“Mrs. Jiang, the doctor said you’ll need to rest in bed for a month or two, and someone should take care of you at your side.”
“Qiqi and I have discussed it, and we’re planning to bring you to Jiangcheng.”
After some small talk, Yang Hao changed the subject.
“Ah?”
“Bring me to Jiangcheng?”
Jiang Shuyun was astonished, her mouth agape. Jiangcheng was a big city with high living costs, and she’d have to rent a place to live, which would not be cheap.
“Let’s not make it so complicated!” Jiang Shuyun shook her head.
“Mrs. Jiang, you don’t need to worry about the expenses or a place to live, I’ll take care of everything,” Yang Hao reassured her, knowing what Jiang Shuyun was worried about, and he added, “Moreover, it’s not just for your recovery, Qiqi and I hope that you’ll settle down in Jiangcheng permanently, after all, Hai and Qiqi are both there, it will be more convenient to take care of you.”
“This…”
Jiang Shuyun looked at her daughter, at a loss for words.
“Mom, that’s what I was thinking too.”
“You come with us to Jiangcheng first, and if you don’t adapt, you can always come back after a while.”
On the way, Yang Hao had already discussed his plan with Jiang Yuqi, as the System task was to bring Jiang Shuyun to Jiangcheng and get her settled.
Before leaving, Yang Hao had assigned his secretary, Xu Yali, the task of getting a set of decorations ready for the apartment in Linjiang Garden, giving her just one day to handle it. If nothing went wrong, she should still be busy with it at the moment.
Despite the tight schedule, in today’s society, as long as you have the money, it’s not a problem.
After all, buying some furniture and appliances and having them delivered and installed urgently is just a matter of paying a bit more, there’s always someone willing to do it.
“Big sister, you should listen to Qiqi and Yang,” Jiang Shuhui spoke up to persuade her, “Jiangcheng is much better than our Henghe County in terms of conditions, and since Qiqi and Hai are there, it really is more convenient to take care of you.”
“It won’t be a trouble for you, will it, Yang?” Jiang Shuyun was still concerned. She knew her daughter’s situation, of course, she was not capable of arranging everything, so everything in Jiangcheng would likely be arranged by this prospective son-in-law.
“Not at all troublesome!”
Yang Hao said with a smile, and then looked at Jiang Shuhui, “Auntie, do you think you could spend a month or two in Jiangcheng?”
When Yang Hao and Jiang Yuqi had gone to see the doctor earlier, they also asked about Jiang Shuhui’s situation. Yang Hao knew that she had a home in the countryside, that one of her children was boarding at school, and the other was already working outside, so she didn’t need to take care of them. Yang Hao’s idea was to have her help take care of Jiang Shuyun in Jiangcheng.
Because Yang Hao intended to settle Jiang Shuyun, his “mother-in-law,” in Linjiang Garden, and given her current condition, she needed someone with her at all times. He could have his own maid stay with his mother for care.
But that was not the optimal solution, as Xixi also needed care.
So the best option was to hire someone to take care of Jiang Shuyun full-time, and Jiang Yuqi could come over and help out when she was free during the day, which would also not affect taking care of Xixi. Hiring an outsider was, of course, not as reliable as Jiang Shuhui, her sister.
“Ah?”
“I’m going to Jiangcheng as well??”
Jiang Shuhui was stunned and hadn’t expected the matter to involve her as well.
“Auntie, here’s the thing, my original plan was to hire someone to take care of Mrs. Jiang, because Qiqi also has her job.”
“But people from outside can never be as reliable as one’s own family,”
“And since the money has to be spent anyway, it might as well go to our own people.”
Yang Hao explained.
“I don’t mind going to Jiangcheng, but I can’t take the money!”
Jiang Shuhui shook her head repeatedly, “If you give me money, I simply won’t go!”
“Uh, then thank you for your efforts, Auntie,”
Yang Hao hadn’t expected this countrywoman to be so conscientious, and from her expression and tone, he could tell she was not joking at all.
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“Tomorrow!”
“Alright.”
