"Ouch, Zhixi doesn’t want mommy to hold brother, does she?" Xu Ying smiled as she looked at the little one and held both children in her arms.
Just as she had sat down, Mrs. Xu curiously asked about Zhou Ru and Wu Jiabao’s marriage, "Isn’t it said that close relatives can’t get married? How did your cousin still marry her cousin?"
"Wouldn’t they get caught when registering?" Aunt Lin couldn’t help but be curious too.
"Zhou Ru’s household registration is under my husband’s third uncle. Since her mom and dad divorced, those two aren’t related anymore, so of course, they could register."
Mrs. Xu clicked her tongue in wonder, finding it all feasible. However, she thought Zhou Ru must be silly as a goose for marrying a man who raped her.
Such a man couldn’t be good. Marrying him would only bring misery upon herself.
"If this daughter were strong and could keep her husband in check, it would be okay, but if she is as clueless as her mother, her future days will be tough."
However, what Zhou Ru did last ti truly disgusted Mrs. Xu.
That girl didn’t seem to be soone who understood things, and Mrs. Xu guessed her life would definitely be difficult.
It’s also tough on the man’s uncle for finding such a woman. It was pitiful that such a nice man couldn’t find a good wife.
He was almost like her own unfortunate sister.
Just as Mrs. Xu was about to speak, soone knocked on the door of the house. Aunt Lin stood up imdiately and walked toward the door, "Who is it?"
She asked before opening the door to see a man and a girl standing at the entrance: "Auntie, may I ask if Xu Ying is here? I am her classmate, Bai Yushui."
Upon hearing that it was Miss Xu’s classmate, Aunt Lin imdiately looked toward Xu Ying sitting on the sofa.
Xu Ying nodded, and only then did Aunt Lin let the visitors into the house.
Bai Yushui and Sun Xuanhao entered the house arm in arm, displaying intimacy, and smilingly said to Xu Ying, "Yingying, this is my boyfriend. He wants to discuss a business deal with you. I brought him over rather abruptly, and I’m really sorry for that."
"If you knew it was abrupt, you shouldn’t have brought him," Xu Ying said bluntly without holding back her feelings, "Mr. Sun sure moves on fast with won. While abroad, he persistently courted my friend, and now, in such a short ti, he already has a new girlfriend who’s also my classmate. The world is indeed small; all the friends you make happen to know . It makes wonder if Mr. Sun is deliberately getting close to my friends to approach ." Xu Ying spoke sarcastically as she looked at Bai Yushui and him.
If Bai Yushui had any sense of right and wrong, she would have known what to do from Xu Ying’s straightforward words.
As a classmate, she was just giving her this one reminder.
Bai Yushui’s face imdiately turned awkward. But then, thinking of Sun Xuanhao’s family background, she deluded herself a little.
Sun Xuanhao was handso, and his family was wealthy—having multiple partners wasn’t surprising.
As long as she could win Sun Xuanhao’s favor, she would be the winner in life.
By marrying Sun Xuanhao, she wouldn’t have to live a hard life anymore. She had put in so much effort to go to college just to make more friends and marry a rich man.
"Xu Ying, how can you be so self-centered? Sun Xuanhao and I t due to fate. We did not deliberately approach each other."
Sun Xuanhao, feeling like a raw nerve had been struck, turned even redder. Back when he was abroad, he had hoped to get close to Zhang iling to approach Xu Ying for a partnership, but that plan failed.
Only after the failure did he realize that Zhang iling wasn’t even close with the little Minister Xu; they had only gone abroad together for a competition.
They had known each other for less than a month, and Sun Xuanhao, refusing to give up, followed Xu Ying here.
After so inquiries, he found Bai Yushui, Xu Ying’s roommate, thinking they had a good relationship. He didn’t expect their first eting to be fraught with such tension.
He was sowhat angry that Bai Yushui had lied to him about having a good relationship with Xu Ying.
"Oh, I was saying Mr. Sun surely isn’t so scheming, approaching my friend repeatedly just to talk business.
If that were the case, the business must not be great, because truly good products never worry about finding buyers."
"Yingying, how can you speak like that? Negotiating business should be mutually beneficial. If you’re not interested after hearing it out, you can just refuse. There’s no need for such harsh words!" Bai Yushui said, feeling aggrieved; she thought Sun Xuanhao would sympathize with her.
But to her dismay, Sun Xuanhao didn’t even give her a glance, instead, he took out his own design drafts and a box: "Xu Ying, you can take a look at our designed clothes before making a decision.
This box contains a type of edible product made by our people, which is not inferior to your family’s brined flavors at all.
If this food product were to sell, it would definitely impact your Xu family’s brined flavors." Sun Xuanhao’s words carried a threatening tone.
The thing Xu Ying hated the most was being threatened. She was already uninterested in the design drafts, and now she was even less willing.
Without even a glance at the design drafts, she directly refused: "I’m sorry, Mr. Sun, we have our own designers at the factory.
We don’t need to collaborate with others. As for the brined flavor you ntioned, the product is simple to make and it’s no surprise if it’s copied by others.
We’ve been selling our brined flavors for over a year now, we’ve earned what we were ant to, and all the contracts have been signed. I doubt our partners would want to incur a penalty to choose sothing similar to ours.
So we’re not at all worried about the impact on us.
If Mr. Sun has nothing else, then please leave."
Sun Xuanhao was so angry his face turned red, and his neck swelled. He hadn’t expected Xu Ying to dismiss him without any respect—design drafts that others couldn’t even beg for.
He had offered his sincerity to Xu Ying, yet she still rejected him.
For a mont, Sun Xuanhao was gnashing his teeth in fury, glaring at Xu Ying: "Minister Xu, there are always others out there, higher skies above. Don’t be too arrogant and complacent.
Our Sun family has been making clothes and food for generations, and our ancestors even served food to the royal palace. Naturally, we are not short on culinary research.
I’m eager to see how long you can remain on top. Once our new brined flavors launch, I’ll see how popular Xu’s Brine remains."
After his speech, Sun Xuanhao rose and stord out, slamming the door behind him.
Bai Yushui followed closely and nearly got hit by the door. She quickly caught up to Sun Xuanhao, her face filled with concern: "Xuanhao, are you okay?
Xu Ying is like that, self-important, thinking she’s in control and never listens to others. I think with that attitude, she’s bound to face big trouble sooner or later."
Sun Xuanhao was already full of anger, and Bai Yushui’s words only added fuel to the fire. He retorted angrily: "You also think Xu Ying is bound to fail soon, don’t you?
She thinks she’s so great with her cooking skills, but there are plenty of people who can cook. My grandfather, my father, my brother, they all can cook. I’ll eventually catch up to Xu Ying.
And when I do, I’ll crush her underfoot."
"I believe in you, Xuanhao," Bai Yushui said, looking up to him with adoration.
Sun Xuanhao, still simring with rage, was about to lash out at Bai Yushui, but seeing her expression, he felt a sense of satisfaction instead.
He sneered and said, "I’ll let it go that you deceived this ti, but if you dare to lie to again, don’t bla for being ruthless."
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