Chapter 262

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Wang Dashan brought Du Xiaojuan to the front of his home, but he did not go in immediately; instead, he paused for a moment at the courtyard gate, turned back, and said to Du Xiaojuan:

"Let me see your face; don't let there be tear marks."

Wang Dashan reached out and wiped Du Xiaojuan's face with his hand.

Du Xiaojuan looked at the man before her and his handsome face.

She did not deny that she had fallen in love with Wang Dashan, and it had started with this face.

But now, Wang Dashan's various behaviors had indeed chilled her heart.

This man appeared very sincere on the surface, even a bit simple-minded, but after prolonged contact, once one touched the depths of his heart, one would discover that he was actually quite selfish; his surface sincerity was actually driven by considerations of his own interests.

Just like when he did sales, being sincere to customers was to get them to buy.

"When we go in later, you must know how to address people and must be polite."

Wang Dashan added another reminder.

"Mm."

Du Xiaojuan replied with that sound.

Then the two of them went inside.

They arrived at the living room.

They saw that Wang Zhanggen, Li Xiulan, Wang Erhai, Wang Xiaohua, and other family members, as well as Uncle, Eldest Aunt, and Cousin Wang Yaohua, were all already seated at the dining table.

The food had been served, but no one had picked up their chopsticks yet; they were waiting for the two of them to return together before eating together.

"Dad, Mom, Uncle, Eldest Aunt, we're back!"

Wang Dashan hurriedly greeted them and introduced:

"This is my partner; her name is Du Xiaojuan, you can just call her Xiao Juan!"

When Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan saw Du Xiaojuan, they both showed looks of satisfaction, smiling until crow's feet appeared.

Because Du Xiaojuan's figure, appearance, and the aura she exuded were all very good.

Even Wang Zhangtian couldn't help but praise at this moment:

"This girl is truly spirited, Dashan, you really have a good eye!"

Wang Dashan hurriedly introduced Du Xiaojuan:

"Xiao Juan, this is my dad, this is my mom, this is my Uncle, my Eldest Aunt, this is my Cousin; I don't need to introduce my second brother, you've met him; this is my little brother, he's very good at studying, he just got first place in the final exam not long ago!"

Du Xiaojuan squeezed out a polite smile and hurriedly greeted them:

"Hello Uncle, hello Auntie, hello Uncle, hello Eldest Aunt, hello Cousin, hello second brother, hello little brother..."

Then she took out the gifts she had bought in County Town:

"Uncle, this is for you, cigarettes, alcohol, and tea; Auntie, this is for you, a jade pendant of Guanyin Bodhisattva, which can bless you with good health and peace in all things!"

Li Xiulan was immediately overjoyed, holding the Guanyin Bodhisattva jade pendant, unable to put it down:

"You could have just come, why bring gifts?"

Though she said that with her mouth, her face had already broken into a smile.

Wang Zhanggen hurriedly said:

"Hurry and sit down, let's eat together! It's rare for so many of us to be together for the Spring Festival this year! Tonight we must be happy!"

Wang Zhangtian and Zhao Lifen saw that Du Xiaojuan had also brought gifts, and envy showed in their eyes.

Then looking at their own unpromising son, they were furious.

Their son Wang Yaohua had already picked up his chopsticks and started eating.

Everyone ate this New Year's Eve Dinner, and the atmosphere at the dining table was fairly harmonious.

Unlike some TV dramas where small conflicts trigger big conflicts, leading to loud arguments at the New Year's Eve Dinner.

Du Xiaojuan knew restraint, and Wang Dashan also knew restraint.

Elders like Wang Zhanggen and Wang Zhangtian would not allow them to argue at the New Year's Eve Dinner.

If they really argued, they would scold Wang Dashan to death.

Because arguing at the New Year's Eve Dinner is absolutely a shameful thing.

They cared so much about Face (reputation) that they couldn't afford to lose this face.

During the meal, Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan, the couple, politely asked some questions about Du Xiaojuan's situation.

Such as family situation, how many siblings she had, and so on; they were polite inquiries, stopping at the appropriate point, not asking overly offensive questions, after all it was her first time visiting their home as a guest.

Overall, Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan were still quite satisfied with Du Xiaojuan.

However, when they learned that Du Xiaojuan had started her own company, they frowned slightly.

"Xiao Juan, you run a company, I'm afraid you're very busy, right?"

Li Xiulan asked.

Du Xiaojuan smiled and responded:

"I am a bit busy, sometimes I have to work until past ten o'clock at night, but I earn quite a bit, which is better than working for others."

Actually, Du Xiaojuan was already being conservative in what she said; she often worked until eleven or twelve o'clock before getting off work to go back to her Apartment to sleep, sometimes she was still at the company until one or two in the morning, and sometimes she simply stayed overnight at the company.

For a startup company like hers, as the person in charge, various operations required her personal involvement, so naturally she was busy to the point of being unable to cope.

Li Xiulan then asked:

"You're so busy, then if you have children later, who's going to take care of the kids?"

Du Xiaojuan's brows furrowed slightly.

This is indeed a problem.

If they have children, who will take care of the children?

She can't possibly abandon her currently rising career because of a child, right?

She originally wanted to say that she still doesn't plan to have children.

But before she could get the words out, Wang Zhanggen spoke up at this moment:

"What are you worrying about for nothing? Xiao Juan earns more; when the time comes, if there really are children, just hire a nanny and it'll be fine, right Xiao Juan?"

Wang Zhanggen looked at Du Xiaojuan, his face full of fondness.

He had once gone to the city to work, knows how hard it is to make it in society, so he also knows what Du Xiaojuan means to Wang Dashan.

If Wang Dashan can marry Du Xiaojuan, then in the future he'll definitely avoid many detours.

However, Li Xiulan is even more concerned about post-marriage life.

As a victim of marriage, she knows how hard it is to maintain a family.

She sacrificed so much when she was young, raised three children with her own hands through all their mess, yet in the end what she got in return was all kinds of harm.

So she worries that if Du Xiaojuan is always busy with her career, it will make the couple's feelings grow distant, the children will have no one to look after them, and the sole pivot will become fragile beyond measure.

Over time, it might just end in divorce.

"The kids can't always be left to a nanny either; your own children, in the end you still have to put in some heart yourself."

Li Xiulan said this one sentence.

Wang Zhanggen doesn't agree with Li Xiulan's view; he feels it's still more urgent to hurry up and grow the career.

But he also can't retort to Li Xiulan in front of so many people; otherwise the one losing face would still be him, the head of the household.

Du Xiaojuan actually never thought about having children at all, but out of politeness she still smiled and nodded in agreement:

"Auntie, you're right; later we'll consider it properly."

Wang Dashan also hasn't thought about having children yet.

He hasn't even thought about marrying Du Xiaojuan.

But unlike Du Xiaojuan's polite courtesy, he directly said to Li Xiulan with a face full of impatience:

"Mom, this thing where the eight characters don't have a single stroke — discussing it now is too early! Can we not talk about this?"