Chapter 173: Exposure was bound to happen

Inside the Yuxi Villa at this time.

Xiao Ming and his family sat in the living room watching the news.

Originally, they were all supposed to go to work, but after learning that Xiao Ming had made the wealth list for the first time, they lost the mood to work, all took leave and stayed home to watch the news.

On the news, on phones, on various short videos, everything was about Xiao Ming.

Geng Jing Shu only learned this news when she walked into the company.

It was Xiao Yunzhe who called her; when Geng Jing Shu's colleagues learned who her boyfriend was, they all eagerly clung to her thigh and became friends with her.

With such a powerful supporter, Geng Jing Shu's words in the company carried more weight than the boss's; she called a leader to say she needed leave for something, hadn't even said what, and the leader immediately approved it.

These few kids gathered in the living room; after watching the news, they were so shocked they couldn't snap out of it for a long time. They knew Xiao Ming was very rich, but they hadn't imagined he was rich to this extent.

Xiao Yunzhe had already heard this from his father, so he wasn't that surprised, but the several girls remained shocked for a long time, unable to come to their senses.

That rich?

Even though they had witnessed Xiao Ming's extravagance, this fact still astonished them.

Several girls even pinched each other, trying to see if they were dreaming.

"Ah, from the moment I got hold of those few treasures, I foresaw this day—exposure was bound to happen." Xiao Ming said, feeling helpless.

"Dad, how are you so rich? Hundreds of millions of hundreds of millions—that's an astronomical figure—and you're only in your forties, yet you've become the richest person in our Wuxingguo; you're too amazing!" Xiao Yuchun gazed at her father with admiring eyes.

"About right!" Xiao Ming pondered, then gave a vague answer.

"About right," meaning not much difference.

Actually, Xiao Ming himself isn't sure exactly how much he's worth; "hundreds of millions of hundreds of millions" is just a rough figure—his wealth is even greater, and if one really wanted to be precise, he'd have to hire someone to tally it for over half a month to get an accurate total.

In short, compared to what the officials exposed, it's only more, not less.

"Dad, I don't know how they managed to snap your photos, but nowadays everyone in our Wuxingguo knows what you look like." Xiao Yunzhe knew his father wanted to live as low-key as possible, but judging by the situation, that wish couldn't be fulfilled.

"Those are photos from many years ago, but they don't differ much from how I look now—ah, having been exposed to this extent, trying to stay low-key is impossible, well, them." Xiao Ming gave a bitter smile and sighed: "I've already accepted the fact that I'm famous all over the land."

"Haha! Dad, look at your frustrated expression—you said you're the richest, so I'm the richest's son; by that logic, am I not more impressive than Zhao Cong?" Xiao Yunzhe joked.

"Since I'm the richest's son, I ought to make good use of this identity for hype; maybe I'll become the next big internet celebrity, otherwise I'd be letting down the identity my father gave me." Xiao Yunzhe said while thinking.

Several girls were all made to laugh by Xiao Yunzhe.

Xiao Ming, however, gave Xiao Yunzhe a disdainful glance: "Still talking about being an internet celebrity? Don't drag me into some nonsense; otherwise, you'll have something to look forward to—if I'm unhappy even once, I might not even acknowledge my six relatives."

"Hehe, don't worry, Dad—I'm your son, and with your upright values, I naturally inherit your strong genes." Xiao Yunzhe hurriedly chuckled while explaining.

At this moment, Xiao Ming noticed his second daughter Xiao Yuchun sitting aside with a worried face, sighing: "Yuchun, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly unhappy?"

"Dad, you're now the richest person in our Wuxingguo, and your photos are online—so my sisters who have met you naturally know you're my father; our relationship will surely spread quickly, and if those sisters of mine come to me for loans, what am I to do?" Xiao Yuchun said anxiously.

If the relationships were good, there'd be nothing to say, but those sisters of hers used to look down on her; the only sincere sister was Lin Xiao Xiao.

The rest are just sour-plastic sisters—not worth deep friendship—but she can't possibly cut off contact with them just because she's now a miss of wealth.

"Hehe!" Xiao Ming was made to laugh heartily by his daughter's cute appearance: "Yuchun, you're already a grown-up, capable of telling right from wrong; the reason you worry is that you think those people aren't worth deep association, so you need to learn to refuse—if they were worth it, you wouldn't worry."

"For example, Lin Xiao Xiao—would you have this kind of worry with her?" Xiao Ming asked with a smile.

Xiao Yuchun thought the same, but couldn't make up her mind; hearing Xiao Ming say that, her gloom instantly vanished: "Hehe, I understand, thank you, Dad."

"From now on, I also have to keep a tight grip on my wallet—I can't become anyone's ATM." Xiao Yuchun said firmly.

At this moment, Xiao Ming turned to the silent Geng Jing Shu: "Jing Shu, you're not far along either; your wedding can't be delayed any longer, or else when you get heavier you'll have to redo the wedding, which would be exhausting, and your marital home is almost finished being renovated."

"Go tell your parents—what do you think about holding the wedding before the year ends?" Xiao Ming asked tentatively.

Geng Jing Shu was first startled, then quickly nodded: "Dad, just leave this up to you."

At this very moment, Geng Jing Shu felt a sudden sourness in her nose; not long ago, she had been worried whether she and Xiao Yunzhe could stay together, and whether their child could be born into a complete family.

But now, her father-in-law has prepared everything for them; Xiao Ming treats her just like his own daughter, and though her child isn't born yet, she can already foresee how much Xiao Ming will dote on the child.

Even now, she still feels as if she's dreaming.

Her family is ordinary; previously, Xiao Yunzhe was just a poor kid.

But now Xiao Yunzhe has become the richest's son, and her father-in-law Xiao Ming, the richest person in Wuxingguo, shows no sign of looking down on her status.

Moved, she thought and thought until her eyes turned red.

The best thing she has done in her life is persisting in her relationship with Xiao Yunzhe; now, Xiao Yunzhe's treatment of her is beyond praise, and this tycoon father-in-law is also excellent to her.

Xiao Jingrou and Xiao Yuchun needless to say—when she was dating Xiao Yunzhe in the past, they treated her like real sisters.