Chapter 477 - Arrogant First Respectful Later Part 1
Chapter 477 of "Invincible Young Master in the City" introduces new challenges: The next morning, Ye Fan went to the bank and cashed a thirty million check.Although... Keep following!
The next morning, Ye Fan went to the bank and cashed a thirty million check.
Although he was meant to give thirty million to Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother, it was not possible to actually deliver thirty million in cashâthat would fill up half a truck.
Around noon, Ye Fan visited Hua Yang Martial Arts School.
Since Hua Yang was still in its opening event, there were quite a few customers.
Ye Fan entered the office and saw Lu Xiaoman.
She immediately put down her work and came to greet him.
After closely inspecting Lu Xiaomanâs lovely face, Ye Fan asked, âDidnât sleep well last night?â
âUm, a bit.
But itâs not affecting work,â Lu Xiaoman squeezed out a smile and replied.
She hadnât slept at all last night.
Only at dawn did she manage to doze off for a half-hour, but even that sleep was restless.
Ye Fan said, âCall your parents.
Letâs meet for lunch.â
âYe Fan, can we just let this go, please?â Lu Xiaoman pleaded as she looked at Ye Fan, âMy mom was just speaking out of anger.â
Ye Fan shook his head and said, âManman, I understand how you feel.
However, we really canât delay this matter.
I donât want your mom to keep trying to set you up with Feng Junjie or any other man.â
Lu Xiaoman, feeling helpless, replied, âAlright.
Iâll call them in a bit and weâll have lunch together.â
Ye Fan nodded.
Since the office door was open, he refrained from being overly intimate with Lu Xiaoman and simply patted her shoulder lightly for comfort.
âAlright then, Iâll leave you to your work.
Iâll take a walk outside,â he said.
Stepping out of the office, Ye Fan paced around the martial arts school with his hands behind his back, inspecting the place, and chanced upon Mo Xiaoyan.
Expecting Mo Xiaoyan to pretend not to see him, Ye Fan didnât approach to greet her.
However, a few steps away, Mo Xiaoyan ran up to him and exclaimed, âStinky brother-in-law, you clearly saw me, so why did you turn and walk away?â
âHehe,â Ye Fan chuckled lightly, looked at Mo Xiaoyan, and remarked seeing her bubbling with energy, âYou look quite spirited.â
After speaking, he continued his walk.
Mo Xiaoyan felt puzzled and followed him, saying, âWhy did you come so late today?
Being a major shareholder, youâre just wearing out my sister by letting her handle everything alone.â
The two chatted casually as they walked.
Just before noon, Ye Fan and Mo Xiaoyan entered Lu Xiaomanâs office.
âSis, itâs lunchtime.
Letâs go eat together,â Mo Xiaoyan said as soon as she entered.
Lu Xiaoman hesitated, not knowing how to reply, so Ye Fan spoke for her, âYou go eat by yourself.
Your sister and I have something to take care of, so we wonât take you, the third wheel, along.â
âWhat third wheel?â Mo Xiaoyan was clearly annoyed and retorted, âYouâre the third wheel.
My sister and I are just two sisters eating together; why are you sticking your nose in?â
Lu Xiaoman then said, âSister, Ye Fan and I really have something to do, so we wonât eat with you at noon.
We can eat together in the evening, okay?â
Mo Xiaoyan stood there and hummed a few times.
Lu Xiaoman reached out and shook her a little, to which Mo Xiaoyan finally said, âAlright, I got it.
Iâm leaving.â
After saying that, she turned and exited the office.
At half-past twelve, in a private room of a four-star hotel, they ordered their meals and the waiter left, closing the door behind him.
When Ye Fan was about to speak, Old Lu stuttered intermittently, âYe Fan, what Manmanâs mother said last night was all said in anger.
Donât take it seriously.
From now on, Manman and I will not interfere in your matters with Manman.â
Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother huffed displeasedly without saying a word, simply turning her face away from Ye Fan.
