209: Minister An, where is my blind date?

Xu Changyao was a little excited.

He had always felt guilty toward his two daughters, believing he had been a burden to them.

But since Chen Qiu appeared, the family's debts were paid off, his eldest daughter had her own career, and his youngest daughter was well-looked after in the company... During this time, the heavy stone weighing on his heart had finally lifted.

To say Chen Qiu was his family's benefactor would not be an exaggeration at all!

“Uncle Xu, you're overstating it. It's because Xu Jia and Yiyi have excellent abilities themselves; I only provided an opportunity.”

“So many people are just one opportunity away from never being able to turn their lives around!”

Xu Changyao shook his head, feeling deeply grateful to Chen Qiu.

Lin Fang also spoke up from the side.

“President Chen, don't we know the capabilities of our two daughters?”

“If it weren't for your promotion, how could we have such a good life now?”

“We don't know how else to thank you, so we can only invite you to our home for a simple meal.”

Facing this billionaire she had heard about countless times, Lin Fang's expression was somewhat constrained.

“Auntie, having a meal is quite nice...”

Chen Qiu was starting to get a bit of a headache watching this.

With one being so grateful and the other so formal and constrained, it felt as if he were the host instead.

“Mom, why aren't you checking on the dishes? They're going to burn in a moment!”

At this time, Xu Jia quickly spoke up to break the tension.

“Yiyi, take Dad for a walk. I have something to discuss with Chen Qiu.”

After saying that, Xu Jia directly pulled Chen Qiu toward her room.

Chen Qiu glanced around Xu Jia's room.

It was clean and extremely tidy.

A faint fragrance permeated the room.

Well, it came from Xu Jia herself.

“Do you want a piece of candy?”

Xu Jia picked up a lollipop from the desk.

It was actually a Zhenzhibang!

Only then did Chen Qiu notice a row of small snacks laid out on the desk in Xu Jia's room.

They were all nostalgic childhood snacks like Zhenzhibang, dried figs, Tuofei, and millet crust.

Chen Qiu took the candy from Xu Jia's hand, and she took another one for herself.

While unwrapping the paper, she said,

“My parents are just ordinary small-scale farmers. They are truly grateful to you, so please don't take offense.”

“Why would I take offense...”

“I'm just disappointed... As a benefactor, the person I helped isn't even willing to cook for me personally.”

“Sigh, how heartbreaking!”

Seeing Chen Qiu still teasing her, Xu Jia's red lips, which were holding the Zhenzhibang, twitched slightly.

But a thought emerged in her heart: Did Chen Qiu really want to eat a meal she cooked herself?

“Do you really want to eat something I made?”

Xu Jia asked suspiciously.

“Of course.”

Chen Qiu looked at her and nodded sincerely.

Under Chen Qiu's gaze, Xu Jia's heart couldn't help but beat faster.

Perhaps this was a code etched into female genes for thousands of years.

Upon hearing that the man in front of her wanted to eat a meal she had personally cooked, a strange sentiment began to sprout rapidly.

The atmosphere in the room became a bit quiet.

Just as the strange sentiment in Xu Jia's heart welled up and the look in her beautiful eyes softened,

she suddenly noticed the faint trace of a smile in Chen Qiu's eyes.

“This guy is teasing me again, as expected!”

Xu Jia was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.

At that moment, for some reason, she had a sudden impulse; she took the Zhenzhibang that had been in her mouth for a while and thrust it toward Chen Qiu's mouth.

“This is a piece of ‘imported’ candy I just made. Do you want a taste?”

Xu Jia had intended to tease Chen Qiu and pull the Zhenzhibang back as soon as it reached him.

But Chen Qiu's reaction was as swift as lightning, and he bit down on the Zhenzhibang in one go.

“Mmm, it's quite sweet!”

“It seems the great beauty Xu does have some culinary talent after all!”

Seeing the lollipop she had been eating being taken into Chen Qiu's mouth, a faint blush drifted onto Xu Jia's pure and pretty face.

No... I can't lose the momentum!

Her heart was beating like a drum, but her gaze was somewhat unsteady.

“As long as you know...”

“I know something even sweeter?”

At this moment, Chen Qiu's voice entered her ears. Xu Jia subconsciously turned her gaze toward him, only to find that Chen Qiu had already closed in and pinched her chin.

In the next moment, Xu Jia's red lips were captured.

