Chapter 12 : Unexpectedly Wanting to Climb the Dust

• After changing her clothes, Chen Fei came out and Xiao Hua had almost finished frying the steak. Xiao Mu'er poked him with her finger and whispered, "Go call Qi Qi!"
• Xiao Hua: "She didn't say she wanted to eat!"
• Xiao Mu'er: "Silly, just go!"
• Xiao Hua could only knock on Qi Qi's door and said, "The steak is ready, come out and have some!"
• Qi Qi didn't want to pay attention to Xiao Hua anymore, but when she heard there was food, she couldn't help herself. So she opened the door and said, "Then I'll eat a little!"
• Xiao Hua only fried three steaks, one for each of the three women, and he didn't have any left, so he had to fry more.
• With Xiao Hua gone, Chen Fei and Qi Qi felt more at ease. Xiao Mu'er asked Chen Fei, "How is it? My brother's cooking is not bad, right?"
• Chen Fei didn't say anything, but her eating habits gave her away.
• Xiao Mu'er actually didn't want to move out. It was troublesome, and she wanted Qi Qi to be Xiao Hua's girlfriend. So she said, "Since there are four rooms, my brother can live here, and he likes cooking, he can cook anything."
• Chen Fei was not a talkative person, so she said, "It's fine to stay, but your brother can only use the same bathroom as you. The other bathroom outside is mine alone."
• "No problem!"
• Xiao Mu'er agreed. Although her bathroom was in her bedroom, it didn't matter if her brother used it.
• After settling the shared rental, Xiao Mu'er said to Qi Qi, "You're going to make a comeback, right?"
• Qi Qi wondered, "How did you know?"
• She hadn't told anyone about it yet.
• Xiao Mu'er smiled and deliberately didn't say anything, but said, "You're a star after all, don't you need a bodyguard or something?"
• Qi Qi didn't understand what Xiao Mu'er meant by this, so she looked at her in confusion.
• Xiao Mu'er pointed to Xiao Hua in the kitchen and said, "My brother is good at fighting, so why not let him be your bodyguard, without pay."
• Qi Qi immediately understood Xiao Mu'er's intention and disdainfully said, "Forget it, I know some important people, even some high-ranking ones. How can I let them lower themselves to be my bodyguard?"
• Xiao Mu'er understood the misunderstanding and wasn't angry. She said, "I remember you were almost out of money, right? Last month's rent seemed to be borrowed from Chen Fei, right?"
• Qi Qi felt embarrassed. As a star, not being able to pay the rent was quite embarrassing.
• Xiao Mu'er didn't continue to provoke her and said, "Didn't you always say you used to be popular? If you want to go out now, don't you need an assistant or bodyguard? By the way, do you have money to hire an assistant or bodyguard now?"
• Qi Qi's face turned red, and Chen Fei was too busy eating to help.
• At this time, Xiao Hua finished frying his steak and brought it over. Chen Fei looked at his steak and said, "Since you're apologizing, shouldn't you give me half?"
• One steak wasn't much, although Chen Fei had already had dinner, she couldn't resist the temptation of good food. She could just exercise a little more.
• Xiao Hua cut off a small half for Chen Fei, but unexpectedly, Chen Fei took the other half and said, "You're such a stingy man!"
• Xiao Hua was helpless and just ate the remaining steak.
• Xiao Mu'er said to Qi Qi again, "This is your last chance. If you miss it, you won't have this opportunity again."
• Xiao Hua didn't know what Xiao Mu'er was talking about, but Qi Qi looked at Xiao Hua with annoyance and said, "Alright, let's make it clear. You said no salary, right?"
• Xiao Hua was confused and asked Xiao Mu'er, "Sis, what did we agree on?"
• Xiao Mu'er whispered to Xiao Hua, "I said you should be her bodyguard for free, so you can spend more time together. Come on, little brother, work hard and try to let your sister hold her nephew soon."
• "Cough!"
• Xiao Hua almost choked and whispered to Xiao Mu'er, "Sis, isn't it too early to think about a nephew now?"
• Xiao Mu'er said, "It's not too early, it's May now, so it should be around March next year."
• Xiao Hua was speechless. Wasn't this too early?
• The bodyguard matter was settled, but Qi Qi had to go to the company to sign the contract the day after tomorrow, so they didn't have a chance to be alone for the next two days. Besides, Xiao Hua had to complete the process of acquiring the New Tide.
