Chapter 159 - MEETING FATHER-IN-LAW (2)

"You must be able to force Yang Menghuo to work in here after you two got married."

… 

"What?! Dad, I don't need to inherit this office!" Meng Bao protested vehemently. "I don't even need the money from this office. I'm literally the one who bought this building for you!"

"Shush, you green boy, you don't even know how important it is to inherit this company! This company is the one who raises you until you're financially independent!"

"I've been financially independent since I hit twenty years old!" Meng Bao continued to protest. "There is no way that I will work here and continue your boring job!"

Mr. Yang suddenly looked at me and then said, "See this, Secretary Shi? This will be your job to drag this lazy bum to work! He has been doing nothing but playing golf for years!"

"I play golf because I can solve all my business with just phone calls!" Meng Bao insisted. 

"You don't know the work ethic. How are you going to teach your kids to be disciplined if you're not even discipline!" 

…

Why did they drag me into their problem? This was obviously a problem between Mr. Yang and Meng Bao. I was just a third party here. 

I sighed. I had to admit that working with Meng Bao would be both blessing and a curse. Since Meng Bao wasn't like Mr. Yang, who was so diligent and punctual. 

Meng Bao seemed to be the kind of person who did things at his own pace. However, he was still thriving even in his completely different place, probably because Meng Bao was gifted with great minds. 

I remembered that he was the one who finished my homework from school because he was just that smart. And he didn't even need any reward other than a pat on the head or a small peck on the cheek. 

Okay, I was pretty dumb in school. I wasn't smart like my sisters, but at least I helped my family the most. Hopefully, my child would pick Meng Bao's brain instead. 

"So how is it, Secretary Shi?"

"How is it, Jie?"

"… Huh?" I blinked. I was sort of dazed, listening to their neverending arguments over and over. I wonder if they would even listen to my opinion. 

Though I'd love to work with my future husband, I wondered if we fought over company stuff as well, that would be messy. 

After hearing no answer from me, Mr. Yang sighed, "Fine, how about this? You will work as the new CEO in this office, and I will take Secretary Shi back. So you two will be CEO and Secretary inside this office together."

"I know what's in your head, Yang Menghuo," Mr. Yang's peering gaze shot directly to Meng Bao. 

Meng Bao, who was rolling his eyes many times, crossing his arms, and always refused whatever his dad said, got excited so suddenly. He stared at me with such a hopeful gaze.

"Does that mean… I will be able to work with you even after we get married, Jie? And you will be the one who makes me morning coffee and eat lunch with me?"

"Then we will go to the supermarket to buy groceries for our family. Of course, I will always help you to cook! Even though we will have a lot of maids, but I still want to eat your coking every single day, Jie! And I will also eat tofu every night!"

Wait, why tofu?

…

Mr. Yang seemed to find something interesting. Thus he suddenly added, "If you agreed to be the new CEO after you two got married, then I will also make sure to come to your wedding day."

"OKAY, DEAL!" Meng Bao suddenly agreed on it without consulting with me first.  I knew that he did this solely because he imagined about something perverted in the office. 

"Wait, how about me? I still have a job in my new office, and I'm doing good there!" I protested. I didn't want to be haunted by Meng Bao, who kept flirting with me every time. 

Just by listening to his imagination, I've imagined that he wouldn't work. He would just circle around me like a puppy, wanting to play all the time. 

"Ah, what new office, Jie?" Meng Bao tilted his head innocently. 

"What do you mean by that? Of course my new office! I've been working there for one day, and I'm not planning to quit anytime soon!" I stated. 

"Ah, the one in with Mr. Lu as the Boss, right?" Meng Bao asked.

"Yes!"

"Un… I just purchased his business this morning. I've signed the documents to buy all the stocks for his company. So that company is mine now. There is no other stockholder since I'm the sole owner."