Her beautiful eyes instantly widened, and her delicate body tensed up.

A jolt of excitement, like an electric current, surged through her body.

“Indeed, it's sweeter than a Zhenzhibang...”

As this thought emerged in her mind, Chen Qiu wrapped his arm around Xu Jia's waist, and her body suddenly went soft... Half an hour later.

Lin Fang called everyone to eat.

When Xu Yi helped her father to his seat at the dining table, she vaguely felt that her sister's lips were red and a bit swollen.

“Sis, did you put a lot of chili in today?”

Xu Yi asked, puzzled.

“It's not spicy, it's sweet...”

Xu Jia answered subconsciously.

Before she finished speaking, she realized what she had said after seeing Xu Yi's even more puzzled expression.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Chen Qiu nearby still smiling. She immediately gritted her teeth secretly and gave Chen Qiu a light kick under the table.

It was all this person's fault; he had kissed her until she was out of breath just now!

Chen Qiu noticed Xu Jia's reproachful gaze and shrugged helplessly.

He couldn't be blamed for this!

Xu Jia was the one who provoked him first; he was just launching a legitimate counterattack!

Besides, he didn't know who it was that could kiss until they lost all their strength yet still lingered greedily.

Truly a case of being bad at it but loving to play!

...After finishing the meal, Chen Qiu left Xu Jia's home.

Xu Jia's parents were too constrained in front of him, and Chen Qiu felt a bit uncomfortable staying.

If it were just him and Xu Jia, he wouldn't mind sitting there from morning till night.

Just as he arrived home, Chen Qiu's phone rang.

Seeing the name on the caller ID, the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

“It seems the experimental results are out.”

Answering the call, Chen Qiu greeted first.

“Minister An, Happy New Year!”

“President Chen, Happy New Year...”

An Yi's voice revealed an excitement that was almost impossible to hide.

“President Chen, you've really given me a huge surprise!”

Chen Qiu chuckled.

“It seems the results of the experimental replication are out?”

“How is the effect?”

“Amazing! Unbelievable!”

An Yi used two adjectives in a row to express his emotions.

Then he said excitedly,

“The experimental results of the Non-Invasive Gene-Targeted Anti-Aging Technique show an anti-aging effect nearly ten times stronger than traditional regenerative hydrolifting injections!”

“This can be called an epoch-making product!”

“According to Professor Qi's assessment, it's at least eight years ahead of the world!”

“President Chen, the five years you mentioned was actually being modest!”

An Yi's voice remained unusually high-pitched!

It had been a long time since he had encountered such heartening news.

He had originally thought that if the technology Chen Qiu provided could reach the international first-class level, it would have met the goal.

He didn't expect it to be even stronger than what was promoted in his business plan!

When Professor Qi saw this result, he was almost stunned.

If he hadn't done it himself and used multiple control samples, he would have suspected the data was fake!”

When the news reached An Yi's ears, he also confirmed it repeatedly before he dared to believe it!

“This is simply reverse false labeling!”

Hearing this, Chen Qiu only chuckled.

“I was just afraid of boasting and not being able to reach the goal.”

In fact, Chen Qiu certainly trusted the system's results more.

Regarding the eight years ahead of the world that Professor Qi mentioned, there was a high probability that there were technologies in this world even more advanced than his current knowledge.

They just hadn't been made public yet.

Of course, Chen Qiu didn't need to explain this.

“President Chen is truly... admirable!”

An Yi used the word “admirable.”

He didn't dig deeper into where Chen Qiu's world-leading technology came from.

According to his faint internal suspicion, it was related to Chen Qiu's mysterious and deep background.

But An Yi didn't need to probe further.

To him, what was more important was Chen Qiu's business plan!

“President Chen, is it certain that the headquarters of your light medical aesthetics institution will be located in our Gannan?”

He asked, feeling a bit of unreality.

After learning the value of Chen Qiu's business plan and the technology he held, An Yi felt like a huge pie had fallen from the sky, enough to knock him dizzy!

High carbon, high fat, high calorie!

One bite would keep him full for three years!

“What, is Minister An not welcoming?”

“President Chen, you must be joking. You've given our city the most surprising New Year's gift; it's too late to thank you!”

Chen Qiu smiled and suddenly remembered something.

“Speaking of thanks, I wonder about the blind date Minister An said he would introduce to me last time...”

“Is there any news yet?”