"What's going on, Dad? Why hasn't Uncle Dong contacted us yet?"
Downstairs at the Lin Group building, Du Ziyan asked anxiously.
As he spoke, he subconsciously glanced at his empty wrist, as if he were still wearing a watch.
Then, Du Ziyan quickly checked the time on his phone, feeling even more anxious. He had been standing in the sun for quite a while, sweat dripping down his forehead and soaking his shirt.
Although the Du family wasn't particularly wealthy, they were still quite well-off. Originally, Du Ziyan wore a Rolex watch, a luxury item worth 220,000 yuan per piece!
However, in order to get on Lin Yaodong's big ship, the whole family went to great lengths. They sold everything they could, and even Zhen Shanmei was almost sold.
For more than a month, they have been living on meager rations, their lives extremely difficult.
However, all the effort was worthwhile. Today, they finally received a message from Lin Yaodong, which means the moment of harvest has arrived.
Lin Yaodong personally guaranteed that at today's meeting, he would formally announce that the Du family would be designated as a strategic partner of the Lin family.
Therefore, Du Ziyan and his father Du Shang arrived at the entrance of the Lin Group early in the morning, full of anticipation, waiting for the windfall that Lin Yaodong would throw down.
"What's the rush? Don't you understand that good things take time?"
Du Shang said impatiently, his round belly bobbing up and down with the rhythm of his speech, as if it contained a bouncing ball.
His face was covered in sweat, with large beads of sweat sliding down his cheeks and dripping onto his protruding belly, splashing up a small patch of water.
He was clutching a handkerchief tightly in his hand, which was already soaked with sweat, as if he could wring out a basin of water from it.
"But it didn't take this long. Look, the employees at Lin's are already back to normal work. I was just worried..."
Du Ziyan said anxiously, his brows furrowing tightly, forming a deep "川" (river) shape.
"What's there to be afraid of? What do we have left to lose?"
Du Shang interrupted Du Ziyan, his voice revealing a hint of helplessness and despair.
"We have nothing left to lose, but..."
Du Ziyan wanted to say something more, but just then, a car sped past them, screeching as it braked.
Du Ziyan's attention was instantly drawn to the car, not because of its luxury, but because of the person sitting in the passenger seat, which made him suddenly stunned.
"Mu Liuyun?"
Du Ziyan muttered to himself, his eyes wide open as if he had seen something unbelievable.
After the person in the passenger seat opened the car door and got out gracefully, Du Ziyan finally realized that he had not mistaken the person for someone else.
Although the other members of the Lin family looked almost identical to Mu Liuyun, as a man who had once secretly loved Mu Liuyun, he could definitely tell them apart at a glance.
Upon seeing Mu Liuyun, he immediately went up to her and, displaying his traditional talent, said with a face full of feigned insincerity, "Oh, brother, it's been a long time!"
Upon hearing that familiar, disgusting sound, Mu Liuyun immediately frowned, her expression as unpleasant as if she had swallowed a fly. Just as she was about to say something, Lin Jianguo got out of the car from the back seat.
He patted his belly and looked at Mu Liuyun with a smile: "Xiaoyun, how come I never heard that you have a younger brother?"
"Oh, this must be your new sugar daddy, brother? Sigh, uncle, how much money did you give my brother? I'll pay it back to you for you. Don't let him do this kind of thing again."
“He’s always been like this. Even though we give him a lot of pocket money, he still goes out to find sugar daddies.”
Du Ziyan has said these words countless times, and now he can say them off the cuff.
Upon hearing his words, Lin Jianguo burst out laughing for some reason: "Young man, don't you recognize me?"
Upon hearing this, Du Ziyan pursed his lips.
What do you think you are, old man? Do I need to know you?
But he still said, "Uncle, I can tell from your face that you are either rich or noble, so I don't want you to be deceived by my brother. Please also help us persuade my brother to come home as soon as possible and stop arguing with us."
"Haha, don't you know? Your older brother is the young master of the Lin family!"
"Hey, what young master of the Lin family? That was before. Now the Lin family is about to belong to Lin Yaodong, Uncle Dong. This young master won't be able to keep up for more than a few hours."
