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Chapter 635: Chapter 274: Daytime Fireworks
Su Huai dealt with work until 6:30 AM when Gu Jiuyue woke up and came downstairs. Seeing him, she was taken aback.
"Susu, did you stay up all night?"
Su Huai told a white lie, "No, no, I took a little nap in between."
"Oh..."
Gu Jiuyue glanced at the clean sofa, didn’t believe him, but didn’t blame him either. Instead, she turned to Uncle Wang, who was busy in the kitchen, and instructed, "Uncle Wang, please prepare something refreshing and nourishing for Su Huai to replenish his energy!"
"Got it!"
Uncle Wang leaned out from the open kitchen with a beaming smile, "Today’s porridge, I’ve added some ginseng, peanuts, and black goji berries, guaranteed to be invigorating!"
My goodness, that’s a bit too... too much of something.
Isn’t my body going to be overflowing with energy after a couple more sips of that porridge?
Su Huai forced a smile and shook his head, unable to refuse Gu, and mentally prepared himself to eat more meat and drink less porridge later.
"Let’s go, we’re off to train."
Su Huai gave Cheese some instructions, then put his phone down and accompanied her to practice.
During warm-up exercises, Gu started asking questions.
"Why are you pushing yourself so hard? Isn’t the management team pretty much in place below you?"
Su Huai shook his head, "The positions are in place, but the competence isn’t quite there. Right now, only An Beibei, Shi Zeyu, Fu Yu, and Liu Zhongliang are capable of independently carrying out their work. The rest of the key areas, from the leaders down to the employees, need constant monitoring."
Gu Jiuyue understood but became even less convinced, "I know your industry is trendy, but the gap between you and the executives seems too vast..."
Of course, there’s a decade’s worth of experience difference, and it’s from the most critical era, from inception to explosion.
Su Huai regarded the so-called "industry elites" as nothing special.
"I’m a genius."
If you can’t explain it, just brag. As long as you’re confident enough, others will believe you.
Indeed, Gu Jiuyue quickly nodded in agreement, "Mhm, your IQ is indeed very high, and your thoughts are so clear."
After a pause, she earnestly added, "I need to learn from you seriously, so that after I graduate, I can become a competent employee!"
Dizzy, that’s your ambition?
Su Huai was amused and speechless; in his previous life, she had managed a business much larger than Xingyu. Her abilities were there for all to see. If she were brought into his company to be just an ordinary employee, let alone whether Gu Tongshu would be impatient, Su Huai would feel it was a waste.
Enticing her to join Xingyu was fine as a joke, but definitely not for real.
So Su Huai advised her, "You should learn some useful knowledge properly, and in the future take over your dad’s business. Becoming a prominent investor would not waste your talent."
Gu Jiuyue immediately pursed her lips.
"I don’t want to take over his position at all!"
Seeing that she seemed a bit unhappy, Gou Huai quickly shifted tactics to appease her, "But you have to take over! Do you know how troublesome it is to swindle money from Gu? If I’m short of a billion for something, even kneeling might not help, but it’ll be different after you take over..."
As Gou Huai coaxed her, making playful faces, Gu burst into laughter.
"You’re terrible! Already scheming on my dad’s assets, what a long-term plan."
Gou Huai, shameless and proud, spread his hands wide, "Well, look, it’s perfectly reasonable to borrow something from a good friend, right?"
"Sure, sure, reasonable!"
Gu Jiuyue gave him a disdainful look, but replied, "Then I better hurry up and take over, because by the time you make your billions, you probably won’t need me anymore..."
"How’s that possible?"
Gou Huai earnestly said, "Even if I had hundreds of billions or trillions, you would still be my good friend. Our friendship began humbly but is as precious as gold and jade. It would never become distant over whether I need you or not."
"I feel like I’ve heard something similar somewhere before..."
Gu didn’t look too pleased, and regarded Gou Huai suspiciously, then muttered, "At the time of humble beginnings, I was favored by your recognition, and I’m eternally grateful. If you do not reject me, I wish to acknowledge you as my godfather?"
Oh no, this is bad!
Who taught her this cheesy line?
Gou Huai panicked slightly but remained unfazed as he waved his hand and retorted, "It does sound similar, but you know, emotions from the heart are always the same. Just believe me, will you!"
"Haha!"
Gu Jiuyue suddenly burst into laughter and then made a funny face at Su Huai, clearly pleased with herself for having fooled him successfully.
"Alright, alright, of course I believe you~~~ I have never been this nice to anyone!"
At this moment, she exhibited a rare radiance.
Glowing and hearty, brilliant and splendid.
Gou Huai felt his heart thumping explosively, partly moved by her beauty, partly panicked by her forthrightness. 𝓃𝓸𝓿𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝓬ℴ𝓶
Mother of God, how do I even handle this girl?!
If it weren’t for her congenital heart condition, Gou Huai would have been on her right now.
But there were no ifs, and Gou Huai could only restrain his impulses, smiling as he told her to take her position.
"Okay, okay, let’s start working out!"
He turned around and led the exercises, his thoughts gradually calming down with the music, returning to their proper place.
Gu also stopped kidding around and seriously started to practice.
After more than a month of training, it hadn’t been in vain; now, she could follow through a set of the Eight-Section Brocade five times. It might only be two or three months away from reaching nine times.
It was an interesting set of exercises; despite not being very intense, it would leave one feeling exhausted afterward and prone to sickness and drowsiness.
Then, by persisting in practice for a while and overcoming the current phase, one’s body would become much healthier.
