Guo Mingli glared at him irritably and said, "Even if your mother's cooking skills were terrible, she still raised you to this age without you starving. How much do you pay someone to cook for you? I've cooked for you for over twenty years, have you ever paid me?"

Then she added, "You should learn to cook too. You'll have to cook eventually when you're living at home. Oil fumes are really bad for your skin. With Xiaoxiao's delicate skin, how can you bear to let her go into the kitchen?"

These words were mostly meant for Tang Xiaoxiao, who simply smiled and remained silent.

Han Yunqi awkwardly buried his head in his rice, ignoring his mother's words.

No matter how he responds, it's wrong. If he argues, it seems like he doesn't care enough about Tang Xiaoxiao. If he agrees, his mother might not be happy. Maybe one day she'll think about it and realize that she's raised her son for nothing, that he's been pampered at home and doesn't do any chores, but now that he has a girlfriend, he's eagerly learning to cook for her.

A woman's heart is like the bottom of the sea; the more you say, the more mistakes you make. Often, silence is the best response.

Han Yunqi is not stupid; he just doesn't bother to speculate most of the time.

The meal was quite pleasant, and afterwards the family sat together chatting. Guo Mingli asked if the two of them were not busy at the company recently and how they had time to come back. Tang Xiaoxiao then took the opportunity to explain that she had another purpose for coming to D City this time: to set up a branch company.

Although Han Shiping and his wife were not very clear about Tang Xiaoxiao's net worth or even what she did, Han Yunqi kept his mouth shut about Tang Xiaoxiao and didn't reveal a single unnecessary word to his parents... but the fact that they were going to set up a branch company... made them seem very impressed.

The future daughter-in-law is so capable that the parents-in-law are feeling a bit insecure.

Upon hearing Tang Xiaoxiao mention that she had her eye on a piece of land in Qingquan District of K City, the couple exchanged a glance. Han's father said, "That piece of land in Qingquan is indeed feasible. It was contracted to a boss before to build some kind of agritainment business, but it didn't work out in the end. After that, that piece of land became a headache for the government. It has been auctioned twice in the past few years, but it hasn't been sold."

Qingquan District in K City, though called a district, is actually just a small village with a small population. The agritourism businesses have closed down because, although K City is a small county with mountains and rivers and beautiful scenery, it lacks local character and doesn't attract enough tourists. If outsiders don't come and locals aren't interested, then businesses simply can't survive.

Tang Xiaoxiao's branch office doesn't need to attract customers; all it needs is convenient transportation and a sufficient area.

Because of its less-than-ideal location and the fact that it had failed to sell at auction twice, the price of that plot of land was unlikely to be very high in the future.

It's perfect in every way.

Around eight o'clock, Tang Xiaoxiao got up to say goodbye. Guo Mingli wanted her to stay, but Tang Xiaoxiao politely declined. Guo Mingli didn't say much; after all, Tang Xiaoxiao and Han Yunqi were just a couple, and it wouldn't look good for her, as the man's parent, to force the woman to stay.

Tang Xiaoxiao didn't think too much about it; she simply didn't want to stay overnight. The Han family only had two bedrooms, and if she stayed, she would inevitably have to share a room with Guo Mingli, which she wasn't very willing to do.

Han Yunqi escorted Tang Xiaoxiao out, and the two drove straight to the five-star hotel where they had stayed during their previous game meetup.

There are more than ten five-star hotels in D City, but Tang Xiaoxiao subconsciously prefers to choose places she is relatively familiar with, so she simply doesn't change to another one, and the two hotels are not very far apart.

Upon arriving at the hotel, Han Yunqi registered at the front desk and requested a business double room. He then escorted Tang Xiaoxiao upstairs, found the room number, swiped his card to enter, and carefully checked every corner of the room.