Chapter 396 - The Stupidest Way (1/2)

Chapter 396 The Stupidest WayThey didn’t want to use public money to travel. They were afraid that you guys might be worried and didn’t dare to come back. Xia Yu thought in her mind. Her lips were twitched a bit, and she managed to put on a smile reluctantly.

Old Madame couldn’t bear it anymore on the side. There were a lot of things waiting to be dealt with outside. Was she trying to bring the fight back home? After giving out a dry cough, Old Madame said, “Xiao Yu, the nourishment which your mom gave me is really good. Thank her for me.”

“As long as Grandma likes it, everything will be fine. If it’s good for your health, I will ask my mom to send more in a few days.” Xia Yu said with a smile.

“Okay. I’m happy to take it. Little Yan invited your parents to come over last time when he went to your home, right? When will they arrive here? I will ask Little Yan to send a driver to pick them up.” Old Madame was smiling all the time.

“My parents just went to work the day after we got back to S city. One of the restaurant’s chefs has resigned recently. They are pretty busy now. I assume that they will arrive here the day before your birthday.” Xia Yu heard that her father’s first apprentice who her father cultivated as his successor resigned when she called her mother two days ago.

It could be said that her father taught him all he knew. His departure was a big loss to the whole restaurant. Her father came to persuade him in person, hoping that he could stay there. But he was determined to leave. Her father had to let him go.

Her father needed to keep an eye on the business and tried to find another chef in the meantime. So, Xia Yu was sure that he didn’t have time.

“I see. I planned to invite them here and spend some quality time with them for a few days. In this case, forget it.” Old Madame nodded to show that she understood it. But she still asked her to tell Shen Yan to entertain her parents well.

Was a chef worth all the attention? First Madame couldn’t help snorting on the side.

Nobody paid attention to her. They treated her as air directly. Xia Yu continued to talk to Old Madame. She talked a lot about what she saw in Shangri-L. Of course, she skipped the scene where she met Chen Wenxuan.

Old Madame traveled a lot when she was young. She had been to both Xizang and Yunan. She had been to all those places which Xia Yu said just now in the earlier years.

Those places were very poor back then. She went there to do disaster relief as a volunteer several times. Hearing Xia Yu talking about all the changes there, she was very happy.

Shen Mo and Zhang Hanyu went down from the stairs. Seeing this scene, they were touched in their hearts. They had to say that Xia Yu was good at communicating with people. She knew that Old Madame had special feelings towards those places. She described the local conditions and customs in those places in detail.

Naturally, she and Old Madame became closer. She didn’t look like a toady. Instead, she made people feel comfortable.

“Xia Yu, you are here already?” Shen Mo greeted Xia Yu on the stairs.

Xia Yu looked up and saw Shen Mo and Zhang Hanyu. She stood up. “Young Master Mo, President Zhang, you are both here. Right! I don’t need to go to the company. This is the contract of the project in Xizang. Shen Yan asked me to give it to you.”

Shen Mo was the one who had followed this project. Although Shen Yan and Xia Yu went to sign the contract at last, Shen Mo did all the preliminary work. Shen Yan would naturally never take the credit of Shen Mo.

“Thank him for me. Are you free tonight? My treat. You both come.” Shen Mo knew Shen Yan’s temper well. He skipped the polite formality and took the contract directly.

But anyhow, Shen Yan did him a big favor this time. He should thank him.

“I don’t think he is free. You know how annoying Young Master Li can be. He asked Shen Yan to talk about business right when Shen Yan came back.” Xia Yu thanked Shen Mo for his goodwill. It wasn’t that they really didn’t have the time to go out for dinner.

It was just that the journalists were watching Shen Mo’s every move carefully now. They would make a big fuss about even a small thing. They were not afraid of them at all. But it was better to save trouble, wasn’t it?

“In this case, we will do it another day.” Shen Mo didn’t force them. Li Wen’s nitpicking was very famous in their business circle. People from Tengfei couldn’t handle him at all. Shen Yan must do it himself.

“Okay, I’m leaving first. I still have things to do in the company.” Xia Yu smiled at everyone and was about to leave.

“I’ll go with you.” Zhang Hanyu said. He was on medical parole. He could consult for Shen Mo. But he couldn’t go to work officially.

Xia Yu just gave Shen Mo the contract. He would be busy with work from now on. It was time for him to go back.

Zhang Hanyu didn’t drive. He was in Xia Yu’s car. “Xia Yu, I didn’t expect that you and Young Master Yan would move so fast. Your parents are about to meet. Are you going to get married soon?”

“How can it be so fast?” Xia Yu smiled and said, “How about you?”

“I’m just fine.” Zhang Hanyu also smiled and said, “I really have to thank Young Master Yan since I could come back early this time. I want to apologize for that thing. But if you let me choose again, I would do it again.”

Xia Yu shook her head and sighed. “You are really honest. But to be honest, did you really have to do that?”

Zhang Hanyu was silent for a long time and then said, “Although Young Master Mo is very excellent, even if he can become the President easily in any other family and has the ability to carry forward the company, he was born in Shen Family. It’s not that I praise Shen Yan in front of you. He is really a smart and shrewd person. Young Master Mo is no match for him under normal circumstances.”

“Can I comprehend it like this? Shen Yan is more capable of being the President than Shen Mo. But Shen Mo is not willing to give up. However, is it really necessary?” There were two tigers in one mountain, and the board would decide whether the braver one or the smarter one could be the king. The problem was that one of them was brave, smart and topnotch.

But the other one was not willing to give up. Hence, the unfair competition came into being.

Xia Yu knew it was common in real life. But it didn’t mean that she approved.

Zhang Hanyu sighed and said, “To be honest, I also don’t want this scene to happen. But I owe Young Master Mo a debt of gratitude. As long as he wants to do, I will help him by any means.”

“Even if you should sacrifice your family, you will not hesitate to do it?” There were many ways to pay a debt of gratitude. Zhang Hanyu was not stupid. Why did he have to choose the stupidest way?

Family? Family! He once longed for a stable family so much. So, after he got married to Wanru, he really cherished his family and worked hard for it.