Return to 88: Starting from Marrying My Sister-in-law

Xu Siqi trembled at the cold, sharp glint in Lu Yang's eyes. She didn't even bother to brush her wet bangs away from her forehead, and immediately replied, "Yes, boss! I'll contact President Xiao right away!"

Although I felt a little wronged.

But during work hours, she still knows how to prioritize.

Xu Siqi turned around hastily, her high heels making rapid, echoing sounds on the wet floor, mingling with the continuous rain outside the window. The conference room door closed behind her, briefly isolating her from some of the noise of the rain, but the heavy atmosphere inside seemed to be compressed even more by the news she had just heard.

Lu Yang's gaze returned to the red arrow on the strategic map.

Little Genius Computer Business Line.

A pale white bolt of lightning struck just in time outside the window, instantly illuminating his sharply defined profile and revealing a cold, sharp curve at the corner of his mouth.

"The Li family...is increasing their holdings..."

Lu Yang's fingers tapped the table unconsciously, the rhythm steady yet exuding an invisible pressure. "Sure enough, this little noise made them restless."

"boss?"

Looking at Lu Yang's silent profile, Champion Brother tentatively spoke, the excitement that had just been ignited now replaced by a trace of worry.

The 17% surge in Lianxiang's Hong Kong stock price and the increased holdings by Lee Chang Sing Group weighed heavily on his mind.

Lu Youyi's Adam's apple bobbed, and he subconsciously looked at the soaking wet blueprint in the trash can, his palms starting to sweat again.

With such strong backing, Lianxiang's financial strength will be unprecedented. Wouldn't this mean their fledgling computer business, which they were prepared to fight head-on at a loss, be completely transformed?
Lu Yang seemed to see through their thoughts, suddenly turned around, and swept his gaze across the two of them like lightning: "What? Has the Li family's move completely destroyed the enthusiasm you just mustered?"

Lu Youyi jolted, remembering his earlier promise, and straightened his back abruptly: "No...no! Cousin, whatever you say, I'll do! It's just money, right? Our...our little genius isn't necessarily afraid of Lianxiang!"

Champion quickly adjusted his mindset, refocusing his gaze on the chassis blueprints flashing on the ThinkPad screen: "Boss, the R&D team will definitely not hold us back!"

He doesn't talk much.

However, considering his current status—not only as the head of the product lab but also as the CEO of the entire Little Genius company—he hesitated for a moment before speaking from the perspective of a company leader: "They're connected."

"Lenovo's advantage lies in having more stores in lower-tier markets and leading in after-sales service. However, these two points happen to be Xiaotiancai's strengths as well. We have a nationwide sales network for Xiaotiancai learning machines and more after-sales service and repair points than Lenovo. It's just that we may not be able to repair more technically demanding mainframe computers for the time being. But that's not a big problem. I'm confident that we can train a group of repair technicians in a short time who can perform simple mainframe computer repairs and replace parts. It won't be a problem for us to compete with Lenovo."

He also came from an assembly background. Back then, he was able to sift through piles of electronic waste to find usable electronic components and assemble CD players, tape recorders, televisions, and other electronic devices, which was enough to prove his skill.

Some of them were definitely broken, but he fixed them all himself, so he has the authority to speak on the topic of training maintenance personnel.

Lu Yang listened silently for a while, then nodded. "Well, since you're confident, let me make a statement: you can keep the profits from Little Genius learning machines for yourselves this year; you don't need to hand them over to the headquarters."

He paused, looked at the two men, his gaze sweeping over their faces before focusing on Champion Brother, and said, "How to spend the money and where to spend it is up to you and Vice President Lu to discuss and decide."

The champion's face suddenly lit up with surprise, which he couldn't hide, and he blurted out, "Boss, is this for real?"

People who do research are still too shallow.

It's not surprising, though. Xiaotiancai learning machines dominate half of the domestic Famicom game learning machine market. Apart from one of their own, Xiaoshentong, there's no one else that can compete. Their annual after-tax net profit is at least three to five hundred million yuan.

but.

In fact, the company has not had much capital left for development over the years. The vast majority, accounting for almost 90% of the net profit, has been handed over to the parent company, Century Group.

