Just as Xu Xiu was looking dejected, a pair of slender little hands reached out to him, holding an apple.
"Why is my lord spacing out like this?"
"It's nothing, I was just wondering why, ever since you came to this house, the Lunar New Year has felt like an ordeal for me..."
"And they are all calamities with a slim chance of survival."
Hearing Xu Xiu's words, Xiao Ruoyan covered her mouth and smiled, "Because you have resolved all my suffering, God will naturally make you suffer more."
"So I have to treat you even better."
"Hehe! I love what Your Majesty said."
Xu Xiu immediately changed to a nonchalant and carefree attitude.
He reached out and lifted her chin playfully, asking, "Young lady, you're so beautiful, do you have someone you love?"
"I don't have a sweetheart yet. I wonder if this handsome young man before me has someone he's interested in?"
Xiao Ruoyan was already able to make such funny jokes with Xu Xiu.
Just as the two were flirting, Fang An, Xu Lin, and Wang Wenxin walked over, and they could hear their flirting voices from afar.
They all stared at Xu Xiu with hostile eyes.
Xu Xiu took out his phone, scrolled through photos of the company's single female employees, and waved them in front of them.
"Don't get angry. She's a single, beautiful woman in my company. We know her well, and the company has already vetted her."
Fang An glanced at it and said disdainfully, "Tch, I don't care. Do you think your cousin, who is so handsome, needs an introduction?"
Despite saying that, his eyes remained fixed on Xu Xiu's phone.
Xu Lin was too embarrassed to expose him; he didn't like beating around the bush. He put his arm around Xu Xiu's shoulder and asked, "Xiu, introduce him to me."
"Brother, introductions are no problem, it just depends on how much I'll pay for it. Different fees will naturally lead to different people being introduced."
"You think you can talk to me about money, kid?"
Xu Lin said with a dissatisfied look.
"Brother, we're such good friends, do we even need to talk about anything else? Of course, we can only talk about money."
Everyone present was speechless upon hearing Xu Xiu's words.
After exchanging a few jokes, the group prepared to enter the courtyard. Fang An asked in confusion, "Xiu, are you waiting for us at the gate? Did you know we were coming at this time?"
"Brother, you're overthinking it. I was kicked out by my grandmother."
Fang An: "..."
Xu Lin: "......"
Wang Wenxin suddenly walked up to Xu Xiu and whispered, "Xiu, do you know any handsome guys you can introduce to me?"
Xu Xiu said speechlessly, "Sis, with your beauty, do I really need to introduce you?"
"The line of suitors for you must stretch all the way to the alley entrance, right?"
He was right. Wang Wenxin was beautiful, and she was good at dancing and studying. In ancient times, she would have been a well-bred lady who was proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
"Haha, Xiu, you're speaking the truth."
Fang An: "..."
Xu Lin: "......"
Grandma had been watching the group of idiots outside from the yard, and she shouted from inside, "If you're not coming in now, don't bother coming in at all."
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly shrank back and hurried into the courtyard. Wang Wenxin went straight to her grandmother's side and began to massage her shoulders.
Fang An went straight into the house to pour tea for his grandmother, while Xu Lin looked around and then picked up a broom to start sweeping the yard.
Xu Lin was often scolded by Xu Xiu's maternal grandmother when he was young...
Xu Xiu was the only one sitting casually on the stone bench in the courtyard, while Xiao Ruoyan had already been called into the house by the people inside.
Shi Dingxiang felt inexplicably displeased by Xu Xiu's appearance. "Hey, Xu, who let you in?"
Xu Xiu and Xu Lin were both startled.
Seeing Xu Lin's reaction, Shi Dingxiang momentarily forgot that there was someone with the surname Xu present, and quickly changed her words, saying, "Xu Xiu, go stand outside. You are not allowed to come in unless I call you."
Xu Lin breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing his grandmother's words.
Xu Xiu seemed indifferent. Anyway, he had no status on either side since Hanhan came, and he was already used to it. He could just give up if necessary.
He walked leisurely out of the yard with his hands behind his head.
When Xiao Ruoyan returned to the courtyard and didn't see Xu Xiuren, she asked Wang Wenxin, "Cousin, where's Xiu?"
With so many people present, the grandmother was too embarrassed to ask, and the other two boys were also too embarrassed. Only Wang Wenxin had more contact with them, and they were all girls.
Wang Wenxin pointed to the front door, "Grandma kicked me out again."
Xiao Ruoyan chuckled. Instead of going directly to the door, she went back inside.
Xu Xiu was humming a tune and chatting with the security guard on duty not far from the gate. His grandfather had bought a house in a high-end residential area.
He's a celebrity in Shixian County now; his drone confession is a household name in the county. People love gossip anyway.
As they were chatting, Xu Xiu's phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Fang Liao calling. "Hello, Grandpa, what brings you here?"
"You brat, get back here right now!"
"She really does love her grandson."
Xu Xiu thought to himself.
When Xu Xiu returned to the villa, he found that many leaders had arrived. As soon as he entered, several leaders went up to shake his hand.
Xu Xiu was completely bewildered. What was going on?
After chatting for a while, I learned that several officials in charge of the county's economy and employment had come specifically to wish me a Happy New Year in advance.
They said that Xu Xiu's garment factory solved a large part of the county's employment problem, allowing many people who worked outside to return to the county for employment.
Although garment factories are labor-intensive enterprises, they have retained people who would otherwise have gone out to work.
It also greatly promotes consumption in the county; eating, drinking, sleeping, and so on all involve consumption.
Moreover, it was said that Xu Xiu was going to build a data center in Shi County, which is a high-tech industry. So several officials shamelessly came over on New Year's Eve to sound out the county leaders' intentions.
After receiving a clear answer from Xu Xiu, the officials were overjoyed and couldn't stop smiling. This was a great achievement for them.
The group chatted for two hours and still seemed to want more. Several of the leaders spoke highly of Xu Xiu, saying that this young man, only a sophomore in college, was no less capable in his manners and speech than those of them who had been in the officialdom for many years.
Moreover, it has a feeling that it is even better than before.
After seeing the leaders off, Fang Liao sent Xu Xiu to the hotel to make preparations, and they would come over later.
"Am I just a walking tool? Where's my secretary? My little secretary... cough cough, I have to call Bai Yushu right now and have him find me a secretary."
Xu Xiu was indignant the whole way.
I arrived at the hotel and spoke with the lobby manager, confirming some details again.
Finding nothing wrong, I called my grandfather and told them they could come over.
Immediately afterwards, he called Bai Yushu and said, "Yushu, Happy New Year."
"Boss, Yu Shu has had too much to drink..."
Gu Xin's voice came through the phone.
"Wait, are you meeting the parents?"
"Boss, you met your parents in your freshman year of college. We're almost thirty. Isn't it normal to meet your parents and finalize a marriage plan?"
Hearing Gu Xin's words, Xu Xiu felt that there seemed to be nothing wrong with them, but something still felt off.
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