Chapter 868: Obstacles on the Road to Pretentiousness
The next morning, the sun was shining brightly. Xiao Shiqiu's two bodyguards and Xiao Yan came to pick us up from the hotel across the street on time.
Xiaoyan greeted us and drove my car away.
"Mengmeng, who is this person? How could she just drive away such an expensive car of yours?" Aunt looked at Xiaoyan with an expression full of distrust.
I felt a little helpless, "Aunt, Sister Xiaoyan will repair the car for me, you don't have to worry about it."
Two mighty bodyguards came over with expressionless faces to help us carry our luggage, and my aunt straightened her back unconsciously.
He held his head high and commanded in a slightly exaggerated tone, "Handle that box gently, it contains valuables!"
It was just a face-saving remark, but my uncle took it seriously. "No, what did you bring? Just a few changes of clothes..."
My aunt glared at him and said, "You're afraid of dropping such an expensive suitcase?"
My uncle scratched his head, "Ah? Isn't this distributed at the company's annual meeting..." Under my aunt's deathly gaze, my uncle turned off the microphone.
I almost couldn't hold back my laughter. My uncle is definitely the biggest obstacle in my aunt's journey to showing off.
The two bodyguards still had no expression on their faces. They just nodded slightly at us and strode to the front with their luggage.
We walked through the neighborhood, and my aunt kept looking around. "Shiqiu, are all the bodyguards in your company so professional?"
Xiao Shiqiu smiled slightly: "They used to be in the special forces."
My aunt became even more excited, walking with the wind, as if these bodyguards were hired by her.
My uncle was a little reserved and whispered to me, "Mengmeng, isn't this too big of a scene?
Is this the standard every time Shiqiu comes to pick you up?"
Before I could reply, my aunt rushed in and said, "What do you know? Shiqiu respects us as his elders!"
I felt awkward listening to this, but Xiao Shiqiu was calm and composed. He smiled at them, nodded, and said, "Mengmeng's family is my parents, so naturally I have to respect them."
When we arrived at the helipad on the rooftop of the hotel, my aunt's eyes widened when she saw the helicopter.
However, she still pretended to be calm and adjusted her hair, trying to put on an appearance of being accustomed to big scenes: "Oh, this helicopter looks quite spacious, it seems to be bigger than the one I saw last time I went to Zhu City.
This plane is not cheap, right? But if I could buy one myself, you know what, it would be really convenient to go anywhere.
Xiao Shiqiu nodded in agreement, "Yes, it does save time, so I plan to buy one for Mengmeng as well. When the time comes, I'll give her a pilot, and she'll be able to get home much faster."
This shocked my uncle and aunt. My aunt blurted out, "How much does that cost?"
Xiao Shiqiu said calmly, "A cute helicopter doesn't need to be this big, as long as it can seat five people. A compact one like that can be bought for less than 20 million."
His tone was light and flirtatious, as if he was saying it was less than two thousand yuan, and he succeeded in killing the conversation.
My uncle looked even more embarrassed, and my aunt looked at me with a more complicated look.
When pilot Wei Hao reminded everyone to fasten their seat belts, my aunt pretended to be polite and said, "I know, it's just like taking a plane."
Although my aunt was afraid of appearing timid and tried hard to pretend to be worldly-wise, her fingers were tightly gripping the armrests of the chair, and her knuckles turned white.
In contrast, my uncle’s reaction was much more simple. He looked around excitedly like a child going to an amusement park for the first time, asking questions non-stop: “Mengmeng, do you often travel by helicopter?
Oops, what does this button do?
Is it difficult to get a helicopter license?
Do you think it would be easier to find a job if I get a license?
..."
I:"……"
As the helicopter started, my uncle's questions finally disappeared in the roar of the helicopter.
When the helicopter took off, my aunt finally couldn't hold it anymore and let out a short scream, then cleared her throat with forced composure.
She maintained a stiff smile throughout the flight, only letting out a visibly relieved sigh when she landed on the tarmac of the STG headquarters building.
When we arrived at Xiao Shiqiu's office, there was a woman with a slightly darker skin tone in the lounge outside. She didn't look like an employee here because she was dressed very casually and was wearing a pair of sneakers.
Xiao Yang came over immediately upon seeing us. "Mr. Xiao, the tour guide you're looking for is here," he said, extending his hand sideways. "This is our top-rated tour guide, Ms. Huang Fei. We've worked with her on several team-building projects before, so she's very experienced. You can rest assured."
Xiao Shiqiu nodded, turned around and said to us, "This is the city's gold medal tour guide. Uncle and aunt can tell her which places they want to visit. She can take you around for the next two days."
My eyes lit up. Xiao Shiqiu was so thoughtful. With a tour guide, could I be lazy and not have to accompany him the whole time?
I really didn't want to play with them the whole time. Firstly, I wasn't very familiar with my uncles and didn't know what to talk to them about.
Secondly, it is almost June now and the weather is already very hot. Playing outside will be sunburned and tiring. What if they want to climb a mountain or the Great Wall? Their legs will be shaking after all the exertion.
I quickly took the opportunity to tell my uncle, "Uncle, Guide Huang is a professional. She knows much more about the fun places in City A than I do. Let her accompany you. You don't have to worry about the various expenses. Just follow her and have fun."
The uncle felt a little guilty, "Mengmeng, we should pay for the tickets and meals ourselves..."
Before I could finish, my aunt hurriedly said, "Mengmeng, aren't you going to go with us?
Oh, you are our only relative here, and you are not familiar with the tour guide. We won’t have a good time if you don’t come with us.
Anyway, we have already hired a tour guide, and she won’t charge extra for taking you with her. Just come with us and just go out to relax.
Your uncle rarely comes to visit, so you should spend more time with him."
I kept complaining in my heart that although my uncle is my biological mother, I have only seen him a few times in my life. As for my aunt, if I hadn't come this time and met her on the street, I wouldn't recognize her.
At this time, my uncle heard what my aunt said, paused and said: "Mengmeng, why don't you go with us? Your aunt is right."
Alas, it seems that there is no hope if I only want to pay money but not put in the effort. Even if we are not familiar with each other, he is still my uncle, and it is not right to insist on not accompanying him.
"Okay, I'll go change my shoes." I put my luggage in Xiao Shiqiu's office, and I turned around and went in to find a pair of light casual shoes to change into.
Xiao Shiqiu came over and handed me a Bazaar shopping card, "If they want to go to the mall, take them to Bazaar. There is one million on this card, which should be enough.
If they need a place to eat, you take them to that club.”
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