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

The fuselage dipped slightly, the roar of the engines turned, and the blinding sunlight outside the window was briefly obscured by thick clouds. The plane began to descend, and the slight turbulence brought by penetrating the clouds woke Lu Yang from his brief nap.

Xu Siqi was fast asleep with her head resting on his shoulder, a satisfied smile still on her lips. It seemed that his declaration, "You just need to be a source of joy," had made her let down all her guard, and even her dreams were filled with ease.

Lu Yang lowered his eyes, his fingertips gently brushing her slightly cool cheeks. The "momentary emotion" had not completely dissipated, but it stirred up deeper ripples in his heart—it was pity, but even more so, a heavy sense of responsibility.

This silly girl gave herself completely to him, but he knew full well that the road ahead was not smooth.

The soft voice of a flight attendant, tinged with the unique accent of the Minnan dialect, came over the loudspeaker, reminding passengers that they were about to arrive at Shenzhen International Airport.

Lu Yang's thoughts were instantly pulled back to reality. His gaze fell on the gradually clearing city skyline outside the window. He felt touched by the warmth of the moment, but the reality was that once they got off the plane, their relationship would not be the same as in Xingcheng. There were many things he needed to be careful about.

"Um...are we here yet?"

Xu Siqi woke up rubbing her eyes, still groggy from just waking up. The humid air of Shenzhen seemed to seep in through the porthole.

She gripped Lu Yang's large hand tightly.

Holding her to her lower abdomen, she was reluctant to let go, hoping to be intimate with her for a little longer in these last moments.

After all, once you get off the plane...

She could no longer be so close to the stinky boss. The stinky boss had his own wife, and his wife, Sister Mingyue, lived in Pengcheng. For no other reason than to protect the stinky boss's reputation, she, as the company chairman's office assistant, had to be careful about the impact.

At this moment, Lu Yang turned around, held her small hand tightly, looked into her eyes, and said in a calm but undeniably powerful voice: "Behave yourself while you're in Pengcheng. Next time you have the chance to go on a business trip, I'll take you with me."

This was his compensation to the other person for giving up her independent career and willingly staying by his side as a secretary.

In fact, if Xu Siqi, a caring person like the company secretary, were not willing to continue in the long term, Lu Yang might not be able to find a suitable successor.

First and foremost, loyalty is essential.

Because the company secretary often stayed by his side, he learned many of Lu Yang's secrets.

If one lacks sufficient confidence in the other party's loyalty, how could Lu Yang possibly feel at ease?

Secondly, loyalty.
In order to solidify this loyalty, turning the other party into one of their own becomes the only option.

Around and around.

Unless Lu Yang finds another male secretary, or a relative's child, cousin, or niece...

There is a foundation of trust.

Otherwise, if the successor is also a female secretary, and Lu Yang lacks sufficient trust in her in order to keep certain secrets, he might end up going back to the same old path...

Forget it.

Overthinking is useless.

Touched by the sight of the young girl beside him, Lu Yang got off the plane first.

Xu Siqi followed silently behind him.

Carrying a briefcase.

Maintain a certain distance.

Three months later, apart from 1988 and 1989 when he first started making his first fortune by reselling treasury bonds, Lu Yang and his wife Yin Mingyue were separated for a long time, sometimes for half a year at a time. But later, as his business grew, although Lu Yang flew all over the country, he would control the time of each business trip, sometimes for half a month, sometimes for a week, and would go home.

This time, it was clearly the first time in recent years that he had been away from home for such a long time.

As soon as Lu Yang got off the plane, he saw a conspicuous welcome sign, and under the sign were his mother-in-law, wife and children.

Mingyue has lost weight.

A thought flashed through Lu Yang's mind, and with a touch of heartache, he quickly walked over and embraced the woman who was looking at him with tears of excitement in her eyes.

"You've lost weight recently. Why haven't you been eating well? Is it because you're missing me?"

Lu Yang rested his head on her shoulder and smelled the fragrance emanating from her hair. As expected, she had just washed her hair not long ago.

Yin Mingyue blushed slightly. She was always reserved, and it was an airport with a constant flow of people, so she said softly, "No, I'm just recovering from childbirth."

Lu Yang then remembered that he had a son who was not yet one year old.

