"Yang Zi." Xu Xiaoyu, along with Xu Shiqiang and Wang Yifan, came over to greet him. "This is my dad, and this is my mom."
"Hello, Uncle and Auntie. I am Guo Xuyang," Guo Xuyang said, extending his hand to shake Xu Shiqiang's.
"Hello, Xiao Guo. Are your parents not here?" Xu Shiqiang asked.
"They are, they were pulled away to dance," Guo Xuyang said, pointing to the crowd near the bonfire.
"Uncle and Auntie, why don't you go join them? It's quite lively today."
"Then you two chat, we'll go take a look." Xu Shiqiang released Guo Xuyang's hand and walked towards the crowd with Wang Yifan.
"Why aren't you going?" Guo Xuyang looked at Xu Xiaoyu and said.
"I came to stay with you. Why didn't you introduce your parents to me this afternoon?" Xu Xiaoyu sounded accusatory.
"There were so many people then, how could I introduce them? Besides, Li Minxi was with me."
"Who is Li Minxi?"
"My only legal wife in China."
"Is that the one holding the baby?"
"That's her nurse."
"I thought she was your wife."
"No. Shall we go join the fun?"
"Let's chat for a while. Let them have fun. Who is that young girl?"
"Xiaoyu, she's like you."
"Like me? What do you mean?"
"She's the daughter-in-law my mother recognized, and she will have a wedding with me and you this time."
"Isn't this a bit too much?" Xu Xiaoyu was clearly upset.
"If you don't agree, we can have our wedding first. After our wedding, I'll have my wedding with her."
"Isn't that the same thing? How will my family see this?"
"You know, I have many women around me. You are the last woman I will marry in this life, but so is Xiaoyu. After the weddings with you all, I won't have any more. So, it can only be done together."
"What kind of logic is that? What if I don't agree?"
"If you really care about these things, then I have nothing more to say."
"You are truly shameless." Xu Xiaoyu was furious.
"Don't worry, I said I would give you a wedding, and I will definitely give you a wedding."
"I want this manor," Xu Xiaoyu suddenly changed the subject.
"You want this manor? Why?"
"I want to leave some security for myself."
"This manor is only a few hundred thousand US dollars. Do you really want it?"
"Yes. I know it's not expensive, and my family can afford it. But I want your attitude."
"That's easy. I can have Lu Buping transfer it to you tomorrow. I put it under his name because I didn't have a green card back then. If you want it under your name, then so be it. To express my apology, I can transfer ten million US dollars to your account for your daily expenses and the child's upbringing," Guo Xuyang said.
"What did you say? Transfer ten million US dollars to me again? Are you dreaming?"
"Is that a lot? That's just your pocket money. After all, you are here alone, having to study and take care of yourself. If necessary, you can let Sun Yue and Lu Buping take care of you. I just transferred two hundred thousand US dollars to him this afternoon to tidy up this place."
Xu Xiaoyu was stunned by his words. She knew Guo Xuyang was rich, but she didn't expect him to be this rich. Ten million US dollars as pocket money was more than even her own family would give her. The manor was bought for only four hundred thousand US dollars, and she felt it was like a fairy tale.
Just then, Yu'er, with her belly visibly large, came over with Xiaoyu.
"Yang Zi, what are you chatting about?"
"Xu Xiaoyu wants this manor, and we were just talking about the transfer. Why aren't you playing?"
"The little one inside started kicking me," Yu'er said, touching her belly.
"Who is she..." Xu Xiaoyu asked, glancing at Yu'er.
"Yu'er, my wife. This is Li Feiyu, Xiaoyu." Guo Xuyang introduced them. "This is Xu Xiaoyu, my woman."
"Do you know me?" Yu'er asked Xu Xiaoyu.
"No, but I think I've seen you somewhere. You look familiar," Xu Xiaoyu said to Yu'er.
"Perhaps you've all forgotten," Yu'er said.
"What do you mean?" Guo Xuyang was also confused by Yu'er's cryptic remark.
"It's nothing. Let's go sit over there for a while and eat something. I'm a bit tired," Yu'er said, pointing to the area where food was piled up.
"Okay, I'm really a bit hungry too," Xiaoyu said.
"Then let's go?" Guo Xuyang looked at Xu Xiaoyu and said.
"Yes, I'm a bit hungry too."
The group walked towards the long table where the food was laid out. Lu Buping had prepared a lavish spread, including pastries, various meats, seafood, and even barbecue skewers that required self-grilling.
"Second brother, second sister, these are Guo Xuyang's parents." Xu Dahai was introducing the two families. However, it felt awkward. He called Guo Xuyang's parents Uncle and Auntie, while Xu Xiaoyu's parents were his second brother and sister.
"Hello," Wu Shangqing said.
"It's a pleasure to meet you. Our child is a bit unthinking. He only told us about this just before coming, so your daughter must have been wronged."
"Sister, please don't say that. Children these days are not like they used to be. They make their own decisions. It's good enough that they told us," Wang Yifan said.
"As long as you don't blame our child for being thoughtless," Wu Shangqing paused and then said, "No matter what the conditions are, as long as they are not too excessive, I will agree to everything."
"Given the situation between the two children, and my daughter genuinely likes this young man, Guo Xuyang. I have no other requests, I just hope they can live a good life together in the future."
"That's absolutely no problem. If he dares to do anything to betray my daughter, I will break his legs," Wu Shangqing said.
"Also, our daughter wants a place to settle down. This manor belongs to your son, and she wants it transferred to her name."
"No problem, this is only right. When a couple lives together, things can't be divided so meticulously. Besides, I'm worried about leaving our daughter here alone. I'll find some people to help manage it when I get back."
Hearing Wu Shangqing say this, Wang Yifan thought she wanted to move in and quickly said, "Our daughter wants my husband and me to move in with her."
"That would be wonderful. I was also planning to have Yang Zi find some nurses. Having you parents around is much better than nurses."
"Is that so? If there are nurses, that would be even better, as we know nothing about medicine."
"No problem. We are building a manor in our provincial capital, and it has a nursing center. We'll select a few competent nurses from there to accompany you."
"Building a manor? You're building a manor?"
"Yes. Our factory in the provincial capital was demolished, and Yang Zi had the idea, so we built a large manor. It includes childcare and elder care, kindergartens, primary schools, middle schools, and a fitness plaza. It's much better than this. However, the only drawback is that the environment is not as good as this place."
"The provincial capital certainly doesn't have the fresh air of the countryside. Shanghai is the same. This place is good for retirement. Why don't you move here too? We can be neighbors."
"That would be great."
2022 is drawing to a close, and the book is nearing its end. I wish all my friends a Happy New Year with renewed spirit, good health, hearty appetites, smooth sailing in all endeavors, and happiness for the whole family!