Chapter 325: 325 Meeting the Parents for Real

Sunday was a rare clear day.

Chen Xu and Luo Xiyun were riding in his Maybach, as they planned to meet Luo Xiyun’s grandmother and naturally wanted to dress formally.

She was raised by her grandmother and was very close to her.

“I bought some Dahongpao tea as a gift for the meeting, what do you think?” Chen Xu asked, picking up a beautifully wrapped gift box.

Luo Xiyun took it and nodded, “She will definitely like it.”

“That’s good.” Chen Xu initially didn’t know what gift to give; it was their first meeting, and he wanted to make a good impression. Finally, he remembered Xiyun mentioning that the old lady liked to drink tea, so he had Secretary Jin buy some Dahongpao tea as a gift.

During their time in the dream, they had spent so much time together, and Luo Xiyun would occasionally talk about her grandmother and share some childhood stories.

From her stories, Chen Xu had formed an image of a sensible and understanding old lady.

Until yesterday, he remembered that Secretary Jin was originally sent by the old lady to help Xiyun, so he casually inquired about it. Unexpectedly, he got a completely different answer from her.

Secretary Jin told him that Old Mrs. Fang, Xiyun’s grandmother, was strict and strong-willed. She used to manage the company until a few years ago when she began to step back, which was also when Fang Group started to stagnate and even regress in some business areas.

In the eyes of different people, she had two completely different images. It only showed that the old lady truly loved Xiyun.

From Luo Xiyun, he had already learned about her grandmother’s side of the family. She had an uncle and a youngest aunt.

He had already met her youngest aunt; last time there was a misunderstanding, and he almost fought her youngest aunt’s son. Besides that, the youngest aunt also had a daughter a few years older than Xiyun.

Her uncle, the youngest of the three siblings, currently managed Fang Group, had been divorced once, and had a son who had not yet started elementary school.

Such family relations didn’t look too complex, with at most seven close relatives, not counting the divorced youngest aunt.

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Fang Group was located in a nearby city, and they arrived after a little over an hour.

Following Luo Xiyun’s directions, they drove into a high-end neighborhood and stopped in front of an old villa.

“Let’s go, let’s go in.” Luo Xiyun took his hand, carrying the gift, and got out of the car.

At the door, she first adjusted Chen Xu’s clothes and, once sure everything was fine, proceeded to knock on the door.

The door opened quickly, and an aunt appeared.

Shortly after, Chen Xu saw Old Mrs. Fang. She wore a dark blue shirt, glasses, and was reading a book in her chair. Her hair, likely dyed black, was neatly tied up. She didn’t look very old at first glance.

Beside her, a five or six-year-old boy was lying down doing his homework. Hearing some noise, he turned to look. Upon catching the boy’s glance, the old lady looked at him, and he immediately went back to his homework.

“Grandma.”

Luo Xiyun called out.

The old lady raised her head, a smile appeared on her face, “Is it Xiyun? Come here, let me have a look.”

Luo Xiyun let go of Chen Xu and walked over to hold her hand.

Only then did the old lady notice Chen Xu. She sized him up and said, “This must be the boyfriend you mentioned before.”

“Hello, Grandma, my name is Chen Xu. It’s nice to meet you for the first time, and I brought you a small gift,” Chen Xu placed the gift on the table.

“Very good, very good.” Old Mrs. Fang patted Luo Xiyun’s hand, smiling contentedly.

“Sister Yun.” The boy who had been doing homework stood up, “Brother-in-law, I don’t have a gift.”

Chen Xu laughed, “Oh but you do, you just have to tell me your name.”

Aside from the one for the old lady, the rest of the gifts had been prepared by Luo Xiyun.

“My name is Fang Hao.”

“Nice to meet you, here is your meeting gift.”

“Thank you, brother-in-law.”

“Such sweet talk.”

During the conversation, a man came down from the stairs, “Is it Xiyun who has come?”

Hearing Fang Hao call this man “dad,” Chen Xu knew this was Xiyun’s uncle, Fang Zhiyuan, who looked to be in his thirties and was quite handsome.

Luo Xiyun called out, “Uncle.”

Chen Xu could tell that she wasn’t very close to this uncle.

Fang Zhiyuan came over and laughed, “You must be Xiyun’s boyfriend, truly a handsome couple. Mom, you should be relieved now.”

Chen Xu greeted politely, “Hello.”

“If you don’t mind, just call me uncle,” Fang Zhiyuan appeared very enthusiastic, holding his hand, “Come, let me show you around. They haven’t seen each other for a while, they must have a lot to talk about.”

Chen Xu looked at Luo Xiyun and she nodded, “You go ahead, I’ll chat with Grandma first.”

“Okay.”

Chen Xu followed Fang Zhiyuan around the villa. Soon, they were upstairs.

“This here is my wine cabinet, all my treasured collections are here,” Fang Zhiyuan walked into the wine cabinet, picked up a bottle, and asked, “How about a drink?”

“Sure.” Chen Xu, seeing his enthusiasm, didn’t decline.

Fang Zhiyuan opened the bottle, poured the wine into a decanter, sat down and suddenly said, “I heard that Secretary Jin is now working with you.”

Chen Xu detected something unusual in his expression and responded, “Yes, Xiyun introduced her to me.”

Secretary Jin had been Fang Zhiyuan’s secretary before working with Xiyun.

Yesterday, he specially asked her if she wanted to come over and visit her former boss. She didn’t agree, mentioning she had a lot of work. It seemed she might have just not wanted to come.

Fang Zhiyuan’s hands subconsciously crossed each other, pausing for a few seconds, he asked, “How is she doing?”

Chen Xu knew what he should say, “She’s doing very well.”

“That’s good,” Fang Zhiyuan smiled at him and said, “She really was very competent. After she left the company, I changed several secretaries and wasn’t satisfied with any.”

Chen Xu nodded, “She is indeed very capable and has been a great help to me. I’ve given her several raises.”

Fang Zhiyuan smiled amiably and changed the topic.

After enjoying the wine, they returned downstairs, an hour had passed.

Close to midday, Chen Xu finally found a chance to ask Luo Xiyun, “Is there some story between Fang Zhiyuan and Secretary Jin?”

Luo Xiyun sighed, “He still hasn’t let go?”

“He made it too obvious by specifically asking about Secretary Jin’s recent situation.” Chen Xu left something unsaid; he felt that Fang Zhiyuan was intentionally displaying this behavior in front of him.

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