School Beauty's Invincible Martial Expert

Xiao Minghua smiled and then said, "Anyway, our family still needs to thank you. If it weren't for you letting Dahai go to Hanmen Technology, he probably wouldn't be where he is today. Dahai, quickly thank your brother!"

"Brother Han, thank you!" Dahai was very good at handling relationships.

"It's nothing." Xiao Han shook his head.

Xiao Minghua's family sat at Xiao Han's house for a moment before leaving. The two families had been estranged for a long time, and suddenly sitting together, there seemed to be nothing to say. Since the words of gratitude had been delivered and the gifts given, they did not stay long.

After Xiao Minghua's family left.

Mother Xiao looked at the table full of gifts and couldn't help but sigh, "Ah, relatives are indeed relatives, the ties of blood are inescapable!"

"Hehe..." Xiao Han chuckled.

In Xiao Han's view, his mother's lament was clearly superfluous; how could Xiao's family have come to visit if not for him? If he hadn't worked hard enough, if he wasn't powerful enough, how would others respect and fear him?

"Silly boy, what are you laughing at?" Mother Xiao asked.

"I'm laughing at you," Xiao Han cheekily looked at his mother.

"Laughing at what?" Mother Xiao looked at Xiao Han, baffled.

"Laughing at what you just said about how blood ties cannot be severed." Xiao Han laughed, "In fact, those blood ties have long been severed. The only reason our families still connect is entirely because of me, because of Hanmen Technology Company."

"Silly boy, what nonsense are you spouting!" Mother Xiao glanced at her son irritably and said, "Blood is thicker than water, you should understand that principle!"

Xiao Han smiled faintly and remained silent.

As for the character of his eldest uncle and second uncle, Xiao Han had some understanding. Of course, relatively speaking, his eldest uncle and great aunt had even worse characters. No matter what, his second uncle had a decent son, Xiao Dahai. The Eldest Uncle's family, especially the Great Aunt, had fallen deeply into the thrall of money, often penny-pinching and wishing they could skin others. And they also had a no-good, equally snobbish son, Xiao Zhicheng.

Xiao Han was quite annoyed.

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After the Xiao Minghua's family of three left Fuxing Community, Xiao Minghua was in a good mood.

"Dahai, you must work hard in the future, understand?" Xiao Minghua earnestly encouraged his son.

"Dad, I know!" Xiao Dahai nodded and said, "At the company, I never tell anyone that I'm Brother Han's cousin. No one would think I got in through connections or backdoors. I want to prove myself step by step through my own efforts!"

"Exactly, exactly!" Xiao Minghua, hearing this, was even more moved and said, "Truly worthy of being my son, Xiao Minghua!"

"As if he isn't also my son!" Lianhua couldn't help but retort.

"Hehe, he is our son." Xiao Minghua chuckled.

"Why don't we go and visit our eldest brother's house?" Lianhua, all smiles, said, "In the past, among the three families, Eldest Uncle's family had the best condition, they opened a supermarket and earned nearly a hundred thousand a year, we were so envious. Now the tables have completely turned, eldest brother is old, and his son is squandering his wealth; they are still just managing that supermarket, how could they have any income. Now, our Xiao Han has become the most profitable among us, and our Dahai isn't doing badly either, earning over ten thousand a month, more than a hundred thousand a year, and we spouses also have incomes, our family has definitely surpassed the eldest brother's family. He used to flaunt himself to us, now it's our turn!"

"Hehe..." Xiao Minghua chuckled and said, "Right, right. Let's go and see them now."

Afterward, the family of three took a taxi to the eldest brother's house.

It was the leisure time just after dinner when Xiao Minghua's family of three arrived at Xiao Mingguo's house, and Xiao Mingguo's family was all there. Xiao Zhicheng and his wife were also in the living room watching TV, the four of them sitting on the sofa watching a popular drama series recently. The table was laid with sliced watermelon and some nuts.

Tap tap tap...

A series of knocking sounds came.

Xiao Mingguo got up to open the door.

"Oh, it's you guys, come in, come in." Xiao Mingguo quickly let Xiao Minghua's family of three inside.

Xiao Mingguo's wife, seeing it was Xiao Minghua's family coming, immediately stood up, her eyes glancing at the large plate of watermelon and nuts on the table. It seemed she wanted to quickly hide them. However, after hesitating for a moment, she did not move because the guests had already come in, and removing them then would likely attract scorn.

"Younger brother, you all have come?" Xiao Mingguo's wife smiled awkwardly.

Actually, when she stood up, her gaze and details were all clearly seen by Lianhua, so Lianhua didn't mind it. Only poor people care about such things; when guests arrive, isn't it normal to serve them fruit and nuts?

"Hmm, have we disturbed you?" Xiao Minghua asked with a smile.