So he apologetically let go of his wife, turned around, and took the big, chubby baby boy from his mother-in-law's arms.

The little bean has grown into a big bean.

They've already started babbling.

"Poop... poop... poop... ya ya ya!"

Lu Yang was overjoyed. Clearly, someone had taught him beforehand: lift the little guy up above his head with both hands, then lower him, then lift him up again, then lower him again, then lift him up again...

The little guy was so happy that he squeaked and barked, showing no fear of strangers at all.

Lift them up high! Sure enough, every little guy this big loves to be lifted up high.

Lu Yang was even more delighted. Seeing that the little guy wasn't shy at all and was especially close to his father, he couldn't help but tease him, "Does Fanfan still recognize his father? Call him 'Daddy' again and let me hear it. Daddy will lift you up high, okay?"

"Eeya eeya...pa...pa...pa...pa..."

The little guy was overjoyed, waving his arms and legs excitedly. It took him a while to finally utter a proper "baba" that satisfied Lu Yang.

Lu Yang is even happier now than if he had earned 100 million.

They immediately started playing "lifting each other up high," oblivious to everyone else, engaging in a parent-child game with their son amidst the bustling crowds at the airport.

Until Yin Mingyue whispered, "Why don't we go back first? The air here is a bit stuffy, and there are a lot of people around. My son is still young, and I'm worried he might catch a cold..."

Although she was overjoyed to see her husband and son being affectionate with her own eyes.

But a mother's instinct is strong, and she understood the priorities of things. The most urgent thing was to prevent her son from catching a cold. An 11-month-old baby couldn't withstand being outside for a long time, especially in a crowded public place like an airport.

"Yes, yes, yes... Wife, you're right."

Lu Yang realized what was happening and quickly told the little guy, who was laughing so hard, to return the child to his mother-in-law, adding, "Mom, you've been working hard lately."

Hearing her son-in-law Lu Yang's words, Ma Xiulan smiled so much that her wrinkles folded up. She laughed heartily and said, "It's alright. As long as you two are doing well, that's all that matters. I'm not old yet and I won't get tired. If you're still young, you can have another child. We're not short of money, and we can afford to raise one anyway."

"Daughter, don't you think so? I see you're recovering quite well lately." She had already given up on the idea of ​​rekindling her eldest daughter's old flame with her youngest son-in-law.

The reason is obvious: the eldest daughter is running a successful company in Beijing, and I've heard that her company's commercials have been featured on CCTV several times.

As for how much money I can earn?

She hadn't heard her eldest daughter mention it, but recently her eldest daughter had changed her car to one similar to her younger daughter's husband's—what was the brand again? A Mercedes-Benz S-Class, yes, that's right, the "W14" (or "W14") Benz. Her company even provided her with a personal driver, and she said she was planning to buy a house in Beijing...

Life is getting better and better.

The previous wild ideas were extinguished. After all, having the eldest daughter become the younger son-in-law's concubine would tie down this rich and capable son-in-law and prevent him from running away. It's not as practical as being your own boss and making a fortune by getting a cheap mistress outside.

Hearing his mother-in-law urging him to have a baby.

Lu Yang laughed it off and passed the question to his wife, Yin Mingyue, "I'm fine on my end, it's up to you, my wife?"

Yin Mingyue was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to lift her head. She stamped her foot and said, "Mom, can you please stop talking?"

She blushed and looked at Lu Yang, saying, "We'll talk about it when we get back."

They were clearly tempted too.

It's just that I'm a little shy, and there are outsiders here, especially at the airport where people are constantly coming and going.

Lu Yang immediately laughed and took his wife's hand, "Okay, let's talk about it when we get back."

He took the lead and walked out surrounded by the crowd.

Xu Siqi followed behind the stinky boss and witnessed firsthand the harmonious and happy life he shared with his family.

A pang of sorrow welled up in my heart.

I almost burst into tears, but I managed to hold them back.

But she has a rather carefree personality. On second thought, the boss doesn't actually spend much time in Shenzhen or with his family. Instead, he spends more time traveling all over the country and the world for work.

And since she had just received a promise from her boss that he would take her with him wherever he went, it seemed that she was the one who would have more opportunities to spend time with him.

"whee."

