The weather was getting colder.
Huhai's girls didn't seem to be affected by the drop in temperature at all; they were still in their short skirts and hot pants, very eye-catching.
That's the beauty of big cities; they blur the seasons. For most workers in the metropolitan area, all they have to remember is which days to work and which days to take off.
The company's development had steadily become more formal, with professionals delegated to handle their respective duties.
Xu Musen used to think that those CEOs in TV dramas were always so busy, flying around the world before dawn, still dealing with various documents late into the night, phone ringing nonstop.
But only after becoming a boss himself, did he realize that it's actually when you have the most leisure time.
As long as the work was getting done by others, all he had to do was oversee and plan. Once the business had scaled, it ran like a well-oiled machine, no need to worry unless problems arose.
Otherwise, in this society, students are tired, workers are tired, adults are tired, children are tired, and bosses and leaders are tired too.
So who's really at ease?
Who's playing with yachts, golf, and beach villas?
That's why TV is all lies.
Xu Musen also planned to buy a new car; after all, his status now meant that driving an A6 didn't reflect his position properly.
As for Rolls-Royce and Bentley, they were a bit too ostentatious. The remaining executive luxury cars like Maybach were just about decent.
He took a liking to a new model, and with optional extras, it was nearly five million. Xu Musen simply let them swipe the card.
Xu Musen felt a little sentimental, thinking back to last year when he had to take out a loan to buy a five-million house. Now, however, he simply raised his hand and spent the money.
The car would take more than a month to be shipped from Germany, and Xu Musen wasn't in a hurry. After the card was swiped, he ignored the flirtatious glances of several pretty saleswomen and left.
Life was becoming more and more comfortable.
Xu Musen and An Nuannuan were like an old married couple, visiting their grandparents every now and then.
The elderly couple's conversations gradually shifted, from asking about their romantic life and cohabitation habits to now, jokingly bringing up future engagements and weddings from time to time.
"Musen, you and Nuannuan have been together for over a year now, and I've seen how good your relationship is. The new year is coming, and you'll both be a year older. Do you have any plans for the future?" the grandmother asked with a smile.
After all, in the elders' view, Xu Musen would be 21 in nominal age after the new year.
In earlier times, that was the age to have already settled down, built a career, and started a family.
Plus, their precious granddaughter had already been with Xu Musen for a year, which to them was essentially no different from being married.
In life, everyone needs a sense of ceremony, and engagements and weddings are indispensable.
"Nuannuan and I have thought about it too. We still haven't graduated, so after graduation, we can plan the next step."
Xu Musen naturally didn't mind. Although he still had to resolve the matter with Yao Mingyue, he owed Nuannuan too much in his past two lives. If there had to be an order in this life,
Nuannuan was undoubtedly his first priority.
An Nuannuan blinked, facing the expectant eyes of her grandparents, she portrayed the image of a wife in harmony with her husband.
"That's good, you guys are still under the legal age, but you could get engaged earlier, right? Let's get your family over to Huhai before the new year, and this time, let Nuannuan's dad come too, so we can all meet."
The grandmother nodded, bringing up the topic of engagement first, as the two families hadn't formally met yet.
For a girl's side, it's better to settle these things earlier.
"Sure, I'll talk to my family before the new year."
Xu Musen smiled and agreed, feeling happiness and reassurance in a love blessed and recognized by his family.
After dinner, the couple took a leisurely stroll home.
Xu Musen, watching An Nuannuan who was linking his arm, couldn't help but sigh.
"Time flies so fast, by my calculations we've been together for a year now."
An Nuannuan lifted her head and seriously corrected him with two clean fingers raised.
Xu Musen remembered their encounter in high school: "You're not counting the time in high school, are you? We were friends back then, right?"
"Friends? You squeezed my feet as friends, and deceived me into hugging you as friends?"
An Nuannuan pouted, seemingly waiting for this day to pin down the guy who had cajoled the "silly and cute girl."
Xu Musen touched his nose guiltily; he had indeed taken frequent advantage of the "friends for life" excuse back then.
But thinking it over, Nuannuan had waited for him for so many years, and the first time he squeezed her feet... no, it was at KFC, how she 'accidentally' spilled that coconut milk, and naturally let Xu Musen wipe it off.
Afterward, opportunities to massage her feet mysteriously appeared time and again.
Now that he thought about it, it was all a grand scheme!
Who was fooling whom was up for debate!
"Nuannuan, I've got this feeling that you've been plotting to take advantage of me all along, admit it, you had it all planned out, didn't you?"
An Nuannuan tip-toed slightly, looking at Xu Musen with bright and tender eyes: "Yeah, what are you going to do about it?"
Only An Nuannuan could use such a gentle tone to deliver such stubborn and unreasonable words so naturally.