Boasting Shamelessly

Suddenly, a noise came from the kitchen. Li Xiaoxuan quickly propped herself up from Zhang Yang's chest and sat up, acting as if nothing had happened.

The couple came out of the kitchen and acted as if they hadn't seen anything.

"Come on, let's eat dinner."

The two greeted us warmly as they served dishes to the table.

During the Lunar New Year, every household has plenty of food on hand, so tonight's dinner is naturally very sumptuous, consisting of local specialties from Yinghai, plus a large plate of steamed golden hairy crabs.

Mr. Li opened a bottle of good wine and enthusiastically poured Zhang Yang's glass full.

Tongtong sat to the side, also craving hairy crabs, looking eager to try them.

"Welcome Zhang Yang to our home, Mr. Zhang. Let me propose a toast." Mr. Li raised his glass, taking the initiative to offer a toast. "The dishes are a bit simple; I don't know if they'll suit your taste."

He didn't dare treat Zhang Yang as a junior who had come to visit, and his words were always somewhat restrained and cautious, for fear of being disrespectful.

"Thank you for your trouble, Uncle." Zhang Yang smiled and raised his glass to clink glasses with the uncle.

As evening fell, the house was brightly lit.

Li Xiaoxuan frequently served Zhang Yang food and wine, and also kept an eye on Tongtong, urging her to eat.

Zhang Yang ate his food, nodding occasionally.

The food tonight was really delicious. The crabs were full of roe and fat, and the dishes were all beautifully presented, fragrant, and flavorful. It was a unique home-style cooking experience that most restaurants can't replicate.

Seeing that Zhang Yang seemed quite satisfied with the dishes, Li Xiaoxuan's parents were relieved.

"Where does Uncle work now?" Zhang Yang asked during their casual conversation.

Li Xiaoxuan's parents both look quite young. If they are working, they must not have retired yet, and if they are not working, they must be doing something.

"Mr. Zhang, Xiaoxuan's dad is driving for someone's company now," Mrs. Li spoke up first. "It's a small private company. He's just taking it one day at a time. After all, he's getting older, and it's not easy to find work."

"You don't have social security or anything, right?" Zhang Yang asked again.

"No, no, it's just odd jobs," Mr. Li said, rubbing his hands together, a little embarrassed. "They don't pay social security, but the salary is a few hundred yuan more, so it's about six or seven thousand a month, enough for the family to live on."

Zhang Yang nodded. "Uncle, if you don't mind, you can work as a driver for me. It's not tiring or busy, and I'll pay you 20,000 a month, plus other benefits."

Father Li was stunned.

Mrs. Li realized what was happening and quickly nudged her husband with her elbow, "Yes, yes! Old Li, say something!"

Father Li suddenly realized what was happening and quickly nodded.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm willing, but I don't know... what's it like at your place..."

Zhang Yang smiled, casually took out a piece of paper, wrote down a number, and went out. "Uncle, go to the Four Seasons Hotel and call this number for the specific details. I'll put in a good word with him later."

The Four Seasons Hotel concierge department needed a driver anyway, and they weren't busy, so sending Uncle Li there was perfect. As for his treatment, the boss arranged it personally; it couldn't be the same as anyone else's.

"Then Mr. Zhang..." Mr. Li wanted to ask again.

"Dad, why don't you just go and find out directly?" Li Xiaoxuan suddenly spoke up. "Wouldn't it be better to understand the work details on-site?"

"Yes, Uncle, go and take a look. If it's suitable, keep it; if not, that's fine too," Zhang Yang said with a smile.

Mr. Li nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

After dinner, Mrs. Li was busy clearing away the dishes and tidying up the table.

Li Xiaoxuan was dragged by Tongtong to tell a story.

Zhang Yang went out onto the balcony, casually made a phone call to Anderson, and explained the matter.

"Just do it my way, you can handle the details... um, my friend's father." Zhang Yang said a few words and hung up the phone.

Turning around, I saw Li Xiaoxuan's parents carrying their child into their room.

In the blink of an eye, only the two of them remained in the living room.

"Did your parents take the child to bed?"

"Yeah, right." Li Xiaoxuan blinked, smiled, and hugged her. "Isn't it nice to have some alone time together?"

"It's good, but unfortunately we can't really do it." Zhang Yang said, half-jokingly, with his arm around the hot new mom. "Can't we just hold each other while we sleep, and not do anything else?"

"You... don't even think about it." Li Xiaoxuan bit Zhang Yang's neck, each word distinct.

In the dead of night, Zhang Yang, with his arms as a pillow, watched as Li Xiaoxuan sat down, her black hair flowing over her shoulders, seemingly tireless.

The bed is of good quality and doesn't make much noise.

But if you really listen closely, the sound still can't be hidden.

