Living in a small county town, earning a million a year

Chapter 71 I Love You, Mom (Part 2 - Seeking First Subscriptions!)

The hat arrived quickly. After evacuating the scene, Xu Mutong and Wu were taken to Xincheng Police Station.

Xu Mu sent a WeChat message to Tang Mochen while on the way.

Ask him to help tell Tang Mu.

Actually, this matter wouldn't have much impact even if Tang Mochen wasn't involved, since Xu Mu was acting bravely and righteously!
However, Tong Wu got into a fight with this jerk, which was considered a mutual brawl... It remains to be seen how Hat will handle this matter.

Does this mean the other party provoked first?

However, in the concept of legitimate self-defense, it is only considered legitimate self-defense if the other party attacks first!
"Who made the first move?" Xu Mu sent a WeChat message to Tong Wu.

"he."

"I still listen to my older brother. I don't usually make a move; I wait for the other party to make the first move, otherwise it wouldn't be considered self-defense..."

"He's smart enough not to be blinded by hatred!"

Arrived at the police station.

Xu Mu followed her inside.

Tang Mu had already received the message and came out of the office dressed in casual clothes.

He happened to be on duty tonight, so after receiving Tang Mochen's call, he rushed out immediately to ask Xu Mu what was going on.

"Mr. Xu, what's going on?"

Why are you getting involved in these things again?

"Hey, this is my little brother, my good younger brother who grew up with me..."

Xu Mu explained the relationship between Tong Wu and Cao Yifei, and then pointed to the man who had made the move, "He's my little brother's girlfriend's ex-girlfriend. He's probably feeling a bit resentful seeing his ex-girlfriend with my little brother... You understand these kinds of things, brother."

"And so, they started hitting my brother."

"I understand! But there's no need to call my brother about this! It's just normal self-defense. Even if you come here to report the incident normally, it would still be considered self-defense."

"Hey, I just missed you and wanted to chat!" Xu Mu put his arm around Tang Mu's shoulder and said with a smile, "I wanted to see what you guys are lacking, so you can ask me for a sponsorship later!"

"Mr. Xu, what are you saying? You and my brother are good brothers. My brother's sponsorship is enough. How could I let you spend any more money?"

"Ha ha……"

Xu Mu laughed and patted Tang Mu on the shoulder, "Alright, let's have a smoke and talk about this sponsorship."

"Let the other brothers handle this for me."

After chatting with Tang Mu for a while, Tong Wu came out from inside.

Cao Yifei supported Tong Wu, her face full of worry.

Upon seeing Xu Mu, she said apologetically, "Xu Mu, I'm sorry, I've dragged Tong Wu into this!"

"Go ahead and curse me if you want!"

"It's alright. For Xiao Wu, isn't this kind of thing a form of growth?"

"Isn't this also a kind of training for your feelings?"

"But speaking of which, how did you end up with an ex-boyfriend like that?"

Xu Mu threw away the cigarette butt and asked curiously.

To be honest, Cao Yifei works in the finance department of Yangfan Group, so her social circle must be quite good. How could she have such a low-quality boyfriend?

“He’s my classmate from high school, from Tianzhong.” Cao Yifei explained to Xu Mu with red eyes, “After graduating from university, I returned to my hometown, and he started pursuing me, but I didn’t really like him.”

"He pursued me for about two years before I reluctantly agreed to be with him. During our time together, he used all sorts of manipulative tactics on me and even cheated me out of money. I couldn't take it anymore, so I broke up with him!"

"Ever since we broke up, he's been harassing me in every way... He even came to my former company! He caused me to be fired from my former company, and things only got a little better after I joined Yangfan's finance department..."

"From what you're saying, it's been many years?"

“It’s been two years since we broke up, and I’ve reported it to the police during that time! My parents also know about it, and they’ve come to this police station several times since then… He has a criminal record.”

"I'm sorry, Xu Mu, Tong Wu, I've dragged you into this!"

"I thought it was something serious!" Xu Mu waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "This is nothing. We're friends, there's no need to worry about being implicated."

