I'll Have Guo Rui Marry You

The ones standing outside were naturally Liu Jianming and Liu Chang.

When the two of them came in as well, the already small living room instantly became extremely crowded.

There was barely even room to stand.

Liu Jianming was delighted when he saw Boss Wang and Aunt Chen.

"Looks like we're a little late. Someone got here before us."

Father Yang found a few small stools in the inner room and invited everyone to sit.

Since standing around was not an option, everyone sat down.

Boss Wang and his burly subordinates, however, looked somewhat cramped sitting on the little stools.

"Are you here to sign Yang Sheng as well?" Liu Jianming was the first to speak.

Among the three groups, the Liu Group was unquestionably the longest-established and strongest. It was even powerful enough to contend with the Li Group, Bay City's leading corporation.

Thus, after Liu Jianming arrived, the other two parties spoke much less often.

"President Liu, if your company intends to compete for Yang Sheng, my Wang Group is willing to withdraw and give you that courtesy."

Boss Wang clasped his fists. His words were sincere, but his expression was strained. After all, no one liked being overshadowed.

Liu Jianming did not care about that. He turned to Aunt Chen. "Vice President Chen, what do you think?"

Aunt Chen did not answer directly. Instead, she said, "Since President Liu is here, why don't you speak with Yang Sheng first and hear what he has to say?"

On the way here, Liu Jianming and Liu Chang had already discussed the matter. Based on the various signs from before, they believed Yang Sheng would not easily sign with any company.

So they intended to give it their best shot. Even if they could not reach a final agreement, they still wanted to befriend Yang Sheng and maintain a good relationship. There could still be opportunities to work together in the future.

They had originally wanted to invite Jiang Tian along to persuade Yang Sheng, but they could not reach Jiang Tian no matter what, so the two of them could only come directly to Yang Sheng.

Liu Jianming looked at Yang Sheng. "Yang Sheng, I won't make you an offer. If you truly want to join us, you can name your terms."

The moment those words were spoken, Boss Wang and Aunt Chen were stunned.

The usual rule in this industry was for companies to make offers to martial artists.

The reverse—a martial artist naming terms to a company—generally did not happen with low-level martial artists.

Only martial artists in the Subtlety Realm or above were qualified to name their own terms to companies.

In other words, the Liu Group had already determined that Yang Sheng had a strong chance of advancing to the Subtlety Realm or even higher in the future.

Both of them were seasoned businesspeople and quickly caught the deeper meaning behind Liu Jianming's words.

He must have possessed information that others did not.

Aunt Chen looked at Yang Sheng, and something different appeared in her eyes.

It seemed she had to secure Yang Sheng no matter what.

She thought to herself.

Before Yang Sheng could reply to Liu Jianming, Aunt Chen pulled Guo Rui to her feet.

"Old Yang, do you remember how Yang Sheng and Guo Rui were classmates for several years when they were little?"

"Back then, I said those two children got along so well that they were a match made in heaven. Maybe someday, we could go from being friends to becoming in-laws."

Father Yang, who was drinking water from his little stool, sprayed out a mouthful of water when he heard that.

Guo Rui, whom Aunt Chen had pulled up, instantly flushed bright red upon hearing her mother say that.

She felt embarrassed and annoyed, but she did not dare lose her temper. She could only secretly glance at Yang Sheng.

She prayed that Yang Sheng would not seize the opportunity to make an issue of it.

Aunt Chen continued, "Xiao Sheng, I heard from Guo Rui that you helped her complete her enrollment procedures before. This girl talks about you at home every day. You're still at the same school now, and you might even attend the same Martial Arts University in the future. I suggest you start dating now."

Guo Rui finally could not take it anymore and cried out unhappily, "Mom! What are you talking about?!"

A strange expression appeared on Liu Jianming's face. He tilted his head slightly to glance at Liu Chang, only for her to glare back at him.

Boss Wang, who had a group of burly men behind him, finally understood what was going on.

He turned back to look at the group of muscular men behind him. The moment those burly men saw Boss Wang's gaze, they shuddered.

Father Yang wiped the water from his face and said, "Sister Chen, it's better to let the children decide matters between themselves. As parents, we shouldn't interfere so much."

Aunt Chen looked at Yang Sheng.

She considered Guo Rui fairly attractive, with a tall figure and fair skin.

It was perfectly normal for Yang Sheng, a high school senior who had never dated, to be interested in girls.

Besides, she was only suggesting that they date. Dating between male and female classmates was perfectly normal.

Yang Sheng said, "Aunt Chen, thank you for going to the trouble of trying to bring Guo Rui and me together. But I think you should ask Guo Rui what she thinks first. Also, I'm about to take the Martial Arts Entrance Exam, so I won't consider this for now."

"Everyone, the Martial Arts Entrance Exam is close at hand. Yang Sheng currently has no plans to sign with any company. Thank you all for visiting today. Yang Sheng is deeply grateful. Let us discuss this again after the exam."

Aunt Chen's expression darkened.

Liu Jianming said from the side, "This is truly an eye-opener. I never thought I'd actually see someone use her daughter as a bargaining chip."

"Since Yang Sheng has already said so, I think you should stop pestering him here. Yang Sheng is right. The Martial Arts Entrance Exam is only half a month away. Dragging him into signing a contract at such a critical time would indeed put him in a difficult position. Why don't we wait until after the exam?"

Upon hearing Liu Jianming speak, Aunt Chen knew there was no point in saying anything further.

She gripped Guo Rui's arm tightly and left the Yang house without another word.

After Aunt Chen left, Boss Wang had his people put away the cash box and departed with his group as well.

After they left, Liu Jianming walked over to Yang Sheng and said, "You have your own reasons for deciding not to sign with us, and we won't force you. If anything comes up, remember to tell Liu Chang. The Liu Group will definitely help you resolve it."

With that, he turned and left the Yang house as well.

"I couldn't tell, Junior Brother. So you had a childhood sweetheart who was practically betrothed to you from birth." Liu Chang teased him.

Yang Sheng shook his head. "You're joking, Senior Sister. You can see it too—the girl doesn't like me."

Liu Chang said, "What, if she liked you, would you really accept Vice President Chen's invitation?"

Yang Sheng flashed a wide smile. "No. No woman can affect my cultivation."

Liu Chang clicked her tongue. "What a blockhead. You're no fun at all."

With that, she turned and hurried after Liu Jianming.

"If anything happens, remember to tell Senior Sister. Senior Sister might not be able to help, but I can definitely pass the message along and find someone who can."

Outside, Liu Jianming had already taken a seat in the back of the car.

When he saw Liu Chang come over, he asked curiously, "What were you talking to Yang Sheng about just now?"

Liu Chang glared at her father. "Just now, were you thinking about selling me off too?!"

Liu Jianming said, "Heaven knows I'd never do something like that! But Old Chen is truly ruthless. No wonder she could build the chamber of commerce from scratch in Qingzhou and expand it into Yu Prefecture. She's not only ruthless toward others, but toward herself too. She could actually do something like sell off her own daughter."