I Became Super Rich After Resigning

Chapter 51: Chapter 51 Chu Yan, I Don’t Need Your Pity

Yuan Xi was speechless listening to Chu Yan’s words.

Xiao Shihuo looked up at Yuan Xi and said, “Sister, does Mom refuse to buy KFC because we don’t have the money?”

Yuan Xi said, “No, it’s because KFC is unhealthy fried food, and children should eat less of it.”

Chu Yan laughed, “Sister, why bother lying to the child? I know for many people in the village, it’s a matter of not wanting to spend the money on KFC. You should let the child face the fact that his family can’t afford KFC.”

Xiao Shihuo said, “Sister, is it because we don’t have money?”

Xiao Shihuo opened his phone watch and made a call, it took a while before the other side answered.

“Huohuo, what’s wrong? Why are you calling so early? We’re still sleeping. If it’s something urgent, ask your brother or sister.”

Xiao Shihuo said, “Mom, do we not have the money to buy KFC?”

The female voice on the other side, still drowsy, said languidly, “If we were to buy KFC, our family’s money might indeed not be enough.

Mainly, buying KFC isn’t just about money, it’s because KFC is doing well on its own, they don’t want to sell to us. Plus, I don’t even know how much KFC costs, based on our current finances, we probably couldn’t afford to buy it…”

Xiao Shihuo obediently said, “I understand now, our family just can’t afford KFC. I won’t want KFC anymore. When Huohuo grows up, I’ll earn money to buy KFC.”

“Then you work hard when you grow up.”

After all, Shi Yi had invested in quite a few projects recently, it really was possible that he couldn’t afford to buy the KFC company.

Xiao Shihuo hung up his phone watch and raised his eyes to Yuan Xi, “Sister, I don’t want KFC anymore.”

Yuan Xi thought her mother-in-law was probably muddled from sleep, with the time difference in Switzerland, it should be early morning around five or six o’clock there. She obviously confused buying a meal at KFC with buying the whole KFC company.

With Shi Yi’s current ability, that really wasn’t possible.

Chu Yan said to Yuan Xi, “Sister, you heard it, your mother-in-law just can’t afford KFC and is making up a bunch of excuses. Aren’t you considering divorcing your husband? You’re alone supporting the whole family, your in-laws are still asleep at eleven o’clock, and you’re pregnant and still have to work…”

“What’s wrong? Just because I’m pregnant, why can’t I work!” Gu Hanchen came out of the office, “If being pregnant means you can’t work, then Mi Chen definitely won’t hire any female employees in the future!”

Chu Yan said, “I just feel bad for my sister. She’s the precious daughter of the Chu Family, and she has to work hard while being pregnant. Which daughters from the upper class in Jiang City have to work hard after getting pregnant?

It’s enough that she has to work while pregnant, but helping her in-laws and taking care of her brother-in-law too?

Sister, you might as well listen to me and divorce Shi Dazhuang; I’ll introduce you to someone who at least won’t make you work while pregnant!”

Gu Hanchen frowned, “Chu Yan, do I have a grudge against you? Why must you insist Yuan Xi stops working? If she leaves, will you come to Mi Chen as the vice president? Even if you do, I still won’t be pleased!”

Yuan Xi, holding Xiao Shihuo’s hand, looked at Yang Ying, who was frowning, “Mom, today is really not convenient, the child is also hungry, I’ll take him to eat something first, we can talk another time when I’m free.” @@novelbin@@

Yang Ying said, “Then let’s all go have lunch together?”

Yuan Xi glanced at Chu Yan and said, “No need, I’m already suffering from severe morning sickness, seeing Chu Yan when I don’t feel like eating will make me even more nauseous and unable to eat.”

Yuan Xi very bluntly expressed her dislike for Chu Yan.

Yang Ying’s tightly knitted brows deepened.

Chu Yan said aggrievedly, “Sister, what I said was for your good. Look at you, working is one thing, but also helping with the care of your brother-in-law while your parents-in-law are still sleeping, I truly feel you are too pitiable. How can you be so ungrateful?”

Yuan Xi: “Chu Yan, I don’t need your pity.”

After receiving a call from Huo Shiyan, Yuan Xi walked to the elevator with Xiao Shihuo, completely disregarding Yang Ying and Chu Yan.

