Chapter 708: Boundless Greed

At this moment, the inside and outside of the Villa were packed with people, gathered in small circles chatting and laughing.

There were relatives from both the groom's and bride's sides, including relatives from Liu Tianxian's father's side, as well as some of Liu Tianxian's close friends like Zhang Jingying and the others.

In addition, Fang Hong's work partners—Chen Zhixi, Zhang Yiming, Zhang Nan, and the like—were all present.

Some held wine glasses, some were eating at the buffet, which had seafood, melons, fruits, vegetables, as well as some Western-style cakes and so on.

They were laid out inside and outside the Villa for the arriving guests to enjoy—free and easy, eat whatever you want.

Going to a restaurant would be a hassle, and they'd have to carry the baby over, so they had five-star chefs come here to cook. It's convenient, warm, and they can also see the young master of the Fang family.

Many familiar people had gathered together chatting, discussing things. There were a lot of people and the atmosphere was fairly lively.

It's just that many of them didn't really know each other, so they formed their own little circles. After all, between relatives and relatives, between friends and friends, the gap in social standing is still quite large.

For example, between Fang Hong's family and Liu Tianxian's family; between Zhang Yiming's group and Zhang Jingying's group—the gap is huge, they can't really chat together.

But it's a full-month banquet, just eating and having some fun. This kind of format is free and unrestrained, do whatever you want.

Inside the Villa were mostly family members moving around; most people were outside in the courtyard. There were a lot of people here, and the environment was nice too.

Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian were weaving through the crowd, greeting their respective guests.

At this moment, Liu Tianxian was being surrounded by her close friends.

"Tianxian, you've recovered really well, your complexion is much better, you're a great beauty again." Zhang Jingying took Liu Tianxian's arm and looked her up and down.

The other friends were also sizing her up. Now Liu Tianxian's figure had basically returned to its original state, about the same as before.

The only difference was her bust was a little fuller—after all, she just gave birth, perfectly normal.

Her temperament was also much more mature than before.

"Right? I'm still a bit fat, lose a little more and it'll be perfect." Liu Tianxian patted her own waist, looked down at herself—no big belly anymore, so much more relaxed.

This past month, aside from resting, she walked and exercised every day, just to get her figure back so it wouldn't be too out of shape.

"Having a figure like yours after giving birth is already great—look at Tang Yan, so skinny." Shuchang said from the side.

"What!"

Tang Yan immediately wasn't happy, and said: "That's because I have to look good on camera. How long has it been since Xixi appeared on camera?"

"Quite a while! Half a year." Liu Tianxian said with a smile.

Her figure only looked pretty good in real life; once on camera, she'd look very fat.

"Exactly. If I didn't have to be on camera, I'd also take good care of my body—being a bit plumper is healthier."

Tang Yan said, then asked: "Hey Xixi, what did it feel like giving birth?"

"What else could it feel like? Like I'd been to the gates of hell and back." Liu Tianxian, her long hair loose, swept it back.

"Wow! That scary?" Tang Yan was a little scared, her small mouth open in surprise.

The others were listening too, also quite curious.

"Really, it hurt terribly, hurt me to death. I even told Fang Hong, you can't let me get pregnant again, I don't want to go through it a second time.

The moment I said that, this man actually made me sleep in a separate room. Tell me, isn't that infuriating?"

Although Liu Tianxian spoke of the pain, spoke of how terrifying it was, she still smiled as she shared these little anecdotes between the two of them.

"Hearing you say that, I don't even dare to have a baby." Tang Yan said.

"At the time you're nervous and scared, but once you actually give birth, you're not afraid anymore. Looking at your little baby, everything is worth it—as if the whole world has been born."

When Liu Tianxian said this, there seemed to be a kind of maternal love about her; the others listened quietly.

She shared: "Actually I didn't suffer much when I was pregnant. My mom and my mother-in-law were so good to me, took care of me in every possible way. Fang Hong was also good to me."

Her temperament did change during pregnancy—it wasn't always that steady. Sometimes she'd get inexplicably irritable and lose her temper, but Fang Hong never took it to heart or anything.

He gave her enough tolerance and understanding.

"Just 'also good'? Didn't he give you any special care?" Tang Yan thought 'also good' meant not so great.

The others thought so too, unaware that this was just Liu Tianxian's modest way of expressing it.

"What kind of special care? We're an old married couple already?" Liu Tianxian was baffled.

"Like giving you emotional value, being utterly attentive to you, listening to you about everything." Tang Yan assumed.

"What you described is pretty normal!" Liu Tianxian could no longer feel any special 'emotional value.'

She just felt Fang Hong was good to her. They were past the stage of being especially thrilled or especially moved—after all, they'd been together a long time and knew each other well.

This made Tang Yan and the others exchange glances—why did it feel like Liu Tianxian had been wronged?

Isn't the Principal supposed to be great? Not all that impressive then!

They were all still in the dating phase, their feelings different from Liu Tianxian's, so their perceptions differed.

Just then, Liu Tianxian heard a burst of "wah wah" baby crying. She looked up and saw Liu Xiaoli passing by, and asked: "Mom, what's wrong with the baby?"

