Ultimately, at Lu Fan's insistence, Lu Xi stayed.

She has to handle this personally; trying to hide behind the scenes is not a good habit.

Although Lu Xi has this kind of personality, it needs to be changed.

Because Lu Xi had become somewhat dependent, she could leave everything to her brother to handle, and she didn't need to worry about anything.

It's fine in the short term, but in the long run...

It will definitely cause many irreversible effects, such as creating some problems for Lu Xi's interpersonal relationships in the future.

"I don't want to go, why are you forcing me to go?"

Lu Xi pouted unhappily: "I just don't like interacting with strangers and saying polite things. It's so hypocritical. Someone as innocent as me is not suited for that kind of occasion at all."

Lu Xi does actually dislike crowded places or places with strangers.

She prefers to be alone or with family and friends.

This makes me feel safer...

But that doesn't mean she can't face that kind of situation.

If there's really no other way, she can handle that kind of situation very well.

"Even if you're not suitable, you have to be suitable for me."

Lu Fan answered decisively:

"If you don't want to be suitable now, what will you do when you face the bosses of the company or communicate with other companies in the future?"

Lu Fan's considerations were quite far-reaching, because the Jiang Group would definitely be handed over to Lu Xi in the future.

If she gets tired of this kind of life, then she won't be able to run the company in the future, which won't do.

"We'll face it when the time comes, but if we can avoid facing it, we won't. What's wrong with that?"

Hearing Lu Xi's words, Lu Fan reached out and tapped her on the head:

"If you argue with me again, I'll beat you up."

Lu Xi, who had been hit by Lu Fan, immediately became angry.

He ran to Jiang Manyue's side and cried, "..."

"Sister-in-law, look! My brother is bullying me. He's always bullied me like this before, and now he even dares to hit me."

As Lu Xi spoke, tears seemed to well up in her eyes.

Jiang Manyue even felt a little sorry for him, seeing his aggrieved expression.

Jiang Manyue glared at Lu Fan and said:

"Alright, Lu Fan, how dare you hit our Xi Xi? Be careful, or I'll get up and teach you a lesson. If I weren't so immobile right now, I would definitely pinch you hard."

Jiang Manyue had already come looking for her younger sister, so how could she not help?

But perhaps she could say a few harsh words, since she is currently very inconvenient to move around and it's impossible for her to teach Lu Fan a lesson.

Upon seeing Jiang Manyue step forward, Lu Fan immediately became obedient.

He glanced in Lu Xi's direction and gave her a fierce look.

"Oh no, my brother's glaring at me. What does that mean? Is he holding a grudge? Does he want to bully me again when my sister-in-law isn't around?"

Hearing Lu Xi's words, Lu Fan shook his head helplessly.

This guy has a lot of psychology knowledge!

It would be a shame if you didn't become an actor. Why don't you go and see what's going on?

If they need people, you can go and work for two days.

Maybe it will become a hit... then I won't need to take over the company anymore.

The whole noon passed quickly amidst the playful banter and laughter of the group.

——

One o'clock in the afternoon.

After the call was connected, Lu Fan took Lu Xi downstairs to meet the resident.

He said it would be afternoon, and he was indeed punctual. Lu Fan was quite satisfied with that.

After going downstairs, Lu Fan saw a mature man dressed in casual clothes.

Upon seeing Lu Fan, the man immediately greeted him: "Hello, my surname is Wang!"

"My surname is Lu."

Lu Fan replied calmly, "Mr. Wang, if there are no problems, shall we go and hand over the house?"

Lu Fan's main purpose was to buy a house, not to make friends.

So there was no intention to say anything more; they went straight to the point and took him to deal with the house issue.

After all, Lu Xi seems to be getting impatient now.

If you let her buy this house quickly, she'll feel much more at ease.

"Okay, no problem, let's go then."

He then got up, signed the contract, and paid the money, thus concluding the transaction.

Throughout the entire process, Lu Xi wore a smile, and it was clear that it was genuine.

She was genuinely happy to be able to buy this house...

Back in her room, Lu Xi collapsed onto the sofa and shared her joy with Jiang Manyue.

"Sister-in-law, I finally have my own house! Hahahaha."

Lu Xi said with a smile.

Lu Fan, standing to the side, said irritably, "Shouldn't you be thanking me right now? This is the house I bought for you! Don't forget that!"

"No, no, my brother is the best."

After Lu Xi finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something, and a slight smile appeared on her lips:

"Hey bro, you haven't forgotten about the renovation, have you?"

"This is my first house, so it definitely has to be decorated to my liking. Otherwise, how could I be happy? Besides, it wasn't easy for me to buy this house."

"We've already spent so much money, what's a little more for renovations?"

Lu Xi directly mimicked Lu Fan's tone.

Seeing Lu Xi's serious expression, Lu Fan shook his head helplessly:

"You're probably only nice to me when you're spending my money; the rest of the time you're really rude to me."

"You can't say that. Your attitude towards me hasn't been good either. Otherwise, why would I treat you badly?"

Lu Xi abruptly changed the subject and continued speaking:

"Brother, none of that matters. I think the most important thing right now is to get the money for the renovation in advance so I can find a designer to design my renovation style and buy some furniture."

"I need to finish these things quickly, stay for a few days, and then go back to Nancheng to work. Do you think what I said makes sense?"

Lu Fan shook his head helplessly.

Then he handed over a bank card: "The money in this card should be enough for your renovation. Be careful with your spending. Although there's no upper limit to the budget, you still need to understand the concept of cost-effectiveness."

Some things aren't necessarily better the more expensive they are; that's just a scam targeting brainless rich people.

"You need to learn more from me. When I was decorating, I carefully selected everything and never wasted a single penny. Now you understand?"

"Okay, okay, stop dawdling and give it to me now."

Lu Xi snatched the bank card from Lu Fan's hand.

I put it in my pocket.