Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 443 Schadenfreude and Excessive Joy Reveals a Clue
The uncle sat on the sofa, holding a teacup, his gaze subtly sweeping over the three beautiful young women, each with a distinct temperament.

Looking back, Bai Meisheng smiled, and the Sixth Palace had no color.

The uncle sighed with genuine emotion as he watched the three women and his aunt chatting animatedly, the steam rising from their teacups blurring their delicate profiles. He couldn't help but think of the fisherman Feng who had ruined his reputation in his later years.

The uncle quickly regained his senses, took a sip of tea, and the fragrance of Longjing tea spread on his tongue. He glanced at his good nephew, Gao Dongxu, whose lips curled into a faint smile, a silver-gray wristwatch peeking out from the cuff of his suit sleeve.

In a daze, he seemed to see the boy from twenty years ago who always followed him around asking questions.

"Uncle?" Gao Dongxu's voice brought him back to reality. "The anti-fraud center has been established?"

The uncle nodded slightly. Speaking of the anti-fraud center, he couldn't help but sigh that this move was truly the right one. It not only pioneered a new approach nationwide but also received high recognition and praise from higher authorities, becoming a significant achievement in his political career.

Just as Uncle and Gao Dongxu were discussing some fraud cases and telecom fraud tactics, the sweet and sour aroma of sweet and sour pork ribs wafted from the direction of the restaurant, mixed with the rich flavor of angelica chicken soup.

"Alright, let's eat first. We can talk later..." Auntie said with a smile as she stood up. The three girls, including Sheng Xia, also hurriedly stood up, as did Gao Dongxu and his uncle. The six of them walked to the dining table and took their seats in turn.

The large, round dining table was piled high with blue-and-white porcelain plates. Auntie was adding a second spoonful of walnut milk to Shengxia's bowl, saying, "This is good for the brain, it's good for the child."

Shengxia hurriedly accepted it, thanking it softly and shyly, a faint blush rising on her porcelain-white face.

Sitting opposite her, Wu Xiaowei's almond-shaped eyes gleamed with envy, while Yang Xue stared at Sheng Xia's exaggeratedly curved conscience, unconsciously glancing down at her own widescreen tablet.

"Xiaoxue, try this."

Her aunt suddenly turned around, picked up a piece of braised pork trotter, and placed it in Yang Xue's bowl. "You're too thin; you need to eat more."

The aunt's smile held a hidden meaning as her gaze subtly shifted between the three young women. Gao Dongxu nearly choked on his soup—the aunt's mannerisms were just like those of an old nanny selecting concubines for the emperor in ancient times.

The sound of firecrackers echoed far and near on New Year's Eve. Gao Dongxu, smoking a cigarette, stood in the courtyard watching Wu Xiaowei and Yang Xue light sparklers, the sparks crackling as they played happily.

"It's been three years since it's been this lively..." His uncle, wearing a coat, appeared beside Gao Dongxu at some point. "Since your parents passed away, the house hasn't been this bustling."

Gao Dongxu took a drag of his cigarette, slowly exhaled the smoke, and smiled, "It will get more and more lively in the future, just don't be bothered by it."

"You brat, you should spend the New Year at your place from now on. You can't cause trouble here; it'll set a bad example—"

Watching Xiaowei and Xiaoxue happily playing with fireworks, the uncle seemed to see a horrifying scene of many women, each with a child, crowding the No. 2 courtyard, and couldn't help but laugh and curse.

Upon hearing this, Gao Dongxu couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Once I've saved up some more money, I'll buy a large enough piece of land in Hangzhou and build a private estate, with a villa for each woman and child..."

The uncle's lips twitched a few times. As Gao Dongxu's words became increasingly extravagant and lewd, he couldn't help but look at him and sneer, "Are you planning to become an emperor and start a harem?"

"Hehe, what kind of harem am I running? You don't know, this is just small-scale. The real deal is to house more than a hundred lovers in one community, and it's a real estate development project. It's a man-made Eden with ex-wives, current wives, mistresses and all sorts of identities."

What's most admirable is that he was able to get women of all social standing to get along harmoniously and avoid any disputes.

That's what an emperor is like. I heard that he had his mistresses chosen by flipping a nameplate when he wanted to sleep with him.

"Uncle, there's nothing you can't do if you put your mind to it..." Gao Dongxu teased with a smile.

The uncle's face turned completely dark, his eyes became incredibly bright and sharp as he stared intently at Gao Dongxu, asking in a low voice, "Is what you said true?"

"Why would I lie to you? This isn't an isolated case. A while ago in Shanghai, someone told me about a similar incident: a drunken bank manager, in his drunken stupor, boasted, 'My mansion is filled with beauties, with 32 female subordinates from the bank alone! Every woman I desire, regardless of marital status, must divorce her husband for me!'"

Gao Dongxu continued applying eye drops, and his uncle's face grew even uglier. With a gloomy expression, he turned and walked into the house, saying in a deep voice, "Come with me to the study!"

Gao Dongxu smiled faintly, threw the cigarette on the ground, stomped it out, and then went into the house.

He said all this not to anger his uncle, but to provide him with information so that he could use it to gain or exchange benefits.

"boom--"

In the distance, a dazzling firework burst into bloom against the night sky, eliciting gasps of surprise from Xiaoxue and Xiaowei in the courtyard.