…

I grabbed Meng Bao's shoulders and then shook him as hard as I could, "MENG BAO, WHY IN HELL WOULD YOU DO THAT?! IS THIS A JOKE?! THEN WHAT'S THE POINT OF ME GETTING FIRED AND ALL DRAMATIC FROM THIS COMPANY?!"

"Uhk—Y—Ying Jie, I just want you to be safe!" Meng Bao tried to defend himself. I was still pissed, but I wanted his explanation nonetheless.

"Explain to me!" 

"Un… I just want you to be safe. I don't want Boss Lu to give you a hard time, so I just purchased his company," Meng Bao replied so innocently. I darted my eyes at Mr. Yang, hoping that he would at least scold Meng Bao for such an unnecessary purchase. 

But he just sighed, "This company is also under his name. He bought all the stocks. He is the sole stockholder right now."

"Then how about—"

"At least half of the company in this city is owned by Yang Menghuo. He is that greedy…." Mr. Yang said. "Where is the competition if everything is owned by him?"

…

Meng Bao blinked at me so innocently, and he smiled, "I just want to make sure that you're safe everywhere, Jie. Don't worry about it. It doesn't hurt my bank at all," Meng Bao said. 

"In fact, maybe I should buy stocks from a private bank…."

…

Okay, I really thought that I could always escape from his grasp somehow, but I didn't think it was possible at this point. I couldn't even return to my hometown alone, since the train was owned by this guy, seriously.

At least, I still had my current apartment. I wouldn't think that Meng Bao was crazy enough to buy the apartment, right? Yeah, he shouldn't be crazy enough to buy the whole apartment just because of me. 

I sighed and bowed my head, "Thank you for the kind offer, Mr. Yang. I hope after my marriage with Yang Menghuo, I can work again in this office. I've been working here for so long, it's quite difficult to adjust as well."

"Or maybe you can just return here tomorrow morning. My wife has told me that problem between you and her has been straightened, and she would like you to return back since you're the only one she trusted to work with me," Mr. Yang suggested. "Also, your coffee is the best. I can't drink coffee made by the temporary secretary."

"Then I will—" before I could continue my words. Meng Bao suddenly hugged me and shook his head, "No! There is no way I would let you take the privilege of Ying Jie's coffee!"

…

"Aish, what are you talking about now? You won't allow her to make a coffee for me? I've been her boss for seven years straight. You just met her in less than a month!" 

"One month and fifteen years! I've been searching for her for fifteen years! Only I can drink the coffee that she made!" Meng Bao insisted on this. As if my coffee making was at the same rate as a top-tier barista in the world. 

"You know that I can make coffees for you two—"

"NO!" Mr. Yang and Meng Bao denied at the same time. 

"Aish, this kid, I will let you drink her coffee after you work here! Secretary Shi's coffee is reserved only for the CEO and Manager of this company!" Mr. Yang dictated.

"Then I will create a new rule in this company. Ying Jie's coffee is only for Yang Menghuo, and I will put it on top of the building with a big banner!" Meng Bao insisted like a selfish child over a very small thing. 

And for some reason, I had a feeling that he would actually do that one way or another.

"Haish, this kid… Secretary Shi, I hope you won't regret marrying this Big baby. He is absolutely spoiled when he wants something. He would never let go of something that he likes as well. I still remember that he refused to let go of a toy that 'Batman Jie' bought for him. Because it was from his beloved Batman Jie…."

"Eh, really?!" I darted my eyes at Meng Bao. I bought him many toys in the past, of course, by scamming him. The toy only cost like… ten Yuan, and I asked him a thousand Yuan. 

Glad that he thinks money is just paper made for making paper ships or planes. 

Meng Bao nodded happily, "Of course! I keep and preserved all toys that you gave to me, Jie. Including that ten thousands Yuan Tanghulu!"

Oh, that legendary one Yuan Tanghulu, I took 9999 Yuan profit from him, hehe. To think about it, I've scammed Meng Bao out of his money too much. For some reason, I was still poor as heck, and he was still rich without limit.

And now, I'm going to marry him as well, what karma.