Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 375 Car Crash
Zhou Wang quickly changed his clothes and got out of the car.

Xia Xiwei, who was pacing, turned around and her eyes lit up.

The dark single-breasted lapel wool suit is simple in style but quite stylish, with a grass green shirt underneath. He looks mature yet energetic. In addition, Zhou Wang has a great figure, and when he puts one hand in his trouser pocket, no star in the entertainment industry may be more stylish than him.

"Not bad, not bad. I thought you really didn't take it that seriously... Hey, is it my illusion? Why do I feel like you seem to have become more handsome, and your height seems to have increased a little bit?"

Xia Xiwei was admiring him, but was suddenly startled. She then showed a suspicious look and walked forward to pinch Zhou Wang's face.

Zhou Wang dodged and said calmly, "Really? We haven't seen each other for a long time. Is your memory confused?"

But Zhou Wang was amazed in his heart. It seemed that the effect of "appearance improvement" was better than he imagined. He had only tried it once, but Xia Xiwei noticed it as soon as they met.

The so-called "appearance enhancement" comes from the "extra benefit" produced by the combination of [Caroline's Dreamweaver Lining] and [Caroline's Original Stockings].

In the past few days, Zhou Wang tried it once out of curiosity, and then he had a dream that is hard to describe.

In the dream, Zhou Wang and Caroline had some interactions. After waking up, Zhou Wang experienced the embarrassment of adolescence again, but two days later, he was surprised to find that his facial features seemed to have become more three-dimensional.

Not only that, Zhou Wang measured himself and found that he had actually grown 2 centimeters taller. His original naked height of 179 cm had now become 181 cm.

For this reason, he had to ask Lin Ran to send all his custom-made clothes for alterations, so that they could fit him again.

However, when Zhou Wang tried it for the second time, the effect suddenly became much weaker. But with the foundation of the first time, Zhou Wang was already very satisfied and no longer demanded too much.

He doesn't want to become a handsome man that everyone loves, just being good enough is enough.

The people around him didn't feel anything too much, after all, they saw each other every day. But Xia Xiwei was the one who realized that Zhou Wang seemed to have changed a lot because she hadn't seen him for such a long time.

It’s hard to explain, but something is different. Just the appearance makes Xia Xiwei feel her heart beating faster for the first time in a long time.

Although Xia Xiwei didn't understand, she still thought it was her illusion. After all, even if Zhou Wang really experienced a second growth spurt, it couldn't be so exaggerated.

"Okay, let's go!"

So Xia Xiwei didn't think too much about it and took Zhou Wang and Miao Ying to a nearby independent courtyard.

Zhou Wang originally thought that since it was a birthday party, it should be extremely lively, but when he arrived at the door, he didn't hear any loud noise. He couldn't help but look at Xia Xiwei suspiciously.

"This is a family dinner. How many people do you expect? Besides, it's in a place like this. There will always be some differences... You'll know later."

Xia Xiwei rolled her eyes at Zhou Wang and knocked on the door, her voice unconsciously becoming much softer.

Zhou Wang thought about it and agreed. We can't have a party like in the countryside, with everyone shouting and yelling. But if we compare them this way, it seems that the gathering of our poor family is more interesting...

Thinking of this, Zhou Wang couldn't help feeling happy, completely forgetting that he had already leaped into another class.

Xia Xiwei didn't know what Zhou Wang was grinning about. She just looked at him strangely. Just as she was about to ask, the door was opened and a man with a solemn face and a tall figure appeared. He smiled when he saw Xia Xiwei.

"Brother Chen!"

Xia Xiwei was obviously quite familiar with this man and immediately greeted him with a smile.

The man nodded, stepped aside, and said with a smile, "Come in quickly. SZ was just wondering why you haven't come yet... This must be Mr. Zhou, hello."

"Hello, Brother Chen."

Zhou Wang didn't know the man's identity, but when he recognized him at a glance, he could only nod and say hello... As for the address, since he was Xia Xiwei's temporary boyfriend now, it would be right to call him that.

"My grandfather's bodyguard, he has watched me grow up since I was a child."

Xia Xiwei explained in a low voice.

"Since childhood?"

Zhou Wang was a little surprised because the man in front of him looked to be in his thirties, not much older than Xia Xiwei.

"He's fifty years old, can't you tell?"

Xia Xiwei chuckled.

