Pursuing Her Best Friend after Confession Failed

Regarding the Bai family’s connections, Yang Jinyu naturally understood as well.

The small county is just like this, the circle is that small, you can always find some people with "influence".

This is the so-called "county Brahmins"...

Take Bai Tianqi’s brother, Bai Tianliang for instance, although he’s just the deputy director of the education bureau, a deputy division level leader, in this small area of the county, he still holds some sway and can be considered a "minor official".....

"Hmm, you handle it. I’ll be responsible for cooking today."

Yang Jinyu casually replied, and then pondered:

"Old Bai, do you know what Li Yuan likes to eat?"

Bai Tianqi shook his head: "How would I know? Just whip up a few of your signature homemade dishes. He’s in Modu, hasn’t he tasted all the good stuff already? Just do some chicken, duck, meat, eggs, fish, a bit of everything. Since we can’t buy seafood here..."

Yang Jinyu nodded: "That’s true, I’ll just handle it. By the way, let your brother know so that sister-in-law can also come over and help. I can’t manage everything alone. I remember her pickled fish is really good...."

Yang Jinyu felt a bit nervous at heart too; it was the first time the son-in-law would visit, something taken very seriously in every family.

Especially since Li Yuan now is not an ordinary person.

He’s a multimillionaire, a very famous big star.

Even if it’s just a simple meal, it has to meet a certain standard.

"Okay, got it. I’ll give them a call first and see if they have time."

Bai Tianqi was walking while making calls to gather people.

Upon hearing that Li Yuan was coming, everyone agreed without a second thought.

On the phone, He Zhi laughed heartily: "All right, Old Bai, you haven’t forgotten old classmates in good times. I just came back from Li Yuan’s house this evening, and was wondering when to invite him over, worried if he wouldn’t come."

Bai Tianqi smiled, though not very pleased with Li Yuan’s actions.

But seeing that these relatives and friends quickly agreed to come when they heard about dining with Li Yuan, he also felt quite proud.

Especially his elder brother, who, as the deputy director of the county education bureau, typically had a big ego, requiring at least a week’s notice for a dinner invitation.

But when told Li Yuan was coming, he agreed immediately without hesitation.

He Zhi teased: "Old Bai, you should bring out the Maotai that Li Yuan gifted you to taste!"

Bai Tianqi nodded with a smile: "Don’t worry, there’s plenty of Maotai. Just make sure to keep Li Yuan company, he’s quite a drinker."

He Zhi chuckled: "No worries, we’ll take good care of you today no matter what."

...

At Bai Weixi’s home,

Li Yuan didn’t know that his future mother-in-law and father-in-law were already thinking about finding people to accompany him for drinks.

At the moment, he was wandering around Bai Weixi’s "boudoir," checking out some of Bai Weixi’s precious collections.

Bai Weixi opened a box hidden in a very secretive spot and pouted at Li Yuan:

"Hee hee, silly brother, I wasn’t lying to you. I’ve saved all the gifts and love letters you gave me!"

"Look, this is the MP3 you gave me for my first birthday, and here’s the first confession letter you wrote....."

Bai Weixi pulled out a neatly folded pink sheet of art paper from the gift box, waved it at Li Yuan with a playful smile:

"Um, brother, do you want me to read it aloud to you?"

Looking at Bai Weixi’s bright, flowery smile, and those gifts whose memories had already become blurry, a wave of extremely complex emotions suddenly surged in Li Yuan’s heart.

He thought that those gifts he gave to Bai Weixi in high school had already been thrown away by her.

Unexpectedly, she had cherished them so much to keep them.

If she valued the gifts he gave so much, then why did things turn out the way they did in the future?

Or was it that after entering university and being exposed to a broader world, people really do change?

Or was it because he wasn’t brave enough, or hard-working enough, never meeting Bai Weixi’s expectations, leading things to turn out that way?

Li Yuan suddenly felt a bit lost...

Bai Weixi noticed Li Yuan staring dazedly at the pink love letter in her hands, and waved her hand in front of his eyes, asking with concern:

"Brother, what’s wrong?"

Li Yuan snapped back to reality, sighed softly in his heart, and shook his head with a smile: "It’s nothing!"

Bai Weixi sweetly asked with a smile: "Then why were you daydreaming?"

Li Yuan reflected: "I was just thinking, time passes so quickly. In the blink of an eye, it’s been over three years since we met."

"It feels like some of the faces of our classmates from high school are already fading, and I can’t remember them clearly anymore."

"Time does fly by!" Bai Weixi remarked, and then suddenly said:

"By the way, Yuchen and Xu Zhi mentioned organizing a class reunion after the New Year. Are you going to join?"

"A class reunion?" Li Yuan showed a puzzled expression.

"Why hasn’t anyone mentioned it to me?"

Bai Weixi softly huffed: "You’re a big boss now, always so busy. Who dares to disturb you?"

"Xu Zhi and Yuchen suggested that I ask your opinion. If you attend, they’ll organize it; if you don’t, then they won’t."

Li Yuan chuckled: "Oh, do I have that much influence?"

Bai Weixi blinked and giggled: "Of course, you’re the most outstanding person in our class. Everyone wants to see you."

"Brother, are you going to join?"

Li Yuan nodded: "If there’s nothing special, I’ll attend. But it depends on the specific timing, as I can’t stay at home for many days."

"You know how it is with the company, it’s at a crucial stage of development and still needs me to be there personally....."