Su Sangong stood nervously beside the telephone.
Just then, Chi Yiyuan entered.
Seeing Su Sangong’s state, he was somewhat surprised.
Su Sangong had never been like this before.
He was usually a steady person, always in control of things.
He rarely appeared so timid and cautious.
Chi Yiyuan couldn’t help but wonder who was on the other end of the phone.
What could make Su Sangong look like this?
At that moment, he heard Su Sangong speak again.
“Uncle Changjiu, please don’t worry, I will treat Xiaocao well for my entire life. Truly, if I don’t treat him well, you can break my legs!”
Grandpa Su felt too embarrassed to listen further. What kind of words were these?
Such a spineless fellow.
Grandma Su also turned her head away. She really hadn’t realized that her third grandson was so lacking in backbone.
Su Laosan and his wife couldn’t help but cover their mouths and smile.
Su Xiaotian was excited. This could be considered her third brother’s embarrassing past.
What a pity, there were no mobile phones back then. If there were affordable recording devices like in later generations, she could show them to her third brother’s children in the future.
Only then did Chi Yiyuan remember. Of course, this was how it was. Su Sangong had fallen for Su Xiaocao, and he was seeking permission from his future father-in-law.
The outcome was a little better than he had anticipated.
He guessed that Su Changjiu would not agree.
Although he didn’t interact much with Su Changjiu due to the age difference, they knew each other. Given Su Changjiu’s personality, how could he possibly agree to this marriage?
Su Changjiu couldn’t be called old-fashioned, but he cared deeply about family rules.
And the relationship between Su Xiaocao and Su Sangong, while they could marry if they wished, if Su Changjiu firmly refused, it was unlikely they could be together.
However, this was not his main concern. His current concern was taking Su Xiaotian out to play.
“Xiaotian, shall we go out and play?” Chi Yiyuan whispered to Su Xiaotian.
Su Xiaotian was engrossed in watching the drama and hadn’t noticed Chi Yiyuan’s arrival.
She was startled when she suddenly saw Chi Yiyuan.
“Brother Yiyuan, when did you get here? Have you had breakfast?”
Su Xiaotian asked, smiling and pulling Chi Yiyuan’s sleeve.
Chi Yiyuan pinched Su Xiaotian’s cheek and said, “Yes, Grandma Yu cooked porridge.”
“It would be great if you two came over to eat. Why bother cooking yourselves,” Grandma Su said reproachfully, having overheard. “Don’t cook yourselves tomorrow. Come to our house, it’s more lively with more people.”
Chi Yiyuan smiled.
More people were indeed livelier, but more people also meant more work cooking.
The Su family was originally a large household with many members. Adding them meant causing trouble, didn’t it?
But of course, he couldn’t say that. Chi Yiyuan smiled and said, “I understand, Grandma Su.”
“Oh, child, why are you getting so polite as you get older? You were better when you were little.”
“Grandma, how can one always be like a child? Since you’ve grown up, you should act like it,” Su Liuxiao said with a smile. “Don’t you agree, Chi Yiyuan!”
Chi Yiyuan smiled and nodded, “Xiaoliu is right.”
Su Liuxiao was rendered speechless by Chi Yiyuan’s words.
In the end, Chi Yiyuan couldn’t take Su Xiaotian out alone.
Mainly because Christina had arrived.
Christina arrived a bit earlier than Chi Yiyuan had expected, which meant Chi Yiyuan couldn’t take Su Xiaotian away beforehand as he had wished.
Moreover, that wasn’t all. After Christina arrived, she immediately monopolized her good friend Su Xiaotian.
Su Xiaotian and Christina hadn’t seen each other for several years, and they were naturally very affectionate upon meeting.
“Xiaotian, I brought you a lot of gifts. Not just for you, but also for Grandpa, Grandma, uncles, and aunts.”
When Christina gestured for people to carry in several large boxes, Chi Yiyuan was stunned.
He knew that Miss Christina had brought several large suitcases this time.
He had been curious then why she needed so much luggage for just five or six days.
Now he finally understood. These were all gifts for Xiaotian and the Su family. It seemed that Miss Christina’s relationship with Xiaotian was even better than he had imagined.
Chi Yiyuan was curious. Although Miss Christina was a very nice person, there was an age difference between her and Xiaotian. Why did she like Xiaotian so much?
Watching the two of them holding hands and chatting, Chi Yiyuan felt jealous.
But what could jealousy do?
One was the person he longed for, and the other was his boss.
He still had over a year to live in Germany. His unscrupulous parents, in order to make him submit, not only cut off his financial support but even contacted several companies to prevent them from hiring him.
Finding his current job was already a stroke of luck.
He had to cherish this job, as he would rely on it to support himself for the next year or so.
Chi Yiyuan still had some businesses in Beijing. When he left, he entrusted these businesses to Su Xiaosi for management.
Although he could bring some money back from China to live a better life, Chi Yiyuan didn’t want to do that now.
The company he was currently working for was a large and rapidly developing one. Chi Yiyuan felt that working there would allow him to learn a lot of knowledge, and this knowledge was something he couldn’t learn from books.
He planned to seriously study the operational model of a large company so that he could develop his own company as much as possible when he returned home in the future.
That’s right, Chi Yiyuan already had a plan. The money he earned now would be enough to support him in founding a company and operating it systematically when he returned home.
Chi Yiyuan knew that he would have to accelerate his development upon his return to China, otherwise, he might miss opportunities.
His urgency had a reason.
After all, the Su family’s businesses had developed very rapidly this year. If he didn’t develop fast enough, there would be an imbalance between him and Xiaotian when she grew up.
Perhaps, at that time, he would also have to stand before Uncle Su like Su Sangong and be respectful.
Thinking of this, Chi Yiyuan couldn’t help but smile.
Su Xiaotian happened to look over and saw the brilliant smile on the young man’s face.
“Brother Yiyuan, what are you smiling about?”
“Nothing, I was just thinking about something.”
“Xiaotian, is your relationship with Chi really that good? I thought you were just acquaintances.”
Christina had also noticed that the tacit understanding between the two was beyond that of ordinary people.
“I think Chi likes you!”
After staring at the two for a while, Christina suddenly blurted out this sentence.
Su Xiaotian was truly startled. What was Christina saying?
Chi Yiyuan liked her?
Did she mean that?
“He’s my brother!” Su Xiaotian quickly said.
Chi Yiyuan was destined to be a big shot in the future. How could he possibly fall for her?