Xiao Ruoyan tidied her hair and clothes, while Xu Xiu's hands were also restless during the kiss.
After opening the door, the two of them sneaked downstairs together.
Xu Tinglong and Fang Xueting were sitting on the sofa chatting when they saw the two of them come downstairs, so they called them over to sit down.
"Son, I have something to discuss with you."
"Mom, don't tell me what it is yet, let me guess."
Fang Xueting smiled and nodded.
"Is it Uncle Liu who wants us to start producing for him again?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Tinglong gave a thumbs-up and praised, "He truly is my son."
"Did you agree?"
"No, we said we'd go home and discuss it with you. Ultimately, it's up to you to decide whether or not to continue the cooperation."
"Mom, aren't you setting me up?"
"Why would I cheat you? Just do your job properly. Anyway, you don't want to marry his daughter right now."
After Fang Xueting finished speaking, he glanced at Xiao Ruoyan standing to the side.
"Thank you so much, you really are my mom."
Xu Xiu said with a frustrated expression.
"Son, we will all grow old one day, and you will have to take on the responsibility of this family business yourself."
"Mom, you and Dad are in your prime, at the peak of your life. I'm still studying, and all I want to do is have a proper relationship."
Fang Xueting's expression kept changing.
Xu Xiu realized something was wrong and sat back down.
"You brat, I'm not going to bother with you today since Ruoyan is here."
"I don't object to dating, but if you do anything to betray Ruoyan..."
"Then don't blame me for sacrificing my own family for the greater good."
Xu Xiu glanced at Fang Xueting, then turned to look at Xu Tinglong.
"Mom, are you and Dad responding to the national call and preparing for a second child?"
"That's why they are so reckless, willing to sacrifice even their own family for the greater good."
Upon hearing Xu Xiu's words, Xiao Ruoyan quickly lowered her head; she dared not listen to this topic.
Upon hearing this, Xu Tinglong immediately stood up, ready to fight Xu Xiu.
"You brat, you have no manners, do you want a beating?"
"How old are your mother and I? Why would we make jokes like that?"
Xu Xiu picked up a sofa cushion, stood up, hid behind the sofa, and said something.
"Dad, are you impotent?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Tinglong was like a powder keg that had been ignited, and he rushed forward. Xu Xiu had anticipated this and immediately ran upstairs and locked his room door.
Xu Tinglong shouted at the door, "If you're so capable, then stay inside and don't come out!"
Xu Xiu said leisurely in the room.
"Dad, come in if you dare! I'm not leaving, what can you do to me?"
"Okay, I'll sleep by the door tonight."
After saying that, he plopped down right at the doorway.
Xiao Ruoyan looked at Xu Xiu and his son with a blank expression. The two of them were arguing with each other through the door like children.
Fang Xueting immediately took Xiao Ruoyan's hand and said, "Ruoyan, let's go back to our room and sleep. Don't worry about them."
After Fang Xueting and Xiao Ruoyan returned to the house, Xu Tinglong knocked rhythmically on Xu Xiu's door a few times and then said, "Go to heaven and go to earth."
Xu Xiu inside replied with the words, "Overthrow the Qing and restore the Ming."
The code was successfully verified, and Xu Xiu slowly opened the door.
Xu Tinglong slipped inside, and Xu Xiu took out a box from under the bed. It was full of liquor that people had given him during the Chinese New Year, and it was quite valuable.
Some things were preserved under Xu Xiu's cover, after all, Fang Xueting wasn't always at home.
"Dad, how did I do this time?"
"The performance is fine, but the lines are problematic. What do you mean I can't do it? How can a man say he can't?"
"Hehe, Dad, I was just in a panic and couldn't think of any way to provoke you, after all, you're so outstanding."
"Stop talking nonsense. Tomorrow, fill a bottle of this wine into a Sprite bottle for me."
"Okay, got it."
Although Xu Tinglong couldn't drink the wine after opening the bottle, he was already quite satisfied just by smelling its aroma.
The father and son had a long talk in the room all night, and Xu Tinglong ended up sleeping with his son. It was a bit awkward for two grown men to sleep together.
There were several pillows placed between the two sides of the bed.
The next morning, when the four of them were having breakfast, Xu Xiu and Xu Tinglong still looked like they were never going to see each other again.
The Lantern Festival is the day after tomorrow. Zhang Aixiang called today to say that the house is almost ready and we can move in tomorrow.
Xu Xiu immediately contacted a moving company and found dozens of cargo tricycles, asking them to meet at the Shixian intersection the next day.
It's estimated that all the cargo tricycles in the county have been requisitioned by Xu Xiu.
There's nothing we can do about it; he's the one who pays high wages.
Hearing that they were moving tomorrow, Fang Xueting also planned to go and take a look. Xu Tinglong was going to stay at the factory, which had gradually resumed operations, and most of the local workers had returned to work.
After the Lantern Festival, workers from other places will also return to the factory.
During the first month of the lunar calendar, Xu Xiu's app had already surpassed 10 million registered users, attracting the attention of many investment institutions.
Bai Yushu has been calling these past few days talking about these things, about various investment institutions contacting them for discussions.
However, Xu Xiu rejected them all outright, as they do not currently need external investment institutions.
His app has now caused a sensation among his fans.
The app's daily active users are constantly reaching new highs, and the daily online time is also continuously increasing.
Many fans participated in the New Year's event. Although a lot of money was spent, the return on investment was already incredibly high.
Furthermore, fans constantly recommend the app to their friends and family.
Even some of my terrible teammates from dormitory 203 registered accounts.
On the fourteenth day of the month, Xu Xiu arrived in Shi County with his mother and Xiao Ruoyan. A convoy of rickety tricycles was already waiting at the intersection.
Xu Xiu told Fang Xueting and Xiao Ruoyan to wait in the house while he and the convoy went to the village to move things.
Upon arriving in the village, Xu Xiu discovered that the convoy had been called too many times. He hadn't expected that in a place he had lived for decades, he would only need to bring so few belongings.
When they returned, half of the tricycles were empty, but Xu Xiu still paid the fare anyway, as many drivers were embarrassed to ask for so much.
However, Xu Xiu treated everyone equally without discrimination.
I moved all my things to the new house in one morning and finished tidying up in one afternoon.
There wasn't much to move from Xiao Ruoyan's house; many things were still in the old house, since she would occasionally go back to stay for a few days.
That evening in the new house, Zhang Aixiang personally cooked to entertain Fang Xueting and Xu Xiu, and Xiao Liang was very excited and drank quite a bit of wine.
"Xiao Xu, Sister Fang, thank you for your hard work today."
Zhang Aixiang thanked them while helping them serve food.
"From now on, we're all family, no need to be so polite."
Fang Xueting replied with a smile.
After dinner, Xu Xiu and Fang Xueting left first. Xu Xiu was going to his grandfather's place for the Lantern Festival tomorrow, while Xiao Ruoyan was staying at home, since it would be their first Lantern Festival in their new home.
When Xu Zhiyuan returned to his grandfather's house, he stood up and saw that his grandson had come alone, so he sat back down.
Xu Tinglong just arrived from Jincheng not long ago. The factory will be closed for the Lantern Festival tomorrow.
Ever since he brought Xiao Ruoyan back to meet the elders, Xu Xiu has become someone the old folks don't care about, the uncle doesn't love, and he's practically dispensable.
After sighing, he silently returned to his own room.
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