T1983 Chapter 58

T.N: Hello everyone! Sorry for going missing for the past couple of weeks, I had to deal with my thesis. But I’m finally about to graduate, so all is good!

Xu Shen completed the task assigned by his wife and came back to report and take credit: “I listened to you. Everyone received your warmth.”

“Brother Shen is awesome!” Shu Ran held his face and kissed him several times.

Xu Shen raised his eyebrows and thought… Are you treating your man like a baby?!

“Your nerves have been tense these days. Now you can have a good night’s sleep.” Shu Ran could tell that in order to protect his safety those past days, Xu Shen had returned to his previous vigilance.

Xu Shen was surprised and took a good look at Shu Ran. Was it that obvious?

He thought he should have been inconspicuous…

“Fortunately, I’m not tense. Just a little more alert than usual.” Xu Shen corrected.

“I don’t think so.” Shu Ran raised his hands and rubbed Xu Shen’s temples: “It’s all tight.”

“Okay…” Xu Shen said helplessly: “Then how should I… Relax?”

“Ain’t I rubbing it for you?” Shu Ran met his eyes, understood the hint, and said with a smile: “Okay, then how do you want to relax?”

Xu Shen smiled and said nothing, put one hand around Shu Ran’s waist, and leaned over to kiss him for a long time, which was particularly touching until… He raised his other hand and unbuttoned Shu Ran’s collar.

When Shu Ran felt that, his fingers came to the metal buckle of his opponent’s belt.

The brothers were patrolling outside and that was, in fact, a good thing. Otherwise, they might have heard the noise that was so loud that the furniture in the room almost fell apart.

After finishing, Xu Shen went to clean up the mess while Shu Ran leaned lazily and wiped his body with a sweat towel. Now that the house had an air-conditioner, it was not as hot as it used to be.

“Wife, don’t be greedy for the cold.” Xu Shen looked at him lying down with his belly upturned, quickly pulled a blanket over, and tucked him in with great detail.

“But…” Shu Ran turned over and exhaled: “It’s hot!”

Xu Shen pretended to be angry and said: “If you keep doing this, I’ll turn off the air conditioner!”

Shu Ran’s movement to lift the blanket froze in mid-air. He raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Shen’s face. After confirming that the other party was not joking, he compromised and put the blanket back on his body.

Xu Shen would listen to him in everything but was particularly resolute in his opposition to his poor health. And, after finally tasting the joys of air conditioning, Shu Ran didn’t want to go back to the days of blowing electric fans.

Xu Shen’s expression returned to gentleness, and he leaned over to kiss him with a smile: “I’ll buy you ice cream tomorrow.”

That thing was way too cold and cool. Xu Shen usually didn’t buy it, only occasionally used it to comfort Shu Ran. For that, it was quite good.

“Huh!” Shu Ran was angry that he was being lenient, but also happy to have a bite of ice cream tomorrow.

Since that day, Chen Kai’s little brothers have been continuously watching several places all around the clock. As expected, some suspicious people were discovered and a few were brought back for questioning, but not all of them were Mr. Zhu’s spies.

Since they also organized the industrial park and dealt with all those entrepreneurs who came over to start big businesses, it wasn’t surprising that there were many pairs of eyes staring at them up and down. Shu Ran was afraid that even before they called the brothers to watch out, spies were already keeping an eye on the area from time to time to see where they lived and where they usually went.

A few days later, the news that Shu Ran and Xu Shen refused President Zhu and the others spread, acting as a signal to everyone… Those two young people were not easy to deal with at all, possessing a temper that refused to accept hard words.

It didn’t take long for others to discover that they also had people everywhere.

Some people who really wanted to get to know Shu Ran instantly disliked President Zhu. They felt that he was really brainless and thought that everyone was just like him, thinking about money, power, and connections every day. However, some people just didn’t like it!

As a result, everyone was now in a state of war, and those who wanted to get acquainted with that famous Writer Shu who had built a prosperous business but also sold books and donated money to gain fame, did not dare to act rashly.

At the very least, they still had to wait until that wave of limelight had passed.

During that period, Xu Shen also found out some details about President Zhu. He was already doing some shady things behind everyone’s backs, but that didn’t stop him from trying to drag them into the muddy waters.

Just because of that one failed dinner party, now everyone’s subordinates went to war.