Zhou Wang was really a little shocked when he heard this. Xia Xiwei explained at this time, "It is said that he practiced some kind of internal martial arts, which is good for health preservation. That's why he looks so young. I don't really understand..."

Although Zhou Wang still found it unbelievable, he soon felt relieved. The world is so big, with so many extraordinary people. It is normal that he cannot understand it because his knowledge is so limited.

He suddenly remembered the mysterious man he had helped in Hangzhou before. He was also dressed like a migrant worker, but he was very skilled. He could hit the rearview mirror of a moving vehicle with a stone from more than ten meters away. He was shocked at the time.

Speaking of which, the man dressed as a migrant worker and the Brother Chen in front of him have a temperament that is strangely similar, although their clothes are completely different.

After entering the gate, in the front yard, Xia Xiwei called another older sister who should be a nanny, and asked her to take Miao Ying to the guest room to rest. Zhou Wang took the shoulder bag from Miao Ying, and then he and Xia Xiwei, under the guidance of Brother Chen, passed through another gate and came to the main hall.

Here, Zhou Wang finally saw other people.

In the yard with tables and chairs, two children were playing, and next to them were several women who were dressed differently but all very elegant. When the two men came in, the women who were whispering and laughing turned their heads and focused their curious gazes on Zhou Wang.

Zhou Wang originally thought that Xia Xiwei would take him over to say hello, but unexpectedly, Xia Xiwei acted as if she didn't see them and just took him straight inside.

While Zhou Wang was somewhat stunned, a woman in the middle, who was about 40 or 50 years old, dressed simply but had a very dignified look, stood up and frowned, saying, "Xiwei, your aunts are all here, can't you see?"

It was obvious that the woman was very angry, but even so, she still deliberately controlled her voice when speaking.

Xia Xiwei paused at this time, turned around and showed a calm smile, "Hello, Auntie, Hello, Third Aunt, Hello, Auntie."

She greeted the other three women, but ignored the woman. The woman took a deep breath and said coldly, "I originally thought that you would be able to improve your social skills by becoming an actor. Now it seems that my expectations were in vain."

Zhou Wang was not sure at first, but after the woman said this, he instantly knew that the woman in front of him should be Xia Xiwei's nominal mother.

Zhou Wang had opened the [Intelligence Blind Box] before and had some understanding of Xia Xiwei's life experience. He knew that Xia Xiwei was an illegitimate daughter, and because of this identity, she had not been liked by her mother since she was a child.

Speaking of which, Xia Xiwei's insistence on entering the entertainment industry may have been intended to go against her mother.

"Ah."

In response to the woman's rebuke, Xia Xiwei simply smiled lightly, then she turned around, took Zhou Wang's hand, and walked into the main hall.

Zhou Wang had no chance to speak, so he could only wave and smile at the women in the yard before turning around. His white teeth made the women a little stunned. "Is that the boyfriend Xiao Xia said she was going to bring back?"

"She looks quite decent, but I don't know what she does..."

"I heard from Yan Ce that he is from another province, but he is quite rich."

"Is this true? At this age? Oh, that's not right. How could my second brother know him?"

"It should be Xiao Xia who told him. When I was at home, I heard him talking to my eldest brother on the phone. My eldest brother mentioned Xiao Xia's boyfriend, but he only said a few simple words. I guess he didn't know much about Xiao Xia's boyfriend..."

Regardless of their social class, gossip is a woman's nature. While several women were laughing and exchanging information, Yan Baiqiu, Xia Xiwei's mother, had a rather ugly expression on her face.

"You said, that's Xiwei's boyfriend?"

"Uh, sister, don't you know..."

As soon as the aunt Yan Siyun opened her mouth, she realized that she had said something nonsense. She quickly smiled and said, "In fact, we don't know much about it. I guess Xiaoxia only told her eldest brother-in-law..."

"Nonsense, just nonsense!"

Yan Baiqiu said angrily, "I clearly told her in advance that Jiang Minghao would come to celebrate Dad's birthday today. How dare she bring back a so-called boyfriend?"

"Jiang Minghao is coming over?"

The expressions of several women became subtle.

Jiang Minghao and Xia Xiwei had been engaged as children before. Although the marriage never entered the substantive stage because of Xia Xiwei, in Yan Baiqiu's eyes, he had long regarded Jiang Minghao as his future son-in-law.

