94: Happy Family

He then pointed to the other five cards: 'Each of these cards has a hundred million yuan. They're for Uncle, Second Uncle, Uncle (maternal), Aunt, and Aunt (paternal). Also, the houses I bought the other day and those ten Cullinans, I plan to give two to each family. As for my sister and brother-in-law's cars, after the New Year, I'll take you to pick out new ones.'

Wang Chen's father patted his son on the shoulder: 'Xiao Chen did the right thing. When our family was struggling before, our relatives helped out a lot. Now that we have the means, it's right to repay them.'

'Dad is right,' Wang Chen nodded. 'There's one more thing, brother-in-law. I have a plot of land in Hangzhou City to develop, and I plan to hand it over to you. You've been in construction for so many years, you have plenty of experience. I trust you with it.'

Li Pengfei was so excited his hands were trembling: 'Xiao Chen, I... I'll definitely do a good job! I won't let you down!'

'We're family, no need for such words,' Wang Chen said with a laugh, putting an arm around his brother-in-law's shoulders.

Next, Wang Chen took two black cards from his pocket and pressed them into his parents' hands: 'Dad, Mom, these two cards are for you. They're supplementary cards linked to my main account, sharing the same credit limit. Take them and use them, buy whatever you want!'

Wang Chen's parents didn't say much. Now that their son was successful and knew to honor his elders, it was a good thing.

After discussing, the whole family went downstairs.

In the evening, the elders gathered together to stay up for the New Year and watch the Spring Festival Gala.

Wang Chen, however, took his girlfriends, plus the bargain sister Yi Yao, along with his male cousins, female cousins, and several of the younger generation, and ran to the designated fireworks area in Yujingwan Villa District to set off fireworks.

For this New Year, Wang Chen had bought tens of thousands of yuan worth of fireworks, enough for everyone to enjoy themselves thoroughly.

After setting off the fireworks, Wang Chen took out those five bank cards and found Uncle, Second Uncle, and the others.

'Uncle, Second Uncle, Uncle (maternal), Aunt, Aunt (paternal), please take these cards.'

Uncle took the card: 'How much is in here?'

'A hundred million.'

'Ten thousand and one hundred?' Wang Chen's uncle was a bit hard of hearing and didn't catch it clearly.

'Big brother, Xiao Chen said a hundred million!' Wang Chen's second uncle leaned close to his elder brother's ear and repeated loudly.

'What?!' Uncle's hand shook, nearly dropping the card. 'No, no! That's too much!'

Second Uncle also pushed the card back: 'Xiao Chen, we appreciate your kindness, but we can't accept this money.'

Uncle (maternal), Aunt, and Aunt (paternal) all refused as well.

Wang Chen's uncle put on a stern face: 'Xiao Chen, I know you have money now, but money shouldn't be spent like this! We old folks have hands and feet, what do we need money from a junior like you for?'

'Uncle, listen to me...'

'I won't listen!' Uncle was very insistent. 'If you really mean well, just come back to see us more often during the New Year. Take this money back!'

The situation reached an impasse.

Seeing this, Du Ruoxi gave Qin Qing and the other girls a meaningful look.

The six women gathered around and started to coax and wheedle.

'Uncle~ Please just accept it~' Du Ruoxi pulled on Uncle's arm, swaying it back and forth. 'It's just a token of Wang Chen's appreciation. Besides, your sons have their own families and children. You don't want them to spend their whole lives farming like you, do you?'

Qin Qing also persuaded: 'Second Uncle, Wang Chen has the ability now and wants to honor his elders. You should give him this chance.'

Yang Li directly hugged Uncle's (maternal) arm: 'Uncle~ If you don't accept it, Wang Chen won't be able to sleep tonight!'

He Li, Xiang Tingting, and Liu Yan each found an elder to pester and cajole.

The elders couldn't withstand the coaxing of six pretty girls and soon gave in.

