Surrounded by the Billionaire's Deep Doting-Chapter 379 - 342: If Xiao Meng Is in Trouble, You Must Help Her
Don’t engage in unnecessary scheming anymore.
And he wants Bai Zhengxiang to help Su Xiaomeng unconditionally when she’s in trouble...
As for the specific reason, he himself doesn’t know.
Just a faint premonition in his heart...
There might be a day when she’s in difficulty, and he might not be by her side...
"I don’t want you to say such things, and I don’t want Uncle to agree to such terms. If I encounter any difficulty that you can’t help me with, then even Uncle can’t help me."
Su Xiaomeng found Yin Shixiu’s words ominous, so she immediately retorted.
Bai Fengmao, being older and having seen much of the world, understood Yin Shixiu’s temperament over these days.
"What Shixiu said makes sense, I think this condition is well set."
"...Grandfather?"
Su Xiaomeng was even more puzzled.
"Life is long, and inevitably there are times when you’re overwhelmed. Shixiu is setting up a guarantee for you."
"Of course, as long as I’m around, I won’t let anyone bully you. Just worried if one day I’m no longer here..."
"Grandfather!"
Su Xiaomeng stomped her foot, "You’re just like Shixiu, did you two discuss this? Saying such unlucky things during New Year’s?"
"Hahaha!"
Bai Fengmao laughed heartily.
Su Xiaomeng couldn’t muster a smile.
"Although Bai Sixian has a clear mind, he’s at the end of the day just a teacher. Chengji? He’s a nice guy, can’t help you much."
"Of course, the Yin Family is undoubtedly powerful, but also full of variables. Shixiu sees this clearly; if you’re to become the family matriarch, without support from your own family, you’re weak and alone, who would listen to you?"
Su Xiaomeng was startled...
Her heart pounded in her left chest...
"You’re still young, Shixiu is just looking further ahead."
Su Xiaomeng pursed her lips and looked at Yin Shixiu... seeing him nod slightly, she said, "I’ll trust you this time. I bet you don’t have the guts to trick me again!"
Su Xiaomeng then looked back at Yin Shixiu...
He gave her a slight smile and nodded gently.
Su Xiaomeng took a deep breath, looked away, and said nothing more, continuing to take off the puffer jacket from Prince Huang, reaching out to feel the sweat on the little one’s back.
Yin Shixiu shifted his gaze back to Bai Zhengxiang, "Mr. Bai, how is it?"
Bai Zhengxiang nodded, "Whenever my niece encounters difficulty, I will help."
The man over fifty, although past his prime, had good genes from Elder Bai, and all the children, despite varying personalities, looked dignified and proper.
A steady gaze met Bai Sixian’s in the air...
Bai Sixian looked at his brother, eyes suddenly reddened, looked away, and said lightly, "I just hope big brother keeps his promise."
"Big brother guarantees with his character. Will not hurt sister a single bit..."
Bai Sixian quickly turned around, faced Su Chengji, letting two tears fall.
Calling her sister again, twenty years ago’s entanglements and grievances resurfaced, Bai Sixian’s hardships back then were quite clear to Su Chengji.
He silently held his wife’s hand.
The atmosphere was a bit heavy; Su Chengji quickly laughed, "Brother, look how well I’ve raised Si Xian all these years! Hahaha!"
Bai Zhengxiang, seeing Su Chengji laughing like this, couldn’t help but smile; unexpectedly, as soon as he laughed, tears started to fall!
"Oh dear, brother, you’re a big man, why are you crying? I’m here laughing, but you make it awkward for me!"
Su Chengji quickly said.
Bai Zhengxiang quickly wiped his tears, glanced at Su Chengji, "With such thick skin, can you still feel awkward?"
"Brother, you’re being mean."
Bai Zhengxiang smiled briefly, and suddenly... that thorn pressing on his heart melted away.
He didn’t expect Yin Shixiu to be so straightforward.
Nor did he expect him to offer help so easily.
Even more, he didn’t expect Bai Sixian to take such a step back...
Bai Fengmao handed the rattle to Little Shuang’er to play with herself and went upstairs to get something.
None of the people sitting downstairs paid attention.
"Since uncle agreed, then it’s settled. When do you think is a good time? So we can get the contract drawn up?"
"Of course, I think the sooner the better, but during New Year’s might it be too troublesome for you?"
"We who do business, is there really a distinction between New Year’s or not?"
Yin Shixiu joked.
Bai Zhengxiang thought about it too, and couldn’t help but give Yin Shixiu a thumbs up, "You young people are really different from us old-timers."
"Uncle, that sounds a bit self-deprecating. I originally thought the new energy vehicle industry should be developed by young people, but didn’t expect uncle, despite your age, to still keep up with the times insisting on innovation."
If Yin Shixiu said this in public, it’d sound like political play, but at home, privately...
Bai Zhengxiang knew there was no need for Yin Shixiu to say this kind of surface talk just to please him.
"They all say China is a major manufacturing country, but no matter how strong manufacturing is, compared to other countries who depend on innovation, we’re more than a step behind."
Bai Zhengxiang sighed.
Yin Shixiu nodded.
