Chapter 558

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"What? You're getting married?"

Wang Erhai called home, and Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen were both shocked to hear the news.

"Erhai, you haven't even brought a woman back home for us to see, and you're already planning to get married? Isn't that a bit too rushed?"

Worry showed on Li Xiulan's old face.

She was afraid her second son would be deceived.

Wang Erhai had once been tricked into doing a pyramid scheme in Guangxi; if he were now deceived by a woman, it wouldn't be surprising at all!

"Mom, I'll bring my girlfriend back home in two days... no, I'll bring her back tonight. You just kill a chicken to welcome her."

Wang Zhanggen said coldly:

"This is a big deal; you'd better think it through!"

Even Wang Zhanggen, an old man, thought it was rushed, showing just how absurd it was.

Wang Erhai, however, answered irrelevantly:

"Dad, don't worry, my girlfriend is very beautiful! I won't be at a disadvantage!"

Li Xiulan hurriedly said:

"Pretty girls nowadays can be very deceitful!"

Wang Erhai explained:

"Mom, don't worry. Only I have the chance to deceive her; how could she deceive me? Besides, she's from this county. If she dares to deceive me, I'll go straight to her parents' home to settle accounts!"

Li Xiulan laughed dryly, not knowing what to say.

Finally she managed to squeeze out one sentence:

"Then bring her back tonight for us to see. No matter what, we still need to vet her."

"Fine!"

Wang Erhai hung up on his parents and immediately called Liu Mei Qi.

Liu Mei Qi had gone out to show properties this morning and wasn't at the company.

"Hello, I have something to tell you."

"What is it?"

Liu Mei Qi was now at the sales department of Spring City Garden.

Spring City Garden had pretty much sold out, but there were still some housing sources. The client who wanted to view a house today specifically asked to see Spring City Garden.

"Five-thirty this afternoon, come back to my hometown with me."

"Go to your hometown today? Are you sure, Wang Erhai? I haven't prepared anything!"

"Sure, today. You don't need to prepare anything; just bring yourself. I'll take care of everything else."

Liu Mei Qi couldn't help but worry:

"Won't that leave a bad impression on your parents?"

Wang Erhai said:

"Don't overthink it. I'll handle everything."

After hanging up on Liu Mei Qi, Wang Erhai found time to buy some gifts outside.

Two packs of cigarettes, two bottles of alcohol, two boxes of tea leaves, a jade bracelet, and a gold-inlaid Guanyin pendant.

The cigarettes, alcohol, and tea were for his father; the jade bracelet and Guanyin pendant were for his mother.

Of course, when these gifts were handed to his parents, he would say Liu Mei Qi bought them.

Time flew by to five o'clock in the afternoon.

After showing the client around, Liu Mei Qi returned to Shanhai Real Estate.

"Hurry up and pack; we're leaving soon."

Wang Erhai urged Liu Mei Qi.

"Should we buy something for your parents?" Liu Mei Qi didn't know Wang Erhai had already bought gifts, which was why she said that.

"I've already bought them."

Liu Mei Qi was stunned and felt surprised:

"When did you become so thoughtful?"

"Have I not always been like this?" Wang Erhai said expressionlessly.

Then he added:

"When we get to my hometown, you carry the gifts I bought to my parents. I'll tell them those gifts were bought by you at great expense."

Liu Mei Qi was fairly satisfied with Wang Erhai's arrangement:

"Fine, then I'll touch up my makeup, and we'll leave soon."

Wang Erhai said:

"Don't put on makeup. Wash off all those flashy things on your face; just go bare-faced. If you look all flashy, my parents will think you're not in a respectable profession!"

Liu Mei Qi resisted a little:

"I don't want to go bare-faced; that would be so embarrassing!"

Wang Erhai grew impatient:

"Liu Mei Qi, don't force me to press your head down to remove your makeup."

Liu Mei Qi pulled a long face, very displeased.

But she obediently listened anyway:

"Fine, fine, I'll go remove my makeup right now."

She felt Wang Erhai's way of speaking to her was very disrespectful toward her.

But there was also an inexplicable feeling; deep inside, she actually enjoyed Wang Erhai's domineering and unreasonable nature a little.

In the blink of an eye it was five-thirty, and Wang Erhai drove Liu Mei Qi back to their hometown, Shanggou Village.

From the County Town back to their hometown, taking the expressway to Town, then from Town taking the Provincial Road, it was just over half an hour's drive.

Nowadays traffic is much smoother than before.

"You look quite good even without makeup, don't you?"

On the road, Wang Erhai drove while talking to Liu Mei Qi.

"Good-looking my ass, these pimples are showing!"

Liu Mei Qi sat in the Passenger Seat, holding a small Mirror; the more she looked at her face, the more she Disliked it.

She was used to wearing makeup before meeting people, so now without makeup, she felt somewhat unaccustomed, even feeling too ashamed to face anyone.

"Do you believe me? If you went to see my parents in heavy makeup, they would definitely Dislike you, but if you go see my parents looking like this now, they will definitely be Satisfied."

Wang Erhai said this, and he also said:

"Right now my parents are our clients; our only goal is to make them Satisfied. You wore makeup before to see clients, wasn't that to make them Satisfied? The purpose is the same—wearing makeup or not wearing makeup are both just means."

Hearing this, Liu Mei Qi couldn't help but look at Wang Erhai with new respect:

"Wang Erhai, you even treat your own parents as clients?"

"Yes, parents are my clients for a Lifetime." Wang Erhai didn't avoid the subject at all, "I hope I can make them Satisfied for a Lifetime."

"Then what about me? Am I also your client?" Liu Mei Qi continued to ask.

"You are my Employee." Wang Erhai's answer made Liu Mei Qi very Unhappy.

"Then what does our marriage count as?"

"You can treat it as work, or you can treat it as business."

Wang Erhai's answer was cold as ice.

"So you've never loved me, right?"

Actually, Liu Mei Qi had long had the answer to this question, but she still couldn't help asking it out loud.

"Don't give me all this vague nonsense. Before you ask whether others love you, you should ask yourself if you truly love others. Love is mutual. Only wanting others to love you while not wanting to love others—aren't you just joking?"

After Wang Erhai said all this, Liu Mei Qi was actually speechless.

Because she knew she indeed didn't love Wang Erhai very much.

Wang Erhai said again:

"Don't ask me such stupid questions anymore. Wait until you really fall in love with me, then come ask me this question, okay? Otherwise I really will get angry, and when I get angry I might not be able to help scolding you, even hitting you."

"Oh." Liu Mei Qi replied dryly.

Her face was full of grievance, like a pitiful little worm.

Soon, the Small Sedan arrived at the Village Entrance of Shanggou Village.

Wang Erhai parked the car, then took out the gifts he had bought from the trunk, had Liu Mei Qi carry them, and they walked Home together.

Li Xiulan and Wang Zhanggen had already killed a Chicken and made Dinner, waiting for their arrival.

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