Zhou Xuan laughed and said, "Silly girl, why are you crying? From now on, you're my sister, and as your older brother, I naturally can't let you be unhappy. It's only right for children to take care of their parents in their old age, what's there to say? Our parents have me as their older brother, so Zhou Tao should take even more care of your parents!"
"Big brother..." Li Li could no longer hold back, sobbing as she threw herself into Zhou Xuan's arms and burst into tears.
"Don't cry, don't cry. Your brother only bought one house and you're acting like this. Miss Yang will laugh at you!" Zhou Xuan gently patted Li Li's shoulder, comforting her.
Yang Wei tactfully handed over a few tissues, saying enviously, "What are you laughing at? I really envy you for having such a good brother. As for me, I'm a person with a hard life; I can only rely on myself for everything!"
Zhou Xuan comforted him again: "Don't cry, don't cry. You know perfectly well that your older brother has plenty of money, no problem!"
Although Zhou Xuan said this as a joke, Li Li and Yang Wei couldn't help but laugh. Li Li quickly grabbed some tissues to wipe away her tears, using up a whole bunch of tissues, almost filling Yang Wei's trash can.
After a moment, Li Li calmed down and said softly, "Brother, this... this house is too expensive!"
"Expensive? Not expensive at all." Zhou Xuan smiled and said, "This time, your older brother went to the south and earned more than 2 billion yuan in cash in just a few days. It's only right that I buy you a house!"
Li Li knew Zhou Xuan was incredibly wealthy, but she never imagined he could earn over two billion in just a few days, leaving both her and Yang Wei speechless.
Li Li knew that her brother-in-law was a man of his word; what he said was absolutely true. Others might have doubted him, but she knew it was definitely true.
When Zhou Tao and her brother Zhou Ying got married, Zhou Xuan each got a house. The two houses were not much different, but the No. 8 villa was in a better location and cost ten million more.
After thinking for a moment, Li Li said, "Big brother, let's give room number eight to your sister. We'll live in villa number nine." Since Zhou Xuan had already decided to buy it, and it wasn't a financial burden, Li Li accepted his offer. Actually, no matter what she thought, Zhou Xuan was going to buy the house anyway. Besides, considering the company shares Zhou Xuan gave his sister-in-law, the value was far more than that—tens of billions of yuan worth of company shares. Add to that their respective salaries, and their annual income would exceed 100 million yuan. With the company's current rapid growth, the profits would likely be even greater in a few years, reaching several hundred million yuan a year. Living in such a villa wouldn't be difficult. It was just that Zhou Xuan's thoughtfulness touched Li Li deeply. Being able to connect with Zhou Xuan's family was a blessing for her and her whole family!
After completing the purchase procedures, Zhou Xuan took out his bank card and transferred the money directly to pay the full amount.
Yang Wei was overjoyed. Such a buyer was a once-in-a-lifetime find. He neither made things difficult for her nor took advantage of her. He didn't even charge her a penny less, and he paid in full without any mortgage or loan.
After completing all the formalities, Yang Wei explained to Zhou Xuan, "Mr. Zhou, the property certificate will take two months to be issued. This is an unavoidable process!"
Zhou Xuan shook his head, "It's alright, just do your best, I understand!"
Yang Wei then handed the keys to the two villas to Zhou Xuan, saying, "Mr. Zhou, please keep the keys to the two houses safe!"
Zhou Xuan took it, looked at it, and handed the key with the number eight label on it to Li Li, saying, "Xiao Li, don't overwork yourself these days. If we don't have enough people, we can hire more. It's our own company, what's there to be afraid of? It just means we'll earn a little less money. Don't worry about working yourself to the bone!"
Zhou Xuan inadvertently let slip that Yang Wei was a member of the Zhou Group when she heard "our own company." She realized that Zhou Xuan was either the boss or a member of the boss's family. Judging from his appearance and demeanor, he was probably the boss of the company. Otherwise, how could he be so magnanimous?
It seems that Zhou Xuan's promise to give her a Zhou's Jewelry Company membership card with a 50% discount was true!
Seeing Yang Wei's expression, Zhou Xuan immediately remembered what he had said at the beginning. After thinking for a moment, he instructed Li Li, "Xiao Li, leave a business card for Miss Yang and get her a 50% discount VIP card. I'll leave this to you!"
Li Li naturally wouldn't object to anything Zhou Xuan had given instructions to. Besides, it was something Zhou Xuan had personally promised to do, and this older brother was always a man of his word.
"Okay, I understand, big brother, I'll get it done tomorrow!" After Li Li finished speaking, she said to Yang Wei, "Miss Yang, please give me a copy of your ID card in a moment, I'll go back and process it for you, and I'll bring you the VIP card tomorrow. Our VIP card allows you to purchase jewelry at half price at any of our 71 branches nationwide!"
Yang Wei was overjoyed. This was equivalent to giving her half of the profits. Many friends and colleagues wanted to buy high-end jewelry from Zhou's. If she used her VIP card to buy it for them, even if she only charged 70% of the price, she could still earn 20% as a commission!
