Chapter 867: Let them not even have the courage to be jealous
My aunt pulled Xiao Shiqiu towards the sofa and asked as they walked, "Xiao Xiao, I heard that you are the president of STG. You are so capable. You are so young and yet you manage such a famous company.
By the way, your company is quite large now, right? "
My aunt asked while glancing at Xiao Shiqiu.
Xiao Shiqiu sat down and said calmly, "The company is developing well. STG currently has dozens of branches around the world."
My aunt's eyes widened, and her voice rose an octave: "There are dozens of them around the world?!"
Xiao Shiqiu nodded, his smile still calm: "Well, it's mainly because I have a wide range of interests, and I want to try my hand in many industries.
Now I think I'm lucky, I've been doing pretty well in various industries over the years."
He spoke modestly, saying that he was lucky, but everyone knows that which entrepreneur relies on luck for investment for more than ten years?
His father is not the God of Wealth.
My aunt became even more excited when she heard this. If you didn’t know, you would think this was her son-in-law.
"Oh, Shiqiu, you are so modest. Your parents are really amazing. How could they raise such an outstanding son like you?"
"My mother died early and my father didn't have time to take care of me. I was raised by my sister." Xiao Shiqiu answered in the same gentle and polite manner.
My aunt's face froze, and she smiled awkwardly: "I'm sorry, I..."
Xiao Shiqiu smiled faintly: "It's okay, this happened a long time ago, and I'm not a child who can't stand it anymore."
My mother came out to smooth things over at the right time, "Come on, Shiqiu, have some fruit. Sister Wang, wash another plate of yellow cherries."
Xiao Shiqiu readily followed his lead, picked up a lychee from the fruit bowl, peeled it, and naturally fed it to me. I opened my mouth out of habit to take it.
My aunt started praising him again, "Shiqiu is obviously a man who loves his wife."
Xiao Shiqiu smiled gently, "That's because Mengmeng is lovable."
"Oh, the hot water is gone. Let me get another pot of hot water." My aunt suddenly picked up the kettle on the table and walked to the tea bar by the window, looking out the window while getting the water.
I understood it as soon as I thought about it. She must want to see what kind of car Xiao Shiqiu was driving.
However, there was only my car at the door, no other cars.
My aunt returned with a kettle and asked casually, "Shiqiu, isn't your car parked at the door? I see there's an empty space."
Xiao Shiqiu took the teacup, smiled slightly and said, "I didn't drive here."
My aunt was stunned: "You came here by high-speed rail? That's so inconvenient."
Xiao Shiqiu took a sip of tea and said calmly, "I came here by helicopter. The helicopter is parked on the upper floor of the hotel opposite. It's very convenient to come here."
I have a headache. Is this guy going to start showing off his wealth?
I was afraid that my aunt would know how rich he was, but he just casually showed off his financial abilities.
My aunt's eyes widened and her voice changed: "Helicopter?!"
Xiao Shiqiu nodded: "Well, it's because Mengmeng's car was hit, so it's more convenient to fly over and pick her up after get off work."
My aunt opened her mouth but couldn't say anything for a long time.
After a few seconds, she asked again: "So... Mengmeng's car is just left here?"
Xiao Shiqiu still explained in a good-tempered manner: "It's okay, someone will take care of it, don't worry about it. Mengmeng has two cars, so it won't affect her usual use of the car.
When I went car shopping with her, I bought three at once, just in case the cars needed maintenance.”
My aunt was silenced by him and looked at me with complicated eyes.
Even my mother looked at me in surprise. I had never told my family that I had three cars.
"Three cars," my aunt said with a forced smile, "were they all bought from the same store?"
I knew she wanted to ask if all three cars were Porsches?
I was about to nod, but Xiao Shiqiu answered first, "Yes, three different models of the same brand have different functions."
"Cars have different functions?" This question seemed a bit beyond the scope of my aunt.
Actually, there is no difference for me. In my eyes, the only difference between the three cars is the height and the color.
"Yeah, SUV, sedan, and sports car. They have different functions, so I bought all three."
What Xiao Shiqiu said was a matter of course, just like talking about tableware, of course a plate, chopsticks, and spoon were needed.
"Mengmeng, Shiqiu is so good to you. He gave you three cars as a betrothal gift." My aunt could no longer hide the envy in her eyes.
Xiao Shiqiu frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "Aunt, you misunderstood. That's not a betrothal gift. It's just a gift for Meng Meng. If I only gave three cars as a betrothal gift, my grandfather would definitely scold me for being stingy."
I think he successfully killed the conversation, because my aunt didn't even continue the topic and ask what the betrothal gifts were.
This is a bit surprising to me.
The living room fell into an eerie silence, and it was my mother who broke the silence, "It's getting late today, and you still have to leave for City A tomorrow, and you have to sit on the way..."
She was about to say it was a two-hour drive, but then she remembered she was taking a helicopter the next day and abruptly changed the subject, "It's still a while before we have to fly."
After returning to the room, I closed the door, grabbed Xiao Shiqiu by the collar, and asked with narrowed eyes, "You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
He raised his eyebrows and acted stupid: "What on purpose?"
"Helicopter!" I lowered my voice. "Did you take a helicopter to show off your wealth to them on purpose?"
Xiao Shiqiu smiled and pinched my face: "You've become smarter."
I snorted, "Just to save my face?"
He shook his head, his tone serious: "Not entirely."
"Why is that?"
Xiao Shiqiu put his arm around my waist and whispered, “If you live a life similar to theirs, just a little better than them, your relatives will get along better with you;
But if you live much better than them, they are very likely to be jealous of you. You should know that jealousy is terrible. Sometimes family and friendship are fragile in the face of jealousy. "
I was stunned for a moment, "Then why do you..."
Before I could finish my question, he continued, "So, either don't let people know that you're doing well, or just let them know that your life is far away from theirs, a height they'll never be able to reach in their lifetime."
I was silent for a moment, then looked up at him: "So you choose the latter?"
Xiao Shiqiu curled his lips: "Yes, let them not even have the courage to be jealous."
I chuckled and poked his chest: "Scheming man."
He bent down and kissed my forehead, his voice low: "Alas, this is not because I am afraid that you don't know how to deal with the relationship with your uncle's family.
Don't be afraid of them taking advantage of you, it doesn't cost much.
Think about it from another perspective. If you spend a little money, your uncle and his family might be able to provide you with a lot of emotional value. Anyway, I think your aunt is quite good at complimenting people."
He picked me up and walked to the bedside, touching me all over and teaching me, "Our ancestors said, if you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world.
I can’t help the whole world, but I can help my relatives.”
I suspect he has some split personality. Which good person would preach at a time like this?
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