Cui Muyun was speechless and simply said, “I don’t know that the money was given by you. Hurry up and transfer 10,000 yuan to my card immediately.”

Xu Yan laughed, “You are so generous. You asked for 10,000 yuan. Each leaf is one yuan. It’s quite a lot to pick up 10,000 leaves.”

Cui Muyun lost her patience, “Do you have one or not?”

“No,” she replied simply.

“If you don’t have it, go borrow it!” Cui Muyun ordered, “I gave birth to you and raised you, and paid for your education until you graduated from university. Now you should repay me.”

“I paid back 30 million for the Xu family. Isn’t that enough to cover the cost of raising me?” Xu Yan retorted.

Cui Muyun was helpless again, so she softened her tone and said, “I really have no choice. I am old now, and I do hard work for so little income. Your father doesn’t work, and your sister not only can’t go to work, but also has to see a psychologist every month. I really can’t hold on any longer.”

Xu Yan said stiffly, “Don’t tell me this, I don’t want to know. I have already overpaid what I owe to the Xu family, and the rest has nothing to do with me!”

Cui Muyun started to cry, “How can you be so cruel? I am your mother after all!”

“Mom?” Xu Yan became annoyed when she heard the word. At this moment, a car happened to come up, so she quickly braked and cursed.

She simply pulled the car over to the side of the road and shouted to Cui Muyun on the other end of the phone, “How did you become a mother? When I refused to go to Jiang Han, you cried and said that Dad couldn’t go to jail. My sister hasn’t even started college yet, and the whole family is counting on me. I accept being born into this kind of family, but do any of you care about me?”

“Last time Xu Shu overdosed and was sent to the hospital for emergency treatment, I borrowed money and rushed back from Xia’an City to pay for the medical expenses. What happened? You and Xu Shu are blaming me, blaming me for being kept by Jiang Han and making her unable to hold her head up in front of her boyfriend’s family. What did I do wrong? Tell me, what did I do wrong?” At the end, Xu Yan shouted excitedly.

Cui Muyun was at a loss what to do after being yelled at by her.

Xu Yan continued, “Xu Shangrong ‘s business went bankrupt. I paid off the debt, but he has arms and legs but doesn’t look for a job. If you want to support a loser like him, then do so. Don’t drag me down. And Xu Shu, her depression wasn’t caused by me. I’ve had the hardest and most humiliating life. Who should be held responsible for my actions? Don’t think of me when something bad happens, and don’t leave me alone when something good happens.”

After that, she hung up the phone and sat in the driver’s seat and cried loudly. Wuyou and Wulv heard her crying, and they put their paws on the cat bag and meowed at her.

Xu Yan moved sideways to the back seat, took the two little ones out, held them on his lap, and cried even more sadly.

Even the stray cats she adopted felt sorry for her, but her blood relatives only made her feel cold.

After crying enough, Xu Yan put Wuyou and Wulv in the passenger seat and drove back to the villa where they were temporarily staying in the suburbs.

The next morning, Dr. Yuan from the pet hospital contacted her and said that he would be performing surgery on a dozen stray cats that day and asked if she was free.

Xu Yan said he was free and asked to come over after lunch.

As usual , Wuyou and Wulv were taken out. The operation lasted for more than two hours. Dr. Yuan wanted to treat her to a meal, but she shook her head and refused, “I’ve been doing the operation for so long, I want to go home and take a shower.”

Doctor Yuan said, “You can come out after taking a shower. We will wait for you.”

“I’m not eating anymore. I have to stay at home and take care of my two kids. If I’m too busy with surgery in the future, you can call me again.” After saying that, he picked up Wuyou and Wulv and walked towards the parking lot without stopping for too long.

When she arrived at her house, she saw Cheng Ji’s car parked there. She rolled down the window and asked him, “Why are you here?”

Cheng Ji said, “I brought some local specialties from my hometown and sent them over for you to try. Where have you been? You didn’t even answer my phone calls.”

“I went to the pet hospital to perform surgery on a stray cat. My phone was on silent mode. I would have forgotten if you hadn’t mentioned it.” She took out her phone and turned up the volume.

After parking the car in the parking lot, the two walked into the yard one after the other. Cheng Ji asked her, “Why do you go to the pet hospital to perform surgery on stray cats? Is it a part-time job?”

Xu Yan said: “ The hospital where Wuyou and Wulv got vaccinated has cooperated with a stray animal care organization to sterilize them at a very low cost. I can come and help out during normal times, since I have nothing to do anyway.”

Cheng Ji touched Wuyou and Wulv , “You two be careful, your mother will bite your balls.”

Xu Yan reminded him, “They are female cats.”

“Do you want it, female cat?” he asked humbly.

“When the baby is around seven months old, if you don’t want them to have a baby anymore, you can have surgery,” Xu Yan answered seriously.

Cheng Ji said, “Kittens are cute, and we don’t need to worry about food, so why not let them have a litter?”

“Don’t you think it’s hard for animals to be mothers? They give birth to several babies at a time, and then have to nurse them endlessly. They’re exhausted to death.”

“But isn’t it a bit inhumane to not allow children to have children?” Cheng Ji asked with some melancholy.

“Why do you think there are so many stray cats and dogs, and why we can’t get rid of them?” Xu Yan asked him.

He didn’t know much about these things and couldn’t answer them, so he simply changed the subject, “Let’s have the marinated duck tonight. It’s a specialty from my mother’s hometown and is quite famous.”