…………

By late August, the autumn collection of the Yunshang brand was out. Since it was Xie Yuan who was caught and forced to act as a men’s clothing model, he also designed all the men’s and women’s autumn clothes himself, so Shu Ran was spared from participating in the whole process.

In the morning, while taking out the trash, Shu Ran also bought a magazine from the newsstand at the entrance of the community and looked through it. At first glance, the cover shot was really good. After Xie Yuan turned into a successful person, he became more courageous in showing off his androgynous beauty. He wore a long windbreaker that almost looked like a skirt. The effect of the upward shot made him look… Like a queen.

Also, the new editor who led him out did a good job in formatting the copy. When he opened the inner pages, the words introducing the clothes were also better than his, the so-called editor-in-chief… Shu Ran was extremely satisfied. It seemed that he could continue to be a hands-off shopkeeper in the future!

And so, Shu Ran took the magazine home. “Brother Shen, take a look!”

“It’s out?” Xu Shen took it with a smile, and while holding Shu Ran in his arms, he also looked through the pages: “It’s pretty good. You were so worried about others not being able to do it well but look, it’s actually nice.” He took Shu Ran’s hand and kissed it. After having a taste, he said happily: “You can rest now!”

“Yeah, it’s really good.” Shu Ran sighed: “I’m really happy to see that everyone can be independent and fully use their talents.”

Xu Shen smiled: “Isn’t it just like you said? That it’s better to teach people how to fish instead of handing them the fish?” He still remembered that they had discussed that matter in the alleys of Nanshi a long time ago. The memory of having nothing at the beginning was still vivid in his mind, and now that they had finally arrived at that point, it was really touching.

“It’s like a dream…” Xu Shen said.

Whether getting married to Shu Ran or having a successful career.

“It’s still too early for it to be like a dream. When the first phase of the industrial park is completed and unveiled, then we’ll really become famous!” Shu Ran glanced at Xu Shen and predicted with high spirits.

Xu Shen started to look forward to what he said. Indeed, their hugely expensive industrial park would definitely shock the whole country. However, the construction period was not that fast, and the first phase would not be completed until at least the end of the year.

“A lot of people are staring at us.” Xu Shen hugged his wife on his lap and chatted: “They come over from time to time. Maybe because you’re a public figure, they don’t dare to do it too blatantly. Otherwise, if you get in trouble here, people from all over the country will know about it.”

“At this time, I can only hope to remain famous. At least, there are reporters following me at any time.” Shu Ran tapped Xu Shen’s chin and looked at the man he liked with a soft look in his eyes: “Being photographed hanging out with a man is better than being photographed doing… That with a man.”

“Stop talking nonsense.” Xu Shen scolded with a smile and gently blocked his mouth.

There was a knock on the door, interrupting the lingering kiss. Shu Ran got off Xu Shen’s lap comfortably and said: “Lao Tu must be here to see you again. You two chat, I’ll go make a call.”

“Yeah.” Xu Shen followed Shu Ran with a fiery gaze. He didn’t get up to open the door until Shu Ran entered the study.

As for Shu Ran, he called back to the headquarters in Beijing and told everyone that he had seen the autumn issue and everyone did a very good job. He praised them one by one.

Without Shu Ran’s participation, everyone was quite uneasy, but now they feel relieved after hearing his praise. Jiang Fan even snatched the phone from Xie Yuan’s hand: “We’ve used all the young men! Which one of you will come back to shoot the winter issue?!”

“Have you finished kidnapping everyone?” Shu Ran scratched his head.

“It’s over.” Jiang Fan said lazily. “Don’t think about me, I want to keep a low profile.”

“Okay, I won’t force you.” Shu Ran knocked on the table: “Then recruit a few more female and male models…”

“Why not do it yourself?” Jiang Fan sounded excited and quite looking forward to it, wanting to see what Shu Ran would do when he took over the cover photo.

It should be different from others, a little more artistic… Suddenly, he discovered that each one of them had their own characteristics and temperament, and none overlapped.

It was truly a miracle that they ended up playing together!

“No, I’ll let Brother Shen go back.” Shu Ran said.

“Then it’s just the two of us…” Jiang Fan mourned for Xu Shen who was about to be used for profit once again by Shu Ran’s lust.

“Haha, an empty household!” It was quite vivid, so Shu Ran had an idea: “We can’t leave you alone… I want to publish a New Year’s issue for the Chinese New Year. Do you understand, my dear League members?”

Sort of an alternative family photo, it was good to keep as a souvenir. When the years changed, they would definitely be very touched to look at it again.

