Yang Huizhen was obviously familiar with Liang Fei; her words had effectively put her grand-nephew on the spot.
“You’re already a big boss yourself, so why join Jiangcheng Newspaper Group?”
Then, at the banquet hall, Yang Hao hadn’t heard the part about Liang Fei wanting to poach their family’s Yibao to be an anchor. When Aunt Yang Huizhen mentioned it, he subconsciously frowned and glanced at his blond-haired cousin.
Ever since Liang Fei started working with new media, he would often post related content in his social circle and share live broadcasts. Yang Hao had seen it a few times when occasionally scrolling through social media. The female anchors at their company almost always pushed the envelope.
Was his cousin seriously considering pulling their Yibao into boundary-pushing live broadcasting?
This was courting a slap in the face!
Meanwhile, Liang Fei, who had been propped up by Yang Huizhen, cleared his throat and said, “Big brother, don’t listen to my parents. My new media company is doing quite well, and who knows, we might get a chance to collaborate with Jiangcheng Newspaper Group in the future, combining new media with traditional media!”
Yang Huizhen’s words had clearly had an impact, and Liang Fei started to act high and mighty again.
Yang Hao smiled and nodded, “Hmm, that sounds great!”
Afterwards, he said to Liang Xiaojun, “Uncle, traditional media has been on a decline, but new media like what Fei is doing is where the real opportunities lie, with great potential!”
“If you can nurture a top internet celebrity, annual earnings could reach tens of millions or even hundreds of millions!”
“Then Fei would become a multimillionaire!!”
Upon hearing this, Liang Fei nodded in agreement, instinctively puffing out his chest.
As if to say, “That’s right, I’m the next multimillionaire!”
After he struck his pose, Yang Hao added, “Fei, do you think I have the potential to be an internet celebrity?”
“You could mentor me in that as well!”
Yang Hao’s main tactic was to alternately flatter and kill, heaping insane amounts of praise on his young cousin.
That’s right, I, a CEO, want to ride on your coattails!
You are so impressive!!
Being lavishly praised in front of so many elders, Liang Fei was indeed feeling a bit over the moon. He smiled from ear to ear and said, “Big brother, actually, if you want to become an internet celebrity, there’s a good niche for you!”
“You could go for a rich and lavish persona. There’s a recent account that got famous with that image. The owner seems to be from Jiangcheng too, just casually posting videos of his luxury house collections—mansions and large apartments worth tens of millions.”
“That account started only a little over half a month ago, and it’s already close to a million followers…”
Liang Fei went on and on.
Yang Hao then interjected, “It’s 910,000 followers, right?”
“Yes, yes, yes, you’ve seen it too!”
Liang Fei couldn’t remember if it was exactly 910,000 followers, but when he last checked, it was indeed approaching nine hundred thousand.
But what this young cousin didn’t know was that the account was actually his big brother Yang Hao’s!
Recently, Meng Chacha had been filming the design plans for the Jiangzhong Haoting Villa, still using the same interactive model, which meant the videos were receiving high engagement. Given the rising popularity, one of the videos had even made it onto the trending list.
Thus, the account’s follower count soared to 910,000.
Yang Hao had once again reaped the benefits of the System!
“Enough with the video talk!”
“While everyone is here, I have an announcement to make.”
“Next weekend, I’m throwing a housewarming party. I’ll send the details to the group once I choose the restaurant,” Yang Guomin spoke up.
Ah?
Housewarming party??
As soon as he spoke, everyone’s eyes immediately turned to Old Mr. Yang.
“Big brother, did you buy a house?”
Liang Xiaojun asked curiously.
“It wasn’t me who bought it, but Hao and Xinyi! Honestly, I was quite comfortable in our old house, but the kids were so considerate they bought the house, and I can’t just leave it empty, can I?”
Old Mr. Yang spread his hands, ready to flaunt his new status as the king of pretentiousness at Riverside Garden.
“That’s great news, big brother, your old house really needed to be updated!”
Yang Guofu responded with a chuckle.
“Big brother, which complex is your new home in?”
Liang Xiaojun asked again.
“Guanjiang Lanting, you can see the river view from the upper floors, but that’s not important. What’s more important is that it’s close to the Xiba Neijiang where I often go fishing. If it wasn’t for that, I really wouldn’t want to move!”
As he spoke, Old Mr. Yang shook his head, as if moving there was a huge concession.
Yang Hao glanced at his father and couldn’t help but silently ridicule in his mind: No wonder I sometimes can’t resist showing off, it’s fucking hereditary!
He had never realized before that his old man was an old king of pretentiousness!
And surely, Liang Xiaojun was genuinely shocked by the pretentious aura emanating from Old Mr. Yang.
Guanjiang Lanting?
And you don’t want to move??
That’s a top-tier luxury residence in Yicheng!
The smallest units there are over 160 square meters, with a total price of over three million!
“Uncle, you’re moving to Guanjiang Lanting??”
“That’s a luxury area!!”
Liang Fei, who worked in new media, was particularly sensitive to mansions and luxury cars. Their company even rented a suite in Guanjiang Lanting to film videos for their female anchors.
“I don’t know much about whether it’s a luxury complex or not!”
Old Mr. Yang waved his hand, “Anyway, the environment in the complex is pretty good.”
“Uncle, how big is that house?” Liang Fei persisted with another question.
“Over 200 square meters, I think, I honestly forgot the exact size.”
