste is pretty good."

Sally Dalton ate a small piece, took a sip of tea, then reached into her backpack and took out some documents, placing them in front of Vera.

"Actually, besides visiting you and Grandma, I have some matters I’d like to discuss with you today." 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Taking the documents she handed over, Vera looked at the content, her eyes filled with doubt.

"Jade River Project?"

"That’s right. I believe you’ve heard of this project already." Sally Dalton said with a smile, "This time, I want to discuss with you the cooperation between Barker and Ashton."

"Well..." Vera placed the documents on the table, "Sister Sally, actually... I’m only responsible for the advertising planning part of the company matters. These are all Kris Cooper’s business, I don’t get involved."

"I understand." Sally Dalton paused in thought, "The thing is, because this project requires a huge amount of funding, we’re planning to cooperate with Ashton. But Nathan is worried Kris Cooper might mind the previous matters, so I wanted to come over and discuss with you. If our two sides cooperate, with the strength of both our companies, we’re sure we could outcompete those big conglomerates, achieving a win-win. If we act separately, we’d just end up hurting each other, benefiting others. I came this time to convey Barker’s sincerity to you; specific details we’ll formally negotiate with Ashton. Of course, it depends on whether Mr. Cooper is interested."

At this point, she paused, lifted her teacup, and took a sip.

"I’m aware that because of prior matters, Nathan and Mr. Cooper have some misunderstandings, which is why I came to see you first."

"I understand. When he gets back tonight, I’ll tell him honestly. But... Sister Sally..." Vera smiled apologetically, "I can’t guarantee he’ll agree, I can only pass it along."

Recently, the company has been organizing materials on the Jade River project. Kris Cooper has been busy with this for days, and even the Planning Department has been intensively gathering data.