Chapter 213

Chapter 213 \nChapter 213 – "The Civil Affairs Bureau is still open right now." (2)\nCheng Huan pursed her lips. Taking another look at the purse in her arms, she was a bit perturbed. Stroking the logo that was made out of gemstones, Cheng Huan placed the purse to one said and pondered about using some of her savings to get the man a gift.

She’d chalk it up to a New Year’s gift.

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XiaoXiao, too, had noticed the purse when they were having breakfast. He could finally let out the secret that he had been keeping for days and he couldn’t wait to take the credits.\nWith a look full of pride, he said as he sipped on the porridge, “I picked this one out myself, Mommy. It’s so sparkly and pretty, right?”

Cheng Huan, “…… it’s alright, I guess.”

Although the part she disliked the most was the logo. It was too ostentatious.

XingXing did not notice the hint of resentment in her voice and was still very proud of his own taste. He stuck out his chest and hrumphed. “This one is from Daddy. I will get you another one just like it, Mommy!”

Cheng Huan felt that she was getting a headache. She glanced over at Jiang MingYuan who was sitting there like he wasn’t involved in this conversation at all. The heater was plenty sufficient indoor and the man did not have a jacket on. His sleeves were unbuttoned and rolled up a couple of times. The smooth outlines of his lower arms could be seen and he looked very masculine that way. His lips curving upward a little and his smile at Cheng Huan deepened. Turning to his son, he said, “I don’t think you will be able to do that.”\nXingXing asked in disbelief, “Why not?”

“This is a limited-edition purse and they were sold out.”

“But you didn’t tell me that before!” The little kiddo felt that it was unfair.

“Is that so?” Jiang MingYuan put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said in a somewhat deceitful way, “Daddy had only just found that out too.”

“You lied to me, Daddy!”

\nHis good mood maintained for quite a few days, all the way until the 25th.

As New Year was getting closer, there was a lot of stirring around the office. Some employees whose families were further away had already taken time off and headed home. The remaining ones were looking forward to the annual party, the year-end bonus, and also making plans for the New Year.

Jiang MingYuan, too, had some plans of his own. He needed to go visit his ancestor’s graves on the 30th and would normally return on the 2nd. Between the 3rd and returning to work on the 8th, he had 4 days of free time and that was enough for a short trip. He has already had a place in mind and all the planning had been done. He wanted to make sure that everybody would thoroughly enjoy the trip.

That was when he received the call from Gu MingLi, telling him that she would not be home for the New Year.

The transition of the ownership of the shipping company in Country M had not yet been done but Jiang Yudong had already left for Country M to familiarize himself with the environment.

Jiang MingYuan knew that once Jiang Yudong had taken off, Gu MingLi wouldn’t be staying in China for much longer. He hadn’t expected her to be rushing it so much that she wouldn’t even wait until after the New Year! His lips tightening into a straight line, all of his good mood was gone. He asked coldly, “Don’t you want to at least wait until after you have visited Dad on New Year eve before you take off?”