Otherwise, how did the Century Tower, a landmark in Futian District of Shenzhen and the tallest building in Asia, come about?

Where did Lu Yang get the money to buy so many villas and hoard so many houses all over the country?

Hong Kong set up a shell company and then acquired Tianfu Cola in mainland China. Where did all that money come from?
Victoria Peak, the luxury mansions of Repulse Bay, the king of mansions on the mountaintop...

Where did all this money come from?

Of course, it's not all due to the genius of the little genius. Lu Yang has many profitable companies under his name, and he can also make a fortune from the stock market from time to time.

But at the very least, the role of Little Genius in this is absolutely indispensable.

Now, this money will be returned through the boss's words and given to them to manage themselves.

That would be wonderful.

With this money, Xiaotiancai will definitely be able to develop even better than before.

He could not hide his excitement.

But he couldn't help but glance at his new partner, the boss's cousin, with some concern.

The boss made it very clear that after receiving the money, he should discuss with his new partner how to use it. Whether the majority of the money should be put into the product lab and more invested in research and development, or into marketing, is something that needs to be discussed.

Lu Youyi's eyes lit up as well.

Over the years, he has been in charge of the daily operations of the garment factory and managed nearly a thousand people, which has given him a calm and composed mindset.

At this moment, facing his cousin's probing gaze, Champion hesitated to speak, his expression showing a hint of worry.

He pretended not to see it.

He nodded to Lu Yang with a look of surprise and delight: "Please rest assured, Chairman, we will discuss it carefully and make sure to do what you asked us to do well."

At this point, they finally realized they needed to address each other by their job titles.

Lu Yang shook his head.

Forget it, I'm too lazy to correct you. I turned and walked towards the door. "You guys figure it out yourselves. Oh, by the way, have your cousin ask his secretary to get me a towel."

When that little girl went out, a fleeting look of grievance flashed in her eyes, and he didn't pretend not to see it.

Xu Siqi's hair was wet, and the dripping water even soaked the map he had placed on the table.

He wasn't without heartache.

Soon, a young and muscular male secretary brought Lu Yang a white dry towel.

Lu Yang glanced at the other person a couple more times.

Realizing that this was actually the secretary of his third cousin Lu Youyi, whom he had specifically mentioned, and that he wasn't a woman but a muscular man, he wondered what kind of aesthetic sense this was.
Lu Youyi blushed, and after the male secretary left, he whispered, "It's your sister-in-law who won't allow it, there's nothing I can do."

Lu Yang whispered, "Could it be a prior offense?"

Although the sound was very soft, there were only three of them in the conference room, so loud that you could hear a pin drop. Naturally, Lu Youyi and Champion Brother both heard it.

Lu Youyi blushed deeply, his face turning as red as a monkey's bottom.

The champion looked up at him with a suspicious gaze, wondering, "Could my new partner really be a pervert?"

Lu Youyi felt utterly wronged and looked at Lu Yang, who was walking towards the door, with a resentful gaze. "Cousin, don't go! Help me explain!" But Lu Yang quickly disappeared, waving his hand behind him and slipping away.

He needs to go find his lovely little secretary.

Soon, Lu Yang saw his beautiful secretary at the end of the company corridor.

Xu Siqi was making a phone call with her back to Lu Yang. Xiao Jun, who was on the other end of the line, heard that this time, a brother company was helping to subsidize the activities for the little prodigy to expand market share and resist the pressure brought by the recent turmoil of the Asia Audio-Visual Foundation, led by the Li family in Hong Kong.

He almost jumped up in excitement.

He couldn't help but scream, "Great, fucking great! I knew my brother-in-law was reliable and awesome! I'm not saying anything more, damn it, this time I'm going to kill them, starting with Xianke Electronics."

He hung up the phone.

However, the words "brother-in-law" kept echoing in Xu Siqi's ears, causing her expression to freeze for a moment.

"Why???"

"Mr. Xiao, why...why does he call the boss 'brother-in-law'?"

"Did you call me by the wrong name?"

"No, that's not how it is... There must be some misunderstanding... Xiao Jun... his... his sister is... it's her... it was her all along..."

