Chapter 33 Spider
With the Spring Festival approaching, the company is on holiday.
After Luo Xincheng returned to the old house with her father, she began a rather lively life.
Although she had only recently graduated from university, she was already being pressured by her elders to get married.
It feels really weird. One second everyone is talking about how much money their companies made this year, how much their stock price rose, where they bought land and built buildings... and the next second they suddenly bring up the younger generation's relationship and marriage status.
Those who are not married are urged to get married, those who are married are urged to have children, and those who have already had children are encouraged to have a second child so that they can get more education funds in the family trust...
People like Luo Xincheng, who are unmarried and without a partner, are the main targets of this attack. Fortunately, she has older cousins who are also unmarried, so they can shield her from the pressure.
But then again, less pressure doesn't mean there's no pressure.
After her single cousins were interrogated one by one, the elders focused their fire on her.
In this situation, she naturally couldn't expect her incompetent father to be of much help; she mainly had to rely on her own eloquence to debate with the scholars.
When she heard someone say they wanted to introduce her to a potential blind date, she smiled and declined, saying that her older cousin would find someone for her, so there was no need for her to bother.
"After all, my older cousin cares about me a lot. Before I even realized that I had reached the legal marriage age, he had already introduced me to a potential partner. His foresight and efficiency in helping others in need is truly impressive..."
Wang Yunzheng suddenly raised his head, about to say something sarcastic, when he saw Old Master Wang shake his head disapprovingly.
"The man Yunzheng introduced won't do. How can that kind of man be allowed into the Wang family?"
Wang Yunzheng was taken aback. "No? But Chen Minhui is the heir of the Chen family in Hong Kong. He took over the core business of the family at only twenty-eight years old. He's smart and capable..."
Old Master Wang took a sip of tea. "He's just too smart and capable, with remarkable skills and great ambition. And his parents are in their prime..."
"The third son's family only has Chengcheng as their child. Sooner or later, their businesses will be handed over to her. You must be envious of those businesses, right? Do you think that Xu family kid can remain indifferent to them?"
"Even if my Wang family is powerful, he wouldn't dare to make any small moves. But taking such a person into the house is no different from bringing a cockroach home. It's not very harmful, but it's disgusting."
Despite his wealthy background and lifelong extravagance, Old Master Wang was extremely stingy in certain aspects. He would never let anyone take advantage of him, and getting a piece of his flesh was harder than climbing to heaven.
In fact, he doesn't care much about the marriage status of the younger generation. As long as the partner is from a similar social class and doesn't bring shame to the family, it doesn't matter who it is.
However, Luo Xincheng's situation is rather special. She is the only girl in her family. Although there are many ruthless people in the Wang family, she is unlikely to be wiped out of the family line. However, it would be better to find a weak and harmless marriage partner.
When he first heard that the person who was pushed out to meet the younger generation of the Chen family was the third granddaughter, he didn't pay much attention. Who knew that Wang Yunzheng would later push Luo Xincheng out as well? He was so stupid that he didn't even want to say anything.
It makes it seem like their family is rushing to get it.
Wang Yunzheng listened attentively, and regardless of what he was thinking, he humbly admitted his mistake, saying, "Grandpa is indeed farsighted."
Grandpa Wang shook his head. "Besides, the person you picked for Chengcheng is a bit too old, he's already twenty-eight."
Luo Xincheng nodded vigorously, agreeing with her grandfather's words for the first time, "That's right, I don't have a fetish for old people."
No sooner had he finished speaking than his grandfather continued calmly, "He's twenty-eight. His romantic experience and social life are far richer than Chengcheng's. She just graduated from university, has never been in a relationship, is naive, and not very bright. How could she possibly outmaneuver such a cunning man?"
"It's one thing to be deceived emotionally, but don't let others deceive you financially as well."
Luo Xincheng: "..."
Who are you calling unintelligent?
Although she was unhappy about it, it didn't stop her from kicking her older cousin when he was down. "That's right, these kinds of old men are the most cunning. How did you even pick out a blind date for me, older cousin? Even if you hate me, you can't push me into a fire pit, can you?"
Wang Yunzheng: "..."
He laughed in anger, showing his double standards. He was meek and submissive to his grandfather, but spoke up fiercely to his cousin.
"Do you think the person you chose is so great? Do you think he's simple, sincere, and without any guile or scheming? Don't be so naive. He just wants to use you to help him fight for his inheritance, okay?"
Luo Xincheng went berserk: "Are you crazy?! I've already told you I have nothing to do with him!"
But the relatives around them were more curious about who this "he" they were talking about really was.
Faced with their gossipy gazes, Luo Xincheng closed her eyes and chose to ignore them.
Grandpa Wang beckoned to Wang Yunzheng, who immediately stepped forward and whispered the man's identity in his ear.
After listening, Old Master Wang's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly.
"He's that person's grandson."
Luo Xincheng, resting her forehead on her hand, said wearily, "I should thank you for not shouting it out loud."