Du Ziyan knew Mu Liuyun's personality, of course. The man in front of him was probably some boss who valued his talent, but Du Ziyan just wanted to annoy Mu Liuyun and vent his anger after being in the sun for so long.
"Hongmei, the Lin Group is going to be taken over by Lin Yaodong? How come I, the chairman, didn't know?"
"Chairman?"
Du Ziyan snapped out of his daze and saw two more women who looked remarkably similar to Mu Liuyun get out of the car. The sweat on his forehead evaporated instantly, replaced by a cold sweat on his back.
"Dad, I've never heard of it either."
Upon hearing this, Du Ziyan immediately understood that the person in front of him was Lin Jianguo, the one Uncle Dong had mentioned who had been arrested in the United States.
"Chairman Lin, my son has been in the sun too much and has a bit of heatstroke. He was just talking nonsense. Please don't take it to heart."
Du Shang, who had just been watching with great interest as Du Ziyan mocked Mu Liuyun, quickly ran over, wiping his sweat and forcing a smile.
Lin Jianguo went abroad early, and although they had never met him, there was no man in this world who deserved to be called "Dad" by Lin Hongmei.
The fact that Lin Jianguo is here now proves that old bastard Lin Yaodong lied to them!
Thinking about how his family had treated Mu Liuyun in the past, Du Shang felt that his 300-pound body was drifting further and further away from his spirit.
"So you're the Du family, right? The Du family that adopted my son?"
"Yes, Chairman Lin, Mu Liuyun was a naughty child when she was young, so please don't take what she says seriously."
"Don't worry, I won't send you to sit at the same table as Lin Yaodong!"
Hearing this, Du Shang breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they didn't go to jail, they still had a chance.
But then Lin Jianguo stepped forward and patted Du Shang on the shoulder: "You two, take care of yourselves."
After saying that, he led his wife and children into the gate of the Lin Group.
Throughout the entire process, Mu Liuyun only glanced at Du Ziyan with disgust at the beginning, and then never looked at him again. It was as if in his eyes, the Du family was no longer someone worth his attention.
After all, he is now the young master of the Lin family, no longer the deliveryman who didn't add chopsticks when delivering takeout to the Du family company.
The family arrived at the chairman's office on the top floor of the Lin Group building. Although it hadn't been used for a long time, it was cleaned every day and remained as clean as new.
On the way here, Mu Liuyun talked to his parents about many things that had happened over the years, including how he was found by Old Man Mu and how he had gotten through all these years.
Even though he had omitted many unpleasant things, Lin Ying was still moved to tears once again, and even Lin Jianguo, who had always maintained a composed demeanor, couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.
Fortunately, the past is over, and Mu Liuyun's future is about to begin.
A week later, Lin Jianguo returned to China and debunked all the rumors spread by Lin Yaodong. The Lin family's stock began to rebound, and because many corrupt members of the Lin family were kicked out of the group, the Lin family's business empire even ushered in another large-scale expansion.
Even though the current economic climate is not good, the Lin family's business is still growing steadily.
Once everything settled down, the Lin family began to get busy with their real business.
Xiaoyun's wedding.
However, this matter is quite troublesome, since there are three brides.
Although China has abolished the monogamous system in recent years in order to increase the birth rate, it is still a problem in the eyes of the public.
So the wedding was held at the Lin family home, and the participants were only some relatives and friends.
"Hey Mom, where's my suit?"
A few hours before the wedding, Mu Liuyun was rummaging through her clothes in the dressing room, but she couldn't find the suit she wore for her wedding photos. So she subconsciously asked her mother.
Upon hearing Mu Liuyun's words, Lin Ying, who had just been staring at Mu Liuyun with a blissful expression, showed an embarrassed look: "Mom doesn't know either. It was all your brides who cleaned it up. Mom will go and call them over."
After saying that, Lin Ying ignored Mu Liuyun's strange expression and walked out of the dressing room.
Left alone, Mu Liuyun couldn't help but feel a little lonely. Looking at herself in the mirror, she enjoyed this rare moment of peace.
"Come to think of it, I used to experience loneliness more often than not."
Having spent twenty years as an orphan in his previous life, even with Old Man Mu and others by his side in this life, the busyness of life still leaves him alone most of the time.
