Free Web NovelChapter 116: Chapter 116: Rushing to Curry Favor
What was going on?
Everyone looked at each other, completely baffled.
Su Maosen’s daughter, Su Yanmei, had struck it rich in business and come back home to visit with her boyfriend. All the neighbors had come out to greet her.
But Su Maosen’s own brother, Su Maolin, was conspicuously absent.
"It must be jealousy!"
"That’s right. The closer the relative, the more they hate seeing you do better than them."
"There are too many people like that. Countless, I tell you."
The crowd broke into another round of discussion.
It was a sad but true reflection of human nature.
"Come on, let’s go see what’s really going on," someone suggested.
The idea quickly gained traction, and the group headed toward Su Maolin’s house.
They still couldn’t understand why Su Yanmei and Jin Gang would take the initiative to visit Su Maolin’s home with so many expensive gifts.
"Brother Su, you’ve got a good daughter. Yanmei is so kind and generous."
"Indeed. Even though Su Maolin is too jealous to show his face, his niece Yanmei doesn’t hold a grudge. For her to be so considerate and visit them is truly rare!"
Chatting amongst themselves, the group arrived at Su Maolin’s front door.
Su Maosen smoked a cigarette, his gaze fixed on the front gate, a mix of complex emotions swirling within him.
It seemed he and his brother, Su Maolin, hadn’t really spoken in three years. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
When the group walked into Su Maolin’s home, they were met with an unbelievable sight.
Su Yanmei was diligently cleaning the house, wiping down tables and washing windows.
Meanwhile, Jin Gang, Su Maosen’s wealthy future son-in-law, was out in the yard leveling the uneven ground, sweating as he worked.
As for Su Maolin and his wife, Wang Feng, they just stood there awkwardly, not knowing whether to stand or sit.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
What in the world was going on now?
"BEEP BEEP!"
Just then, a car horn sounded from outside.
Jiang Xinghai and Su Yanyun were back.
"Is that Yan..."
"Yanyun! It’s Su Yanyun!"
"She’s... alive!"
"Su Yanyun is back!"
The neighbors were aghast, staring blankly as Jiang Xinghai and Su Yanyun walked in hand in hand. It took them a long moment to snap out of it.
"Uncles, aunts, you’re all here." Su Yanyun greeted them warmly.
The crowd nodded subconsciously.
"Yanyun, look at those two..." Su Maolin quickly pulled Su Yanyun aside. "What’s going on? Why did they come to our house and start doing chores?"
"You’ll have to ask them."
Su Yanyun giggled and took Su Yanmei’s hand. "Cousin, you and my future brother-in-law... what’s all this?"
"President Su, Mr. Jiang, this is what we should be doing."
Su Yanmei, ever so tactful, bowed in front of everyone.
"It’s nothing, not worth mentioning," Jin Gang added with a quick smile.
This scene left everyone present speechless once again.
Su Yanmei was bowing before Su Yanyun and calling her "President Su"?
They couldn’t have misheard, could they?
"Folks, it’s true I do business in Jizhou, but Yanyun is my boss..." Su Yanmei calmly explained in front of everyone.
Soon, it dawned on the villagers.
Immediately, their gazes shifted from Su Yanyun to the couple, Su Maolin and Wang Feng.
"Brother Maolin, let me help you clean the yard."
"That’s right, none of us have anything better to do. We’ll help you tidy up..."
"Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law, you two should go inside and sit down. Don’t just stand there."
The villagers all began to curry favor, bustling about busily.
Su Maolin and Wang Feng were deeply moved. All this warmth from their neighbors was because their daughter had finally made something of herself!
A gratified smile finally appeared on Su Yanyun’s face.
This was the scene she had hoped to see.
It was also one of the reasons she had changed her mind at the last minute and not let Jiang Xinghai get rid of Su Yanmei.
As lunchtime approached, Su Maosen brought over a box of firecrackers. "Second Brother, with both Yanmei and Yanyun home today, it’s a celebration! I’m going to light some firecrackers..."
The lunch gathering, with all the villagers together, lasted until past three in the afternoon.
Eventually, Jiang Xinghai and Su Yanyun left.
Su Yanyun had wanted to take her parents back to the city with her, but the old couple couldn’t bear to leave their little plot of land.
She could only make a secret plan to find a construction crew and have the house rebuilt as soon as possible.
「On the road.」
"Xinghai, thank you," Su Yanyun said from the passenger seat, gazing at Jiang Xinghai’s profile.
Jiang Xinghai kept his eyes on the road. "It’s nothing, not worth mentioning."
"You didn’t go back last night. Was Lingxue angry?" Su Yanyun changed the subject. frёeωebɳovel.com
"She wouldn’t be angry, but the main thing is I haven’t fulfilled the promise I made to her father." Jiang Xinghai had promised Shen Zhengye that he would help him regain his vigor.
The two chatted, arriving in Jizhou an hour later.
"Well, I won’t keep you then. Go on, get to your business. But remember to come and see me often, okay?"
Su Yanyun gave his cheek a meaningful caress, then smiled and walked into the AM Health and Wellness Center.
Inside the wellness center, Cai Xiujuan was, surprisingly, already there.
"Boss Su, the man driving... was that Jiang Xinghai?"
Cai Xiujuan hadn’t been able to get Jiang Xinghai off her mind. She had tried calling and adding him on WeChat last night, all to no avail.
She had come to lie in wait after lunch today. Before Su Yanyun could even respond, she rushed out the door.