However, there's no need to hide it. Li Xiaoxuan's parents know perfectly well, and even if they heard it, they'd just pretend they didn't. It's just that Zhang Yang can't bring himself to be so incoherent in front of her parents.

They tossed and turned until late at night, then embraced and fell into a deep sleep.

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The next morning, the door to the next room opened.

Li Xiaoxuan's parents tiptoed out of the door. On the bed behind them, Tongtong was still fast asleep, completely unaware of waking up.

"Keep your voice down, don't wake Mr. Zhang. I'm going out to buy breakfast later. Old Chen's breakfast shop outside the neighborhood is open today," Mrs. Li whispered.

"I know," Mr. Li yawned widely. "They're just young people after all..."

The couple whispered to each other for a while, then washed up and went out together.

It was still early, so they went out to buy breakfast and take a stroll to avoid making a fuss at home.

"Tell me, what kind of job did General Manager Zhang assign me at the Four Seasons Hotel? He just offered me a salary of 20,000 yuan without hesitation. Tell me... what is his position at the Four Seasons Hotel? A senior executive?" Father Li asked the question he had been pondering all night.

"Anyway, their identity is definitely not ordinary," said Mrs. Li. "Didn't President Zhang say that you should just go over and make the call? Just go and make the call."

Both of them knew the status of the Four Seasons Hotel in Yinghai, a landmark-level establishment worth two billion, so naturally neither of them thought any deeper, simply assuming that Zhang Yang had some unusual status at the Four Seasons Hotel.

The two took a walk, keeping track of the time, and then went straight to a breakfast shop to buy steamed buns, xiaolongbao, and dumplings before heading home.

The couple's expressions changed the moment they arrived at their building.

"Oh no, why is she here?"

In the distance, a middle-aged woman stood next to a young man, both carrying large and small bags, standing downstairs.

They were their former neighbors from their hometown.

"You forgot? Didn't she mention a while ago that her nephew also works at Yinghai, and even asked if she wanted to introduce Xiaoxuan to him?" Mr. Li slapped his palm. "You didn't take it seriously then, just casually saying you'd talk about it another time. I didn't expect her to be so forward, actually showing up during the New Year."

"I was just saying it casually, who knew she would take it seriously?" Aunt Li was a little speechless. "Oh no, she saw us."

The couple's expressions changed simultaneously as they saw the middle-aged woman leading a young man towards them.

"Second Brother Li, Second Sister-in-law, we've finally waited for you! I thought we'd come to the wrong place." The middle-aged woman walked up cheerfully. "Guo Jun, quickly call for help."

"Hello, Uncle and Auntie," the boy next to him quickly greeted.

"Oh, hello." Mr. and Mrs. Li were a little embarrassed.

During the Lunar New Year, who knew that this old neighbor would actually come knocking on our door, and even brought her nephew along.

Isn't that embarrassing?

"I mentioned him to you last time, this is my nephew, what do you think, a handsome young man?" the middle-aged woman said with a smile. "I also told Guo Jun about Xiaoxuan's situation, and he doesn't mind at all, right, Guo Jun?"

"Yes, uncles and aunts, I don't mind these things. I happen to like children myself," the young man quickly replied.

"Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" Mrs. Li frowned.

"Oh, why bother saying it beforehand? There's no time like the present. We're both on holiday at home, so let's arrange for the two young people to meet and settle things quickly. I know my nephew well; he's absolutely decent and a perfect match for Xiaoxuan."

"What kind of talk is this... what kind of talk is this?" Father Li was a little displeased.

This makes it sound like his daughter is unwanted just because she's divorced, like he should introduce her to his family?

He walked into the stairwell without saying a word, his face grim.

"No need, perhaps." It was the Lunar New Year, and Mrs. Li didn't want to say anything too harsh. "It's not convenient for us today..."

The middle-aged woman, seemingly unable to understand human speech, smiled and beckoned the young people to follow.

"What? We have guests at home today? Guo Jun... come on, keep up, let's go upstairs."

"Oh, you... you really are..." Mrs. Li frowned as she looked at the two people who followed the couple in, unsure of what to say.

In no time at all, they arrived at their own doorstep.

The door had just opened, but the couple hadn't gone inside yet.

The middle-aged woman walked into the house without any hesitation. "The house is a bit small, but it's okay... It'll definitely be fine for the young couple to live here. Haven't you considered giving Xiaoxuan's daughter directly to her biological father?"

"Auntie, didn't I say I like children? The child can take my surname in the future," the young man reminded her from the side.

"Alright, whatever you say." The middle-aged woman nodded with a smile, then frowned as she looked at the tightly closed door. "What's wrong with your Xiaoxuan? It's already this late and she's still not up?"

