Chapter 82: Wife, Do You Want to Soak in the Hot Spring With Me?

Having said that, Gu Beicheng turned his head to look at Tang Bingyan.

"Bingyan, I've already taken over the overseas company you wanted to acquire. We can discuss the specific details in the study later."

There was no obvious change in Tang Bingyan's expression; she just said faintly: "Why did you come here?"

Hearing Tang Bingyan's words, Xu Tian remembered that the Gu family's businesses were spread across the country.

Just like the Tang family had a branch in Jiangcheng, Gu Beicheng, as the successor to the Gu family, would spend one or two months every year at the branch in Jiangcheng handling company affairs.

But ever since Tang Bingyan came to Jiangcheng and married him, Gu Beicheng had never come again.

So, what was Gu Beicheng's purpose for coming to Jiangcheng this time?

Was it just to inspect the branch here, or...

"I asked Beicheng to accompany me."

Tang Laoyezi explained: "It's boring for an old man like me to come to the Hot Spring Villa alone. It's rare that Beicheng is such a filial child, not finding it boring to be with me, and willing to accompany me here."

"It's not boring to be with Grandpa at all. I really like listening to you tell anecdotes from your youth."

Gu Beicheng said with a smile: "Bingyan, you and Mr. Xu should stay at the villa today. I'll have the servants prepare a room for you right now."

"Then thank you, Gu Xiansheng." Xu Tian was very uncomfortable with Gu Beicheng's host-like demeanor, but his words and actions were appropriate, kind, and thoughtful, leaving no room for criticism.

Compared to Xu Rixin, who wanted to write his schemes on his face, a man like Gu Beicheng was truly difficult to deal with.

"Calling me Gu Xiansheng is too formal. You can call me Beicheng, just like Grandpa and the others. I'm a few years older than you; if you don't mind, can I call you Xiao Tian from now on?"

"Gu Xiansheng can do as he pleases." Xu Tian responded with a faint smile.

"Gu Xiansheng, you've come to Jiangcheng too?"

Just at this moment, A Wei and Chen Xiaoxiao, who had gone to put away the gifts, returned.

Seeing Gu Beicheng, Chen Xiaoxiao immediately came over enthusiastically to greet him.

"Long time no see. You must stay in Jiangcheng for a few more days this time. The old fogies in the company haven't been very restless lately. With you here, the Young Lady won't have to work overtime every day!"

"Bingyan, have you encountered something tricky here?" Gu Beicheng looked at Tang Bingyan in surprise. He considered himself Tang Bingyan's most trusted business partner; if there was something wrong with the company, Tang Bingyan wouldn't hide it from him.

"Just a small matter, I've already solved it." Tang Bingyan gave Chen Xiaoxiao a warning glance.

Chen Xiaoxiao shrank her neck in fear, but in front of Gu Beicheng, she wasn't afraid; instead, she excitedly complained to him.

"You should really persuade the Young Lady more. She's simply a workaholic. When she gets busy, she doesn't even eat her three meals on time. Now that you're here to watch over her, I can finally rest easy."

"Xiaoxiao, taking care of Bingyan's daily life is your job. If you can't do it well and push it all onto Beicheng, are you afraid you'll have your salary deducted again?" Tang Laoyezi said with a smile.

Although Chen Xiaoxiao was Tang Bingyan's assistant, she had grown up in the Tang family, and Tang Laoyezi treated her like half a granddaughter, so Chen Xiaoxiao always said whatever was on her mind in front of the Tang family, never feeling constrained.

"Old Master, I have no choice. You know the Young Lady's temper. Even if I want to persuade her, I can't move her, so I can only rely on Gu Xiansheng."

"You stinky girl, you always have a reason!" Tang Laoyezi scolded with a smile, clearly not intending to blame Chen Xiaoxiao.

"Bingyan, this isn't the first time Xiaoxiao has complained."

Gu Beicheng pretended to be serious: "If you continue to not eat on time because of overtime, I'll have no choice but to go to the company to supervise you every day."

"She's making a mountain out of a molehill."

Tang Bingyan's expression was faint: "And recently, Xu Tian has been cooking dinner for me, so I haven't worked overtime for a long time."

As she spoke, Tang Bingyan calmly took Xu Tian's hand, their fingers interlaced.

"You're too thin, you need to nourish yourself more."

Xu Tian patted the back of Tang Bingyan's hand with a smile: "But if your assistant hadn't said anything, I wouldn't have known you don't eat lunch at the company. It seems I'll have to supervise you every day from now on."

Seeing Xu Tian and Tang Bingyan getting along harmoniously, not at all like they were being forced, Tang Laoyezi's original doubts were dispelled.

However...

He glanced at Gu Beicheng again and sighed softly.

If only Bingyan had chosen Beicheng in the first place.

But he knew his granddaughter's character well. Since she had chosen Xu Tian, it was unlikely there would be any possibility of changing it for a while.

"You young people go play by yourselves. I'm a bit tired, I'll go back to my room to sleep for a while."

Hearing this, Xu Tian was about to step forward to help the old man back to his room, but he saw that Gu Beicheng had already taken the lead in helping Tang Laoyezi up from the sofa.

"Bingyan, why don't you take Xu Tian to visit the manor? I'll help Grandpa upstairs to rest."

"Sorry for the trouble." Tang Bingyan nodded, and after Tang Laoyezi went upstairs, she took Xu Tian out of the villa.

Xu Tian glanced at Gu Beicheng before withdrawing his gaze.

Upon their first meeting, the other party had put on a full host's posture.

And he had told him that he could talk and laugh with Tang Laoyezi, that he was trusted by Tang Bingyan, and that even Tang Bingyan's subordinates treated him as one of their own.

And as long as he was there, he, Xu Tian, was nothing but an outsider.

But so what?

Xu Tian sneered in his heart.

If this had happened in his past life, he would have been furious, blamed Tang Laoyezi and the others for not treating him as family, and had a big fight with Tang Bingyan.

But the current him was no longer the brainless fool he once was.

Even if Gu Beicheng asserted his dominance in front of him, so what?

He was now Tang Bingyan's legal husband. As long as they didn't divorce, no matter how high Gu Beicheng's presence was, his status could only be Tang Bingyan's business partner.

"Do you want to soak in the hot spring?"

Seeing Xu Tian's state was a bit off, Tang Bingyan thought he was unhappy because of the atmosphere in the living room just now.

Xu Tian came back to his senses and immediately held Tang Bingyan's hand, asking with a smile.

"Wife, do you want to soak in the hot spring with me?"

"Who wants to soak with you?" Tang Bingyan's beautiful face looked a bit unnatural: "Go by yourself."

"Then I won't go."

"It's not that I don't want to accompany you."

Tang Bingyan really wasn't convenient these past two days: "If you want to go, then go. Work has been busy lately, so relax well."

"Then I won't go either." Xu Tian turned around and hugged Tang Bingyan, saying righteously: "Soaking in a hot spring is not as important as accompanying my wife."

Chen Xiaoxiao, who had just come out of the villa, saw Xu Tian actually reach out and hug Tang Bingyan, and was so angry she rolled up her sleeves and wanted to rush up.

"Damn it, he actually dares to lay hands on the Young Lady!"

"Xiaoxiao, don't make a scene."

Gu Beicheng also saw Xu Tian and Tang Bingyan, but he didn't shout and scream like Chen Xiaoxiao.

"Gu Xiansheng, why are you stopping me too?"

Chen Xiaoxiao's face flushed red, looking unconvinced: "That scumbag Xu Tian is molesting the Young Lady, laying hands on her, aren't you angry?" ===== CHAPTER 83 =====