Golden Years in the World of Film and Television

Chapter 43 Housewarming Gift

In Building 19, Room 2203 of the Ode to Joy Community, a cell phone rang.

Qu Xiaoxiao, whose sweet dream was disturbed, reached out and fumbled for her phone for a long time. She glanced at the caller ID and saw that it was her good friend Yao Bin. She said angrily:

"Hey, what are you doing? You're disturbing my sleep so early in the morning. Don't you know it's the weekend?"

Yao Bin on the other end of the phone saw that Qu Xiaoxiao was in a bad mood when she woke up, and hurriedly said:

"I, it's me, Xiao Xiao, Yao Bin!"

"Of course I know you're Yao Bin. Why are you calling so early? What's the matter?"

"There's news about the person you asked me to investigate. It's Mr. Han upstairs!"

When Qu Xiaoxiao heard this, she immediately became interested and sat up and asked:

"How is he? Where does he come from? Who is he?"

"Han Tao, a senior partner at Mingtang Law Firm. I heard he just returned to Shanghai a few days ago. He's also the Chief Legal Counsel of Jingyan Group and also serves as CLO on a part-time basis."

He is from Nantong, Jiangsu Province, and graduated from the Political Science and Law Department of Handong University. He is a well-known legal elite in Handong and Kyoto, and his background is not simple!

The person I hired to investigate was discovered the moment he got access to some core information, and was given a serious warning. And that was from the boss in Handong."

After hearing this, Qu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up and she said with great interest:

"Is it really that exciting? Send me the information quickly, it looks like a high-quality resource!"

Yao Bin on the other end of the phone knew Qu Xiaoxiao best and quickly advised her:

"Hey, Qu Xiaoxiao, what are you doing? Let me tell you, the specific information will take a while to get. Let's talk about this later when we meet.

Don't blame me for reminding you. Regardless of other things, just because he is so young, yet he can become a senior partner in a well-known law firm and be invited back by Ye Jinyan to be a CLO, he is not someone we can afford to mess with.

I have already warned Achao that people like him are either extremely capable or have a strong background!

There's no harm in having a good relationship, but you absolutely mustn't pick on him, you hear me! "

Qu Xiaoxiao rubbed her hair and replied, "It's too late, I've already gotten into trouble!"

"Don't worry about it. He probably won't mind the little thing of disturbing the neighbors. I just want you to stop provoking him!"

Seeing Yao Bin reminding herself again and again, Qu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but feel her heart beating. She smiled evilly and said:

"Thanks, Yao Bin, I understand! But if I don't cling to such a powerful figure, it's not my style, Qu Xiaoxiao. I have something to do, and I'll contact you later!"

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Yao Bin could only helplessly send a warning emoticon to Qu Xiaoxiao, and then repeatedly reminded her not to cause trouble.

After hanging up the phone, Qu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but complain in her heart: "I've already provoked him. Han Tao and I met on the plane back to China a few days ago, and I've been sending him a lot of messages to tease him these past few days!"

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Because today is Saturday and Xu Li has things to do these days, Han Tao, who got up early and came back from a run, plans to make up for the visit to the neighbors he had planned to make a few days ago.

After washing up, he took the gifts he had prepared earlier and a bouquet of newly bought flowers and went straight to the 22nd floor.

When he got downstairs, Han Tao thought for a long time and knocked on the door of room 2202 first.

"Who is it?"

The person who opened the door was Qiu Yingying, who was wearing a white T-shirt, jeans and had her hair tied in a bun. Behind her was Guan Juer who came to check on the situation.

Han Tao smiled and said, "Hello, don't you recognize me? I'm Han Tao, the owner of 2302. Please take care of me from now on!"

Qiu Yingying was stunned for a moment, then replied very happily: "Hello, I'm Qiu Yingying."

At this point, Qiu Yingying pulled Guan Juer back and said, "She is Guan Juer. We are renting room 2202. If you need any help in the future, just knock on the door!"

Have you not eaten yet at this early hour? Do you want some of the steamed buns and millet porridge I just bought?"

"No thanks, Miss Qiu. By the way, isn't this a new housewarming gift? Don't be offended!"

After saying that, Han Tao handed over the three gift boxes in his hand.

"Thank you, Brother Han. I'll be more than welcome then! If you need any help in the future, just let me know. We in Room 2202 will definitely help."

When Qiu Yingying saw Han Tao coming to give her a gift, her face turned red with excitement and she took the gift box happily.

