203: Mr. Chen isn't trying to harm me, is he?

Evening.

An Wan returned home.

After changing her shoes, she carried the New Year's gifts provided by the company and trotted "deng deng deng" to her mother, who was busy in the kitchen.

"Ta-da!"

"Mom, look! I received the company's New Year's gift this year too!"

"And a year-end bonus!"

An Wan said excitedly!

With her previous jobs, the companies would always go bankrupt halfway through her tenure.

Not a single company managed to last until the New Year.

So, after working for so many years, this was the first time she had received a New Year's gift and a year-end bonus from a company!

An Wan's mother was named Meng Li, the vice president of Gannan Medical University.

Given the status of her and An Yi as a couple, the New Year's gifts sent by their workplaces or others were countless.

However, even though most of them were items of average value, the couple generally wouldn't accept them.

So, Meng Li was quite used to things like New Year's gifts.

But since this was the first New Year's gift her daughter had received, seeing An Wan's happy little face, Meng Li showed a gratified smile.

She casually picked up a small piece of braised pork currently cooking in the pot and fed it to An Wan.

"Awesome!"

Meng Li patted her head and praised her!

Although An Wan felt like she was being treated like a small animal, she still gave a silly "hehe" grin happily.

"Is Dad coming home for dinner tonight?"

An Wan asked curiously.

Compared to Meng Li, her father An Yi's work had been getting busier and busier this year!

Let alone coming home for dinner, he often had to go on business trips and was hardly ever home.

"He's coming back."

"He said he'd be back for dinner."

Meng Li said softly.

An Wan was innocent and carefree, knowing almost nothing about her father's work.

But as his wife, Meng Li was very clear about it.

If nothing unexpected happened, An Yi's position would move up a notch after the New Year.

At that time, he would probably be even busier!

Not long after the mother and daughter started chatting, An Yi returned.

Seeing this, An Wan again trotted to An Yi with the company's New Year's gift to show off.

An Yi laughed and shook his head, but his attention fell on the year-end bonus An Wan mentioned.

"How much year-end bonus did your President Chen give you?"

"One month's salary..."

Hearing this, An Yi nodded inwardly.

As far as he knew, An Wan's monthly salary was only a bit over three thousand, less than four thousand yuan; this figure was reasonable and wouldn't cause any gossip.

Seeing her father's expression, An Wan took a nervous step back.

"Dad, this is the first time I've received a year-end bonus; you're not going to take it away, are you?"

Hearing this, An Yi said crossly.

"Look at you!"

"When have I ever asked for your salary?"

An Wan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"As long as you don't want it..."

However, An Yi then changed the subject and said with a hint of melancholy.

"Sigh, Old Li's daughter came back from Shanghai yesterday and said she brought the old couple several new pieces of clothing as soon as she got home."

Although An Wan was silly and cute, she wasn't stupid.

Hearing An Yi's obvious tone, how could she not know her dad was hinting at her?

Her eyes twitched slightly, and she pouted.

"I'll buy them!"

"Whatever other parents have, my parents must have too!"

"We'll go buy them tomorrow!"

After saying this with a face full of heartache, An Wan asked somewhat cautiously.

"How much did Sister Li spend on clothes for her parents?"

An Yi calmly raised his hand and held up five fingers.

"Five hundred?"

An Wan said tentatively.

"Five thousand!"

Hearing this, An Wan was instantly stunned.

"Five thousand?"

Her year-end bonus was less than four thousand yuan!

Didn't that mean she'd have to pay an extra thousand out of her own pocket?

An Wan's cute face instantly looked like she was on the verge of tears.

At this moment, Meng Li came out with the dishes and scolded him with a smile.

"Don't listen to your dad's nonsense; we don't lack clothes to wear!"

"Hurry over, bring the dishes, and let's eat!"

"I knew Mom loves me the most!"

An Wan immediately breathed a sigh of relief and trotted to get bowls and serve the rice.

At the dinner table, An Wan ate in small bites, not daring to make a sound.

Listening to her parents casually chatting about what happened to whose child, An Wan's head was almost buried in her bowl.

