Fang Wanqing didn't know what her aunt meant.
She thought carefully and said,
"He's a pretty good person, good-looking and gentle in character. Whether it's his professional knowledge in financial investment or his insights into the tea ceremony, which he pursues as a hobby, he's very impressive.
He doesn't have the usual frivolity of young people, nor does he show inferiority due to his ordinary family background. He can communicate with both Uncle Qiu and her second uncle in a way that is neither servile nor overbearing, flowing like clouds and water, which is quite surprising.
It's no wonder second uncle and Uncle Qiu would take a liking to him, be optimistic about him, and try to win him over. From my shallow perspective. This person's future development is very much worth looking forward to, and he is highly likely to achieve something great.
If viewed from an investment perspective, this person is a potential stock with strong future growth expectations. It's a pity he seems to be a personal investor and hasn't started a business; otherwise, I'd have to bother him a bit, buy some shares, and act as an angel investor."
"Aunt's meaning... isn't for you to evaluate whether he has investment potential."
Lin Peiru saw that her niece had misunderstood her words and couldn't help but quietly remind her again,
"Aunt wants to ask you, how do you feel about Xiao Su? Do you have any good feelings, or... a feeling of your heart fluttering?"
"Aunt, where did your mind wander?"
Fang Wanqing had no idea that her aunt actually wanted to ask this question.
She smiled helplessly and said,
"I'm not a sow in heat; we just met once and discussed some issues in our respective professional fields. How could there be any feelings."
However, even though she said that.
But in her mind, a scene suddenly flashed: Su Yi, under the afterglow of the setting sun, focused intently, meticulously explaining the techniques and key points of primary market investment to her.
A smile she didn't even notice herself couldn't help but appear at the corner of her mouth.
"It's good that there are no feelings."
Lin Peiru breathed a sigh of relief and said,
"Indeed, this young man is quite good, but his family background is a bit too poor. Your second uncle talks about 'heroes not caring about their origins,' but what era is this? How can we be in a new era and still view problems with old-fashioned ideas?
I don't know what your Uncle Qiu is thinking, inviting someone with such a family background to the house. Isn't this intentionally causing trouble for people?"
"Aunt, why don't you say that directly to second uncle?"
Fang Wanqing chuckled.
Lin Peiru said,
"Your second uncle's personality is accustomed to being autocratic, his word is law. What good would it do if I told him? Haitang and Haiyang are both his sons, aren't they? Look at how biased he is? Haitang wants a 500,000 monthly allowance increase, and I've cried to your second uncle countless times, have you seen your second uncle give in?"
"Haiyang Ge is brilliant himself. Second uncle is counting on Haiyang Ge to take over and further expand 'Yuanhang Group' in the future, so he will definitely give strong support,"
Fang Wanqing said.
"As for cousin... Aunt, actually, a monthly allowance of 1.5 million is quite a lot, and aren't you helping with the expenses for the cars he plays with, the branded watches he buys, and so on? Second uncle turns a blind eye to all of this."
"I even got scolded by your second uncle for buying that Vacheron Constantin watch for your cousin."
Lin Peiru complained,
"Your second uncle is truly getting more stubborn with age. Money is something you can't take with you when you're born or when you die. Isn't earning it meant to change life for yourself and your children, to make everyone's quality of life better?
I don't know why he gets so angry, as if it's wrong for me to spend money on my own son. He bought a yacht for one or two hundred million, and I didn't say anything. I bought my son a two or three million watch, and he started getting anxious, as if all the money in this family was earned by him alone. If it weren't for back then..."
"Aunt, let's not bring up past matters,"
Fang Wanqing coughed lightly and said.
"Alright."
Lin Peiru sighed softly,
"Complaining to you is endless. I guess I'm just getting old and more talkative."
"Aunt, you're not old at all."
Fang Wanqing leaned her head on her shoulder and said with a smile,
"You are still the most beautiful woman in Modu."
Lin Peiru smiled and said,
"Only you still remember."
"Second uncle remembers too,"
Fang Wanqing said.
