Chapter 168: 90: A Family by the Spring Chapter 168: Five Thousand Yuan or a Promise, You Choose Yourselves

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

The doctor Wang Fan pestered had a headache and finally agreed to let him be discharged one day before Little New Year.

They could go home soon, and the young men and women were all very happy.

Guben booked two rooms at a hotel near Hongqiao Airport for convenience in catching the flight.

The original plan was to let everyone sleep soundly, but someone was too excited and got overly excited, sleeping poorly all night.

Early the next morning, Wu Meng crawled out of bed with two huge dark circles under her eyes, and when she looked in the mirror she frightened herself.

"Ahhh, I'm going to die, how can I meet people looking this ugly?"

"Xiyu, let me borrow your cosmetics for a bit, I need to cover up. Sitting on a plane like this, I'll be laughed to death."

"I don't have cosmetics, only face cream."

Lin Xiyu held up her Shanghai Brand Snowflake Cream in front of her eyes and gave her a helpless look.

Wu Meng said in disbelief: "You and Guben go on dates without wearing makeup?"

"No makeup."

Lin Xiyu explained seriously: "Wearing no makeup won't cause trouble, but wearing it will instead cause trouble. Since the day of the old-town gathering, after he beat up one of our school's upperclassmen, I've never worn makeup again."

"I find Guben quite domineering..."

Wu Meng chuckled and gave her an ambiguous look: "Men like this have strong possessiveness, treating their girlfriends as their own possessions, watching them closely, not allowing anyone to covet them, not even allowing an extra glance."

"Go wash your face."

Lin Xiyu's ears turned slightly red, and she smiled, urging her: "Finish up and go out to eat."

"Ah, my dark circles..."

Wu Meng turned back to look in the mirror, saw her dark circles, and again looked woebegone, starting a new round of nagging: "Xiyu, why don't you go around near the airport, see if there's anywhere selling cosmetics, and buy me a box of pressed powder?"

"Do you really have to put it on?"

Lin Xiyu laughed helplessly.

"Please, good Xiyu."

Wu Meng clasped her hands together, begging with a bitter face: "Flying looking like this loses too much face. First class cabin passengers are all tall, handsome business elites; I can't be looked down on."

"Fine, fine, I'll go buy it."

Lin Xiyu, pestered by her to no end, could only change her clothes and walk out of the guest room.

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Wu Meng's luck wasn't bad; there really was a small shop selling cosmetics near the airport, though not a famous brand, at least the price was cheap.

Lin Xiyu bought her a box of pressed powder, plus an eyebrow pencil and a color-changing lip balm, spending over fifty yuan in total.

With cosmetics, Wu Meng finally perked up, painting herself in front of the mirror alone, fussing for a good while before walking out of the washroom looking beautiful.

"Are you sure you want to go out like that?"

Lin Xiyu looked at her face painted deathly white, and her eye corner couldn't help but twitch.

"Not okay?"

Wu Meng didn't think anything was wrong and asked back happily.

"It's fine, it's fine, it's just..."

Lin Xiyu hesitated whether to tell the truth.

"Bang bang."

The knocking at the door outside was like timely rain, rescuing her from the awkward situation.

"It should be Guben and them; I'll open the door."

Wu Meng perked up and rushed to open the door.

"Oh my..."

As the door opened, Wang Fan looked up and was so shocked he retreated two steps: "Wu Meng, why did you smear yourself into this ghostly appearance? Don't come out and scare people in broad daylight."

Lin Xiyu: "..."

Indeed, splashing cold water still had to rely on Wang Fan.

A professional at hurting people, his reputation was absolutely not undeserved.

"Hmph."

Wu Meng was hit hard by him, turned her head, and rushed back into the washroom.

Not long after, the sound of splashing water came from inside; the makeup she had finally finished was all washed off by her again.

Lin Xiyu helplessly rubbed her forehead; her money spent on cosmetics was as good as thrown into water.

Early in the morning, what a fuss this was...

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As it turned out, taking a plane didn't require dressing up; casual and comfortable was fine.

Wu Meng entered the airport, came to the first class cabin lounge, and soon discovered a cruel truth. Those sitting in first class were not all the tall, handsome business elites in suits and ties as imagined; the vast majority were elderly people over fifty.

A certain girl's elite fantasy was disillusioned; she sighed mournfully, drawing many sidelong glances.

At 10:30 AM, the McDonnell Douglas MD-82 plane of the American Boeing Company took off on time from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport. The plane slid rapidly on the runway, and the moment it left the ground, the nose rushed straight into the clouds at a 45-degree angle of elevation.

"Damn, so thrilling, more exciting than a roller coaster."

