The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 249 The First Gathering at the Windy Courtyard

Tang Ruo had her left arm around Li Shiqia's shoulder and her right arm around Gao Bo's shoulder, looking quite emotional.
"Do you think the most painful thing in a person's life is running out of money while alive, or dying without having spent any money?"

Gao Bo spoke first: "If it were me, I would definitely choose someone who's broke. Otherwise, why would I follow you two to start a business and stay up all night coding?"

This time, Li Shiqia has unusually sided with Gao Bo:

"Only a rich second-generation like you, who never had to worry about money, would consider something like dying before you've spent all your money."

This statement is actually a sarcastic remark directed at Tang Ruo, who insisted on starting a business to prove herself when she could have lived a comfortable life of ease and comfort.

Not content with failing in their first business venture, they wanted to try again.

To paraphrase Li Shi, who learned of Tang Ruo's plans for a second business venture, it was simply a case of having too much free time.

It's fortunate that Tang Ruo is a second-generation rich kid with a strong family background, so he can withstand the turmoil.

If this were someone from an ordinary family, they would have been heavily in debt and a defaulter by now.

Tang Ruo pretended not to understand Li Shiqia's implied meaning and continued to put her arms around their shoulders, saying:
"So you two can't empathize with Polo, but I can. As long as it's proven that the mixed-race girl is Madford's descendant, Polo will definitely accept the marriage."

"Old Li, you think the story of the mixed-race girl searching for her family in a foreign country is sensational enough? If Panda TV could livestream the whole thing, just imagine the uproar it would cause!"

Li Shiqia couldn't answer this question, so Tang Ruo answered it for him.

“I think it’s at least ten times more popular than ‘The Wandering Leonardo da Vinci,’ because it has attracted attention not only domestically but also internationally.”

Gao Bo couldn't help but speak up:
"I agree that it has attracted international attention, but the level of attention and traffic generated domestically from searching for relatives abroad is not as exaggerated as you say, is it?"

Tang Ruo turned to look at Gao Bo:

"Don't rush me, I haven't finished telling you about that mixed-race girl's background yet! Her father died of illness when she was very young, and her mother remarried and thought she was a burden, so she left her to be raised by her grandmother."

"Later, her mother divorced her second husband and didn't want to raise the child herself, so she left him with Grandma Ma."

"Grandma Ma adopted the boy because he was related to the mixed-race girl by blood."

"Just before the college entrance examination, Grandma Ma passed away due to an accident, leaving a courtyard to the mixed-race girl and her younger brother. As a result, the mixed-race girl's mother reappeared, wanting to sell the property left by Grandma Ma under the pretext of taking care of the two children."

"Grandma Ma's old neighbors found out about this. The mixed-race girl's mother was furious and tried to take the girl's younger brother away. But then something else happened, and the girl's younger brother also died."

"In order to stop her mother from taking the house from her grandmother, the girl had no choice but to run away from home, which was actually self-exile."

After listening, Gao Bo remained silent.

According to Tang Ruo, if the tragic background of the mixed-race girl were exposed, it would definitely receive far more attention than the "wandering Leonardo da Vinci" story.

"But there's a problem."

Li Shiqia suddenly spoke up: "What if her mother wants to acknowledge this daughter back after we expose the mixed-race girl's background?"

This problem is like a time bomb; if we don't take preventative measures beforehand, it will be very difficult to deal with once it explodes.

Tang Ruo's idea was to take the initiative and expose all of her misdeeds, such as abandoning the girl's younger brother and plotting to seize Grandma Ma's property, so that she would suffer social death.

If they still persist in coming to your door despite this, then you should file a lawsuit.

Even if the mixed-race girl's support obligations cannot be completely waived in the future, because her mother abandoned her and committed serious parental negligence, the girl will only need to pay basic child support.

Anyway, it won't be very high.

As for sucking blood from girls and plotting to seize Little Polo's huge fortune, don't even think about it.

Li Shiqia was still somewhat worried after hearing this, and looked at Tang Ruoqiong to ask:
"Have you discussed all of this with General Manager Yang?"

"Yes, but there's a problem."

Tang Ruo looked at Li Shiqia and Gao Bo: "We should be the ones to be the villains who target the girl's mother."

Gao Bo immediately said, "That's easy. We did even worse things to hide Wang Daliang's true identity back then. Besides, this time we're on the moral high ground and are in the right."

That's true, but it doesn't get to the heart of the matter.

In the end, it was Li Shiqia who pointed out incisively that the biggest difficulty in this matter was how to persuade the mixed-race girl to cooperate with them.

Don't let your good intentions backfire and end up in an awkward situation where you're stuck in one place while trying to do something wrong.

Tang Ruo nodded in agreement, reminding the two of them:
"So the meeting later is especially important. The three of us must make the mixed-race girl fully believe that we are not just after traffic and attention, but also genuinely want to help her."