Han Tao smiled and replied, "You're welcome. A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. Let's help each other!"

Looking at the handsome and gentle Han Tao, Qiu Yingying blushed and said:

"Yes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. My mother always says that! And don't call me Miss Qiu anymore. I'm not used to it. Everyone likes to call me Little Earthworm."

Guan Juer looked at Han Tao shyly, adjusted her glasses, and said softly:

"Hello Mr. Han, my name is Guan Juer, thank you for your gift."

"The orioles are singing on the island in the river. The beautiful lady is the ideal match for the gentleman." The name Guanjuer itself carries a beautiful meaning.

Han Tao took a look at her and found that she was indeed a girl raised by her parents to be a lady. One could tell at first sight that she was a gentle and tactful lady from a noble family.

"You're welcome. If you need help in the future, you can come find me upstairs!"

After responding to the two little girls, seeing that Fan Shengmei didn't show up, Han Tao asked:

"I heard from the property management that there were three people in Room 2202. Why didn't I see her?"

Qiu Yingying nodded: "Yes, Sister Fan lives with us, she is taking a shower!"

"Wow, I just got up and I met such a handsome guy, and he's still asking about the beauty taking a bath. Mr. Han, your way of doing things is very unique!"

Han Tao knew it was Qu Xiaoxiao without even looking at her because of the frivolous tone and the attitude that she wanted to create chaos in the world.

"Good morning, Miss Qu. This saves me from having to knock on the door. This is my housewarming gift. I hope you don't mind."

After saying that, Han Tao handed her a gift box with an expressionless face.

Qu Xiaoxiao's eyes turned, and she said to Han Tao in a coquettish voice:

"What are you doing, Brother Han? You're not even smiling at me. I'm a girl! Even if I disturbed everyone before, you've already taught me a lesson!"

Qu Xiaoxiao is a person who has a clear distinction between love and hate, and is free and easy in doing things. She is really interested in Han Tao.

Because whether it was on the plane that day or when they met by chance in the elevator, she tried to tease him, but Han Tao's eyes never stayed on her for a long time.

To be honest, this was the first time she met a boy who was not moved by her beauty. What's more, she took the initiative to send Han Tao several messages, but he didn't reply to any of them!

click!

Before Han Tao could say anything, the door of 2201 suddenly opened and Andy, dressed in sportswear, walked out. Her cold expression almost wrote the words "Keep Away" on her head.

"Hello Andy, I've just moved into a new house and I came over to formally introduce myself to everyone. These are flowers for you."

Han Tao handed over a bouquet of flowers in a gift box. Andy hesitated, took it, nodded, and said:

"Thank you, Han Lu. I just returned home and I don't quite understand the etiquette here, so I haven't prepared a return gift for you!"

Han Tao smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's okay. You're not familiar with these things, so forget about the return gift! Let's have coffee or tea together sometime."

"Okay, I was planning to ask you some legal questions. Let's make an appointment to talk later. Now I'm going to go for a run. Bye!"

"Bye-Bye!"

With that, Andy turned around, opened the door, put the flowers back into the house, then said goodbye to Han Tao and went downstairs for morning exercise!

Seeing the conversation between the two, which seemed like acquaintances, Qiu Yingying asked with a gossipy look:

"Brother Han, why do we have gift boxes, and Andy has flowers? Did you know each other before?"

Han Tao explained, “Although they are all packed in gift boxes, the gifts I give to each of you are different.

Your gifts are chocolates and handmade candies, and everyone else's gifts are also unique.

Andy just came back from abroad, so she will be more accustomed to receiving flowers!"

Chapter 44 Qu Yaojing

When Guan Juer heard Han Tao's words, she couldn't help but look at him twice more and muttered softly:

"Are they all different? Mr. Han really puts a lot of thought into choosing his gifts!"

While she was talking, Qu Xiaoxiao had already opened her gift box. When she saw what was inside, she immediately shouted and asked:

"Mr. Han, you're being too discriminatory, aren't you? Others get flowers and chocolates and other gifts, but I only get a few tattered books! And what do you mean by giving me a Chinese-English dictionary?"

Han Tao glanced at Qu Xiaoxiao. This enchantress had been sending him messages to tease him recently, so he teased:

"Because you are ignorant and unlearned, I think you should study hard!"

"Lawyer Han, you're going a bit too far!"

Qu Xiaoxiao stared at Han Tao with wide eyes and asked angrily:

"Are we familiar with each other? What gives you the right to say I'm uneducated? You know the law better than I do. Be careful or I'll sue you for defamation!"