"Last time, I even saw second uncle secretly looking through your old photos in his room."
"Really?"
Lin Peiru asked.
Fang Wanqing replied,
"Of course it's real."
"Alas, that was almost thirty years ago."
Lin Peiru's mind replayed past memories.
"Time flies so fast. Back then, your second uncle was just a small worker in my dad's shipyard, and 'Yuanhang Group' was still in its infancy..."
Fang Wanqing thought for a moment and asked with a smile,
"Aunt, how did you take a liking to my second uncle back then?"
"Who knows?"
A smile appeared on Lin Peiru's face.
"Maybe I was crazy at the time, and I just thought this outsider, this silly boy, was good in every way."
"Actually, my second uncle truly is good in every way,"
Fang Wanqing said.
Lin Peiru chuckled softly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
After a pause, she added,
"Actually, your parents, they were truly a divine couple. It's just a pity, alas..."
Fang Wanqing fell silent for a moment when she heard her aunt mention her deceased parents.
"Actually, in previous years, especially when you were little, your uncle came to our house several times,"
Lin Peiru said.
"He felt that he owed your mother something and wanted to take you, Wanqing, to live with him, but your second uncle refused to budge, and their relationship became very tense at one point."
"No wonder second uncle wasn't very happy every time I said I was going to my uncle's place,"
Fang Wanqing said.
Lin Peiru nodded and said,
"He feels that your uncle bore some responsibility for what happened back then, so he's always found it hard to let go, alas... I heard that your uncle is going to be transferred to Modu for work next?"
"I don't know about that,"
Fang Wanqing said.
"By the way, you mentioned before that you're going to be transferred to Gangcheng for work for a while next year, has that been confirmed?"
Lin Peiru changed the subject and started asking about Fang Wanqing's work.
"How long will you be gone? If it's for a long time, I'll have your second uncle buy you an apartment in Gangcheng."
"It should only be two or three months at most,"
Fang Wanqing said.
"It hasn't been finalized yet."
"So you've been working at your company for so long, has anyone pursued you?"
Lin Peiru asked.
Fang Wanqing nodded lightly and said,
"There are a few colleagues who I vaguely sense have such intentions, but I don't feel anything for them. Plus, our company rules prohibit office romances."
"What about other former classmates?"
Lin Peiru continued to ask.
Fang Wanqing said,
"Aunt, I don't want to date right now, so please stop trying to set me up, you and second uncle."
"Wanqing, when Aunt was your age, Haiyang Ge was already several years old,"
Lin Peiru said.
"It's not that Aunt is rushing you, but these days... they pass by in a blink of an eye. Twenty-four, twenty-five is when a girl's blooming season is at its peak, the most beautiful age. If you miss it, you've truly missed it. Four or five years pass quickly, almost in the snap of a finger. And once you reach thirty, it won't be you choosing others; others will be choosing you."
Fang Wanqing thought for a moment and said,
"If there's really no suitable person and I can't get married, then so be it. By then... I'll always stay with Aunt."
"You, alas..."
Lin Peiru sighed helplessly,
"Stubborn like your second uncle."
Fang Wanqing chuckled,
"Of course, after all, we share the same bloodline."
The two chatted on and on, gradually falling asleep.
Meanwhile, Su Yi, back home, couldn't sleep after showering and lying in bed.
He got up and opened his laptop, starting to dig deeper into the Fang family's background based on some information he learned that afternoon.
But after half a day of searching, he still found nothing.
Instead, when he tried to look up Fang Wanqing's information.
He found news of the car accident twenty years ago that led to her parents' deaths, and the moment he saw Fang Wanqing's mother's name.
Suddenly, some words Deng Youwei had told him flashed through Su Yi's mind.
For a moment, he broke out in a cold sweat, his lingering tipsiness instantly scared away.
"Holy crap, so that's where the connection lies."
Su Yi exclaimed,
"I never expected... this girl's background to be so profound, it's absolutely heaven-reaching!"
(End of Chapter)
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