She didn't dare to speak at all.

For fear that if she spoke too much, An Yi would eye her year-end bonus again.

When the meal was almost finished, An Wan suddenly remembered something and quickly sat up straight.

"Oh, right!"

An Yi and Meng Li looked at their daughter, who was prone to sudden outbursts, in surprise.

"What's wrong?"

Meng Li asked curiously.

An Wan stood up and trotted to get her bag.

She took out a document from inside and handed it to An Yi.

"Dad, our President Chen asked me to hand this over to you."

"This is a project he's preparing to incubate recently, but he's a bit confused about the city's policy support and wants you to give some advice."

Seeing the document handed over by his daughter, a sharp glint flashed in An Yi's eyes, and he felt a bit disappointed.

No matter what the new project was, Chen Qiu could obviously have come to talk to him directly.

He also didn't mind giving this young man some support.

But having An Wan pass it on was equivalent to wanting to take a shortcut.

From the day An Wan joined the Cultural Industry Group, An Yi had expected this situation to arise.

But he didn't expect it to come so soon.

"Although he's excellent, in the end, young people still lack patience!"

"He couldn't hold back so soon!"

An Yi shook his head, took the document from his daughter, and set it aside.

Seeing this, An Wan urged him.

"Dad, look at it!"

"I need to finish this task for President Chen after you've read it!"

Hearing An Wan's words, a look of astonishment appeared on An Yi's face.

Meng Li also shook her head helplessly.

Perhaps it was because they had protected An Wan so well since she was a child, not letting her come into contact with such matters.

Their daughter's political sensitivity was too weak.

It seemed they would have to teach her well in the future.

"You silly girl, all you think about is your own job, don't you!"

An Yi scolded her softly for a bit but also picked up the document.

He would see what this young man Chen Qiu was up to!

"I'll go wash the dishes."

Meng Li stood up to clear the table, then saw An Wan sitting there and spoke up.

"Wanwan, go take out the trash."

"Okay."

An Wan vaguely sensed a slightly off atmosphere; after glancing at her father, she stood up obediently.

When she returned after taking out the trash, she found her father sitting at the dining table, looking at the document Chen Qiu had given her with a serious expression.

Seeing that expression, An Wan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Every time she made a mistake as a child, An Yi's face would be this serious.

Seeing her father's serious posture at home for the first time in a long while, An Wan panicked a bit.

"Oh no, President Chen wouldn't be trying to harm me, would he?"

"Could it be that what President Chen asked me to hand over is some kind of illegal or criminal project?"

Just as An Wan was becoming increasingly uneasy, An Yi spoke.

"Meng Li, come here for a moment..."

Hearing the voice, An Wan jolted and immediately stood at attention.

After making eye contact with Meng Li, who had just finished washing the dishes, she realized belatedly.

He wasn't calling her!

At this moment, An Yi opened the technical descriptions with patents in the proposal.

"Take a look at this."

Meng Li was also a bit surprised.

The two of them had always avoided meddling in each other's work.

However, after seeing the content An Yi showed her, she immediately understood.

"This is... technology in the field of Medical Beauty?"

As the vice president of the medical university, Meng Li used to be a frontline doctor; although she wasn't in the field of plastic surgery or Medical Beauty, she could still understand a thing or two.

"The patents are correct..."

"The logic and structure of the technology also seem systematic..."

"It's just that this final result..."

Meng Li's gaze fell on the last line of text: Five years ahead of the world.

Isn't that a bit too much of a boast?!

Meng Li shook her head inwardly.

But from beside her came her husband's grave voice.

"Do you think the final effect of this technology can reach the level he described?"

Meng Li was stunned upon hearing this.

Under such an exaggerated description, An Yi actually took it so seriously?

"It seems this proposal is written very impressively."

Meng Li pondered for a moment and spoke slowly.

"Specifically, we still need to see the other party's actual sample data or have the experiment reproduced..."

An Yi's eyes flickered, and he suddenly looked at An Wan.

That sharp gaze gave An Wan a start.

How... was there something involving her too?

What on earth did President Chen show her dad?