Xiao Guli rolled her eyes, pouted, and glanced at Xiao Lin. "This is my dad. I don't want to be independent. If I'm independent, I won't have anything to eat. I'm still too young."
The crowd burst into laughter, but the laughter quickly turned to surprise from Gan Mei's family. Dad? Lin Yao is actually the father of a child this big? No way!
Xiaolin felt like her heart was about to break. After chasing away those businessmen who came to burn incense, Gan Mei told her Lin Yao's identity. Actually, Xiaolin had asked the question as soon as she closed the door. Upon hearing that her cousin was actually Lin Yao, whom she had been thinking about and whose name her father, Shang Wenge, had been mentioning, she felt unusually shy.
Ever since learning that Lin Yao, who had given her a cold shoulder in Ya'an, was actually the young master of Minhong Pharmaceutical, the young girl began to fantasize. At this age, when dreams run wild, the fantasies are incredibly varied, but they all revolve around the theme of "the frog turning into a prince, and herself becoming the princess." In Xiaolin's fantasies, the ordinary-looking Lin Yao became more and more handsome each time, eventually even surpassing Wang Leehom and Takeshi Kaneshiro, effectively passing many of her boring teenage years.
Thinking about how she had just used her body to tease and seduce her cousin, Xiaolin felt shy. Hearing her mother Gan Mei say that Lin Yao was in disguise, she imagined that he had also been in disguise when she saw him before. She thought he must be very handsome in his raw form, which made her even more excited.
Now, a four or five-year-old boy is saying that Lin Yao is his father. Xiao Lin suddenly felt the light in the room dim. Isn't this as distressing as going to the toilet without toilet paper or wanting to be intimate without a condom?
In the same room, there was another person whose heart was breaking: Ruan Lingling.
With a woman's intuition, Ruan Lingling could tell at a glance that Xiao Ling, who had just entered the room, had a good impression of Lin Yao. She even went so far as to pull Lin Yao's arm and rub her body against him while trying to please the two little ones. It was simply shameless!
What saddened Ruan Lingling the most were three things: first, Lin Yao did not resist or refuse; second, Xiao Lin was prettier than her; and third, the most outrageous thing was that she was also named Linlin. The two little ones actually called each other "beautiful sister Linlin" while calling her "sister Lingling." Was this difference between her and Xiao Lin the only one who was considered beautiful?
Ruan Lingling disliked Xiao Lin. She hadn't disliked Xia Yuwen and Ling Ruonan when she saw the much prettier ones before; she had only felt somewhat ashamed of herself. Although Xiao Lin was prettier than her, she was far inferior to Xia Yuwen and Ling Ruonan, and even less so than Lan Xiaoqing. Moreover, Xiao Lin was frivolous and shameless, acting just like a prostitute, which made people angry just looking at her.
Ruan Lingling was indignant and her face was very unpleasant. Alina, who was next to her, knew what she was thinking. She reached out and gently held Ruan Lingling's hand without saying a word, but her eyes were full of tenderness.
Alina was naturally disgusted by the frivolous girl. She thought to herself that her husband's adopted brother was a real dragon among men. Even dressed so ugly, he could still attract beautiful girls. He had met three in Chengdu and one in Beijing. She had also heard that this was Lin Yao's second time in the capital. The first time, he only stayed in the capital for two or three days, and he had already captivated a beautiful girl.
"Wow, amazing!" Alina made that judgment in her mind, feeling proud of her choice. Her husband, Ge Yong, was both heroic and domineering, and very devoted. He had never been bothered by so many women before. Little did she know that Ge Yong had dedicated his most brilliant youth to the army. If he had been in civilian life then, he might have been even more of a womanizer than Lin Yao.
"Xiaolin, stop fooling around." Shang Wenge frowned and scolded Xiaolin. His daughter's behavior in front of Lin Yao's relatives and friends made him feel very embarrassed. After all, he was a ministerial-level cadre, and it was not good to let the other party's relatives and friends laugh and point fingers at him.
Previously, Shang Wenge didn't mind in his private room; his daughter Xiaolin had always been known for her eccentricities, and those businessmen weren't qualified to judge. But who was Lin Yao? He was a miracle doctor and the behind-the-scenes host of Minhong Pharmaceutical. The couple had discussed it and concluded that Lin Yao's future potential would be no less than theirs, so they should be mindful of his status and boundaries when dealing with him.
