After being reborn, I raised my childhood sweetheart.

Chapter 50 The Last Chance (Please read on, please vote with monthly tickets~)

The Jinxiu Jiangnan Hotel will stop accepting outside guests at 7 pm today.

Meanwhile, in the largest banquet hall, the "Jiangnan Hall," a lively and festive scene unfolded.

Hotel staff signed in and took their seats one after another. The festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival decorated the banquet venue. Nearly twenty tables were set with dried fruits, candied fruits, melon seeds and roasted nuts. A banner on the stage read: "A Bright Future, Affectionate Jiangnan - Jinxiu Jiangnan Hotel 2004 Spring Festival Annual Meeting".

Although it was a scene from twenty years ago, the scale of the event was quite impressive. Xu Yuan had worked for small companies since then and had never experienced such a grand annual meeting again.

He Xiaona, dressed in a stunning bright red embroidered gold cheongsam, had just finished chatting with some colleagues when she saw Xu Yuan holding Xu Jingguang's hand as they approached. She smiled and came up to Xu Yuan.

As the most beautiful and capable woman in the hotel, she took the initiative to act as a greeter and help employees attending the annual meeting with their registration.

"Hello, Aunt He!" Xu Yuan was still the well-behaved and sensible child in everyone's eyes.

"Yuanyuan, long time no see, um—"

"I received the giant shark, thank you Aunt He!"

As Xu Yuan spoke, he took something out of his pocket.

"I also prepared a gift for Aunt He as a thank you gift!"

He Xiaona covered her mouth, her face showing surprise, "Oh my, oh my, you're still a child, how can you be so sensible..."

She wanted to say a few more words to praise Xu Yuan and increase her interaction with him, but when she saw the gift Xu Yuan opened, He Xiaona was stunned.

"This, this is—"

Xu Yuan prepared a cartoon watch as a gift for He Xiaona, with a little fox drawn on it.

In Baimei County, giving a watch as a gift carries almost the same meaning as giving a clock. The word "watch" is also a homophone for "bitch," making it an even greater taboo. Only young couples of the same age or elders giving watches to younger people are considered appropriate gifts. Giving a watch to a woman is extremely impolite.

Xu Jingguang seemed a little embarrassed. "You child, why didn't you tell your father you were giving him the watch?"

"What's wrong with this watch... I think it's very cute, Aunt He will like it."

"It's alright, it's all from the child's heart. Thank you, Yuanyuan."

He Xiaona accepted the watch gracefully, cleverly defusing the awkward situation. Seeing Xu Jingguang's smile, she had clearly gained another wave of goodwill from him.

Wow, you can handle things so calmly and effortlessly now. It seems I really underestimated you.

Xu Yuan's first move was ineffective, but what about this move?
"Master!"

Xia Ke jogged up to Xu Yuan and grabbed his arm. Lin Yueyao also jogged to catch up. When she saw He Xiaona, who was dressed so beautifully, Lin Yueyao's gaze lingered on her for a long time, showing a very wary look.

But just then, I heard my mother's voice from behind:

"Why didn't you wait for your mother? This hotel is so big, what if you get lost?"

Lin Jing had never attended such a formal occasion before, so she wore the same outfit she had worn before.

However, this time her makeup and styling were meticulously done by her best friend Xu Qiuyun. Xu Qiuyun also added some jewelry for her, including a silver pendant that was even more eye-catching than last time. It attracted a lot of attention in the banquet hall, and everyone began to speculate about her identity.

He Xiaona's expression immediately turned unnatural upon seeing Lin Jing. She suppressed her smile and asked, "I remember this Ms. Lin. She works as a nanny at your home, Mr. Xu, and isn't she an employee of our hotel?"

Xu Jingguang waved his hand, "It's okay, even if they are family members."

His seemingly casual remark made He Xiaona extremely anxious.

He Xiaona desperately tried to keep her composure, not letting herself break down. "But the lottery is based on the number of employees—"

“It would be fine if she didn’t care about the lottery,” Xu Jingguang said. “That’s how families usually handle things.”

"Auntie, Auntie, we're all family members!"

Xia Ke introduced herself to He Xiaona, "I am the young master's personal maid, and this is the young master's sister."

"Sister, little sister?" He Xiaona, having just finished dealing with one problem, turned her gaze to Lin Yueyao.

She's Lin Jing's adopted daughter, and she loves sticking close to Xu Yuan so much. She's such a little vixen at such a young age, she's really shameless.

"Yuan... Brother Yuan, where should we sit?"

It was the first time Lin Yueyao had called Xu Yuan "brother" in front of everyone, so she was very nervous, but this also made her dependence on Xu Yuan even more apparent.

"This way, come with me."

