Reborn since 2005

Chapter 393 Father’s Marriage

Author: Hometown Three Thousand Miles

Yan Xin called Gu Ru on the spot and asked her if she could go to Beijing to be the award presenter for the second Hanfu Goddess Competition finals on New Year's Day.

Gu Ru was recording an album in Starlight Entertainment's recording studio at this time. She asked her manager Xiao Yin about her schedule at that time and learned that she would attend a certain satellite TV New Year's Eve party on December 31st, New Year's Day.

There was no arrangement, so he replied to Yan Xin that he could spare some time.

The New Year's Eve party she was going to attend was held in a southern city. She wanted to attend an event in the capital, so she had to fly to the capital after attending the party. She didn't have much time to rest, and it was a bit tiring.

However, she still wanted to support Yan Xin's activities, and there was no discussion about remuneration.

Yan Xin told Xue Bing her answer, which made Xue Bing very happy.

A celebrity presenting an award is more dignified than a company boss presenting an award, and it will also make netizens feel more generous.

In this way, she did not insist on Yan Xin attending the awards night.

Yan Xin spent the weekend with Feng Xi. On Monday, Feng Xi had to go to school, so he returned to Yangcheng.

When I left, my steps were staggering, and I felt like a seventy-year-old man.

Feng Xi also gave thoughtful suggestions: drink more wolfberry, eat more supplements, and exercise more.

When he arrived in Yangcheng, it was Aili who drove to the airport to pick him up.

He and Aili hadn't seen each other for only two or three days. It wasn't a reunion after a long absence, but it gave Yan Xin a chance to breathe and regain his health.

However, he also felt that his physical condition was still not good enough and he still needed to exercise more.

His current physique is not suitable for realizing his dream.

If that day comes, I'm afraid it won't be a blessing for him, but a disaster.

He finally made a difficult decision - to sign up for a fitness class, work hard and scientifically to strengthen his body.

Only in this way can you better embrace your dreams.

However, he didn't sign up for a class right away. He just went shopping on the street and picked up a few gym flyers. He took them home and studied them carefully to see where he could go.

He plans to exercise again after a while.

In a few days, he would have to leave Yangcheng again. He would have to interrupt his exercise as soon as he started, which would have a great impact on his enthusiasm for exercise.

This time he is not going to the capital, but to return to his hometown.

December 12th, the third day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, was the day when his father and Bai Xiaoling's mother were getting married.

Although we are not planning to serve wine, we will still bring some relatives over to celebrate, which can be regarded as a ceremony.

Yan Xin, as his son, of course had to be present to witness.

Neither Aili nor Feng Xi had any objections to this matter and expressed their understanding.

If your biological father wants to get married, then he must go.

It's just that Ai Lili had the idea that she wanted to go with Yan Xin.

She is very interested in the place where Yan Xin grew up and has seen many photos and videos taken by Yan Xin. She also hopes that her relationship with Yan Xin will be recognized and blessed by Yan Xin's father.

These two reasons made her want to go there.

Yan Xin also agreed to take her back to his hometown this time, but he didn't really want to at all.

The main reason is that he doesn't want his relationship with Aili to be exposed in front of the elders in his hometown. If Feng Xi also knows about it, he will cry.

Before that day came, he was already thinking of finding some reason to keep Ellie.

First of all, when it came to deciding on a day for his father to get the marriage certificate, he made a suggestion. The date was set on December 12th, saying that it was a day for couples to get married and it was auspicious.

In fact, the main reason is that this day is not a weekend, but a normal working day.

If Ellie wants to participate, she will have to miss a few days of work.

However, Ai Lili is the general manager of Starlight Entertainment Company, and there is no need to clock in. Previously, it was okay to go out for a month, but now it is just a few days off from work, which is completely fine.

Therefore, Yan Xin specially made an acquisition case and proposed to acquire a company that engages in game development.

At present, there are not many large-scale game development companies in China, but there are quite a lot of small game developers. Many of them belong to the grass-roots team. They have learned relevant technologies and are interested in games. They enter the game with dreams in mind.

Such an industry.

Yan Xin is also planning to go into the gaming field in the future. Now his company has a game development department. In order to improve its game development capabilities, it is understandable that it would acquire a related company.

He has mentioned it before, and now in order to hold back Ellie, he has thrown out this acquisition case, saying that the right time has come.

The efficiency of the company's employees is quite high. It only took two or three days from putting forward this suggestion to setting the goal, and then entered the negotiation process.

The target they were looking at was just a very small game development company, with less than ten employees in total, but it still cost a little money to acquire such a company.

In particular, several small games developed by this company can make a little money.

It's just that the boss wants to go abroad and sell domestic assets, so they have such an acquisition opportunity.

To acquire such a company, you still need some money.

The other party's offer was five million, and all the game, employees, and company assets were sold.

Although there is room for price reduction, it cannot be reduced by much.

Even with a 40% discount, it would still cost 3 million to get it.

And the possibility of being able to talk about this price is not high.

For Starlight Entertainment, it is also a big expense.