"Who doesn't have a bad past?"

"Alright, let's leave it at that." Xu Mu handed a cigarette to Tong Wu and said, "Protect Cao Yifei better in the future. You were too impulsive today!"

"I know, brother!"

Tong Wu took the cigarette, lowered his head, and said with a face full of guilt.

"Next time anyone bullies Cao Yifei, just beat them up. What's the point of waiting for them to make a move? What the hell are you afraid of! With your big brother around, what can't be handled? He's just a spineless loser who can't do anything in the underworld!"

"I'm speechless. You were too cowardly tonight. As your older brother, I have to criticize you!"

"..." Tong Wu raised his head and looked at Xu Mu.

His eyes regained their adoration.

Xu Mu is still the same Xu Mu.

Xu Mu remains fearless.

He nodded emphatically, "I understand, brother. I will definitely protect Cao Yifei."

"Call me if you need anything."

"I haven't finished my hot pot yet."

Xu Mu took Ye Muling back to the hot pot restaurant and they finished eating hot pot.

"Sis, to celebrate getting that investment, shouldn't you splurge a bit? Buy some clothes! You're a boss now, and you need professional attire to elevate your image! Especially black stockings, they'll really bring out your mature, sophisticated aura!"

"Forget it." Ye Muling rolled her eyes. "If you want to see it, just say so."

"Heaven and earth bear witness, sister, this is slander and defamation! How could I possibly like looking at black stockings? I have never tolerated a single pair of black stockings, white stockings, or fishnet stockings!"

"Get lost, you brat!" Ye Muling kicked Xu Mu in the butt.

Xu Mu laughed heartily.

He discovered that Ye Muling had always been very enthusiastic since she was a child, like a sprite who never gets tired, always laughing and jumping around. Even after quitting her job, she was able to protect her rights in her own way.

She is incredibly strong!

Elves are indestructible and full of vitality.

The two of them browsed around Xiang Sheng, bought a few outfits suitable for the workplace, and also bought two pairs of high heels for Ye Muling before driving home.

The date is July 15th.

Xu Mu escorted Ye Muling to the shop and transferred the shop's rent to Tang Mochen.

Ye Muling added Tang Mochen on WeChat.

After transferring the money, Ye Muling sent a message to Tang Mochen: "Mr. Tang, thank you for renting me the shop and investing in my design company. I'll treat you to dinner once the renovations are finished!"

"?"

Tang Mochen was drinking tea in his office when he saw the news and was completely dumbfounded.

"Bai Xue, what does this message from Xu Mu's sister mean?"

“I did not invest in her design company.”

"Isn't this an investment company that Xu Mu founded himself?"

Bai Xue was organizing documents in Tang Mochen's office.

Tang Mochen then handed his phone to Bai Xue and asked her what was going on... Tang Mochen couldn't understand the tricks the young people were playing.

"Xu Mu told his sister that the three million investment in the design company came from you, meaning he wanted to keep a low profile behind the scenes and leave the high-profile work to you!"

"Damn it! What does this have to do with me?! Are you kidding me?"

Tang Mochen put his phone away, thought for a moment, and then replied, "Hehe, sure, I'll visit your company when you're done with your work!"

After all, Xu Mu had been playing video games with his daughter recently.

It did indeed make Tang Ruobing's personality much more cheerful.

He's always cursing and swearing in his study, which is much better than his previous silence.

Being able to swear indicates improvement.

As a father, I don't have many extravagant desires; I just hope my daughter is doing well!
Moreover, Tang Ruobing recently took the initiative to talk to him, saying she wanted to kill Xu Mu.

This is a great thing!

This shows that Xu Mu has entered her heart, regardless of her thoughts or what she wants to do to Xu Mu.

The fact that Tang Ruobing has ideas and can talk to him is a great step forward for Tang Mochen.

Now that Tang Mochen is taking the blame for Xu Mu, he feels perfectly justified in doing so.

Hey Xu Mu, I'll take the blame for you.

I won't owe you any favors.

I'm entrusting my daughter to you.