"No, no!" Lianhua shook her head hastily, then said, "You all arrived just in time, the TV show had just ended."

The family of three sat down together.

Seeing Dahai was also here, Zhicheng couldn't help but taunt him, "Dahai, how's it going at Hanmen Technology? How much do you make a month? Is it over three thousand?"

"Brother Zhicheng, stop teasing me!" Dahai scratched his head, looking rather bashful. This chubby guy looked pretty cute when shy.

"Haha…" Zhicheng burst into laughter upon hearing this, "I've been telling you not to go there. What's there to do in that place? Is doing sales tiring? I don't like going there. Unless I was asked to sit in the office and make about five thousand a month."

Upon hearing this, Dahai said, "That's true, Brother Zhicheng is someone who does big things, ordinary small temples can't invite you. Unlike us, with no education, we can only do rough and tiring work!"

"What are you talking about, kid!" Xiao Mingguo glanced at Dahai and said, "In Linjiang City, making three thousand a month is quite good. Keep up the hard work, Xiao Han will definitely give you a raise."

"Dahai, you've been working there for half a year now, Xiao Han hasn't given you a raise yet?" Great Aunt asked.

"He has!" Dahai quickly nodded.

At this moment, Lianhua said proudly, "Great Aunt, you don't know, Dahai earned quite a bonus this month."

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Great Aunt said, "Back when we were in our workplaces, we thought receiving five hundred was a lot, did Dahai get five hundred in bonuses this time?"

"It was more than that!" Lianhua, with her eyebrows dancing excitedly, said, "Just from bonuses he got five thousand, and the pay was over seven thousand, this month Dahai earned over twelve thousand!"

Hiss...

The room suddenly fell into complete silence.

After a long while, Great Aunt awkwardly asked, "Really… is that true?"

"Of course it's true!" Lianhua immediately replied, "How could it be fake, it's absolutely certain."

"Well… that's not bad at all." Upon hearing this, Great Aunt hurriedly said, "Xiao Han has been quite good to Dahai then."

"Certainly!" Lianhua nodded quickly and said, "Not just good, simply too good. Starting from tomorrow, Dahai is getting promoted. Previously he was a company employee responsible for sales, now it's different, he's now a manager, a minor leader managing more than a dozen people. And his salary has increased significantly!"

Xiao Mingguo, upon hearing this, had a somewhat unpleasant expression.

Zhicheng looked even more sullen. He had just mentioned a salary of three thousand, and now it was claimed Dahai was earning over twelve thousand. Plus, with a raise and promotion, who were they fooling? Clearly, Zhicheng was unwilling to believe it. Over twelve thousand dollars could employ many workers, so why give it all to Dahai? Another person would just mean another decoration in the store, wouldn't it?

"Dahai, is Xiao Han really treating you this well?" Zhicheng asked, knowing that Dahai never lied, so he wanted to get some information from Dahai. If Dahai hesitated or refused to answer, it would indicate a lie.

"Yes!" Dahai nodded and said, "Brother Han has really been great to me. Starting from tomorrow, I'll be in the office. Of course, I can also choose to handle the sales business in the lobby, it's up to me!"

Zhicheng listened, and it was obviously not a lie. Could it be because this fat guy had been slick at his sales job for too long? Zhicheng decided to stop asking; he planned to visit Hanmen Technology himself the next day to see what was really happening. Seeing is believing, after all — one should verify anything with their own eyes.

"That's good, very good!" Great Aunt hastily said.

"Yeah!" Xiao Minghua nodded and said, "Dahai has finally made something of himself."

"Yes!" Great Aunt nodded and said, "Ah, our Zhicheng just doesn't compare to Dahai now."

As soon as she said that, Zhicheng immediately felt dissatisfied, especially his wife, who upon hearing that the chubby guy long bullied by Zhicheng was earning more than her own husband, how could she feel comfortable?

"Look at you, so lacking in ambition!" His wife glared at him.

Zhicheng grinned sheepishly and said, "I've told you before, I'm just a sleeper stock."

"What sleeper stock!" His wife snorted coldly, then said, "Who would believe that!"

With that, his wife turned and went into the room, leaving Zhicheng with an embarrassed expression.

Both families seemed quite awkward.

Seeing his aim had been achieved, Xiao Minghua stood up, smiling said, "Big Brother, you all continue watching TV, eh? We'll head back now and think about picking a car for Dahai tomorrow. Now that this kid is a manager, he can't keep riding my old, beat-up motorcycle to work, we should buy him a car!"

"Right, right, right!" Xiao Mingguo nodded repeatedly, "We should buy, we should buy!"

"Yeah!" Xiao Minghua nodded and said, "First, buy the car, then think about buying a house. After all, this kid still has a few years before he gets married. So, there's no rush for the house, but buying the car could definitely help him secure a girlfriend first!"