Wu Meng's face turned pale, and she nervously held Lin Xiyu's hand.

"My ears feel uncomfortable."

Lin Xiyu had a bit of tinnitus and rubbed her ears uncomfortably.

"Open your mouth....."

Guben made a demonstration gesture: "This will reduce the external pressure on the eardrums and can relieve the symptoms of tinnitus."

"Oh, it's much better."

Lin Xiyu did as she was told, and sure enough, the tinnitus eased, no longer feeling so oppressive.

"Guben, you're really impressive....."

Wu Meng looked up to him with admiration: "Just tell us straight, what else can't you do?"

"I can't give birth....."

Guben deliberately joked to ease their tension.

"Uh."

"You this....."

Sure enough, after hearing this, both young women wore expressions of being both amused and exasperated.

"He's being humble."

Wang Fan listened with glee and interjected with a laugh: "With his intelligence, he can do whatever he wants; maybe one day he can even clone a child using his own sperm."

"Cough cough."

Both young women blushed at the word sperm and said nothing.

"You really know how to ruin the mood......"

Guben glared at him disdainfully.

"What's wrong with that?"

Wang Fan continued with a black-bellied tone: "I didn't say anything wrong; to have a child, one must have......"

"Shut up."

Guben knew he had nothing good to say next and decisively interrupted him.

"What drinks do you need?"

After flying for a while and stabilizing, the flight attendant pushed a cart to distribute drinks.

"Coffee, thank you."

"I want orange juice."

"Mineral Water."

"Cola."

The boys and girls' attention shifted instantly; Wu Meng ordered a cola and then leaned over to Lin Xiyu's ear to whisper.

"Xiyu, don't you think those flight attendants' uniforms are beautiful? Working at an airline wouldn't be bad either."

"You'd work just for those clothes?"

"Being able to wear such beautiful uniforms and dress up beautifully every day, who wouldn't want that?"

"If you want to go, go; I'll pass."

"Why? Isn't the airline good?"

"Students graduating from Huashi University are all assigned to schools as teachers......"

Lin Xiyu had never thought of any profession other than teaching: "I am destined to teach and educate people; you're different, you study accounting and have broad employment prospects, you can work at any company."

"You're prettier than me......"

Wu Meng glanced at her slightly plump figure and felt discouraged: "You're more suited to work at an airline; I see those girls handling procedures at the Airport are all slim, there aren't many chubby ones like me."

"You're not fat, you're full-figured."

Lin Xiyu laughed and teased: "Being too thin isn't good-looking; you look best like this, plump and prosperous, at a glance you look like a wife-blessing type; otherwise Li Liang's grandmother wouldn't have taken a fancy to you at first sight, wishing to hurry and marry you into the family to give her a big fat great-grandson."

"Hey hey, why are you dragging childbirth into this too?"

Wu Meng blushed: "It's all Wang Fan's fault, he led me astray."

"If I don't speak, can you both pin it on me?"

Wang Fan had sharp ears; hearing his name, he looked over with a smile.

"It's your fault."

Wu Meng held a grudge, angry that he called her a ghost, and glared at him without curiosity.

"Glare at me again....."

Wang Fan smiled black-belliedly: "Then there's no gift."

"Eh?!"

Wu Meng changed her face quickly, from resentment to flattery, in less than one second: "Is there still a gift? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"Hah....."

Wang Fan saw her change faces faster than flipping a book and teased with a smile: "Have you looked like this in front of Li Liang? My brother is such a simple person; being latched onto by you is like boarding a thief's ship."

"Don't mention him first; what's the gift?"

Wu Meng couldn't wait: "Take it out for us to see."

Wang Fan shirked: "Look at this little luggage of mine; do I look like I have a gift?"

"Actually you don't need to give a gift, just give money directly."

Wu Meng spoke the two's heartfelt thoughts for Lin Xiyu.

"Mm hm."

Lin Xiyu's eyes lit up and she nodded repeatedly.

"Hah."

Wang Fan saw the two were in remarkable agreement, and laughed in anger: "5000 yuan or a promise, you choose."

"5000 yuan."

Wu Meng and Lin Xiyu spoke in unison.

"Hah."

Wang Fan was quite speechless: "You two think it over, a promise from the Future Listed Company Chairman, could it really not compare to 5000 yuan? One must have far-sightedness in life, not be so short-sighted, only seeing the petty profit right before your eyes. One day when my net worth is over a hundred million, just a bit leaking from between my fingers would be more than 5000 yuan. You want to fly First Class Cabin every day, it's not impossible..."

"Uh."

