Chapter 33: Crazy Day 33: You're Not Happy Again
At six o'clock in the evening, it was time for dinner for the Hu family.
Hu Jiayu's mother is a teacher, and his father is a businessman in the pharmaceutical industry. A few years ago, when the pharmaceutical industry was booming, they made a lot of money, but when the boom faded, Hu's father's business declined.
In addition, the investment failed and the company went bankrupt. After liquidation, all that was left was the house at Four Seasons Genting and a few hundred thousand in cash.
Fortunately, his son gradually established himself in the entertainment industry and made some money. Seeing that he was approaching retirement age, Hu's father decided to retire and stay at home with his mother.
If it weren't for the entertainment news revealing that their son and Lin Yu had been secretly in a relationship for many years, they would have been kept in the dark.
After hearing the news, they felt bad.
Mother Hu, in particular, was incredibly proud of having such an accomplished son. Her friends were all envious of her, and she had long imagined her future daughter-in-law would be, if not a stunningly beautiful superstar, then a well-educated, scholarly woman with a strong background.
But she is the daughter of a nanny.
The most outrageous thing is that it was her own nanny.
It's a disgusting feeling, as if a mouse is staring at your own granary.
Even as a teacher, who usually teaches her students that "everyone is equal and there is no distinction between high and low professions", it is difficult for Hu's mother to ignore the strangeness in her heart. She doesn't know how to face the nanny who has worked at home for more than ten years.
Every move of the nanny would make Mother Hu have wild thoughts.
Did she know her daughter was with her son? Did she instigate this? Did she have her eyes on our family for a long time?
But upholding her teacher's dignity, Hu's mother didn't question the matter. Furthermore, Hu Jiayu had explained to them after the incident that Lin Yu might not be the nanny's biological daughter, but the real daughter of the Nangong family, and asked them to show some respect and not act recklessly.
A new nanny was not found so quickly, so Lin's mother is still cooking these days.
After Lin's mother brought the food to the table, she returned to the kitchen and bumped into Hu's mother who had just finished cutting fruit.
Mother Lin didn't dare look at her and lowered her head, "Madam, it's time to eat."
"oh oh."
Hu Ma suppressed her inner uneasiness and said after a long while, "You can eat with us."
This was their only interaction in the past few days. Even though they had talked about it more than a dozen times, Mother Hu still felt strange.
At the dinner table, five people formed a semicircle. Hu Jiayu sat in the middle, flanked by his family and his girlfriend. Most of the time, everyone sat in silence, simply eating their food. The atmosphere was awkward.
Only Hu Jiayu acted like nothing had happened, with a calm nerve, and kept bluffing.
"This salted chicken wing is so delicious, but it's a pity there's only one left, otherwise I would give one to each of you." Hu Jiayu said while sucking on the chicken wing.
"I guess I'll just have a few more meals with you guys, then I'll go back to the company."
"Has the online matter been settled?" asked Mother Hu.
"Of course. I'm the only one Yang Qiong has who's trending. She's eager for me to start working sooner, so she'll definitely take the heat off. I checked social media this afternoon and noticed the popularity has dropped significantly. If I'd known it wouldn't have much of an impact, I would have announced it earlier."
Hu Jiayu stretched out the greasy pig's trotter towards Lin Yu.
Lin Yu wrinkled her nose and slapped his hand away to prevent it from rubbing against her.
A crisp sound landed on the back of Hu Jiayu's hand, and his skin quickly turned red. Hu Jiayu:???
"Why did you hit me? I asked you to get me a tissue."
Lin Yu: ...
Lin Yu was embarrassed and didn't dare to say anything in front of Hu's parents. She quickly took a piece of paper from her mother's hand and gave it to him, "How should I know if you don't tell me?"
"Do I need to explain the tacit understanding between us?" Hu Jiayu complained. "Huang Meimei serves me better than you do."
Lin Yu rolled his eyes.
"To be honest, I feel really uncomfortable these past two days without Huang Meimei taking care of me. I have to do everything. Hey, wait a minute," Hu Jiayu suddenly froze.
