Rebirth: I Am Not the Movie Queen This Time
Chapter 244: Concern

Chapter 244: Chapter 244: Concern

Xiao Bai raised his hand and touched his chin, remained silent for three seconds, then said solemnly, "I also think I’m pretty great."

Li Shan, who was walking behind, paused in his steps, turned back to look at him, and really wanted to say: Showing off like that could get you struck by lightning.

After Wan Chu’er finished washing up, she saw that several people at home had already sat down at the dining table and started their meals.

"Second Brother, you’re up so early today, are you going on a blind date?" It was rare to see Xiao Bai at the breakfast table.

Xiao Bai’s eyes flickered, and he chuckled, "You seem to be in a really good mood today, did something good happen during your run?"

Wan Chu’er glanced at him, then looked at Old Sir Zhong and Li Shan, who appeared to be focusing on eating their meal.

Don’t think she didn’t know what they were up to.

She never encountered Yan Hui when running before, but this morning she just happened to run into him, right after Xiao Bai said those silly words last night.

I’m not going to play into your hands!

Wan Chu’er didn’t say anything for a while, leaving Old Sir Zhong and the others, who had been eagerly listening, rather dissatisfied.

Wan Chu’er leisurely ate her meal, and after drinking the last spoonful of Xiao Mi porridge, she finally formally announced:

"I thought about it last night and decided to meet with Jiang Ke Chu’s parents and family. Sooner or later I’ll have to meet them, so I might as well meet them sooner rather than later."

Last night, after seeing Jiang Ke Chu’s disappointed face, she had regretted it, and after Xiao Bai’s ruckus, she made up her mind.

If she kept delaying, who knows what kind of trouble the fool Xiao Bai would stir up.

Upon her declaration, Xiao Bai and the others paused in their actions.

Old Sir Zhong put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and then said, "It’s time to meet the parents, first let that kid surnamed Jiang come meet me."

He exuded the air of a head of the family.

Seeing this, Xiao Bai couldn’t help but shiver, silently lighting a candle in his heart for Jiang Ke Chu.

Wan Chu’er paused and asked, "Is it a formal meeting?"

Now that the old patriarch had already moved in, and he had defended her so much at the Su family yesterday, even calling him ’grandpa’ in front of everyone, it would be truly pretentious and an act to not acknowledge him now.

In her past life, she had suffered enough from pretentiousness, so this time around, she naturally wanted to avoid that.

Old Sir Zhong’s tone softened, "Casual is fine."

Xiao Bai was taken aback, thinking how swift this change was.

After breakfast, Wan Chu’er started playing on the computer, and Xiao Bai knocked on the door and came in.

He watched Wan Chu’er’s fingers fly, line after line of code he couldn’t understand appearing quickly on the black screen, with various data continuously being displayed and scrolling up.

Seeing Wan Chu’er so serious, a sense of pride welled up in Xiao Bai’s heart.

He couldn’t help but recall the first time he saw Wan Chu’er; late at night, disheveled, her face bruised, she ran into the nightclub and shamelessly told him, "I want a job."

Now, this girl had grown up, and she had developed no small set of skills.

After waiting for a while without hearing Xiao Bai speak, Wan Chu’er stopped and turned to look at him, "Second Brother, is there something on your mind?"

Xiao Bai nodded and asked, "You’re only twenty years old, your wonderful life has just begun, are you sure you want to settle down with Jiang Ke Chu so soon?"

To him, not meeting each other’s parents meant that a couple was just casually expressing love and could easily break up if not interested anymore. However, once they met the parents, the implications became different.

Chuchu smiled warmly as she sensed Xiao Bai’s concern for her, and said, "I hope to have Jiang Kechu be a part of my wonderful life. I’m very sure that if I ever get married, it would only be with Jiang Kechu. Second Brother, don’t worry, I’m quite accurate in judging people."

Xiao Bai couldn’t help but flick her on the forehead and laughed, "You little girl, you’re still so young, and I don’t even dare to say that I’m good at judging people."

Chuchu covered her forehead and gave him a white glance.

"Alright, alright, I was wrong. I won’t flick you anymore."

It was then that Chuchu huffed and said, "Jiang Kechu and I will definitely be fine, don’t worry. But what about you, Second Brother? How’s the company doing? Is everything going smoothly? Is there anything I can help with?"

Xiao Bai saw her determination and chose not to add any more comments.

Now the company is just starting so it’s a bit tough, I need to pay more attention. Luckily, Yan Hui gave a significant investment, so we don’t have to worry about funds at all. We just need to take this time to create the product and then start operations.

For operations, I’m planning to outsource to a more professional company, which will allow us to gain experience in the meantime and build our own team.

Previously, Xiao Bai and Chuchu worked together to prepare several product manuals. Xiao Bai then pitched two online products to Yan Hui. Yan Hui was already inclined to mentor and help Xiao Bai, and seeing that the products were indeed promising, he provided a substantial investment.

With funding secured, Xiao Bai immediately started recruiting, renting office space, handling business licensing, and so on. He was extremely busy during this period.

Chuchu asked a few more questions and saw that despite the myriad of tasks, Xiao Bai had everything under control and well-organized.

Before Xiao Bai left, he couldn’t help but advise her, "Old Sir Zhong really cares for you deeply and cherishes you. You should stop being stubborn with him and lose the attitude."

Chuchu laughed, "I got it, I got it. You’re almost turning into my second mother, Second Brother."

"Cheeky girl!" Xiao Bai cursed with affection and left as he had a mountain of work to handle.

After being busy for a while, Chuchu’s phone rang. Upon answering, she was greeted by Mai Qiqi’s robust voice.

"Chuchu! You actually answered the call. You, this big matter happened, and you kept it from me, I’m going to break off our friendship!"

Just from the sound, Chuchu could imagine Mai Qiqi standing with hands on hips, yelling into the phone.

Seems like she found out about what happened yesterday at Su Family’s place.

Chuchu cleared her ear, listening to her rant until she finished, then laughed and said, "Alright, before we break off our friendship, let’s meet one last time."

She really liked her friend Mai Qiqi and indeed needed to explain things to her properly.

Mai Qiqi paused, then huffed and said, "Today, you must treat me to a big meal! It has to be the 1888 meal at Jinjia Restaurant."

"Mai Qiqi, you’re literally slaughtering me!" Chuchu laughed and bantered with her.

After they agreed on the time and place, Chuchu shut down her computer and got ready to leave.

Passing through the living room, she saw Old Sir Zhong reading some documents with his reading glasses and paused to say, "Old Sir Zhong, I’m stepping out for a bit. Should I bring back something tasty for you?"

Old Sir Zhong was taken aback for a moment, a smile appearing in his eyes, and said, "I don’t like eating that outside food. Where are you going? Let Li Shan drive you. Come back early."

Chuchu thought it over, didn’t refuse Old Sir Zhong’s goodwill, and accepted the offer for Li Shan to drive her.

On the way, Li Shan asked, "Will you consider getting a driver’s license in the future to drive yourself?"

Getting a driver’s license, to drive on her own?

Li Shan’s suggestion was very appealing to Chuchu. In her past life, she had never driven herself. She thought about it for a moment and decided to wait until Xiao Bai had some spare cash to consider it.