Lu Xiaoman was clearly surprised, not expecting her foster father to actually be able to stand up to her foster mother.
She knew very well that at home her foster father had almost no say.
Ye Fan was also slightly surprised and said with a smile, âThank you, uncle, for making this possible.â
âHmph!â Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother snorted coldly.
âThank you, auntie, for making this possible.â Ye Fan turned to Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother.
Only then did Lu Xiaoman look at Ye Fan with a straight face and said, âI havenât made anything possible for you, nor do I want to.
Forget the three million, but if you want to marry Manman, you must have a house with at least three bedrooms and two living rooms, the location canât be too bad, and it canât be on a mortgage.
Manman canât go there and suffer without even a nest!
These are the very basic minimum requirements!
This is reasonable anywhere!â
In Hua Hai, a three-bedroom house in a decent location would also cost almost three million.
âHehe, that is only right.
I will buy the house very soon,â Ye Fan said with a smile, as keeping a good relationship was naturally the best course.
At this moment, Ye Fan took out two boxes and presented them to Old Lu and Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother, saying, âWe met in a hurry last night, and I didnât have time to prepare any gifts.
I am making up for it today, and I hope uncle and auntie donât mind.â
Although Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother was a bit excessive, Ye Fan didnât plan to truly sour the relationship.
After all, they would be family after the wedding, and he shouldnât just vent his anger to make things difficult for Lu Xiaoman.
So, before going to Hua Yang Wuguan, Ye Fan had prepared gifts.
Seeing that there were gifts, Lu Xiaomanâs foster motherâs tense face slightly softened as she accepted them.
Old Lu waved his hands and declined, saying that he could not accept it.
Lu Xiaoman looked at Ye Fan gratefully and seeing her foster father politely refusing, she spoke up, âDad, please accept this gift.â
Old Lu usually indecisive, accepted the gift once Lu Xiaoman insisted.
At that moment, Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother had already opened the box and took out a jade Buddha made of emerald.
That jade Buddha was exactly what Ye Fan had casually bid on last night at Yun Qi Meeting Place; he kept it as he had no use for it, and giving it to Lu Xiaoman wouldnât be appropriate as she would definitely not want it, and it was just taking up space.
Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother looked at the jade Buddha, not knowing its price, and suspected that Ye Fan had casually bought a jade Buddha worth a few hundred bucks to deceive her.
âOld Lu, open yours and see,â Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother called.
Old Lu said, âThat wouldnât be polite.â
But in the next moment, Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother had already snatched it, opened the box, and found a shiny gold watch in her hand.
She couldnât help frowning, wondering if the watch was just gold-plated, or even copper-plated.
âManman, help mom see, what kind of watch is this?â Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother handed the watch over to her.
Lu Xiaoman took it, glanced at it, and said, âThis is a Rolex gold watch.â
âIs it expensive?â Lu Xiaomanâs foster mother asked, her eyes lighting up.
Lu Xiaoman felt slightly embarrassed, but knowing that her foster mother needed to be completely unobstructed in her dealings with Ye Fan, she said, âItâs very expensive, at least three to four hundred thousand.â
Ye Fan indeed had two Rolex gold watches, but the one presented now was separately purchased.
Those two Rolex watches, one gifted by Zhao Tianya and one bought by Li Zhaojun, of course, werenât meant to be given away.
He certainly didnât lack those few hundred thousand.
âWow!â Lu Xiaomanâs foster motherâs eyes widened with excitement, and immediately passed her jade Buddha to Lu Xiaoman, saying, âQuick, help mom check this.â
Lu Xiaoman handed the Rolex watch back to Old Lu, who held the watch, shaking slightly, feeling it was too valuable.
Lu Xiaoman carefully looked at it and recognized that it was made of jade, but she was not knowledgeable about jewelry.
However, she understood Ye Fanâs character well enough to know he wouldnât be unfair with gifts, so she said, âThis is called a jade Buddha, and it should be worth over five hundred thousand.â