My aunt became a widow early on. Although she hasn't remarried and is still considered a member of the Han family, the absence of a man in the family has reduced her ties with her sisters-in-law, and she rarely participates in their conversations.
Guo Mingli, who was left out, was unaware of what had happened in K City and didn't immediately connect it to Tang Xiaoxiao. She was still confused by what she heard, and even nodded in agreement, indicating that the company was indeed quite impressive.
Tang Xiaoxiao and Han Yunqi knew what their second aunt was talking about as soon as she opened her mouth, but they couldn't rush to take it on as if their own family was eager to show off. So they could only remain silent and listen to her praise their own company one sentence after another, which was quite a struggle to suppress their laughter.
At this moment, Fourth Aunt Li Fangfang took out her phone and showed everyone the photos of Han Shi'an attending the opening ceremony. Han Shi'an was standing at the very end of the line, with the deputy mayor of K City and some officials of all ranks in the middle. A row of company executives stood around him, all dressed in suits, their backs straight, holding up a red ribbon with a big red flower in the middle, and giving the camera a fake smile.
Behind them, on the tallest of the newly built office buildings, the words "Xiaoxiao Ecological Agriculture Technology Development Company" stood out prominently in gold.
Even Tang Xiaoxiao leaned over to take a curious look.
She wasn't present at the branch office's ribbon-cutting ceremony; Chang Deyu had someone record a video and send it to her.
Then Yu Xiuping read out each word carefully: "Xiao, Xiao, Sheng, Tai, Nong, Ye, Ke, Ji, Kai, Fa, Gong, Si. Look at this, such a long name, it's not easy to remember at all." Suddenly she turned to Tang Xiaoxiao and said, "Yunqi's wife, you're also called Xiaoxiao, right? Look, we have the same name, isn't that a coincidence?"
Guo Mingli perked up when she heard the name. She had been to the head office in Hou Tang Village and had also heard Han Yunqi mention that they had opened a branch in K City. She hadn’t made a connection when her second sister-in-law and fourth sister-in-law mentioned a company in Qingquan District, but now that she saw the company name, how could she not know it?
Upon hearing her second sister-in-law's words, she blurted out without thinking, "What's so coincidental about it? That's our Xiaoxiao's!"
Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.
Soon, Yu Xiuping's somewhat shrill voice burst into laughter: "Third sister-in-law, you're really joking! The company manager is a man, his surname is... oh right, his surname is Chang. My old man met him once when he went to inquire about the loan. He's a middle-aged man in his forties. You can't try to scam someone just because you have the same name!"
"How is this considered a staged accident? That's Xiaoxiao's company, Xiaoxiao, don't you agree?" Guo Mingli said anxiously.
Having said that, Tang Xiaoxiao had no choice but to speak up: "Chang Deyu is indeed the general manager of my company, but he has now been transferred back to headquarters. The branch office is now managed by someone else, surnamed Ren. If your second uncle goes to find someone now, he will be received by this Manager Ren."
He spoke in a few words that were neither humble nor arrogant, as if he were describing a trivial matter.
In fact, this was nothing to her, and she had no intention of showing off at all.
Those who heard these words were quite shocked.
Yu Xiuping's mouth was half-open, her smile still lingering on her face. She was stunned for a moment by Tang Xiaoxiao's words, her expression extremely strange. It took her a while to finally react and close her mouth, asking somewhat stammeringly, "Xiao...Xiaoxiao? Is it really a Xiaoxiao?"
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