……

Ye Muling was busy designing and planning the decoration at the company, while Xu Mu squatted by the roadside smoking and transferred the royalties from his bank card to Xu Ping.

The payment for the manuscript is made on the 12th of each month.

If it falls on a holiday, the money will be distributed in advance.

"Mom, I got paid for my writing! My novel is doing well now!"

"You make over 100,000 a month, I'll transfer 100,000 to you."

"Don't be reluctant to use it!"

After typing the message, Xu Mu transferred 100,000 yuan to Xu Ping.

In reality, Xu Mu's royalties weren't much. Even with the support of the Silver Alliance and the Gold Alliance, his average subscriptions had increased significantly, but Xu Mu's updates were infrequent, and he was still some distance from reaching 10,000 subscriptions... It would take time to accumulate them, and his actual subscription royalties were only around 30,000 to 40,000 yuan.

But that doesn't stop Xu Mu from bragging.

He directly stole a screenshot of a manuscript fee of over 100,000 yuan from the authors' group and sent it to Xu Ping.

However, Xu Ping typed slowly and did not reply to Xu Mu.

Instead, a video call came in.

"Mom!" Xu Mu greeted her with a smile as the video call connected, "You're at work again?"

"Yeah, what can I do if I don't go to work?"

Xu Ping said with a smile, "Why did you transfer so much money to me? You've received your royalties, so you can keep it for yourself."

"Hey, so much money, what am I going to do if I keep it and then spend it all?"

"Please keep it for me! Besides, my monthly royalties are going up right now, and I'm doing incredibly well."

"I might earn over 200,000 yuan in royalties next month!"

"Really? Is it that good?" Xu Ping didn't understand these things about royalties, but she often watched Douyin and knew that authors like Tang Jia San Shao and Tian Can Tu Dou earned hundreds of millions of yuan a year in royalties. She wasn't surprised that her son was making money from writing novels... but she was mostly happy.

"Oh my, my little Mu is going to be a great writer!"

"awesome!"

"But I heard from your sister that you write until very late every day! You're already making a lot of money, there's no need to work so hard. You need to take care of your health! It would be a loss if you made money but ruined your health!"

"Okay, Mom! Go ahead and collect the money. I'll send you money every month from now on."

"Okay, okay." Xu Ping nodded with a smile. "Alright, then Mom will save this money for you."

"Your dad and I are saving money to help you get married and buy a house!"

"Hey, there's no need to rush this, I'll work hard on it myself!"

"Okay, you're all grown up now, we don't need to worry about you anymore! Your parents are happy too!"

"By the way, the village secretary called a few days ago and said that the land for our old house can be approved this year. Your dad and I are thinking of going home for a visit, and once the land is approved, we can start building the house!"

The foundation of her hometown is a worry that Xu Ping can't let go of.

But now that she's heard that the land can be approved, it's a really good thing for Xu Ping.

The old house was built when my parents got married, and it's been almost thirty years now.

Although the two of them went back to their hometown to renovate and improve the house so that it could accommodate their family of four, it was still inconvenient in terms of bathing and daily life. It would definitely be a good thing if they could rebuild a villa.

For rural people, owning a self-built villa is more gratifying than buying an apartment building elsewhere.

"That's great! When are you coming back?"

"I've already had your dad's mentor help with the procedures. There are some things that require us to come back, so we'll come back then..."

"How about I handle these things first, and you guys come back when there's something I can't manage?"

“It’s not a holiday season now, and your return will cause a lot of trouble. My sister and I are home right now, so let’s see if there’s anything we can handle and get it done.”

“That works too.” Xu Ping nodded and said, “Anyway, this villa will be for the two of you once it’s built. If you have to sign anything, just sign it. Your dad is a slowpoke.”

"Since you and your sister are home, these things will be left to you to handle."

I chatted with Xu Ping for a while longer until someone called her to start working.

Xu Ping then reluctantly tried to hang up the phone.

"Mom! Go to work!"

"Don't be stingy with money, I can earn it now."

Xu Mu waved and said with a smile, "Love you, Mom!"