• The next morning, when Xiao Mu'er arrived at the company, she was pleasantly surprised to hear that their business partners were willing to cooperate with them again. Their predicament was finally resolved.
• Xiao Mu'er wasn't surprised because she already knew about it yesterday. Now she needed to clean up those double-dealing partners and get rid of those untrustworthy people.
• In addition, Xiao Hua gave her two billion yuan, which was enough for Xiao Mu'er to develop her own sales channels and expand production, so she wouldn't be dependent on others anymore.
• After working in the office for a while, the receptionist suddenly rushed into Xiao Mu'er's office in a panic and said, "Something bad happened, General Manager Xiao! A lot of people have come!"
• Xiao Mu'er was experienced and calm. She said, "What do you mean a lot of people? Explain clearly."
• The receptionist said, "It's... the Du family's people."
• Originally, the receptionist wanted to say "your in-laws", but considering the current situation between Xiao Mu'er and the Du family, she changed it to "the Du family's people".
• The Du family had been quiet for a day, and Xiao Mu'er thought they wouldn't cause trouble anymore. But she didn't expect them to come knocking on her door today.
• She quickly called Xiao Hua and then went out.
• This time, it wasn't just Zhou Yuemei, Xiao Mu'er's father-in-law Du Shirong also came, along with some relatives and more than ten people from society. They were quite imposing.
• Xiao Mu'er went up to meet them. Before Xiao Hua arrived, she had to stabilize the situation and not let these people ruin her company.
• As soon as Zhou Yuemei saw Xiao Mu'er, she shouted, "Where's your wild man? Call him out!"
• To stabilize the situation, Xiao Mu'er called them "in-laws" and said, "I've already told you he's my brother, and what's the meaning of bringing so many people to my company? If you want to cause trouble, I'll call the police immediately."
• Zhou Yuemei pointed at Xiao Mu'er and said, "You shameless woman, if you have the guts, call the police! Go ahead, see if the police will arrest you or us."
• Du Shirong stopped his wife's nonsense and said to Xiao Mu'er, "Mu'er, Dad just wants to ask you one thing. Did you cause Fei'er's injury?"
• Xiao Mu'er shook her head and said, "No."
• It was true that she didn't cause it, but Zhou Yuemei went crazy again and shouted, "It was your man, what's the difference between him and you?"
• "Stop it!"
• Du Shirong suddenly shouted, startling Zhou Yuemei. He then said, "All of you, get out. I want to talk to Mu'er alone."
• Zhou Yuemei didn't understand and shouted, "What is there to talk about? What is there to talk about? This bitch even dared to hit me!"
• Du Shirong angrily said, "If you keep making noise, I'll divorce you!"
• Zhou Yuemei immediately shut up, and the others also left Xiao Mu'er's company.
• Seeing this situation, Xiao Mu'er was moved. She thought Du Shirong was a reasonable person, so she said, "Dad, please sit down. Let me pour you a glass of water."
• "No need."
• Du Shirong held Xiao Mu'er's hand and asked her to sit down as well. He said, "Mu'er, Dad knows that this is actually Fei'er's fault. As the saying goes, it's the father's fault for not teaching the son well. He treated you like that, and Dad is also to blame!"
• Xiao Mu'er shook her head and said, "It's not your fault, Dad. It's really not."
• Although Du Shirong was Xiao Hua's father, he was also a victim of Zhou Yuemei's unreasonable behavior.
• Du Shirong patted Xiao Muer's hand and before she could speak, he continued, "But, the Du family cannot end like this!"
• Xiao Muer nodded, intending to comfort her father-in-law, but Du Shirong went on, "You are the daughter-in-law of the Du family, and you must shoulder the responsibility of continuing the family line."
• Xiao Muer felt something was off when she heard this. How was she supposed to shoulder this responsibility?
• Seeing that he had reached a dead end, Du Shirong said, "Fortunately, your father is not too old yet and can still have children. Although it may not sound pleasant, this is the only way to save the Du family. We will do it secretly, without letting anyone know. Once you become pregnant, find a place to hide and give birth, then come back to Lulan afterwards."
• Xiao Muer immediately withdrew her hand. She couldn't believe how shameless Du Shirong was, thinking of such a despicable plan.
• Her reaction made Du Shirong furrow his brows slightly. His attitude became less gentle, and he threatened, "This is about the future of the Du family. As the daughter-in-law, you must agree, whether you like it or not."
• As he spoke, Du Shirong glanced outside, implying that if Xiao Muer didn't agree today, there would be no way to resolve this matter.