“It’s a group photo, it doesn’t matter.” Jiang Fan said.

There were some loyal fans of the magazine who had not seen the male model that amazed them in two consecutive issues, and they felt a little disappointed. There were also some people, such as Xia Yun, who bought that magazine just to read about Xu Shen.

It was such a pity that they never saw him again… She could only occasionally see Xu Shen’s high-spirited appearance in newspapers.

…………

After Xue Yan retired to the logistics position, the first job she took over was recruiting female models. She selected candidates from hundreds of applicants, and finally, everyone discussed and decided together. Their brand became so famous recently, and many models came to apply for jobs, making the selection dazzling.

There were also a lot of male models who took the initiative to apply for jobs, but unfortunately, the company didn’t need them. Xue Yan had to apologize and tell everyone: “Sorry, we don’t have any need to recruit male models at the moment!”

Men’s clothing occupied just a small section, so they could rotate between themselves, cutting down on costs.

Back on Chen Kai’s side, he was missing more than a dozen people, but everything was still functioning normally. He thought it was okay at first, but after two or three months, it looked like his Brother Shen had no intention of returning his little brothers to him. He could only call and ask: “Is the matter resolved?”

“Huh?!” Xu Shen was confused and started to think about what he was talking about before saying: “They are doing well in Shanghai, and the industrial park also needs people…”

“What do you mean?!” Chen Kai didn’t understand… Well, he understood that the elites he had cultivated with great difficulty were gone! Again!

“I only have so many brothers who are easy to use here! You can share them with my brother. I provide funding and talent for training people, so you can’t even consider me?!”

“The main reason is that they want to come out and try their luck!” Xu Shen explained angrily. “You need to recruit more people!”

“It was their choice to stay?! I don’t believe it!” In fact, Chen Kai believed it… All the little brothers wanted to follow Xu Shen, but he also wanted to save face!

So, he definitely didn’t believe it!

“It’s true.” Xu Shen suppressed his impatience to coax him. Generally speaking, he only coaxed his wife and had little patience with others: “There are many talents in Nanshi. You can slowly train a new group. From now on, they’ll be your own people.”

“Stop coaxing me!” Chen Kai said angrily. “I’ll train them later, but you’ll take them away as soon as the industrial park opens! Let me tell you, I have no one here, so you have to recruit people yourself!”

“How is that possible?” Xu Shen assured him. “I’ll never ask for someone from you in the future.”

It was really hard for Chen Kai to take care of four big factories by himself. If the talents he trained were poached by Brother Shen again, he might be so angry that he couldn’t eat or sleep!

“I’m very busy at the end of the year, can you come back?” Chen Kai pushed forward and said with a smile on his face.

“How about I call Brother Sen and ask him to go back and help you?” Xu Shen asked.

“Don’t…” As soon as Chen Sen was mentioned, Chen Kai’s arrogance immediately subsided. Why should he tell his brother about such a small thing?! “Forget it if there’s no one. I don’t need to count on you anyway!”

“Okay, then you go get busy.” Xu Shen smiled and hung up the phone.

“Brother Kai is angry?” Shu Ran asked with a smile from the side.

Chen Kai protested so loudly on the phone, and he heard everything from the side.

“He’s angry.” Xu Shen nodded.

Then Shu Ran and he laughed together. Over the past few years of doing business as partners, there was finally a dispute between the shareholders for the first time. Alas, it was too fierce.

Before the beginning of winter, Xu Shen had to go back to Beijing. He was not very confident about leaving Shu Ran alone in Shanghai, so he wanted his wife to come with him.

“What are you worried about?” Shu Ran pushed the boyfriend who was sitting next to him: “There are so many brothers watching.”

Xu Shen shook his head and said nothing.

So Shu Ran said to himself: “I know… You just can’t bear to leave me!”

“It’s not necessary for you to stay here anyway.” Xu Shen said, holding his hand.

Why separate if it was not necessary?

If they could be together, it was better to always be together.

…………

In late January 1986, the first phase of the industrial park was completed and a grand opening ceremony was held.

A group photo of Shu Ran and his gang appeared on the front page of newspapers across the country for the first time. At first glance, they were all high-spirited and prosperous young people.

An industrial park?

The people who saw the newspaper heard that term for the first time. After reading the news carefully, they roughly understood what it meant. And so, bosses with a sense of business have already begun to take action, calling the office of the industrial park for consultation and making an appointment to visit the park. Several customers poached by Lao Tu also signed the contract, preparing to move to the park and start construction.

