Chapter 2139: Chapter 1828: Vice President Chen

Late at night, Vice President Chen from Qin City returned home. His wife was holding a big stuffed toy while watching a drama, and when she heard someone return, she asked:

"Have you eaten?"

President Chen waved his hand: "I’ve eaten—oh, by the way, I’m going on a business trip tomorrow, it might take ten to twenty days."

Going on business trips was nothing new, so his wife was used to it, but she asked again, "Where to?"

"Yunqiao Village."

"Where?"

"There’s a big internet influencer with a million followers named Qiaoqiao. He’s a friend of Chairman Yang’s son. With his help, the company got in touch with the village secretary of Yunqiao Village. They’ll officially send a request for collaboration, asking me to plan out their village, so I have to stay there for a while to conduct a field study..."

To reduce conflicts between a married couple, whatever this husband does outside, it’s best that he clearly communicates it all to his wife, letting her understand his life’s trajectory.

As President Chen was explaining everything in detail, he was suddenly interrupted by his wife:

"Who did you say? Qiaoqiao?"

"Yes, that’s the name. But I’ve only heard Chairman Yang mention him a couple of times, haven’t seen him yet."

Just as he finished speaking, his wife suddenly held down her voice and let out a low shriek, even jumped off the sofa, and while being concerned about waking the child, she cautiously looked towards the bedroom.

"Qiaoqiao!!! My Qiao Bao!"

President Chen: "..."

"You know this influencer? Don’t tell me you’re following his live streams? All those things you bought for the house..."

His eyes drifted towards the entrance, where there were a few unopened delivery packages.

Upon hearing this, his wife instantly calmed down: "Stop looking, besides mosquito repellent, I didn’t manage to grab anything this year."

It wasn’t that her speed or luck was lacking.

Purely because she didn’t have the time.

As an agricultural blogger, Qiaoqiao seldom streamed at night, the precise time when she could relax, mostly at night.

She had to pick up and drop off the kids, offer them guidance, and attend parent-teacher meetings...

Every day was packed with things to do, leaving no time.

Whether Qiaoqiao was streaming when she opened her phone purely depended on luck.

But that didn’t stop her from liking him!

Qiao Bao was just so lovable, who wouldn’t like him?!

Vice President Chen was at a loss.

What’s up with this? Is that how people fangirl nowadays? Qiao Bao this, Qiao Bao that...

All this left a sour feeling in his heart.

His wife, on the other hand, was excessively envious: "When can you tell the company that you’ll tutor the kids at home, and let me take over as the vice president for a few days... I also want to go on a business trip to Qiaoqiao’s home!"

Work or not didn’t matter, all she wanted was to eat and drink—

"By the way, did the company mention anything about meal arrangements?"

President Chen thought for a moment: "They roughly mentioned something, said the accommodation was set in the best hotel, meals would be in the mountain canteen, and they’ll provide a car."

Sounds like the village is quite big if they even provide a car; the village might be really well developed?

No wonder they’re looking to do some planning.

His wife couldn’t help but sigh.

She opened a cabinet, pulling out a suitcase while contemplating what to bring on the trip, and then regrettably said:

"If you’re eating at the canteen, you won’t get to taste the good stuff at Qiaoqiao’s place, what a pity."

"However, thinking about it carefully, if you were the only one eating alone, and I knew about it, I’d definitely feel jealous, so it’s okay if you don’t. But..."

"Bring more money! If Qiaoqiao’s family has anything to sell, let’s be cheeky enough to ask if we can buy a bit more."

"You mentioned it was a collaboration officially sent by the village, right? With the task at hand, you should be able to buy a bit, don’t you think?"

"While you’re at it, ask whether they still sell the mosquito repellent? I heard there’s still some offline stock, I’d like to buy a box for my parents..."

"And that Eagle Beak Peach, is there any chance you could buy some too? With such a big orchard on the mountain, surely they can put together a little bit..."

She rambled on and on, about things President Chen completely didn’t understand.

What agricultural products, what other products.

Their corporation’s main business was agricultural machinery, and the fresh produce from the farms under them each year, all organic and green, wasn’t it given to them as perks less often?

She had previously praised how it tasted way better than the supermarket’s.

And now she wants to buy favors for something else?

He opened his mouth, contemplating whether to say a bit more.

Yunqiao Village was indeed just a village, right? The collaboration officially sent was indeed inviting him to conduct an inspection, to help plan the mountain village, right?

He emphasized: "I really have a task to do; it’s not a farm stay vacation."

"I know that."

His wife chattered incessantly, "You’ll definitely have to run up and down the mountains for the planning, but during your free time, if Qiaoqiao’s household is busy, pull your weight, and help out even if it’s tiring."

"Our Qiao Bao has been raised so well, the family must be enthusiastic, if you help them..."

After she spoke, she looked a bit guilty at her husband’s not-so-strong physique—built from gym workouts, probably would hardly carry a sprayer around the fields, could he be useful?

But, after all, she gritted her teeth: 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"If you help them, they’ll appreciate it somewhat. When that happens, feel free to ask if we can pay to buy some fruit, vegetables, chicken, duck, fish, or meat..."

Vice President Chen: "...Let me clarify again, I’m not going on a farm stay."

"With all your plans, how about booking a ticket and coming with me, just treat it as a self-financed trip."

Anyway, now during the summer vacation, it’s okay if the kids miss a few classes or interest groups; worst case, let Grandpa and Grandma take care of them for a few days, taking a taxi and subway are always options.

Before he could finish speaking, he saw his wife’s eyes grow brighter and brighter, and then standing there, looking particularly moved.

This left President Chen with mixed feelings.

Actually, their household income was quite stable, one child didn’t put much pressure, just educational needs to cater to.

Through the years, unless it was during holiday seasons with all the crowds, otherwise, there wasn’t much time for relaxation.

Now going to a rural area, fangirling a bit, his wife was this happy...

His inner guilt kept intensifying, but eventually, thinking about the kid’s summer activities, his wife decided, gritting her teeth: "Forget it."

"It’s so hot, it’s not suitable for the elderly to take kids out, let’s wait for a couple of more years."

With this interlude, there was quite some guilt churning inside President Chen.

Thinking it over, late at night, he went online to search a bit, opening up the replays of Qiaoqiao’s live streams—

After watching for two minutes, he turned to his wife who was still engrossed in her drama:

"This streamer is that old, and you’re still calling him ’Bao Bao’, ’Beibei’, is that appropriate?"

What Qiao Bao...

During their courting days, wasn’t he her ’Bao’ as well!

Taking another glance at Qiaoqiao, late at night, President Chen felt a twinge of heartache.

Wife: ...

"Why wouldn’t it be appropriate?" She was angry too: "Our Qiaoqiao is the best in the world! What’s wrong with calling him Qiao Bao?! If you don’t want to call him that, you could call him Teacher Qiaoqiao."