Chapter 389: 389
Chapter 389 : Green Plum Meets Wine (40)
Shi Sheng handed over the materials gathered by Sheng Xia’s parents to the country . The government reacted quickly and specially commended Sheng Shi Group, as well as Shi Sheng herself .
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Sheng Shi Group developed into a multinational corporation within the span of a few years . Since Gu Yan was in the e-commerce business, Shi Sheng didn’t enter that market .
Shen Jiayin’s company made pretty good progress, but with Gu Yan’s mammoth of a company present, it didn’t manage to cause any waves and ended up being acquired by Gu Yan .
The times soon changed and the internet became prevalent . Information was no longer as inaccessible now that news could travel the globe in but a few minutes .
“CEO Gu, may I ask you why you decided to switch to the e-commerce business back when it was still the golden age of the property market?”
On a screen mounted above a square, a host was currently interviewing the leader of the e-commerce business, Gu Yan, who was wearing a suit .
It seemed like time hadn’t left behind many marks on his face for he was as handsome as always .
He smiled towards the camera . “Because someone once told me that e-commerce would be the way of the future, so I followed their advice . ”
“Wah!” The host exaggerated his reaction . “Who had so much foresight to predict how things would develop?”
“All of you are very familiar with this person too . ”
“Oh? Who is it? CEO Gu, you simply must tell me!” The host asked excitedly .
Gu Yan played along in building up the suspense by speaking slowly, “Sheng Shi Group’s CEO, Sheng Xia . ”
“Heavens! It really is her! But she must’ve been really young when you made your decision—what convinced you to follow her advice?”
Gu Yan smiled fittingly . “Because she’s my daughter ah! Of course I believe her . ”
“Oh my gawd…” The host was stunned by this news, so it took him awhile to get back to his senses . But since this interview was centred on Gu Yan, the host didn’t dare to ask further and soon drew attention to other areas .
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News that Sheng Shi Group’s CEO was the daughter of the leading e-commerce company’s CEO, Gu Yan, soon seemed to sprout wings and fly .
It caused a lot of surprise . Meanwhile, the online gossipers had already imagined up an entire storyline involving the intricacies of the elite class .
“It’s a real shame these people don’t write novels . ” Shi Sheng refreshed the page . “This creativity will definitely make them popular . ”
Yu Jiu had only just ended a call . He looked at Shi Sheng’s computer screen, his lips twitching . “Dear, your imagination is quite good too . ”
The last reply to the thread was made by her account…
“I’m helping to develop their intelligence . ” Shi Sheng made it sound proper .
“Intelligence will do better with fitness . Dear, how about we do some exercise?” Yu Jiu tossed his phone away and gave her a seductive wink .
Shi Sheng didn’t want to look at him any longer, so she looked away and pointed outside . “Get out . Stop disturbing me . ”
‘Just what is this fellow thinking all day? Does his mind not contain anything besides pa pa?’
Yu Jiu was about to say something when the phone rang .
“Dad? Eat together? Oh…lemme ask my wifey . ” Yu Jiu looked at Shi Sheng . “Dear, dad wants us to go home to eat together . Do you want to go?”
Shi Sheng could pretty much guess the reason behind Yu Xingyun inviting them home for a meal . But she didn’t know whether or not Yu Jiu could accept it…
During the whole journey there, she was torn between whether or not she should give him a heads-up .
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“Dear, why’re you taking so long?” Yu Jiu opened the car door . “Do you need my kisses before you’re willing to get out? Sure, c’mere…”
Shi Sheng, “…”
‘Fuck! This idiot!’
Gu Yan was already present when they entered . He wore an apron as he busied himself with preparing their meal while Yu Xingyun helped him out .
Yu Xingyun washed his hands and exited the kitchen, his eyes meeting Shi Sheng’s . For once, he didn’t yell at Yu Jiu .
“Son…come with me to the study for a bit . ”
Yu Jiu shot him an uncomprehending look . Seeing the seriousness on Yu Xingyun’s face, he still followed him upstairs .
After the two left, Shi Sheng entered the kitchen . “Uncle Gu . ”
“Xiaoxia . ” Gu Yan gave a slight smile that held some nervousness .
“Don’t worry . He’ll understand . ” Shi Sheng patted his shoulder .
Gu Yan spoke in a low voice, “His mother’s passing left a deep mental scar on him . I’m afraid he won’t accept us . ”
“…Just give him some time . ” She couldn’t make his decision for him in this case .
“How’s the company doing?” Gu Yan switched topics .
Shi Sheng followed along . “The gov’s offered a couple of projects, but I didn’t want to accept them cos they were too troublesome . Since my subordinates wanted it though, I handed it over to them . ”
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Ever since she handed over those materials to the country, the government had given Sheng Shi Group a lot of special treatment .
If the project had something to do with her company’s business, they’d ask her before anyone else . As long as she accepted it, they could pretty much skip the whole auction tender stage .
“They’ve gotten a feel of your character, so they know you won’t accept any project but the ones you’re interested in . Still, you have to be careful . Their minds are hard to predict . ” Gu Yan reminded Shi Sheng .
“Okay . ”
By the time Gu Yan finished cooking, Yu Xingyun and Yu Jiu descended the stairs .
Yu Jiu looked at Gu Yan expressionlessly before pulling Shi Sheng along with him and leaving .
“Xiaojiu…” Gu Yan was a bit anxious—one could hear it from his tone . Yu Jiu’s steps paused before he strode off .
Yu Xingyun wrapped an arm around Gu Yan’s shoulders and sighed slightly .
Yu Jiu got Shi Sheng to get into the car before speeding off . They got onto the highway before driving down a road that led to a tiny town .
“Yu Jiu…”
“You knew about this long ago, didn’t you?” Yu Jiu’s hands were still on the steering wheel, his eyes staring straight into the distance, his profile appearing a bit cold .
“En… I ran into them a few times . ” Shi Sheng nodded .
“Follow me somewhere . ” Yu Jiu undid his seatbelt and got out of the car . The first impression Shi Sheng got of this little town was that it was an idyllic place .
As Yu Jiu walked along the road, Shi Sheng followed behind him as she tried to think of what to say . But this made her walk too slowly, so Yu Jiu stopped to wait for her . Once she got close, he caught her hand and continued forward .
“This is my mother’s hometown . ” It was also where she was buried .
“He neglected my mother because of work . ”
Yu Jiu spoke rather slowly . Those memories were probably pretty hard for him to deal with .
“When I was overseas, he never expressed any concern for me . All he knew was to give me money . ”
“Yet, today he told me… This is the first time I’ve seen him this concerned about someone . ”
“I bet you thought I was completely unaware, huh? If you’ve managed to run into them before, I would have too . And it was at home… Though they didn’t notice me . ”
Shi Sheng tightened her grip on his hand .
Yu Jiu looked at her . “I’m sorry . I can’t accept them for now . ”
He could still recall his mother collapsing in a puddle of blood .
“En . I know . ” It was because she’d known that she never told him .
Yu Jiu brought Shi Sheng to his mother’s grave . The woman in the picture appeared very cute and bore some resemblance to Yu Jiu .
Shi Sheng bowed deeply to the gravestone, causing Yu Jiu to feel surprised for a while . It seemed his wifey wasn’t prickly to everyone .
Although Yu Jiu couldn’t accept it, he didn’t object to them either . Only after several years did he finally find it in him to accept the two of them being together .