"Fine, I'll put up with it! Humph! That stinky boss, he's definitely doing it on purpose. He knows I'm still behind him, yet he's showing off his love. Mingyue is your first wife, and I never intended to replace her. Besides, I can't be like Mingyue and stay at home to be a good wife and mother while you go out and have your fun. I just can't do that."

Every woman has different choices regarding her quality of life. They want different things and pursue different inner qualities, so they make different choices. This is probably the difference between Xu Siqi and Yin Mingyue.

Moreover, this actually benefited Lu Yang. Otherwise, if it had been a jealous woman, or a woman who wanted to take Yin Mingyue's place as his wife, Lu Yang's actions would have been dangerous.

However, on the other hand, if Xu Siqi were such a jealous woman, Lu Yang wouldn't have touched her at all.

We can't even get away from them in time.

Once everyone was on the bus, Xu Siqi made an excuse and left first, afraid that if she stayed any longer, the envy in her eyes would overflow.

Forget it.

I'm already full, so I don't care.

She's in a state of sanity right now.

After all, for the past three months, she had been living freely in Xingcheng, spending every day with her boss.

The two of them lived a life not much different from that of a young married couple, except that they had to be careful not to be discovered by her mother, who was the deputy director of the provincial TV station.

After all, given her mother's personality, once she finds out, she'll probably try every means to get something out of the lousy boss.

But she wouldn't do it.

Why?
Her maternal grandfather favored sons over daughters, and so did her mother. The only benefit they got from leaving was for her good-for-nothing uncle.

Dad is still the best.

Her father never asked her about this. He was always trying to squeeze money out of her lousy boss. Instead, every time they talked on the phone, he only cared about her personal life, whether she was doing well, whether her relationship was going smoothly, and whether she was happy. He would say, "If you're not happy, come back home. Dad will take care of you."

whee.

Every time she heard this, she wanted to laugh, and every time she heard it, she felt a special warmth. This was the feeling of home. Unlike her mother and third uncle's family, who only asked her for benefits and wanted to get projects from the lousy boss through her, they didn't care about her well-being at all.

Oh, and my aunt. I haven't been in touch with her for a long time since she was transferred to work in Ganzhou, a city in the neighboring province. I wonder how she's been doing lately.

Why don't you take some time to go and visit, and maybe play with your aunt?

As soon as Lu Yang returned to Pengcheng, Xu Siqi's job as the board secretary became less demanding. This was because many company matters were actually handled by the female president, Wei Shu. Even Lu Yang was a hands-off manager, hardly involved in anything. Only when Lu Yang was away on business trips and discussing projects did he need her as his full-time board secretary.

Of course, it's also because she lacks ambition. If she were ambitious, as the board secretary, she could exercise a lot of power in the company.

Even if she were truly capable, and even if she were to divide the company empire with the female CEO Wei Shu, seize power, and take away a portion of it—rights granted to her by Chairman Lu Yang—Lu Yang would likely support her.

However, this is almost impossible; if she were to do that, she wouldn't be herself.

After leaving, Xu Siqi went to the company and reported her work over the past three months to President Wei Shu.

Its main purpose is to serve as a notification.

Because Chairman Lu Yang sometimes makes whimsical and arbitrary decisions that are unknown to the company headquarters, including the female president Wei Shu.

At this time, Xu Siqi, the company secretary who always accompanied the chairman on business trips, became valuable. Maintaining close communication and coordination with the group headquarters became her main job.

"President, that's roughly the situation. The boss feels that Wan Yan Electronics shouldn't undergo major changes right now. Drastic reforms aren't suitable for it. Keeping a low profile is the best approach. They need to be quiet until they make a big splash... Hehe, to put it bluntly, I think the boss is actually reluctant to invest money. Besides, our Century Group has always held the leading position in the domestic VCD market. Whether it's controlled by the prodigy or Wan Yan Electronics, the effect is pretty much the same. Why waste money on this? It's like fighting with one hand against the other, right?"

"Hmm, then why sue these domestic VCD manufacturers?"

"The boss said this is called 'beating the mountain to scare the tiger,' and we'll need it sooner or later..."

"Okay, I understand. What do you think of Du Manni?"

"ah!!?"

After discussing work.

Wei Shu noticed that she looked much plumper and more cheerful than before, and seemed lost in thought. (End of Chapter)