To everyone's surprise, Old Master Wang said, "Although that young man's status is a bit awkward, if he is your marriage partner, it would be acceptable."
Luo Xincheng suddenly looked up, "Huh?"
"But after the old man passes away in a few years, it's still uncertain who will inherit those businesses."
Luo Xincheng wiped his face speechlessly, "Grandpa, can you stop smiling like a villain? If you're going to do business, do it honestly, and stop thinking about seizing other people's property."
She then glared at Wang Yunzheng, "And you! If you're going to argue with me, just argue. Don't always drag unrelated people into it. If you're so free, why don't you introduce your own sister to blind dates?"
His younger sister said, "...No, I think being single is great."
Wang Yunzheng glared at his sister with exasperation, and she immediately reached out to him, "I'm going to hold an art exhibition after the New Year, and I'm a little short on money. Give me your black card."
"Another art exhibition?! Who would want to see your lousy paintings?"
"If you don't understand art, then don't criticize my art, okay? If you don't want to pay, then don't glare at me! You think you can make me suffer for free? Dream on!"
"Haha, I'm denying your art? Did I deny it? Last year, your exhibition lasted a month and you only sold three paintings, totaling less than ten thousand yuan! Is such cheap art even worth my denial? The market has already denied it for me, okay?!"
"Aaaaaah, Wang Yunzheng, I'm going to kill you!"
The two siblings started arguing, prompting the relatives present to try and mediate.
Luo Xincheng suddenly became completely ignored.
Apart from Wang Jiayan.
He moved closer to her, his eyes gleaming. "Who's that person my cousin was talking about? Are you going to start dating?"
Luo Xincheng glanced at him and uttered two words succinctly:
"Give me back the money."
Wang Jiayan took out his phone with a pained expression and transferred 200,000 RMB to her first, saying, "I'll pay you back the rest another day."
Luo Xincheng glanced at the payment notification and hummed in agreement, "I'll tell you after you've paid it all off."
Wang Jiayan: "..."
*
Every day at the Wang family's house was lively. Luo Xincheng counted down the days, waiting to finish the New Year's Eve dinner so she could pack her bags and fly to Jinhai City to find her mother.
Days passed by, and Lunar New Year's Eve drew ever closer.
The day before Lunar New Year's Eve is Fu Zhiheng's birthday, which she always remembers.
But she still didn't plan to attend his birthday party. On that day, she only asked her older cousin, who was invited to the party, to bring her gift.
After all, if she asked someone else to take care of her, she would definitely be questioned repeatedly. Although her older cousin was annoying, he wouldn't cause trouble in this kind of matter.
She sent Fu Zhiheng a message beforehand: [Happy birthday! Although I can't be there in person, I asked someone to bring you a gift.]
Fu Zhiheng saw her message and replied earnestly: [Thank you.]
But the birthday wasn't happy.
Although on the surface, Old Master Fu seemed to care a lot about his birthday, hosting a grand banquet attended by many celebrities, but...
There are so many people.
Socializing is exhausting.
His face was frozen from smiling.
Later, when exchanging pleasantries with his business partners, he felt that only his physical body was operating there, and his soul had long since flown away.
After working hard for an hour, he couldn't take it anymore and used the excuse of going to the restroom to run to the private lounge to clear his mind.
But remembering that Luo Xincheng had asked someone to bring him a gift, he immediately mustered his spirits and asked the old butler to send over the gift he needed to save his life.
After waiting for five minutes, there was a knock on the door.
He propped his head up with his hand and said wearily, "Go in."
The butler respectfully presented Luo Xincheng's gift to him.
He nodded solemnly and waved the butler away.
Once everyone left, the door closed again.
He cheered silently and eagerly began to unwrap the gift.
They moved very carefully, as if afraid of damaging the packaging box.
Its long, slender, silver legs were menacing, and its small head was a shimmering black opal that displayed a stunning color-changing phenomenon under bright light, powerfully illustrating the meaning of a multicolored black. Its enormous body was composed of a purplish-red gemstone, its luster dazzling and translucent, and for some reason, Fu Zhiheng felt a strange sense of familiarity with this gemstone.
He held a cufflink in his handkerchief, examined it closely under the light for a moment, and then suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He instructed the butler to bring a fluorescent light immediately.
After the fluorescent light was delivered, he turned it on and aimed it at the spider's body.
After being quietly illuminated for a while, the gemstone changed from purplish-red to blue-green at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He raised his eyebrows slightly.
It turned out to be alexandrite from Alexandria.
It's the same material as the earrings she wore that day.
He gently stroked the spider's round head with his fingertips, a faint smile playing in his bright eyes.
It's an opal.
Author's Note: I woke up with a headache and sore throat today, feeling really unwell, so the update is late. I'm truly sorry [crying emoji]. I'll be giving away small red envelopes in the comments section to supplement my post. Thank you all for waiting so long [pity emoji].
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