"You... you all, it's the New Year, don't blame me for saying something unpleasant." Father Li laughed angrily. "You can leave, you're not welcome."

The middle-aged woman, however, didn't seem to care.

"Second Brother Li, you know Xiaoxuan's situation. Let me tell you, my nephew has never even had a girlfriend. He's a complete novice. You've gotten a bargain... I'll go knock on the door. There's no reason to keep a guest waiting."

Without saying a word, she stepped forward.

"Hey, what are you doing!" Dad Li immediately scolded.

As the two pushed and shoved each other, the young man, for reasons unknown, stepped past them and tried to knock on the door.

The door opened.

"Who is it so early in the morning?" A tall figure appeared.

The young man was so frightened that he quickly took a step back and looked up at the handsome man in front of him, who was shirtless and had a perfect physique.

The middle-aged woman was also stunned.

"A man? Your Xiaoxuan actually slept with a man!"

Zhang Yang couldn't figure out what had happened, but looking at the two people carrying large and small bags, and at Li Xiaoxuan's parents whose expressions were full of anger, he could roughly guess what was going on.

"Uncle and Aunt, what's this?"

Inside the room, Li Xiaoxuan, with her long, languid hair and a charming, mature aura, came out and gently leaned against Zhang Yang's side.

The young man was dumbfounded and swallowed hard.

"Auntie, is it her? I'm willing, I'm willing!"

"You still want someone who's so filthy and promiscuous?" the middle-aged woman said without thinking. "Fine, since you want him, then I'll listen to you... His second brother and sister-in-law, you heard that too, my nephew won't hold it against you, just make this man leave."

"Get out! You two get out of here!" Father Li finally snapped, grabbing all the things they had brought and throwing them out the door.

The woman was stunned for a moment, then suddenly started wailing and throwing a tantrum.

"You, Brother Li, how can you treat your neighbors back home like this?"

"We, an aunt and niece, came all this way, and they didn't even offer us a cup of hot tea, and then they told us to get lost!"

Neighbors from my hometown?

That must be an old neighbor from out of town.

"Uncle, do you need any help?" Zhang Yang asked casually as he stepped forward.

The middle-aged woman glanced at the tall figure approaching, and without thinking, decided to take the opportunity to shift the target of her tantrum.

"What are you doing! What are you doing! Do you want to fight again?!"

She bared her teeth and claws, trying to scratch Zhang Yang.

Without a second thought, Zhang Yang slapped him across the face.

"Stop arguing!"

With just a sliver of force, the middle-aged woman was instantly slammed to the ground by the immense power, spitting out a pile of broken teeth mixed with blood and saliva.

Everything came to an abrupt end.

The young man standing nearby, witnessing this scene, instantly turned pale with fright and shrank back to hide.

"Disturbing my sleep so early in the morning." Zhang Yang looked at the saliva and blood on his hands, then walked into the bathroom with disgust and washed them with hand sanitizer.

Honestly, arguing with this kind of person is beneath you.

But what can you do with such a shameless shrew? What could be more satisfying than slapping her across the face?

"You... take your things with you." Zhang Yang glanced at the timid young man beside him and gave him a command.

"Okay, okay! I'll take it right away." The young man shrank back as he timidly packed his things. "You hit my aunt, so you can't hit me!"

Zhang Yang looked at this oddball in front of him with amusement, not knowing what to say.

They are as insignificant as ants, things that can be crushed with a single step; it's a waste of time to even glance at them.

He walked into the bathroom with Li Xiaoxuan, chatting and laughing, as if nothing outside existed.

"Goodness, that was ruthless, Mr. Zhang." Mr. Li felt a surge of satisfaction as he looked at the middle-aged woman whose eyes were filled with fear and who no longer dared to look him in the eye.

Good! Well done!

It's truly unexpected that Mr. Zhang, who seems so handsome and gentle, could be so ruthless and vicious when he takes action, without the slightest hesitation.

Come to think of it, they've built such a great enterprise; did they achieve it through gentleness, kindness, respect, frugality, and humility? How could they do it without shrewdness and skill?

The couple watched as the aunt and niece sheepishly left the house with their belongings. As they turned around, they saw Zhang Yang walking out of the bathroom.

"Mr. Zhang, I'm so sorry you had to see this."

Mr. Li went up with his hands hanging down, his face full of apology and embarrassment, looking eager to explain.

"It's alright, it's alright, don't be embarrassed, Uncle. I didn't even think about it." Zhang Yang waved his hand, glanced at the breakfast on the table, and sat down with a smile. "Uncle and Aunt, have you eaten yet? Shall we have breakfast together?"

Mr. and Mrs. Li realized what was happening and quickly waved their hands. "Mr. Zhang, please eat. We'll go wake Tongtong up."

This little incident in the morning vanished without a trace, leaving no ripple.