As Shu Ran said, they were already on the road to becoming famous.

TV reporters and newspaper reporters rushed to interview everyone, transforming them into pioneers of young entrepreneurship overnight, attracting the attention and envy of the entire private market.

“Now, there will be more bosses building industrial parks.” Xu Shen put down the newspaper and sighed. Prices would rise, and of course, labor would follow suit.

“It’s good. Rapid economic development is an inevitable trend.” Shu Ran said with a smile: “Our company is not the best. If you look outside, the electronics industry, non-staple food industry, etc. They are all developing in full swing.”

Xu Shen knew that he was paying attention to the news every day. Indeed, all business people loved to follow the news.

Ye Heng, who had changed his name to Zheng Shuo, finally saw Xu Shen… A young man who looked very similar to himself appeared on the screen of his TV. In order to compare, Zheng Shuo also bought a magazine with clear photos of Xu Shen and looked at it. The more he looked at it, the more similar they looked!

“Who is this?” His wife, Mrs. Zheng, also saw the young man on the cover of the magazine and was surprised to find that he looked just like her husband.

“I don’t know either.” Zheng Shuo replied, but he was already secretly frightened. He thought about the time when he went to the countryside more than 20 years ago and had a good relationship with a female-educated youth. She was his first love. At that time, he liked her very much, but after he came back, he met his current wife. A wealthy lady, who also liked him obsessively… So he never went back to find his first love.

He had been married to his current wife for many years and had no children, so Zheng Shuo never thought that a woman could get pregnant that easily… That is, until he saw Xu Shen.

“He looks so much like you…” Mrs. Zheng said resentfully: “Do you dislike me for being unable to have children so you had an illegitimate child while fooling around outside?!”

“Madam, please don’t accuse me unjustly.” Zheng Shuo frowned and interrupted her: “He’s already in his twenties, does he look like my illegitimate child?” Then he calmed his voice and said again: “Even if he is, it was before marriage. You already know about my first love.”

Mrs. Zheng: “That means it’s possible that he really is your son…”

Zheng Shuo felt choked and thirsty. Who didn’t want their own child? If that outstanding young man was really his… He became excited just thinking about it!

“Let me verify it first.” Zheng Shuo said with a serious face. If it was true, he wanted to recognize him. He had indeed relied on his father-in-law to make his fortune back then, but after more than twenty years of hard work, his net worth was already bigger than his wife’s family, so he was not afraid of any enemy causing trouble for him.

Verify it?!

Mrs. Zheng’s face turned down somewhat unhappy, but she didn’t dare to say anything more when the words came to her lips. In her current situation, it was truly better for her husband to come back with a ready-made son than to go out and give birth to one now…

Zheng Shuo called someone to inquire about Xu Shen. When he heard that the child was from Nanshi, his mind immediately buzzed, becoming 100% sure that Xu Shen was his son.

So he didn’t think much about it and immediately left for Shanghai.

Since the opening of the industrial park, many customers have been entertained every day. But for that day’s customer, Shu Ran’s eyebrows jumped as soon as he saw that man’s appearance, with alarm bells ringing in his heart. And it wasn’t just him who felt that way. Everyone present who knew Xu Shen looked shocked.

That man looked very similar to Boss Xu.

With a handsome face, a cold temperament, and a tall and straight figure, he looked exactly like how Boss Xu himself would look more than 20 years into the future!

Shu Ran felt very blessed that he asked Xu Shen to go out to do errands instead of sitting in the office. Otherwise, Xu Shen would be in a bad mood if he was caught off guard.

“Boss Shu?” Zheng Shuo was very satisfied with those people’s surprised reactions, which showed that he and Xu Shen were indeed strikingly similar.

“Hello, let’s talk inside.” In order not to cause a disturbance, Shu Ran quickly invited Zheng Shuo into his office.

After sitting down, Zheng Shuo said straight to the point: “Is Boss Xu here? I want to meet him.”

“I know you came to see him.” Shu Ran sat on the boss’s chair and asked with a smile on his face: “But why should you see him? Why does he have to see you?”

Zheng Shuo was stunned. Ever since he became famous and held a high position, few people have spoken to him like that. However, he quickly smiled and endured it. After all, he was now in Shanghai, not his territory, and the people he was facing were not ordinary either. Boss Shu was also very powerful.

