I Became Super Rich After Resigning-Chapter 42 - : I am at my grandmother’s house
Chapter 42: Chapter 42: I am at my grandmother’s house
Yuan Xi’s grandmother’s house was located in Lianbu Village, next to Huxi Village, which also surrounded Ruohu Lake.
Yuan Xi had rarely come here, the last time being two years ago during the Winter Solstice when she wasn’t working overtime. She came to pay respects to her parents’ graves and had stopped by to visit her grandparents.
“I could only navigate to Lianbu Village, how did you know my grandmother’s house is inside here?” Yuan Xi curiously asked Huo Shiyan.
After Huo Shiyan stopped the car, he touched his nose, “All the villages around Ruohu Lake are being relocated, so I made a point to remember where your relatives live.”
Yuan Xi understood; besides the villagers themselves, very few could navigate the area like Huo Shiyan could.
Yuan Xi, carrying gifts, arrived at a large iron gate where a grapevine grew along the surrounding wall, “Grandpa, Granny.”
“Big sis!” A young boy inside hurried over to open the gate. Seeing Yuan Xi, he smiled, “Sister, I haven’t seen you for so long! I must get into the Labor Bureau so I can properly sanction that evil capitalist, Gu Hanchen.”
Seeing the tall youth before her, Yuan Xi gave a faint smile, “Aren’t you about to take the college entrance exams? How come you have time off on Saturday?”
“Times have changed. We’re focusing on reducing stress now; seniors get two days off on weekends. We even went on a spring outing recently.”
“I’m so envious. We used to have to work two weeks straight.”
Yuan Xi turned to Huo Shiyan behind her, “Xiao Hao, this is your brother-in-law.”
Liang Hao looked at Huo Shiyan before him with disdain, “What a pretty boy!”
Yuan Xi, “Xiao Hao, you can’t be so impolite.”
Liang Hao, “I’m still more polite than he is. He didn’t make any gestures to us and just married you away. When Brother Zhuangzhuang left, he emphasized that I needed to keep a tight watch over you and not let men deceive you so easily.”
Yuan Xi was rather helpless; that was more than ten years ago. Back then, Liang Hao was still in kindergarten. It was remarkable that he remembered for so long!
Liang Hao, “Looks so fragile too, he doesn’t compare to Brother Zhuangzhuang who’s strong and protective at all.”
Yuan Xi looked at Huo Shiyan; no way could he be considered weak—he was actually quite muscular…
“I’m sorry, my brother is young, and he’s just joking.”
Huo Shiyan said with a light laugh, “I don’t mind.”
Liang Hao, “I’m of age now, not young anymore. He married you and I had to find out you got married by checking trending news. What’s wrong with saying a couple of words to him?”
“Xiao Xi, you’re back!”
“Xiao Xi, I haven’t seen you in so long, and you’ve lost weight.”
Yuan Xi handed the gifts to the two elders coming from inside, “Grandpa, Granny, this is Huo Shiyan.”
Grandpa Liang looked at Huo Shiyan and asked in broken Mandarin, “Not bad-looking, tall too. Where are you from? What do you do?”
Huo Shiyan said, “Grandpa and Granny, I’m from A City. My family runs a hotel, and now I’m in investments, currently involved in the renovation project around Ruohu Lake.”
“Wait, Huo Shiyan…” Liang Hao said, “Are you that super, super rich young master of Shiyi Group, Huo Shiyan?”
Huo Shiyan gave a faint smile, “Yes.”
Liang Hao sighed; Brother Zhuangzhuang probably didn’t stand a chance.
A middle-aged woman entered through the iron gate, “Xiao Xi, you’re back! I didn’t believe Xiao Hao when he told us you’d come back. It’s been so long since we last saw you. Your uncle can’t get time off from the company, but he misses you too. Xiao Hao said you’d definitely come back, so I went ahead and packed some dishes from the restaurant. We can stir-fry a couple more dishes later.”
“Aunt,” Yuan Xi greeted the woman who had returned from buying groceries, “No need to trouble yourself, we can just have something simple.”
Huo Shiyan also chimed in, “Aunt.”
Aunt Liang smiled and said, “Xiao Xi, you’ve got good taste. We still couldn’t believe it when we found out you were married. This young man is from which family?”
Liang Hao, “He’s from that super, super, super rich family of Shiyi Group!”
Aunt Liang was quite surprised but laughed again, “Xiao Xi deserves it. Life is finally getting better. Your aunt and uncle would be at peace if they knew, and it would be even better if Xiao Xi could find her relatives.”
Yuan Xi said, “I’ve found them.”
Grandpa Liang asked, “You have? And where are they from?”
As Yuan Xi was about to answer, her phone rang, “Hello, mom.”
“Xinxin, where are you now?”
Yang Ying looked at the clock, which was nearing eleven, and not having seen Yuan Xi, decided to call her.