"Why? Why is this happening..."

If it were someone else, she might have just thought it was a misunderstanding, a slip of the tongue, or that Mr. Xiao was joking. But if it was Qian Youyou, then she had no choice but to believe it.

That girl was absolutely stunning.

She looks like a fairy, especially her long, straight legs, which completely outshine her fair legs.

There are other things too, like her face, like her eyes, willow-leaf eyebrows, oval face, with a watery look, while she herself has a cute little round face, even with a bit of baby fat. She used to be very vain, thinking she was the most adorable person in the universe.

But ever since she met this girl, she'd had a sudden realization: in the face of unparalleled beauty, cuteness was utterly worthless. Looking down at her own flat chest, like a Winnie the Pooh cookie, she felt utterly inferior. Sigh, tired. Destruction is the only option!

This world is so unfair.

"Woooooooo..."

The sudden crying startled Lu Yang, who was tiptoeing over to gently grab a towel to wipe the little girl's wet, dripping hair. He froze in place.

"what happened?"

Lu Yang turned the girl around so she was facing him, and asked, "Who bullied you?"

This is outrageous! He's furious.

Xu Siqi lowered her head, then shook her head. Although she was quite touched that the jerk boss had chased after her with a towel, she couldn't help but think about the other girls besides herself, and... and... even her family called him her brother-in-law... So what had she been all these years?
No need to guess or ask; if it's true, it means the other person has been with this guy for even longer than I have.

What does this mean to me?
Little three?

Wait, Xiao Si?
The boss had always played the part of someone so devoted, so unwavering in his love for his wife. No matter how much I tried to seduce him, he remained unmoved. And then there was Mingzhu, his childhood sweetheart. She had already softened her stance and expressed a desire to get back together, but he refused to accept her back, completely cutting ties with her. Yet now… he's doing this! How can he face his wife? How can he face me?

"Woooooooo..."

She cried so hard that her tears fell like pearls strung together, each one bigger than a bean.

tick tock...

Even though she couldn't hear anything, it felt as if every drop of sound was falling on the scar on her heart.

Lu Yang frowned, staring at the girl who was silently shedding tears with her head down. "Did that kid Xiao Jun say something to you?"

He's not stupid.

This girl is such a joy to be around; she rarely has any worries since she's been with me.

The most troubling thing is that I hadn't accepted her before, but now we're together. Apart from not being able to give her a complete marriage, I've given her everything I should. In terms of feelings, I haven't treated her unfairly.

Logically speaking, this situation should not occur again.

unless……

"Yeah, Xiao Jun is always a big mouth, damn it, he's always getting me into trouble."

Lu Yang figured out the key to it.

unexpected.

There was no rush to offer an explanation, because at this point, an explanation would only be a cover-up and wouldn't be very effective. It was better to wait for the other party to calm down first.

So how did you do it?

He forcefully placed the white towel he was holding over the other person's long hair and began to ruffle it...

Yes, another round of kneading!!!

Simple, violent, and direct.

Xu Siqi tried to struggle, but she was no match for Lu Yang's strength. "Don't move. You've been caught in the rain, and you can't keep your hair wet like this. Be careful not to catch a cold or fever. Also, if I'm not mistaken, your period is coming soon. If it happens to coincide with a cold or fever, it will only make the pain worse. Be good, listen to me, let me wipe you with a towel first, and it will be fine once the water stains are gone."

When it arrived, it had become a bird's nest, and the hair was a messy, tangled mess.

"Pfft..."

Lu Yang laughed out loud.

While the person was still dazed, he picked them up by the waist, ran downstairs, and put them in the car.

Half an hour later...

Lu Yang carried the still dazed Xu Siqi out of the car.

We entered the villa.

This was also his former home in Baoqing city.

Apart from this general's mansion from the Republican era and the Suzhou-style manor that was later renovated, Lu Yang has never owned any other properties in Baoqing Prefecture.

Another hour...

Sweating profusely, Lu Yang lit a cigarette and stroked the beautiful back of the woman lying beside him, saying, "If you're willing to listen, I can explain what happened before. It was like this... like this... like this..." (End of Chapter)