Chapter 171: It’s a Pity to Miss Out

“Sigh, it’s my mother’s fault. I thought you would be gentle and kind to others like before, but I didn’t expect you to be so aggressive towards him. This is a bit unlike the you I used to know.”

Hong Xiaodan said with some complaint, “Isn’t it because you’ve been praising him all these days? This naturally made me have a rebellious mentality. Why didn’t you tell me the news you investigated earlier?”

“I didn’t tell you because I was afraid you would be influenced by this investigation. I wanted you to interact with him with your true heart. It’s good if it’s suitable, and it doesn’t matter if it’s not. So, have you taken a fancy to him now?”

Seeing her mother looking at her with a serious face, Hong Xiaodan couldn’t help but think of her aggressive attitude towards Chen Feng before, and her self-righteousness. A sense of shame couldn’t help but surge in her heart again.

“What if I’ve taken a fancy to him? Now he’s the one who doesn’t like me.”

Originally, Hong Xiaodan was just a little curious about Chen Feng and didn’t really like him. As for wanting to date him formally, it was just because she thought Chen Feng was a more interesting person, was a little handsome, and also to avoid the blind dates her family arranged for her from time to time.

But now that she knew about Chen Feng’s excellence and net worth, she really began to recognize him a little. And because she thought of her embarrassment in front of him before, being seen as a clown by him, she had a very strange or rather strange feeling in her heart. She vaguely wanted Chen Feng to change his opinion of her and let Chen Feng recognize her excellent side.

People are so realistic. Even if Hong Xiaodan’s family now has assets of several billion, and she is her parents’ only heir, she is not short of money at all.

But after knowing that Chen Feng was not short of money and had a net worth of tens of millions, her attitude and perception of him were completely different.

From this point of view, it was right for Hong’s mother not to let her know Chen Feng’s net worth in advance. If she had known from the beginning that Chen Feng had such a net worth, she would definitely not have been so aggressive in front of him before, let alone smoke in front of him, and she would not even have changed her hairstyle yesterday.

This is really…

Hong Xiaodan regretted it a little.

After Chen Feng returned to his aunt’s house, he threw Hong Xiaodan to the back of his mind. After all, he had never thought of going on a blind date in the first place. The reason he went was just to go through the motions.

And after the blind date, Hong Xiaodan was completely not his type of woman, so he didn’t take her to heart even more.

However, when they were having breakfast the next day, his aunt, Chen Xiaoxia, said that Hong’s mother had invited his whole family to her house as guests. She asked Chen Feng and Zhao Xiaolan if they would go.
Zhao Xiaolan shook her head and refused very simply, “We can’t afford to climb up to a family like theirs. Let’s just forget it.”

Chen Rui’s eyes lit up and he quickly asked, “Aunt, does that mean the other party has taken a fancy to our Ah Feng?”

Chen Xiaoxia nodded with some pride and said, “Of course. Ah Feng is so outstanding. Of course, there’s no reason for them not to like him. It’s a pity that Ah Feng doesn’t like the girl. There’s nothing to be done about it.”

Chen Rui also frowned with great pity, turned to Chen Feng and asked, “Ah Feng, are you really going to miss such a good opportunity? It’s one thing if they don’t like you, but now that they like you, you still don’t want it. Isn’t that a pity? Is that girl very ugly?”

Chen Xiaoxia quickly said, “Of course she’s not ugly. She’s very beautiful. She has a good figure and good looks. And her family only has her as a daughter. Her assets are several billion. If you marry her, you can easily get a huge family property in the future.”

Chen Rui’s eyes lit up when he heard this. He eagerly urged, “Ah Feng, it’s not that I’m saying this, but since the girl is so beautiful, what are you being so indecisive about? Go, let’s go to their house as guests today. Ah Feng, you can take the opportunity to communicate more with the other party.”

“Your brother has already said he doesn’t like this girl. Why are you so anxious here? If you have the ability, you can go and pursue that girl yourself,” Zhao Xiaolan said to her eldest son with dissatisfaction, unable to help but scold and ridicule him.

Chen Rui could only smile awkwardly for a moment.

Hearing her mother-in-law’s words, Li Guihong was a little uncomfortable. She followed up, “That’s right. If you have the ability, I also support you to pursue that girl.”

Zhao Xiaolan couldn’t help but frown and glance at her eldest daughter-in-law.

Seeing this, Chen Feng quickly said, “Brother, I know you’re doing this for my own good, but you can’t force feelings. And we can’t be too vain. The other party’s family is very rich, that’s right, but what does that have to do with us? What’s more, even if I get together with the girl, will the family property of several billion really be mine? How can there be such a good thing in the world? They have so much money, they must have taken precautions long ago.”