At this moment, Auntie came out of the house with her buzzing cell phone and called out to Wu Xiaowei, "Xiaowei, your phone."

Wu Xiaowei hurriedly ran to her aunt, thanked her first, and then took the phone. Seeing the caller ID was a completely unfamiliar number, she hesitated for a moment before answering. "Hello, who is this?" Wu Xiaowei frowned slightly and asked softly. The ubiquitous sound of firecrackers made her hold the phone even closer to her ear.

"Is this Xiaowei?" A deep male voice, both unfamiliar and strangely familiar, came from the receiver, its tone carrying static as if it were drifting from a great distance.

Wu Xiaowei was taken aback at first. Hearing a strange male voice say her name, she felt a surge of wariness, her brow furrowing as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Who are you?"

Heavy breathing came from the other end of the phone, as if someone was trying to calm themselves down. Amidst the intermittent sounds of firecrackers, Wu Xiaowei suddenly realized that her heart was pounding unusually loudly.

"Xiao Wei, it's your brother, Wu Jiang!"

"ah?!"

Wu Xiaowei's eyes widened suddenly, and an expression of disbelief appeared on her stunningly beautiful face. After letting out a scream, she covered her mouth, her knuckles turning white as if something would burst out of her chest if she didn't.

Images from fifteen years ago flooded back like a tidal wave—that stormy night, her brother crying and screaming as his drunken father dragged her away, and she, too, was crying her heart out, held in her weeping mother's arms, trembling with fear.
"Xiaowei, are you alright?" Yang Xue's voice suddenly rang in her ears. She had run to her side without her noticing, and her warm hand was gently stroking her back.

Wu Xiaowei shook her head desperately, tears welling in her eyes, blurring Yang Xue's concerned face. She took a deep breath, her nails digging deep into her palms, but she felt no pain.

"Brother... Brother?" Her voice was as thin as a wisp of smoke, as if afraid that even a slightly louder sound would shatter the dream she had cherished for fifteen years. "Is it really you? Where are you? All these years... all these years..."

Suppressed sobs came from the other end of the phone. Wu Jiang's voice choked with emotion, "I've been looking for you for days, and I've finally found you..."

Wu Xiaowei's knees suddenly buckled, and Yang Xue quickly supported her. Another brilliant firework burst into bloom in the sky, illuminating her tear-streaked face.

"You bastard!" she suddenly cried out into the phone, tears streaming down her face. "Why did you take so long to come back? Waaah, Mom..." Her voice trailed off, turning into a soft, animalistic sob.

Yang Xue, her eyes red, handed over a tissue, but Wu Xiaowei seemed oblivious. Her entire attention was focused on the breathing coming through the receiver, afraid of missing a single detail.

"Xiao Wei... I'm sorry I'm late..." Wu Jiang's voice was so gentle, as if he was afraid of breaking something.

"Waaah..." Xiao Wei cried out twice, then suppressed her sobs and asked between sobs, "Where are you now?"

"I'm in the capital. Where are you staying? I'll come find you right now—"

"I... I'm not in Beijing right now, I'm in Hangzhou... But it's okay, wait for me in Beijing, I'll take a plane back tomorrow, you must wait for me, you must..." Wu Xiaowei gripped her phone tightly, sobbing as she repeated the words over and over, as if she were afraid that Wu Jiang would disappear again at any moment.

"Okay, okay, I'll definitely wait for you. Don't worry, this time when I come back, I won't go anywhere else," Wu Jiang said, his voice trembling with emotion.

"Brother, where have you been all these years..." Wu Xiaowei cried as she kept asking.

Xiaoxue silently supported Xiaowei, who was quite agitated, listening to her cry and laugh intermittently.

"Wait for me, you must wait for me..."

Finally, Wu Xiaowei kept shouting to Wu Jiang on the other end of the phone, hung up, then hugged Xiaoxue, crying and laughing as she shouted, "I found my brother, I found my brother..."

"Congratulations..." Xiaoxue smiled and gently patted Wu Xiaowei's back as she congratulated her.

"Yes, I should tell him this news..." Suddenly remembering something, Wu Xiaowei excitedly muttered to herself while wiping away her tears, completely unconcerned about the smudged makeup on her face.

"Slow down—"

Xiaoxue quickly reached out to support Wu Xiaowei, who was staggering due to the overwhelming emotions of joy and sorrow, and together they pushed open the door and entered the villa.

"Brother, I found my brother! He called me..."

In the living room, Gao Dongxu, who had just come out of the study and was drinking tea, eating melon seeds, watching the Spring Festival Gala, and chatting and laughing with his aunt and Sheng Xia, was slightly taken aback when he heard Wu Xiaowei, who was crying and laughing at the same time, shouting as she pushed open the door. He then hurriedly got up and saw Wu Xiaowei rush into his arms, crying and laughing as she happily told him what she had heard.

At this moment, Sheng Xia, who was sitting on the sofa, was stunned. Her beautiful eyes stared unblinkingly at Gao Dongxu, who was giving her an apologetic smile, hugging Wu Xiaowei tightly, and gently patting her back to comfort her.

Seeing Shengxia's appearance, her aunt couldn't help but smile wryly. She'd really been exposed. She quickly reached out and took Shengxia's hand, gently comforting her, "Don't get agitated, take a deep breath, please don't get agitated..."

(End of this chapter)