Fu Yongnian was originally planning to stay at the Hong family's house this time. He owns property here, but he rarely comes and there's no one to manage it, so staying at the Hong family's house whenever he comes is the easiest way to make things convenient.
To say that he and Mr. Hong were like brothers who had faced death together would not be an exaggeration. Back when Mr. Hong was in mainland China, he contracted shingles, and if it weren't for Aunt Fu and Xiaoyu's mother taking care of him, he probably would have lost his life there.
Therefore, he treated the Fu family like family. The Hong family had no mistress; Mr. Hong had a son and a daughter, whose daughter married and moved to England. The son managed part of the family business and had already separated from the family.
In his words, the Fu couple should treat this place as their own home.
The initial discovery was that Linda possessed a videotape of Qin Xiaoyu's fashion rehearsal. By the time they learned it had already been sent to the factory and was about to be launched, time was running out.
At first, Mr. Hong was just helping out, but when he found out, it turned out that the magazine to be published was one of his own.
"Old Fu, do with it as you please." Mr. Hong made up his mind; he didn't want the magazine anymore.
This really put Fu Yongnian in a difficult position. The magazine had already been printed, and to prevent its distribution, it needed to be destroyed. How could he destroy it without leaving a trace? He didn't want to leave Qin Xiaoyu with any trouble.
"How did you, the most decisive person, become so indecisive?" Mr. Hong was more open-minded than him.
And just like that, a huge fire burned everything to the ground.
There were no casualties because everyone was evacuated in advance. Each worker received hush money and a month's paid leave to enjoy themselves.
The editor-in-chief who committed the theft cannot be easily forgiven and is already facing dismissal.
“She must have something in her possession; we can’t push her too far.” Fu Yongnian was shrewd and had thought things through carefully. Mr. Hong had no choice but to hand the person over to him.
Editor-in-Chief Zheng was hospitalized and had a renewed sense of remorse, all because he was frightened by Fu Yongnian.
"Let's not dwell on the past. To avoid any future trouble, I'll act as a mediator for you two." Seeing that Qin Xiaoyu and Linda were still secretly competing, Mr. Hong was also worried and took the initiative to mediate.
"Uncle Hong, I'll listen to you," Qin Xiaoyu stated her position first.
He immediately received praise from everyone present; this child was teachable.
Linda wanted to struggle a little more, but seeing her father's expression, she could only hold back.
"Many of the Huo family's businesses have been invested in XJP, and they also have a fashion business. I think we should give Xiaoyu an agency." Mr. Hong's words almost made Qin Xiaoyu burst out with approval.
That was a really underhanded move; now Linda really can't use her strength.
"Old Hong's idea is great! Consider it a marriage alliance. Once Riyue Apparel goes to Paris, it will solidify its international brand status. Linda, you can become an agent and still make a profit." Mr. Huo saw a business opportunity, and Linda dared not go against her father, much less turn down money.
"Come on, have a drink to wish for a successful collaboration." Little Fish's mother seized the opportunity to pour a few glasses of red wine and brought them over. Even if Linda was unwilling, she could only raise her glass in response.
After seeing the Huo family father and daughter off, Fu Yongnian looked at Qin Xiaoyu's expression and asked, "Xiaoyu, I've acted first and informed you later. You're not unhappy, are you?"
"Dad, whatever you do is the best arrangement. They say old ginger is spicier, but I don't have your abilities. You'll still have to teach me more in the future." Qin Xiaoyu called him "Dad" for the first time, and Fu Yongnian was so happy that his eyes were practically closed with laughter.
Although it wasn't mentioned what would happen to the videotapes Linda had, it's clear she won't be making them public. If she takes over the agency rights and then goes on sabotage, is that insanity or a lack of intelligence?
This move was probably the best, as it cleared the way for Qin Xiaoyu.
Fearing their families would worry, the two of them didn't dare stay any longer and returned to Guangzhou with Fu Yongnian and his wife.
The group of people who were on vacation just got back, and they're all a bit tanned. It's quite lively.
"Ah Lei, you run so fast, it's been tough on me!" Wang Lei complained as he carried Qi Si all the way back.
"Once Fourth Brother gets better, you can have him carry you every day." A Lei was being hypocritical after getting the benefit.
"Wait till I recover, and I'll take you all down one by one! I'll get you all drunk and passed out," Qi Si threatened, displeased with the news.
"Dad! You're not allowed to drink!" Xiaoxin heard this and rushed over to warn him.
"No, no, I won't drink." Qi Si hugged his daughter and kissed her again.
"I want a daughter too," Wang Lei said, looking on with longing.
"We have a daughter, you can be envious all you want." A Lei lifted his little sister up, frowned, and said, "Daughter, how much do you eat? You've gotten so fat!"
"Don't you see how tall she's grown?" Zhou Yue laughed in exasperation. Only then did A Lei realize that, without noticing, his little sister was no longer the little girl she used to be; she had become much more composed and mature, like a grown-up young woman.
"Sigh, I haven't kissed him enough yet, he's grown up now," A Lei said regretfully.
"Let the little fish have babies for you, how many do you want?" Zhou Yue started stirring things up again.
Qin Xiaoyu listened to their bickering but didn't get involved; she was busy delivering milk powder to Xiao Jiajia.
This time, Xiaoyu's mom came along and didn't leave in a hurry, saying she would stay for a few days. They held Xiaojia in their arms and wouldn't let go, even Zhou Xing's mom couldn't touch her anymore.
"This is my eldest grandson." Fu Yongnian is at the age where he should like children, but his two sons, Fu Heng and Fu Di, are both picky and have no one they like, so they haven't even had a wife yet.
So they treated Qin Xiaoyu like a precious treasure.
“I really like Fu Di, how about we get married?” Mrs. Fang suggested.
"Great! Does your family have a girl of similar age?" Little Fish's mother had a very good impression of Madam Fang from the first time she met her. She also found Sister Lei to be noble and generous, knowing that a child from a prominent family could not be bad.
"Grandma, who did you say?" Qin Xiaoyu was quite curious. Her third sister was more than ten years older than Fu Di, which didn't seem quite right.
"I said baby..." Before Mrs. Fang could finish speaking, A Lei pulled her aside.
"Grandma, Grandma, Fu Di is a good boy, we can't let him down!" With just one sentence from A Lei, Xiao Yu's mother understood that this baby was unreliable.
Although Madam Fang was still unconvinced, there was nothing to argue about; she knew exactly what kind of person her granddaughter was. She could only sigh and go off to ponder it.
"I thought the baby was quite cute when she walked the runway at the Friendship Hall last time, so don't say it's not going to work out right away." Zhou Yue was interested in the matchmaking, so she went over and whispered to Mrs. Fang, seemingly discussing something.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Fang was quite efficient. The next morning, a travel-worn Fang Baobao rang the doorbell.
"What's wrong with Grandma? How sick is she?" This old trick of feigning illness to force a blind date still has its roots.
When Mrs. Fang walked out of the house with a radiant face, Fang Baobao knew she had fallen into a trap.
Qin Xiaoyu glanced at Fang Baobao. She was alright; she probably left in a hurry and hadn't had time to put on makeup. Fang Baobao looked like a girl next door, all clean and simple.
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