Chapter 1167

Ye Chen did not have many thoughts regarding Xiao Xiao Weiwei.

Originally, it was just out of consideration for her sincere attitude of repentance that he wanted to help her a little, give her some money, and let her resolve her immediate predicament.

But after discovering that she was being bullied, and finding that Liu Zonghui and Chen Xiaofei were being too overbearing, Ye Chen had more or less developed the idea of eliminating harm for the people.

Therefore, he went with the flow and handed over Liu Zonghui's Shangmei Etiquette Company to Xiao Xiao Weiwei to operate.

However, Ye Chen still had some wariness and reservations about Xiao Xiao Weiwei in his heart, which is why he stipulated that although she would manage the entire company, she could only receive a monthly salary of ten thousand yuan.

The reason for doing this was to limit her income and power, to let her do things in a down-to-earth manner, rather than suddenly getting carried away again.

Xiao Xiao Weiwei did not think that much. That Ye Chen could help her to this extent, she was already very satisfied deep down. At the moment, all she thought about was working hard and doing a good job with Shangmei Etiquette Company.

Adhering to the idea that it is better to avoid extra trouble, Ye Chen did not tell his wife, Xiao Xiao Churan, about this matter.

Moreover, Xiao Xiao Churan had indeed been too busy lately. After finishing her meal, she went straight to the study to continue working, not daring to delay at all.

Xiao Xiao Churan had already begun preparing for the decoration bidding work for the Emgrand Group's six-star hotel. Being in the rising period of her career, her ambition was surprisingly strong. In her own words, she now especially hoped to be able to share some of the burden of supporting the family for Ye Chen.

Seeing his wife working overtime after getting off work, Ye Chen felt a little heartache in his heart.

So, he washed some fruit, carried it upstairs, and came to the study.

In the study, Xiao Xiao Churan was buried in drawing design plans in front of the computer on the desk.

Seeing her focused appearance, Ye Chen was afraid that appearing suddenly would startle her, so he gave a light cough to attract Xiao Xiao Churan's attention.

"Ahem, Xiao Churan."

Hearing the sound, Xiao Xiao Churan turned her head to look at Ye Chen and smiled: "Hubby, why are you here?"

Ye Chen walked up to her, placed the fruit on the desk, and said: "I washed some fruit for you. Eat more. Working in front of the computer for so long every day will have some radiation. Eating more fruit to supplement vitamins can reduce the harm of radiation."

Xiao Xiao Churan gave a sweet smile and said: "Thank you, hubby!"

After speaking, she picked up the largest and reddest strawberry from the fruit plate. She didn't eat it herself, but instead stuffed it directly to Ye Chen's lips, smiling and saying: "Hubby, you eat this one!"

Ye Chen smiled: "I've already eaten. You eat it yourself, don't worry about me."

Xiao Xiao Churan pretended to be angry, pouted, and said: "If you don't eat it, then I won't eat it either."

After speaking, she muttered indignantly: "I brought it to your lips and you won't even eat it. This is too heartbreaking..."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen hurriedly opened his mouth and swallowed the strawberry along with Xiao Xiao Churan's two fingers into his mouth. Not only that, but he also deliberately used a little force to bite her fingers.

"Ouch!" Xiao Xiao Churan shrieked, only then realizing that Ye Chen had launched a surprise attack on her. She hurriedly pretended to be terrified and said: "Ah! I kindly fed a puppy, but ended up being bitten by the puppy!"

Ye Chen let go, and while eating the strawberry, he said vaguely: "Fine, you call your own husband a puppy, then what are you?"

Xiao Xiao Churan gave a haughty snort and said: "I am the one feeding the puppy, so of course I am the puppy's owner!"

Ye Chen smiled: "If I am a puppy, then you are the bone I'm holding in my mouth."

Xiao Xiao Churan laughed: "How can you make such a comparison, comparing me to a bone..."

Ye Chen said seriously: "Don't you know that puppies are most protective of their food? When a bone is in their mouth, they won't let go even if the sky falls. If anyone dares to snatch it from them, they will definitely fight until they are battered and bloody!"

Seeing Ye Chen's serious look, Xiao Xiao Churan was very moved and couldn't help but say shyly: "Since that's the case, then I'll reluctantly be a bone for you to hold onto properly!"

Ye Chen laughed and said: "Don't just talk, eat some fruit first."

Xiao Xiao Churan nodded, picked up two more strawberries, stuffed one into Ye Chen's mouth first, and then put the second one in her own mouth and took a bite.

Ye Chen looked at her computer screen and found that a very large preliminary design draft had already been constructed on the design software, so he couldn't help but ask her: "Wife, do you have to do such a large-scale design project all by yourself?"

Xiao Xiao Churan said: "Not really. What I'm doing now is just a draft, because you don't need to make a very detailed design plan when bidding; it mainly reflects a general idea."

"When bidding, I need to provide this design plan together with a relatively detailed decoration budget quotation. But my studio has fewer staff now. For such a large project, everyone has to work around the clock. So I am mainly responsible for drafting, while others focus their energy on integrating suppliers for various materials and calculating the project costs. This workload is truly massive; I have to coordinate with at least a hundred suppliers and solve thousands of individual items."

Ye Chen nodded and said with heartache: "Don't be too tired, you must pay attention to balancing work and rest."

Xiao Xiao Churan smiled: "Don't worry, just these few days. After finishing these few days and packing up the entire bidding document to submit, I will just wait for the internal review of the Emgrand Group. If it passes, I will immediately expand the team. If it doesn't pass, I'll just treat it as practice."

As she spoke, Xiao Xiao Churan said seriously: "If I succeed in this project, then you won't have to work so hard and earn money to support the family alone in the future."

"Our family's overall expenses are very high now. The villa property management fee alone is over a hundred thousand a year, not to mention the others."

"Most of the profits my studio earned before were invested in expanding the scale, and I haven't been able to subsidize the household or share the burden for you. So this time, I must strive to win this project and make some contribution to the family!"

Ye Chen knew Xiao Xiao Churan's character very well. She never cared about money and usually had no requirements for food, clothing, housing, or transportation. The reason she wanted to work hard to start a business and make money now was, in the final analysis, for this family.

So, he said softly from the bottom of his heart: "Wife, thank you!"

Xiao Xiao Churan said seriously: "I'm the one who should thank you. For such a long time, you have been supporting the family, and Dad, Mom, and I have been holding you back..."

Ye Chen hurriedly said: "What are you saying? It's only natural for a husband to earn money to support the family. For the first three years of our marriage, I didn't earn a penny and just stayed at home washing clothes, sweeping the floor, and cooking, and you never complained about me. What does it matter if I take on a little more now?"

Xiao Xiao Churan smiled slightly and said sincerely: "It's most important that the two of us can always understand and tolerate each other like this. It's much more meaningful than making money. Just like before, although you didn't earn a penny, you always kept the housework in perfect order and took care of me in every aspect. That is more important than making money."