“You should have noticed that Boss Xu and I look similar. We may be related by blood…” Zheng Shuo’s tone made Shu Ran very unhappy.

Did he really think that he could come here and become a father?!

“Maybe? Who can tell the truth?” Shu Ran interrupted him: “Besides, Boss Xu is living a good life now. He doesn’t lack any blood relationships, and he doesn’t want to prove anything in vain. It’s better for people to not come and randomly recognize relatives.”

Zheng Shuo immediately laughed angrily: “I’m not short of money, I’m not here to take advantage of him.” Did he really take him for a poor relative from somewhere?!

“It’s best if you don’t need money.” Shu Ran said with an arrogant look on his face, pointing his chin at him. “Then just go back and forth wherever you want, he won’t see you.”

“Who are you and why are you making decisions for him?!” Zheng Shuo asked with a stern face.

“I’m his boss, I have the final say!” Shu Ran said nonsense with a smile, crossing his fingers on his chest, looking very much like he deserved a beating.

His boss?!

Could Xu Shen be tied down by that title?! Zheng Shuo even found it a bit funny… How could a successful entrepreneur say such childish words?!

“I can give him what you gave him.” Zheng Shuo looked at the young man in front of him with some regret. He was capable, but too arrogant. Treating his partners with that kind of attitude would not last long: “If you want to compare who is richer, do you know how much I’m worth?”

“I don’t care how much you’re worth.” Shu Ran smiled: “Even if you spend all your money, you can never expect anyone to pay attention to you, Mr. Ye Heng.”

Zheng Shuo’s eyebrows skipped a beat when he heard his old name. Then he re-examined the young man in front of him and asked in a deep voice: “How much do you know?”

Shu Ran didn’t even want to answer.

“Is it because he hates me?” Zheng Shuo was stunned and excused himself: “But I didn’t know he existed at all.”

“So…” Shu Ran said, “Now that you know it, you’re here to pick the fruits of other people’s labor?”

Zheng Shuo smiled, making Shu Ran feel stunned. They were indeed really similar, but the temperament was not the same. The middle-aged man in front of him seemed ruthless, selfish, and unscrupulous.

“I don’t want to get anything from him, young man, you are too hostile towards me. Be careful or it might backfire.”

“You go and worry about yourself.” Shu Ran said. “Actually, you know, you’re not even qualified to talk about him. Nobody cares about you, and you think too highly of yourself. Just go take a look in the mirror.”

“You!” After being ridiculed and criticized again and again, Zheng Shuo finally couldn’t bear it anymore. He stood up and warned with a serious face: “Because you are Xu Shen’s friend, I won’t argue with you, but please be respectful! I am your elder after all!”

“I don’t have the kind of elder who likes to be everyone’s father.” Shu Ran also stood up. Although he was not as tall as his opponent, he couldn’t lose in terms of momentum. He raised his finger, pointed at the door, and said: “If you want respect, go out and look for it! Turn left, thank you! No one is forcing you to come here to have fun!”

“Okay, let’s wait and see!” Zheng Shuo held up his hat and said with a gloomy expression: “I’ll go see him in person, hum!”

Watching Zheng Shuo leave with a slight grunt, Shu Ran stood there clenching his fists with an ugly expression on his face. He knew that he shouldn’t act out of anger and become enemies with Zheng Shuo, but he just didn’t want to give Zheng Shuo a good look!

We’ll see, okay! Then let’s see!

It was not certain who would be at the top of the rich list in the future!

Less than an hour after Zheng Shuo left, Xu Shen came back from running errands outside. When he stepped into the office building, he keenly noticed that the atmosphere was a bit inexplicable. Everyone was an old acquaintance, but today it was like the first time they met him, with several pairs of eyes watching his every move.

Entering their office, even Shu Ran looked like an eggplant beaten by frost, sitting on the chair and holding his forehead.

“What are you bothered about?” Xu Shen picked up the delicious food and put it on the table. He found that he was so focused on looking at Shu Ran that he even forgot to separate their food from everyone else’s.

Shu Ran was startled by him, so he stammered: “Are you back?”

Did you meet Ye Heng on the road?!

“Well, what’s wrong with you?” Xu Shen looked back at the door, then looked back at Shu Ran worriedly, with a thoughtful expression: “You all look weird.”

It looked like they hadn’t met, so Shu Ran breathed a sigh of relief and said hesitantly: “It’s nothing, it’s just that someone came to see you just now.”

