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Jiang Lai smiled and waved her hand warmly, saying, "Shuyi, Ruoshan, Weiwei, Happy New Year to you all too! No need to be so polite. We're not at the company right now, so just make yourself at home. Relax and call me Lai Lai or Sister Lai Lai." She was acting like the lady of the house.

Zheng Shuyi and Bi Ruoshan didn't hesitate for long and immediately changed their address, saying, "Oh, okay, Sister Lai Lai."

Tong Wei first looked around at everyone in the living room; apart from Xiao Ming, they were all women. Lu Yuan and Xiao Cai had already gone to the kitchen to help.

Although she was curious about the relationships between so many women and Su Chang, her years of professional experience quickly brought her back to her senses, and she called out, "Lai Lai, Happy New Year!"

"Alright, come in and sit down!" Jiang Lai warmly invited the three women to sit down. The originally spacious living room was now surrounded by women.

Zheng Fangxiu, along with Zheng Fangyan, Zheng Fangyan, and several other women, took on the role of serving tea and water.

With so many women suddenly appearing in the living room, a subtle atmosphere filled the air. Several acquaintances gathered together, chatting animatedly, naturally splitting into several small groups.

Zheng Shuyi and Bi Ruoshan whispered to each other, discussing the relationships between these women and Su Chang.

Bi Ruoshan asked with a puzzled look, "Shushu, look, with so many women, who do you think is the boss's wife?"

Zheng Shuyi blinked, and said thoughtfully, "...I don't know, is it possible that they are all of them?"

Bi Ruoshan looked at her with disbelief, as if she were a fool: "Shushu, are you out of your mind? How could this be?"

Zheng Shuyi shook her head and said firmly, "Why is it impossible? Look at their appearance, they all look like the ladies of the house. It's quite possible, after all, President Su is so handsome and outstanding." A hint of longing flickered in her eyes.

Bi Ruoshan smiled helplessly, thinking that Zheng Shuyi was being infatuated again. But when she thought of Su Chang, she had to admit that he was indeed a tempting catch, and which woman wouldn't want to take a bite?

Tong Wei listened quietly to the side, secretly speculating about the relationship between these women and Su Chang, but she maintained an elegant and calm expression throughout.

At noon, Su Chang came into the living room with a smile and greeted them warmly: "Alright, ladies, come on, let's get to the table and start eating. We can chat while we eat."

"Okay! Brother Su Chang."

"Okay, Su Chang."

"Okay, Mr. Su."

"Okay, brother-in-law..." Everyone responded in unison, their voices rising and falling.

Su Chang suddenly felt something was off, as if there were some strange creatures mixed in with them. His gaze swept over everyone and finally settled on Xiao Ming.

He said irritably, "Xiaoming, can't you see there are only girls here? Come and help."

A look of relief appeared on Xiao Ming's face, and he immediately agreed, "Oh, okay, brother-in-law." He muttered to himself, "It's all because my sister made me stay here, otherwise I would have left long ago. It's too depressing."

Andy smiled helplessly at Xiaoming's eagerness. She thought to herself, "I seem to have forgotten that everyone around me is a woman because I came here for Xiaoming."

Everyone took their seats, and the seating arrangement was rather casual. People who knew each other sat together, creating a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere. Since there were so many people and two tables were set up, everyone tacitly reserved the head seat for Su Chang.

After Su Chang and the ten children finished serving the dishes, they all sat down.

Su Chang first raised his glass, smiled and said, "Welcome everyone to my home for the New Year. I won't waste any more words. I wish you all a happy new year and all your wishes come true!" After saying that, he drank a full glass of wine.

Everyone cheered and drank a glass. Only Peng Jiahe and her grandmother drank beverages, since minors are not entitled to any rights.

The crowd began to toast Su Chang one after another, their faces beaming with smiles and their eyes revealing a determination to get Su Chang drunk.

Su Chang accepted all offers without hesitation, maintaining a confident smile throughout, thinking to himself, "You think you can get me drunk? Do you really have no idea what kind of health I have?"

Chapter 128 Visiting Guan Guan's Family for New Year's Greetings

As time went by, everyone was quite drunk. Only Su Chang, Peng Jiahe, and her grandmother remained sober; even the deceps were showing signs of intoxication.

Su Chang looked at the scene before her and shook her head helplessly.

"Jiahe, help your grandma upstairs to find a room to rest."

"Oh, okay." Peng Jiahe reluctantly helped her grandmother upstairs.

After they went upstairs, he stood up and told the deceps to go back to their room to rest first. Then he casually left Lu Yuan, Xiao Cai, and Xiao Ming on the living room sofa to fend for themselves.

Then they began carrying the women back to their rooms one by one.

At first, things went quite smoothly. After Andy, Xu Li, Xu Hongdou, Chen Nanxing, Zheng Shuyi, and Bi Ruoshan were all carried up, they only said a few drunken words. Zheng Shuyi and Chen Nanxing even kissed him, but they all obediently lay down on the bed and fell asleep. However, Jiang Lai and Tong Wei were a bit more difficult to deal with.