"By the way, we can't tell the mixed-race girl about the situation with Little Polo in Italy for now. Mr. Yang's idea is to find a way to let Little Polo hear about this so that he will take the initiative to come and acknowledge his family."

Li Shiqia and Gao Bo both understood this point.

Ma Siyi's initiative to seek out Xiao Polo's relatives might lead people to suspect that she's after his money.

When Xiao Polo took the initiative to seek out Ma Siyi to acknowledge their kinship, it became a testament to an emotional bond that transcended a century of history and national borders.

The scope and level of this whole matter are completely different.

The three walked and talked, and soon saw the big locust tree and the sidecar parked next to it.

Just then, Chu Xiaoyu came out of the courtyard in the wind and immediately made a move upon seeing the three of them.

"Here it is!"

After Tang Ruo and the other two arrived, Chu Xiaoyu warmly led them into the house.

The courtyard was quite lively, with three girls in high school uniforms and two other girls and a boy standing nearby.

Chu Xiaoyu took the initiative to introduce Tang Ruo and the other two.

He first pointed to three girls: "These are Lin Kesong and Sun Xiang, who share room number 3, and their classmate Song Xiaoyu."

Then, pointing to the two women and one man beside him, he said, "This tall, beautiful woman is Sun Xiang's older sister, Sun Xin. These two are Yang Guang, the manager of the decoration company in charge of the courtyard renovation. And this elegant woman is the designer, Chen Xi."

Sun Xin and Chen Xi simply smiled and nodded at Tang Ruo, while Yang Guang took the initiative to come up and shake hands with the three of them.

They also handed over a business card.

"Mr. Yang's yard and house were all renovated by our company, as were the BaWangChaJi milk tea shop and Cainiao Post Station. All the renovations and renovations of all the stores in Yanjing were also contracted to our company. If any of the three of you need renovation services in the future, you can contact me and I'll give you a 20% discount!"

I thought he was just a contractor, but it turns out he has connections.

Tang Ruo accepted the business card, nodded solemnly to Yang Guang, and indicated that she would contact him if she needed anything in this regard in the future.

Then, Tang Ruo's gaze fell on the two girls, Lin Kesong and Sun Xiang.

No wonder she was signed by Xingchen Dahai as a potential internet celebrity; her looks are truly impeccable.

Pure and beautiful, sweet and lovely.

"Hello, I am Tang Ruo, CEO of Panda TV, this is our COO Li Shiqia, and CTO Gao Bo."

Whether the string of impressive titles he threw out impressed the two girls is unknown, but Yang Guang, standing to the side, was certainly stunned.

He turned his head and quietly asked Chen Xi:

"I know what CEO is, it's like the president in TV shows. What do COO and CTO do?"

Chen Xi frowned slightly upon hearing this. During this time, she had been working with Yang Guang to renovate Youfeng Courtyard and Yang Muye's house, and her opinion of Yang Guang was no longer as disdainful as it had been at the beginning.

However, Yang Guang still couldn't shake off the impression of being a country bumpkin in Chen Xi's mind.

"COO stands for Chief Operating Officer, and CTO stands for Chief Technology Officer. These titles are commonly used in internet technology companies."

Yang Guang nodded.

Tang Ruo didn't talk much with Lin Kesong and Sun Xiang.

The two girls are in their final year of high school. They were only able to chat with everyone for a while today because they had just moved into the Windy Courtyard. Normally, they would be studying at this time.

Chen Xi glanced at her watch, then turned to look at Yang Guang:

"It's getting late, we should go."

Yang Guang nodded hurriedly, then turned to look at Song Xiaoyu behind him.

Before Yang Guang could speak, Song Xiaoyu waved goodbye to Lin Kesong and Sun Xiang.

His eyes were full of envy.

If only I could live in a breezy courtyard and study for exams with Lin Kesong and Sun Xiang via live stream.

Yang Guang knocked on the doors of rooms 1 and 2 and greeted the people inside.

A boy wearing a vest and shorts came out of room number 1.

Tang Ruo and the other two exchanged glances, already guessing the boy's identity.

Hu Youyu, a struggling singer from out of town in Beijing!

Meanwhile, four people walked out of room number 2.

Two men and two women.

Ma Siyi and Xia Fenghua moved in today, and Xie Wanghe and Shao Xingchi came to help.

The three of them immediately locked their gazes on Ma Siyi.

This should be the main character today.

Yang Guang and Chen Xi waved goodbye to the guests in the three rooms and then left with Song Xiaoyu.

Sun Xin supervised Sun Xiang and Lin Kesong as they went inside to study, as they wouldn't be back until later.

Chu Xiaoyu greeted Sun Xin, saying he would take her home later, and then went back to his apartment next door.

Hu Youyu took the initiative to shake hands with Tang Ruo and the other two, and said that Yang Muye had called him to talk about the live broadcast.

