Chapter 129

Xu Gui and the others had already turned off the live stream when they went to the Lu family's house.

Although Lu Boyi didn't mind being filmed, Xu Gui felt that they were just having dinner at a friend's house, not going to work, so there was no need to continue the live stream.

As for the fans' lamentations, Xu Gui was perfectly justified, after all, he had his reasons and evidence.

The group arrived at the Lu family's house and were greeted by Old Man Lu and Lu Baiyuan at the door. As soon as Lu Baiyuan saw Xu Gui and the others, she rushed over and hugged Xu Gui's leg, sweetly saying, "Sister, Yuan Yuan missed you so much!"

Old Lu pursed his lips and said, "Didn't you just part ways this morning? How come you miss each other so much already?"

Lu Baiyuan turned to look at him and said seriously, "Grandpa, you don't understand. My sister and I are so close that a day apart feels like three autumns. If we don't see each other for a morning, it's like several months have already passed!"

She said with feigned seriousness, "I haven't seen my sister for months, of course I miss her terribly!"

Old Man Lu: "..." Whose child is this? He speaks so eloquently. Oh, so he's from our Lu family?

"She's practically a modern-day succubus!" Yang Haolin exclaimed to Yuan Lu in a low voice. "She's so good with words."

Her sweet words, coupled with her chubby, adorable face and incredibly big eyes, could easily make anyone swoon.

Yang Haolin clicked his tongue in amazement, thinking to himself: If he were half as good at talking as this kid, his uncle wouldn't have to worry about him suffering setbacks at work.

Sigh... Yang Haolin sighed.

Lu Baiyi called out to them, "Don't stand at the door, everyone, let's go inside."

Once inside, Lu Baiyuan was even busier, greeting Xu Gui and the others to sit down and bustling around, attending to them in various ways. Although it was unclear what she was busy with, she certainly seemed very busy.

After finishing her work, she wiped imaginary sweat from her forehead, looking exhausted, and exclaimed, "I'm so tired!"

The adults nearby couldn't help but laugh.

Old Lu sat down next to Xu Gui and the others, glancing at her with his eyes, and said, "I watched your live stream. You're too arrogant! You actually said you'd earn a hundred million right off the bat. Aren't you afraid of exaggerating your boast?"

Xu Gui looked at him and asked, "So, do you think I can achieve this goal?"

"Well," Old Man Lu stroked his chin, glanced at her again, and muttered, "If it were someone else, I would definitely think it wouldn't work, but with you... well, maybe not."

After all, Xu Gui is a person who often surprises people; other people's standards simply cannot be applied to her. Thinking back to four months ago, when she first started filming "360 Trades," how quietly she was doing—who could have imagined that she would have such a presence and scale now?

“But there are only a few days left until the end of your show,” Old Man Lu said, moving closer to her. “I’ve done the calculations, and you’re still short at least 30 million. How are you going to earn 30 million in these few days?”

Xu Gui simply smiled and remained silent.

Old Lu looked at her and said, "Judging from your expression, it seems you already have an idea in mind. Tell me quickly, how do you plan to earn these 30 million?"

Xu Gui didn't answer Old Man Lu's question. Instead, he looked at him and asked curiously, "The places on your body where you were beaten are already healed, right?"

Old Man Lu: "..."

Xu Gui sighed, "I told you before that you shouldn't be fickle when it comes to relationships. As you get older, you should cultivate your character and stop doing your square dancing. But now it seems you didn't listen to me at all."

After saying that, seeing the old man's twitching eyes, she asked him curiously, "So, how badly were you beaten up? I asked you to send me a picture, but you wouldn't, and then you stopped replying to my messages..."

She looked at Old Man Lu with a "you're so cold-hearted" gaze—when the two of them chatted, they didn't seem like a junior and an elder, but more like two friends of the same age, so their attitudes were quite casual.

Although Xu Gui is now friends with Lu Boyi, she and Old Man Lu... are still separate matters. After all, Old Man Lu was the first person she met.

Old Man Lu said speechlessly, "...I think you just want to see me make a fool of myself!"

Xu Gui blinked and asked humbly, "You figured it out?"

Old Man Lu snorted coldly, pointing out her excessive behavior: "You clearly have no intention of hiding your intention to make a fool of me!"

Hearing this, Xu Gui couldn't help but laugh. She said with a smile, "It's not my fault. Why didn't you listen to me back then? You knew perfectly well that I'm very good at fortune telling, but you still ignored what I said..."

Later, after he was beaten up, he stopped setting up his stall altogether. Whenever Xu Gui asked him about it on the phone, he would evade the question and change the subject, which only fueled Xu Gui's curiosity.

Just then, Xu Gui felt a sudden weight on his leg, and a soft figure lay on his lap.

"Sister, you want to know about the time my grandfather was beaten? Yuan Yuan knows!" Lu Baiyuan said eagerly, "Yuan Yuan can tell you!"

Old Man Lu's expression changed, and he reached out to grab the child: "You brat!"

Yuan Yuan giggled when he grabbed her.

Lu Baiyi brought the fruit and saw this scene. A smile flashed in his eyes. He placed the fruit plate in front of Xu Gui and said, "My grandfather has been thinking about you. He watched every single one of your live streams!"

Even if he couldn't watch it sometimes because of other things, he would find the video online to watch later, making sure he didn't miss a single one.

However, after his eldest grandson brought it up, Old Man Lu felt a little embarrassed. He snorted coldly, glanced at Xu Gui arrogantly, and said haughtily, "I'm just curious, can you really earn a hundred million in half a month?"