Wu Meng and Lin Xiyu exchanged a glance, both a bit embarrassed.

"I want the promise."

Guben smiled teasingly, easing the awkwardness for the two women: "Forget about them, money is more practical. After all, future matters are uncertain, when you'll be worth over a hundred million is still unknown."

"Mm-hmm."

Wu Meng and Lin Xiyu giggled, and nodded in unison.

"I say, brother..."

Wang Fan laughed in anger: "Ever since you got a Girlfriend, you really value women over friends!"

"Valuing women over friends doesn't exist..."

Guben was calm and composed, and dealt him another blow: "A Girlfriend is to be cherished, a Younger Brother is used to take a knife for you. Which do you think I'd favor?"

"Pfft."

Lin Xiyu and Wu Meng couldn't hold back, both laughed and sprayed.

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Wang Fan didn't have that much money on him, wrote two IOUs, claiming that once Qu Peng and Li Liang returned from out of town, they would cash them when the brothers reunited.

Although they were just white slips, Lin Xiyu was still very happy, happily putting them away.

Wu Meng laughed even more broadly, and as she took the IOU, she blurted out: "This time it wasn't a waste staying in Shanghai for so long. If you get injured again in the future, we can reluctantly serve you."

"Are you cursing me?"

Wang Fan was quite speechless, shook the IOU, hesitating whether to give it to her.

"No, absolutely not..."

Wu Meng snatched it away, stuffed it into her own pocket: "I'm serious. Seeing as you're so generous, if you need anything in the future, just say so. Even in Suzhou, I'll hurry over and serve you attentively..."

"Tsk~~"

Wang Fan laughed in anger: "Giving you money and you still have so much Nonsense."

"It's just for the money that I say so much."

Guben smiled Black-bellied, and stabbed another knife into his heart: "You're only popular at times like this, women flock to you, all gathering around to flatter you."

"Even though this is a fact, do you have to say it out loud?"

Wang Fan took no shame and took pride: "Brother is just rich. With money, what kind of woman is there not? Anyway, I don't want to marry in this lifetime, no need to restrain myself. Do whatever I want, indulge in pleasure, unrestrained and carefree."

"You don't want to marry? Why?"

Guben was rarely surprised: "Just because of your dad's broken business? Let your two half-siblings torment you, completely disappointed in Marriage?"

"Hmph."

Wang Fan let out a breath of disdain from his nostrils: "Do they even deserve it? One day, I'll sweep them out the door, let them disappear completely before my eyes."

"How's your mom recently?"

Guben knew his family situation well: "Go back for New Year. You never go back, your eldest sister is a weak nature, your mom alone is too hard to endure. You still need your son to support her."

"Go back."

Wang Fan stopped smiling. The ruthlessness in his eyes was completely different from his usual frivolous expression: "I won't go back. That's too cheap for them. If they stay in that home too long, they'll really think they're masters of the Wang Family. Actually, they're just illegitimate children born of a mistress, not even registered in the household. With me here, I won't allow them to be arrogant."

"That's right."

Guben supported him as a brother: "Now you have your own career, thriving. Your dad isn't blind; in his heart he naturally knows which child is his favorite, whose hands his business should be inherited by. As long as you control the Building Materials Company in your own hands, no one can compete with you. Sweeping that mother and son out the door is only a matter of time, just sooner or later."

"I can't wait. I want to drive them away now."

Wang Fan's eyes dimmed, and he said something shocking: "I didn't tell you before. Actually, my dad's health isn't good. Two months ago, he was diagnosed with late-stage cancer. The doctor said at most another half year. This time I was injured, I didn't want them to know, also afraid of stimulating him. If something happens to my dad while I'm not around, that woman will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble. With only my mom and my sister, the company would change hands."

"With your dad's situation, you should be on guard..."

Guben furrowed his Sword eyebrows: "It's not convenient to talk on the Plane. You go home first. We'll find an Opportunity to talk again."

"Okay."

Wang Fan exchanged a glance with him, nodding with great tacit understanding.

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An hour and a half passed in a flash. The Plane arrived at Jinan Airport precisely at noon 12 o'clock.

After leaving the Hall, Wang Fan called a Taxi and took it back to the city center.

"From the Airport to the city center is actually so far, over 30 kilometers, more than an hour by car. In this long time, you could fly back to Shanghai again."

After getting in the Taxi, Wu Meng heard it would take more than an hour to get home, and launched into another round of complaints.

"I heard the Ji-Qing Expressway opens in October."

Guben tried to negotiate with the driver: "Take the expressway. We'll pay the toll."

"Fine."

The driver, hearing he didn't have to bear the expressway fee, naturally agreed readily.