Xu Yuan held Lin Yueyao's hand and had Xia Ke link arms with him, saying, "Aunt He, let's go ahead first."

"Then we'll head over there first. Xiaona, you can continue entertaining the guests here."

"No problem, Mr. Xu."

The way the three little ones made their entrance today was actually rehearsed in advance.

Therefore, halfway through the walk, Xia Ke couldn't help but laugh:
"Yueyao, when you call Yuan-gege, you really sound like his little sister!"

Xia Ke took Xu Yuan's arm and whispered, "Although that aunt is indeed very generous, if the young master is to have a new mother, I hope that Aunt Lin will be the young master's mother."

Lin Yueyao held Xu Yuan's hand tightly, her head lowered, and smiled with her lips pursed.

On the day he received the shark giant, Xu Yuan had already confessed his worries to his childhood friends. He knew that Aunt He wanted to be his father's wife, but he didn't like her. He preferred the generous and virtuous Aunt Lin Jing to be his mother.

Xia Ke also expressed some confusion about this, "However, I think if you tell Dad directly, Uncle Xu should listen to your opinion, right?"

“I’d like to do that too, but I don’t think Dad and Aunt Lin have that idea yet.”

Xu Yuan said, "If I tell my dad now that I want Aunt Lin to be my mom, he might keep his distance from Aunt Lin, which wouldn't be good."

“I also think Yuan-gege is right.”

Lin Yueyao knew what her mother was thinking. Although she also liked Xu Yuan, she probably wouldn't agree to let her marry Uncle Xu.

After all, Mom didn't seem to like Uncle Xu, and she was used to making a good life for herself through her own efforts.

Seeing that neither Xu Yuan nor Lin Yueyao wanted to tell their parents their thoughts too soon, Xia Ke stopped insisting.

"I don't really understand this."

Xia Ke scratched her head, then smiled and said, "But as long as Uncle Xu doesn't marry another woman, the four of you are basically no different from a family, right?"

How could she have come?

Or what kind of bullshit family members are they...?

However, it doesn't matter anymore.

If I wait any longer, I will completely lose my chance.

We need to figure out how to deal with him today.

He Xiaona's gaze was fixed on Xu Jingguang's back. Before long, her view was blocked by a tall, thin figure.

Appearing before He Xiaona was a bespectacled man with a friendly face. He had dressed up specially for the day, wearing very formal clothes and his hair was styled with gel.

Upon seeing him, He Xiaona greeted him with a smile:
"Wow, Raymond Lam, you look really handsome today."

The man called Lin Feng scratched his head sheepishly, "Um... Xiao Na, you look really, really beautiful today! This cheongsam suits you very well."

"Thank you for the compliment, Brother Lin."

He Xiaona chuckled and swayed slightly. "It's also because Brother Lin Feng has a good eye; you can't buy this kind of material in Baimei County."

"It just so happens that I have an older sister who runs a clothing business in Guangzhou."

Lin Feng said with a smile, "However, only a pretty girl like Xiaona is suitable for such good material."

"Thank you for the compliment, Raymond Lam."

He Xiaona took out the sign-in sheet and handed it to Lin Feng, saying:

"Hey Raymond Lam, could you sign in here and get a raffle number?"

"okay."

As Lin Feng wrote his name, he said, "Sister Zhang will be leaving after the annual meeting. President Xu talked to me before, and I will be the head of the finance department from now on. After that, Xiao Na, you won't have to work as hard as you do now."

"I'm not having a hard time right now, after all, Brother Lin Feng has helped me so much and even helped me work overtime for so long."

He Xiaona's voice sounded somewhat aggrieved, "It really breaks my heart."

However, after that I became the hotel owner, so I didn't need to work with you guys anymore.

"That's to be expected, after all, you're unfamiliar with this place. I... um, by the way..."

Lin Feng said, "The New Year is almost here. Do you want me to go with you to try on a few more clothes this weekend? My sister sent some more clothes over, um—"

"I can't this weekend, I have to go shopping for New Year's goods with my family."

"Then I can drive you there! It'll also be a good opportunity for me to visit your uncle and aunt—"

He Xiaona glanced at Lin Feng with some disdain, thinking to herself, "What are you going to do by visiting my parents? Are you meeting their parents?"

"Brother Lin Feng, let's talk about these things later. I'll take care of the reception first."

"okay."

Lin Feng reluctantly said goodbye to He Xiaona, who finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Humph, a toad wants to eat swan flesh.

They take you for granted just because you're treated a little nicely.

Ultimately, the reason Lin Feng suddenly became so attentive to himself was because he felt that he and Xu Jingguang had no chance and that he was qualified to interfere.

This is probably a consensus among everyone.

Therefore, today's annual meeting is truly the last chance.

　This chapter is too long, so I've split it into two chapters. I'll post them tonight.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)