The storage room.
Besides the special costumes sent by the property management, there was also a carousel.
The wooden horse had a horn on its head and back.
Below the horse, there were wires connected to the power source.
Liu Jiaqi looked at the horse, her already pale face turning even whiter with fright.
"Young Master Su, you can't do this to me..."
Su Yang pushed her onto the horse, pressed the switch, and the carousel spun rapidly, rising and falling, speeding up and slowing down.
"Ugh... Ah... Help me, save me..."
Liu Jiaqi felt a piercing pain. She wanted to get off the horse but was afraid of falling.
Su Yang ignored her completely, locked the door from the outside, and left.
Liu Jiaqi's fate of being trapped like this, after intending to drug him and record a video to threaten him, was merely reaping what she had sown.
She chose to be a sycophant instead of a decent person.
Su Yang returned to the villa's backyard. Zhang Suqin looked around and couldn't see Liu Jiaqi.
"Where is she? Did she leave?"
"She's having fun upstairs. Let her stay alone and quiet."
Su Yang didn't want to mention Liu Jiaqi. He pulled Zhang Suqin to join the others.
By this time, the guests from outside had also started to leave one after another.
It was New Year's Eve, and everyone was busy.
Yang Mange called out to Su Lie, addressing him as "Grandpa" with every other sentence, acting as if she were already his granddaughter-in-law.
She amused Su Lie to no end, and Su Dingguo and his wife were also very satisfied with Yang Mange's performance.
Zhang Ning took out a stack of red envelopes and distributed them one by one.
"Mange, this is for you. Chengcheng, you have one too. Wanying, you've grown so much. With your legs healed, you can go to university next year."
Zhang Ning looked at the group of women, each of whom was beautiful and had a relationship with her son.
"Thank you, Auntie!"
Everyone happily accepted the red envelopes and chatted with Zhang Ning about the ingredients for the family banquet.
"Auntie, look at the ingredients we've prepared. Do they suit your taste?"
Zhang Ning casually flipped through them and guessed that these seafood items were all deep-sea wild fish, shrimp, and crabs, each one large and plump.
"Not bad. Why don't you hire a chef to cook? Isn't it too tiring to do it yourselves?"
"Not tiring at all, not tiring at all. We just want to practice our cooking skills."
"Alright then, you young people chat more. We old folks will go inside for some tea."
Zhang Ning helped Su Lie into the villa, and Xu Yali, Zhang Yiyi's mother, followed.
...
Zhang Yiyi carried two glasses of champagne and handed them to Su Yang and Zhang Suqin.
"Cousin, is this also Cousin-in-law?"
"Yes, her name is Zhang Suqin. You can call her Sister Qin."
Zhang Yiyi nodded, "Hello, Sister Qin. My name is Zhang Yiyi. We have the same surname."
"Hello."
Zhang Suqin took the champagne. As the three of them were chatting, someone else arrived outside.
And it was an old acquaintance.
"Yiyi, what a coincidence, you're here too."
The person who arrived was Chen Xingwei, Zhang Yiyi's ex-boyfriend, who was also a former junior manager at Century Company.
"Why are you here?" Zhang Yiyi was stunned. After she broke up with Chen Xingwei, they hadn't contacted each other.
Chen Xingwei's sudden arrival left Zhang Yiyi completely bewildered.
"Mr. Su, long time no see. You're as distinguished as ever!"
Chen Xingwei bowed to Su Yang, a bright smile on his face.
"Why are you at my house?"
"To Mr. Su, I happened to be passing by and saw Yiyi here, so I came to visit. I hope I'm not disturbing you?"
Happened to be passing by?
Su Yang didn't believe such nonsense, but he couldn't be bothered to deal with Chen Xingwei.
"Sister Qin, let's go to the grape trellis."
"Okay."
Su Yang and Zhang Suqin left, leaving Zhang Yiyi feeling a bit awkward.