Shang Wenge had just been tricked by his wife into calling him "uncle-in-law," and he did feel quite pleased with himself. However, he absolutely could not continue this joke in this private room. If he did, he might lose Lin Yao's friendship.
Xiaolin awkwardly withdrew her hands from Lin Yao's arm, feeling a pang of regret. The stiff touch of Lin Yao's arm against her had felt strangely comfortable, unlike the feeling she got from physical contact with other boys. Accustomed to such situations, she knew her behavior was impolite and inappropriate, but for some reason, she'd acted rashly the moment she entered the room. At that moment, she wished there was a hole she could crawl into.
"Uncle Shang, Director Gan, my son is too full and needs to be held to feel comfortable. It's inconvenient for me to get up. Please forgive me." Lin Yao used formal titles. Of course, he couldn't continue calling them Aunt and Uncle. He didn't know Shang Wenge's job title and didn't want to address him casually. Maybe the minister was just a minor leader in the accounting department of a company, although Lin Yao himself didn't believe such a hypothesis.
Lin Yao felt less troubled by Xiao Lin's renewed harassment and teasing. His penis remained calm, requiring no effort to control any acupoints with his internal energy. It seems that after experiencing matters of the heart once, one develops some immunity. This might explain why many loves at first sight end in abandonment; once immunity reaches its peak, it's time to discard the relationship.
“Gu Nan…” Gan Mei hesitated, glancing around at the other people in the room.
Lin Yao knew what she was worried about, smiled and glanced at Gan Mei, then turned to Shang Wenge, "It's okay, everyone in the room is my family, you can say whatever you want."
Ge Yong and his companions didn't seem to think much of it, but Situ Hao and his wife were visibly overjoyed. Situ Hao recognized Shang Wenge as soon as he entered and whispered something to his wife while they were talking. Although he didn't know the exact position of the Director Gan that Lin Yao referred to, Situ Hao, a businessman, had certainly seen Shang Wenge, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, many times before, but had never had the opportunity to contact him or pay him a visit.
The close relationship between this family and Lin Yao made Situ Hao even more impressed with this miracle doctor. Recalling the rumors circulating in Beijing that the head of the foreign trade department had almost died from a stroke, but by sheer luck he encountered a miracle doctor and recovered completely in just over a month. He was even able to continue drinking and socializing after recovering from a cerebral hemorrhage. Such news circulating in upper-class circles was once considered a fantasy, but only Situ Hao was skeptical, thinking that if they had met Lin Yao, the rumors must be true. He never expected that today they would be proven true.
"Lin Yao," Gan Mei immediately changed her form of address. There were all sorts of people in the room, but she didn't expect them to be Lin Yao's relatives and friends. Two of the men had sharp eyes and seemed to be bodyguards. She just didn't know why there were so many women and children here.
"I'm sorry for what happened earlier. I didn't explain beforehand and gave you this identity. Please don't mind." Gan Mei's apology came at the right time, immediately dispelling Lin Yao's preconceived notions about middle-aged women. His decisive and efficient style of doing things was something he had always admired. He didn't need to take the previous little teasing to heart at all. Wasn't this about getting into the world?
"Aunt Gan, please don't say that. Thank you for helping me conceal my identity. I had no choice." Lin Yao smiled, picked up Xiao Guli, and got off the chair. It would be too impolite to sit down now, since the other party was apologizing.
"Dad, I feel unwell." Little Guli mumbled as his body posture was readjusted, looking quite sad and whimpering.
"Who told you to be disobedient and eat so much? You need to be more careful in the future." Lin Yao scolded his son, but he felt a little embarrassed. He himself was so full that he couldn't even drink a 600-700 qian liquor, so he really had no right to scold the little guy.
"Your son is so well-behaved, just like a doll in a picture book." Gan Mei reached out and stroked Xiao Guli's head, making the little guy laugh. Lin Yao suspected that the little guy was faking it. Logically speaking, if his stomach was too full, it would be difficult for him to laugh, and too much chest pressure would make his stomach feel even more uncomfortable.
