"No way?" Xu Erhong spread his hands innocently, "When have we ever made random decisions for you?"
Xu Sisi was skeptical, "Then why did you and Aunt Nanxi arrange my engagement with Brother Ruiyang?"
"Right!" Xu Erhong nodded.
She was at a loss for words, "Isn’t that exactly making random decisions for me?"
"Not at all," Xu Erhong kept a straight face, his expression serious: "We were seriously considering, not making random choices."
"Dad..." she said, somewhat helplessly.
Xu Erhong raised his eyebrows, his hair slicked back and shiny from hair gel, wearing a sly grin reminiscent of a crafty salesman.
"Come on, you can drop the act in front of your old dad. I won’t laugh at you. Bagging yourself a good catch, just secretly feel pleased about it. I know you’re smirking on the inside."
Xu Sisi was livid, what the heck was this ’smirking darkly’ business.
Before she could blow up, Xu Erhong sprang another piece of news on her.
"I’ve seen you and him being all lovey-dovey plenty of times. Be good, no need to make a fuss. Overdoing modesty is just pretentious. Put on a little act in front of your old dad, but when you’re back with Ruiyang, you still have to sweet-talk him, or else he might not want you later on."
Having said that, Xu Erhong again raised his eyebrows triumphantly, with a smug look as if he knew exactly what Xu Sisi was thinking.
That smile was really asking for a beating, so smug and obnoxious.
Xu Sisi really felt like grabbing a hammer and knocking her old man out cold.
Another negotiation with Xu Erhong, declared a failure.
After sending his daughter away, who talked too much and feigned modesty, Xu Erhong walked towards the factory, feeling buoyant.
Yep, the weather was nice today.
His little sister had finally shown some backbone, and that made him happy.
He felt as if he was walking on air, as if he was about to take off in flight.
Passing by workers, they all greeted him warmly, and Xu Erhong, putting on the airs of a high-ranking leader, nodded politely, "Mhm, good."
Arriving at his office, Xu Erhong dealt with some business for a while but felt like he’d forgotten something.
Scratching his head, he thought for a while but couldn’t remember anything in the end.
Having nothing to do, he decided to go and inspect the factory.
Reaching middle age, Xu Erhong had inherited genes from his grandmother and Xu Wentian, which, although not up to par in his mother’s eyes, were still considered quite handsome by others.
A handsome middle-aged leader touring the factory caused the pretty young female workers to greet him enthusiastically.
Xu Erhong just smirked darkly but didn’t respond.
On the other hand, Liu Guimei, whom he had locked in the room, waited and waited but still couldn’t see her man coming.
She wondered, why is it taking him so long?
Did Sanya make too much fuss?
She ended up waiting the whole morning and then from morning until noon, and finally until evening.
Liu Guimei was so anxious she turned red in the face.
Their house was big, and Liu Guimei and Xu Erhong’s bedroom was on the far end of the second floor. She had called out several times from inside, but no one had come to open the door for her.
While Xu Erhong, who had nothing else to do, roamed around outside for another round and in the end did not remember to unlock the door for Liu Guimei.
When he came back that evening, his ears were almost ripped apart by Liu Guimei’s wailing and shouting.
In the end, she wasn’t rescued, because no one heard.
The next morning, when Xu Niannian got up, Chen Xiaorou had already come over to call her for breakfast.
Yawning, Xu Niannian rubbed her head, "So early?"
This sister-in-law was really diligent, making Xu Niannian feel a bit embarrassed.
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Yang Cuihua and Xu Dawei were driven back to the county by Xu Zhiqiang early in the morning, saying they didn’t trust leaving their store in someone else’s hands for too long.
They hadn’t even had a chance to say goodbye to Xu Niannian.
Xu Niannian suddenly felt as if her parents’ affections were stolen away by a shop.
Now that Xu Sanya’s issue was resolved, Xu Niannian planned to stay at home for a couple of days before returning to the capital.
She originally planned to stay longer because she missed her parents.
But Yang Cuihua ended up leaving with Xu Dawei straight away.
Xu Niannian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Seeing Chen Xiaorou tenderly sipping her porridge, Xu Niannian considerately offered her a fried egg.
Chen Xiaorou looked surprised and said, "Sister, this is for you to eat."
Xu Niannian, being pregnant, was the center of the family’s attention.
Despite being married to Xu Zhiqiang, Chen Xiaorou wasn’t very comfortable around Xu Niannian, her former boss.
She was a bit restrained.
"No worries, I don’t feel like having the egg," Xu Niannian said with a smile.
With her going that far, Chen Xiaorou could only accept this kindness.
"What are you thanking me for? Did you make this? I should be thanking you," Xu Niannian said with a laugh.
Seeing Chen Xiaorou’s worried face, Xu Niannian asked out of concern, "Xiao Rou, what’s wrong? Is something troubling you?"
"No, nothing!" Chen Xiaorou quickly put down her bowl and looked nervously at Xu Niannian.
Was she really that obvious?
Now that she was married, Chen Xiaorou knew she couldn’t be as casual as she used to be.
"If there’s anything bothering you, you can share it with me. I’ll help you think it through. We’re family now, and you don’t need to be too formal," Xu Niannian encouraged.