“If there aren’t several billion, then there must be several hundred million, right? What’s more, you’re a big man, and you’re divorced. She’s a rich young lady after all. She’s more than enough for you. You won’t be at a disadvantage.”

“I can’t explain it to you. This topic ends here,” Chen Feng was also too lazy to argue with his older brother.

Seeing this, Chen Rui could only sigh with helplessness.

Seeing this, Chen Xiaoxia on the side was also a little regretful. She asked, “Then you mean you’re not going?”

Zhao Xiaolan nodded with a stern face, “No.”

Chen Feng was afraid that his aunt would have a hard time, so he said, “You can just refuse euphemistically. Just say that we have to go home after lunch.”

“Ah, you’re leaving after lunch? You’re not staying for a few more days?” Chen Xiaoxia asked with some disappointment.

Zhao Xiaolan said, “There are still a lot of things at home. The car beauty shop is about to open, and the small shop at home also has to open for business. In addition, some relatives will come over tomorrow, and we have to have a banquet to entertain them. Anyway, there are a lot of things.”

Chen Xiaoxia said, “Then sister-in-law and brother can go back first. Ah Feng can stay and accompany me for a few more days.”

Chen Feng quickly said, “I also have things to do when I go back.”

“What do you have to do?” Chen Xiaoxia glared with some dissatisfaction. “Didn’t you say you’re a professional stock trader now? The market is closed now. You have nowhere to trade. What can you do?”

Chen Feng was speechless. He couldn’t say that he was going back to hook up with a married woman and have a tryst with a mistress.

“Alright, you can stay for a few more days. We, aunt and nephew, only get to meet and gather during the New Year. Are you so disgusted with your aunt? When you were a child, you used to stick to me every day and even asked me to hold you and coax you to sleep…”

Hearing this, Chen Feng’s head was full of black lines. He quickly interrupted, “Alright, alright. I’ll stay for two more days.”

He was a person who was soft on the soft and hard on the hard, especially to his relatives. His aunt had indeed raised and doted on him like her own son when he was a child. This could not be denied. And after he grew up, it was indeed rare for the aunt and nephew to meet once a year.

Thinking that he had a terminal illness, this meeting might be their last farewell. His heart finally softened.

“That’s more like it,” Chen Xiaoxia said with a happy smile. “Anyway, Xiaochao, Xiaomin, and I are free these few days. We’ll take you around and have some fun.”

Hearing this, Chen Rui and Li Guihong on the side were very envious, but they were too embarrassed to ask their aunt if they could stay for two more days. But this was obviously not possible.

Both brothers were her own nephews, but the treatment was very different. Fortunately, Chen Rui had been used to it since he was a child. And even if Li Guihong was a little indignant in her heart, she couldn’t express it.

After breakfast, Chen Feng and his cousin, Fang Zechao, played a fighting game for a while. After lunch, Zhao Xiaolan and her husband, Chen Dayong, took their eldest son’s family and left for Lushi.

And then, Chen Xiaoxia took her two children and got into Chen Feng’s car to go to a nearby scenic spot.

It was seven or eight kilometers away from her house. The road was clear, and it was only a ten-minute drive.
This was considered the suburbs. There was a small mountain, and at the foot of the mountain, there was a large lake, forming a natural park. With some artificial transformation and planning, this place became a small but not small scenic spot.

People in the city who didn’t want to go far often came here to play. Not only were there green mountains and clear waters and some garden buildings, but there was also a snack street next to it. There was even an amusement park not far away, which was very lively.

At his cousin Fang Zechao’s suggestion, the four of them first went to the amusement park. They first played on the roller coaster, then the Ferris wheel, and then they went to play on the bumper cars. Finally, he wanted to go to the haunted house, but he was unanimously opposed by his mother and sister, so he had to give up. Then they went to the snack street to eat snacks. After eating, everyone went to the park to stroll.

The four of them walked and stopped, taking pictures to commemorate the occasion. Especially Chen Xiaoxia, who took many photos with Chen Feng. Her posture was very intimate. In a few photos, she even rested her head on Chen Feng’s shoulder, which made her cousin, Fang Zechao, a little jealous.

When he took a photo with his own son, the most intimate action was Chen Xiaoxia putting one hand on his shoulder.

Chen Feng had long known his aunt. Although she was now forty-five or forty-six years old, she still had a girlish heart. Although he was a little helpless about this, he also obediently cooperated.

Fortunately, they didn’t take too many photos, only about a dozen. The weather was beautiful, and it started to drizzle. So everyone had to end this trip early.

They rushed back to the car. After everyone wiped themselves with tissues, they started the car and went back.

“Really, I’ve checked the weather forecast and it said it would be cloudy. It suddenly started to rain. This weather forecast is really unreliable,” Chen Xiaoxia couldn’t help but complain. It was originally a good time, but it suddenly started to rain, which was really a buzzkill.