"You know best whether you are uneducated or not, and yet you still want to sue me for defamation? I'm lucky enough that I don't seek revenge!" Han Tao glanced at her and said in a cold voice.

Qu Xiaoxiao looked at Han Tao and asked puzzledly, "Why did I settle the score with me? Did I offend you again?"

Han Tao took a step forward, leaned over and stared into Qu Xiaoxiao's eyes, and said:

"Qu Xiaoxiao, a wealthy second-generation returnee, is the daughter of Qu Datou, chairman of the Qushi Group. The Qushi Group has eleven branches and assets of approximately 1.2 billion.

You came back from the United States just to fight for the family inheritance with your half-brother who is greedy and lustful.

In the United States, you seldom go to school to attend classes, and the people you hang out with are all rich second-generations from China, so you can't even recognize the most basic learning materials. Don't you think you are unlearned?

You're still pretending to be hardworking and ambitious in front of your father, saying things like you're self-reliant and that the more you can do, the more blessings you'll enjoy. You even borrowed money from your friend Yao Bin to buy this house."

"Damn, is it so exaggerated?"

Hearing Han Tao reveal all her secrets, Qu Xiaoxiao's heart trembled. She widened her eyes slightly and asked, "How do you know all this? Are you investigating me?"

"Since you like to investigate other people's backgrounds so much, of course I have to return the favor.

I wouldn't mind if you asked Yao Bin to check my basic background information, but the people you've found are almost meeting the political review standards to investigate me, and this has crossed my bottom line."

Having said this, Han Tao bent down and whispered in Qu Xiaoxiao's ear:

"You underestimate me and overestimate your friends.

I won't bother with you this time, but if I find out again, I'll use you and the Qu family's assets to pay off the debt!"

She never thought that she would be teased by others, and it was a serious teasing. Qu Xiaoxiao blushed slightly and spat in a low voice:

"Bah~~ You rascal, just pay off your debt. I'm afraid you won't dare to take any real action!"

Looking at Qu Yaojing's seductive little expression, Han Tao sighed secretly. Every frown and smile of hers was full of teasing. She was worthy of being the best sex partner in the hearts of netizens. She had the grand slam of teasing skills!

Ding~~ Congratulations to the host for getting in touch with the film and television character Qu Xiaoxiao. The main character of "Ode to Joy", Qu Xiaoxiao, has generated 20 points of goodwill towards the host, and the system has rewarded 400 million yuan. Please keep up the good work, be brave enough to get in touch with film and television characters, complete the system tasks conscientiously, and climb to the top on the road to becoming a legal expert and a business tycoon.

The goodwill value is rising instead of falling. Qu Yaojing is really unique. The more you make her unable to see through you, the more interested she will be!

Hearing the system prompt, Han Tao smiled inwardly and said, "I've got a message for you, do you want it?"

"What news?" Qu Xiaoxiao replied subconsciously, then looked at Han Tao, curious about what he would tell her.

Facing Qu Xiaoxiao's eyes full of curiosity, Han Tao smiled slightly and said:

"Your brother Qu Lianjie was racing with someone last night and crashed his new Lamborghini. I'm sure the entertainment gossip will be out soon. This is a rare opportunity, so seize it!"

"Ah~~~~I just love you so much, Brother Han!!!"

After receiving such explosive news, Qu Xiaoxiao was stunned for a moment. Knowing that her chance to show off had come, she ran back to 2203 shouting to wash up.

He just came as Mr. Han, and in a moment he became Big Brother Han. What a fickle little goblin.

Retracting his gaze, Han Tao looked at Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer and said:

"Xiao Guan, you and Xiao Qiu should close the shop. Sorry to bother you on this weekend. I'll treat everyone to dinner when I have time. I'm going upstairs first!"

"Don't disturb, don't disturb!"

Qiu Yingying shook her head and saw Han Tao turning and heading towards the elevator. She quickly waved goodbye:

"Goodbye, Brother Han. Sister Fan is taking a shower, so I won't invite you in. Come visit us when you have time!"

"OK, bye!"

After saying that, Han Tao took out his cell phone to check messages while walking towards the elevator.

Yesterday, the system rewarded Xu Li 800 million and the hidden task reward was 2000 million.

Adding the 400 million from Qu Xiaoxiao today, we really need to get more exposure. It hasn’t been long, but we’re almost able to reach our two small goals.