Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside
Chapter 371 - 252 Just a Joke (First Update)

Chapter 371: 252 Just a Joke (First Update)

Xiaofeng listened to He Ximei’s words and smiled, "Mom, Ye Cheng said he would take care of the name. He came up with several names last time but didn’t like them and said he would think of new ones. I’m still waiting for him to name the child."

Indeed, it’s about time to get the household registration sorted out.

The next time Ye Cheng comes over, we can take care of the naming and the household registration all at once.

But the year-end is approaching, and Ye Cheng may not have time to come back. I’ll give him a call tonight to ask if he has decided on the name.

If the name is decided, she can go ahead and register the children’s household.

...

Recently, a mysterious figure has emerged in the Imperial Capital, rumored to have a significant background and to be involved in illegal ventures. However, who this person is and what businesses they run remains unknown.

To uncover the identity of this figure, the Prime Minister entrusted Ye Cheng with the task, insisting he find leads within a month and seize the opportunity to crackdown on these places.

"Master," Ye Fei stood in front of Ye Cheng, handing over the information, "We’ve only gathered a little. Everyone has to call her ’Fairy,’ a ruthless and crafty character, veiled in secrecy. Beyond that, we know nothing."

"Fairy?" Ye Cheng flipped through the documents. "What about her age and such?"

"We haven’t collected that information, but I would guess she’s a young woman, no more than thirty-five, with good physical abilities." Without some skills, she wouldn’t be able to suppress those under her.

"Have we spotted any suspicious venues?" Ye Cheng tapped his fingers on the desk, eyes brimming with seriousness.

Ye Fei shook his head.

These people are so secretive that you need an insider’s introduction. Without that, you simply can’t find their entry points, which is why their business continues to grow, becoming more mysterious and concealed.

"Let’s go out and have a look," Ye Cheng picked up his coat and headed out.

The more covert the matter, the greater the stakes and the harder it is to uncover.

Ye Fei and Lao Jian hurried to follow him.

...

"Xuexue, what’s been troubling you lately, you seem so downcast. Did someone upset you?" Old Xu came to Xu Xuezi’s courtyard and found her taking her frustrations out on a pot of flowers, plucking them apart.

Xuexue glanced at the newcomer and said listlessly, "What else would it be about, but a heartless man."

It has been several months since Yecheng returned to the Imperial Capital. Everyone anticipated that Yecheng would propose to her, uniting the two families in a century-long bond.

But now as the year-end approached, there was no trace of activity from the Gu Family, not only that, but she had not been seen with Yecheng even once.

Their keen noses were probably hiding in the shadows, laughing at her.

"Tell Grandpa about it." After returning from the Dongcheng, he heard Xuexue had shut herself away, rarely coming out, so he took the opportunity today to check on her.

"Grandpa, you know the answer to that," Xu Xuezi tossed away the flower petals in her hand, her expression defeated: "Your granddaughter has become the laughingstock of the entire Imperial Capital. Everyone is waiting to laugh at me, how can I be happy, how can I dare to go out? The moment I step outside, my girlfriends will surely mock me."

"It’s true, the Gu Family has overstepped bounds." Old Xu took Xu Xuezi by the hand and sat down. "Don’t worry, I will definitely ask the Gu Family for an explanation."

"Grandpa, you might as well not ask. It would only seem like we’re shamelessly ingratiating ourselves with them," Xu Xuezi sulked, unable to cheer up: "Everyone recognizes Yecheng’s abilities, and then there’s our Xu Family, still with you at the helm. In their eyes, as soon as you step down, our Xu Family is surely on the decline. It’s understandable they look down on us."

Hearing Xu Xuezi’s words, Old Xu furrowed his thick brows, anger tinting his gaze: "Who told you that?"

"Do I need someone to tell me? Everyone knows it. Grandpa, don’t be upset by my words, but do you know how people in the Imperial Capital view our Xu Family? They say our family lacks successors, and that’s why you continue to manage the Xu Family at your age."

Old Xu stood up indignantly: "Nonsense."

He might be power-hungry but wasn’t going to cling to all of the Xu Family’s affairs: "It’s one thing for outsiders to spout nonsense, but now you join in."

"Grandpa, it’s not me who said these things, I’ve just overheard some gossip," Xu Xuezi acted like a petulant child, crying over unsatisfied desires for sweets: "Grandpa, what should I do then? Whether it’s about the Xu Family or my marriage, it has become a joke throughout the entire Imperial Capital. What do you expect me to do?"