Yuan Xi replied, “I’m at my grandma’s place.”
Yang Ying glanced at the Yang Family’s courtyard, “You’re at grandma’s? I’m here too, and I haven’t seen you. Where are you? This is your first time coming to grandma’s house…”
Yuan Xi bit her lip and said, “Mom, I’m at my own grandma’s house, the one next to Ruohu.”
Yang Ying frowned and said, annoyed, “Xinxin, they can only be considered your buyers. It’s already generous of our family not to hold their family accountable. How can they be your so-called grandma’s house? Your grandma’s house is the Yang Family!”
Yuan Xi replied softly, “Mom, they are the grandparents I have been calling for twenty-six years.”
Yang Ying said, “Come to the Yang Family right now. I’ll send you the address on WeChat. Come over immediately.”
After saying this, Yang Ying hung up the phone.
“Knowing you love shrimp, your grandpa went to catch some when he heard you were coming back. He actually caught quite a lot of river shrimp. I’ve just cooked them; you all eat up while it’s hot.”
Hearing her grandmother’s voice and seeing the WeChat message sent by Yang Ying, Yuan Xi replied, “Sorry, I can’t make it.”
Yuan Xi then sent a message to Gu Hanchen and Monica, stating that if there were work issues, to contact Huo Shiyuan. Following that, Yuan Xi turned off her phone.
Yuan Xi set down her phone and said, “Grandpa, don’t go down to the lake to catch river shrimp anymore. It’s too dangerous.”
“I’ve grown up by the lake, whether it’s dangerous or not, I’m well aware. They say this house will be demolished soon. Afterward, it’ll be hard to get Ruohu shrimp.”
“It won’t be hard, he is the big boss who bought this place,” Liang Hao said, pointing to Huo Shiyuan.
Grandpa looked at Huo Shiyuan in surprise.
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Huo Shiyuan smiled lightly, “After the demolition here, high-end villas will be built. When that time comes, I’ll leave a set for the grandparents, so you can continue living by Ruohu.”
Liang Hao said, “A villa, wow!”
“We can’t accept this,” Aunt Liang scolded, glaring at Liang Hao.
Huo Shiyuan replied, “It’s okay, we’re all family.”
Aunt Liang said, “Really, we can’t accept it. We owe Xiao Xi enough as it is. When she was in the toughest spot, our family wasn’t able to help. Later, when her grandparents went to A City for surgery, with all the medical expenses and hiring specialists, it was her who managed it. We really can’t accept any more. We appreciate your good intentions. Come, sit down and eat with us.”
Aunt Liang wiped the table again and set the takeout dishes on it, “Xiao Xi’s husband, please don’t disdain it. We didn’t know Xiao Xi would be coming, so it was too late to shop for groceries. We thought we’d just get takeout for convenience. We have our own pumpkins and eggplants; I’ll go stir-fry a couple of dishes…”
Huo Shiyuan said, “It’s okay, I’m not picky.”
Yuan Xi said, “Aunt, it’s really fine. There is no need to stir-fry anything else, let’s all sit down and eat together.”
Aunt Liang insisted, “You’ve always loved eggplant, and it’s quick to cook. Plus, the ones we grow are quite tasty.”
“Thank you, Aunt.”
Granny Liang asked Yuan Xi, “You said you found your biological parents. Are they good to you?”
Yuan Xi replied, “They’re quite good. You wouldn’t believe it. My biological parents are the CEOs of Chuneng Group, the people who send us calendars every new year. That Chuneng Group.”
Liang Hao exclaimed, “Damn, aren’t they Jiangcheng’s Richest Man? Sis, you’re actually the daughter of Jiangcheng’s wealthiest family? Damn, how come this hasn’t hit the news? Wait, isn’t it that online rumor where they accidentally liked a post saying your diamond was fake?”
Yuan Xi said, “It’s a long story; I’ll explain it to you slowly after we have dinner.”
Yuan Xi’s grandpa sighed, “We haven’t treated you well. If you had started looking for your biological parents from the beginning, you wouldn’t have had to suffer at our place. We really owe you an apology…”
Yuan Xi said, “Grandpa, don’t say that.”
Liang Hao whispered, “Really though, if Aunt and the others hadn’t kept it from you back then, you could have gone back to being the Chu family’s young missy…”
Yuan Xi said, “From the start of my search until I found my biological parents, it took eight years. Even if I’d known I was adopted from a young age, it wouldn’t necessarily have meant finding my biological parents any sooner. Let’s eat.”
…
At the Yang Family’s.
Yang Ying looked at the message from Yuan Xi on her phone, full of anger and sorrow.
Calling back, she only found that the phone had been switched off.
“Mom,” Chu Lin approached and asked, “What’s the matter?”
Yang Ying took a deep breath and said, “Try giving Xinxin a call…”