"I have an inspiration. I have to call Yang Qiong." Without eating, Hu Jiayu put down his chopsticks and got up to go to the living room.
No one is surprised; he does this all the time.
But as soon as he left, the middle seat became empty. When Lin Yu turned sideways to withdraw from Hu Jiayu, her eyes met Hu's mother's. They both lowered their heads and ate in awkward silence.
What should I pay attention to when calling Yang Qiong?
She must be pissed off. Hu Jiayu thought that as a considerate and good employee, he must give her some advice and tell her to think more positively. Only then could she live to 99.
The call was connected very quickly, and there was no sighing as I had expected.
"Sister Yang, you sound very happy."
"We're eating hot pot, everyone, have some fun. We're exhausted after arguing with Longsheng for so long. But luckily, everything's settled."
"Wow! That's good. I'm having dinner with my parents too."
Yang Qiong: "Then you have to eat more, or you won't be able to eat anymore later."
"You understand me! I overindulged myself a few days ago and gained weight. I just happened to start my diet today."
Yang Qiong: ...
"My parents are very worried about you, afraid that you're too tired. I was just thinking about how to comfort you. Now that you've settled it, I'll come to work tomorrow. I think this is the best consolation."
"I just happened to have an inspiration that can be used for a new song." Hu Jiayu chattered on and on.
He was really bored at home these two days, and it was because of this that he realized that he really loved the stage.
"People like me who were born for the stage should shine in front of the screen!"
"No need, no need," Yang Qiong quickly denied. "There's the sun for light and heat, and at worst there's a light bulb. Who do you think you are? Just stay home."
"How can that be possible?"
Yang Qiong was puzzled: "I'm going to freeze you out. Where else can you stay if not at home?"
"Sister Yang," Hu Jiayu said coquettishly, "You're contradicting me again, aren't you? I know you're still mad at me about this and you're deliberately contradicting me."
Yang Qiong: "I didn't hide you, you can just turn it around."
"Didn't you say I was going against you? Hurry up and do it. I'm waiting for you."
Hu Jiayu heard her serious tone and became serious, "What do you mean? Hasn't it been settled?"
"yes."
"That……"
"But the way to settle it is to put you on ice."
Yang Qiong laughed heartily. "It doesn't cost me a penny, and I can even get rid of you, the scapegoat. My way of settling things is excellent, isn't it? It's a model in the industry."
Hu Jiayu: ...
"Are you not in the mood for dinner?" Yang Qiong said, as there was no sound coming from the receiver. "I told you to have a good dinner first."
"Look, you're not happy after I told you."
"You can't blame me. I was planning to tell you tomorrow. Hang up now. I'm going to eat hot pot first."
Hu Jiayu: ...
*
"Thirty-six million six hundred thousand..."
"Stop!" The system helplessly stopped Tan Mo. "Host, you woke up this morning and started counting. Do you know how many times this is?"
"Is that so exaggerated?" Tan Mo covered her mouth and laughed. "This is the first time I've made so much money. What's wrong with you asking me to count it a few times?"
"Do you know how happy I was yesterday when you said that 10 million yuan had arrived in your account? How sacred you are in my heart?" This pleasant voice seemed to still be in my ears.
"Of course. You've completed a small instance."
The system asked, "I told you before that as long as you feel you have earned enough money, you can leave the book and return to the real world. Do you want to go back now?"
"Of course not! I seem to be a little immersed in the joy of making money."
Back to the real world, there is no such easy and lucrative job.
Tan Mo rolled around in bed happily. "I wonder if there are any more missions worth tens of millions at once. This is awesome! It's the second most awesome thing since I beat up Nangong Lie."
"But, the task of getting Hu Jiayu to quit the entertainment industry is indeed a bit tiring and quite difficult. System, can you give me some tasks that are easy but can still earn me a lot of money?"
System: "Yes, in a dream."
Tan Mo: ...
There was a knock on the door at this time. It was almost noon, and Lu Xingjian came to pick up Tan Mo for work on time as agreed.