Old Mr. Yang turned to his wife, He Yufen, “How big is it, exactly?”
“246 square meters,” He Yufen replied, showing no sign that Old Mr. Yang had actually forgotten. He simply wanted to convey a casual attitude towards the luxurious new house.
“Right, 246 square meters!”
Old Mr. Yang took over the conversation and then complained, “It’s just us two, but Hao and Xinyi insisted on buying such a big place. Cleaning it is going to be a lot of work!”
The old king of pretentiousness, Old Mr. Yang, continued his display.
And the Liang father and son were shocked once more.
246 square meters!!
Based on the housing prices at Guanjiang Lanting, a 246-square-meter apartment would cost over four million!
Liang Xiaojun’s gaze subconsciously fell on Yang Hao.
He had just thought his grandnephew was making a bit of money, but now it seemed it wasn’t so simple!
To buy his parents a house worth over four million, his assets must be tens of millions!!
Turns out his grandnephew had transformed into a multimillionaire overnight!
MD!
They had been sucking up to the wrong person!
If they had known, they should have been fawning over the grandnephew instead!!
Liang Xiaojun was thinking to himself.
This guy is worth tens of millions, even what leaks through his fingers would be enough to drench them in rich gravy.
“Good news!”
“Great news!” Liang Xiaojun slapped his thigh, then said with a beaming smile, “Big brother, send a message on Weixun when you move, I’ll come over and help out!”
“I still have the strength!”
As he spoke, Liang Xiaojun shot a look at his son.
Liang Fei immediately caught on and quickly added, “Uncle, count me in too, I’ll bring a few friends to help out. That way, you can even save on the moving company!”
Yang Hao was stunned by the father and son’s swift change of face; he had always known his uncle by marriage was the kind of person who despised the poor and curried favor with the rich.
He hadn’t expected him to be so utterly sycophantic, and without even attempting to hide it.
Yang Huizhi at his side was somewhat speechless, feeling her husband and son were a bit embarrassing.
Whereas Aunt Yang Huizhen scoffed in disdain, within the family, she had the least respect for the Liang father and son.
One loved the rich and scorned the poor, the other was always aiming too high and showing off shamelessly.
“Then we really must organize this housewarming banquet properly!”
Yang Guofu was shocked as well, but he had always had a good relationship with his older brother and was genuinely happy for him, without all the messy thoughts of the Liang father and son.
While everyone was discussing the housewarming banquet, Uncle Yang Guoqiang and his family came to toast at their table.
“What are you all talking about that’s so lively?”
This table was all family, so Yang Guoqiang was much more relaxed. He patted his third brother, Yang Guofu’s shoulder and asked casually.
“Big brother is going to have a housewarming banquet next week, that’s what we’re discussing!”
“Housewarming banquet?”
“Big brother, where are you moving to?” Yang Guoqiang asked with a puzzled face.
“Guanjiang Lanting…”
Old Mr. Yang explained again.
After hearing the explanation, Yang Guoqiang too was astonished, he looked at his grandnephew Yang Hao and exclaimed, “Hao, you’ve really made it big!”
“Dapeng just said you gifted fifty thousand, and I was thinking about giving it back to you!”
“Looking at it now, no returns!”
Yang Guoqiang teased with a chuckle; he had a straightforward nature and was genuinely delighted to see his grandnephew Yang Hao turn his fortune around.
“Don’t, you can give it back!”
“I wouldn’t mind the extra money.”
Yang Hao cracked a joke with his uncle.
“Don’t even think about it!”
Yang Guoqiang laughed heartily and then lifted his glass, “Come on, everyone, a toast!”
“By the way, a special welcome to Xinyi~!”
“Hopefully by this time next year, we’ll be drinking to the full-month celebration you and Hao will be hosting…”
“Yeah, what Guoqiang said is exactly what I wanted to say!”
Old Mr. Yang quickly chimed in, clearly concerning himself with this matter of great interest.
Their harmonious duet left Sun Xinyi blushing coyly.
She subconsciously touched her stomach, having been trying hard lately, wondering if there would be any results.
The family clinked glasses together, genuinely basking in happiness and unity.
Since it was all family, Yang Guoqiang didn’t bother with more formalities and went off to toast at other tables.
However, at this moment, Yang Peng found Yang Hao with a secretive air, “Big brother, come with me again.”
“What’s up now?”
Yang Hao followed his cousin to the side, asking curiously.
“Big brother, you better see this for yourself…”
Yang Peng took out his phone and handed it to Yang Hao.
At that moment, his phone screen showed the Weixun chat page, and the person messaging Yang Peng was none other than Li Manshu.
She sent a few congratulatory messages for the auspicious birth of a son and then directly transferred five thousand yuan to Yang Peng.
“Big brother, why is my former sister-in-law sending money over?”
“What should I do with it?”
Yang Peng scratched his head, his eyes involuntarily drifting towards Sun Xinyi sitting at their table.
“She knows I’ve made it now and wants to remarry!”
“This person is nuts, thinks everyone else is a fool; ignore her!”
Yang Hao spoke as he clicked on refund, and without hesitation, he blocked Li Manshu from his cousin’s Weixun contacts list.
“Uh…”
Yang Peng was taken aback, not expecting his big brother to act so decisively.
“Go back to what you were doing!”
“From now on, just pretend she doesn’t exist.”
Yang Hao handed the phone back to his cousin and gave a gentle pat on his shoulder before returning to his seat.