After hanging up with Xu Ping, Xu Mu received a number from Xu Ping.

“You live in the old house with your sister now. Go out for walks now and then, see if your advisor is playing mahjong next door, give him a couple of cigarettes now and then, ask him how things are going, and if there is anything he can do to help you, let him give you instructions.”

"There are some things we still have to do ourselves!"

"Okay, Mom!"

Xu Mu typed a reply.

To be honest, going to the village is too slow... As long as the procedures are complete and the land can be approved, Xu Mu doesn't need to go through all the steps from bottom to top. In the end, he still has to go to the county town to get the approval documents.

It would be better to just go find Yang Jian!
Thinking about this, Xu Mu didn't want to procrastinate and forget about it later...

So he simply called Yang Jian.

"Hello? Brother Yang, it's me, Xu Mu!"

"It's President Xu! What's up?" Yang Jian asked with a smile. "Is there anything I can help you with?"

That day, while having dinner at Rong Xiaoguan, Yang Jian overheard Xu Mu asking about the family's land foundation, and he knew that Xu Mu would contact him one day.

He had already heard about Xu Mu's influence from Liu Jianguo and Tang Mochen.

However, what puzzled him was that Xu Mu was clearly so capable, yet he still lived in a villa in Yangjiashan. Why did he need to work on the foundation of his own house?

Isn't it comfortable living in the city?
Yang Jian couldn't understand the world of the rich... But then he thought about it again, and perhaps the older generation's idea of ​​returning to their roots was just like that.

For Xu Mu, living in the city is definitely more comfortable than living in the countryside.

Whether it's buying groceries or ordering takeout, it's much more convenient than in the countryside.

Transportation and medical care are equally convenient.

But the older generation still has that idea of ​​returning to their roots.

"Hey, isn't this still the foundation problem we mentioned before?"

"I'd like you to help me see if my land foundation can be approved. If it can, could you help me make a connection and arrange to have dinner with the relevant leaders?"

“I have a house in the city, but my parents are getting old. Living outside is not as comfortable as living in the villa we built in our hometown.”

"Understood!" Yang Jian said with a smile. "Which area are you from? I'll contact the leaders in your town and have them send someone over to survey the area tomorrow. If it gets approved, I'll help you get the paperwork done from the higher-ups!"

"Okay... thank you, Brother Jian." Xu Mu thanked him with a smile, "Give me a call later."

"no problem."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Mu patted his butt and breathed a sigh of relief.

For Ye Pingfan and Xu Ping, this kind of thing is quite troublesome, and if they are unlucky, it may take a year or two. But for Xu Mu, it's something that can be solved with just one phone call.

In a small county town, interpersonal relationships are of paramount importance!

And there's money in the sky!

Xu Mu is rich, and being rich means having status.

Everyone will think more highly of you.

In big cities, there are many wealthy people, and Xu Mu's assets are nothing special.

In small counties, especially these third-tier ones, you can easily find one or two relatives out of ten people.

Therefore, connections are sometimes very important.

The day passed quietly.

The following afternoon, Xu Mu received a call from Yang Jian.

"Brother Jian, what do you mean?"

"I asked the leaders in your town, and your land plot can be approved! However, the old house needs to be allocated to the village, which I can't handle because everything is networked now; you'll have to go there yourself..."

"But I can arrange a date with the boss for you." "Okay, tonight then!"

"I'll treat you tonight, make the arrangements."

To be honest, approving the land foundation was a very ordinary and trivial matter for Yang Jian.

As the county leader in charge of this area, he mostly deals with the county's real estate approval documents.

For Xu Mu, such a small matter was nothing more than a favor... If Tang Mochen and Liu Jianguo hadn't strongly recommended Xu Mu, Yang Jian wouldn't have been able to connect with him, let alone help with something as trivial as this.

However, Xu Mu was also sensible. As long as Xu Mu made the arrangements properly, everything was negotiable!

"Then let's go with Kaiyuan Taihe."

"Let's all have a good time tonight, drink to our hearts' content!"