Xu Yan agreed, “One more plate of lettuce will be enough.”

Cheng Ji nodded, “Okay, let’s eat something simple.”

Xu Yan went to take a shower first, while Cheng Ji went to the backyard to pick vegetables, washed them, and heated up the duck in sauce in the microwave. When he finished frying the lettuce, she had also finished taking a shower.

After dinner, Cheng Ji invited Xu Yan to go out for a walk.

After settling Wuyou and Wulv , Xu Yan went out with him.

The temperature was a little low at night, and the wind was a little strong, making people shiver. The two put their hands in their pockets and walked slowly along the sidewalk.

Cheng Ji was half a head taller than Xu Yan. He walked on the outside and turned his head to look at her from time to time. Xu Yan looked straight ahead and asked, “Why do you keep looking at me? Just say what you want to say.”

“I...” He just said one word, then looked at her again, swallowed the word “like”, and changed to another thing, “I think the company should make some adjustments in personnel.”

Xu Yan looked at him, “How do you want to adjust it?”

“Your contribution to Meisi Group is obvious to all. I would like to put you in charge of the marketing business.”

“Are you going to give me a promotion?” Xu Yan stopped and asked him with narrowed eyes.

“If you are not promoted, it will be difficult for you to carry out your work.” Cheng Ji said honestly.

“You want me to do Vice President Cheng’s job? And then make him resent me?”

Cheng Ji said hesitantly, “Are you willing?”

“It doesn’t matter whether he is willing or not! Anyway, I am in this position and he has already hated me to the core. As for debts, I won’t worry if I have too much.” Xu Yan said in a nonchalant manner.

“I’m glad you don’t object. I was really afraid that you would be reluctant.” Cheng Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Yan chuckled, “You should consider how to deal with Cheng Xu. He is definitely the one with the most emotional fluctuations.”

“He himself is not as skilled as others, how can he have the nerve to blame others?”

“I suggest you do a good job of convincing him first, and then let me get promoted, so as not to let him work with emotions.”

Cheng Ji stared, “If I have to do his ideological work, wouldn’t that make me look useless? How can I manage such a big business if I don’t have any prestige in the company?”

Xu Yan walked forward with his hands behind his back, “It’s up to you. No matter what you do, I’ll take the blame.”

The two walked around the small park in the suburbs before going back.

Qinghua made it clear at the dinner table yesterday that she did not want to get engaged for the time being, she had a big fight with him and had to take blood pressure medication to control it.

Qu Yaqiong couldn’t speak for him. The Gu family was wealthy, the daughter of the Gu family was very capable, and most importantly, the girl was willing. If he, as a stubborn man, didn’t want to be willing, that would be unacceptable.

He drove back to his place dejectedly, and went out drinking with a group of friends in the evening, and didn’t come back until midnight.

After lying at home all day, he got up, washed his face, put on some clothes, and drove to the vicinity of Xu Yan’s home without realizing it. But this time he learned his lesson and parked the car where the camera couldn’t see it.

After sitting there for half an hour, I saw her and Cheng Ji coming back from outside side by side. They walked into the yard, talking and laughing.

Jiang Han used a lot of patience to control himself from getting out of the car. He had a bitter smile on his face. Why did he have to come here to cause trouble? Obviously, they were a good match.

He took out a pack of cigarettes from the storage box and started smoking one after another. About half an hour later, he saw Cheng Ji go out to the parking lot, and then watched his car leave, and he felt a little relieved.

Fortunately, they haven’t started living together yet.

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On the first day back to work after the New Year’s Day holiday, a red-headed document stirred up a turmoil within the Meisi Group.

Former sales consultant Xu Yan was promoted to vice president of the company and took over the company’s marketing business. The original vice president Cheng’s position remained unchanged, but he was in charge of the administrative and human resources departments.

When the boss gave his rumored girlfriend a promotion, some people thought it was true love, some thought it was ridiculous, and some silently wondered if there was some unspeakable secret.

After Cheng Xu finished reading the document, he immediately ran to Cheng Ji’s office and loudly asked, “Cheng Ji, why did Xu Yan get promoted? Do you know what outsiders will think of this?”

Cheng Ji looked at him and asked calmly, “Why did she get the promotion? Don’t you know it best?”

“So, are you blinded by love? I admit that I am incapable, but why did she have to take over my position? I wouldn’t have such a big objection if you replaced me with someone else!”

Cheng Ji asked him again, “Who else in the company is more suitable for this position? Tell me.”

Cheng Xu was speechless, and in his heart he had already cursed Xu Yan a hundred times. She must have used her beauty to seduce his silly brother.

“Are you still going to tell me that my mother is in poor health and ask me to consider her more? I will explain this to her when I get back. Administration and logistics are also very important departments in our company. You have to take care of them for me.” Cheng Xu said to him with a smile in his eyes.

Cheng Xu slammed the door and left.

Qian Kun called Jiang Han again to chat about gossip, “Xu Yan was promoted to vice president of Meisi Group, did you know?”

“So what?” Jiang Han said gloomily. Kang Cheng had reported to him half an hour ago. After five months of working at Meisi Group, she went from an unknown staff member to a nondescript sales consultant, and now the vice president in charge of the Marketing Department. If her experience of joining the company was posted online, it would definitely be a hot inspirational article.

“It’s not that great, I just feel sorry for you. She was your assistant at the beginning. If she could stay in Xinlan Group, her achievements would definitely be higher than they are today, and your Xinlan Group would not have fallen so badly.” Qian Kun said with some pain.