As soon as Tan Mo opened the door, she saw Lu Xingjian standing outside the door in an orderly manner.
She narrowed her eyes strangely and looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze.
"What's wrong, Mr. Tan?" Lu Xingjian asked.
"Why do I feel like you're a little different today than before?"
"No." Lu Xingjian felt uncomfortable and subconsciously touched his tie.
She frowned and asked, "Why are you wearing a tie in such hot weather? And your shirt is buttoned so high?"
"The weather is getting hotter and hotter." Tan Mo recalled, "I remember that not only have you not worn a tie recently, but your shirt buttons are also unbuttoned."
This made Lu Xingjian's scalp tingle.
As soon as he got off the car yesterday, he couldn't wait to open his phone to check the message, and found out why Tan Mo had been peeking at him behind his back and hadn't allowed him to see it.
It turned out that Jiang Qingya posted a photo of Lu Xingjian wearing women's clothing in the group chat of [Group Owner Opens Trial Jury].
Lu Xingjian wore women's clothes not because he had any special fetish, but because at the last banquet, Tan Mo was unhappy with Nangong Lie and wanted to embarrass her, so she planned to teach him a lesson on the dance floor, so she asked Lu Xingjian to wear women's clothes to cooperate with her.
He didn't even know that someone had taken a photo of him wearing women's clothes.
Xu Xiaonian also didn't know.
She asked in the group: [How did you get this photo? Neither Tan Mo nor I have it.]
Jiang Qingya: [The Wen family hired a photographer for the banquet. Someone took the photos, but they just posted them today. I saw the Wen family posted the photos on WeChat Moments.]
Xu Xiaonian: [Is there a picture of me and Lie? Shy.jpg]
Jiang Qingya: [Are you sure you want a picture of Nangong Lie wearing a nanny uniform? naughty.jpg]
Xu Xiaonian: [Don't post this. Gratitude.jpg]
Jiang Qingya: [Give me fifty cents, and I'll help you negotiate with the Wen family to destroy the base map.]
Jiang Qingya: [Don't raise the price. The maximum is fifty cents, no more.]
Xu Xiaonian: [……]
Jin Yuan: [Hey, you two, facing such a beautiful photo of a woman in women's clothing, how can you still have the heart to talk about other men, especially men like Nangong Lie? Look at this handsome guy and rest your eyes!]
Xu Xiaonian: [I'm sorry.]
Jiang Qingya: [Pianesmida.]
Lin Yu: [Are there any other photos of Assistant Lu? I didn't expect Assistant Lu to look so beautiful in women's clothing. I didn't even notice when I sat next to him before.]
Jiang Qingya: [There's only one at the moment. I'll ask when the time comes.]
Jin Yuan: [It would be perfect if she showed off her shoulders and the skirt was a little shorter. Who chose this outfit? She's so clueless.]
Lin Yu: [Your words are so vulgar, but I appreciate it.]
Jin Yuan: [@Tan Mo@Tan Mo came to see your assistant. I didn’t expect you to eat so well. ]
Tan Mo: [Wow! I haven’t even had any yet.]
…
Lu Xingjian could no longer bear to recall the more obscene words. He was afraid that if he continued to think about them, he would become physically and mentally unhealthy.
He touched his nose and glanced around: "Mr. Tan pays attention to me very much. Thank you for your concern."
But when he thought about what Tan Mo said in the group, he felt that this kind of concern made him even more cautious.
Tan Mo suddenly had an idea, "You must have seen that photo of women's clothing, so you dressed like this."
"Assistant Lu, you..." Tan Mo opened her eyes wide and pointed at him, "You don't think I want to eat you, do you?"
"No, no, Mr. Tan, please don't think too much." Lu Xingjian was so nervous that he stuttered and didn't know how to explain.
He was not worried about Tan Mo, but was afraid of the other people in the group.
Lu Xingjian's face flushed, and he didn't know if the shirt had shrunk after washing, but the tightly buttoned collar seemed to be strangling his neck.
Finally, he shouted helplessly, "Master."