"Nothing, your grandpa, grandma, and aunt are playing with the baby. Probably shy around strangers, it'll pass in a bit." Liu Xiaoli said.

Hearing this, Liu Tianxian felt relieved. She looked toward Fang Hong, who was chatting with people in the distance, and said: "Honey, go check on the baby!"

"You go." Fang Hong said.

"I'm chatting with my friends here, hurry up and go." Liu Tianxian said in a commanding tone.

"Alright!" Fang Hong could only apologize to the person he was with, then headed inside.

The others took in the whole scene—it wasn't what they'd imagined. Tang Yan couldn't help saying: "And you said he wasn't good to you, no emotional value. Look how tolerant the Principal is of you, letting you boss him around."

"I never said he wasn't good to me, it's always been like this." Liu Tianxian said matter-of-factly.

"You don't know what the Principal is like outside—he's really tough on people. Yet he lets you boss him around, and you still say he didn't provide emotional value." Tang Yan felt it necessary to educate her.

"I don't care what he's like outside, but at home he can't put on airs, he has to listen to me." Liu Tianxian said as if it were the most natural thing.

"Oh, don't mind her, she just doesn't know how lucky she is—her feelings are different from ours." Zhang Jingying tugged Tang Yan, understanding the situation.

The others nodded in agreement—they could see it too.

"The way you all talk, isn't this just how it should be? Is your boyfriend not good to you or something!" Liu Tianxian said.

"I'm doing alright!" Tang Yan said.

"Then I don't think it's all that great either—why don't you break up with him?" Liu Tianxian asked back.

"Can't let him feel too good about himself—gotta give him motivation to keep moving forward, to treat me even better." Tang Yan said.

"You see, you're always greedy and never satisfied. Honestly, he's already really good to you—it's just that your perception isn't that great. People always want something a little better, after all. There's no such thing as absolute 'good'—as long as you feel comfortable, that's enough." Liu Tianxian laid out a string of reasoning.

"Oh my, got herself pregnant and now she's spouting great life truths." Zhang Jingying mocked.

It made the onlookers laugh "heh heh" nonstop—they felt Liu Tianxian made a lot of sense.

When one person is good to you, in outsiders' eyes it might be a hundred points, but you might only perceive fifty, thinking those fifty are what you're owed.

Some people can't even perceive that other fifty.

Liu Tianxian patted Zhang Jingying's shoulder and explained, "Honestly, we've always been like this. Maybe we're an old married couple now—don't have that sweet feeling from when we first started dating. We've already passed the stage of being moved."

They nodded, indicating they understood—it's just that the sense of surprise is gone now; they're each other's family.

Liu Tianxian asked again, "Hey, how are things between you and Luo Jin now?"

"Great. If the relationship stays stable this year, we're planning to go public." A blush spread across Tang Yan's face—she was clearly well-tended-to.

"Then you'd better hurry up—we're all waiting to drink your wedding wine!" Liu Tianxian laughed.

Tang Yan and Luo Jin did go public with their relationship at the end of that year, and got married just over a year later—after a romance that ran its course over two or three years.

Over on his side, Fang Hong went back inside to check on the situation and saw a group of people crowded around his son, coaxing him.

Grandma held the baby, swaying her body while soothing him. Seeing Fang Hong come over, she pointed and said, "Oh look, little baby, daddy's here!"

Seeing Fang Hong, the little baby stopped crying—probably because he's familiar. A bunch of strangers just now had scared him.

"He really does get shy around strangers—daddy shows up and he stops crying right away." Auntie laughed.

Fang Hong stepped forward and said, "Let me hold him!"

"No need, no need—we finally made the trip. You go attend to the guests, don't worry about us. We'll get the little baby to sleep in a bit." Grandma gestured for him to go attend to the others; he didn't need to worry about things here.

After all, he was her great-grandson—still very precious.

"Alright, there are toys here—if he fusses you can give them to him to play with." Fang Hong took out a whole box of toys.

They were all bought by Liu Tianxian—regardless of whether they'd be used or not, she just bought them all. As long as he doesn't cry, that's fine.

Grandma put the baby back in the crib, took out a rattle drum, and shook it at the little baby—"Dong Dongdong."

This made the little baby squint and smile right away, waving his arms and kicking his legs in excitement.

"He's smiling, he's smiling!" Grandma was also very happy.

"This little guy, he's really something." Auntie laughed.

The others gathered around, finding it very entertaining.

Fang Hong watched them amuse his child for a while, and only after seeing the baby hadn't cried for a long time did he go attend to the other guests again.

This child seems to have been born just to be played with—of course, that's also a form of cherishing, a form of affection.

If people didn't like him, they wouldn't even touch him.

Fang Hong continued to attend to the arriving relatives and friends, chatting with each of them. When he passed by the executives of Chang'e Technology—

Seeing they were chatting, he patted Zhang Yiming on the shoulder and said, "You all eat well and drink well, don't stand on ceremony! There are no rules today."

(End of chapter)