A few days later, it was the end of July. Chen Baohua had been in Beijing for about ten days.
A couple of days ago, Huo Kai was busy, so Chen Xiaoliu stayed in the courtyard house or took the bus to the nearby Forbidden City Square.
Yesterday, Chen Xihua even took him to climb the Great Wall.
Tonight, Huo Kai has a friend's birthday party and said he'll come to pick up Chen Xiaoliu. It's only noon now, so it's not time yet.
"Fifth Sister, those rich kids of Young Master Huo's usually spend so much money on their entertainment!" Chen Xiaoliu said, looking like she couldn't afford to.
"How did it cost money?" Chen Xihua asked, somewhat amused.
"I won't even mention the money spent on food, drink, and entertainment; as for other items like gold and silver jewelry, jade, famous watches, fine wines, and antiques, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions of yuan, I can buy them casually if I like them and take a liking to them."
And these are not too expensive; luxury cars are the real money burners.
"And some people even own several luxury cars at the same time," Chen Baohua recalled slowly.
Then he told Chen Xihua about everything he had seen and heard during his time with Young Master Huo.
He felt that his trip to Beijing was truly an opportunity to broaden his horizons.
"Are you envious?" Chen Xihua suddenly asked seriously. "If our family didn't have much money, and only the pastry shop that my parents ran, it would barely be enough for our family of eight to make ends meet."
"...Uh, Fifth Sister, you can't scold me if I tell you the truth." Chen Baohua was a little uncertain and tried to probe first.
"I won't scold you," Chen Xihua said firmly.
"At first, just a couple of days ago, I was indeed a little envious. I felt that they were so lucky, born into a golden age."
"You'll never have to work hard in your life; your family will have more money than you can spend. Your daily life will consist of eating, drinking, and having fun, as long as you don't cause trouble for your family."
Chen Baohua also frankly admitted that he noticed Teacher Qin was also listening quietly beside him. Feeling a little embarrassed, he scratched his head and added, "However, when I think about it carefully, that money was earned by their parents or grandparents through hard work. They are just the ones enjoying it."
Besides, rich kids like them only make up a small percentage of the population; the vast majority come from ordinary families.
Our family isn't bad either; my fifth sister is a self-made millionaire. My fifth sister is the most amazing.
Yunhua Group was established step by step by you, Fifth Sister, and Eldest Sister.
I am proud of my fifth sister; I don't need to envy them.
I have five older sisters, and I'm the envy of many. So, I'm content and not insecure; I'm better off than many people.
Even if... even if, as you, Fifth Sister, have assumed, our family is really not well-off.
Then I will study harder, get into a good university, and support my sisters.
"What you earn with your own hands will surely bring you a greater sense of accomplishment."
"Sycophant." Chen Xihua scoffed, seemingly satisfied.
"Luckily, he didn't go astray." Old Man Qin nodded and smiled.
Previously, Old Man Qin was somewhat worried about Chen Xiaoliu going out with those rich kids like Huo Kai.
After all, Chen Xiaoliu is not like Xiaowu; their personalities and temperaments are different.
Will the dazzling world outside, with its extravagant and hedonistic lifestyle, affect Chen Xiaoliu?
But for some reason, after ten days or so, Chen Xiaowu didn't stop her and was quite at ease, not asking at all what Xiaoliu did each day.
Gradually, Old Man Qin understood.
Actually, Chen Xihua wasn't without worry; rather, she was testing Chen Xiaoliu, or rather, trying to teach and nurture him.
Indeed, Chen Xihua's previous consideration was that it was better to guide than to block.
With the establishment of Yunhua Group, the Chen family's conditions will get better and better.
Chen Xiaoliu, the golden boy of the Chen family, was fortunately raised by her.
If he had been spoiled and pampered by his parents, he might be a completely different person now.
In fact, she knew that the places Huo Kai had taken Xiao Liu to these days were definitely more varied and interesting than the places some hooligans and young people in Gaoyang County had been.
If the original storyline were followed, Chen Xiaoliu would easily be led astray by those thugs.
Now, those he encounters when he goes out with Huo Shao are nothing compared to the great ones, but Chen Xihua is very gratified that he can maintain his original intentions.
This shows that she didn't raise her younger brother badly.
Chen Xihua was somewhat uneasy a while ago.
Just a few days after returning to Beijing, she visited Wanfu Commercial Street. There, she saw Zhou Qingqing again; Zhou's private restaurant was also located on that street.
It was evening when Huo Kai was taking Chen Xiaoliu for a stroll on Wanfu Commercial Street. Huo Kai had said that he wanted to go back to the Huo family home early that day.
Chen Xihua also wanted to come and see how things were going two days after the Lihua store opened, and also to pick up Chen Xiaoliu.
As she drove to the street corner, she noticed Zhou Qingqing standing at Zhou's Private Kitchen giving Chen Xiaoliu a strange look, seemingly unintentionally, with a hint of contempt and disgust.
At the time, Chen Xihua was speechless and puzzled. It was really strange. What kind of monster was Zhou Qingqing?
What did the Chen family do to offend her? Why does she hate them so much and look down on them so much?
Since she transmigrated here, the Chen family and the Zhou family have had no contact whatsoever.
Even though Grandpa Zhou intended to arrange a marriage between Zhou Qingzhou and his eldest sister that time, it didn't work out in the end!