After that, two businessmen engaged in lengthy discussions about the current financial market and domestic and foreign economic and political situations.
Trading points back and forth...
It’s likely that neither Yin Shixiu nor Bai Zhengxiang expected they could chat so delightfully.
Su Xiaomeng glanced at Yin Shixiu at this very moment, her eyes filled with a trace of seriousness...
Occasionally, when Yin Shixiu had time, he would talk to her about some matters in the company, including business management, market promotion, advertising strategy, and so on...
He’d talk about whatever came to mind without caring how much she could understand.
Having heard and seen it daily, she could now understand some of the conversations between Yin Shixiu and Bai Zhengxiang, unlike before, when talking about the economy or politics would make her head spin.
Bai Sixian went to the kitchen and, along with the servant, prepared some more snacks and tea.
Su Chengji wasn’t interested in finance, but as a man, he would naturally have his own opinions and ideas about national political policies.
So, when three grown men gather together, the conversation practically never ends.
Su Xiaomeng couldn’t stay any longer.
Prince Huang always had a fondness for the large fish tank at his great-grandfather’s house, and as soon as he got off the sofa, he started climbing up the stairs to the second floor.
Shuangshuang saw her brother moving and immediately followed suit, shaking her little chubby legs.
Su Xiaomeng and Bai Sixian watched from behind.
Once on the second floor, Prince Huang looked around with his head up high, seemingly searching based on his memory...
Spotting the large fish tank, he immediately ran over.
"Huang Huang, slow down!"
Prince Huang always looked particularly unsteady when running, but Xiao Meng rarely saw him fall.
Instead, it was Shuangshuang who, despite walking steadily, occasionally took a "headlong fall."
Prince Huang lay in front of the fish tank, his big eyes following the beautiful goldfish inside.
"So pretty..."
Prince Huang, with a mouth full of baby teeth, mumbled unclearly.
Shuangshuang couldn’t appreciate it and only made goofy faces, running to the opposite side of the fish tank and pressing her little face against it!
Immediately, Prince Huang looked disgusted, "Not pretty..."
Shuangshuang was still quite pleased with herself, continuing to press against the glass, pouting, sometimes looking at her brother and sometimes at her mom and grandmother.
Su Xiaomeng looked at Bai Sixian, worried, "Mom, if Shuangshuang grows up and still behaves like this, what will we do?"
Bai Sixian was quite open-minded, glanced at Su Xiaomeng, and then laughed, "Look at yourself, aren’t you doing just fine?"
Su Xiaomeng was seriously beginning to suspect if she was really Bai Sixian’s biological daughter...
Bai Sixian looked at her still flat belly and asked, "This time, do you want a boy or a girl?"
Su Xiaomeng thought for a moment, glanced at Huang Huang, then at Shuangshuang, and immediately said, "If the girl has the same personality as Shuang’er, then I’d prefer a boy."
"Haha!"
Bai Sixian laughed.
"What’s so funny?"
Bai Sixian cleared her throat and then said, "Back then, your dad and I also thought about having a second child, but we were afraid of having another one as... um, lively as you, so we gave up the idea."
"Mom! Was I really that—"
"See, aren’t you finding Shuangshuang annoying too?"
"That’s different!"
"When you were young, you were much more rowdy than Shuangshuang, and what’s worse, you loved to cry. Don’t you remember? If it weren’t for Aunt Ren and..."
At this point, Bai Sixian paused, looking at Su Xiaomeng.
Her gaze was calm, with her pupils reflecting the colorful scales of a fish tail...
"Yes, at that time, I really liked Aunt Ren, Uncle Ren, and... Ren Yixuan."
This name hadn’t been mentioned for a long time.
Bringing it up now didn’t bring heartache, just... regret.
"Fortunately, Shuangshuang doesn’t like to cry; otherwise, she’d really drive me crazy!"
Su Xiaomeng said angrily.
"Blub, blub, blub..."
Shuangshuang, unknown when, walked over to Su Xiaomeng’s side, looked up, pouting her lips and blowing bubbles...
"Ew, you’re so disgusting..."
"Blub, blub, blub..."
"Stop blowing."
"Blub, blub, blub..."
Was this little girl imitating a goldfish blowing bubbles?
Bai Fengmao had been in the study for almost an hour before he came out.
As soon as he came out, he saw Xiao Meng and Bai Sixian standing by the fish tank with the two children.
"Dad. What were you getting, it took so long?"
Bai Sixian asked, puzzled.
Bai Fengmao yawned, looking a bit worn out, and gestured for Bai Sixian to come over to him, "This matter should have been discussed with you, but... I think you won’t oppose."
"This Yijing Manor will undoubtedly be yours in the future, no one can contest that."
"Dad!"
"Besides Yijing Manor, there’s another villa in the Beijing Suburb that I have under your name..."
"Your big brother is facing difficulties now, he needs quite a bit of money, and we can’t rely entirely on Shixiu. If the Yin Family finds out, it would be quite embarrassing."
Bai Fengmao sighed, "Let your brother mortgage that villa to solve this urgent crisis, do you think... it’s okay?"
"Dad, these are all yours, you decide."
