Chapter 327: 327

“I have no prejudice against him.”

Old Mrs. Fang patted Luo Xiyun’s hand and sighed, “I’m just worried that you might suffer in the future.”

Luo Xiyun said, “I won’t, he is very good to me.”

The old lady looked at her expression and asked, “Then tell me, how is he good to you?”

Luo Xiyun lowered her head to look at the old lady’s hand as a smile appeared on her face.

The old lady pinched her cheek and laughed, “Why are you still shy with your grandma?”

Luo Xiyun asked, “Did you and grandpa ever fight when you’d been married for ten years?”

“How could we not? After your youngest aunt was born, we fought every day for more than a decade…” The elder seemed to drift into memories for a while, then asked, “Why do you ask?”

“It’s nothing.” Luo Xiyun turned her head to look out of the window and said, “Grandma, besides you, he is the best person to me in this world. Maybe one day he will make me sad, but he will always be good to me.”

The old lady sighed again and reached out to touch her long hair, “Silly child. Your character is really a lot like your mother’s.”

Luo Xiyun leaned her head in her lap, and whispered, “I promise you, I will protect myself and not let myself get hurt.”

“My little Xiyun has grown up,” Old Mrs. Fang exclaimed.

…

Fang Zhiyuan took Chen Xu to a high-end club and asked him, “You’ve never been to a place like this before?”

Chen Xu looked around and shook his head, “Never.”

“Today I’ll let you experience it.”

This place was called a club, but it was actually quite formal, not at all like those disreputable ones, with no hint of seediness. It was luxuriously decorated. The people coming and going were all dressed neatly, and the women were not only beautiful, but also had temperament.

Fang Zhiyuan led him to a private room where two men were already waiting.

“Let me introduce you. This is Du Jun, this is Zhao Ling. And next to me, this is my niece’s boyfriend, Chen Xu.”

“Nice to meet you.” Chen Xu appraised the two men; if they could be friends with Fang Zhiyuan, they mustn’t be simple characters. Both of them looked to be in their thirties and dressed to show their distinctiveness.

The man named Du Jun said with surprise, “The niece you mentioned, wouldn’t happen to be Luo Xiyun?”

Tang Ling also wondered, “When did she get a boyfriend?”

“They’ve been dating for nearly two years now. Xiyun has been hiding it from the family. I only heard some rumors a while back and asked her. Now I’ve formally brought him over to meet the parents.”

Fang Zhiyuan went on to introduce Chen Xu, “Mr. Du’s family is in the food processing business, so you’re kind of in the same field. Old Zhao runs a law firm, handling legal issues you might encounter in the future.”

Having said that, he also introduced Chen Xu, “Chen Xu owns a chain of noodle restaurants. Although it’s newly opened, it’s quite successful. Speaking of which, there is a bit of relation with you, his company started with the Jinyun Group, and isn’t your family a shareholder of Jinyun Group?”

Old Tang laughed, “That’s quite a connection, indeed.”

“Nice to meet you, nice to meet you,” Chen Xu said politely. Until now, he still hadn’t figured out what Fang Zhiyuan’s intentions were for bringing him here. So he just went along with it.

Half an hour later, the four of them sat shirtless in a sauna room, all sweating profusely.

They chatted casually, mainly Fang Zhiyuan and the other two, while Chen Xu didn’t speak much, only offering a few words when asked.

Their conversation revolved around cars, red wine, all sorts of leisurely topics. Chen Xu, listening on the side, found his knowledge growing.

The topic soon turned to women.

Du Jun had recently taken a fancy to a woman, the owner of a beauty salon. He had been chasing her for a month without much progress, and Fang Zhiyuan and Zhao Ling were offering ideas.

“Chen Xu, why don’t you give Du some advice too?” Fang Zhiyuan suddenly said to Chen Xu.

Steam filled the sauna room, and Chen Xu couldn’t see his expression clearly, and responded, “Chasing women, I’m really not skilled at it. I might only offer bad advice.”

Du Jun spoke up, “Let’s hear it, what would you do if you were in my shoes?”

Chen Xu said, “Send flowers, then invite her out for dinner, and if she can’t be invited out after a few tries, I would give up.”

It was as good as saying nothing.

Du Jun said impatiently, “How did you manage to win over Luo Xiyun then? She’s notoriously tough.”

“Create a chance to be alone with her.”

“The key is to create such an opportunity?”

Because I have black technology.

Chen Xu merely thought about it, saying, “Start with the people around her, her friends, besties, employees. If all else fails, business partners, and so forth…”

He rambled on, and using the excuse of not being able to stand it anymore, he left the sauna room. After wiping off his sweat, he went to the rest area where a female masseuse had him lie down and started massaging him.

The feeling wasn’t bad at all. He even considered hiring a professional masseuse for his home.

…

When Chen Xu and the others returned to the Fang family home, it was already past four o’clock. A few more people had arrived – Luo Xiyun’s youngest aunt’s family.

It had to be said, the Fang family’s genes were truly good; Luo Xiyun goes without saying. Her two cousins and her uncle and youngest aunt all had outstanding appearances.

However, this time he still didn’t get to meet her youngest aunt’s daughter.

“Chen Xu, long time no see,” Fang Huwen was quite amiable towards him, even though last time he almost got into a fight with her son.

“Youngest Aunt, Uncle,” Chen Xu greeted them. The first rule when visiting your girlfriend’s home: always be sweet.

Just then, Old Mrs. Fang and Luo Xiyun came downstairs. It was rare for the whole family to be together – it should have been a joyous occasion.

But Chen Xu found it strange when he saw Fang Huwen didn’t greet Old Mrs. Fang.

After a while, Chen Xu realized that the relationship between the old lady and her daughter was rather stiff. It didn’t look like a mother-daughter reunion; conversely, it was the son-in-law who seemed very close.

After sitting for a while, Fang Huwen went upstairs on her own. The stiff atmosphere finally eased up.

But on reflection, this should have been apparent long ago. Fang Huwen hadn’t married a foreigner, so why settle abroad? The Fang family was affluent and prominent; surely the prospects for development in China would be better.

Chen Xu once heard from Luo Xiyun that her uncle had a Ph.D. and worked in a lab abroad, a true intellectual. Even in China, he would do very well.

What conflict could there be between mother and daughter?

Chen Xu was purely curious but had no intentions of mending their relationship. After all, he was an outsider. Interfering too much could provoke resentment, an effort that might not be appreciated.