He said, "I'm afraid that the more confidently you made those promises, the more pathetic you'll be when you fail to achieve them! At that point, all the reputation you've built up over the past few months will probably be destroyed!"

He thought to himself: Young people are too arrogant in their actions, leaving themselves no room for maneuver.

After listening, Xu Gui thought for a moment and said, "But even if I can't earn a hundred million, I can earn tens of millions in half a month. That result already far surpasses that of many people, doesn't it?"

Old Man Lu said meaningfully, "Even so, public opinion can be manipulated and guided..."

Xu Gui smiled and said, "Old Lu, thank you for worrying about me, but... I don't think I'll lose!"

She said with certainty, "I can definitely win! I will definitely achieve this goal of one hundred million!"

That's incredibly arrogant!

Old Lu thought to himself, but when he looked at Xu Gui, his eyes were full of admiration and his lips were full of smiles.

After all, what kind of young person wouldn't be arrogant? Back in the day, when Old Man Lu was young, he was just as arrogant as Xu Gui.

Perhaps influenced by Xu Gui's sharp spirit, Old Man Lu felt a surge of pride at that moment. However, when he turned his gaze and saw his grandson looking directly at Xu Gui with eyes full of admiration, his pride faltered.

Old Man Lu: This kid...

*

Lu Boyi wasn't lying when he said he was going to cook for Xu Gui. After talking with Xu Gui for a while, he got up and went to the kitchen, rolling up his sleeves to prepare some snacks for her.

As for lunch today, there's a chef at home, so he doesn't need to cook.

Because Lu Boyi likes to cook, he has his own single kitchen at home. Just as he was preparing the ingredients, a head peeked in through the kitchen door.

"Do you need my help?" Xu Gui asked.

Lu Baiyi looked at her in surprise and asked, "Why did you come here?"

Then she said, "No need, I can manage here by myself. You can sit down and chat with my grandpa and the others. If you're bored, you can have some fruit, or Yuan Yuan can take you to the movie theater, or you can go to the game room to play games..."

Their house is very big, and it has a lot of equipment, all of which are top-of-the-line.

Xu Gui had already walked in. She said, "I don't want to watch a movie or play games right now... What are you planning to do? Is there anything I can help you with?"

She walked up to Lu Baiyi, her expression looking somewhat eager.

Lu Baiyi glanced at her, and seeing that she really wanted to try it, a smile flashed in his eyes.

"In that case, help me crack an egg!" He shoved an egg into her hand.

Xu Gui's eyes widened with curiosity.

...

Xu Gui said she was helping Lu Baiyi, but she was a bit clumsy. After several attempts, she kept throwing the eggshells into the whisk, so Lu Baiyi had to give her another task.

Fortunately, Xu Gui doesn't care what kind of help it is. She's happy to help with small things like adding water or rolling up Lu Baiyi's sleeves, with an expression that says, "I helped, I'm so great."

She said she was very proud.

Looking at the expression on her face, Lu Boyi couldn't help but think: So cute.

When he realized what he had been thinking in front of the person involved, his ears turned slightly red. Then, Xu Gui curiously poked his ear.

Lu Baiyi suddenly turned his head and looked at Xu Gui beside him with a startled expression.

His reaction was so extreme that Xu Gui stared at him with wide eyes and said, "I was just curious why your ears suddenly turned red. Are you feeling unwell?"

Lu Baiyi's face turned completely red, and he explained, "I'm just hot!"

Xu Gui pointed out a fact: "But your whole face is red now, is that because of the heat?"

Lu Boyi nodded firmly: "That's right, it's from the heat!"

Xu Gui nodded in sudden realization.

Lu Baiyi's eyes flickered, and he didn't dare to look at Xu Gui. His expression was somewhat uneasy. Affected by his emotions, the atmosphere in the kitchen was rather subtle... Xu Gui didn't know what this atmosphere was, but she quite liked being in the same space with Lu Baiyi.

Lu Baiyi's luck was so strong that no tortoise could resist its attraction. Being in the same space as him made the tortoise feel very comfortable, and the whole tortoise felt lightheaded.

Thinking this, Xu Gui moved a little closer to Lu Baiyi and asked him, "What else do you need me to do?"

Lu Baiyi: "...Ah, this..."

Hearing his nervous voice, the old man and the young man squatting at the kitchen door couldn't help but sigh in disappointment.

"Your older brother is really useless! Why is he being shy at a time like this? He should be brave and go for it!" Old Man Lu whispered to his granddaughter. "You can't pursue a girl by being shy. Back then, your grandma and I got together because I took the initiative!"

Lu Baiyuan nodded vigorously, "Big brother is indeed too useless! Sigh, with him like this, when will Sister Xu Gui become my sister-in-law? Sister Xu Gui is so beautiful, and so many people like her. If big brother is so useless, what if Sister Xu Gui is snatched away by some other bad man?"

Old Man Lu said, "You can't blame your older brother. This is his first time getting married!"

Although Lu Baiyi is twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, he has never been in a relationship. His family has never seen him show any interest in any woman. So, he is very experienced in being pursued, but pursuing someone is a first for him.

Old Man Lu pondered this and felt that things couldn't continue like this.

"Yuan Yuan, Grandpa is giving you a task! Your older brother wants to win over your sister Xu Gui, and it's up to you!"

"...Grandpa, don't worry, Yuan Yuan will take care of this!"

The grandfather and grandson exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with high spirits.