"You've got a good attitude. Don't cause any more trouble in the future and live a peaceful life."
"Okay." Although Gu Anrou agreed on the surface, the hatred for Xu Qingqing in her heart had grown into a towering tree.
She was willing to bet everything to make Xu Qingqing pay the price.
Father Gu rummaged through the drawer of the table and found an invitation, then stuffed it into Gu Anrou's hand.
"This is an invitation to the birthday party of an old friend of mine tomorrow. You go on behalf of Dad."
"Greet people more and expand your network."
Gu Anrou nodded vigorously in agreement.
The Xu family stayed up late last night to celebrate Christmas and were woken up the next day by Uncle's non - stop calls.
Xu Qingqing turned over, squinted her eyes and answered the phone, putting it to her ear.
"Hello, Uncle. What's up?"
Uncle urged, "I sent you a message yesterday but you didn't reply. Are you ready? It's Mr. Huang's birthday banquet today!"
Hearing this, Xu Qingqing sat up immediately and all her drowsiness vanished.
It was actually Mr. Huang's birthday banquet today. She had been busy with other things yesterday and forgot to check WeChat.
"Got it, Uncle. You go first. I'll be there soon."
Xu Qingqing got out of bed in a hurry. She washed her face and brushed her teeth as fast as she could. She also didn't forget to wake up Lu Chuanbai and tell him her plan.
"Lu Chuanbai, don't forget to ask someone to turn off the main power switch later. I'll take back that painting while it's dark."
Lu Chuanbai patiently handed Xu Qingqing a towel and replied seriously, "I'll ask Gao Bo to do it."
"Okay. Thank you then."
Xu Qingqing dried her face and simply put on some lipstick. Even with a plain face, she looked stunningly beautiful.
Xu Qingqing picked up her bag and ran outside. Father Lu, who had gotten up early, had already prepared breakfast.
Seeing that Xu Qingqing was in a hurry, he quickly stuffed a sandwich bigger than her face into her hand.
"Don't skip meals even if you're busy. Take this sandwich with you."
"Thank you, Uncle Lu!" Xu Qingqing replied with a smile. While putting on her shoes, she took a big bite of the sandwich.
"Wow, this sandwich tastes really good! Uncle Lu, your cooking skills are amazing!"
Father Lu was a bit embarrassed by the compliment and said with a beaming smile, "If you like it, I'll make more for you in the future."
Xu Qingqing fulfilled Father Lu's wish of having a daughter. A daughter could give timely feedback when he cooked delicious food, unlike his son who made him wait anxiously.
"Sure, I'm really looking forward to your cooking!" Xu Qingqing said with a smile as she put on her shoes, opened the door and left. She rushed to Huang Tonghai's house as fast as she could.
Gao Bo had been waiting in the grass opposite Huang Tonghai's house. When he saw Xu Qingqing coming, he quickly greeted her.
"Miss Xu Qingqing, don't worry. I'll definitely complete the task today!"
Xu Qingqing nodded in satisfaction. "Then I'll trouble you. I'll go in first."
"Okay."
Xu Qingqing carried her bag and ran to the entrance of the banquet. Uncle, who had been waiting there looking around, saw Xu Qingqing coming and took her through the security checkpoint where the security guards were checking the invitations.
Uncle kept complaining, "Why are you so late!"
"If I weren't your uncle, I wouldn't have waited for you!"
Xu Qingqing's eyes sparkled. She thanked him with a smile, "Thank you, Uncle, for waiting for me."
"Okay, stop joking around."
"The painting you sent yesterday has been delivered to Mr. Huang. He was very satisfied with it. Just wait for his praise."
Xu Qingqing's long eyelashes fluttered, and there was a faint ironic smile on her lips.
"As long as Mr. Huang likes it."
She never thought that a shoddy painting bought for ten yuan at a stall could be liked by someone.
Although there weren't many famous people at Huang Tonghai's birthday party, it was still very lively.
In order to let everyone appreciate his collection attentively, Huang Tonghai specially pulled down all the curtains in his house and used lights to illuminate the house as bright as day.
This exactly met Xu Qingqing's plan. As long as the power switch was turned off, it would be pitch - black inside.
When Mr. Huang saw Uncle bringing someone, he walked forward with a smile to greet them. His eyes were fixed on the beautiful Xu Qingqing and he couldn't even blink.
"Brother Xu, this is your niece. She's so beautiful!"
"That's right." Uncle had an obsequious smile on his face and directly pushed Xu Qingqing in front of Huang Tonghai.
"Xu Qingqing, accompany Mr. Huang for a drink."
Xu Qingqing couldn't help but be slightly stunned when she heard Uncle's words. Uncle thought she was reluctant and directly took a glass of wine from a passing waiter and stuffed it into Xu Qingqing's hand.
"Drink quickly. Mr. Huang is waiting."
"Alas, if she doesn't want to drink, don't force her."
Mr. Huang waved his hand, pretending to be a good guy. But his actions didn't stop at all. He directly clinked glasses with Xu Qingqing.
The clear sound of glass colliding made Xu Qingqing come back to her senses. The ironic smile on her lips deepened and she looked at Uncle coldly.
She originally had a little bit of pity for Uncle as a family member, but now it seemed that this pity was completely unnecessary.
If it was Uncle's own daughter who came with him today, would Uncle still push his daughter in front of the boss and ask her to accompany him for a drink?
There was no need to guess. The answer was no!
Xu Qingqing's eyes gradually turned cold. The smile on her lips was unfathomable. She raised her hand and drank the scarlet liquid in the glass in one gulp.
"This glass of wine is my toast to Mr. Huang. If you have any good opportunities, Brother Huang, don't forget about me."
Xu Qingqing directly called him Brother in order to get closer. Huang Tonghai was beaming with joy. He patted his chest boldly and promised,
"Don't worry, my good sister. How could I forget about you if there are really any good opportunities!"
"Thank you, Brother Huang."
Uncle saw the harmonious scene between them and secretly praised Xu Qingqing for knowing how to behave.
Only in this way could they make Mr. Huang sincerely take them to hunt for treasures.
Gao Bo, who had been waiting outside, saw this scene and quietly sent a text message to Lu Chuanbai, telling him that Mr. Huang and Xu Qingqing's uncle were forcing Xu Qingqing to drink.
Even he, an outsider standing so far away, could see Uncle forcefully stuffing the glass into Xu Qingqing's hand. This uncle must not be a good person.
Lu Chuanbai was preparing to welcome Mr. Smith at this time. Mr. Smith would fly over tomorrow, and there must be no more mistakes.
Lu Chuanbai went to the wasteland to check. All the malt seeds sown in the wasteland had germinated. The lush little green seedlings were growing very fast and were no less impressive than the bought turf.
Lu Fenglin and Ye Shao were also preparing to welcome Mr. Smith.
Lu Fenglin asked his assistant to keep an eye on Lu Chuanbai to make sure that Lu Chuanbai hadn't bought any turf in the past two days.