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Chapter 391: A Purposeful Arrangement

Chapter 391: Chapter 391: A Purposeful Arrangement

Huo Sinan was perplexed and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"You’ll know when you have dinner with him," Qiao Rui said, keeping it a mystery.

Huo Sinan raised his eyebrows and smiled faintly, picked up the tea on the table, and took a sip.

"Maojian?" He tasted it.

Li Chongming smiled and said, "Yes, President Huo. I heard you have a tea factory in Xinyang and are well-versed in Maojian. This was purchased by the company and should be from your tea factory."

"Is that so?" Huo Sinan took another sip. It was indeed Maojian, with a mellow taste.

Qiao Rui couldn’t help but glance at Li Chongming. Very nice, catering to his preferences, quite considerate.

Huo Sinan nodded. "It’s Maojian from our tea factory. I’ll have my assistant send some over for President Qiao to taste later."

"Thank you," Qiao Rui said with a smile.

"No need to be polite. I should thank President Qiao for generously allowing us father and son to come to the Qiao Family." Huo Sinan raised his teacup towards Qiao Rui in a gesture and took a sip.

Qiao Rui also raised her cup, nodding slightly.

Huo Sinan said, "It’s getting late, Little Xingxing, we should go."

"No," Little Xingxing hugged Gai Yin tightly. "I want to stay with mom."

His call of ’mom’ startled Li Chongming, who looked at Gai Yin in astonishment.

Is Assistant Gu the mother of Huo Sinan’s son?

Li Chongming realized his lapse and quickly reined in his surprised expression.

At this moment, Qiao Rui looked over.

Li Chongming was taken aback, then smiled slightly, giving Qiao Rui a reassuring smile; he wasn’t one to gossip.

There was a flash of appreciative light in Qiao Rui’s eyes.

Li Chongming understood her gaze.

Gai Yin looked down at Little Xingxing and said, "Baby, do you want to go to kindergarten?"

Little Xingxing immediately shook his head. "I don’t want to go, I want to stay with mom."

Gai Yin gently said, "Baby, look, all the adults are busy working, and all the kids are going to kindergarten."

Little Xingxing looked puzzled as he gazed at Gai Yin, "Then, if I go to kindergarten, will I still be able to see mom?"

Gai Yin was suddenly at a loss. Deep down, she really wanted to see this child, but she didn’t feel like she was his mother. Moreover, Huo Sinan acted like he was very familiar with her in the past, which she couldn’t recall, and it troubled her.

Nonetheless, she did need some personal time to get to know Huo Sinan better and ask what the situation was.

"Of course, we can meet again," Gai Yin said softly.

Huo Sinan also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they could meet again, it was fine.

"Do I really have to go to kindergarten then? But I don’t want to go," Little Xingxing thought about it and still felt kindergarten was uninteresting.

He finally found a mom, and he didn’t want her to leave again.

Seeing the conflicted expression on the little one’s face made everyone laugh.

Not wanting to go to school is just like not wanting to go to work.

Gai Yin thought for a moment and replied seriously, "The other kids are all in kindergarten. If you don’t go, you won’t make any friends."

"But I only want mom. I don’t want to make friends right now," the little one said with his bright eyes shining, looking very upset.

Gai Yin smiled and said, "Mom is right here and won’t run away. You can make some friends, and we can have dinner together, okay?"

"Really?" Little Xingxing was a bit skeptical, worried that she might leave like before.

"Of course it’s true, let’s make a pinky promise," Gai Yin extended her hand.

The little one also extended his hand to make a pinky promise with Gai Yin. "Pinky promise, no change for a hundred years."

"Pinky promise, no change for a hundred years."

"Okay then." Little Xingxing finally made up his mind. "Can I play a little longer before I go to school?"

Gai Yin laughed and cupped the little one’s face with both hands. "You little clever clogs, already negotiating terms. A man’s word is his bond, you can’t go back on it."

"I keep my word," Little Xingxing argued. "I’ll play for a while and then go."

"Let him play a bit more," Qiao Rui also advocated for the child. "It’s not easy to find a mom, he should enjoy some time with her."

With President Qiao speaking, Gai Yin couldn’t say much more.

"President Qiao, President Huo, I’ll go manage some tasks. If you need anything, just call me," Li Chongming said with a smile.

"Go ahead," Qiao Rui said. "Bring a copy of the Lin Family’s debt documents for Mr. Huo to review."

"Yes, right away." Li Chongming returned shortly with the documents.

After looking at the documents for a while, Huo Sinan looked up at Qiao Rui. "How long has this Lin Family debt been outstanding?"

Qiao Rui said, "Five or six years."

"The accounts from five or six years ago aren’t settled? The previous President Qiao really amazes me," Huo Sinan laughed out of irritation. "Even if it’s your in-law’s family, it shouldn’t be like this."

"There’s nothing that can be done," Qiao Rui responded seriously. "Maybe my uncle fears his wife too much."

Huo Sinan raised an eyebrow. "Accounts from five or six years ago are still unsettled. If the higher-ups hadn’t ordered it, the finance department wouldn’t have pushed for it."

"Yes," Qiao Rui said. "But as you can see and hear, the Qiao Family is truly struggling."

"I understand, don’t pretend to be poor," Huo Sinan said. "I see you can approach me for reminders, the Qiao Family in your hands shouldn’t be that bad."

"So, we still have to rely on President Huo," Qiao Rui said with quite a streetwise tone.

Huo Sinan chuckled. "I never thought I’d hear those words come from you."

"Yes," Qiao Rui leaned back into the large chair looking calm. "I always thought I should be herding sheep in a village, picking bird eggs when there’s nothing to do, gossiping about the village’s affairs with the grandmothers, or joining the aunts in swearing at people by the bridge for three days without stopping.

But my grandfather called me back, and I ended up accidentally marrying Pei Liyan, becoming prettier, and now even serving as a CEO. When I think about it, isn’t my life quite a miracle?"

Huo Sinan smiled intriguingly. "I don’t think these are mere coincidences. You seem to handle things skillfully, dealing with them in a sophisticated manner. Is everyone in your village a financial magnate?"

Qiao Rui chuckled. "You overestimate our village. The ladies there don’t even know what a financial magnate is; I only found out after coming here that financial magnates are like you guys."

Huo Sinan also laughed, somewhat skeptical of Qiao Rui’s words.

While talking to Qiao Rui, he didn’t forget about Gai Yin and glanced at her several times.

Each time, Gai Yin was playing with the child, the two getting along warmly, Gai Yin was especially gentle and loving to Little Xingxing, just like his mother.

Huo Sinan was captivated, and a thought crossed his mind: if the child’s mother were Gai Yin, that would be wonderful.