273: Chapter 273 Meeting the Parents?

He opened his computer and recorded two relatively important pieces of intelligence recently provided by the tycoon system.

The first piece of intelligence was that Gu Hui was recently involved in the arms trade.

He was initially wondering why the tycoon system would give him such intelligence.

It was only when he learned that Gu Hui wanted to pull him into a cooperative project that he realized the tycoon system likely gave him this information to warn him that Gu Hui intended to bring him into the arms business.

Although he still didn't know why Gu Hui wanted to involve him in the arms trade, his intuition told him that Gu Hui certainly didn't have good intentions.

Setting this intelligence aside, Shen Yan typed the content of the second piece of intelligence onto the computer screen—help Gu Mingming obtain the inheritance rights of Gu Corporation.

At first glance, there seemed to be no connection between these two pieces of intelligence.

But in reality, both pieces of intelligence were related to Gu Corporation.

The tycoon system never provided intelligence that was useless to him.

Now, it had successively given him two pieces of intelligence related to Gu Corporation.

It was very likely hinting to him that Gu Corporation would be of vital importance to his future endeavors.

Shen Yan had not forgotten that the main purpose of the tycoon system was to help him become the ultimate tycoon.

But with so many wealthy people, how could one be considered the greatest tycoon?

Was it by accumulating enough assets, or by becoming a famous tycoon possessing both power and influence?

Shen Yan thought carefully and felt that what the tycoon system wanted him to achieve was likely the latter.

After all, money and power are two things that can never be separated.

As he thought, he suddenly recalled what Gu Hui had asked him today: "Do you want to go up and take a look?"

He hadn't answered that question at the time.

Now, thinking calmly, he felt that he did want to.

Simply being a rich person could not satisfy his ambition.

He wanted to become someone far more formidable than his past self, someone who could crush all the high-and-mighty under his feet.

Just as he was lost in thought, his phone screen suddenly lit up.

He glanced at it and saw a message from Liu Hui.

["Are you busy?"]

Because he hadn't had much time these past two days, his conversations with Liu Hui had been very brief.

Seeing that Liu Hui had taken the initiative to message him, Shen Yan picked up his phone without hesitation and replied to Liu Hui:

["No, I'm off work now."]

As soon as the message was sent,

Liu Hui called him immediately.

Shen Yan answered instantly.

"You're off work?"

Hearing Shen Yan's question, Liu Hui replied softly, "Yes, I'm on my way home now. That..."

Shen Yan: "Hmm? What's wrong?"

Liu Hui took a deep breath and whispered, "My parents came to visit me. They know I'm dating you now and they want to meet you..."

Although Shen Yan had been considering marrying Liu Hui these last two days, he hadn't expected the day to meet the parents to arrive so quickly.

Despite the slight surprise, he quickly adjusted his emotions and said to Liu Hui, "Sure, then ask them when is convenient for them. I'll bring gifts over."

Hearing Shen Yan agree so readily, Liu Hui breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's okay, you don't need to bring any gifts. They are at my place right now. If it's convenient for you, can you come over for dinner tomorrow night?"

Shen Yan certainly wouldn't refuse.

"Yes, tomorrow night it is then."

As his voice fell,

Liu Hui smiled sweetly.

"Great, I guarantee my parents will absolutely love you."

Shen Yan chuckled, feeling that Liu Hui had applied too strong a filter to him. He felt like teasing Liu Hui a bit.

"What if they don't like me? What if you break up with me then?"

Liu Hui replied decisively, "Impossible. They respect me very much, and they absolutely won't dislike you!"

Shen Yan asked again, "What if they absolutely hate me, feel we are irreconcilable enemies, and it has to be them or me?"

Liu Hui still answered without hesitation.

"They are them, and I am me. This is my own life. I will marry whomever I want to marry. No matter what they say, I won't separate from you, unless you are the one who suggests breaking up."

Shen Yan only intended to tease Liu Hui, but he didn't expect her to answer so seriously.

His heart warmed, and he said to Liu Hui, "Okay, even if your parents don't agree to us being together, I won't back down."

Just as Liu Hui was about to nod in agreement, she realized Shen Yan had led the conversation astray. She said to Shen Yan with a wry smile,

"It's all your fault. Why are you imagining so many unlikely scenarios? I'm telling you, my parents are very easy to get along with. They definitely won't dislike you."

Shen Yan "Mm-hmm"ed, and then asked, "What do Uncle and Auntie usually like? Do they have any habits of smoking or drinking? What brand of cigarettes do they smoke? What kind of liquor do they drink?"

Although Liu Hui felt that it was just a casual dinner and there was no need to bring gifts, because Shen Yan insisted, she finally told him what her parents liked.

After speaking, she stubbornly added one more sentence.

"Believe me! Even if you don't bring gifts, my parents will still like you very much. They have wanted to meet you for a long time."

Hearing this, Shen Yan smiled but said nothing.

The reason he was so nervous about this meeting-the-parents ritual was because his previous meeting with Chen Ling's parents had not been particularly pleasant.

Even though he was already a promising rising star at that time, because his company hadn't gone public yet, and because a relative of Chen Ling had married into a wealthy family at that time, Chen Ling's parents still held a slight disdain for him.

It was their first meeting over dinner, yet the other party kept bringing up that relative who had married into wealth.

They weren't talking about how that relative was now driving a maybach, or how that relative was now living in a mansion.

In short, that meal was exceptionally awful.

Even though a long time had passed, he still remembered the tasteless feeling.

Liu Hui was unaware of this past experience of Shen Yan's.

She thought Shen Yan was just generally nervous.

"Alright, you really shouldn't overthink things. My parents are both intellectuals. Their only requirement for me was to find a normal person."

Shen Yan: "...Is that low a standard for your parents regarding your partner?"

Liu Hui replied casually.

"In their eyes, as long as I can find someone to marry, that's enough. They don't ask for anything else."

"Okay, just remember what I said and don't be nervous. Meet my parents in your normal state."

Shen Yan nodded, "Okay, I will try my best to give your parents a good impression."

After saying that, the two of them were affectionate for a while longer before hanging up the phone.

As soon as the call ended,

A message from Shen Ya popped up on his phone.

["Brother! I found a job! It's in meeting services at Gu Corporation!"]