Uncle looked at Wang Chen helplessly: 'You kid... Alright then, we'll keep the money. But it's agreed, your cousins have hands and feet, let them earn their own living. We'll save this money for you and absolutely won't touch it unless it's absolutely necessary.'

'Use it however you like,' Wang Chen smiled. 'Ask me for more if you spend it all.'

'Ask you for more?' Uncle glared at him. 'Do you really think we're ungrateful wolves?'

Everyone laughed.

As the clock struck midnight, brilliant fireworks began to bloom in the night sky over Yi City.

The whole big family stood in the courtyard, looking up at the dazzling fireworks.

Wang Chen held Du Ruoxi with his left arm and Qin Qing with his right, his heart full of warmth... By the time he saw Uncle, Second Uncle, and the others back to their new homes, it was already past one in the morning.

When Wang Chen returned to Villa No. 8, only his sister, brother-in-law, and Du Ruoxi were still waiting in the living room.

Qin Qing, Liu Yan, and the other girls were nowhere to be seen, probably tired and having gone to sleep first.

'Sis, brother-in-law, why aren't you resting yet?' Wang Chen walked over and sat down.

Wang Yun poured him a glass of water: 'We were keeping Ruoxi company waiting for you to come back. You've worked hard today, running around taking care of everything.'

'It's what I should do,' Wang Chen took a sip of water. 'Oh right, brother-in-law, I've asked Chen Yi to compile the information on that plot of land in Hangzhou City for you. I'll give it to you after the New Year. You start putting your team together first. If you need any support, just say the word.'

Li Pengfei nodded: 'Okay, I'll get on it as soon as possible.'

After chatting for half an hour, Wang Chen saw his sister and brother-in-law back to Villa No. 6.

When he returned, only Du Ruoxi was left in the living room.

As the air conditioning was on, she had changed into a set of red silk pajamas and was curled up on the sofa scrolling through her phone.

Seeing Wang Chen, she quickly put down her phone, stood up, and ran over barefoot to throw herself into his arms.

'Husband, you've worked hard,' her voice was soft and sweet.

Wang Chen felt a warmth in his heart and hugged her: 'You waited for me until this late?'

'Mhm,' Du Ruoxi looked up, her eyes sparkling. 'I wanted to wait for you to sleep together.'

Wang Chen lowered his head, kissed her cheek, then kissed her lips.

Du Ruoxi responded gently. Just as Wang Chen's hands began to wander, she gently pushed him away: 'You go take a shower first.'

'Together?' Wang Chen raised an eyebrow.

'No way. I already showered ages ago,' Du Ruoxi's pretty face flushed slightly. 'Hurry up, I'll wait for you upstairs.'

After saying that, she turned and went upstairs, entering the master bedroom.

Watching her retreating figure, Wang Chen smiled, then quickly dashed into the bathroom. He washed up in no time, wrapped himself in a bathrobe, and came out—the whole process took less than ten minutes.

The door to the master bedroom was slightly ajar. He pushed it open and went in.

The room lights were off, only moonlight shone in from the window. Du Ruoxi was sitting on the bed. As her back was to the window, her facial expression wasn't clear.

'Why aren't the lights on?' Wang Chen reached out to press the switch.

'Don't turn them on,' Du Ruoxi softly stopped him.

Wang Chen withdrew his hand, thinking Du Ruoxi wanted to try something different, and then chuckled: 'My beloved concubine, I'm coming.'

Faintly, he seemed to hear a few stifled giggles. But he didn't think much of it, assuming he had misheard.

When he reached the bedside, by the moonlight, he finally saw clearly that it wasn't just Du Ruoxi alone.

Qin Qing, Yang Li, Liu Yan, He Li, and Xiang Tingting—all five women were there.

The five of them were lying side by side, covered tightly with a blanket, only their heads peeking out.

Seeing that Wang Chen had discovered them, they simply sat up, looking at him with smiling faces.