Jiang Shuhui nodded, then said to Jiang Yuqi, “Qiqi, I’ll go home and pack my bags, and I’ll come over tomorrow so we can go together.”
“Auntie, let me take you then,”
Yang Hao, who had a good impression of this countrywoman, and since he had nothing else to handle at the hospital, volunteered.
“That would be good.”
Jiang Shuhui nodded, as there were no buses back to the countryside at that time.
“Qiqi, you stay at the hospital to take care of Mrs. Jiang, I’ll take Auntie home first,” Yang informed his own maid.
“Mhm mhm,”
Jiang Yuqi nodded, deeply moved, she had not expected this powerful CEO in Jiangcheng to be so kind to her family.
This also indirectly showed that he valued her, after all, everything he did was for her sake.
“Yang, drive safely and take it slow,” Jiang Yuqi instructed, full of gratitude.
“Yeah, don’t worry,”
Yang Hao waved his hand and then left the ward with Jiang Shuhui.
“Yang, could we stop by Henghe No.1 Middle School first? I have some things to deliver to my daughter,”
As they were walking to the hospital parking lot, Jiang Shuhui mentioned.
“No problem,”
“I hear from Qiqi that Auntie’s younger daughter does quite well in school?” Yang Hao made a casual inquiry.
“Not bad, most of the time she’s among the top ten in the grade,”
Jiang Shuhui replied with a smile of pride when talking about her daughter.
“Hmm, that is impressive,”
The two continued chatting as they walked to the parking lot.
Jiang Shuhui, naturally, did not recognize Wenjie’s car and just thought it was quite large.
The town of Henghe County was small, and in less than ten minutes, Yang Hao drove to the front of Henghe No.1 Middle School. It was about forty minutes before the evening self-study session, and since Jiang Shuhui had called ahead, her daughter Liu Yujia was already waiting at the school gate when the car arrived.
The young girl, wearing a school uniform, was already a young lady at seventeen, standing tall and graceful. Even though she was not as naturally gifted as her cousin Jiang Yuqi, she was still a beauty in her own right.
Liu Yujia was curious about how her mother came to the county town, and she was even more surprised when she saw her mother get out of a large SUV.
“Mom, how did you come to Henghe?”
“And whose car is this?”
Liu Yujia was full of questions.
“Your aunt had an accident with her electric scooter and broke a bone, so I came to see her, and this car belongs to your brother-in-law,”
“Brother-in-law??”
Liu Yujia was baffled,
And at that moment, Yang Hao also got out of the car.
Jiang Shuhui immediately introduced, “This is your sister Qiqi’s boyfriend.”
“Oh, hello, Brother-in-law.”
Liu Yujia greeted him, and then curiously sized up this brother-in-law.
He gave her the impression of a handsome man, the kind of mature uncle you see in TV dramas.
Yang Hao nodded at the young girl as a form of greeting.
“Yang, wait for me for a moment, I’ll take Jiajia to the supermarket across the street to buy some things.”
Because she planned to go to Jiangcheng for at least a month, Jiang Shuhui intended to shop with her daughter and to talk about her trip to Jiangcheng in passing.
“No problem, take your time.”
Yang Hao waved his hand casually, watching the mother and daughter enter the supermarket while he looked around, considering what gift to buy for his “little aunt” whom he was meeting for the first time.
The area near the school had quite a few shops, making it one of the busiest districts in the entire Henghe County.
But there weren’t any big stores, the most well-decorated was an OPPO mobile phone specialty store.
OPPO as a brand has a strong presence in lower-tier markets, and in a county town like Henghe you might not see a dedicated Apple or Huawei store, but you’d definitely see OPPO.
Yang Hao strolled into the store, where two salespeople were chatting idly. When they spotted a customer enter, they stopped their conversation, and one of them addressed him, “Brother, what price range of phones would you like to look at?”
“Which is the most expensive model you have?”
Yang Hao had no understanding of OPPO phones, but buying the most expensive one could hardly be wrong.
You get what you pay for, after all!
“The most expensive?”
The saleswoman paused for a moment then introduced with a smile, “Of course, that would be the Find N3.”
