Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 401 - 399: Not Everyone Has Xue Yang’s Courage
Tony was so enthusiastic that Xue Yuanqing felt quite uncomfortable. He even tried to hug him, which frightened Xue Yuanqing so much his face turned pale. In the end, it was Yang Xiaozhi who helped him out of the situation.
"Mr. Xue, if you have time, let’s have a meal together."
"Ah? Oh, this..."
"Tony, you’re going to scare my uncle. Go check on the progress elsewhere. We’re about to open, and our time is very tight."
Only then did Tony remember he had other business to attend to. After lingering for a bit longer with Xue Yuanqing, he finally left.
The moment Tony was gone, Xue Yuanqing immediately asked, "Xiao Zhi, what on earth is going on?"
"Uncle, don’t you read the promotional materials?" Yang Xiaozhi took out a brochure and pointed to Xue Yang’s name. "Look, my cousin’s name is listed under the company’s management."
"So, that brat Xue Yang wasn’t lying to me."
"Ah, Uncle, why would you think my cousin was lying to you?"
If his mother had said that, I might have believed it. She’s the type who can never explain things clearly, and she loves to exaggerate. It makes communicating with her so difficult sometimes. But my uncle and my cousin are different.
Sometimes, I really envy the way my cousin gets along with his parents. At the very least, when he didn’t want to study, they didn’t force him. When he decided he wanted to study, they did everything in their power to create the best conditions for him. You could say that my cousin has always been the person I never dared to be. That’s why I used to feel the need to compare myself to him all the time.
However, I figured it out eventually. To be blunt, neither the Yang Family nor the Xue Family are particularly wealthy. We could barely scrape together the money to open a small shop, and even if we did, we’d have to constantly worry about losing it all. We simply can’t afford to fail.
So forget about opening a massive auto mall like this. And for new energy vehicles, no less—an emerging industry. The chances of failure are much higher than in other sectors. But with great risk comes great reward. Since no one else is doing it right now, if they can secure the first piece of the pie, they will leave all the copycats in the dust once new energy vehicles become mainstream.
Even though I can understand all this, I could never do it myself. I can’t afford the loss, and I don’t have the guts to gamble. But my cousin does. His vision and his courage are things I could never learn in this lifetime.
"Uncle, do you understand what my cousin has been doing now? He’s really amazing," Yang Xiaozhi concluded with sincere admiration.
Even after he returned home, Xue Yuanqing was still in a daze. Zhong Hailan was cleaning vegetables she had just picked from their garden.
Seeing his absent-minded look, she asked, "Dear, didn’t you go check on the auto mall? What’s with that expression? Did our son lie?"
"It’s even more shocking than if he had lied. Everything he said... it’s all true."
"..."
Hearing Xue Yuanqing’s words, Zhong Hailan was just as stunned as he had been.
"My son... is that impressive? Dear, you’re not pulling my leg too, are you?"
"See for yourself in the promotional materials. Our son’s name is on them."
What was the biggest buzz in Hui City recently? Naturally, it was the upcoming grand opening of the new energy auto mall. The event hadn’t even happened yet, but advertisements were already everywhere. Almost everyone had a flyer. They weren’t just on paper, either. They were also printed on hand fans. In the sweltering summer heat, a fan was the perfect little giveaway. Nearly everyone on the street would take one, which meant even more people learned about the opening.
Zhong Hailan turned and went into the house, retrieving a fan she’d received while out grocery shopping. Sure enough, it had an ad for the new energy auto mall on it.
"Dear, our son’s name isn’t on here," she said.
"It’s on the brochure. His name is in there."
Zhong Hailan picked up the brochure again. After searching for a moment, she found her son’s name. She couldn’t read many characters, but Xue Yang’s name was one she recognized instantly. Her callused hands caressed his name on the page as she stared in disbelief.
When did my son become so remarkable without me, his own mother, even noticing? There was a time when he loved following me everywhere—to the fields, to the market, to my job, out to play... When he was naughty, he could drive me up the wall. When he was sensible, I’d wonder if someone had swapped my son’s soul with another’s.
Zhong Hailan finally realized her son had truly grown up.
He could not only stand on his own two feet, but he had also accomplished something their entire family wouldn’t dare to and couldn’t possibly do.
He had truly become her pride.
Watching Zhong Hailan’s tearful, smiling face, Xue Yuanqing felt the exact same way.
My son has truly become my pride.
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Time flew, and soon it was July 20th.
Early that morning, Xue Yuanqing was up before Zhong Hailan had to wake him. However, by the time she was ready to go, he still hadn’t emerged from their room. Returning to see what was taking so long, she found him with the wardrobe turned completely inside out.
"Dear, what’s taking you so long?" she asked.
"Don’t rush me, I haven’t chosen my clothes yet."
"You’ve been at it for half an hour. You’re still not ready?"
"I just don’t know what to wear. Honey, could you help me pick something?"
They had actually discussed their outfits the night before. In fact, they had gone shopping and bought several new sets of clothes well in advance. It was just that now, at the last minute, Xue Yuanqing felt that something wasn’t quite right, so he was trying everything on again.
To put it bluntly, he was nervous.
"What’s there to be so nervous about? You weren’t this jittery when you first met my parents," she said.
"This is... different, isn’t it? You don’t want me to make a bad first impression on Xiao Xi, do you?"
Zhong Hailan thought for a moment and conceded he had a point. She opened the wardrobe and helped him choose an outfit. In the end, they settled on one they both agreed was appropriate, and he finally got dressed.
"Is this car okay?"
"It’s the best one I could borrow. It shouldn’t embarrass our son when we go to pick up Xiao Xi, right?"
"But didn’t you say Xue Yang was in a Rolls-Royce last time?"
"Wouldn’t that be too flashy? A BMW is perfectly fine. Let’s not be so picky."
"Alright, alright. You’re the boss."
"Let’s get going, or the plane will land before we get there. It would be rude to keep them waiting," Zhong Hailan urged him out the door.
As the two of them approached the car, Xue Xing rushed out from the house next door.
"Uncle, Auntie, I want to go too!"
"Xue Xing, aren’t you supposed to be studying?"
"My brother and sister-in-law are coming back, and I want to be there to welcome them. Please let me go! I’ve video-chatted with my sister-in-law, so she knows who I am."
"Then come along."
Overjoyed, Xue Xing immediately hopped into the car, and the group set off for the airport.
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