Chapter 56 Work is certainly important
Xia Zhen slept soundly and had a sweet dream. In her dream, Lu Jin stood up, picked her up, and threw her onto the bed.
When she woke up, she was covering her burning face and was quite excited.
If only I could sneak away to see Lu Jin again.
Xia Zhen specially wore a pretty green floral dress and tied her hair into a high ponytail with a green ribbon. She looked at the youthful girl in the mirror and was very satisfied.
After tidying everything up, she walked downstairs with light steps and was stunned when she saw the people in the living room.
Xia Yu, who was sitting on the sofa reading the newspaper, didn't even look up. "You got up before ten o'clock today, not bad."
Butler He smiled and said, "Young Miss."
Xia Zhen, having recovered from her confusion about why Xia Yu hadn't gone to the company yet, looked at Butler He and hesitantly walked down the stairs. "Grandpa He, what brings you here?"
Butler He stepped forward and placed a box in Xia Zhen's hands. "This is what Master asked me to give to Miss. Miss used to say that she really liked Xinghai Amusement Park. Master still remembers what Miss said."
Butler He's last words were tinged with a hidden meaning, carrying a rather mysterious air.
Xia Zhen looked at the box in her hand, somewhat puzzled.
Butler He bid farewell to Xia Yu, and the elderly man, over fifty years old, gracefully turned and left.
Xia Zhen asked curiously, "What's in here?"
Xia Yu turned a page of the newspaper. "You'll see when you take a look."
The Xia family probably all have some of the genes of riddle-makers.
Xia Zhen opened the box and found a document among a pile of raffia. It was a property transfer agreement. After flipping through it, she gleaned a piece of information from a bunch of incomprehensible technical terms: she had become the owner of Xinghai Amusement Park.
Every year on her birthday, she receives gifts that are beyond the imagination of ordinary people, so Xia Zhen doesn't feel very happy; she just feels puzzled.
She sat down next to Xia Yu and asked, "Dad, what does Grandpa mean by this?"
"To make you happy."
"Trying to coax me?" Xia Zhen stroked her chin. "Is it because of what happened with Song Heng yesterday?"
Xia Yu gave a faint "hmm".
"I saw how angry Grandpa was with you yesterday, I thought we would need to coax him, but why is he coaxing me instead?"
Xia Yu put down the newspaper and looked at her seemingly bewildered daughter. "What do you think?"
Xia Zhen blinked innocently, "I don't know."
Xia Yu gave up on trying to figure out whether Xia Zhen was genuinely unaware or pretending not to know. He simply said, "He wants you to marry Song Heng."
Xia Zhen covered her mouth in surprise, "Why!"
It has to be said that she does have some acting skills.
Xia Yu said, "Because of your family background, because of your family history, and because you two are a good match."
Not to mention Grandpa Xia, even Xia Yu used to think that Song Heng was the best choice for Xia Zhen. Most importantly, although Song Heng wasn't an honest person in the past, he did have a special feeling for Xia Zhen.
That's for sure, his daughter is so beautiful, so adorable, so incredibly intelligent, so kind and considerate...
cough!
Xia Yu straightened his expression and suppressed his self-praise. He was certain that even if Song Heng was unconventional, it was only natural that he would fall for Xia Zhen.
But things took an unexpected turn, and Song Heng suddenly seemed different on the day of the banquet.
Perhaps the Song family hasn't realized it yet, but Xia Yu's people have vaguely sensed that Song Heng seems to be plotting something in private...
"Dad," Xia Zhen tugged at Xia Yu's arm, her voice pitiful, "You don't want me to marry Song Heng, do you? My hand still hurts!"
When Xia Zhen's injury was mentioned, Xia Yu's face darkened. "I will not let you marry him."
Not only could Song Heng not protect Xia Zhen, but he also injured her. Xia Yu now dislikes Song Heng very much!
If he was still hesitant about whether to arrange a marriage between the Xia and Song families before, he has now completely given up on that idea.
In Xia Yu's view, there is no conflict between the marriage alliance and finding a husband who is good to Xia Zhen. There are plenty of young masters from other families who are also eligible, and Song Heng is completely out of the running.
Xia Zhen was relieved to hear Xia Yu's words. Her grandfather would never have imagined that his plan to repair her relationship with Song Heng during a meal would have the opposite result.
She was just about to find an excuse to slip away when she suddenly heard Xia Yu say, "I'll take you out for lunch today."
Xia Zhen was stunned for a moment, "Huh?"
Xia Yu: "Don't you want to come with me?"
"How could that be! I'm just so happy, and because it happened so suddenly, I don't know what to say!"
He knew she was extremely dependent on him, her father; even a simple meal could make her so happy.
Xia Yu maintained his usual expressionless, serious face. "Where do you want to eat?"
Xia Zhen tentatively said, "I know Dad is very busy with work. Actually, it's okay if Dad doesn't have dinner with me. I understand that work is very important to Dad."
"You're not here for work..."
Xia Zhen tilted her head.
He paused for a moment and said, "Work is important, of course. Recently, the company has been interested in developing the catering business. I just want to take a look around; perhaps I'll find something useful."
Xia Zhen responded with an "Oh".
Xia Yu picked up the newspaper and shook it. "It's as if I want to go out to eat with you."
...Well, he's still my own father, so I'd better not expose him.
Xia Zhen decided to go out for hot pot, so Xia Yu drove to the bustling city center where there was a hot pot restaurant with great reviews. Of course, this was a hot pot restaurant that Xia Yu's assistant had diligently searched online for a long time to find.
While waiting at the traffic light, an advertisement for jewelry happened to be playing on the LED screen of the building across the street.
The woman on the screen wore a gold, fitted, strapless fishtail dress, and a diamond-encrusted necklace accentuated her delicate collarbones.
The camera zooms in for a close-up of her face.
Her eyes were clear and bright, her eyebrows were arched and her long eyelashes trembled slightly. Her fair and flawless skin had a faint blush on it, and her red lips were as delicate and dewy as rose petals. The strapless dress revealed a hint of cleavage... This woman was simply stunningly beautiful.
Neither those expensive earrings nor the necklace could draw anyone's attention away from her.
Choosing such a bright and flamboyant woman to shoot a jewelry display advertisement is undoubtedly a failure, but it is also a success, because as long as the product is associated with this woman's name, there will be no shortage of sales.
This is simply because this woman is Wen Yu, who has been the most sought-after actress in recent years and has won the Best Actress award for many consecutive years.
Xia Zhen took out her phone and snapped several photos of the woman in the advertisement. Then she heard a car horn behind her and smiled as she reminded Xia Yu, "Dad, the light's green."
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