novelraw Chapter 429 : Let Me Take Charge This Time
Chapter 429 : Let Me Take Charge This Time
Chapter 429: Let Me Take Charge This Time
When leaving the school and sending the three siblings home, Gao Xiaoxi chattered non-stop, clutching Su Ruochu's arm the whole way.
She seemed very interested in this future brother-in-law.
Gao Xiaohu, on the other hand, pretended to be cool and didn't say a word.
He thought Chen Fan was just a hypocrite and had to expose his true face to make his cousin stay away from this jerk.
But when he thought about Chen Fan's fighting performance at the cold drink shop.
He felt a bit intimidated.
There was no way around it, he couldn't beat him.
Well, it seemed he needed to make long-term plans.
After escorting Su Ruochu back to her community, Su Ruochu looked at Chen Fan before getting out of the car.
"Drive slowly on your way back. Send me a text when you get home."
Chen Fan nodded with a smile.
Gao Xiaoxi watched all this with a grin on the side.
"Brother-in-law, when I go to college in Yunhai next year, can I come visit you guys?"
Chen Fan had a good impression of this girl and asked with a smile.
"You want to apply to Yunhai University?"
Gao Xiaoxi felt a bit embarrassed.
"The admission score for Yunhai University is too high, I can't get in."
"I plan to go to another school in Yunhai, I heard their journalism major is pretty good."
Chen Fan encouraged her with a smile: "You still have a year, how do you know you can't make it? Work hard, you'll definitely get in."
"Then I'll take your words as a good omen. You still haven't said if you'll host me when I come to visit you and my cousin."
Chen Fan smiled: "I'll personally pick you up at the station when the time comes."
"That's more like it."
"Goodbye, brother-in-law."
Chen Fan waved goodbye with a smile, then looked at Gao Xiaohu.
Gao Xiaohu snorted, not saying a word, and turned to leave.
Chen Fan shook his head with a smile and got in the car to leave.
The eldest son of the Chen family had made it big.
To be precise, it was the eldest son's son, Chen Fan, who had made it big.
This was big news in the Chen family.
Because Chen Fan's Fourth Uncle Chen Jianlong had just had surgery a couple of days ago, everyone hadn't bothered Chen Fan.
However, when they learned that Chen Fan was about to return to Yunhai, everyone finally couldn't hold back anymore. Using the excuse of celebrating Fourth Uncle's successful surgery, they organized a family dinner.
The dinner location was chosen to be Chen Fan's small courtyard.
In the past, during holidays and festivals, the Chen family gatherings were usually held at Chen Fan's Second Aunt's or Fourth Uncle's house.
As far as Chen Fan could remember, they rarely had gatherings at his own home.
The reason, of course, was that among the four siblings of the Chen family, Third Uncle had bought a house outside, while Chen Fan's Fourth Uncle and Second Aunt, although still living in the village, had renovated their houses.
Only Chen Fan's family was still living in the old house from over 20 years ago, which was small and inconvenient.
So whenever Chen Fan's parents suggested having a gathering at their house, everyone would politely refuse with a smile.
Thus, over the years, having gatherings at Fourth Uncle's or Second Aunt's house during holidays and festivals had become a fixed program.
But today.
Without Chen Fan's parents suggesting it, everyone actively proposed to have dinner at Chen Fan's house.
Preparing meals for such a big family was no small task, but Chen Fan could see that his parents were very happy. They had been smiling non-stop since early morning.
Around 9 am, Second Aunt's family arrived along with Fourth Uncle's son Chen Xiao.
A while later, Third Uncle's family of three also arrived.
So the women were busy in the kitchen preparing the meals, Fourth Aunt stayed at the hospital to take care of Fourth Uncle, and the courtyard became a place for Chen Fan's uncle-in-law and Third Uncle to chat with Chen Jianye.
Chen Fan noticed that even Third Aunt, who never cooked during such gatherings, had entered the kitchen.
Of course, he understood the reason for this change.
However, from the bottom of his heart, he was glad to see this change.
After all, no matter what small conflicts or frictions a family might have usually, in the end, they were still family with blood ties thicker than water.
Moreover, the Chen family didn't have those messy issues, and everyone still valued this family bond.
The house was too small to accommodate so many people.
So Chen Fan and the other young ones chatted in the courtyard.
Cousin Gao Shengbo was very interested in Chen Fan's car.
