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Chapter 584: 580. Truly Admiring (Seeking Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets)

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Eating dumplings on the first day of the Lunar New Year!

The originally quiet Zhang Family instantly became lively again, and Zhang Ran was also woken up by the noise with a bit of a headache.

He got up to wash, and the cold water stimulated his facial nerves, finally making Zhang Ran a bit more clear-headed.

"Grandpa, Grandpa, come quickly and eat dumplings, they are delicious," Zhang Xiaotao said indistinctly while stuffing things into his mouth.

"Coming, coming," Zhang Ran replied with a smile.

Just as he sat down, Susu walked over cautiously, holding a large bowl in both hands.

"Grandpa, this is for you," Susu said, tilting her little head.

Zhang Ran hurriedly took it and then praised her: "Susu is truly wonderful."

"Hee hee." Having received her grandfather's praise, Susu's little face was instantly filled with smiles.

"Lin Mei, where is your other half?" Zhang Ran didn't see that fellow Haiman.

Lin Mei sighed and said: "Where else could he be? Sleeping, of course. He's sleeping like a dead pig, and there's no way to wake him up."

"Haha, he wouldn't be trying to avoid giving out red envelopes, would he? Look at how stingy he is," Zhang Ran teased with a chuckle.

Lin Mei also said: "It's possible. These red envelopes are all his private savings, so he's probably feeling quite pained."

Just as they were talking, Prince Haiman walked in. As soon as he entered, he said indignantly: "I heard you all gossiping about me from far away. Is that fun?"

"It's fun, very fun," Zhang Ran said with a serious face.

"Get lost."

After eating the dumplings, it was time to hand out red envelopes. Several little ones were standing in a row, looking at the adults with anticipation.

They could receive a red envelope from everyone's hands.

"Grandpa, Happy New Year," Zhang Xiaotao started the greetings first.

"Happy New Year to you too, this is your lucky money," Zhang Ran said with a smile as he took out a red envelope.

Immediately after, Susu and the brothers Auston all came over one by one to receive their red envelopes.

After that, it was the turn of the siblings Sicheng and Siyan, as well as Liu Lu. Of course, Bert couldn't be left out either.

After a round of red envelopes had been handed out, Zhang Ran and Prince Haiman looked at each other, subconsciously started to give each other a red envelope, and then both burst into laughter; now, the two of them had red envelopes too.

Zhang Ran's family was lively and relaxed, but many people couldn't relax, such as Zhao Lifeng, and for instance, Xin Youmin.

After Xin Youmin got up in the morning and finished handing out the red envelopes, he prepared to head to the company.

"Tell me, what is wrong with you? You can't be idle all year round? Can the company not function without you?" Wang Huifen said angrily as she looked at Xin Youmin's appearance.

This year was the first time in three years that their son had come home for the New Year; previously, he had always been abroad.

It wasn't that Xin Youmin's son didn't miss home, but his studies were very heavy. Unlike Xin Youmin, his son was not a business genius, but a research genius.

Coupled with Xin Youmin's influence, he also wanted to finish his studies early and return to serve the motherland, so Xin Guoyong seized every moment he could to study, and he rarely even came back for the New Year.

The reason he came back this year was because his studies were about to end, and he would only need to go back for a short time after this.

Xin Youmin was also very proud and boastful of his son Xin Guoyong. Of course, he was happy that his son could come back for the New Year this time, and he also wanted to chat more with his son.

But there were truly many things going on at the company right now, and they were all troubles caused by Zhang Ran, so he couldn't afford to delay.

Xin Youmin heard his wife's dissatisfaction, but he had no choice and could only say helplessly: "I really have things to do. I also want to stay at home and accompany our son, but I can't get away from the company right now."

"Things to do, things to do, you only know about company matters every single day. Are our son's affairs not affairs?" Wang Huifen was truly very dissatisfied.

In the past, it might have been fine, as they were an old married couple, but now that their son had finally come back for a visit, Xin Youmin was still so busy, so the emotions in her heart naturally erupted.

Xin Youmin didn't know what else to say; he really couldn't rest easy leaving these matters to others to handle.

This concerned major matters regarding the development of Nianrun Group. Once handled poorly, Zhang Ran might very well kick them out of the game.

Don't look at how everything was agreed upon nicely before, and how the relationship between Xin Youmin and Zhang Ran was quite good; in the face of such massive interests, Xin Youmin didn't trust anyone.

He wouldn't give Zhang Ran any excuse, and Xin Youmin also believed that as long as there was an excuse, Zhang Ran probably wouldn't even need to actively pick a fight; the other few families would naturally charge into battle.

This was the reason Zhang Ran chose so many families; these people would never be of one mind.

Seeing Xin Youmin silent, his son Xin Guoyong spoke up: "Mom, don't scold Dad. Dad must have things to do, so just let him go get busy. Otherwise, even if he stays at home, his heart won't be in it."

"You only know how to speak up for your dad," Wang Huifen said huffily.

She then shifted her target to Xin Guoyong: "You are already thirty this year, when are you going to find a girlfriend?

Don't listen to your dad; it doesn't matter which country your girlfriend is from. If things go on like this, you'll just be a bachelor for the rest of your life."

Xin Youmin's style was a bit old-fashioned. Although he didn't make any hard demands, he still hoped his son could find a Huaxia woman to marry, rather than finding a foreign woman.

Xin Guoyong was instantly dumbfounded. It wasn't that he didn't want to find a girlfriend, but he really had no time. For such a long time, he had devoted almost all his energy to his studies; where would he find the time to date?

"Ahem, well, Dad, let me see you off," Xin Guoyong said with a dry cough.

Xin Youmin nodded in tacit understanding, and then the father and son quickly left the house, making Wang Huifen stomp her feet in anger.

"Dad, what exactly is so busy that you have to work on the first day of the Lunar New Year?" Xin Guoyong preemptively blocked his father's mouth, not letting him talk about issues related to a girlfriend.

Xin Youmin's attention was indeed diverted by him; originally, he really was going to say a few words about the matter of finding a girlfriend.

"Some decision-making matters in the company. It's not convenient to tell you the specifics; just know that it's related to our Huaxia's newly emerged richest man," Xin Youmin said with a smile.

"Dad, do you know this Zhang Ran?" Xin Guoyong asked curiously.

"Of course I know him, why?"

"I've heard some people mention his name abroad, and his experiences are a bit too legendary, aren't they? Is this person really that mysterious?" Xin Guoyong said.

Xin Youmin thought for a moment and said: "He should be even more mysterious and even more incredible than what you've heard. You people only see the surface; there are actually many things you don't know. Zhang Ran..."

Xin Youmin pondered for a moment and said: "How should I put it? I can't understand him at all, but he is undoubtedly a genius, a true business genius!"

Xin Youmin said this from the bottom of his heart. He could nitpick in other aspects, but in this regard, Xin Youmin truly had to admire Zhang Ran!

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