Chapter 151: 148. New Year's Eve (Bonus chapter for 200 monthly votes!)

After Su Yu took the money and left, the nervousness, anxiety, and conflict that had originally been on her face all vanished, replaced only by joy, smugness, and a trace of the pleasure of revenge.

After she came out, Hao Yuan walked over from the shadows, "How did things go?"

"Don't worry, Boss, there is absolutely no problem. Huo Li now knows about Huo Zhiyuan's will," Su Yu said. "By the way, Boss, what about my payment..."

Hao Yuan looked at Su Yu and said, "Don't worry, you won't be shorted. Here is three million, take it."

"Thank you, Boss." Su Yu happily took the bank card.

If this were in the past, she really wouldn't have looked twice at this money, because after becoming Huo Zhiyuan's secretary, as long as she put in a little effort, she might have been promoted at any time, and her annual salary would have been at least a million to start.

She might even have received stock option bonuses.

But four million is a large sum for Su Yu now. Ever since she accidentally bragged about this matter to her boyfriend, she was fired directly by Huo Zhiyuan, who also gave a heads-up to some well-known large companies, causing her to be unable to hold positions in any of them.

Although Su Yu had some ability, it wasn't enough to make these large companies risk offending Huo Zhiyuan to hire her.

And she wasn't very willing to work at small companies; in fact, for so many years, she had been stuck in this state of being too good for the small ones but not good enough for the big ones.

Added to the fact that she was used to spending money lavishly, her life had actually been quite tight.

But ever since this person found her a few days ago, he first gave her one million to reveal that secret from back then, and then gave her another three million to come here and do this.

When it comes down to it, Su Yu actually still held some hatred toward Huo Zhiyuan, otherwise she wouldn't have done these things so readily.

At the time, this matter of Su Yu's actually didn't cause any major waves, and not many people even knew about it. Some rumors only spread within certain circles, and that was only because her former boyfriend had bragged about it to his so-called high-society friends, which was also the reason Huo Zhiyuan found out.

Moreover, Huo Zhiyuan found out about this very quickly, and in a very short time, she had completely sealed off the news.

Hao Yuan watched Su Yu walk away, sighing in his heart. He didn't know if what he was doing was right, but he had no other choice.

Time quickly reached New Year's Eve. Zhang Ran's family and Prince Haiman's family were happily putting up spring couplets, while the four children were laughing and playing in the garden; for a moment, the house seemed incredibly lively.

Zhang Sicheng, Zhang Siyan, and Liu Lu seemed to be momentarily mesmerized by the scene.

Ever since Liu Lu married Zhang Sicheng, she had never experienced such a situation. Before Zhang Xiaotao, their family only had the two of them spending the Spring Festival.

As for Zhang Siyan and Zhang Sicheng, they had never had such a lively time since they were children. In the past, it was just the three of them with their mother, and later, although they each started their own families, they had never experienced a time like this.

"Come down, I'll go up and stick it. If your old bones fall down, I'll become a sinner," Zhang Ran mocked from below.

Prince Haiman stretched his arms to stick the horizontal scroll, not being polite in return, "Heh, my body is very strong. Don't look at how you've been stopped for twenty-eight years; in the end, who knows who will kick the bucket first."

"You two, that's enough. Can you not say such gloomy things on New Year's?" Now, only Lin Mei could talk to the two of them.

Lin Mei felt that she hadn't been herself lately. She used to feel that she was always very ladylike and quiet, but ever since she arrived at Zhang Ran's house, she really couldn't help herself after being provoked by these two.

But the more this happened, the more relaxed Lin Mei felt—no more red tape, no more rules, and no more walking on eggshells.

Say what you want to say, do what you want to do; this feeling is truly great!

Being told off by Lin Mei, both of them stopped talking and just silently glared at each other.

Prince Haiman didn't want to make his wife angry, and Zhang Ran didn't want to bicker with his sister-in-law.

"Taotao, Susu, go hang the red lanterns on the gate of the small courtyard," Zhang Ran shouted to the four children who were playing.

As soon as they heard Zhang Ran's words, the four children rushed into the house like a gust of wind, and then each of them rushed back out holding a red lantern, like four little whirlwinds.

Influenced by the three older brothers, Susu was now becoming more and more lively, able to run around following the three brothers.

Moreover, whether it was Taotao or the Auston brothers, they were all very dutiful and responsible toward Susu.

It seemed that, influenced by their 'creation' of the Calabash Brothers, the three little ones had a strong desire to protect their little sister Susu.

"By the way, how is the New Year's Eve dinner coming along? Do you need me and Haiman to lend a hand?" Zhang Ran asked Liu Lu and Lin Mei, who were standing on the side.

Upon hearing this, not only did the expressions of Lin Mei and the others change, but even Zhang Siyan, who had been standing quietly on the side, had her expression change drastically.

"Cough, cough, Dad, no need. You and Uncle Haiman are already very tired. Just leave these things to us women. If you two have nothing to do, you can play games, chat, or rest," Liu Lu said hurriedly.

Lin Mei also hurried toward the kitchen, saying as she walked, "Xiao Lu, Siyan, come over and help quickly. I remember I forgot where I put something."

"Coming."

Then the three women rushed into the kitchen and started getting busy. They didn't dare let Zhang Ran and Prince Haiman into the kitchen again; the painful lesson from last time was still fresh in their memories.

Although Zhang Ran and Prince Haiman felt it was a pity, they had other things to do. They still needed to decorate the courtyard; some lights and such had already been bought and needed to be adorned on the flowers, plants, and trees.

"Zhang Ran, I'll take some of these flowers when I leave. They smell so comfortable, and I feel that smelling these floral scents helps me sleep soundly," Prince Haiman said.

"Fine, if you want something, just dig it up yourself," Zhang Ran didn't mind and promised casually.

However, when Prince Haiman left, he knew what it meant to reap what one sows, and at the same time, he knew he had underestimated the thickness of Prince Haiman's skin.

Just like this, they were busy until the evening. At 7:30, a brand-new large table was already placed in the living room of Zhang Ran's house; this was just bought, as their previous table wasn't big enough.

The table was filled with dishes: there was Chinese food, Western food, bowls and chopsticks, knives and forks, white liquor, and red wine!

It could barely be considered a fusion of East and West!

Once the food was on the table, the two families sat neatly around the table, and then Prince Haiman took a big group photo!