Chapter 77 Family Members

  If Yang's residence had already given people a sense of luxury, the villa where Su Xiaoqing brought Su Yifan was beyond Su Yifan's imagination.

  In the courtyard, which was as spacious as a park, a white building with a hint of postmodern style appeared before Su Yifan's eyes. The entire villa was constructed in a frame-like manner, with thick insulating glass and metal brackets embedded in the inner wall, making the whole villa look more like an exquisite large toy.

  The weather on the East Coast of the United States in May is already very good, and the lawn in the yard is clean and tidy, as if someone is carefully maintaining it at all times. The garden wall is full of flowers of various colors, each one beautiful like a fake. The towering tree in the center of the yard has a history that seems to exceed the average human lifespan, and its shade just covers the afternoon sun.

  When Su Xiaqing's car drove into the yard, there were already many people coming out of the villa. Su Yifan looked out of the window and found that he really couldn't remember all the people at once.

  This whole big family, with men and women, old and young, really makes young people feel headache when they see them.

  Yi Lan went to park the car, Su Xiaoqing got out of the car with Oola and Su Yifan. A woman in her thirties walked quickly over from a distance, holding Su Xiaoqing's hand, and said in a coquettish tone: "Xiaoqing is finally back? I heard you went to the company side? You didn't even say hello to your aunt first."

  Su Yifan immediately knew that this must be the little aunt Su Xiaqing had mentioned earlier. Upon closer inspection, he found that the woman looked a bit like Ke Bo, with small eyes and thin lips, and her outfit was surprisingly somewhat sexy.

  Su Xiaqing's aunt was also Su Yifan's aunt. Su Yifan slightly bowed to the woman who held onto Su Xiaqing's hand and wouldn't let go: "Aunt, hello."

  The young woman turned her gaze over and glanced at Su Yifan only after hearing his voice.

  "Who is this?"

  The young woman's tone was full of disdain, clearly knowing who Su Yifan was but not wanting to say it out loud.

  Su Xiaoqing's smile on her face disappeared, she pulled out her hand that was being held by the young woman and said coldly: "Auntie, if you repeat what you just said again, I'll leave right now."

  The young woman did not expect Su Xiaoqing to actually turn against her in front of everyone, and with a change in expression, she went to pull Su Xiaoqing's hand again.

  "Xiao Qing, you must think carefully. Relatives are not easily acknowledged. The responsibility on your shoulders is not just yours alone, but also that of our entire Su family. You can't be easily deceived by others."

  Su Xiaoqian dodged the hands that were about to grab her and took a step back to Su Yifan's side.

  "Little sister, I hope you can respect Su Yifan."

  The young woman chuckled twice: "Respect him? Why should I? Why do I have to respect him? I don't even know if his identity is true or false, I'm just protecting our family's interests."

  Su Xiaqing and the young woman stood in the middle of the courtyard talking, not far away were the Su family members who arrived later. Hearing the young woman's words, a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face also walked over from a distance and chimed in, saying: "Xiaqing, your aunt's words are reasonable too. We can't confirm this person's identity immediately, we should think about it carefully."

  Su Yifan didn't expect to be treated so coldly when he came to see his relatives, and the young man's heart couldn't help but feel a little sad. But just now, he had told Su Xiaqing that she should help her share the pressure, and Su Yifan felt that he should appear stronger now.

  Su Xiaoqing looked at the middle-aged man with a national character face and asked coldly, "Second Uncle, are you willing to take responsibility for what you said today?"

  Second Uncle's face was momentarily expressionless, he helped his younger sister speak out of selfish motives. But if it really was to offend Su Xiaoqing for the sake of this little rascal who acknowledged him as a relative, he didn't think it was worth it.

  Su Xiaqing's gaze passed over her second uncle and younger aunt, and fell on those men and women not far away.

  "Today I saw Gao Li."

  Su Xiaqing speaks, everyone listens, and no one dares interrupt her.

  "I went to buy something, and Gao Li was standing at the door of the store where I bought things waiting for me." Su Xiao looked at these people, her voice still calm and crisp, "I asked him if someone had told him my whereabouts, he admitted it."

  Su Yifan stood beside Su Xiaqing, listening to her speak word by word.

  At this moment, it seemed as if everyone was frozen in place by magic, unable to move and could only listen to her continue speaking word by word.

  "I know it was one of you who told him." Su Xiaoqing said, her icy expression fading away, replaced by a relaxed smile. "But it's okay, I'm not going to pursue who it was that told him."

  Quietly speaking, Su Xiaqing's gaze fell on the young woman who wanted to speak but hesitated.

  "I'm just telling Gao Li, because someone leaked my whereabouts to him, I'll reduce everyone's fifty percent red envelope this year. If you're not satisfied with this decision, go blame the person who told Gao Li about my whereabouts."

  Su Xiaqing's words had barely fallen when the crowd erupted into a huge commotion.