“Who?” Xu Shen slowly took off his leather gloves, picked up the thermos, and poured water into the cup. He felt comfortable: “Drink more hot water in cold weather, or the skin on your lips will be dry.”

Shu Ran took the water and said: “Ye Heng. I’ve sent him away.”

Xu Shen poured the second glass of water, stopped for a moment, but then continued. After taking a sip, he finally said: “Just send him away.”

“Yeah.” Shu Ran carefully observed whether he was in any mood.

“What?” Xu Shen smiled, knowing that his wife was worried about him, so he said: “Irrelevant people do not influence me.”

“Oh.” Shu Ran nodded.

“You treat me like a little baby again, don’t you?” Xu Shen came over, picked up Shu Ran’s chin, and kissed him, briefly exchanging breaths. That short but deep kiss actually made Shu Ran blush.

“You just shot me and then ran away!”

“Then how many more shots do you want?” Xu Shen chuckled when he heard that, so he sat on the desk and leaned in for another kiss. However, it was still an office: “Okay, if you want to kiss me more, we can continue at home.”

“Wasn’t it you who wanted to kiss me more?!” Shu Ran glared at him, sat back on the chair, picked up the things Xu Shen bought, and started eating.

“Yes.” Xu Shen said softly, picking up some of the food: “I’ll take it out and share it with everyone.”

It was no surprise that the staff got food from Xu Shen. Every time Boss Shu was there, they could get some delicious food. Boss Xu always treated them well, looking so attentive and considerate that it was enviable.

After many twists and turns, Zheng Shuo finally found the landline number of Xu Shen’s home and dialed the number in the early morning, thinking he had to catch his son before he even had the chance to go out.

Xu Shen was indeed still at home… Making breakfast for Shu Ran in the kitchen. Just now, Shu Ran said that his mouth felt soft, so he wanted to eat runny eggs. At that precise moment, Xu Shen was staring at the fried eggs in the pot and carefully controlling the heat. Naturally, he had no time to answer the call from the study.

“Go answer the phone…” Xu Shen’s voice was not loud. It would be best if Shu Ran heard it and picked it up. But if he didn’t, then oh well… Let it just be a missed call.

Shu Ran got up, yawned, and wandered to the study, holding the phone and sitting on the leather chair to answer: “Hello?”

The voice on the other end of the phone was familiar to Shu Ran: “Why is it you?!”

Since he was no stranger to that voice, Shu Ran’s sleepiness disappeared immediately. He wanted to hang up the phone for a moment, but after thinking about it, it was too annoying to change their phone number. So avoiding future troubles was still better: “This is my home number, why can’t it be me?!”

“Isn’t this Xu Shen’s phone number?!” Zheng Shuo asked.

“Obviously, this is my home phone number!” Shu Ran clicked his tongue and said mockingly: “You’re so bad that you can’t even ask for the right phone number!”

Zheng Shuo didn’t want to hear that venomous young man spout sarcastic remarks about himself anymore, so he hung up the phone with a gloomy face and continued to inquire¹.

Surely, asking where Xu Shen might appear would always allow him to meet Xu Shen!

However, with the New Year approaching, Zheng Shuo’s plan was destined to fail. Shu Ran and Xu Shen didn’t go anywhere. They gave their employees a holiday and went straight back to Nanshi.

…………..

It was snowing lightly in Beijing and Jiang Fan was the last to leave the company with his backpack on his back. When he arrived at the door, he found that his brother was standing there, waiting for him.

“Hey… don’t run!” When Jiang Hang saw his brother turning around and trying to run away, he quickly chased after him: “Jiang Fan, what are you doing?!”

“What are you doing again?!” Jiang Fan asked.

“I’ll take you back to celebrate the New Year. What’s the matter?! You won’t go back even if you have a home. Now that your wings are strong, you don’t want us anymore, right?!” Jiang Hang said breathlessly.

“I’ll be treated like a monkey when I go back!” Jiang Fan said. “I won’t go back!”

Jiang Hang laughed angrily: “Now that you’re successful, who else treats you like a monkey?!”

“Are you pretending to be stupid?!” Jiang Fan rolled his eyes at Jiang Hang. “Just because I have become successful, now even more aunts and uncles come to see me! Do you believe it?!”

Jiang Hang was silent for a moment. “Then let them see it! Can’t you let your brother show off?! I’m almost going crazy!”