Chen Xihua couldn't help but suspect once again that the novel she had read in her previous life might actually have been written by Zhou Qingqing.
However, she was still completely confused about some of the connections, causes and consequences, and couldn't figure them out at all.
Well then, Zhou's Private Kitchen and Lihua's branch are on the same street, so we'll definitely have a chance to run into each other in the future. We'll find out more about Zhou Qingqing then.
It was almost 4 p.m. when Huo Kai came to pick up Chen Baohua. "Chen Xiaowu, it's Guan Yunjie's birthday. Do you want to come too? Let's all have some fun together."
"Fengting Club? You guys go first, I have something to do, I'll see how things go later." Chen Xihua had something to do today, and her fourth sister hadn't been back to the courtyard house for a long time.
At the research institute, it seems they are working on proving an internationally recognized mathematical problem. If they can solve it, it will be published in a prestigious international academic journal.
Chen Xiuhua called yesterday, saying she would come back to the courtyard house for dinner this evening and ask to chat with her to relax.
Since the start of the holiday, Chen Xiuhua has been at the research institute. Every time the argument is about to be finalized, it's just a little bit short, but the result is never released.
Professor Du saw that she was spending too much time studying and becoming more and more like a bookworm, which made him feel uneasy, so he gave her two days off to go home and relax.
"Alright, let's go first." Huo Kai didn't waste any more words; he knew Chen Xiaowu was quite busy.
Less than half an hour after the two left, Chen Xiuhua returned to the courtyard house, escorted back by Ning Wenfeng.
Ning Wenfeng was also at the research institute, working as an assistant to several graduate students on a physics experiment project.
Ning Wenfeng and his team actually completed their experiment yesterday. This afternoon, Ning Wenfeng went to pick up Chen Xiuhua.
He was worried that she was not in good mental health, and that Chen Xiuhua hadn't driven much since getting her driver's license.
"Xiao Wu." Chen Xiuhua did look a bit haggard, but her eyes were still bright; she wasn't the kind of person who looked dejected.
"Little Fifth Sister." The refined Ning Wenfeng naturally nodded in greeting.
"Fourth Sister, Ning, come in quickly, we're just about to have dinner." Chen Xihua hurriedly invited the two of them in.
Fourth Sister and Ning Wenfeng greeted Old Man Qin again; the three of them had met before.
"Xiao Ning, when are you and Xiu Hua planning to meet your parents?" Old Man Qin asked casually.
Upon seeing Ning Wenfeng, he could roughly guess who Ning Wenfeng's grandparents were: Academician Ning and Academician Liang.
They should be very satisfied with Chen Xiuhua; they are all people who enjoy doing scientific research.
Since Old Man Qin was staying at Chen Xiaowu's house, he would consider the needs of the sisters from all aspects.
"Professor Qin, we haven't graduated yet; the plan is to graduate after that."
"Actually, I'm available anytime, it's just that Xiuhua said she wasn't ready." Ning Wenfeng immediately explained.
He was also a little expectant, and even glanced at Chen Xiuhua a couple of times, as if to say: How about we meet the parents soon?
Chen Xiuhua's face flushed slightly, but she didn't reply to Ning Wenfeng. Instead, she gave him a barely perceptible glare.
After the four of them had dinner, Ning Wenfeng went back to the Ning family home.
Chen Xihua had already moved several chairs into the yard, ready to listen to her fourth sister talk and chat.
My fourth sister is a bit introverted, and when it comes to academic problems, she becomes even more of a bookworm. She probably didn't interact with many people much while working at the research institute.
So when she returned to the courtyard house and stood in front of Chen Xihua, she couldn't help but ramble on about her frustration with the problem.
Chen Xihua didn't say anything, just listened quietly. About half an hour later, Chen Xiuhua felt that her whole mental state had improved a lot.
"Fourth Sister, how about I take you out for another drive now? It's Young Master Huo's friend's birthday party, and he's already taken Sixth Sister over to play." Chen Xihua could also see that Fourth Sister was under a lot of pressure and hadn't found a way to relieve it.
Ning Wenfeng is the kind of bookworm who only focuses on experimental research. When the two of them talk on the phone, they usually discuss academic topics.
"Hotels and clubs?" Chen Xiuhua asked hesitantly. Not to mention going to hotels and clubs, she had hardly ever gone out to shopping malls during her university years.
"Okay, let's go. Don't you have two days off?" Chen Xihua didn't give her fourth sister a chance to refuse.
She first greeted Old Man Qin, who was watching the news broadcast inside, and then pulled Chen Xiuhua towards the door.
When Chen Xihua and her fourth sister were driving halfway to the Fengting Club, they received a call from Huo Kai.
"Chen Xiaowu, come quick! Your Chen Xiaoliu is really something."
He just got into an argument with someone, saying that the other person slandered your Chen family and verbally insulted your third sister. He's going to sue them.
On the phone, Huo Kai's voice was tinged with a helpless, bitter laugh. Chen Xiaowu was no simple man, and Chen Xiaoliu was stubborn and protective of his own. No one could speak ill of his sister.
Right next to their private room, Jiang Sisi and her group arrived uninvited and entered Huo Kai's private room.
Someone said that Chen Xiaoliu's older sister is a minor star who signed a contract with an entertainment company worth billions, and that Chen Meihua was pregnant out of wedlock.
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