  "Don't argue with me, don't try to provoke me, and don't make me lose my patience." Su Xiaoqing looked at the people in front of her, raised her head and said, "There are still two months until the next dividend distribution. If you want me to change my mind, then don't let me say another word about this matter again."

  The crowd quieted down, and even Er Bao, who was standing in the front row, unconsciously took a few steps back.

  "If anyone wants me to worry about these things again, I will cancel everyone's dividend and take out this money to establish a new charity fund."

  This time there was no murmuring or arguing. Su Xiaqing's tone left no room for doubt, and more importantly, she absolutely had the power to do so.

  In everyone's eye contact, each person saw their own deep-seated fears.

  At this time, a nearly fifty-year-old man squeezed out of the crowd, hesitating whether to come over.

  "Dad, the people I'm talking about include you." Su Xiaoqing's tone was as calm as ever. "This is my decision, and I hope you can respect it."

  Su Yifan finally saw Su Xiaqing's cold side, at this moment he felt that his uncle seemed to be very afraid of this daughter, after being told by Su Xiaqing, he immediately stopped moving forward.

  The situation was very awkward, Su Xiaoxiao's dominance exceeded everyone's expectations. Even the young woman standing in front of Su Xiaoxiao didn't know what to say, and after a moment of stunned silence, she smiled and said: "Xiaoxiao, we were worried that you would be deceived... Look, our family members must unite, don't say things that hurt each other's feelings."

  Su Xiaoqing hummed a sound, and at this time, she looked even more like a real twenty-year-old girl.

  "Little sister, even if Su Yifan is not a relative of our family, but just my guest, I still hope you respect him."

  "That's that, since he's a guest, we should treat him well." The young woman seemed enthusiastic, but in fact was still unwilling to acknowledge Su Yifan as her own family member. "Otherwise, I'll go arrange the guest room?"

  "It's okay, I've already arranged it," Su Xiaoqing said, "Su Yifan is staying next door."

  Almost everyone in the Su family knew that Su Xiaqing, who rarely returned home, had a unique status in this house. The top floor of the villa was Su Xiaqing's independent space, and no one was allowed to enter without permission. Now, Su Xiaqing actually wanted to take this boy to live on the top floor, which made those young people of the same age as Su Xiaqing feel a sense of unease in their hearts.

  Facing almost all members of her family, Su Xiaoqing said word by word: "I don't like arguing, so if someone wants to argue with me, it's better to think carefully first."

  At this moment, Su Yifan felt that the Su Xiaqing standing there was indeed like what she had said before, just like a goddess, stunning everyone with her aura.

  The young woman still wanted to say something with some resentment, but heard the man with a Chinese character face coughing behind her, and instantly changed to an awkward smile: "Has Xiaqing eaten yet? I'll have the chef prepare for you."

  Su Xiaqing's face finally eased a bit, but she bluntly refused the young woman's proposal: "I'm a bit tired, let's have dinner together tonight, I'll prepare it."

  It seems that Su Xiaqing inviting everyone to dinner has become a very habitual thing, and some young people, although still with a look of discontent on their faces, have already left the majority. Su Xiaqing's earlier intimidation had an astonishing power over the young people, who are more fond of enjoying themselves and are more sensitive to dividends than successful adults.

  Threats involving interests are always simple and effective, even those middle-aged people with different expressions have hidden their own thoughts, walking back and forth in twos and threes.

  Su Xiaoqing pulled Su Yifan forward, completely disregarding the complex gazes of the crowd. This independent and strong posture elicited even more whispers, but not a single person dared to speak out loud.

  Su Yifan turned his head and took a glance at Oola, who seemed completely indifferent to everything that was happening in front of her, her face still calm with a hint of coldness.

  Through the villa hall along the spiral staircase upwards, led by Su Xiaqing, Su Yifan followed his goddess sister into her territory.

  The space on the top floor is very spacious, except for a study and two bedrooms, it's an entire large hall. Su Yifan found that there was also a game console and a huge plasma TV in this hall. The layout is no different from the villa that Su Xiaqing brought with her when she first arrived in the United States.

  As she opened the bedroom door, Su Yifan saw a layout that was almost identical to her room back home. It was clear that Su Xiaqing had arranged for someone to set it up before she left. Seeing the bedroom with even the same colored bed sheets, Su Yifan's eyes stung and she nearly shed tears.

  Su Xiaqing's gentle comfort soothed his still somewhat sorrowful mood.

  It was just now that Su Yifan even began to doubt whether his trip to the United States was necessary. The reunion with relatives may not be as good as imagined, and I don't know how my father, who is also very strong-willed, would react if he faced this scene.

  Su Xiaqing could see the worry on the young man's face, and she whispered to Su Yifan: "Don't think too much, have fun, in a few days I'll go back with you."

  Hearing the promise of "going back together", Su Yifan's mood finally improved, he felt that with Su Xiaqing by his side, he was not afraid of anything.

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