NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 66:
Chapter 66: Discovering Another Weakness of Qi Xueyao:
At this moment, Fang Yuanyuan carefully examined her son from head to toe, as if she were seeing him in a new light.
“Lin’er, be honest with Mom. Have you been pretending to be clueless all this time just so your dad and I would keep supporting you, letting you enjoy life as a carefree rich second generation?”
She asked with a playful smile.
Qi Lin widened his eyes in mock surprise. “You figured it out?”
Fang Yuanyuan held back a laugh. “Alright, your proposal has successfully convinced your mother. I’ll invest in this project.”
Seeing the mother and son happily deciding to invest in crayfish farming, Qi Feng found it both amusing and exasperating. He quickly intervened.
“Advertising on county, city, and provincial TV stations, organizing a food festival, and building a crayfish farm—do you know how much all that would cost? You two are treating this like a game.”
“Xiao Lin, I admit that your marketing strategy is solid, and I do believe that crayfish might become a popular night market delicacy in the future. But the problem is that no one has yet figured out how to cook them in a way that would make them a hit.”
“If, during the food festival, the crayfish don’t taste good and customers aren’t interested, wouldn’t all our preparations go to waste?”
Qi Feng pointed out a major flaw in Qi Lin’s plan.
Qi Lin had expected this question from his father. He smirked and said, “Tomorrow, both of you are taking a day off at home, right? Right now, it’s peak crayfish season. No matter what method you use, get a few pounds of live crayfish. Tomorrow, I’ll personally cook three different crayfish dishes for you.”
“If you find them delicious, then follow my plan—reduce pig farming and start investing in crayfish farming.”
“If you don’t like the taste, then scrap the plan. Pretend I never brought it up.”
“When did you learn to cook?”
Compared to his ambitious business plan, Fang Yuanyuan was more surprised that her son could cook. She stared at him with wide eyes.
“Ahem, well… I learned a bit from watching Aunt Chen cook, but not much.”
Qi Lin scratched his head, realizing he had unintentionally exposed this secret while proving the viability of crayfish farming.
“You brat! How many things are you hiding from us? Fine, I’ll see for myself if these crayfish are as delicious as you claim.”
“Alright, tomorrow your mom and I will find some crayfish. Let’s see what you can do.”
Qi Feng was in high spirits now.
Even if his son’s plan didn’t succeed, at least he wasn’t as incompetent as he had always thought.
If Qi Lin truly had business talent, then as his father, he wouldn’t have to worry so much. He wouldn’t have to fear that his son would squander the family fortune once he was gone.
“Xueyao, do you still think Lin’er is useless?”
Fang Yuanyuan straightened her back and turned to Qi Xueyao.
“I won’t lecture you further today. Just pick a piece of food for your younger brother as an apology.”
Qi Xueyao stiffened. She had barely said a word all evening, yet Fang Yuanyuan still managed to target her.
She wasn’t afraid of Qi Lin, but for some reason, she was afraid of Fang Yuanyuan.
Biting her lower lip, she hesitated but eventually picked up a piece of pork rib and placed it into Qi Lin’s bowl.
Qi Lin was momentarily stunned.
Then, he grinned.
Not bad! Not bad at all!
It seemed he had discovered another weakness of Qi Xueyao.
Should he consider letting his mother play the role of an overbearing mother-in-law to suppress Qi Xueyao’s arrogance?
“Mom, the rib that Sister Xueyao picked is really tasty. I want more.”
Qi Lin finished the rib and cheekily asked for more.
“You heard your brother, didn’t you? Why aren’t you giving him more?”
Fang Yuanyuan’s face turned stern as she spoke to Qi Xueyao.
Being repeatedly put on the spot, Qi Xueyao’s lips quivered, and she nearly burst into tears from frustration.
But when she saw the mischievous grin on Qi Lin’s face, she forced herself to hold back.
[Qi Xueyao, you must not cry! You must not let this bastard enjoy your misery!]
Swallowing her grievances, she barely ate anything during dinner. She spent the entire meal placing food into Qi Lin’s bowl instead.
After dinner, Fang Yuanyuan and Qi Feng went to rest in their room.
Qi Xueyao went to take a shower.
Qi Lin sat on the living room sofa, full and with nothing to do.
[Today, Mom and I really bullied Qi Xueyao. I wonder what she’ll write in her diary.]
Qi Lin chuckled and pulled out her diary to take a look.
[October 1, 2002]
(Note: This is a fictional world with multiple novel elements. October 1st is not a holiday in this setting.)
[Everyone says I’m the little princess of my family, so why do Qi Lin and his mother get to bully me?]
[I can’t stay in this house any longer. I don’t care about my career or my love life anymore. Even going back home to be a small-town teacher is better than being bullied by this family.]
[I called my dad and told him I was resigning from my teaching job. He scolded me, saying I didn’t know how to appreciate such a stable position.]
[But as I listened to his scolding, I actually felt at peace.]
[At least now, I don’t have to live in fear that Qi Lin will expose me to my parents. I won’t have to suffer his kisses anymore.]
[My dad is preparing to bring me back to Huayuan City. Goodbye, my career. Goodbye, my love life. It’s not that I, Qi Xueyao, didn’t try hard enough. If you want to blame someone, blame that bastard Qi Lin. He’s the one who ruined everything.]
The diary entry ended there.