Since Kaiyuan Taihe is Xu Mu's territory, Xu Mu can manipulate things accordingly.

Of course, just in case, Xu Mu also called Tang Mochen over.

With Tang Mochen accompanying her, Xu Mu's status increased considerably.

The leader, who was initially curious about Xu Mu's identity, couldn't help but look at Xu Mu with more respect after seeing Tang Mochen and Xu Mu acting like brothers and putting their arms around each other.

Inside the White Crane Hall, on the table were a pack of thin Zhonghua cigarettes costing a thousand yuan each, and several bottles of Longmao liquor.

The dishes were all signature dishes from Kaiyuan Taihe.

After going through the process, the leaders all looked at Xu Mu with new respect.

Even the village secretary was invited over.

With a leader present, he could only force a smile and promise to help Xu Mu arrange things properly.

After dinner, Xu Mu arranged for them to go to the KTV owned by Kaiyuan Taihe next door, where they sang all night.

In one night, Xu Mu spent over 100,000 yuan!

But it was worth the money!
For Xu Mu, anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem...

However, before leaving, Xu Mu put his arm around the village secretary's shoulder and said, "Uncle, don't tell my parents about this! You understand!"

"I see!"

He could tell that Xu Mu was very impressive now, completely different from Xu Mu's parents.

If Xu Mu's parents were honest and hardworking people, then Xu Mu was like a free-spirited young person in the new era.

He has the courage and decisiveness to do things.

So generous!
Of course, you can't be indebted to someone who feeds you, and you can't be obligated to someone who gives

He will definitely arrange everything that needs to be done properly.

……

……

For the next two days, Xu Mu stayed at home and didn't go anywhere.

Ye Muling was quite busy because the design company needed renovations, and she needed to find a new design company.

This reminded Xu Mu of his author friend who lived in the same city.

Before writing novels, Ma Lou owned a decoration company.

However, the company went bankrupt, so he turned to writing and is now a top author on Qidian.com.

(Quiz with prize: Which online novel author is Ma Lou?)
"Sis, do you have any requirements for the decoration?"

Xu Mu looked at Ye Muling, who was sitting on the sofa making a phone call, and asked curiously.

"Of course there are, but the renovation companies in Tianji County are generally not very good! They all complain that my work is troublesome and the pay is low... Isn't that the norm in Tianji County? Where can you find a job that's easy and pays well? If it were that easy, everyone would be rich!"

Ye Muling said indignantly.

In this day and age, we are being poisoned by short, fast-paced information like that from TikTok.

Even the most basic working people are starting to have unrealistic ambitions.

“I have a friend who writes novels and used to run a renovation company. Should I give him a call and ask him?”

"Let's see if he still has a renovation team!"

“Sure! It would be great to have friends.” Ye Muling nodded quickly. “I contacted some local decoration companies, and they all complained that the money wasn’t enough.”

As Xu Mu spoke, he found the WeChat contact labeled "Ma Lou".

I made a WeChat call.

Soon, Ma Lou answered the phone.

He's playing League of Legends at an internet cafe.

"Hey? Brother Ma, what are you doing?"

"Playing games at an internet cafe, wanna come?"

"I'm not coming... My grades are about to take off right now, so I definitely need to work harder on my writing."

"I saw it! One is a Silver Alliance and the other is a Gold Alliance. I'm so jealous! I'm so envious!"

"What do you want from me?" Ma Lou asked Xu Mu while typing on the keyboard, cursing her mother.

"My sister owns a design company, right? I heard you mentioned you have a renovation company, so I was wondering if you could help me with my renovation."

"Sure! It's summer now, the weather's hot, and the workers don't have much work."

"where?"

Do you have design drawings?

"some."

"Isn't your brother-in-law an air conditioner seller? Install a central air conditioning system for me!"

"Sure, sure! This is a big order! I'll definitely give you the best price!"

"Just so you know, the work is quite varied and detailed."

"It doesn't matter. We're brothers, so I'll definitely get the job done for you and save you money."

