Family Reunion in A Little Reunion

Family Reunion in A Little Reunion

Early the next morning, Wang Yue set out for President Xiang's office. He was greeted by President Xiang's assistant, a long-legged beauty surnamed He, who introduced herself as He Yingying.

In the past, Salted Fish King Wang Yue would have tried to get her contact information, just in case he could flirt with her and put an end to his single life.

But today, Wang Yue put on a cool, aloof air and handled everything strictly as business. Assistant He, who had braced herself for him to hit on her, had prepared herself for nothing.

In truth, Assistant He had read too much into it. Wang Yue was still missing his Guan Guan and had no interest in pursuing anyone else.

Assistant He merely gave him a curious glance, thinking he was deliberately acting this way to catch her attention. She then proceeded to take Wang Yue straight to see the equipment, without even offering him a cup of coffee.

Wang Yue didn't mind. He carefully inspected the equipment's wiring and assembly, and when he found no problems, he began testing it. He kept at it until it was running properly, without managing to exchange even a single word with the beauty.

Once the equipment was running normally, he called Assistant He over again. She thought, Just as I expected. You were only putting on an act for me. She was just about to figure out how to reject his advances when Wang Yue asked her to bring in their technicians. Then he patiently taught them how to operate the equipment, and ignored her again.

He spent over a week there. Only after their technicians could use the equipment properly and produce products that met the standards did Wang Yue set off home. Assistant He was left behind, muttering to herself, "No wonder you're still single."

On his way back, he noticed a notification from WeCom on his phone: Wang Yue of the Design Department had been appointed assistant to the company's general manager, responsible for assisting Vice President Li with daily affairs. President Li had moved fast! No wonder he was such a scheming old fox.

Seeing the message instantly lifted Wang Yue's spirits, despite his physical and mental exhaustion. A promotion and a raise felt great. All he needed now was a rich, beautiful woman.

Back in So Young, once they could afford good food, they stopped treating money like money, since they knew they'd never be able to spend it all. Here, just moving up one small step at work was enough to make Wang Yue this happy.

How embarrassing. He'd met the big shots himself, after all!

When Wang Yue returned to the company, he said goodbye to Xu Jing, Brother Yan, and the others, then moved to the assistant's office area.

His new position brought different work every day, though he was still constantly busy. But Wang Yue was disappointed to find that no matter how much he watched So Young, he still couldn't travel back.

That day, Wang Yue didn't finish work until nine. As he sat on the bus back to the little place he rented, he saw two fashionable young women leaning their heads together as they looked at a phone. They were chatting. "What classes did you sign your kid up for?"

"What else could I sign him up for? Basketball! I heard a new sports program opened at the gym. It's supposed to help improve your kid's physical education scores. Have you signed yours up?"

"Of course. What can you do? If they're bad at academic subjects, we can still help them study, but if their sports scores are low, there's nothing we can do! They say they want fairness in education, so they've canceled the classes for the main subjects, but these sports classes are just as much of a hassle. Besides, sports have always been for the rich. They're leaving poor families with no way to get by."

"But kids like sports a lot more. They love being active."

Listening to them talk about their children, Wang Yue couldn't help thinking of his Yuan Yuan and Tuan Tuan. Yuan Yuan had only been in fourth grade when he'd returned.

Sigh. He'd go home and watch So Young again. Maybe this time he'd be able to travel back?

The bus was almost at his stop. Wang Yue stood up to get off, and happened to glance at the screen of the young woman in front of him.

"Ding! The host has been detected watching the television series A Little Reunion. System loading..."

"Ding! Loading complete. Activating transmigration function..."

Did this system really let him travel once a month? Or did it just have a one-month cooldown, and then send him wherever he was watching TV? But he'd watched So Young over and over without ever traveling. He'd have to look into it. Damn system, would it kill you to explain?

"Are you getting off or not?" the bus driver impatiently urged him.

"I am, I'm getting off right now. Sorry about that." Wang Yue got off the bus and excitedly headed for Fengfan Middle School.

Why was Wang Yue so excited? Because this time, his family had come with him. His wife was Ruan Wan, identical to the Ruan Wan from the last world. Yuan Yuan and Tuan Tuan were the same, too.

Even if their memories were different, just being able to see them again was enough. What more could he ask for?

As Wang Yue happily made his way toward Fengfan Middle School, he ran into his colleague Xia Junshan at the school gate.

"Wang Yue, I saw you getting off the bus. Where's your car?" Xia Junshan asked in surprise.

"Ah, I got trapped in the design institute's parking lot." Wang Yue was frustrated. In his memories, parking at the design institute was always a nightmare. He'd arrived at the office at exactly the wrong time that day, and all the convenient spaces were taken. He'd had to park wherever he could. Then, when he got off work, he'd found that the car blocking his was the director's!

"Why not just ask someone to move it?" Xia Junshan was even more confused.

"It's the director's car. As far as he's concerned, anyone who doesn't work overtime isn't a good employee. Ask him to move his car for me? I'd rather not." Wang Yue couldn't help complaining about the director at the design institute. They were all adults, yet he still acted like an elementary school teacher taking attendance.

If the institute head didn't always like Wang Yue's designs, the director would have been looking for a reason to write him up. Xia Junshan was in a similar situation, but he was the former institute head's son-in-law, so the director couldn't do much to him.

"The director's car? That's some rotten luck. You could've let me give you a ride, you know. You're too polite!" Xia Junshan sounded a little smug.

"I was only five minutes behind you, and you'd already vanished!" Wang Yue rolled his eyes and headed inside.

"Why don't you take my car and pick up Tuan Tuan first?" Xia Junshan awkwardly tried to make it up to him.

"No need. My wife already picked him up!" Without turning around, Wang Yue waved a hand, his figure as dashing as ever.

"You've got it easy!" Xia Junshan was still waiting outside for school to let out, while Wang Yue had already gone in.

When he reached the office area, he saw Yuan Yuan and Tuan Tuan leaning over a little desk. One was doing homework, and the other was looking at a picture book. The two kids were just as well-behaved as ever.

He gestured for Yuan Yuan to keep an eye on her little brother. Little Yuan Yuan gave Wang Yue a look. She'd already been watching her brother for ages. Did he really need to tell her?

Wang Yue gave her a thumbs-up, then headed toward his Guan Guan. A strange feeling came over him, like someone returning home after a long absence, too timid to go inside.

Ruan Wan seemed to sense him. When she saw Wang Yue, she smiled and said, "Honey, sit down and rest for a bit. I'll be done soon!"

It was just like in So Young. Every time they came home, she would tell Wang Yue to rest, always adding that same little reminder.

"Keep working. Don't mind me!" Wang Yue pulled over a chair and sat nearby, watching Guan Guan. He couldn't get enough of looking at her.

As Ruan Wan graded homework, she noticed that Wang Yue seemed especially clingy today, and couldn't help speeding up.

The family of four returned to their cozy two-bedroom home. Once they got there, Ruan Wan went to busy herself in the kitchen. Instead of watching the children like he normally would, Wang Yue leaned against the kitchen doorframe and watched Guan Guan work, thinking how wonderful life was with her.

That night, everything felt especially harmonious. At least, the next day at work, Wang Yue found himself marveling that it was the same body, yet the difference between one age and another was enormous. He really ought to exercise more.