“We have it in stock, with the Thousand Mountain Green color, 12GB+512GB memory…”
The saleswoman pointed at a phone in the display case.
Yang Hao glanced over and saw that it was a foldable phone, quite an attractive one.
“Hmm, I’ll take it.”
“Please go ahead with the invoice!”
Yang Hao waved his hand lightly.
“Ah?”
“You’re buying it just like that?!”
The saleswoman was flabbergasted. The guy hadn’t even asked for the price.
Could this be the legendary tycoon?
However, she was quick to react, soon replying with a smile, “Okay, just a moment, please!”
The saleswoman promptly issued the invoice: “Brother, that will be 11,600 Yuan.”
Yang Hao didn’t ask any further questions. He paid without another word, while the other salesperson was so astonished she could hardly believe it.
She regretted it. Just starting a casual conversation could have resulted in a big advantage for her colleague.
The sales of OPPO’s expensive phones weren’t great to begin with, and in a small county like Henghe, they were even harder to sell. She remembered that since its launch last year, they had sold only a total of three units.
From entering to leaving the store, Yang Hao spent a mere three minutes. He waited in the car for a good while before the mother and daughter finished their shopping at the supermarket.
Once the two approached the car, Yang Hao got out and handed Liu Yujia the phone he had just bought: “It’s our first meeting, and I didn’t prepare anything special. Here, take it and use it!”
“Ah?”
“This??”
Liu Yujia was outright stunned, so was Jiang Shuhui.
Although neither knew that the shopping bag contained a phone worth thousands, they both recognized the OPPO logo.
Even a new phone would cost at least two or three thousand, right?
For both of them, that was considered a very expensive gift.
“Yang, we can’t accept this. It’s too precious!”
After a brief pause, Jiang Shuhui quickly spoke up to refuse.
“If that’s how you’re going to be, Auntie, I’d feel awkward asking you to go to Jiangcheng,” Yang Hao shrugged.
He then directly stuffed the phone into Liu Yujia’s hands: “Once you get into university. I’ll buy you a new one.”
“Uh, thank you, Brother-in-law.”
Liu Yujia hesitated for a moment, then bowed quickly to express her thanks.
Which high school student doesn’t use a mobile phone these days? Even though schools prohibit their use, it only applies during class. After class or in the dormitory, everyone still uses them.
And during this stage, teenagers tend to be quite competitive. A fancy phone can give you a lot of face among your classmates.
Liu Yujia had previously been using an old phone passed down from her sister. It was very laggy, even browsing the web was not smooth.
Naturally, she was very eager to own a new phone, so when her brother-in-law gave her one, she was extremely excited.
“Yang, you really shouldn’t have gone to such expense.”
Jiang Shuhui knew her daughter’s wishes. Given the average financial situation of their family, she was thinking of getting a new phone for her daughter after she got into university. She hadn’t expected Yang Hao to give one now, and with what he had said, it was difficult for her to refuse any further.
“It’s not that expensive,” Yang Hao replied casually, then reminded Liu Yujia, “But you should still prioritize your studies. The phone is just a tool for communication.”
“Mmhmm, I got it, Brother-in-law.”
Liu Yujia nodded smilingly.
Jiang Shuhui waved her hand, “Go back for the evening self-study, don’t be late!”
“Okay.”
“Goodbye, Brother-in-law~”
“Mom, send me a message when you get to Jiangcheng.”
Liu Yujia waved at the two, then happily ran into the school.
She still had twenty minutes before evening self-study and didn’t head straight for the classroom. Instead, she went back to her dorm room first.
“Jiajia, what’re all these goodies you bought!”
The dorm room housed eight and there were three girls chatting at the moment. Seeing Liu Yujia with a large shopping bag, one of the girls casually made a comment.
“Huh, a phone?”
“Jiajia, did you buy a new phone??”
Another girl noticed the OPPO shopping bag.
“Wow, you really did buy a phone!”
“Which OPPO model is it??”
To the girls, a mobile phone was naturally more attractive than snacks. The three girls immediately approached with curiosity.