With such a large investment, it stands to reason that Yan Xin, the boss, should make the investment himself.

Yan Xin did follow up on this project for a few days.

Then, the time came for his father to get married and get the certificate, and he could only say to Ellie very depressedly:

"My dad is getting married in two days, and I, the son, have to go over and help with the arrangements. Now this game acquisition case has reached an important stage. If both of us leave, there will be no one in the company who can be responsible...

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When he said this, his brows were furrowed and he looked very troubled.

He didn't express his thoughts directly, but the meaning was already obvious.

Ai Lili was also very depressed - she really wanted to go back with Yan Xin.

He tentatively said: "How about... put this project on hold for a few days?"

Yan Xin frowned even more: "I heard that the boss is going to the United States for Christmas and wants to sell the company before then. If we don't hurry up, he will sell it to others. Their company is in the game

We still have certain capabilities in development and marketing. Bringing this team over will be very important to our future development strategy, and we cannot lose this opportunity."

Seeing that Ai Lili had not expressed her position, she added: "In this acquisition negotiation, one of us must be here to take charge. Otherwise, I will stay here and you will go to my hometown for me as my girlfriend.

Help my dad handle this matter?"

Ellie was stunned: "You don't want to go? Let me go?"

Yan Xin sighed: "There is no way. This acquisition is very important to the future development of our company. You can explain it to my dad. He should be able to understand it."

Ellie felt incredible: "But I have never been to your hometown, and your father doesn't know me. If you don't take me there, what can I do if I go alone?"

Yan Xin pursed his lips: "If neither of us can go there...my dad should be able to understand me...but will my stepmother think that I have a problem with her, so no one of us can go there?"

"You'd better go ahead," Ai Lili finally said what Yan Xin had been waiting for. "I'll keep an eye on the acquisition."

I felt a little depressed because I couldn't go back to his hometown with Yan Xin.

What's more, she is uneasy - this is an investment worth several million, and she is asked to be responsible for it, and she is afraid that she will not be able to shoulder this responsibility.

Yan Xin looked at her: "But... I promised my father to take you there when he got married, and now I leave you here..."

He looked very depressed.

With his attitude, Ellie felt a little better and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I can't go this time. Let's go together during the Chinese New Year."

"New Year's Eve..."

Yan Xin's heart trembled.

During the New Year, Feng Xi will definitely go home to celebrate the New Year. When the two women meet, it will be even worse.

But at this time, he had no way to object. He could only take it one step at a time and said, "That's right, then the two of us will go back together during the Chinese New Year."

After saying this, I then thought about it, there will be a snowstorm during the Chinese New Year, the roads will be blocked, and I won’t be able to go back if I want to, so I don’t have to worry about it anymore.

Moreover, Ellie always spent time with her mother during the Chinese New Year in previous years, and this time will probably be no exception.

Maybe he would pass without even needing to think of a reason.

This matter is in the past. There is no need to take Ellie home, and for the time being, the fact that he is treading two boats will not be exposed.

He will definitely be exposed in the future, he has no doubt about this.

However, all he can do is delay as much time as possible.

Maybe both ships will want to sail by then?

The date set was December 12th, but he had to leave early.

On December 10th, after breakfast, he set off.

This time he didn't go by train, but drove back in his Mercedes-Benz.

Driving is not as convenient as taking the train, and it would be tiring to drive such a long distance alone.

But driving back can earn face for his father.

Forget it at other times, this is the day when his father remarries, and he still has to earn face.

People who don’t have a car will rent a car, but if you have a car and you don’t take it out, that’s a bit unreasonable.

The day before departure, Ai Lili bought a lot of gifts for him, and the trunk was filled with large and small packages.

She showed the potential of a virtuous daughter-in-law, and made Yan Xin feel particularly sorry for this woman.

Fortunately, he had been a scumbag for long enough. Although he felt guilty, it didn't take long for the guilt to disappear.

In the past, I would have felt guilty for two or three days.

Now two or three hours are gone.

There is a distance of seven to eight hundred kilometers from Yangcheng to their city. I drove all the way home. I started from Yangcheng in the morning and arrived at their city at around six o'clock in the evening.

If I keep driving at this time, I will get home around seven or eight o'clock, and I may even be able to go back in time for a dinner.

However, the rural roads were difficult to drive and the road conditions were very bad. Yan Xin didn't think his driving skills were very good and didn't want to take the risk, so he stayed in the city for one night and set off after breakfast the next day.

If you take a train, buy a sleeper ticket, leave at night, and you'll be there when you wake up the next morning, you don't need to drive so hard, and you can still spend a day in Yangcheng during the day.

In terms of cost, the gas and tolls along the way are much more expensive than buying a soft sleeper.

No matter in terms of time efficiency, economy, or comfort, it is cost-effective to take the train back.

Of course, there is still an advantage to driving back by yourself, that is, you don’t have to change trains from the city to your home.

On December 11, at around nine o'clock in the morning, Yan Xin had already driven the car to the door of his hometown.

No one was seen at the door, so I honked the horn and someone came out soon after.

But the person who came out was not his father, but Bai Xiaoling.