His younger brother was so outstanding but yet so low-key. Jiang Hang wanted to use a loudspeaker to tell the world that his younger brother was going to be successful!

Jiang Fan thought about it and finally said: “Okay, for the sake of you raising me for so many years…”

“Let’s go.” Jiang Hang didn’t care whether his attitude was good or not. As long as he was willing to go back with him, he would be happy.

Jiang Fan followed his brother back to his home after two or three years of absence. As soon as he entered the house, he felt that the entire family was there, with more than thirty pairs of eyes looking at him.

“Dad, Mom…” Jiang Fan went over and called his parents, and then greeted others, just like before. “I’m hungry, sister-in-law. Can you serve dinner?”

Liu Li hurriedly said: “Come on, dinner is ready. Xiao Fan, please sit down quickly!” With the help of her little brother-in-law, Liu Li was able to wear all kinds of new and fashionable styles… She was now extremely good to Jiang Fan.

“Xiao Fan’s company is on holiday. How many days will it be closed?” Mother Jiang came to her youngest son’s side and personally served him a bowl of soup.

That pair of mother and son hadn’t seen each other for a long time, so she now wanted to get closer.

“About ten days.” Jiang Fan took the soup brought by his mother. It was strange that nobody was scolding him anymore!

Of course… He used to be scolded because he was not doing his job properly, but now that he was a serious company boss, who would dare to scold him anymore?!

“Ahem, Xiao Fan…” Father Jiang took out a newspaper and placed it on the table after sitting in the front seat: “Why don’t you tell everyone about your career? Let your little brothers and sisters learn from it.”

“Ah?!” Jiang Fan was shocked. “There’s nothing to say. I just work casually, really casually… And play with the camera.” He spread his hands and continued: “It’s the same as before. I haven’t changed at all!”

The whole house was quiet.

Father and Mother Jiang looked ugly. Wasn’t that the precise line they often used to scold Jiang Fan with?!

This kid…!

However, Jiang Fan dared to continue: “Hey, it’s true. I didn’t lie! Everyone knows what I was like before…” He then looked at Jiang Hang: “If you don’t believe me, ask my elder brother!”

Jiang Hang smiled and glared at him, then gave him a piece of chicken leg meat: “Okay, talk nicely, I know you have been wronged before.”

“I wasn’t wronged. Everyone was right.” Jiang Fan picked up his rice bowl and started to eat. He found that his family was still waiting for him to speak, so he said angrily: “Okay, then I’ll teach you some entrepreneurial experience! The most important thing is… To find a good partner! That’s it, no more!”

There was an eerie silence in the room again… They thought Jiang Fan was going to say something lofty!

Jiang Hang quickly explained for his younger brother: “It’s true. Xiao Fan’s career luck started to improve after he made reliable friends.”

Only then did Father Jiang speak: “Yes, I know. That friend of yours is indeed very powerful, even at such a young age.”

When his friend was praised, Jiang Fan smiled at the old man in a good mood, but immediately heard his father say: “Please bring him to my house as a guest sometime and introduce him to everyone.”

“No introduction!” Jiang Fan refused flatly: “My friend can only be my friend! Why should I introduce him to you?!”

“…” The Jiang family finally discovered that Jiang Fan had indeed not changed at all from before…

…He was still so annoying!

Jiang Fan turned his face and said to Jiang Hang: “At most, I’ll introduce him to my eldest brother.”

Because his eldest brother was treating him the best.

“Sure, if we have the chance.” Jiang Hang didn’t have to get to know anyone, but he still felt happy after hearing Jiang Fan’s words. Ahh… His love for his younger brother was not in vain!

Father Jiang adjusted his mood and continued kindly: “Your business has been good this year. Your income should exceed 10 million, right?”

Jiang Fan: “More like tens of millions.”

Everyone’s expressions changed once again. When it came to how big the business was, those who had never done it had no idea. But when someone talked directly about how much money they made, it was a very intuitive feeling.

So it was not only a big business, but it also produced an astronomical figure!

However, it was just running water, Jiang Fan silently added in his heart. The more they earned, the more they spent, so the savings they kept in their hands were actually not much.

It was still Shu Ran who was the bold one. Sometimes he was stingy enough that he refused to pay for a male model… And other times, he spent money without blinking an eye, throwing away dozens or even millions at every turn.

Xu Shen also had that kind of virtue, so when doing business with them, Jiang Fan felt that his view of money had been completely distorted out of shape.