Chapter 692: Taking My Wife to the Office!
The next morning!
Li Yi was fast asleep when he suddenly felt an itch in his nose and couldn’t help but sneeze.
The moment he opened his eyes, he locked gazes with a pair of beautiful, wide eyes.
Glancing at the strand of hair in Jiang Xue’s hand, he knew immediately that this little minx was playing a trick on him.
Li Yi rolled over abruptly, pinning Jiang Xue beneath him as she gasped, then pressed his lips against her red ones.
After a passionate French kiss, Jiang Xue’s face flushed crimson, her eyes growing dreamy, and Li Yi, too, began to respond…
However, just as the two were about to take things further, the sound of someone pounding on the door came from outside.
This was immediately followed by a stream of “oohs” and “ahs”—“alien language”…
No need to guess—it was those two little rascals from home. Li Yi reluctantly climbed off Jiang Xue and opened the door.
Outside the door, Yun Rui and Yun Jin were miming the act of pounding on the door, while his mother-in-law and Juanzi stood behind them, smiling as they watched the two.
Upon seeing Li Yi, little Yun Jin’s delicate eyebrows arched slightly, and her bright, sparkling eyes fixed intently on him.
Immediately, the little girl stretched out her tiny arms, wobbled forward on her short little legs, and walked toward Li Yi, calling out “Crawl, crawl…” in her unique little voice…
Seeing this, Li Yi’s heart melted completely at the sight of his little girl, and the lingering frustration in his heart vanished instantly.
He immediately quickened his pace, reached out with both hands, and scooped the little girl right up.
However, seeing her father pick up her little sister, Xiao Yunrui, standing nearby, wasn’t having any of it. She pouted, and dark clouds began to gather on her face.
Seeing this, Li Yi hurried over and scooped him up as well.
The little guy felt his body suddenly rise into the air, and his view suddenly opened up. He instantly forgot his earlier grievance and looked at Li Yi with an adorable expression…
Just then, Ye Lingyun, standing behind the children, called out, “Xiao Yi, has Xiao Xue woken up yet? If she’s up, hurry downstairs for breakfast!”
Before Li Yi could answer, Jiang Xue’s voice came from inside the house: “Mom, I’m up and just getting ready!”
“Then hurry up. Xiao Min’s mother just called the house and said she’s coming over to see you in a little while. Don’t keep her waiting!” said Ye Lingyun.
“Got it, Mom…”
Hearing this, Li Yi immediately asked, “Mom, did she say where she was taking Xiao Xue?”
“She said she’s taking Xiao Xue to the big department store in town to look around and buy some clothes and such!” Ye Lingyun replied.
“There’s no rush to buy clothes!”
Then Li Yi added, “Wait a minute—I’ll take you both to the company first so Xiao Xue can meet the management. We’ll go shopping after that!”
“What’s the point of going to the company? We can’t help out anyway!” Ye Lingyun asked, puzzled.
“It’s fine. I just want Xiao Xue to take a look. She’s been pestering me to let her help manage the money, so I’ll let her get a feel for our family business first!” Li Yi said with a smile.
The reason for taking Jiang Xue to the company was partly to familiarize her with the business, but more importantly, Li Yi wanted her to gain a clear understanding of the scale of the family’s business empire.
Only then would she not feel intimidated when interacting with the wives and daughters of other families in the future.
Of course, Li Yi also intended to lay everything out for his own wife…
Ye Lingyun was incredibly sharp; the moment she heard this, she knew exactly what her son-in-law was up to. She nodded immediately and said nothing more!
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At eight o’clock, Li Yi and his family had just finished breakfast when they heard the sound of a car horn outside the front gate.
Shortly after, the security guard on duty walked to the gate to check.
A few minutes later, the gate slowly swung open, and two luxury sedans drove into the villa’s courtyard.
The cars quickly pulled into their designated spots at Cloudtop No. 1, and Li Yi and the others watched as Huang Lixing and Chen Chuhong stepped out.
Huang Lixing was holding his daughter Huang Min in his arms, and behind him followed “One-Armed Hero” Tie Ying and others, exuding a commanding presence.
Seeing this, Li Yi immediately went out to greet them!
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Chen Chuhong said, “Brother Li Yi, if you have work to do, please go ahead. I’ll take my sister-in-law into town to browse around and buy some clothes!”
