On the day after Jianguo’s wedding, Sisi went alone to F City, while Du Du stayed in Yuequan Village to keep the Old Man company. Additionally, Tian Manmu and Jin Wan Hua genuinely missed their eldest grandson, so they let them enjoy his company as much as possible.
Tian Xinhua is now overwheld with work; he just received news that the big boss is coming to celebrate the New Year at his place and wants him to be prepared.
To outsiders, this might seem like an exceptional honor, but Tian Xinhua is suffering in silence; he can’t afford to complain!
Even he thinks that complaining would be too lodramatic!
So, as soon as Sisi arrived in F City, Tian Xinhua dragged her into brainstorming ways to host that big boss.
Sisi was indifferent, thinking, it’s just the big boss—she even had als with him before! He seed quite kindly, not picky with food, had a good appetite, and should be easy to host.
"Did Grandpa Yun say anything?" Sisi pondered for a mont before asking.
"The gentleman said just to arrange an ordinary family dinner. We need to make sure the boss experiences the flavor of the New Year, essentially making sure he eats happily and satisfactorily."
Tian Xinhua thought for a long ti and still didn’t know how to keep it ordinary—too ordinary might lack prestige, yet too luxurious might be wasteful. Ah, striking a balance here is really challenging!
Furthermore, all his subordinates think the highest standard of hospitality should be provided for the big boss. Not to ntion exotic animals, at least delicacies should be presented!
Such an opportunity is rare, and it’s a great honor for their F City!
Therefore, Tian Xinhua, who has never handled such things before, found himself in a dilemma for the first ti and had to ask Sisi for advice. Sotis Sisi’s little brain could co up with so crazy ideas.
Sisi indeed ca up with a crazy idea.
"Grandpa Yun already explained so clearly, and you still don’t know how to handle it. You’re such a pighead." Sisi threw back the words Tian Xinhua had said to her before.
Tian Xinhua smiled broadly as he massaged her shoulders, not minding at all, as he needed to get the idea first, and deal with this little woman later in the evening.
"Let’s have a dumpling feast. What do we Chinese eat on New Year’s Eve? Isn’t it dumplings? When the ti cos, let him make dumplings with us, cook dumplings, eat dumplings, and then watch the Spring Festival Gala and set off fireworks—all normal, yet festive, how wonderful!" Sisi passionately elaborated.
Tian Xinhua hesitated, isn’t this too ordinary? Even ordinary households have a few decent dishes during the festivities!
"Rest assured, trust , you definitely can’t go wrong. To host such a big boss, you have to go as ordinary as possible. If you spend too much money, he will surely be displeased. To put it bluntly, where is this money from? Isn’t it all from the state? The more you save money for the country, the happier he will be!" Sisi brainwashed Tian Xinhua.
"Besides, think about Cao Xueqin who wrote Dream of the Red Chamber, how glamorous his family was back then, but because of spending too much silver hosting the emperor, wasn’t the result that the emperor gave them a chop?" Sisi gave another strong assurance.
Tian Xinhua’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he rembered the anecdote. The gentleman indeed ntioned it previously, saying that Cao family’s ancestors both succeeded and failed in welcoming the emperor. If soone in the Cao family had thought to save silver then, although they might still have lost their official position later, at least the family wouldn’t have been wiped out.
He almost made the sa mistake as the Cao family, and under the heaven, all lands belong to the emperor; why create such a spectacle?
Thankfully, Ah Nan reminded him!
"Ah Nan, you really are my lucky star!"
After Tian Xinhua gave Sisi a big kiss on the forehead, he hurried off to make arrangents.
Tian Xinhua insisted and decided to hold a dumpling feast, not preparing any dishes, just varied the fillings, made the restaurant festive, and bought so fireworks—that’s it.
Though others found it inappropriate and had their opinions, once the head honcho had decided, they couldn’t change anything; they just hoped the boss wouldn’t get angry that day.
Even if he did get angry, let’s hope it’s directed at Tian Xinhua alone and not at them.
To their relief, the boss seed to be in a good mood that day; he even got his hands dirty making dumplings himself, jokingly saying all the dumplings should be cooked for him alone and that no one else was allowed to eat them.
Sisi attended the gathering as well; initially, she didn’t want to go, but Mr. Yun insisted she go over to make dumplings for him, as he didn’t think much of dumplings others made.
No choice but for Sisi to make dumplings for Mr. Yun, because hers were plump and white with many creative designs, which the boss quite liked, so he pulled her along to make them together, saying he wanted to learn for making at ho.
So, one teaching and one learning, the elderly and the young were quite focused on making dumplings, also blinding everyone around.
Jin Guangrong looked at the harmonious pair and felt envious, but had to admit the granddaughter that Old Man Yun recognized was indeed charming, more than his deceased granddaughter.
Seeing Jin Guangrong’s forced smiles, Mr. Yun was pleased, humming a tune as he squeezed in between Sisi and the boss to join in, whereas he was purely a disruptor, tearing perfectly good dumpling skins.
The boss stayed in F City for only three days. Together they visited so major enterprises in F City, including the Li family’s factory. Upon hearing the news, Li Fuyuan hurried over, dressed smartly, standing proudly at the factory gate to personally greet the entourage.
Sisi was included too, as per the boss’s request, standing behind him like a personal secretary, not knowing what he ant by that.
A bored Sisi maintained a perfect smile, secretly winking across at Li Junji. Li Junji was initially startled, then returned to normal, though his little heart was pounding.
Afterwards, a thrilled Li Junji handed over the newspaper of the day to Li Fuyuan, pointing at Sisi on it and revealing her identity.
Li Fuyuan was surprised; he didn’t realize the girl he thought was a secretary was actually the He Sisi his grandson ntioned, even less that He Sisi was more influential than he imagined.
But this was definitely good news for the Li family!
"It seems Heaven is blessing my Li Family! Junji, our Li Family will surely beco the top family in Hong Kong in the future." Li Fuyuan was full of ambition, confident in the Li family’s future.
At the sa ti, he secretly decided that his grandson Li Junji, with his talent and capability, seed ready to be the successor!
Unbeknownst to Sisi, her little butterfly actions unintentionally influenced soone’s entire life once again.
In a past life, Sixth Young Master of the Li Family, Li Junji, suffered a miserable defeat in the property struggle and was exiled to a small company in Africa, never achieving success, becoming a playboy. Later, due to a duel over a woman with a local rich man, he died in the duel at the age of 42.
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