Zhou Xuan and Li Li came out of Yang Wei's office. Yang Wei respectfully saw them off at the door of the sales office, looking quite reluctant to part. The other employees didn't know that Yang Wei had sold two top-of-the-line villas at exorbitant prices in such a short period of time. If they did know, they would be envious and jealous and would try to extort money from her to make her treat them to a meal.
Having earned over five million in bonuses in one go, how could I not treat everyone?
After getting into the car at Hongcheng Square, Zhou Xuan said to Li Li, "Xiao Li, let's go to the supermarket to buy some gifts and then go to your home. This will be our Zhou family's formal visit to your family to discuss the wedding arrangements!"
Li Li shook her head vigorously, refusing outright: "No, no, big brother, I'll talk to my parents when I get back. You've already thought so much about our family, we don't need anything more. My parents have wanted me to marry Zhou Tao for a long time, but I just didn't agree. Big brother has already done all this today, what else can I say?"
After thinking for a moment, he got out of the car and said to Zhou Xuan, "Brother, you go ahead with your business. I'll go back by myself. Don't worry, leave everything to me. I'll take care of it!"
Seeing that Li Li was very determined, Zhou Xuan went along with her and said with a smile, "Li Li, Zhou Tao will actually enjoy life with you. Although he is a boy, he is gentle and kind. He is not as decisive and bold as you. I am very relieved!"
Li Li blushed, bit her lip and didn't say anything, but just waved to Zhou Xuan.
Zhou Xuan chuckled and started the car. Li Li was indeed a good girl—filial, kind, smart, and highly educated. She was truly a great help to the company. Zhou Xuan himself didn't like company matters, and his sister-in-law, due to her educational background, was definitely not as good as Li Li. In the future, he would have to mainly rely on her for company matters!
Volume 1, Chapter 623: One In, One Out
For the next twenty days or so, Zhou Xuan stopped running around and focused on arranging and preparing for Bei Bei's younger sister's wedding. He went back and forth between Li Li's and Li Wei's families. Li Li's family was fine, as they followed Zhou Xuan's arrangements without any objections. However, Li Wei's family had a special status, and even though Zhou Xuan was very thoughtful, there were still some oversights.
Li Wei was Li Lei's youngest and last son to get married. He was the grandson that Old Li found most troublesome but also the most beloved. His marriage was the only major event left for the entire Li family. In addition, the Li family had a deep influence in the military and a wide circle of friends, so it was not going to be simple.
The two villas were already prepared, and the luxury version was even better than Zhou Xuan's old house. The facilities were complete, so there was no need to worry about choosing furniture. They only needed to buy some household necessities, such as bedding and kitchenware. Jin Xiumei, along with Fu Ying, Li Li, and Zhou Ying, made the selections together. With Fu Ying with them, they naturally chose the best. Zhou Xuan also specially opened a separate bank card with 2 billion yuan in cash for Fu Ying to use as she pleased.
Regarding work at the company, Zhou Xuan forced Zhou Ying and Li Li to take leave. The company has spent money to hire so many talented people, when else should they be used?
The matters were all small, but there were countless of them. Zhou Xuan was exhausted and had never felt so tired, as if he were even more tired than when he went down to the bottom of the Yin River.
The day before the wedding, Zhou Xuan went to check on the two villas again. Everything was arranged properly before he returned home. His mother, Yingying, sister, sister-in-law, and even the housekeeper, Aunt Liu, went grocery shopping with him.
Zhou Xuan was happy to have some peace and quiet, so he lay down on the sofa and fell asleep. In his dream, he saw Fu Ying holding a child in each hand. The two children were as beautiful as porcelain dolls and called him "Dad." Zhou Xuan happily responded and bent down to pick up the two children when he was suddenly awakened by the sound of the door opening.
When I opened my eyes, I saw that my mother and others had returned from shopping, and my mother was pushing and holding little Sizhou.
Upon seeing Xiao Sizhou, Zhou Xuan suddenly remembered the dream he had just had, and stared blankly at Fu Ying's protruding belly.
Fu Ying scolded, "What are you daydreaming about again?"
Zhou Xuan scratched his head, then said awkwardly, "Yingying, I just dreamt that two children called me Dad. I was wondering, one child is Si Zhou, and the other child might be yours?"
Fu Ying bit her lip, feeling angry: "Then you'll have to figure it out yourself. Besides the child in my belly, do you have someone else's child in your belly?"
Zhou Xuan immediately realized he had said the wrong thing. That wasn't what he meant; he had just asked the question in the wrong way. Perhaps if he had said something like, "One child is Zhou Si, and the other is the child in your belly," then there would have been no problem at all.
"Yingying, that's not what I meant. I just misspoke. I don't know..." Zhou Xuan said, then smiled and stared at Fu Ying's belly, "Yingying, do you think our child is a boy or a girl?"
"How would I know? I don't have X-ray vision... How dare you say that?" Fu Ying snorted and said, "You, as his father, have never cared about him. He's been five or six months along, and when have I gone to the hospital for checkups, it's always Mom and my sister who have accompanied me. When have you ever been there?"
Zhou Xuan wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly said, "Yingying, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. How about... we go to the hospital today and get an ultrasound to find out if it's a boy or a girl!"
Fu Ying tilted her head and looked at Zhou Xuan for a while before saying, "So, do you prefer a boy or a girl?"