"Chen Fan, how many years have you had this car?"
"About 2 years."
"Isn't it too flashy to drive such a nice car at school?"
Chen Fan shook his head with a smile: "I didn't buy it, the club bought it for business use."
Gao Shengbo felt a bit embarrassed: "Can I take it for a spin?"
Chen Fan directly took out the keys and tossed them over.
"Drive as you like."
"Hey, that's cool of you."
Cousin Chen Xiao, on the other hand, pulled Chen Fan aside to ask about the club, he was very interested in Chen Fan's club.
Chen Fan had to give a detailed introduction of the club.
Cousin Chen Wan stood nearby, pretending not to be interested in their conversation, but her ears were perked up eavesdropping.
After hearing Chen Fan's introduction, Chen Wan was a bit astounded.
She couldn't believe what Chen Fan said, according to him, how big and luxurious must this club be?
Just Chen Fan? He could set up such a big club in 2 years?
This guy must be boasting, right?
Chen Xiao, however, believed every word Chen Fan said.
"Cousin, can I come visit you in Yunhai sometime?"
"Of course. Just call me in advance, I'll pick you up at the station."
"That's great."
"I like archery, I must experience it properly at your club when I come."
Chen Fan smiled and said: "Don't worry. I'll let you shoot to your heart's content."
Chen Wan: "..."
Realizing this phrase could be misunderstood, Chen Fan coughed awkwardly and pretended to go help inside the house.
Chen Wan pursed her lips and glanced at Chen Xiao.
"You really believe what he said?"
Chen Xiao looked confused: "Why not? Would Cousin lie?"
Chen Wan said flatly: "Opening a club might be true, but I don't believe his club is as he described."
"According to what he said, this club would be unmatched not just in all of Yunhai, but even in the neighboring provinces."
Chen Xiao still believed his cousin's words and said with a smile.
"We can go see it with our own eyes when the time comes."
Chen Wan pursed her lips.
"Children are so easily fooled."
At noon, the whole family sat together in the courtyard.
Except for Fourth Aunt and Fourth Uncle who weren't present, almost everyone in the Chen family had come.
Third Uncle raised his glass and said a few polite words, then the topic turned to Chen Fan, saying that the Chen family finally had a college graduate, and Chen Fan was successful, making everyone feel proud.
Second Aunt then spoke with a smile: "Xiao Fan has made something of himself, we should tell our parents about this good news when we visit their graves."
Chen Jianye thought for a moment and nodded, "Let's pick a good day in the next couple of days to visit our parents' graves."
"Big Brother, should we also renovate our parents' graves while we're at it?"
Chen Jianye asked: "When was the last time we renovated the graves?"
"Three years ago, I think?"
"Then let's take this opportunity to renovate the graves of our parents."
Usually, Third Uncle, being the most capable in the family, would make such decisions, but today everyone voluntarily handed the decision-making power to Chen Jianye.
Afterwards, everyone's conversation basically revolved around Chen Fan.
One moment they were saying how successful Chen Fan was, talking about Chen Fan's childhood, the next moment they were asking about Chen Fan's club and saying they must visit Yunhai sometime to see it.
Of course, they didn't forget to remind Chen Fan with a smile that they were family, and if he became successful in the future, not to forget to help out his cousins.
Chen Fan nodded with a smile, agreeing.
Seeing Chen Fan agree, Third Aunt finally smiled satisfactorily and said.
"In the future, if Big Brother and Sister-in-law need any help while Chen Fan is away at school, you can call us anytime, we'll definitely help if we can."
Second Aunt then spoke with a smile: "No need for you, I live close to Big Brother's house, we can help resolve any issues."
Chen Fan, who hadn't spoken much, suddenly spoke up.
"Second Aunt, Third Uncle, speaking of which, I actually have something I'd like your help with."
Hearing this, Third Uncle immediately put down his chopsticks and looked at Chen Fan with a smile.
"Go ahead and say it. If I can do it, Third Uncle will definitely help you get it done."
"It's like this. I see that our house is a bit old, and it's not very warm in winter, so I was thinking of fixing up the house."
Hearing this, Third Uncle asked with a smile.
"Do you plan to renovate or tear it down and rebuild?"
"Of course, tear it down and rebuild."
Chen Fan pointed and said: "I plan to build a two-story house for my parents."