Chapter 1130 — New Product Launch; Yet Er Goudan's Warm Generosity Had Won Him Some Favor with Yu Yuanyuan
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Every girl, in her youth, dreams of the other half she will one day have: a tall Prince Charming, a man of good character and a strong sense of justice! What other people thought, Yu Yuanyuan had no idea, but that was certainly how she thought.
Yet only days ago, Yu Yuanyuan's life had been filled with darkness, her dream shattered; all she could do was spend the rest of her days with that old man, Master Li! Yu Yuanyuan did not consider herself any great beauty, but she was a woman who kept herself clean and held to her principles, and deep down she had always believed in staying faithful to one man for life.
So Yu Yuanyuan felt that if she ended up with Master Li, her whole life was settled, and finished.
But then everything changed. Er Goudan had come to her side like a god descending from heaven, as though sent by the heavens themselves, and had solved all her troubles outright! That formidable, insufferably arrogant Master Li had been killed with a single punch!
If Yu Yuanyuan had been given the choice, she would naturally have set her heart on a good man like Er Goudan: warm-hearted, full of a sense of justice, honest and not greedy for money, and above all, utterly reassuring! Without her even realizing it, Yu Yuanyuan had begun to feel a touch of fondness for Er Goudan.
The tale of the hero saving the beauty may be an old cliché, but it is a fine story that never grows old.
That was exactly the case with Er Goudan and Yu Yuanyuan.
The Xiao family was riding high again lately; merchants and rich men were queuing up to work with them! The Xiao family's standing was now a settled matter, and it was only a matter of time before they became a great house on equal footing with the Yu clan!
The two Xiao brothers were grinning from ear to ear. One could say that since Old Master Xiao's death, this was the first time the two of them had been so happy! For the first time, they had no need to worry about the Xiao family's future!
True, the Xiao family now worked for the hidden Pi family, little better than hired hands, but none of that mattered. Wasn't the Yu clan working for the hidden Yu clan too? They shared the same surname, and it was prettily called "one continuous line of descent," but anyone with eyes knew what was really going on!
"Second Brother, our Xiao family hasn't invested a single cent, and already we hold three businesses, all on the strength of our connections and our name. What a bargain!" Xiao Ji was very fond of this kind of investment, catching a wolf with nothing but empty hands.
"Heh heh, indeed. Our Xiao family really has found fortune in misfortune. Come to think of it, this whole business was stirred up by our sister-in-law, so don't keep scolding her. Without her, how would the Xiao family be where it is today?" Xiao Ben recalled how harsh his elder brother's attitude toward their sister-in-law still was; he had even taken away her car keys. These past few days the two brothers had been busy with work and had rather neglected Gou Huli. Now that things had quieted down, Xiao Ben realized that all of this was in fact thanks to her.
"Oh? Put that way, there's something to it! I'll go and see her!" Hearing Xiao Ben's words, Xiao Ji nodded; he thought his younger brother had a point, and turned to go upstairs.
When Old Master Xiao had died, Xiao Ben had even thought of contending for the position of head of the family. But now it seemed that although his elder brother bore the title, he could decide nothing; even something like going to placate their sister-in-law had to be proposed and settled by Xiao Ben. This made Xiao Ben feel that there was no difference between himself and the family head!
Every matter in the Xiao family, great or small, was decided by him; his elder brother was a figurehead in name only. So Xiao Ben no longer bothered to fight over the title. This arrangement suited him fine.