Chapter 435: High Emotional Intelligence Goddess

Paul's Chinese was indeed very good. If one closed their eyes and listened, one couldn't tell at all that it was an American speaking. Ye Chen was also very surprised, so while shaking his hand, he didn't hesitate to praise him: "Mr. Paul's Chinese is truly impeccable."

Paul smiled modestly: "Mr. Ye, you are too kind!"

Xiao Changkun, standing to the side, hurriedly said: "Right, Meiqing, I've booked a private room at the Bai Jinhangong Hotel. Let's go over there to have a meal and welcome you and your son!"

Han Meiqing smiled beautifully and said: "Thank you both so much for coming all this way to pick us up and also treating us to a meal..."

"It's only right, it's only right!" Xiao Changkun smiled awkwardly and said impatiently: "It just so happens we drove here. Let's go directly!"

"Okay." Han Meiqing nodded, then said to Paul: "Son, tell your driver. We won't take the company car; we'll take your Uncle Xiao's car."

Paul smiled and said: "Alright, Mom. I'll call the driver and have him send the luggage to the hotel room first."

"Good!"

Paul said politely to Xiao Changkun and Ye Chen: "Uncle Xiao, Ye Chen, please wait for me for a moment. I need to make a call. Sorry about that!"

Xiao Changkun hurriedly said: "Oh my, Paul, look at you, such a polite child. You don't need to be so formal with your uncle."

Paul smiled: "It's only right, it's only right."

After saying this, he took out his phone and walked to the side to make the call.

Only then did Xiao Changkun ask Han Meiqing curiously: "Meiqing, you arranged a driver in the country when you and your son returned?"

Han Meiqing nodded and said: "After Paul's father passed away, I had always wanted to return to the country to settle down, but he left behind a company. Paul said we couldn't throw away his father's life's work, so half a year ago, we started gradually transferring the business to the country."

Xiao Changkun asked in surprise: "You transferred all the industries to the country first?"

"Yes." Han Meiqing said: "But I don't really participate in these matters; Paul is handling it all."

Xiao Changkun nodded gently, a sense of inferiority inevitably rising in his heart.

Han Meiqing and her son were returning to the country to settle down, and they had even transferred their enterprise over. An enterprise worth such a great effort probably wasn't small in scale. Looking at it this way, Han Meiqing's current economic strength was quite formidable.

By comparison, he felt somewhat ashamed. After all, the Xiao family had already fallen, and he had no source of income; one could even describe him as penniless. The only thing he could show off was the villa at Tang Chen, but that villa belonged to Ye Chen.

Thinking of this, Xiao Changkun felt somewhat troubled.

In his current situation, would Han Meiqing look down on him?

Having lived half his life, the vast majority of middle-aged people at least had some career, industry, and family assets, but he had nothing. This was too embarrassing!

Ye Chen also saw that his father-in-law's expression was somewhat troubled, knowing he must feel that Han Meiqing was too good and that he wasn't worthy of her, but he didn't point it out.

At this time, Paul finished his call and smiled: "Mom, Uncle Xiao, and Brother Ye Chen, I've already spoken to the driver. Let's head out."

"Okay." Ye Chen smiled and said: "Then let's go."

The four of them left the airport together. A brand-new Rolls-Royce Phantom was parked in front of them. A foreigner stepped out of the car and said respectfully to Paul in English: "General Manager, hello!"

Paul nodded slightly.

The foreign driver then said to Han Meiqing: "Chairwoman, hello."

Han Meiqing nodded and smiled, saying: "Mike, help me send the luggage to Bai Jinhangong. Just have the front desk send the luggage to my room and Mike's room separately."

The foreign driver hurriedly nodded: "Alright, Chairwoman, I'll go right now!"

Afterward, he opened the trunk of the Rolls-Royce Phantom, took the suitcases from Paul's hands, and stuffed them into the trunk.

After doing this, he asked Han Meiqing: "Chairwoman, aren't you and the General Manager taking this car?"

Han Meiqing nodded and said: "I'm going with my old classmate. You go ahead."

Xiao Changkun looked at that brand-new, luxurious Rolls-Royce, and felt particularly uncomfortable.

He could tell the value of this car.

The base price alone was eight or nine million, and choosing to add the solid gold hood ornament would cost over two hundred thousand!

Therefore, Xiao Changkun felt even more inferior.

He couldn't help but say to Han Meiqing: "Oh my, Meiqing, why don't you take this Rolls-Royce? My car isn't very high-class; I'm afraid you won't be used to it and it will be a slight to you."

Han Meiqing said very seriously: "Changkun, we've known each other for so many years. Do you think I'm the type of person who admires vanity?"

Xiao Changkun was suddenly a bit embarrassed.

He stammered: "My car is just an ordinary BMW 5 Series. I'm afraid it's a slight to you..."

Han Meiqing was a bit angry and said: "Changkun, why do you care so much about these things now? Whether it's a Rolls-Royce or a BMW 5 Series, or even the big '28' bicycles that you male students used to ride back then, aren't they all just transportation tools? Don't mention the BMW 5 Series; even if you came to pick me up on a big '28' today, I would be willing to ride it."

As she spoke, Han Meiqing smiled again: "But I reckon at your age now, it might be a bit strenuous for you to carry me on a bicycle, right?"

With Han Meiqing saying this, Xiao Changkun felt much more comfortable.

He was truly afraid that Han Meiqing, having grown accustomed to Rolls-Royces, would feel uncomfortable sitting in his BMW 5 Series. If she felt uncomfortable, he wouldn't be able to save face either.

However, Paul whispered to Han Meiqing in English at this moment: "Mom, why don't you take this car? The comfort of a BMW 5 Series is very poor. I'm afraid you won't be able to adapt."

Han Meiqing waved her hand and whispered back: "In the future, when meeting my old classmates, don't drive this flashy car. Ask if your company has the most ordinary business van—the kind of Buick GL8 that costs two or three hundred thousand. I don't want to return after twenty-plus years and make everyone feel there's too much distance."

Paul said helplessly: "The company really doesn't have such cheap cars. The most ordinary business van is a Toyota Alphard that costs over a million..."

Han Meiqing said: "Then go buy a car that costs two or three hundred thousand."

Paul had no choice but to nod: "Alright, since you've ordered it, I'll make the arrangements."

After saying this, he walked up to the driver and whispered in his ear: "Go buy a Buick GL8 later."

The driver was slightly stunned: "General Manager, our company doesn't have such low-end cars."

Paul said: "It's fine, just go buy one back."

"Okay."

Because Ye Chen's physical fitness far exceeded that of an ordinary person, he heard their whispers and couldn't help but admire Han Meiqing even more.

This aunt was not only beautiful and possessed an extraordinary temperament, but more importantly, her emotional intelligence was too high.

For a middle-aged man, such a woman was even more of a goddess than the goddess of his dreams.

He could even foresee that his father-in-law, Xiao Changkun, would likely fall completely into her trap very soon...