His Domineering Lover
Chapter 650

Rocco was stunned by this question, "Well, we immigrated into the US in the last century. The elders miss their homeland, though in the US." "Every generation has to learn Chinese, Chinese culture, and history after born. It is said that we live in the Cao camp but with our heart in the Han camp."

"At home, we speak Chinese only, and English is used to communicate with outsiders and for work.

I know a lot, though my visit to China is few."

"I see. No wonder your Chinese has no strange accent like other foreigners."

"Of course. I will get beaten up if the elders hear me speaking English at home." Rocco teased.

"Wow, you domestic discipline is quite strict." The image of a serious little old man popped into Renee's mind.

"More than strict, it's freaky." Rocco smiled disapprovingly. Only he himself knew how much bitterness there was in his smile.

The potential successor would be trained strictly, once chosen. And Tina had been through nonhuman training from childhood.

She was smart, but the abnormal training took most credits for her excellence now. After Tina disappeared, the elders decided to train a backup successor in case of accidents.

At first, Nina was chosen. She threatened her own life to refuse this responsibility, though young.

Then, male chauvinism stirred in the family. The men who wanted power recommended Rocco.

It was an awkward position, a back-up successor.

He would be the only successor when turning 18, and Tina was still away. That was how the elders promised him.

Rocco was instilled with ideas like women should stay home and take care of children. It was time for men to regain power after all these years when women took charge of everything in this ancient family.

It was 21 century, and the family was not mysterious anymore. Their family mission had died away with the Qing Dynasty long ago.

Divination was lost, and the R family built its own business empire. However, women were still in charge of the business and family, so male descendants began to be disgruntled.

With a promise to overturn the tradition, Rocco was pushed to the post of a backup successor. To excel Tina, Rocco had to study hard.

He skipped several grades like Tina, and the elders took him seriously.

Rocco had no ambition at first, though chosen. However, the male elders kept brainwashing him into getting the post of the patriarch. Gradually, he became interested in it.

Then, Tina was back and became the successor, though Rocco prepared hard for the post.

The elders in the family apologized and promised him the post of vice-president in the company.

There wouldn't be a disappointment if there was no expectation. Rocco felt indignant of being driving down from that top level.

Since God took his chance away, he would like to create one for his own. He worked harder and submissive to Tina on the surface.

He was determined to get everything he wanted through his own efforts one day. "What's on your mind? Why are you so serious?" Renee found Rocco absent-minded. "Well, I was thinking about my childhood." The complicated look on his face disappeared.

Tina took away all belonging to him when he was within a foot of his goal. Rocco was too young to realize that there were accidents in life. However, he couldn't allow himself to make the same mistake, even if the first one was an accident. Tina was getting worse recently.

Rocco was getting stronger. He could do nothing but wait to get the post.

However, the second accident happened again. He bumped into Tracey, looking like Tina.

It turned out that Tina had a baby during her escape. Thank God that he saw Tracey and had opportunities to prevent the second accident.

Tina had few days left, and Rocco would become the successor if Tracey was tackled.

"The past is the past, and you had better move on." Renee mistook that Rocco was thinking about his father or grandfather, whose rigorousness left him a psychological shadow.

"Mm. You're right. Let's move forward." Rocco grinned.

Tomorrow was the Eve of the Spring Festival. According to her pact with Adam, Tracey would go to the Sheng family for a dinner tomorrow night. So, she would like to receive her friends at home tonight. Tracey went to buy food early in the morning. Then, she bustled about in the kitchen, Adam was concerned with her.

"Tracey, what do you say if I get Jane to help you?"

"You are on a holiday, so is Jane!"

"I can replace Lucy, Betty, and Lily rather than Jane for you. Think about it!" Adam felt sorry for Tracey, who was so busy.

Adam would love to help. When Tracey was washing the vegetables, he rolled his sleeves and volunteered himself, "Tracey, let me help you."

"Great. Then, you wash these, and I go tackle the fish." Tracey left him the vegetables without hesitation, "Remember to pick off the old leaves."

"Okay." Adam gave her an OK gesture. No one had ever doubted that a president of an international company was incompetent of this trivial housework.

A few minutes later, Adam brought the vegetables to Tracey proudly, "Tracey, look, it is done."

Looking at the vegetable stems in the basket, Tracey said, "Well... why did you pick off all the leaves?"

"They are too old." There was radiance in Adam's eyes, and he was waiting for praise, like a cute puppy without realizing its own wrong.

Speechless, Tracey didn't feel like hurting him. And the brown sugar and ginger water, which Adam once cooked for her, relived in her memory.

She told herself at heart that, 'God is fair, and no one should be perfect. Adam is outstanding in other aspects, so let cooking be his shortcoming." "Tracey, I screwed it up?" "Well, it's not that bad." Tracey tried to sound humorous. "Just that we will need more vegetables if your way is adopted?"

"But those French dishes are of small quantity." Adam was an idiot in cooking.

"There is a difference between Chinese food and French ones. Adam, there should be something you can do well in." Tracey felt helpless.