As soon as Su Chang hugged Tong Wei, Tong Wei wrapped her arms around Su Chang's neck, looked at him with dreamy eyes, and said coquettishly, "No, I want to hug you more."

Su Chang looked helpless and tried to put Tong Wei down to help Jiang Lai, but Tong Wei clung tightly to his neck, refusing to let go, and buried her head in his chest. Su Chang felt a surge of heat and his heart raced.

Jiang Lai, still half-asleep, scrambled to her feet and staggered over to Su Chang. She reached out to pull Tong Wei away, muttering, "Let him go, he's mine..."

Tong Wei, however, showed no weakness and hugged Su Chang even tighter. The two of them were locked in a fierce struggle, neither willing to give in.

Su Changzhi felt a headache coming on. He suddenly realized that something was wrong with the two women. They were probably faking being drunk, otherwise how could they be so clear-headed?

He thought to himself, "Fine, you dare to pretend to be drunk and make fun of me. Let's see how I deal with you!"

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, under bright sunshine, Su Chang hurriedly drove his Cullinan, loaded with gifts, away from the villa as if fleeing a disaster.

His face was full of helplessness and exhaustion as he muttered to himself while driving, "These tiger women are such a headache!"

Ever since Tong Wei joined the "villa team" on New Year's Day, Su Chang's life has become exceptionally dull. Apart from Peng Jiahe, Zheng Shuyi, and Bi Ruoshan, the other girls have all joined the "war" against him these past few days, as if they had made a pact.

Su Chang recalled the events of the past few days and felt a wave of fear wash over him. Aside from meals, he was practically inseparable from his bed, with women coming one after another to "fight" him. His body could handle it, but his mind couldn't. If it weren't for his indestructible body, he'd probably be a dried-up corpse by now.

Finally, he was able to get away today. As he drove, he secretly made up his mind: "I must move out after the New Year. I can't stay with these tiger women every day. I can't stand these dozen or so women playing relay races!"

Thinking of this, a determined expression appeared on Su Chang's face. He took a deep breath, stepped on the gas, and drove the car towards Guan Juer's house.

Four hours later, Su Chang finally arrived at Guan Juer's apartment building. It was a residential compound, and Su Chang's Cullinan attracted a lot of attention as soon as it drove in.

Guan Juer suddenly appeared from some corner, and Su Chang was startled by Guan Juer, who was wrapped up tightly, as soon as he got out of the car.

"Ah!" Su Chang exclaimed, his heart nearly leaping out of his throat. He thought a female ghost had come out in broad daylight to find a target. When he saw that it was Guan Juer, he said irritably, "Guan Guan, what's going on? Who are you trying to scare by dressing up as a ghost?"

Guan Juer stamped her foot and said coquettishly, "Brother Su Chang, you're so annoying! I came downstairs to wait for you, that's why I'm dressed so warmly. It's too cold."

Seeing the mist on her body, Su Chang realized she had been waiting for quite some time. His heart softened, and he hugged Guan Juer tightly, asking gently, "Silly girl, didn't I tell you to just wait at home? How long have you been waiting for me?"

Although Guan Juer was a little shy, she still thoroughly enjoyed Su Chang's warm embrace and said timidly, "It hasn't been long, Brother Su Chang."

Su Chang sighed. He knew he wouldn't get any more information by asking, so he quickly took out a gift from the trunk for Guan's parents and pulled Guan Juer upstairs, afraid that the little girl would get cold.

As soon as the two entered the house, Su Chang suddenly froze. Guan Juer's house was full of people, including adults, children, and the elderly.

He looked at Guan Juer with a puzzled expression and asked, "Guan Guan, does your family have that many people?"

Guan Juer lowered her head shyly and explained in a low voice, "Brother Su Chang, my mom said that I finally found a boyfriend, so she asked all the relatives to come and check him out. I'm sorry, Brother Su Chang, I forgot to tell you."

Su Chang smiled awkwardly, inwardly lamenting, "What am I going to do? There are so many people, I have to make a good impression." As he thought this, he handed the gift to Guan Juer and whispered, "Guan Guan, wait for me a moment, I'm going to get something from the car." With that, he ran downstairs.

Guan Juer watched Su Chang's departing figure, but it was too late to call him back; he ran faster than a rabbit.

"Guan Guan, didn't your cousin say Su Chang was coming? Where is he?" Guan's mother came to the door and saw only Guan Ju'er carrying gifts, but no sign of Su Chang, so she asked curiously.

"It's all your fault! I forgot to mention that so many relatives were invited, and now I've gone downstairs to prepare gifts again," Guan Juer said irritably.

"Hey! Guan Juer, you've grown wings and dare to talk about your mother like that, haven't you? (ccdj) Isn't this something you forgot yourself?"

"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, Su Chang would have had to go down to prepare gifts in this cold weather."

"It's your fault, you forgot to say it yourself, how can you blame me?"

"Stop, stop, stop..." Guan's father came over at this time. Seeing that the mother and daughter were arguing again, he quickly stopped them from arguing. Guan Juer had obviously changed a lot since she came back this time. The Guan Juer who used to be quiet and reserved was gone. Every few days, the mother and daughter would have a fight, which made him very frustrated: "Don't you know what day it is today? Is it appropriate to argue like this?"

