novelraw Chapter 514 : The New Daughter-in-Law Visits
Chapter 514 : The New Daughter-in-Law Visits
Chapter 514: The New Daughter-in-Law Visits
After getting engaged, Chen Fan didn't immediately return to Yunhai, but instead gave himself a few days off to relax properly.
In these two days, Chen Wenchao from Baidu called him again, wanting to discuss the acquisition matter thoroughly with Chen Fan.
However, Chen Fan brushed him off with a single sentence, saying he had gone back to his hometown and would talk about it when he returned in a few days.
This left Chen Wenchao completely dumbfounded.
This guy...
What kind of person was he?
Faced with a multi-million acquisition deal, others would have been excited and eager, but this guy was completely calm and even had time to go back to his hometown for a vacation.
How were they supposed to negotiate like this?
Chen Wenchao immediately realized that their previous strategy of letting Chen Fan stew for a while and then negotiate when he became anxious had completely failed.
This guy showed no signs of anxiety at all.
Chen Fan wasn't anxious, but now it was Chen Wenchao's turn to be anxious.
Because Baidu really couldn't wait any longer.
Time waits for no one, and Baidu wanted to go public next year. There was too much preparation to be done.
The most important task was to expand their business to give investors confidence, so they could successfully list on NASDAQ.
And to expand their business, acquiring Go Navigation Home was the most crucial step.
It wasn't that Baidu had no other options besides Chen Fan's Navigation Home.
It was just that the other company, hao123, currently had too low a market share and couldn't compete with Go Navigation Home at all.
If they spent money to acquire hao123, and then Go Navigation Home was acquired by another company, wouldn't Baidu's money have gone down the drain?
Chen Wenchao immediately realized they couldn't delay any longer. They had to change their negotiation strategy right away and make a new plan, hoping to completely settle the acquisition matter the next time they met with Chen Fan.
He quickly reported to the headquarters, detailing his understanding and guesses about Chen Fan.
He also requested new authorization from the headquarters to raise the price range for the negotiation.
While Chen Wenchao was anxiously fretting, Chen Fan was enjoying his rare vacation.
The day after getting engaged, Chen Fan drove Su Ruochu back home for a visit.
The family's villa was now habitable. To welcome the daughter-in-law, Li Jinqiu had been busy all night yesterday, specially preparing the best room on the second floor.
The bedding and toiletries were all newly bought.
In addition, Chen Jianye had made a trip to the furniture market and picked out a set of dressing table and makeup mirror.
All this was to make sure the daughter-in-law would be satisfied and comfortable on her first visit, without finding anything to complain about.
To be honest, when Su Ruochu first saw the new room prepared for her on the second floor, she was startled.
It was impossible to say she wasn't touched.
The Chen family's high regard for her further confirmed to Su Ruochu that she hadn't chosen the wrong person.
"It must have taken a lot of effort to prepare such a bedroom, right?" Su Ruochu asked Chen Fan softly.
Chen Fan smiled and leaned in to whisper, "Yesterday, when I told the old couple you were coming today and might stay over, you should have seen how nervous they were. They were busy all day, only finishing your room late at night."
Su Ruochu felt a bit embarrassed. "I've caused Uncle and Auntie so much trouble."
Chen Fan laughed.
"No need to feel embarrassed. They genuinely like you. They accept you as their daughter-in-law from the bottom of their hearts."
Su Ruochu said softly, "Should... should I go downstairs to help later?"
Her face was flushed red, feeling a bit shy.
"I've heard that when a new daughter-in-law visits, she should try to make a good impression. That way, the husband's family will like her."
Chen Fan was amused.
"You even know about this? Where did you learn it from?"
Su Ruochu turned her head away, refusing to say.
Chen Fan smiled and held the girl's small hand, walking into the room to sit down.
"No need to deliberately try to impress. Just be natural."
"Besides, you probably won't have a chance to show off later anyway."
"Ah? Why not?" Su Ruochu was confused, but she soon understood.
Because after a while, all of Chen's relatives came over.
Second Aunt's family, Third Uncle's family, Fourth Uncle's family, and besides them, some distant relatives from the village all came to see what was happening.
The eldest son of the Chen family had made it big, not only driving back in a luxury car but also bringing back a beautiful girlfriend who looked like a celestial maiden.
Everyone wanted to come and join in the excitement.
The two of them peeked down at the courtyard through the window.
Su Ruochu was startled.
There were so many people.
The living room couldn't fit everyone, so even the courtyard outside was full of people.
There weren't enough chairs in the house, so Second Aunt was calling for Third Uncle to bring all the chairs from his house, and if that wasn't enough, to borrow some from the neighbors.
In the courtyard, Chen Jianye had specially changed into a new set of clothes and was beaming as he handed out cigarettes to the relatives.
As he distributed the cigarettes, he chatted with everyone.
Someone teased Chen Jianye, saying he and his wife had finally made it.
"You two are amazing, raising a university graduate."
"That's right, your son is so capable, I heard he even started his own business and made a lot of money."
"Ah, my rascal is not like that at all, he's not cut out for studying. He can only do manual labor in the future."
"The Chen couple are the truly blessed ones, their son paid to build them a big villa, and even found a beautiful daughter-in-law from the city..."
"Jianye, you two can just enjoy your blessings from now on..."
Faced with the compliments from the village relatives, Chen Jianye grinned, waving his hand as he handed out cigarettes.
"No, no. What blessings? The kid just got lucky..."
"This child wasn't good at studying when he was young, he just got lucky in the college entrance exam and got into a good university..."
"When he came back earlier saying he wanted to try doing business, I almost took out my belt to whip him... Didn't he know that us country folks aren't cut out for doing business?"
"Ah, fortunately, this child is capable, and with some good luck, haha..."
"Have a smoke, have a smoke. These are all cigarettes the kid brought back from Yunhai. Everyone try them."
On the second floor by the window, Chen Fan hugged Su Ruochu from behind, smilingly watching this scene in the courtyard.
His old man had been downtrodden all his life, today was probably the day he felt most proud.
His back, originally bent from years of hard labor, was now straightened.
Chen Fan smiled and gently pinched Su Ruochu's cheek.
"See how happy you've made my parents with your arrival."
"It's truly brought glory to the family, making them proud."
"Want to go down with me to meet everyone?"
Su Ruochu felt a bit shy, "There are so many people... I'm a bit nervous."
"What's there to be nervous about? Everyone's just here to see the new daughter-in-law, they won't eat you."
Su Ruochu took a deep breath, giving herself some courage.
She knew this was a hurdle she had to overcome.
"Then... you have to stay with me later, don't leave my sight."
"Alright."
Chen Fan held Su Ruochu's small hand as they came down from upstairs and into the courtyard outside.
"The bride is coming down!" a child playing in the courtyard excitedly shouted.
In an instant, the previously noisy courtyard suddenly fell silent.
Everyone's gaze turned towards them at once.