With Ma Lou's assurance, Xu Mu breathed a sigh of relief. "Then I'll give your number to my sister. After you've contacted the workers, you can directly contact my sister!"

"OK?"

"no problem."

"See, it's all settled!" Xu Mu hung up the phone, looked at Ye Muling and said with a smile, "In a small county, connections are still everything. If you're talking to a stranger, they'll just talk about money!"

"Wow! You little brat, you're amazing!" Ye Muling stood up and came to Xu Mu's side.

She spread her legs, sat on Xu Mu's lap, pinched Xu Mu's cheek, and said with a grin, "What? Do you have to show off in front of your big sister?"

"Definitely! A person who doesn't show off is like someone wearing fine clothes in the dark!"

"Life is meaningless!"

"Hehe... So how should I reward you?"

"Forget about the reward. My brother only did something so trivial. How could he dare to ask his sister for a reward?"

After the two of them joked around for a while, Ye Muling received a call from the renovation worker.

However... this number looked familiar to Ye Muling.

Isn't that the renovation team we just contacted?

"Hey, Miss Ye, so you know my nephew! You should have said so earlier! I'd do it for you at this price! And I'd even do a beautiful job!"

"If we had said we knew each other earlier, none of us would have had to be in such an awkward situation!"

"Who knew... this small county town was so small!" Ye Muling laughed awkwardly. "Are you free now? If you are, I'll take you to see the site, and then you can discuss when to start construction!"

"Okay!"

Ye Muling arranged to meet the renovation team to scout out a site, but Xu Mu, who was busy writing, unusually didn't go along.

After finishing her writing, Xu Mu went to the gym.

On her way to the gym, Xu Mu received a call from Tong Wu.

"elder brother!"

"Since what happened that night, I've noticed a subtle change in my relationship with Cao Yifei!"

"She seems to be more clingy these past few days!"

"Should I confess my feelings?"

"?"

"Good thing!"

Xu Mu's eyes widened, and she sat up straight. "This is fantastic news! It means you two are almost together!"

"Then what should I do now?"

"How about this... there's still time! Invite her to come to the city!"

"After dinner, I asked her to go for a walk in Tata Garden."

"Leave the rest to me, brother!"

"Can it be done?" Tong Wu was a little timid, or rather... he was a little nervous.

"It'll definitely work! Don't you trust your brother?"

"I believe you! But I'm afraid I'll mess things up and she might reject me. When she attended our Xiaomi car owners' gathering, she seemed pretty cool, but when it comes to her own feelings, she's still a bit hesitant... I'm afraid that if I mess things up, it will backfire and she'll reject me, which would be really awkward."

Tong Wu has a lot on his mind.

After all, this was the first time he had ever seriously and formally pursued a girl.

To be honest, it took quite a bit of effort.

Xu Mu thought for a moment and then said, "That incident before was an opportunity for her to open up!"

"Now that you've opened your heart, it's up to you to do your part!"

"Just do as I say, and leave the rest to Big Brother! We'll only give you a surprise, we won't show up!"

"We'll reappear after she accepts your confession!"

"it is good……"

Tong Wu ultimately had no choice but to make that decision.

Trust your brother, you can't go wrong!

Because his older brother had never wronged him.

"Oh right, let's go buy a diamond ring now."

"It doesn't need to be too good, something ordinary will do."

"Or a plain gold ring that costs around a thousand yuan would also be fine."

"Okay brother!"

After hanging up the phone, Xu Mu went to the gym.

I added Wang Mengyan, Wang Ruofei, Sister Bai Xue, and Yan Yan to a group chat.

Holy crap! A harem?

Yan Yan was stunned when she saw the group of people. "Xu Mu, I'm not one of your harem members! Can I leave the group?"

"Get lost!"

"I need you guys to help create a surprise... Something really good is going to happen tonight!"

"What a great thing?"

"It's like this..." Xu Mu explained in the group chat that Tong Wu was going to confess his feelings.

"I'm in the gym now. I'm in charge, you guys handle the arrangements."

"First, contact Tata Gardens and book the entire venue!"