Guan Juer snorted coldly at her mother, handed the gift to her father, and then hurriedly ran downstairs.

"Old Guan, look... we can't keep this daughter." Guan's mother was so angry with Guan Ju'er that she started to whine to Old Guan.

What could Lao Guan do? He could only hold the gifts in one hand and hug his mother with the other, saying, "Wife, our daughter is all grown up now. She'll belong to someone else's family in the future. But you still have me. Here are some gifts that Su Chang bought for you and me. You can take a look."

Mrs. Guan glanced at the two exquisite gift bags in Mr. Guan's hands, feeling that the gifts must be of good quality. So she snatched the gift bags from Mr. Guan and said, "Old Guan, no matter what, you need to give your daughter a good talking to, do you hear me?"

"Okay! No problem, I'll teach her a lesson as soon as she comes up," Mr. Guan immediately assured him.

"Hmm, that's more like it." Seeing that Mr. Guan's attitude was good, Mrs. Guan nodded in agreement, then carried the gift to the living room, exclaiming, "Oh dear! Really, it's too kind of a future son-in-law to bring me a gift when he comes to visit."

Upon hearing this, Guan's father curled his lip, thinking, "This is really enough." The women in the room swarmed over to see what gifts Su Chang had brought for Guan's mother.

While everyone was excitedly discussing the gifts Su Chang had brought, downstairs, Su Chang removed several bags labeled with Xue Sumei's and Song Nuan's parents' names, took out a large box, placed it on the ground, and then huffed and puffed as he threw all the other gift bags into the large box.

As soon as Guan Juer came downstairs, she saw Su Chang close the trunk and carry a box bigger than herself upstairs. Guan Juer quickly went forward to help.

"Brother Su Chang, let me help you."

"No need, Guan Guan, the boxes are too heavy for you to carry. I can do it myself." Su Chang quickly refused. He was really afraid that he might hurt Guan Juer later, because these gifts probably weighed four or five hundred pounds. He would be heartbroken if Guan Juer bumped or hurt herself.

Guan Juer knew that Su Chang was strong, so she didn't try to help and followed behind Su Chang.

"Brother Su Chang, I'm so sorry! You came all this way and you've used up all the gifts you prepared." Guan Juer knew that Su Chang was definitely not just coming to her house, but also to other people's houses. These gifts were probably prepared for these relatives, but she didn't expect them to be used up all here.

"It's alright, Guan Guan. It's the New Year, and it's my first time visiting, so I wasn't prepared enough," Su Chang said immediately, knowing that the girl was about to blame him again.

"Alright, Guan Guan, go open the door, otherwise it's inconvenient for me to knock." Seeing that Guan Juer was still in an EMO mood, Su Chang spoke up again.

"Oh, okay, Su Chang." Guan Juer stopped being emotional when she heard Su Chang's words and hurriedly ran upstairs to open the door. However, she forgot that she hadn't closed the door when she came downstairs.

When Su Chang arrived at Guan Juer's house again with the box in her arms, Guan's father was already waiting there. Seeing that the box Su Chang was carrying was rather large, he went forward to help.

"Su Chang, come here! This box is so big, let me help you."

"No need, Uncle, the box is a bit heavy. You shouldn't carry it; you might hurt yourself." Su Chang smiled and shook his head to refuse.

"No, even though I spend a lot of time in the office, I exercise regularly." How could a man say no? It has nothing to do with age. Guan's father still stepped forward to take Su Chang's suitcase to demonstrate his strength.

Chapter 129 The Guan Family Quarrel

When Su Chang arrived at Guan Juer's house again with the box in her arms, Guan's father was already waiting there. Seeing that the box Su Chang was carrying was rather large, he went forward to help.

"Su Chang, come here! This box is so big, let me help you."

"No need, Uncle, the box is a bit heavy. You shouldn't carry it; you might hurt yourself." Su Chang smiled and shook his head to refuse.

"No, even though I spend a lot of time in the office, I exercise regularly." How could a man say no? It has nothing to do with age. Guan's father still stepped forward to take Su Chang's suitcase to demonstrate his strength.

Su Chang didn't refuse again. After Guan's father held the box firmly with both hands, Su Chang loosened his grip and let Guan's father feel the weight of the box. Guan's father's face immediately turned red, but he didn't dare to make a sound. Su Chang immediately picked up the box again.

"Uncle, thank you! It's just that it's hard for two people to move it together, so I'll move it by myself."

"Hmm, that's fine too. Young man, you've got plenty of energy, unlike us who are already old." Guan's father looked at Su Chang with admiration, understanding that Su Chang was giving him a way out and saving face. Guan's father took the opportunity to back down, and sighed in admiration.

"No way, Uncle, you're just in your prime. It's just that you spend most of your time doing mental work, which is something a rough person can't compare to."

"Hey! Dad, move aside and let Su Chang in to put his things down."

Just as Guan's father was about to praise Su Chang for being a promising young man, Guan Ju'er saw Su Chang carrying boxes by himself and felt sorry for him, so she pushed aside her father who was blocking the doorway.