The family reunion lasted for more than four hours, until after 11 p.m., when Mr. Yuan saw that his daughter looked tired and waved to tell everyone to go home.
In less than half an hour, only Bai Qingzhi and the others remained in the hall.
"Are the children hungry? Shall I have the cook make some late-night snacks?" Old Yuan asked with a smile, clearly showing that he was genuinely happy today.
At the banquet just now, Bai Qingzhi and Bai Qinghuan had already eaten their fill. Their mother was worried about gaining weight, and the remaining men didn't have the habit of eating late-night snacks.
So everyone waved their hands and refused.
Mr. Yuan did not insist, and sat there smiling, talking to himself.
The servants worked quickly, cleaning the entire house spotless by around noon. Mr. Yuan was also a bit tired, so he let everyone have free time before going upstairs.
“Switzerland has a vibrant nightlife; you young people can go and have some fun when you have nothing to do.” Mrs. Bai yawned, waved to her daughter, said this, and then took Mr. Bai’s arm and followed him upstairs.
Bai Qingzhi has never been one to go out late at night, and Bai Qinghuai is even less interesting.
Bai Qingze was afraid of being recognized, so he didn't dare to go out. Only Bai Qingyu and Bai Qinghuan's eyes lit up when they heard about nightlife.
He said hello and then ran off.
"Get some rest. You have to go to the company with Grandpa tomorrow," Bai Qinghuai said gently, patting his sister's head.
Only when the two of them were left in the entire hall did Bai Qingzhi quietly breathe a sigh of relief.
She's been on edge all day; she can't remember anything right now, afraid of saying the wrong thing while chatting with others.
Bai Qingzhi was already exhausted.
Just as she stood up, intending to go back to her bedroom to sleep, she suddenly remembered that Xiao Yuan had been guarding the door every night for the past few days.
Bai Qingzhi stopped walking and, after hesitating for a long time, finally asked in a low voice:
Aren't you going to rest?
Seeing Zhizhi at any time has become Xiao Yuan's greatest wish. When he was in the Bai family, he dared to enter Zhizhi's bedroom, but this is the Yuan family, and Xiao Yuan is afraid that Elder Yuan will be displeased.
So he had already made up his mind that after everyone had gone to sleep, he would quietly wait outside Zhizhi's door.
Upon hearing Bai Qingzhi's question, Xiao Yuan paused for a second before smiling and saying, "Right away."
Bai Qingzhi immediately guessed his intention, sighed helplessly, and then suddenly smiled brightly.
"How about... we go together?"
Xiao Yuan's eyes lit up immediately, but he quickly realized that this was the Yuan family.
Shaking his head, Xiao Yuan stood up, patted Bai Qingzhi's head, and said affectionately:
“It’s fine if it’s at your own home, but this is your maternal grandfather’s house. People of his age are quite conservative. If I go there, it won’t be good for your reputation.”
You can tell from the dresses the old man prepared for Bai's mother and daughters today: long sleeves and long skirts, with not a single piece of skin showing.
No sooner had they spoken than they heard Yuan Lao cough. The two turned around in surprise and saw Yuan Lao standing on the stairs.
Xiao Yuan's voice was quite loud, and Elder Yuan must have heard it all. For a moment, both of them felt a little awkward.
“I’m not one of those old fogies, Xiao Yuan, come up here, I have something to say to you,” Old Yuan said, feigning seriousness.
After saying that, he looked at Bai Qingzhi with a smile.
"My dear granddaughter, go and rest. I'll just say a few words to him and then let her go home."
After saying that, Bai Qingzhi's cheeks turned bright red. She knew that her grandfather must have misunderstood something. She opened her mouth to explain, but she couldn't come up with anything.
Xiao Yuan followed the old man into the study. Even though he could remain calm when negotiating deals worth billions in the business world, he couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment.
This is Xiao Xiao's maternal grandfather!
"Young man, do you want to marry Qingzhi?" Old Yuan asked directly, getting straight to the point.
Xiao Yuan nodded without any hesitation, and then, fearing that Elder Yuan might not feel his sincerity, he nodded a few more times.
Seeing Xiao Yuan, who was invincible in the business world, become like a naive young boy when faced with this question, Old Yuan laughed.
"I heard that your Xiao family has recently shown a tendency to expand overseas?" For some reason, Elder Yuan changed the subject.
“That’s right, the procedures are already underway, and the first country is the Sand Kingdom,” Xiao Yuan answered without hiding anything.
This matter can be easily investigated; he had no reason to lie.
The country of Sha is the country where the En family lives.
The old man's eyes seemed to see through everything.
"Is the Bai family also working on this?"
Xiao Yuan was somewhat puzzled; he couldn't figure out what the old man meant.
"Do you really think that the two of you can deal with the En family by joining forces? Your power is limited to the country. If you want to expand overseas, it will take you at least ten or eight years to rival the En family." The old man slammed his hand on the table as he said this.
"Grandpa, even if this is courting death, I will not give up." Xiao Yuan's eyes were full of determination.
If he does nothing after Zhizhi has suffered so much, then he doesn't deserve to stand by Zhizhi's side.
They are even less worthy of claiming to like childishness.
Seeing his determination, the old man rolled his eyes helplessly.
Not long after, there was a knock on the study door. The old man said, "Come in," and then Bai Qinghuai walked in.
Bai Qinghuai was surprised to see Xiao Yuan there, but he quickly realized why Xiao Yuan was there.
"Grandpa." A cold voice rang out. Bai Qinghuai had already thought about how to deal with the possibility that his grandfather might stop them from taking revenge.
"Tell me your plans," said Elder Yuan, sitting in his chair as he looked at the two promising young men.
The two exchanged a glance, and without hiding anything, briefly explained their plan.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Lao's expression of disdain was revealed.
"So, they used economic suppression to severely damage the En family, and then used local bullies to launch a counterattack?"
After saying this, Yuan Lao looked at Bai Qinghuai and continued:
"I really don't know how your father raised you." His tone was full of disdain.
"Do you have a better plan?" Bai Qinghuai's eyes gleamed like a fox's.
"Don't try to trick me into telling me anything." Old Yuan had somehow gotten a ruler in his hand and, after saying that, gave Bai Qinghuai a slap on the buttocks.
"You two, one is the heir of the Xiao family, and the other is the heir of the Bai family. How come you've only grown taller but not smarter?" Old Yuan sighed in exasperation after saying this.
"Do you really think that the En family has been leading Saudi Arabia for so many years and that all they've done is the arms trade?"
"You mean, his family has another trump card?" Xiao Yuan asked, frowning.
He had investigated the En family several times but found nothing unusual.
"After learning about Qingzhi's matter, I had someone investigate. Actually, it's not your fault. The En family has been scheming for a century. Without some trump cards, they would have been devoured by those forces in the Sand Kingdom long ago." After saying that, Old Yuan took a stack of documents out of the drawer.
The two exchanged a glance and picked it up. When they saw the message on it, Yue's eyes widened.
"Human trafficking and organ trafficking—these are his trump cards!"
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