Tan Mo hadn't heard him call her by that name for a while. Feeling the responsibility of being a master, she stopped teasing him and said, "Okay, okay, I won't say any more. Let's talk about something serious."
Lu Xingjian breathed a sigh of relief.
"Master Nangong has already heard the news that you won the 40 million in compensation, and he is very happy. But he also asked you to stay vigilant at all times, because there are only a few days left at the end of the month, and Nangong Lie is still catching up. By the way, he asked you to come over for dinner tomorrow." Lu Xingjian began to report his work seriously.
Tan Mo collapsed on the sofa, not wanting to get up. Being a boss was exhausting, and being a hardworking boss was even more exhausting. Most importantly, she couldn't pocket a cent of the company's funds. It was like working for nothing.
"Is Nangong Lie going there?"
"I want to go too."
Lu Xingjian asked, "Do you want to call the master?"
Tan Mo refused. She didn't know if it was because she was a transmigrator in a book, or because her original body was stolen away when she was young and had never been raised by Nangong Xiong. Tan Mo and Nangong Xiong were not close at all, and she didn't know what else to talk about except work reports.
If she got too close, she would feel strange. Besides, apart from the first few days after they met, she didn't seem to feel how happy Nangong Xiong was about her return.
Of course, this is also related to Nangong Xiong’s own cold personality.
Lu Xingjian continued, "Nangong Villa has been renovated and is ready for occupancy. Aunt Fengjuan and Master Gao asked when you would like to move in, so they'll come and help with the move."
"The refrigerator here is just full." Tan Mo pointed, "You just filled it yesterday. Go over there after you finish eating, otherwise it will be a waste."
She finally got up from the bed and straightened her hair, "What is Nangong Lie doing?"
Lu Xingjian shook his head. "They're being sneaky over there, and they're keeping it a secret. I don't know anything about it yet."
Since the old man asked her to be vigilant, it meant that Nangong Lie was going to make a big move. Tan Mo didn't think Nangong Lie had the ability to surpass her, but she had to go and ruin his plan.
The reason was simple: she just thought it was fun to bully Nangong Lie sometimes.
She took out her cell phone and sent a message to Qin Ming.
Tan Mo: "Where is Nangong Lie now? Give me the address!"
Qin Ming: "! Mr. Tan, what are you talking about? Delete it quickly. I'm on Mr. Lie's side! Otherwise, he'll misunderstand if he sees it."
Tan Mo: "! Qin Ming, what are you talking about? Delete it now! You are the spy I placed next to Nangong Lie! I will definitely misunderstand if I see you."
On Tan Mo's phone, Qin Ming withdrew a message.
Tan Mo: [Hurry up.]
Qin Ming【baring teeth.jpg】
Qin Ming: [50,000 per message. Cool.jpg]
Tan Mo: ??? He actually learned how to take money. Let’s see how she deals with him.
An hour later, Tan Mo and Lu Xingjian appeared at a high-end Japanese restaurant.
This is where Nangong Lie entertains guests.
Pushing the door open, Tan Mo walked in with a swagger.
Nangong Lie jumped up from the tatami in surprise, "You...how did you come here? No! How did you know this place?"
Qin Ming was also surprised. He was still regretting that he had lost an order because the price was too high.
I didn't expect to meet Tan Mo here.
Tan Mo smiled, "Guess."
Nangong Lie suddenly turned around and looked at Qin Ming and Xu Xiaonian behind him, hesitating between the two of them.
Qin Ming and Xu Xiaonian lowered their heads and trembled.
"Qin! Ming!"
"It's not me, it's really not me. President Lie, my loyalty to you is obvious to all heaven and earth!"
Tan Mo, who was full of evil intentions, said darkly, "So your loyalty to him is invisible to Nangong Lie himself."
Qin Ming: Is there such a saying?
"You've been so kind to me, I'll give you some extra money."
Nangong Lie: "You still say no? Qin Ming?"
Qin Ming: "I dare to die to prove my reputation!"
Nangong Lie: "Oh, then you die."
Qin Ming: ...why don’t you stop me?
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