My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1225 Fishing for Men
Park the car at the entrance of Xu Qingya's yard.

Zhang You led the girl, who had wrapped herself up tightly after getting out of the car, into the courtyard, which seemed quite spacious compared to Zhang You's own house where the potted plants had been moved to the sunroom on the third floor.

Xu Qingya's courtyard undoubtedly possesses a unique Chinese aesthetic.

It wasn't that Xu Qingya decorated it herself; she was lucky enough to meet a boss who had just bought the villa, completed the renovation, and then urgently needed working capital, so he had to sell the house.

The courtyard is decorated in the style of a traditional Chinese courtyard.

Zhang You's courtyard only has stone stools and a stone table, but this place is different; they've built a pavilion, and planted two welcoming pine trees next to it.

These two welcoming pine trees alone cost a million, and a small pond was built around them. In short, the placement of every tree and every stone was very particular.

The renovation of the courtyard alone would cost at least five million.

The key point is that all the trees weren't potted plants; they were planted directly in the yard and fenced off. It's puzzling why such a meticulous owner would be forced to sell the villa so soon after buying it due to a lack of working capital.

Zhang You particularly liked the structure of this Chinese courtyard, which created a wonderful atmosphere on rainy days. It was a pity that Zhang You didn't notice it when it was for sale; if he had, he definitely would have bought it.

In short, Xu Qingya didn't lose money on this villa. It's just that the seller was in a hurry for money, which is why they chose to sell it to Xu Qingya for over 80 million. If they had taken their time to sell it, it wouldn't have been difficult to sell it for another 10 million.

"Sister Zishan, Sister Li Ran"

Hearing footsteps outside, five or six-year-old Lanlan came out from the main entrance on the first floor and rushed over excitedly as soon as she saw Zhang Zishan and Li Ran.

"Can't you see me!?"

Zhang You asked with a smile.

Uncle Zhang

Little Lanlan immediately called out.

"This is so good!"

Zhang You reached out and ruffled the little girl's hair, saying, "Remember to greet me when you see me in the future, or I'll get angry."

Children have a strong ability to heal themselves and are very adaptable. When Wang Yu first brought this five- or six-year-old girl back from the orphanage, she was very afraid of people, but after a while... perhaps she became more familiar with people, and her true nature gradually came out.

But this girl was also lucky.

While Wang Yu may have failed in educating her son, it doesn't stop this woman in her fifties from genuinely raising the girl as her own daughter.

In the past, she would usually accompany Xu Qingya when she went out to work, but recently she only goes with Xiao Lanlan when she goes to kindergarten. If Xiao Lanlan doesn't go to school, she sends Xu Qingya's assistant with her while she stays at Xu Qingya's house with Xiao Lanlan.

Led by Xiao Lanlan, Zhang You and the two girls arrived at the second floor of Xu Qingya's house. Wang Yu was sitting on the sofa scolding Xu Qingya. When she saw Zhang You come up, Wang Yu greeted him.

Xu Qingya, who had remained silent during Wang Yu's reprimand, turned her head and obediently called out "Big Brother."

"What's wrong!?"

Zhang You asked.

Ask your second brother.

Wang Yu pointed at Xu Qingya and said, "She's completely disgraced women. After the New Year's Eve concert, she asked Xiao Yan for his number and has been harassing him ever since, sending him a hundred messages a day."

"What's wrong with that? It's just dating!"

Zhang You didn't care at all.

Zhang You had heard from his own singer that Xu Qingya was very interested in that top star Xiao Yan. Since she was interested, he naturally wanted to get her number and chat with her a bit more.

That's how long phone calls and text messages start; relationships are built over time. Besides, Xiao Yan is indeed handsome, and he and his second brother are quite a good match. If they get together, when Xiao Yan's contract expires, Zhang You can invite him to act in a movie, and he might even get a lower salary. Don't be fooled by the fact that one of his summer movies flopped; moviegoers blame the director and screenwriter, and few people are really upset with him. So, his salary for a single movie is still 20 million.

The pay for TV dramas is exaggerated. This is their territory. They can earn at least 1.3 million per episode, and as high as 2 million per episode. Even Zhang You thinks the pay is too high.

However, his shows get high ratings and the dramas can sell for high prices, so it's not his decision, but the market's. But no matter how much he earns, it won't all end up in this top star's pocket.

“If it were a real relationship, I wouldn’t say anything, but Xiao Yan clearly didn’t want to talk to her, so she sent him ten text messages, and he replied with an ‘hmm’. Then she got excited and sent him twenty more, and he replied with another ‘hmm’. She sent thirty more, and then continued to justify herself.”

Wang Yu said angrily.

"There was no self-justification."

With her older brother arriving, Xu Qingya seemed to gain confidence and immediately retorted.

"You don't admit it, right?!"

Wang Yu glared angrily at Xu Qingya, then picked up her phone, opened it, pulled out a text message, and handed it to Zhang You. Xu Qingya was about to snatch it away when Wang Yu stopped her, saying, "Let your older brother see if it's me, the manager, talking nonsense, or if you have no bottom line."

Zhang You started reading.

He scrolled to the top and started reading from the first message after "Become friends".

"It's a pleasure to work with you."

It's estimated that this is a collaboration called "Dust in the Fireworks".

I'm also very happy.

Seeing this, Zhang You thought it was pretty normal, and then... he continued reading, and Xu Qingya's behavior afterward was like she was on steroids.

She assumed that Xiao Yan's reply, "I'm happy too," meant that he also had some feelings for her, so her younger brother started praising him excessively.

From appearance to TV dramas.

It contains phrases like "How much I admire you".

Xu Qingya sent a lot of messages, and Xiao Yan replied with "thank you." After looking at it for a while, Zhang You also saw that Xu Qingya was sending messages to Xiao Yan at 11:30 p.m.

He sent many messages in a row, and when the other person didn't reply, he sent another one at 7:10 the next day: "Were you busy last night??"

"Zhang You, do you think your second brother is exaggerating or not?!"

Wang Yu took the phone Zhang You returned and asked a question.

Zhang You didn't answer. He turned to look at Xu Qingya for a long while before leaning back on the sofa and bursting into laughter.

"Big Brother"

Xu Qingya called out in dissatisfaction.

"Don't"

Zhang You quickly raised his hand and said, "From now on, I'm not your older brother anymore, and I don't have a younger brother like you. No matter what, you're still a woman. Even if you admire or like someone, you should at least restrain yourself a little. The fact that you're so eager to fawn over them and they haven't blacklisted you probably means they know your manager is Wang Yu and that I'm your older brother. Now, with what you've done, your sister Wang and I have completely lost face."

"I've always told her that there's a strategy to picking up men, and that men like to conquer those who don't really pay attention to them. But she's shameless. Because she's so shameless, she's seen as cheap and worthless."

Wang Yu's words were clearly a bit too serious.

(End of this chapter)