anovelconsole Chapter 18 Determination
Chapter 18 Determination
Ren Wei bent down and kissed the little girl on the forehead, then gently rubbed her cheeks.
"Auntie misses Xiaoxue very much too. How about we stay here a few more days this time?"
The little girl frowned, seemingly struggling with whether or not to agree to Ren Wei's request.
At that moment, a woman who looked to be around thirty years old came out with Ren Wei's parents.
"Dad, Mom, why did my sister-in-law come out on her own?"
Uncle Ren snorted angrily, then pointed in Tang She's direction and said:
"If I hadn't come out, you were just going to let Xiao Tang carry all this stuff over by himself? Didn't you even offer a helping hand?"
Upon hearing this, Ren Wei's smiling face instantly turned cold.
"He should take it. If he insists on buying it, who else will take it?"
Aunt Ren, who had been smiling at Tang She, changed her expression instantly upon hearing this, just like she would her own daughter. She reached out and slapped Ren Wei on the back.
"How can you be like this? People bought this out of kindness, and you have to criticize them. Go help them! I think you've really been spoiled by Xiao Tang."
Ren Wei could only respond with a sound of agreement, then moved step by step to Tang She's side, took a few things from his hands, and then the group walked together toward the villa.
"This is my dad, you've met him before. This is my mom, my sister-in-law. This little one is my sister-in-law's daughter, my little niece."
Tang She greeted everyone and then entered the villa. Inside were a middle-aged couple, Ren Wei's second uncle and aunt, who were also the little girl's grandparents. After greeting them again, Uncle Ren nodded to Aunt Ren and then said:
"Xiao Tang, come to the study with me for a moment. I have something to tell you. Daughter, you keep your second uncle company for a while."
Tang She naturally knew what Uncle Ren wanted to say, and subconsciously wanted to go upstairs with him.
Ren Wei, however, had no idea what the other party wanted to do, so she became very vigilant in an instant.
"Dad, what are you doing!"
Upon hearing this, the second uncle quickly joked:
"Oh my, so Wei's already taking her own side?"
Ren Wei paused for a moment upon hearing this. If she could, she might want to blush, but she couldn't control her expression so precisely.
But that doesn't matter, she had already rehearsed countless times what might happen today.
"No way, you're putting pressure on someone on their first visit. I think you're doing it on purpose."
Before Uncle Ren could speak, Aunt Ren spoke first.
"I told you to bring Xiao Tang over during the Chinese New Year, but you wouldn't. But it's not too late now. Get to know him better this year, get married next year, and you can hold your grandson the year after."
These words caused both of them to shudder simultaneously.
Tang She looked at Aunt Ren with a shocked expression, but she acted as if nothing had happened.
At this point, Tang She could no longer pretend that he hadn't heard anything.
"Oh, Auntie, isn't getting married and having children next year a bit too early? We're still young and planning..."
Tang She was interrupted before he could finish speaking. Aunt Ren counted on her fingers:
"Xiaowei is already 25, almost 26. Even if she gets married next year at 27, and has a baby the year after at 28, by the time she takes two more years off to have a second child, she'll be considered an elderly mother! If you two don't get married next year, then..."
Uncle Ren coughed twice, interrupting the other person.
This old woman definitely figured out that her daughter and Xiao Tang were pretending to be a couple, and she was just teasing the two young people.
That girl is really something. Doesn't she even realize who she came from? How could she think she could fool her mother?
"Alright, that's enough. Xiao Tang, come to the study with me. I have something to tell you."
Tang She nodded subconsciously and followed Uncle Ren's footsteps.
Aunt Ren is too scary. If she keeps talking, he and his senior might have to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their marriage certificate soon.
Ren Wei watched the two go upstairs, her eyes filled with worry, but she couldn't stop them; her mother's firepower was just too intense.
The two entered the study. Uncle Ren gestured for Tang She to close the door, then asked:
What would you like to drink?
"Uncle, please don't bother. I'll just have some water."
Uncle Ren didn't say much, told Tang She to sit wherever he wanted, and started boiling water to make tea.
"How are things going at the company?"
Seeing this, Tang She felt a little embarrassed. After all, he had confidently promised on the phone that the game "Three Kingdoms Kill" would definitely end badly, but now it was thriving.
"That game unexpectedly became a huge hit, and the company made a fortune. Now I'm planning to develop a few more games to make the company's cash flow run out. That way, my senior will have no choice but to go home and beg you. She'll have no choice but to listen to whatever you say then."
As they were talking, the water, which had been lukewarm, boiled. Uncle Ren poured a cup for Tang She, then filled his own cup and took a small sip.
"Actually, I don't object to her making games; it's a good thing that she has her own dreams. Besides, this industry doesn't lose much money, and I can still support her. But the comments online are just too awful. I know that's just normal consumer sentiment, but as a father, seeing my daughter being insulted like that really makes me uncomfortable."
Tang She nodded. Although he was an orphan, he could understand this feeling. If someone insulted the old dean, even if the other party was right, he would fight them to the death.
"In retrospect, this is also a mistake we made when we were young. When we were young, we always thought that if we worked harder and earned more, our daughter's future would be secure. But one time when her mother and I came back for the Chinese New Year, we saw our daughter hiding behind her grandfather, timid and afraid to talk to us. That's when I realized that we were wrong."
"Since then, I've gradually given up my work and moved behind the scenes. I've played the two games you made, and I've read the online reviews; they're very good."
Although some people are criticizing you, it's not about the game developers, but rather a disdain for your business practices. Well done, keep it up. I reckon if you make another game similar to Plants vs. Zombies, she'll come begging to me. If you can do that, I'll add another 1000 million, directly deposited into that orphanage's account.
Tang She was surprised by this unexpected joy and quickly nodded his thanks.
"Thank you for your understanding, Uncle Ren. I will definitely not let you down."
"Well, I don't have anything else to do. You can go now, or that girl will get anxious again."
Tang She left without any hesitation, though with some reluctance, and a trace of loneliness flashed in Uncle Ren's eyes.
In his view, this young man wasn't after his family's money, and while he and his daughter weren't exactly mutually attracted, there was a certain emotional foundation between them. Although he was an orphan and came from a poor family, he was still much better off than those young people who spent their days fooling around in bars. Moreover, judging from his dedication to the orphanage, he would definitely not mistreat his daughter in the future, making him an excellent candidate for son-in-law.
But now it seems neither he nor his daughter has any such thoughts. He sighed, tapped his fingers lightly on the table twice, turned on the computer screen which was off, looked at the zombies on the green lawn on the screen, took out his phone, and dialed a number.
"Just do as I said before."