"Sister Bai Xue gathered some friends from the company and asked them to pretend to be customers at Tata Garden at night, actually to create a surprise."

"Secondly, buy fireworks. I remember Tata Gardens has a pretty large renovation area, with a big lawn. They set up fireworks all over the lawn, and you should buy the most expensive ones..."

"Third, contact the staff at Tata Gardens and ask them to place flowers and candles on the lawn in front of the store."

"Arrange for a couple of actors to pretend to propose inside."

Fourth, prepare a huge bouquet of 999 roses!

"Holy crap! Such a surprise?"

Yan Yan exclaimed in shock, "Xu Mu, if you confess to me like this, I definitely won't be able to handle it."

"Get lost, who would confess their feelings to you?"

"Pshaw! This old lady doesn't care!"

Yan Yan said sourly, "I happen to know the owner of Tata Garden, let me contact her."

"Okay, then the rest will be left to Sister Baixue and the other two."

"Ok!"

They all said they had received it.

Actually, after seeing Xu Mu's arrangement, Bai Xue, Wang Mengyan, and Wang Ruofei were all a little envious... They all fantasized about one day having Xu Mu confess his feelings to them like that.

However, they were ultimately from a different world than Xu Mu.

"Xu Mu, Tong Wu and Cao Yifei are so happy!"

Bai Xue sent me a private message, unable to contain her envy.

"Sister Baixue, are you envious?"

"How envious I am! This is every woman's dream! But I know my place."

"It's okay, Sister Baixue, one day I will give you that kind of ritual!"

"Really?"

"But, Xiao Mu... I feel like I'm not good enough for you to treat me so well!"

"Sister Baixue, everyone is the same, an independent individual. You are no worse than me, and I am no better than you. We are all independent individuals."

There's no need to belittle yourself.

Bai Xue sent a playful emoji, followed by a voice message: "Then I'll be waiting for your surprise and sense of occasion!"

"There will come a day."

After Xu Mu finished making the arrangements, they proceeded with the arrangements in an orderly manner.

"You arranged such a grand surprise for your dear younger brother, but why didn't you think of arranging such a surprise for your harem?"

After Yan Yan finished her phone call, she looked at Xu Mu, who was exercising, and asked curiously.

"What you give to yourself is definitely different from what you give to your brothers!"

"You said... was this kind of confession a pleasant surprise?"

"Aren't you surprised?" Yan Yan looked Xu Mu up and down, her beautiful eyes widening as she said, "If someone confessed to me like that, to be honest, I would really marry him!"

"Hehe..." Xu Mu chuckled, looking at Yan Yan's shapely figure. "Then I'll arrange another bouquet of flowers for you tonight. I'll confess my love to you, and you'll marry me?"

"Get lost, except for you."

"You're a scumbag!"

"I hate scumbags!"

"Oh, oh, oh!" Xu Mu looked at Yan Yan and said sarcastically, "I hate scumbags... then why did you ask one for money?"

"Humph!"

Yan Yan knew she couldn't win an argument with Xu Mu, so she simply stopped trying to outwit him.

Having spent the past two months interacting with Xu Mu, she has come to deeply appreciate just how sharp-tongued Xu Mu can be.

Yan Yan has never won an argument with Xu Mu.

Seeing that Yan Yan didn't speak, Xu Mu obediently began to exercise.

His physique is completely different now than it was two months ago. He can definitely fight for an hour without a problem, let alone two hours.

Especially my abs and core strength; I've been training really hard lately!
Work hard on your core and abs.

With Ye Muling spending most of her time at home, Xu Mu hasn't had a chance to properly utilize his core power, and currently, Xu Mu knows nothing about his core power!
Two hours later, messages from the group chat began to arrive indicating that the arrangements had been made.

After resting for a while, Xu Mu sent a WeChat message to Tong Wu.

What are you doing?

"We've already eaten at Xiang Sheng, and we're planning to go for a stroll in Tata Garden later."

Tong Wu quickly replied, "Brother, are you sure you've made the arrangements?"

(End of this chapter)