But now? He not only has a father, mother, and six older sisters, but also three beautiful and charming women...
Oh my god, how embarrassing!
Their presence meant that Mu Liuyun no longer had time to feel lonely or isolated, and it filled his heart with satisfaction and fulfillment.
"Dad and Mom from my past life, although I never met you, I hope you know that I'm very happy now, and my life is as sweet as candy. Don't worry about me..."
Just as he finished speaking, the door to the dressing room was suddenly pushed open, and three women in suits walked in.
Chu Yaqin was wearing a pink suit, which perfectly matched her charming figure.
Shen Lanxin, on the other hand, wore a black suit, perfectly showcasing the aloof and domineering aura of a female CEO.
As for Mu Xiaoxi, she wore a white suit that suited her best, which highlighted her youthful vitality.
"Why are you dressed like this...?"
Halfway through the questioning, Mu Liuyun noticed the wedding dress in Chu Yaqin's hand, which was clearly too small compared to theirs, and her face immediately turned red: "How could you do this!"
"Why not? Xiaoyun, have you forgotten who kept calling out 'husbands' last night?"
"That was in bed!"
"Xiaoyun, you look beautiful in your wedding dress."
"You can wear it if it looks good, but I won't!"
"Brother~ please~"
"...well."
After arguing for a bit, Mu Liuyun looked at Chu Yaqin with a mischievous grin, Shen Lanxin with an excited expression, and Mu Xiaoxi with a pitiful look, and sighed.
Whether he's happy or not, whether his life is sweet or not, his kidneys must be suffering.
What can he do? He loves them, after all.
I guess I'll just have to spoil them.
...
"Ahem, ladies Chu Yaqin, Shen Lanxin, and Mu Xiaoxi, are you willing to marry Mr. Mu Liuyun, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer... (omitted) and to be with him forever?"
"We are willing!"
The three answered in loud voices, their voices echoing throughout the Lin family villa.
Then, the emcee looked at Mu Liuyun, who was wearing a wedding dress, paused for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Mu Liuyun, do you take these three beautiful ladies to be your husband...?"
The emcee paused halfway through his speech.
Since it was his first time hosting such a wedding, he was clearly a bit inexperienced.
As if confirming the marriage vows exchanged several times, the emcee rallied and asked, "Whether you're wearing a maid outfit, a bunny girl outfit, a delivery girl outfit, or a QQ outfit, do you promise that you and Ms. Chu Yaqin will always be together, as will you and Ms. Shen Lanxin, as well as Ms. Mu Xiaoxi?"
"I'm willing... huh?"
Realizing what had happened, Mu Liuyun glared fiercely at Chu Yaqin. He knew this must have been the wicked woman's idea. He glanced at Lulu's big eyes as the flower girl behind him and couldn't help but grit his teeth.
'There are children here!'
But after hesitating for a moment, he still responded with a blush on his face.
"I do."
At least she gave herself a day to rest, didn't she?
Unfortunately, Mu Liuyun didn't know that the extra week she set aside was for all three of them to come together...
After the wedding vows were read, the wedding banquet officially began, and some guests who were not familiar with Mu Liuyun started whispering among themselves.
"Hey, why are there three grooms and one bride? This is different from what I heard."
"What are you talking about? The one wearing the wedding dress is the groom!"
"You mean the groom is prettier than the bride?"
"I just saw a woman in a wedding dress at the door. She's a big star. I thought she was going to attend the wedding too. Now that I see her, she seems a bit out of place."
At the main table in the center, Lin Ying was chatting happily with Shui Qing, who was sitting next to her.
Although she couldn't participate in this event, Shuiqing has already received approval from Chu Yaqin and Lin Ying, and it's believed that she will soon be able to atone for her sins and join the family.
Besides Lin Ying and Shui Qing, there were many familiar faces sitting at the table.
Er Ya and Lin Yurou were sitting and chatting excitedly. Ever since Lin Yurou went to stay with Er Ya, the two seemed to have endless things to talk about. And Er Ya's general store account also experienced another surge in followers because of the addition of the new beauty.