Xu Xuezi was, of course, being deliberate. If she wanted her grandfather to stand up for her, she had to stir his emotions first.

Her father was of average ability, and his father knew it, hence the reluctance to hand over power.

As for her younger brother, he was only twelve years old and simply could not take over the Xu Family affairs.

To put it bluntly, her brother and her dad are cut from the same cloth; you can see what they will become at a glance.

"The Gu Family is simply bullying us too much." Old Xu stood up, fury blazing in his eyes, "Xuexue, rest assured, Grandpa will definitely demand an explanation from the Gu Family for you."

"Grandpa, it’s useless." Xu Xuezi shook her head, "Yecheng has never said anything about wanting to marry me; it was me who wished to wait for him foolishly. If we go to them to question, it’s just humiliating ourselves and becoming a joke." That year, she only wrote a letter to Yecheng, telling him that she was willing to wait for his return.

But Yecheng had never replied to her, nor sent any word back through anyone, so she now suspected either Yecheng never received her letter or he had destroyed it.

How ridiculous when you think about it.

Her three years of youth had been wasted, not achieving what Su Xiaofeng did, turning into a laughingstock of the entire Imperial Capital.

Funny, isn’t it? No, she hated it.

How could she, Xu Xuezi, lose to some country girl?

"Xuexue, what are you trying to say?" Old Xu listened to Xuexue’s words and felt that his granddaughter had seemingly grown up a lot overnight, understanding to analyze the pros and cons.

"Grandpa, our Xu Family cannot back down, and I must marry into the Gu Family. Grandpa, this concerns the honor of the Xu Family. If I don’t marry, our Xu Family will become the butt of jokes." She had invested three years of her youth, she couldn’t afford to wait any longer.

She had to take the initiative to attack.

"What do you want to do?" Old Xu looked seriously at Xuexue, for the first time realizing that this granddaughter had a sharp mind, and her decisiveness before acting was very much like his own.

If you want to achieve your goal, don’t leave yourself a way out.

Xu Xuezi saw that Grandpa was fully taking in her words, so she began to outline her plan.

...

Xiaofeng dialed Ye Cheng’s phone, and it rang several times before it was finally picked up; however, it wasn’t Ye Cheng who answered, but Ye Fei helping to answer: "Hello."

Xiaofeng immediately noticed something was off with the voice, "May I speak with Ye Cheng?"

She dialed Ye Cheng’s mobile phone, yet it was not Ye Cheng who answered; judging by the voice, it seemed to be Ye Fei.

"Young Madam, this is Ye Fei." Ye Fei spoke softly into the mobile phone, his voice low, "Young Madam, the young master is currently out taking care of business and cannot answer the phone right now. He will call you back later, okay?"

Not far away, Ye Cheng was having a conversation with a foreign guest, speaking fluently and pleasantly with the individual.

"Okay, I didn’t have anything specific." Xiaofeng hung up the phone without much thought.

It was normal for Ye Cheng to be busy with his own matters upon his return to the Imperial Capital, making it normal for him not to have time to answer the phone.

Late into the evening, approaching eleven o’clock, Xiaofeng’s mobile phone rang. She hadn’t gone to bed; she was preparing the points to be aware of for the grand opening of the Gourmet City on the third floor.

"Hello." Xiaofeng held the phone with one hand while biting on a pen, her voice hoarse.

Ye Cheng, hearing her voice, laughed softly, his voice melodious, "Wife, haven’t gone to bed yet?"

"I knew you’d call me back, so I was waiting for your call," Xiaofeng chuckled mischievously.

Amused by her words, even though they didn’t carry much weight, Ye Cheng said, "I’ve been rather busy lately; I won’t always have my phone on me."

"Alright, I understand." Xiaofeng set down her pen, "I was just wanting to ask you, O Master of Naming, have you come up with a name for Erbao? If you don’t, I’ll just pick one myself, because I am waiting to register him on the household registration."

It was different from the 21st century, where one gets a birth certificate at the hospital, and before they issue the birth certificate, parents should think of a name in advance.

"Household registration?" Ye Cheng nearly forgot about this matter.

Right, the original purpose of his marriage to Xiaofeng was for her to be easily registered, and now that the child was born, he had forgotten about that.

"Yes, did you forget that the purpose of our marriage was to make it convenient to register our babies?"

"The child bears my surname, right?" Ye Cheng’s voice contained a hint of seduction.

"Even if he bears your surname, the household registration follows me," Xiaofeng said with determination in her tone.

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