During the Spring Festival, people came to visit Chen Dong's house in an endless stream to offer New Year's greetings.
After the second day of the Lunar New Year, several distant relatives who were not related to us at all came to visit.
Chen Dong had heard this statement before.
A poor man wields ten steel hooks at a crossroads, but cannot hook his own flesh and blood.
The wealthy, however, wield swords, spears, and clubs deep in the mountains and forests, yet they cannot disperse their unrighteous friends.
Chen Dong knew very well why this scene had occurred.
Similarly, Xiao Xinyi and Chen Xuelin are not stupid either.
When we lived in X city, none of these distant relatives ever visited.
Now look at this, people are rushing to visit from such a great distance.
They won't believe it unless there's some explanation behind it.
Under Chen Dong's subtle influence, Chen Xuelin and Xiao Xinyi are no longer the kind-hearted people they used to be.
They let others bully them and still think that everyone is related to them.
Relatives of farts?
When things aren't going well, they don't even send a word. Would you still consider such relatives?
What's more, they're distant relatives with whom you have absolutely no connection; to put it bluntly, they're not much different from strangers.
After discussing it for a while, the two decided that they would have to take on the role of the villain themselves.
Besides, it's really unpleasant that my son is disturbed by some trivial matters after finally coming home for the Chinese New Year.
If they were truly close relatives, they wouldn't have acted this way.
Xiao Xinyi pulled her son aside and told Chen Dong about her and Chen Xuelin's ideas.
Seeing his parents' arrangement, Chen Dong understood why they did it and felt a warm feeling in his heart.
"Mom, I know you mean well, but you are elders, and it would be bad for your reputation if word got out. I, as your son, should handle this."
Coincidentally, Li Yong, who had previously helped Chen Dong's company obtain permits, opened a tourist hotel in a nearby scenic area.
Chen Dong arranged for his family members and close relatives to visit for a few days.
As for those distant relatives, let them do whatever they want.
Xiao Xinyi and Chen Xuelin were quite satisfied with this arrangement. It wasn't until they arrived at the hotel and saw their relatives and friends that they learned how much Chen Dong had done behind the scenes.
Zhou Huimin saw all of this and agreed with it.
She and her mother depended on each other from a young age, experiencing countless ups and downs in life.
If it weren't for Zhou's mother's strong will, she probably wouldn't be alive today.
The Chen family has a really special atmosphere; this is probably the kind of family I've always dreamed of.
However, just as Chen Dong was about to spend some quality time with his family, he suddenly received a call from Liu Huiming.
Logically speaking, Chen Dong went to pay New Year's respects to Liu Huiming the day after returning to Pengcheng. The two had a pleasant conversation and nothing else happened.
Chen Dong was still somewhat surprised to receive a call from Liu Huiming.
After exchanging a few pleasantries on the phone, Chen Dong realized that Liu Hui wanted to invite him to dinner.
If Chen Dong had stayed in Pengcheng, he probably would have received more than ten or twenty invitations to dinners like this every day.
Chen Dong returned to Pengcheng simply because he wanted to spend the New Year peacefully with his family.
Therefore, he always declined these dinner invitations.
Upon hearing Liu Huiming's explanation, Chen Dong's first reaction was to figure out how to decline the invitation.
Little did they know, Liu Huiming had anticipated Chen Dong's prediction.
"Chen Dong, I've heard that you turned down all the dinner invitations after returning to Pengcheng. I've also heard you mention that you came back to Pengcheng just to spend a peaceful New Year with your parents. But it's rare for me to treat someone to a meal, and it's rare for me to treat you too, so please do me the honor of accepting my invitation!"
Liu Huiming shut down all of Chen Dong's excuses.
Having said all that, what else could Chen Dong do?
He had no choice but to agree.
"Okay, I'll definitely be there."
Upon hearing Chen Dong's words, Liu Huiming felt relieved.
On the other side.
Seeing Liu Huiming hang up the phone, Zhang Minmin asked nervously.
"How about it? How about it? Chen Dong agreed, right? I knew it, my husband is the best."
Seeing his happy wife, Liu Huiming could only shake his head helplessly.
"Chen Dong agreed, look how happy you are... But don't ask me to do things like this again. I only asked Chen Dong because you kept bothering me. You don't know, if Chen Dong wanted to attend these dinner parties, he could get dozens of invitations every day. If it weren't for my sake, he wouldn't even come."
Liu Huiming sighed helplessly as he spoke.
It's truly unbelievable that someone would waste their favor with Chen Dong on such a trivial matter.
"Why I invited Chen Dong, don't you know?"
“We’ve said before that Chen Dong and our niece are about the same age, and they look like a perfect match! We definitely need to find them a chance to get to know each other. Chen Dong is usually in Hong Kong, so if we don’t take this opportunity to meet him, when will we ever meet?”
Zhang Minmin pouted as she said these words, clearly feeling wronged.
When Liu Huiming heard her say that, his head started to ache even more, as if it were about to explode.
"Why are you still thinking about this? What kind of women hasn't Chen Dong seen? He's so rich and powerful, there are probably a lot of female celebrities in Hong Kong who would rush to curry favor with him. Can you just shut up and stop making trouble?"
When Liu Huiming said this, he could feel the veins on his forehead bulging.
Zhang Minmin mentioned this matter that day, but he didn't pay much attention to it at the time, thinking that Zhang Minmin was just having a whim and that it would be over in a few days.
Little did he know that Zhang Minmin not only still cared about it, but was also determined to tie the knot.
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