As soon as Bai Xiaoling came out and saw Yan Xin who had just got off the car, she became excited and almost ran over to her:

"Wow! Brother, you came back with the car!"

Yan Xin sighed in his heart: "Although this girl is a little crazy, she still recognizes me as a brother in her heart."

Bai Xiaoling rushed to the car, took out her mobile phone and took several photos in succession. While taking pictures, she said to Yan Xin:

"Brother, is this the car you drove home during the Chinese New Year?"

During the Chinese New Year, Yan Xin drove this car back and made quite a splash in the village.

On the way back from visiting relatives in the first month of the year, I encountered rain and gave Bai Xiaoling and her mother a ride.

It's not surprising that Bai Xiaoling recognized this car.

That was also the first time in her life that she rode in a luxury car.

Yan Xin nodded: "Yes."

Then he added: "My boss lent it to me."

"Your boss is so nice!" Bai Xiaoling said.

She stood at the front of the car, handed her mobile phone to Yan Xin, and said:

"Brother, please take two photos for me."

Yan Xin shook his head and thought: "What a little girl who has never seen the world."

A sense of superiority arises spontaneously.

He took the phone with a smile, then directed her to pose and took a few photos.

While filming, he also asked: "Are you home alone?"

"Yes, our parents heard that you were coming back and went to town to buy food. They wanted to cook you a delicious meal." Bai Xiaoling replied.

Yan Xin was a little funny: "Is this necessary? I'm not an outsider. I can just make do with it. Are you worried that I will get angry?"

Bai Xiaoling also smiled: "I'm not just entertaining you, aren't there relatives coming over tomorrow? I also have to entertain relatives. Buying a few more vegetables will make it more grand."

Yan Xin nodded: "That's the same reason. When relatives come, you still have to save face. As for me, there is no need. It's boring for a family to see outsiders like that."

He took a dozen photos of Bai Xiaoling and then asked, "Do you want to get in the car and take a few more photos?"

Bai Xiaoling had this idea, but she was too embarrassed to mention it. She felt that being able to take a few photos from the front of the car was enough to show off in front of her friends.

Hearing what Yan Xin said, he was overjoyed: "Is it okay?"

"What's wrong with my car?" Yan Xin said.

After saying this, I was shocked and faux pas, and quickly added:

"The boss lent me this car. For a period of time, this car is mine. I can sit in it wherever I want."

Bai Xiaoling got into the car and let Yan Xin help her take a few more photos.

After getting out of the car, Yan Xin returned the phone to her and opened the trunk: "I brought some things, let's move in together."

If you have cigarettes and wine, you are entertaining guests.

There are also various candies.

No matter how you get married, you should give out some wedding candies. When relatives come, you should give out wedding candies, and your neighbors should also give out some wedding candies.

Whether there is wine or not is another matter. This wedding candy must be given.

There are also gifts for the matchmaker.

This is the last gift to the matchmaker.

We will also bring the matchmaker over for dinner tomorrow.

Once the marriage certificate is obtained, there will be no need for a matchmaker.

Bai Xiaoling screamed happily when she saw so many candies.

She likes to eat snacks, but she just doesn’t have much money to buy snacks.

Yan Xin smiled and said to her: "Take more of whatever you like. Don't let others know what's yours."

"Brother, you are so kind!" Bai Xiaoling hugged him excitedly and said happily.

Yan Xin looked around and saw that no one had seen this scene. Then he felt relieved and said: "It's just a little candy. If you like it, I will bring you more during the Chinese New Year."

Bai Xiaoling said: "When my parents get the marriage certificate, I will go to work for Feng Xi in the capital. By the time of the Chinese New Year, I will have enough money to buy my own food."

After she got a mobile phone, she often chatted with Yan Xin, and sometimes chatted with Feng Xi, and agreed to go to the capital to work this month.

Feng Xi promised her a monthly salary of 2,000 yuan after the three-month internship period, including food and accommodation.

A monthly salary of 2,000 yuan is not considered a high-paying job in Beijing, but if you have 2,000 yuan including food and accommodation, it is very good.

For Bai Xiaoling, that is definitely a high-paying job.

One month is equivalent to the money her mother earned from selling tofu for half a year.

She is quite looking forward to this job.

As long as he doesn't bother himself about going to Yangcheng, Yan Xin will be satisfied.

He was actually a little afraid of this girl in his heart, mainly because this girl would sometimes go crazy and do big-scale things, which he couldn't stand.

He knows that he is not a very moral person, and often cannot control himself.

It would be bad if you make a mistake.

This is his half-sister!

It would be better to send her to Feng Xi in the capital.

For his sake, Feng Xi will also take good care of this girl.

However, everyone in Jinxi E-commerce Company knows about her relationship with Feng Xi. If this girl passes by, she will definitely know this too.

So he gave her another vaccination: "Xiao Ling, if you want to go out to work, you must remember one sentence - say what should be said, and don't say what shouldn't be said. You must have a sense of confidentiality. Don't tell the company's secrets.

You can’t tell others your boss’s secrets—not even your closest people.”