TYPnovel Chapter 1144 - 1146
Chapter 1144 - 1146
Chu Rui was in the office writing a proposal. What Gong Ruini said yesterday wasn’t wrong, but if you really want to get something done, it’s not enough to just talk.
Here you really have to write a plan for anything you want to do, and if it’s important, you have to discuss it with the higher-ups. You absolutely can’t just make decisions on your own.
Luckily, as the so‑called "number one" here, he still had a bit of authority. Otherwise, just thinking about it made him want to cry.
Right then Chu Rui got a notification from a subordinate. "You’re saying that couple who came with me yesterday somehow turned into eight people today?"
No way. He’d never heard Zhao Xuran mention he had other acquaintances here.
Chu Rui knew if he didn’t get to the bottom of this, the people below wouldn’t know how to explain it either.
Chu Rui stood by the office window and looked out. Even though they all looked like chubby bears in their gear, he still recognized them.
"That’s their younger siblings. And that tall one is his family’s doorman, or you could say his driver." Chu Rui knew Zhao Xuran’s family had money.
But exactly how rich, he didn’t know. That one time had really given him quite a scare.
Because they’d gotten closer over time, he gradually learned about Zhao Xuran’s family situation.
Ah, the family’s doorman or driver. The subordinate had originally wanted to see how Chu Rui would handle this.
Even though that couple showed up yesterday and gave all sorts of advice, just because they found out the fun and lodging here are free, they can’t just call a whole crowd over, right?
People already started gossiping that this couple must never have seen money before, otherwise how could they be this tacky about it.
"He actually has a driver at home?" Oh my god, you need to pay someone just to drive your car—how much does that cost? That’s not your average rich family.
"Not just one. In Beijing they live in a huge siheyuan, and it’s not far from Long Street."
"They’ve got several gardens by themselves." One by one, all a bunch of snobs who look down on people. They spend all day cooped up in this tiny patch of land and really think they’re something.
They never stop to think what the outside world is like, or how many truly impressive people are out there.
Subordinates aren’t stupid. How could they not hear the warning in Chu Rui’s tone? They bolted from the room at top speed.
Chu Rui stared at the door for a long time. He could already foresee that soon a lot of people would know he was friends with rich folks.
Did those people really think that cutting off all their recommendations for ski resorts would be enough to choke him out?
Why don’t they consider that someone who dares to "parachute" in must have something to back him up? It’s not like he’s some clueless newbie.
"I’m really looking forward to seeing Zhao Xuran’s expression right now."
Chu Rui remembered the look Zhao Xuran gave him yesterday—couldn’t have been more contemptuous.
"You have to understand, sometimes even God can’t stand you being too cocky."
Chu Rui really hadn’t expected Zhan Banxia and the others to track them down. Clearly, Zhao Xuran had said he secretly brought Gong Ruini here and hadn’t leaked a thing.
He’d hidden it so deep and they still got found. What does that tell you? "Even the heavens aren’t helping him."
But they were a bit far away; he couldn’t see his expression at all. Even though he knew Zhao Xuran definitely wasn’t looking pleased, guessing and actually seeing it are two different things.
"Ugh, how could I be this dumb."
Chu Rui let out a yelp. It was a bit loud, but whatever—being the boss meant he had a private office, so no one would see him losing his composure.
He quickly grabbed the military binoculars his older cousin had given him last time and started looking.
Instantly, it felt like his eyesight had leveled up. "No smile at all, tsk tsk tsk tsk."
"Even though that long face can look kind of cool, I wonder if he’s going to scare the kids like that?"
Chu Rui stopped working altogether. No matter how big the issue, it couldn’t compete with watching a friend make a fool of himself.
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Zhao Xuran had no idea Chu Rui was in his office watching the whole time. If he knew, he would absolutely storm up there.
He’s got time to watch people’s misfortune but not to help solve problems?
Chu Rui doesn’t want to help? What a joke—he’d walk out of here this instant, never come back again, and never give him another suggestion. He’d definitely stop sending people his way too.
Too bad Zhao Xuran didn’t know. He thought Chu Rui was busy with official work.
He could only helplessly watch his snowboard get snatched away by Ban Xia, and then the few of them even started discussing what order they’d take turns. The more he listened, the clearer it was he’d never get a turn. It pissed him off.
"My snowboard." Zhao Xuran protested. Even if he was the older brother, they couldn’t bully the honest one like this.
"That’s because you’re stingy." Zhuge Zisu was very dissatisfied. Five people taking turns—how long does each person get to play?
If Brother Xu Ran had been a bit more generous at the beginning, they wouldn’t have to line up to play.
He’s stingy? Hmph. "Yes, I am stingy." If you’re so capable, then stop holding your hands out for New Year’s money.
They’re clearly all the same generation, but he’d never heard of peers still having to give each other red envelopes.
Ahhhh, no way. Seeing Zhao Xuran’s face stretch out, everyone instantly became well‑behaved. If they kept saying things that made big bro unhappy, odds are they’d die a tragic academic death over the New Year.
Like, he’d egg the elders on to assign them tons of homework. And not just that—they’d have to increase their completion rate. How was that even possible?
"Brother‑in‑law, you’re not stingy at all, you’re super generous." No matter how much dissatisfaction they had inside, they couldn’t show it.
"Hmph." It’s not that they actually think he’s generous—they just don’t want to mess with their money.
This time, Zhao Xuran wasn’t planning to let them off so easily. If he didn’t sit them down to negotiate terms, they’d really think he was easy to push around.
Hold up—they’ve already buttered him up this much and he’s still not budging. What’s that supposed to mean?
Everyone was confused. If he was mad, he should’ve blown up. If it wasn’t a big deal, they could do some self‑criticism and it’d blow over.
So why was it turning out like this?
Since they didn’t get it, they could only shamelessly keep the conversation going.
"You guys go play by yourselves. You’re all grown up anyway."
"Also, try to read the room a little, okay?" Zhao Xuran was very annoyed.
Clearly this bunch had ruined his vacation plan, but they just had to act like he was the one telling them to behave. Hmph. Every single one of them was pretending to be dumb on purpose.
In his heart, Zhao Xuran was already plotting. They’re always so free and bored, right? Then he’d have Grandma assign them more homework and see if they still had time to think about all this nonsense.
"Um, if we behave ourselves, our red envelopes won’t shrink, right?" Ever since Zhao Xuran started making good money, he’d been very generous with the red envelopes for the younger brothers and sisters.
Especially as he earned more and more, those red envelopes were like a mini national budget. Gong Jiaming absolutely did not want to see that huge packet of New Year’s money get any thinner.
The most important thing was, if it shrank this year, next year’s would shrink too.
Gong Ruzhi covered his face. This idiot—now is the time to worry about New Year’s money? Shouldn’t they be discussing whether Zhao Xuran was going to retaliate against them?
But he couldn’t just say that out loud like a moron. Didn’t he see how brilliantly brother‑in‑law was smiling at the side?
Right now, Gong Ruzhi could be sure that there was no way they’d have an easy time ahead. His brother‑in‑law definitely wouldn’t let him off.
If yesterday he’d been full of anticipation about reuniting with his sister today, then now he felt completely different—because the days to come were going to be rough.