"Mr. Yang said you are all professionals. Just tell me what to do when the live broadcast starts, and I will cooperate unconditionally!"

Ma Siyi and Xia Fenghua then stepped forward, shook hands, and said they would try their best to cooperate with Tang Ruo and the other two in the live broadcast.

Tang Ruo and Li Shiqia's gazes then fell on Xie Wanghe and Shao Xingchi, who were standing to the side.

Xia Fenghua then introduced that the two were her and Ma Siyi's childhood friends and neighbors.

After the introductions were finished, everyone sat down in the courtyard.

Hu Youyu knew there was nothing for him to do here for the time being, so after making a pot of tea, he made an excuse and went back to his room.

Shao Xingchi originally wanted to ask Xie Wanghe to leave first, but Tang Ruo stopped him.

“You are all Siyi’s neighbors, and we would like to ask you about the situation here in Siyi.”

Li Shiqia then added:
"It mainly concerns things about Grandma Siyi and my mother."

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of Ma Siyi, Xia Fenghua, Xie Wanghe, and Shao Xingchi all changed.

Before Ma Siyi herself could say anything, Xie Wanghe bluntly questioned, "You guys aren't trying to use Siyi's background as a gimmick for the live stream, are you?"

Tang Ruo originally wanted to explain first, but Li Shiqia stopped her.

"That's right, we're going to use Siyi's background as a selling point for our live stream. Siyi, can you accept this?"

"I disagree!"

Xie Wanghe jumped up from the rattan chair: "You'll stop at nothing for traffic, using other people's suffering as a gimmick. Have you ever considered the feelings of those involved?"

Li Shiqia looked up at the emotionally charged Xie Wanghe, and said unmoved, "That's why we sought the opinions of the parties involved."

Instead of the opinions of the person involved's friends!
The implication is that this matter has nothing to do with you.

Xie Wanghe was about to retort when Shao Xingchi stopped him.

Taking this opportunity, Tang Ruo began to work on Ma Siyi's mindset.

"Siyi, it's not that we're resorting to any means to get traffic, but only in this way can you get traffic, and with traffic, you can realize your dream of becoming a singer. Even the best wine needs advertising, and I think you should understand this principle."

Ignoring Shao Xingchi's obstruction, Xie Wanghe loudly retorted, "Singers should rely on their works to speak for themselves, not like you, who just use Siyi as a tool to gain traffic."

To this, Tang Ruo simply shrugged.

"That's right, we don't deny the intention to use Siyi to gain traffic, but this is a win-win situation. Besides, do you think that once Siyi becomes famous for her work, her grandmother, her mother, and everything about her past will not be exposed?"

"Instead of coming out to clarify and explain later, why not take advantage of the situation from the beginning and seize the initiative?"

Before Xie Wanghe could retort, Li Shiqia's voice followed.

"The most important thing is to resolve any 'worries about the future.' Yes, I'm talking about Siyi's mother. Whether now or in the future, as long as Siyi becomes famous, the other party will definitely come knocking on our door again. If we don't take control of the situation and always try to leave room for the other party, then in the end, we'll only be the ones who suffer."

Hearing this, Xia Fenghua couldn't help but speak:
"Are you planning to expose all the things Siyi's mother did on the live stream?"

Tang Ruo looked up at Ma Siyi, whose eyes were red and who was biting her lip, refusing to speak:

“I know that doing this is like rubbing salt into your wound, but in fact it is like scraping the bone to remove poison. Only by bravely overcoming this hurdle can you move forward with a lighter burden in the future.”

Li Shiqia then offered a reassuring reassurance:
“We will hire a lawyer for you before the live broadcast starts, and if your mother tries to do anything detrimental to you, we will immediately take legal action to help you resolve the issue.”

Li Shiqia even considered the possibility that Ma Siyi's mother might play the "emotional card," deliberately putting on a show of sudden repentance and a complete change of heart, using the mother-daughter relationship to morally blackmail Ma Siyi.

After all, this is Ma Siyi's only weakness right now.

Li Shiqia didn't know Ma Siyi's mother, but he did know his colleagues.

Once Ma Siyi's live stream becomes popular, her competitors will definitely seize on this weakness and make a big fuss about it.

That's why it's even more necessary to resolutely and without reservation expose all of Ma Siyi's mother's misdeeds from the very beginning, nipping the potential problem in the bud.

Without morality, one cannot be held hostage!
　Sun Xin (Zhang Li), Sun Xiang (Mao Xiaotong), Chu Xiaoyu – TV series "Wishful Thinking Comes True"

　　Yang Guang (Pan Yueming), Chen Xi (Wang Ou), Song Xiaoyu – TV series "A Promise to a New Home"

　　Lin Kesong (Song Zuer) – TV series "The Taste of Love"

　　
　
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