Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 281 - 280: Grandma’s Family Visits

Fang Shaonan’s eyes lit up immediately, and he excitedly sat next to Gu Xiaoqing and said, "If no one wants you in the future, to spare your self-esteem, this young master will reluctantly settle for marrying you."

Although it was mostly teasing, only Bai Zhongyuan knew the deeper meaning behind it, this guy was cunning.

Bai Zhongyuan pouted.

Gu Xiaoqing laughed heartily, "You settle? If I really can’t find someone, I wouldn’t even settle with you. I’d settle with Bai Zhongyuan. I don’t want to ruin a promising young man like you."

Bai Zhongyuan shamelessly leaned over, chuckling, "I’m honored Miss Xiaoqing would consider me. Before you find your true love, I’ll do my best to cause trouble for a few more beauties."

Fang Shaonan sneered, this playboy, he’s only trouble for most women.

But he couldn’t help feeling a bit nervous, could it be that Gu Xiaoqing really likes a flashy playboy like Bai Zhongyuan?

His curious gaze wandered between Gu Xiaoqing and Bai Zhongyuan.

Gu Xiaoqing looked at Fang Shaonan’s worried expression and couldn’t help but be amused. How adorable, he actually took it seriously.

She nudged Bai Zhongyuan, pointed at Fang Shaonan, and whispered, "Does he always worry unnecessarily?"

Bai Zhongyuan pursed his lips knowingly and said, "You have no idea, when he was in the United States, he was the most unromantic man. So many beauties were eager for him, but he was totally indifferent.

That’s the better part. Whenever something happened, he’d overthink it. I feel like he’s not much of a man, more like a woman, with such a delicate and sentimental nature."

He shoved an orange in his mouth, spat out a few white seeds into the trash can.

A cold voice came, "What bad things are you two saying about me?"

Gu Xiaoqing was startled; this person was so unpredictable.

"We weren’t saying anything bad about you."

She stood up to help in the kitchen. This version of Fang Shaonan was totally different from the Fang Shaonan back then.

Soon, the table was filled with dishes.

Gu Ruhai poured baijiu for the three men and poured himself a glass. In front of Gu Xiaoqing and Li Xuemei was juice. There was no one else at home; Gu Xiaojie had gone to a friend’s house to play.

Originally, Li Xuemei sat on one side of Gu Xiaoqing, and Fang Shaonan wanted to sit on the other side, but unexpectedly, before he could sit down, someone else took the seat.

It was Fang Shaohan.

Seeing his second brother’s zombie-like face, expressionless and cold, Fang Shaonan obediently sat back beside Bai Zhongyuan.

He mumbled to himself, this second brother was really insensitive.

Couldn’t he see that it wasn’t easy for him to come back?

Wanting to be with the woman he was infatuated with seemed only natural.

But the attitude of his second brother was as cold as a thousand-year-old iceberg.

Sigh, find an opportunity later.

The meal was enjoyed by everyone, except Gu Xiaoqing, who felt a little uneasy because the person sitting next to her occasionally emitted a cold aura, making it hard not to notice. Who could eat under such conditions?

After lunch, Fang Shaonan and Bai Zhongyuan left.

Before leaving, Fang Shaonan avoided Bai Zhongyuan and Fang Shaohan, slipped something into Gu Xiaoqing’s hand, and left without looking back.

The three of them drove away.

Gu Xiaoqing looked at the item in her hand; it was a delicate small paper box. Inside was a platinum necklace with a rose-like pendant encrusted with sparkling diamonds, very pretty.

Gu Xiaoqing frowned. It wasn’t that she didn’t like it. As a girl, there was no dislike for beautiful jewelry.

She was no exception.

Resolutely closing the jewelry box’s lid, the necklace looked very expensive, which Gu Xiaoqing wasn’t willing to accept.

They were friends, and accepting such an expensive gift from a friend didn’t seem appropriate.

She’d find an opportunity to return it to Fang Shaonan.

Li Xuemei and Gu Ruhai were preparing to inspect their stores since they now had five stores, plus five hotpot chain stores, making a total of ten stores.

They needed to conduct regular inspections and visits to give the staff a sense of supervision and urgency, or else everyone, even the most honest, might become complacent over time.

People need a certain sense of supervision and urgency to work seriously.

Gu Xiaoqing stayed home, as Gu Xiaojie would be back later.

Once the two of them left.

Gu Xiaoqing sat in the living room watching TV. This was probably the most leisurely time she had. She hadn’t watched TV for quite a while, not even during university due to tight schedules and lack of facilities in the dormitory.

Her own apartment hadn’t been lived in; it was occupied by Han Xiao, and the TV was just an ornament, solely used by Han Xiao.

Lying on the sofa like this, stretching out her legs, lying down when she wanted, sleeping when she wanted—this was simply the best enjoyment.

"Bang bang," someone was pounding on the door.

Gu Xiaoqing jumped up, looked at the wall clock; it was only three o’clock. Her mom said Gu Xiaojie went to a friend’s house and would be back after dinner.

She opened the door and was pleasantly surprised.

It turned out to be Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang supporting Li Zhaodi and Li Qinghai, standing at the doorway with big smiles on their faces when they saw Gu Xiaoqing.

"Xiaoqing, you’re back."

Gu Xiaoqing immediately went over, took over from Li Weimin, and helped Li Zhaodi walk inside slowly.

In the morning, Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei had just mentioned that her grandma’s family was coming for the New Year, and they arrived in the afternoon. It seemed like her uncles planned this surprise, not telling the parents; otherwise, Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei wouldn’t have gone out for inspections—they would have gone to welcome them.

"Uncles, why didn’t you call? My dad and mom could have driven to pick you up. This is a surprise attack; my parents aren’t at home."

Gu Xiaoqing was not unfamiliar with her uncles. Li Qinghai, still strong and vigorous, said, "I didn’t want to bother your parents. They have cars, why trouble them? Plus, aren’t you at home?"

Sitting on the sofa, Li Qinghai quickly took out his pipe; he had grown to love smoking the pipe in his old age, showing no interest in cigarettes.

Gu Xiaoqing helped Li Zhaodi to sit down, "Grandma, Grandpa, you’re being particular."

Even though Li Zhaodi’s movements were agile, Gu Xiaoqing could see her complexion wasn’t very good, with a dullness between her brows. It seemed Li Xuemei was right; she needed to get a thorough check-up at the hospital. This time, they couldn’t let grandma suffer again. Early prevention offered hope for treating cancer.