She thought her cousin would be angry, so she pushed Chen Xingwei outside.
"What do you want when you come to find me?"
Chen Xingwei said gently, "Yiyi, I've always been sincere towards you. I hope you can give me a chance."
As he spoke, Chen Xingwei took out an exquisite gift box and opened it to reveal a crystal-clear diamond ring.
"Yiyi, this is a ring I bought with the money I saved for several months. It's not much, just over a million yuan. Consider it a small gift. I hope you like it."
Zhang Yiyi was stunned, her mouth agape, unable to believe that Chen Xingwei was so thoughtful and generous towards her.
"I can't accept this diamond ring, it's too precious!"
"It's not precious. It suits you!"
Seeing that she didn't refuse, Chen Xingwei took her hand and put the ring on her finger.
"Yiyi, shall we get back together?"
Zhang Yiyi gritted her teeth, remained silent for a moment, and then nodded.
"We can get back together, but you can't lie to me."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Chen Xingwei smiled, thinking to himself that it was a great deal to please Zhang Yiyi with a cheap ring.
Perhaps Zhang Yiyi was attractive before, but her real value was being Su Yang's cousin.
Chen Xingwei was already planning to reconcile with Zhang Yiyi, anticipating many future opportunities.
Zhang Yiyi, unaware of his thoughts, invited him into the villa to meet her parents.
"Let's go."
The two entered the villa. Upon seeing Chen Xingwei, Zhang Dafu's face immediately darkened.
"Yiyi, why did you bring him here?"
Zhang Yiyi held up the ring in her hand, "Dad, Xingwei and I are getting back together. Can you give him a chance too?"
Zhang Dafu sat there with a dark expression, not saying a word.
Xu Yali looked at the diamond ring on her daughter's hand, estimating it to be about ten carats.
She thought Chen Xingwei was not bad, at least he was willing to spend money on her daughter.
"Yiyi, since you've settled things, come and sit down!"
"Hello, Auntie."
Chen Xingwei sat down like a well-behaved child, holding Zhang Yiyi's hand tightly, as if they were a couple in love.
Xu Yali curiously asked, "Xiao Wei, where are you working now? What's your salary like?"
"Auntie, I'm a supervisor at a small company. The benefits are definitely not comparable to Century Trading Company."
Chen Xingwei genuinely felt that Century Company was good. Nine to five, two days off per week, and after deducting five social insurances and one housing fund, he could earn hundreds of thousands a month.
When he was a supervisor there before, there were occasional opportunities to skim some profits, and a monthly income of a million was not a dream.
The key was that Century Trading Company had many beautiful women, and as a supervisor, he could occasionally exploit them, making it a job that brought both wealth and women.
Especially after Su Yang suppressed the Lin family, no one in Songhai could compete with Century Company in overseas trade.
Chen Xingwei heard from his former colleagues that Century Trading Company had further improved its benefits.
Therefore, he had to try his best to build a good relationship with Zhang Yiyi.
Seeing her daughter's shy demeanor, Xu Yali thought that her daughter was most likely fond of Chen Xingwei.
As for this potential son-in-law, Xu Yali naturally hoped he would be successful in his career.
Xu Yali nudged Zhang Dafu, "Why aren't you saying anything?"
"What do you want me to say?"
"Of course, it's about Xiao Wei's job! Since it's New Year's Eve, it's not unreasonable to ask for a good job, right?"
Seeing his daughter's delicate appearance, Zhang Dafu knew she had fallen for him.
Zhang Yiyi would have to get married sooner or later, and as a father, he had to consider the future.
"Sister, can you talk to Xiao Yang and let Yiyi's boyfriend work at Century Trading Company?"
Zhang Ning put down her teacup and sized up Chen Xingwei.
"I can't promise this. Why don't we let Su Yang come in and discuss it?"
"I'll go find Cousin."
Zhang Yiyi hurried outside, intending to get a job for her boyfriend.