Sun Xingmin and Mu Jianghe sat next to Old Man Mu. Sun Xingmin had a simple, honest smile on his face, while Mu Jianghe smiled like a married woman. It's worth mentioning that, perhaps because it was his younger brother's wedding, Mu Jianghe was dressed in men's clothing.
Apart from Lin Hongmei and Lin Yurou, the other sisters still focused their attention on Mu Liuyun. There was no way around it, because there was a guy named Long Haochen around them who kept buzzing around like a fly.
In fact, Mu Liuyun had invited Shi Hengyu, but the Lin family's boss was getting married and the Lin family wouldn't be giving him a holiday, so he, who had just started his internship, chose to do his certification work instead.
Whether it was for serious work reasons or whether the two had truly severed all ties, remains unknown.
Chu Yaqin's father, Chu Lihong, patted the sobbing Shen Tianxing and comforted him, telling him not to be too sad and to spend more time paying attention to his son-in-law's health.
Finally, seated in the main seat were Lin Hongmei and Lin Jianguo, the two actual heads of the Lin family.
"Hongmei, you've arranged all of this so well. You're truly Dad's proudest daughter."
"Dad, look at what you're saying. How can I not care about my brother's matter?"
Yes, the entire wedding was planned by Lin Hongmei, and even the fact that Mu Liuyun wore a wedding dress was arranged by her.
In this respect, Mu Liuyun really wronged Chu Yaqin.
"However, there is one thing that Dad is not happy about."
"Um?"
"That old bastard Lin Yaodong, you just sent him to prison? Dad has nine ways to make him wish he were dead, nine ways!"
Hearing Lin Jianguo's childlike and naive words, Lin Hongmei smiled.
"Dad, don't worry, I've arranged everything."
...
...
Inside Jincheng Prison, Lin Yaodong, dressed in prison garb, sat in front of the warden, his face still calm and composed: "Warden, my money is all in place. Have you arranged everything for me?"
"Uncle Dong, don't worry, I've heard your name since I was a child. I'll definitely arrange everything for you. Not only will you have a luxurious single room, but I'll also arrange a young woman to be your roommate!"
"Oh? Is that so? Is it okay to wear a maid outfit?"
"...Of course! That woman just went to jail; she was a college student before she went to prison!"
"Oh ho ho, the warden is really savvy! This old man is so grateful to you!"
After saying that, the warden arranged for a prison guard to take Lin Yaodong to the prison. A prison guard next to the warden looked at the warden with curiosity: "Boss, why are you giving this old guy special privileges?"
"What privilege? You're too young. This was all arranged by Lin Hongmei, the president of Lin's Group. By the way, what was the name of the woman she specifically mentioned?"
"I think his surname is Zhang, and his given name is Ruyu?"
Lin Yaodong arrived at his luxurious single room, thanked the prison guard who had brought him there, and then walked into the room. Sure enough, there was a young figure waiting for him inside.
Although her figure isn't particularly good, she's young enough to make up for it.
"Young lady, I'm your roommate, Lin Yaodong. You might have heard of me..."
"Lin Yaodong? Of course I've heard of you! No wonder, no wonder they transferred me from a prison in the Northeast here!"
Halfway through his sentence, the figure slowly turned around, revealing a young man with fairly handsome features but bloodshot eyes.
"Oh, you're from Northeast China? You are Zhang Ruyu!"
"Of course it's me, Uncle Dong. You promised to pick me up, but you only picked up Gu Nan. I need to have a good talk with you about that."
"No, no, Warden, I don't want any special privileges! Just put me in the dirtiest and most chaotic place!"
As he spoke, Lin Yaodong grabbed the iron railing behind him, shook it violently, and roared.
However, the prison guards had already locked the door, and the "luxury single room" arranged for him was far away from the other prisoners, so Lin Yaodong's screams could only echo in front of the iron bars.
"No, I don't want to!"
(over)
Thank you all for your continued support. Xiaoyun's story ends here. There was a slight mishap that caused the ending to be delayed, for which I am very sorry. I hope you all enjoyed watching this adorable boy, Xiaoyun.
I'll be updating with a bit of the prologue to the next book, as well as some short side stories. I hope you'll all continue to support me!
(The new book is expected to be released in the next couple of days.)
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