"Your cold medicine approval has been granted, so why aren't you in a hurry now? Before, you were rushing me like it was a fire, but now there's not even a word." Gan Mei looked into Lin Yao's eyes, her smile very pleasing, befitting a successful career woman.
"Hehe." Lin Yao smiled sheepishly, "I've been too busy lately. The beverage production at home has been ramping up, and I haven't been able to keep up with the new products, so that's why. My phone was malfunctioning before, and after I sent it for repair, I lost your number, so I haven't been able to contact you."
Lin Yao's readily available lies fooled Gan Mei, and she didn't really care, so she didn't bring up the issue again. "Did you come to Beijing this time to get the permits, or is there something else?"
"I came as soon as I had time to get the approval document." Lin Yao naturally had to make up for his previous lie. He couldn't say that his family didn't care about the approval document. Even if the other party had a good impression of Minhong Pharmaceutical, he couldn't forget his own strength. When dealing with government departments, one had to pay attention to one's attitude. These were all experiences he had read online before. "Aunt Gan, I'll go to your office tomorrow. I only arrived in Beijing this afternoon and really didn't have time to go. We're very anxious."
"I'll bring it to you. Where do you live?" Gan Mei immediately replied, her attitude very sincere, which made Lin Yao feel a little flattered. A deputy provincial-level cadre personally delivering the order, that was quite something.
“Dr. Lin, come to our house. We haven’t had a chance to thank you yet. Let’s have a simple home-cooked meal to express our gratitude.” Shang Wenge picked up where his wife left off, then turned to Gan Mei and instructed, “Take the approval document home tomorrow. It will save Dr. Lin time. Your unit is already having a lot of trouble dealing with the mailroom. There’s no need for you to make another trip.”
"Ah~" Lin Yao felt a little awkward. His relationship with Gan Mei's family wasn't that close yet. He hadn't even accepted Situ Hao's invitation. Visiting someone's home wasn't a casual matter, especially for people of status; it made a statement. Lin Yao knew nothing about this family, and besides, there was this wild and unrestrained witch present. He felt somewhat embarrassed.
Gan Mei immediately agreed with her husband's suggestion. Seeing Lin Yao looking down at the little Guli in his arms, she assumed that Lin Yao didn't want to leave his relatives and friends behind to go to the appointment alone. She immediately and cheerfully invited everyone in the private room, "Come on, everyone! The more the merrier. My husband Shang is a very good cook. He learned from a famous chef. He rarely cooks. My daughter and I can enjoy this opportunity together with you all."
Gan Mei spoke casually, which greatly increased everyone's goodwill towards her. Situ Hao's heart skipped a beat, and he tried his best to suppress his joy. He needed to see Lin Yao's decision. He couldn't afford to lose the friendship with the divine doctor just to curry favor with the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade. He knew what was more important.
"Oh, then I'll have to trouble Uncle Shang and Aunt Gan." In this situation, Lin Yao could not refuse any longer. He looked at Situ Haoyi's family and Ge Yong and the others, "Let's all go together. We'll lift up the roof of Uncle Shang's house and have the honor of tasting the minister's cooking."
"I'm going to tear the roof off!" Nannan, who was reclining on the sofa, suddenly blurted out, and her clear, childlike voice made everyone burst into laughter.
"Me too!" Little Guli immediately joined in the fun. His earlier laughter had made him very sad, but he still had to speak up despite the discomfort.
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Chapter 149 Minister Shang's Request
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"Daddy, hurry, hurry! Sister Nannan is catching up with us!" Little Guli shouted excitedly, waving his little arms. He turned his head and looked at Nannan behind him with excitement, his little bottom became restless, and his dangling legs began to swing.
Lin Yao quickly reached out his hands to steady the little guy riding on his shoulders. He thought to himself that if he weren't an expert like himself, he would never let a child ride on his shoulders when climbing the Great Wall; it was just too dangerous.
"Lili, don't move around, it's dangerous." Although there was no real danger, Lin Yao needed to cultivate the child's sense of danger. The consequences of being overconfident were often bitter, so it was best to start educating him from a young age. At this moment, Lin Yao felt like he had become a child educator, spending countless hours and energy on the little guy, yet he didn't feel annoyed at all. Perhaps it was because he had experienced the childhood joy that he lacked from Gu Li.