Chu Yan, seeing Yuan Xi walk away, turned to Yang Ying, “Mom, you came all the way to Mi Chen especially for her, look at her; I sympathize with her kindly, yet she doesn’t appreciate it.”

Yang Ying sighed.

After exiting the elevator, Yuan Xi saw a new Maybach.

Yuan Xi held Xiao Shihuo’s hand as they approached the car, where a child’s seat was installed in the back.

Huo Shiyuan took them to the nearby Shiyi Hotel.

They were eating lunch brought from the mansion at the hotel.

Huo Shiyuan said, “I saw the Chu Family’s car in the Mi Chen parking lot just now, so I didn’t go directly to find you.”

Yuan Xi said, “It was my mom who came to see me, saying she wanted to talk heart-to-heart with me, but I really didn’t think there was anything to talk about…”

The rift between her and the Chu Family could only be slowly changed over time.

Huo Shiyuan said, “I also saw Chu Yan just now. Did Chu Yan say something to you again? You seem quite unhappy?”

Yuan Xi chuckled lightly, “It’s okay, I took everything she said as if it were wind past my ears. I’m not unhappy, just a bit emotionally drained. Besides, I finally expressed my dislike for Chu Yan to my mom earlier, so I won’t have to feign politeness with Chu Yan anymore.”

Yang Ying came to talk heart-to-heart with her and brought Chu Yan along. Yuan Xi really didn’t understand why.

But Yuan Xi really didn’t want to suppress her aversion towards Chu Yan anymore.

Huo Shiyuan asked, “You said you despised Chu Yan, what did your mom say?”

Yuan Xi replied, “She just frowned. After I got your call, I took Huohuo and came to find you.”

“Actually, the home I had left for twenty-five years, even if I returned, it ultimately wasn’t my home.”

Huo Shiyuan reached out and caressed Yuan Xi’s cheek, “Wherever I am, that’s your home.”

Yuan Xi, gazing into Huo Shiyuan’s deep eyes, felt her heart stir.

After lunch, at Huo Shiyuan’s insistence, Yuan Xi napped briefly in the hotel.

When she woke up, Yuan Xi’s phone was filled with messages; she didn’t know when it had been put on silent mode.

Yuan Xi picked out the important ones to reply to, then washed her face and applied light makeup before she and Huo Shiyuan took Xiao Shihuo to kindergarten.

Yuan Xi invested using Mi Chen’s name, and the kindergarten principal generously offered Xiao Shihuo a spot to join mid-session.

Yuan Xi had seen many strategies online. To gain admission so easily to a top kindergarten in Jiang City, even Yuan Xi couldn’t believe it.

“Who would have thought it would be so easy to get in?”

Huo Shiyuan chuckled lightly, “The tuition for my five years of master’s and doctoral studies in Germany wasn’t even a million; one spot in a kindergarten costing a million definitely means it’s easy to get in. Moreover, it’s only a month away from summer vacation, but we still have to pay for a whole semester.”

“Indeed.”

Yuan Xi typed her number into Xiao Shihuo’s phone watch, “Huohuo, call sister on this number if anything happens in kindergarten.”

Huo Shiyuan noticed Xiao Shihuo’s watch and pulled a box out of the car for Yuan Xi, “Last time I noticed you were missing a watch.”

Yuan Xi opened the logoless box and saw it contained a watch resembling an Apple watch but, upon closer inspection, it was the same as the one Huo Shiyuan wore.

Huo Shiyuan said, “This is a watch developed by a tech company invested in by Shixi. It hasn’t been launched yet; I have been wearing it for half a year. It helps with heart rate monitoring, message alerts, and organizing work tasks. You’re pregnant now, and this watch can monitor your health in real-time.”

Huo Shiyuan put the watch on Yuan Xi, and she whispered with a smile, “Thank you.”

Yuan Xi checked the time and realized it was still early. She decided to go to the office. Though she was on annual leave, the past couple of days off had indeed accumulated quite a bit of work.

When Yuan Xi arrived at the office, she didn’t expect Yang Ying to be waiting for her.

“Xinxin.”

Yuan Xi turned to Yang Ying, “Mom, I still have work…”

Yang Ying said, “I also specifically postponed many important meetings and work to see you today, let’s talk.”

Knowing evasion was futile, Yuan Xi said, “Mom, there’s a café downstairs. Let’s go to the café.”