Chen Feng comforted her, “We can come and play again next time.”

Chen Xiaoxia said with some emotion, “I don’t know when next time will be. You’re all grown up. It’s rare for us to be so complete this time.”

Chen Feng couldn’t help but feel a little sour in his heart. There really might not be such an opportunity next time. But he said, “Of course there will be. We can just come again tomorrow.”

His cousin, Fang Zechao, interrupted, “It’s not interesting to come again tomorrow.”

His cousin, Fang Min, also nodded and said, “Actually, we’ve been here several times. We just came today. What’s the point of coming again tomorrow? Why don’t we go to the Tanghe Wetland Park tomorrow? There are many wild birds there, and many beautiful residential buildings.”

It was rare for his cousin to say so much at once. Chen Feng was the first to agree and nod, “Alright, then we’ll go there tomorrow.”

Chen Xiaoxia also nodded and said, “That place is a little far. I went there two years ago. The scenery is not bad. We can go and see it again.”

Fang Zechao said, “I went there with my classmates last year. It’s not fun at all. It’s just some old houses and a river. It’s not interesting. Sister, let’s change to another place.”

“I haven’t been there yet. I want to go. If you don’t go, then don’t go. I’ll go with Mom and my cousin.”

“Alright, alright. Then I’ll go with you.”

Just as they were talking, Chen Xiaoxia suddenly said loudly, “Ah Feng, stop. Is that Xiaodan on the side of the road?”

Chen Feng’s car had just driven for a few minutes. Hearing his aunt’s shout, he couldn’t help but slow down and look in the direction she was pointing. Although he was driving and it was raining outside, the distance was relatively close, so he could still see clearly.

The person standing on the side of the road arguing with someone seemed to be Hong Xiaodan.

“Ah Feng, you go over and see. We know each other after all. We can’t let people bully Xiaodan.”

What else could Chen Feng say? He could only turn on the turn signal and park on the side of the road.

At this time, Hong Xiaodan was extremely angry in her heart. She had been in a bad mood since last night.

In the morning, her mother had taken the initiative to invite Chen Feng’s family to be guests at their house. She had also agreed. But the other party actually refused.

This undoubtedly made her and her mother feel very embarrassed. But the other party also said that there were many things at home and they had to rush home. What else could they say?

However, Hong Xiaodan’s mood became even more depressed because of this. So, she drove around and wandered around the city until it started to drizzle, and then she planned to go back.

Then she had a scrape with someone here. It was originally a small matter. They could have gone through their respective insurance companies or waited for the traffic police.

But after both parties got out of the car, the originally small matter became a big matter, because the other party’s driver’s girlfriend was her nemesis since she was a child, Qi Lei, an old classmate from elementary school, junior high school, and high school.

They were originally best friends in elementary school, but in junior high school, because a boy Qi Lei liked confessed to Hong Xiaodan, the two of them became enemies. After that, Qi Lei went against her everywhere. It wasn’t until they went to different cities for university that it came to an end.

The two of them hadn’t seen each other for several years. Logically speaking, this accidental reunion should have been a time to let bygones be bygones.

At the beginning, Qi Lei was also relatively magnanimous. She smiled and introduced her boyfriend to Hong Xiaodan. Out of politeness, Hong Xiaodan also nodded and smiled at her boyfriend and said a few words.

But then it became troublesome. Her boyfriend was immediately captivated by Hong Xiaodan. At least that’s what Qi Lei thought, and it was almost true.

Her boyfriend apologized to Hong Xiaodan, saying that he was fully responsible for this scrape and that he would pay for all the repair costs. He also said that it was rare for them, old classmates, to meet, and that he would treat them to a meal. He was very enthusiastic.

He was so attentive, even a fool could see it.

So, Qi Lei immediately thought of the handsome male classmate who was “stolen” by Hong Xiaodan in junior high school. Suddenly, new and old hatreds surged in her heart. She immediately pulled a long face and said that Hong Xiaodan was fully responsible for this scrape and that Hong Xiaodan should pay for it.

If Qi Lei’s attitude had been better, she would have been fully responsible. But with this attitude, and thinking of Qi Lei’s past of targeting her in middle school, and also because she was in a bad mood today, how could she bear it?

So, she started arguing with Qi Lei on the street.

This could only be said to be a narrow road for enemies.

And Qi Lei’s boyfriend could only try his best to be a peacemaker in the middle. But his actions were counterproductive, making Qi Lei even more furious.

“Are you her boyfriend or my boyfriend? You’re stopping me?” Seeing that her boyfriend was completely like a fair referee, Qi Lei was so angry that she directly cursed at him.