After a moment, Tong Xiaohuai burst out laughing.
"You stingy little thing!" Tong Xiaohuai scolded with a laugh, then served herself a bowl of soup and sat down next to him.
Yan Bo ignored her and lowered his eyes to drink his soup.
"Okay, I'm sorry! I'll never say thank you to you again, okay?"
Yan Bo raised his eyelids and glanced at her, saying indifferently, "It's fine if you say it. If you say it, I'll say it; if you don't say it, I won't say it!"
Tong Xiaohuai forced a laugh, coughed twice, lowered her head, took two sips of soup, and finally managed to suppress her laughter before asking him.
"Yanbo, are you having trouble at work? Is there anything I can do to help?"
Although it's unlikely that the Yanhuang Group, with its size and momentum, would need her help, she is capable of helping him if he really needs it—that's the truth.
Yan Bo glanced at her coolly again. Tong Xiaohuai was really surprised by Yan Bo's sarcastic attitude.
Could it be that he did it because she insisted on not going home with him to meet his parents, and only bought gifts to give to them?
"Yanbo, do you think I'm not brave enough?"
Yan Bo paused for a moment, put down the soup bowl, and turned to look at her intently.
He admitted that besides being unhappy that she was too polite to him, he was also somewhat angry that she was unwilling to go home with him.
Of course, rationally speaking, he knew he shouldn't be angry, but he cared too much about the relationship and always wanted to resolve all the uncertainties as soon as possible.
Because he knew very well that feelings are actually the most vulnerable to the test of time and family ties.
In particular, after his elder brother Yan Yuan said those words to him, Yan Bo had a vague premonition that he and Tong Xiaohuai were probably going to have a tough battle.
The sooner we take action in this tough battle, the greater our chances of victory will be.
That night at the resort, he promised her he would give her some time, but for the next two days, he kept thinking about how to persuade her to go home with him on Friday.
So, he was indeed very unhappy when he received her gift, but now, seeing her looking troubled, he couldn't force her to do anything she didn't want to do.
"Xiao Huai, I'm sorry, I was too impatient. Let's eat!"
She was only eighteen; he couldn't expect her to have the same strong heart and resilience as him.
In a sense, perhaps it's a good thing for her to bring her home later.
After figuring things out, Yan Bo quickly returned to his usual considerate and gentle self.
...
On Friday, Yanbo explained his work to Dixu, and after lunch, he picked up his luggage and headed to the airport.
The flight was delayed by nearly an hour, and the plane landed at Beijing Airport at almost 7 p.m.
He hadn't mentioned going home today to his family, but whether it was Di Xu or his secretary, Ms. Guo, who betrayed him, someone came up to greet him as soon as he dragged his luggage out of the gate.
"Third Young Master!"
The uncle who came up to take his luggage was Old Liu, the driver for the Yan family.
"Uncle Liu, who sent you to pick me up?" Yan Bo thought it must be his older brother.
"It's Elder Yan," Uncle Liu answered honestly.
How did my dad know I was coming back today? Did he check the flight schedule?
Yanbo trusted his father's abilities; there was practically nothing he could hide from him if he wanted to know something.
However, Dad probably wouldn't use his connections for such a small matter.
"No, it was the eldest young master who called to tell me."
Just as I expected!
Aside from flights, has your older brother mentioned anything else to your parents?
Yanbo returned home with questions in his mind. At the dinner table, his parents, Yanbo's father, Yanzhong, and Yanbo's mother, were all busy showing concern for him, piling food on his plate, and urging him to drink more soup and eat more meat. No one mentioned his girlfriend.
However, this is not surprising. He is only twenty years old. Even if his parents want to have a grandchild, they cannot urge him to do so, after all, he still has an older brother and sister.
Even if the older brother had mentioned his relationship to them, they would probably think that he was still young and that even if he was in a relationship, it might just be for fun and not something to take seriously.
After thinking about it this way, Yan Bo breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Although he wanted to take Tong Xiaohuai home as soon as possible and make his attitude and determination towards Tong Xiaohuai clear to his family.
However, Tong Xiaohuai is not yet ready to face her family with him, which means that she is not determined to be with him. Naturally, he does not want his family to know about her too soon.
After all, he was also afraid that his traditional-minded parents might do something to break them up.
"Mom, where are you planning to hold the birthday banquet this year?"
In the past, both my father's and mother's birthday parties were held in the yard at home.
But there's been no sign of anything happening at home. It seems they've probably booked a banquet outside this year.
"Yes, the sanatorium has a venue for banquets. Your dad said the air there is good and the venue is large. Since you and your brother aren't here, your dad just asked the manager there to handle everything."
Yan Bo nodded in agreement, "The sanatorium in Xishan? The environment there is quite nice. It's definitely better to run a business there than in this courtyard at home."
After finishing his meal, Yanbo went back to his room and brought out two beautifully packaged boxes.
"Mom, this is my birthday present for you."
Because they were going to entertain guests tomorrow, Yanbo, as the son, delivered the gifts the night before, just like always.
Yan's mother happily accepted the gift box, "Thank you, Xiao Bo."
"Mom, let's open it and see if we like it!" Yanbo sat down next to his mother.
Yan's mother glanced at the gift box he was still holding in his hand. "Why are there two? Is this a double gift this year?"
Yan Bo glanced down at the gift box in his hand, then pointed with his chin at the gift box in his mother's hand. "Mom, open it and see if you like it."
Mom chuckled and scolded him, "This child, what kind of surprise are you trying to give your mother now, are you?"
Yan Bo smiled without saying a word. In any case, he was determined to wait until his mother opened one before sending her another.
Yan's mother opened the box and took out a string of crystal-clear jade beads.
"Wow! Xiao Bo, where can you find such a high-quality jade bead bracelet?"
Yan Bo put his arm around his mother's shoulder. "Mom, tell me first, do you like it?"
In fact, from the light in Yan's mother's eyes, Yan Bo could tell that his mother really liked the jade bead bracelet.
"I like it, but it must have cost a lot of money, right?"
Yanbo has never spent a penny of his family's money since he was fourteen or fifteen. Although his mother knew that her youngest son was very smart, she always made him suffer.
"Mom, this isn't worth anything!"
Yan's mother glared at him. "I'm not blind. Do you think I can't tell whether it's valuable or not? Your company has only been open for a short time. You need to spend money on everything. There's no need to spend such a large sum of money on this bracelet."
Yan Bo said to his mother with a hint of smugness, "Mom, don't worry, I won this by gambling on stones, it didn't cost me much money."
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