The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 777: Chapter 759: I Am Not a Slut 70

On the fourth day of the lunar new year, Xiao Yuan drove early in the morning to pick up Anning.

Anning had agreed with Xiao Yuan the previous day that today they would pick up the Xiao Family together.

Mr. Xiao, Mother Xiao, and Xiao Yuan’s two elder sisters were all coming over. Along with Xiao Yuzhu and Anning, one car would not be enough, so Xiao Yuan and Anning drove two cars to the train station.

Originally, Xiao Yuan wanted his family to come by plane, but Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao refused to agree.

By the time they arrived at the train station, there was still some time to wait. Xiao Yuan asked Anning and Xiao Yuzhu to wait in a fast-food restaurant, while he waited at the exit.

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, the train carrying Mr. Xiao arrived, and Anning went over with Xiao Yuzhu, carrying several cups of hot drinks.

Soon, they saw the family, and Xiao Yuan quickly went up to greet them.

As the train journey had been long, Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao were quite tired, and they looked a bit peaked.

Xiao Yuan didn’t say much and just arranged for everyone to get into the cars.

He let Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao ride in his car and let the sisters, Xiao Yufeng and Xiao Yuzhu, ride in Anning’s car.

When they arrived at Xiao Yuan’s place, Anning suggested Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao rest for a bit. After asking if anyone had eaten breakfast and learning that they hadn’t, Anning went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Xiao Yuzhu also followed quickly: ”I’ll do it, you chat with dad and mom for a while.”

Anning didn’t insist on cooking.

She wasn’t sure what Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao liked to eat, so she didn’t push it: ”Okay, then I’ll keep uncle and auntie company for a while.”

Anning wiped her hands and came out; Xiao Yuan had already poured hot tea for Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao and brought out some pastries for them to snack on temporarily.

Xiao Yumei was looking around Xiao Yuan’s house and seemed to really like it. She kept praising it while looking around: ”This house is well decorated. When my house is remodeled in the spring, I’m going to use this style.”

Mr. Xiao cheerfully agreed.

Mother Xiao said: ”Next spring we need to plant fruit trees at home, there’s a lot to do, and you need to be home to help. We can’t be thinking about remodeling the house, let’s wait till next year. I’ll sort out the houses for all three of you next year.”

Xiao Yumei wasn’t insistent on remodeling the house this year; after all, the house wasn’t going anywhere. Besides, even if it were finished, she wouldn’t be living there right away. She just smiled and said: ”That works too, if we wait a couple more years, it’ll probably be even nicer.”

Xiao Yuan talked with Mr. Xiao for a while more, and seeing that it was time to go to work, he said to Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao: ”Dad, Mom, I really have to get to work now. Have breakfast and rest a bit, and in the afternoon, elder sis will take you out to shop. Remember to call me if you need anything.”

Mr. Xiao and the others knew that Xiao Yuan’s job was demanding, doctors don’t have holidays, and they couldn’t take days off even during the new year, so they just waved their hands and said: ”Go on, hurry up, don’t worry about us.”

Anning took a coat to see Xiao Yuan out and then went back to chat with Mother Xiao.

Mother Xiao loved chatting with Anning.

She didn’t hold back in front of Anning, nor did she feel awkward; anyway, whatever she said Anning would always find the right tune. She could talk about the petty family issues of all the aunts and uncles in the village, and Anning wouldn’t find it annoying. After chatting with Mother Xiao for a while, Anning could clearly sort out the relationships in the village: who got along well with whom, which families were feuding, and which families were related. She could discuss all this with ease.

Mother Xiao was so pleased that, even during the meal, she still wanted to talk about those family matters with Anning.

After dinner, Anning didn’t stay long; she said a few words to Mr. Xiao and Mother Xiao and then drove off.

As soon as Anning left, Mother Xiao immediately told Mr. Xiao, ”Our daughter-in-law is a good match; she gets along with me so well. Despite being a graduate, she doesn’t put on airs at all and is so congenial when talking about our village’s affairs. She’s a really good daughter-in-law.”

Mr. Xiao also liked Anning very much: ”Our son has good taste, finding such a wonderful daughter-in-law like this. From now on, we really don’t have to worry about him anymore.”

Mother Xiao then added, ”Anning is so good to our son. When she drives back, she always gets home first, but she will stop and wait, only getting out of the car when she sees A Yuan arrive. This means she’s always thinking of A Yuan, feeling uneasy until she sees him. Earlier, when A Yuan was leaving, even though it was just a short walk, Anning brought his coat to him. You didn’t see it, but at the doorway, Anning even straightened A Yuan’s collar. She truly keeps our son close to her heart. Marrying such a daughter-in-law, our son is going to be blessed in the future.”

Every parent wishes for their child’s marrying partner to keep their child close to heart, to find someone who knows when to offer warmth and when to provide comfort. Living life like that is stable and reassured. If one marries someone who doesn’t care for their own child, always cold and distant, then the parents would be constantly worried, living in fear, afraid their child might suffer in life.

Mr. Xiao nodded: ”As long as the young couple is happy, we won’t ask for anything else. In our lives, whether bitter or sweet, in the end, we’re all just people. As long as our son and daughter are happy, we’ll be content. I see A Yuan, whenever he looks at Anning, he’s always smiling, surely feeling content in his heart. In the future, we should be even nicer to Anning. If we treat Anning well, she’ll treat our son well, and our son will live a happy life.”

Xiao Yuzhu, who was tidying up the kitchen, overheard and popped her head out: ”Dad, Mom, Anning is really nice. When I was hospitalized, Anning came to the hospital to accompany me every day. Later, her mom also came to take care of me, bringing me food every day. Her mom is also very kind.”

Hearing that the parents-in-law were nice people, Mother Xiao felt completely at ease.

After driving out, Anning didn’t go home but went to the company to recruit staff.

By this time, Anning had already found a General Manager and several technicians for the company. Most of the recruitment work was done by this General Manager, but Anning had nothing else to do this afternoon, so she came to take a look.

The General Manager, named Huo Wei, was Anning’s senior. He had organized events in the student union during his school days and had also worked at large companies post-graduation. He had plenty of work experience, motivation, and was highly capable.

Anning had managed to persuade Huo Wei to join her company only after a lot of cajoling and insistence.

When she arrived at the company, Huo Wei was in the middle of interviewing a few graphic designers, and the interviews seemed almost finished.

Seeing Anning coming over, Huo Wei resumed his conversation with the interviewees before standing up to ask Anning, ”What brings you here today?”

Anning smiled and responded, ”Just came to see how the setup is going.”

Huo Wei led Anning around the company with a smile, ”Almost done with the setup, we can start work in a few days.”

Honestly, Huo Wei’s work capability was quite strong. Once Anning entrusted him with the job, he quickly got the company organized. Department heads were in place, and the staff recruitment was nearly complete. Even if they started operations now, it would work out.

Anning calculated the days: ”Let’s start work on the seventh day of the new year. The game I mentioned, I’ve almost finished developing it. Bring it in on the seventh for some optimization, and then we can release it. You’ll have to work a bit harder these days to get everything ready. Additionally, the tech and graphics departments will be particularly busy, as optimization isn’t something that can be done in a day or two.”

Huo Wei nodded, ”All right, I’ll work some overtime these next few days and get the promotional work done too.”

Anning spent the whole afternoon at the company discussing various matters with Huo Wei. As evening approached, she invited the company employees out for dinner together.

By the time they returned from the dinner, it was almost ten o’clock.