Li Yi smiled and said, “Sis-in-law, I was planning to take Xiao Xue and the others to check out the company. Why don’t you come along too?”
“I…”
Chen Chuhong didn’t agree right away; instead, she turned to look at Huang Lixing beside her.
Her husband had warned her before that she’d be better off staying out of the family business, and she’d always kept that in mind.
So over the years, not only had Chen Chuhong stayed out of the Green Dragon Society’s business, but neither had her younger brother Chen Chuying nor any other relatives in the family.
Huang Lixing understood his wife’s hesitation. He paused to think for a moment, then said, “Go ahead if you want to. I didn’t let you get involved in the family business before mainly because those ventures were either illegal or shady—they weren’t suitable for you.”
“But things are different now. Star City is a legitimate investment firm—it can’t hurt for you to learn a bit more about it!”
Hearing this, Chen Chuhong couldn’t help but feel a surge of excitement. She quickly nodded and said, “Then I’ll go with my brother and sister-in-law to get acquainted with the place!”
It was no wonder Chen Chuhong was so excited; Huang Lixing was officially allowing her to get involved in the family business, and that carried significant weight.
After that, the group quickly got ready and headed to Star City Company together.
After driving through the city for nearly half an hour, they finally arrived at the base of Yuanhua Tower just before nine o’clock.
As they approached the company, they could see from a distance that all 200-plus employees of Star Investment, including every executive, were lined up outside the building.
As Li Yi and Huang Lixing stepped out of the car with their wives and children, a wave of enthusiastic applause erupted from the crowd, lasting for what seemed like an eternity…
Subsequently, flanked by Lan Xinyi, Li Yunbao, Lan Xinming, Cai Bingyan, and others, the group made their way to Star Company’s offices on the upper floors.
Once they reached the upper floor, everyone—including Jiang Xue, Ye Lingyun, and Chen Chuhong—felt a bit disappointed.
They had expected the headquarters of the renowned Starry Sky Company to be ultra-luxurious, but upon arrival, they discovered that the entire company, inside and out, covered less than 450 square meters.
With over two hundred people crammed into such a small space, the situation could hardly be described as merely crowded.
What Jiang Xue and the others didn’t know, however, was that this was the result of two expansions; had they come two months earlier, the office space would have been just over 300 square meters.
Back then, the company couldn’t even hold all-staff meetings because there wasn’t a conference room large enough. Whenever something came up, it had to be relayed to management first, who would then pass it down the chain of command.
Accompanied by Li Yi, Huang Lixing, and others, Jiang Xue, Chen Chuhong, Ye Lingyun, and the rest took a tour of the company.
After getting a brief overview of the company, Li Yi asked Zhang Feng and Juanzi to take the children to play inside the building for a while, while he led Jiang Xue, Chen Chuhong, and all the company executives to the conference room.
In the still cramped conference room, once everyone was seated, Li Yi cleared his throat and said, “Most of you already know the identities of the ladies beside me from yesterday’s dinner, but I’d still like to introduce them again!”
“The lady sitting to my right is my wife, Jiang Xue—that is, your boss’s wife…”
Before he could finish, a burst of enthusiastic applause erupted in the conference room!
Although Jiang Xue was a bit nervous, upon hearing Li Yi’s introduction, she stood up and said, “Hello, everyone… I’m Li Yi’s wife. It’s a pleasure to meet you all!”
Since Jiang Xue didn’t speak Cantonese, Yang Qian—who had recently been promoted to deputy manager and was seated below her—volunteered to serve as an interpreter.
Upon hearing Jiang Xue’s words, the applause, which had begun to die down, grew even more enthusiastic…
Li Yi motioned for everyone to quiet down, then continued, “This is Ms. Chen Chuhong, Vice President Huang’s wife and your boss’s wife. Please give her a warm round of applause!”
“Clap, clap, clap…”
“And this is my mother-in-law, Ms. Ye Lingyun…”
After briefly introducing the identities of Jiang Xue, Chen Chuhong, and the others, Li Yi continued, “There’s no other reason for me to have Vice President Huang’s wife and I attend this meeting today other than to let them interact with everyone and familiarize themselves with the company’s operations. Now, let’s officially begin the meeting. First, the Finance Department will report on the results of the dividend calculation!”
Upon hearing Li Yi’s call, Finance Manager Zhao Xinlan didn’t dare delay and immediately stood up…
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PS: My grandfather’s funeral is over today, so updates are officially resuming!