"Mom, as you can see, they are all my girlfriends," Li Se said helplessly.
"How can you be so fickle?" Chen Xiulian frowned.
"I..." Li Se didn't know what to say. After a pause, he said, "Mom, I won't let any of them down. They will all be your daughters-in-law!"
Chen Xiulian looked at Li Se, but did not continue to lecture. Instead, she said, "As long as you know what you're doing."
Returning to the living room, as soon as Li Se sat down, Qiao Weiwei beside him smiled and said, "Surprised? Unexpected?"
"How did you all contact each other?" Li Se asked with a depressed tone.
"There's always a way. Besides, don't you know what day it is today?" Qiao Weiwei said proudly.
"What day is it?" Li Se looked surprised.
All the women rolled their eyes. You have so many girlfriends, and you don't even know what day it is today?
Qiao Weiwei said angrily, "How did you pursue me?"
"Did I pursue you? Wasn't it you who pursued me?" Li Se chuckled.
Qiao Weiwei's pretty face turned red. "It's Valentine's Day!"
Li Se suddenly realized. He finally knew what day it was. It was Valentine's Day. No wonder these women would unite to meet his mother. But it was good this way; a major concern in his heart had finally passed.
The other women did not stay long. After lunch, they all left. Only Jiang Ranran had not left, nor did she intend to. She said proudly, "Hehe, because you came to find me first, I will be the boss from now on!"
"You have this agreement?" Li Se asked, surprised.
"Not really, but I think I am the boss," Jiang Ranran had already started to declare her dominance.
Chen Xiulian suddenly thought of something and said, "Son, you should go to your uncle's house later. You brought girlfriends back, so you should take her to meet them."
"Okay!" Li Se nodded, then took Jiang Ranran to his uncle's house.
Li Se's uncle was named Chen An. He had always been developing in the city and had recently returned to Fuxi County.
Arriving at his uncle's villa, Li Se pressed the doorbell.
"Who is it?"
Immediately, a woman in her forties, dressed luxuriously, came out. However, when she saw Li Se, her brow furrowed, and she murmured to herself, "Why is this kid here? He's not here to borrow money, is he?"
In her memory, Li Se's family was still very poor and had borrowed money quite a few times in the past. Therefore, the woman had a bad impression of this family. Even though they had repaid the borrowed money some time ago, she still disliked them, thinking they would come to borrow money again.
"Aunt, long time no see," Li Se greeted her. This was his aunt, Fu Meili.
"Heh, what are you doing here?" Fu Meili asked indifferently.
"I brought a girlfriend. My mother asked me to bring her to meet the elders in the family," Li Se replied truthfully.
Fu Meili sized up Jiang Ranran, looking a bit surprised. This kid actually found such a beautiful girl. He really had gotten lucky. Then, she reluctantly opened the iron gate and said, "Come in."
Li Se didn't pay too much attention to his aunt's attitude. If it were in the past, she might not have even wanted to let him in, but he had matured a lot now. Moreover, he was indeed quite wealthy, so he didn't bother to argue about it.
"Your uncle is talking to someone. Don't say anything later. This is not a place for you to speak," Fu Meili cautioned in a low voice.
"Oh, okay," Li Se nodded in agreement.
Upon entering the living room, Li Se found several other people there, one of whom was his uncle, Chen An.
Beside Chen An were a young man and a woman. The woman was Chen An's daughter, Chen Xin Yue.
As for the young man and the middle-aged man sitting opposite Chen An, Li Se didn't know who they were.
As soon as Chen An saw someone enter, he glanced over. But upon seeing Li Se, he didn't pay much attention. Instead, he looked at the middle-aged man in front of him and said, "Manager Wang, I'll have to trouble you with this matter."
As he spoke, he handed over a red envelope and whispered, "Make sure we get to see Miss Yao."
"Don't worry, I'll do my best. We'll have news soon. You wait for me." Manager Wang took the red envelope, then got up and left.
"Congratulations, Uncle Chen. If you can secure this renovation project, you'll make a fortune," the young man said with a smile.
Chen An smiled and said, "That's all thanks to young man. If you hadn't introduced me, I wouldn't have met Manager Wang."
"Uncle, you're too kind. I'm Xin Yue's boyfriend, and this is what I should do," Liang Dong said casually.
After the two exchanged pleasantries, Chen An finally turned to look at Li Se, assuming an elder's posture. "You're here, sit down."
Li Se pulled Jiang Ranran over and sat down beside them.
Chen An and Liang Dong didn't pay attention to Li Se, but Jiang Ranran, who was beside him, was too beautiful.
"Uncle, my mother said you were back, so she asked me to bring my girlfriend to meet the elders," Li Se said.
"Yes, not bad," Chen An nodded. "What have you been busy with lately?"
"I'm a doctor now," Li Se replied truthfully.
"A doctor?" Chen An frowned slightly. "I don't remember you studying medicine in college."
At this moment, even Chen Xin Yue looked surprised. "When did you become a doctor?"
"I'm a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner," Li Se said.
As soon as he said this, Chen An's family's brows furrowed.
"Heh, traditional Chinese medicine? That's probably just trickery," Fu Meili said sarcastically.
Chen An's expression also turned grim. He said, "As your elder, I have an obligation to tell you a few words. You were in prison six months ago. Since you're out, you should mend your ways instead of continuing to engage in deceitful practices. You've gone astray!"
Fu Meili snorted, "I guess his mother asked him to come here with the intention of us finding him a stable job, right? Now that relatives have made money, they can't wait to cling to us."
Li Se frowned slightly, somewhat displeased with Fu Meili's words.
Liang Dong, hearing this, immediately understood. So, he was a poor relative. However, seeing how beautiful Jiang Ranran was, he thought he could try to seduce her. He then said, "Uncle, my company happens to need a few sales. Let them come in. The base salary is five thousand a month plus commission. If you work hard, you can definitely earn over ten thousand a month."
"Young man, thank you so much for the trouble," Chen An smiled, then looked at Li Se and frowned. "Aren't you going to thank Dong Ge? No, you should call him Dong Ge!"
Chen Xin Yue, with a condescending air, said, "After joining the company, don't think that because you got in through the back door, you can slack off. You must work diligently. My boyfriend's company doesn't support idlers, and you need to consider your own future. Do you understand?"