The rest of them didn't know that Jiang Minghao was coming, which meant that this was most likely Yan Baiqiu's own decision. There was no doubt that Xia Xiwei brought a boyfriend back at this time just to slap Yan Baiqiu in the face.

The women who understood the whole story had no intention of watching the fun, especially my aunt Yan Siyun, who became a little anxious instead.

The Jiang family and their Xia family have always had a good relationship and have cooperated in many aspects. It just so happened that Yan Siyun had recently encountered some difficulties in her career and needed the help of the Jiang family to get through it.

Today, when the old man of the Jiang family is not in good health, Jiang Minghao has already occupied a great deal of say in the Jiang family. In other words, if Yan Siyun wants to get help from the Jiang family, she actually needs Jiang Minghao's nod.

Jiang Minghao came here without knowing the situation, but saw Xia Xiwei and another man being affectionate with each other. He was afraid that the situation would become extremely awkward. Yan Siyun was worried that this would cause the two families to become enemies, so she quickly spoke out:

"Sister-in-law, how about you ask Jiang Minghao not to come over today?"

"It's too late... He just spoke to me on the phone twenty minutes ago, and he's probably on his way now."

Yan Baiqiu shook his head. "Besides, what reason can I use to ask him not to come? Can the birthday date be changed?"

Yan Siyun was speechless for a moment, but Yan Baiqiu calmed down and said calmly: "It's okay, I just need to let the young man leave."

"Ah, sister-in-law, this... this is not appropriate, right?"

Yan Siyun was stunned.

"I'm her mother. She brought a so-called boyfriend back home without my permission. Did she ever think about whether it was appropriate?"

Yan Baiqiu snorted coldly, then stood up and walked inside.

……

Before entering the main hall, Zhou Wang heard faint voices of conversation.

"...Yan Ce, your recently opened visa-free policy for specific cities is very effective. I see that Shanghai has become a hot topic and has sparked a lot of discussion among the public."

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that you, my second brother-in-law, also paid attention to it. It's not bad. We just had a meeting yesterday and are discussing how to continue to expand the efforts and promote it to more cities..."

Zhou Wang grinned when he heard this. This tone, this topic... If it happened in a restaurant outside, he would probably think it was two drunkards bragging.

But considering that they are here, he can only say that maybe they really have the ability.

Although he didn't know Xia Xiwei's family well enough, he also understood that any member of such a family would probably not be an ordinary person, it was just a matter of field.

At this time, Xia Xiwei had already brought him in.

In the spacious and bright main hall, chairs that should be made of mahogany were placed on both sides in a very Chinese style layout. On the right side, two men were sitting and chatting.

The two men were both around 30 or 40 years old, but when Zhou Wang glanced over, he didn't see Xia Xiwei's father.

...Because he had paid attention to it, Zhou Wang had seen Xia Xiwei's father on the news and knew what he looked like.

In addition, there were no elderly people in the main hall, and it was obvious that Xia Xiwei's grandparents were not here either.

"Hey, Xiao Xia is back?"

Seeing the two people come in, the two men stopped chatting temporarily and looked over with a smile.

Zhou Wang took a glance and saw a smile on Xia Xiwei's face. He immediately knew that Xia Xiwei must have a good relationship with these two male elders.

"Second uncle, little uncle!"

Xia Xiwei called someone first, then turned around and held Zhou Wang's hand, introducing him generously: "Let me introduce you, this is Zhou Wang, my boyfriend and fiancé!"

"Zhou Wang, this is my second uncle, he does business in Shanghai, um, a big business... This is my younger uncle, he works in Beijing..."

After hearing Xia Xiwei's last sentence, they were both a little surprised and looked at Zhou Wang with scrutiny.

Zhou Wang quickly smiled and greeted the two of them in a dignified manner, "Hello, second uncle, hello, little uncle!"

Before the two men could say anything, Yan Baiqiu had already walked in from the main entrance. Her eyes fell directly on Zhou Wang, "Hello, Xiao Zhou, right? I didn't have time to introduce myself just now. I am Xiwei's mother, Yan Baiqiu. Are you free now? I want to talk to you alone for a few words."

Zhou Wang didn't expect Yan Baiqiu to chase in, but he sensed something from the other party's serious tone.

"He's inconvenient!"

Before Zhou Wang could say anything, Xia Xiwei, with a cold face, had already blocked his way.

(End of this chapter)