The ground was hard underground, and Chen Haoxuan was sweating profusely after digging for a while. He sat on the large Water Stone to rest and said to Chen Xiumin, "My car is unlocked. Can you go get me a bottle of mineral water? If you want one too, feel free to grab a bottle for yourself."
"Sure!" Chen Xiumin bounced over to Chen Haoxuan's car. She had seen him open the small compartment for mineral water when she was riding in the car earlier, so she quickly found it.
Chen Xiumin took two bottles of mineral water and a pack of tissues. She ran back to Chen Haoxuan, handed him the mineral water, and then took out a tissue to gently wipe his sweat.
Watching Chen Xiumin seriously helping him wipe his sweat, Chen Haoxuan thought to himself, "At such a young age, she's already so charming. Just imagine how stunning she'll be when she grows up."
After taking a few sips of mineral water, Chen Haoxuan resumed digging. With his efforts, he finally unearthed the entire Water Stone. This Water Stone was rectangular, resembling a giant pillar that required two people holding hands to carry it. It stood two meters tall and had a golden color. "This stone is great! If I carve it into an art piece, it could sell for millions," Chen Haoxuan muttered to himself.
"Brother Xuan, it's so big! How are you going to take it home?" Chen Xiumin asked.
"I'll have those construction workers come over to help carry it back later," Chen Haoxuan replied. Then he seriously said to Chen Xiumin, "Since you discovered this Water Stone, I'm prepared to buy it from you for five hundred thousand Renminbi."
To Chen Haoxuan's surprise, Chen Xiumin refused: "Brother Xuan, you don't need to pay me. It's true that I found this stone, but you worked hard to dig it out, so it's yours, not mine." Being still young, Chen Xiumin didn't understand the importance of money; she just felt embarrassed to accept Chen Haoxuan's offer.
Chen Haoxuan reached out and gently patted Chen Xiumin's head with a smile. "I appreciate your kindness, but I will still give you the money because your family needs it. If they have this five hundred thousand Renminbi, they won't have to work so hard every day just to make ends meet. Your parents work tirelessly for your future. You should think about them too and let them enjoy the blessings of having a daughter sooner. So you must accept this five hundred thousand Renminbi."
Chen Xiumin was moved to tears and joyfully said to Chen Haoxuan, "Brother Xuan, you're so kind."
Chen Haoxuan jokingly replied with a hint of narcissism, "Of course! I'm a great benefactor; I wouldn't even want to crush an ant." Though he couldn't help but recall that someone almost kicked a thug's family jewels yesterday.
Suddenly, Chen Xiumin said something that nearly startled Chen Haoxuan: "Brother Xuan, when I grow up, can I marry you?"
"What's going on...?" What has he eaten or done recently that has brought him such incredible luck with love, attracting both the campus beauty from university and the one from elementary school?
Chen Haoxuan awkwardly said, "Do you—do you know what you just said means?"
Chen Xiumin, not feeling shy because she didn't understand love yet, sweetly replied to Chen Haoxuan, "Of course I know! My mom told me that if I meet a good boy in the future, I should cherish him. Marrying a good boy will make me very happy."
Chen Haoxuan was speechless. How could a mother teach her child such things at such a young age? Thankfully it was him; if it were another boy, who knows what might happen. Chen Haoxuan smiled and explained, "Your mom is right, but she might have forgotten to tell you that being together requires love. I'm much older than you; it's impossible for us to be together. You should stop thinking about these things for now. When you grow up, then you can consider love."
It seemed that Chen Haoxuan had stepped on Chen Xiumin's little tail. Chen Xiumin puffed out her chest and said to Chen Haoxuan, "Who says I'm small? I'm not small! My mom says I've grown up and can help earn money for the family. Besides, don't they always say on TV that height isn't an issue and age isn't a distance?"
Chen Haoxuan inadvertently glanced at Chen Xiumin's chest and noticed that she was starting to develop; there was a slight bulge there.
"You! I don't even know how to respond to you. You'll understand when you grow up," Chen Haoxuan said with a wry smile.
Chen Haoxuan made a phone call to Foreman, asking him to bring over a Dongfeng Truck along with ten people and some straw.
He needed to transport the Water Stone to New City, so he required the straw to cushion the bottom of the Water Stone. After returning to New City and moving the Water Stone to his residence, he did not tell Chen Yina about her father's injury. He was worried that Chen Yina would be too anxious; since Chen Yuebin was fine now, it was better not to tell her. Moreover, Chen Yuebin had instructed him not to inform Chen Yina.
After transporting the Water Stone home, Chen Haoxuan immediately returned to Chen Family Village. On his way back, he withdrew a large sum of cash from the bank.
Upon arriving at Chen Family Village, he held a briefcase in his right hand and held Chen Xiumin's small hand with his left as he went to her house. When Chen Xiumin's family saw Chen Haoxuan visiting them, they were very warm and welcoming. They had made quite a bit of money from him, so they regarded him as their God of Wealth.
When Chen Haoxuan informed Chen Xiumin's parents about discovering a huge Water Stone, they immediately thought that he must be here again to deliver money.
Chen Haoxuan placed the password box on the dining table, opened it, and pushed it in front of Chen Xiumin's parents with a smile. "I spent five hundred thousand Renminbi to buy your daughter's Water Stone. Here is five hundred thousand in cash; please count it."
"F-five hundred thousand Renminbi?" Chen Xiumin's parents were stunned, doubting whether they were dreaming. How could selling a stone fetch five hundred thousand Renminbi? Was that stone made of gold?
"Wife, pinch me so I know if I'm dreaming," Chen Xiumin's dad turned to his wife and said.
Chen Xiumin playfully ran over to her dad and pinched him hard at the waist.
"Ah—! You little girl, I'm your dad! Is this how you treat your father? Ouch, that hurts!" Chen Xiumin's dad rubbed the spot where his daughter had pinched him.
"Hmph, you just said you wanted someone to pinch you. I was being kind, and now you're scolding me. Hmm, I won't give you any money; this five hundred thousand Renminbi is mine now," Chen Xiumin joked. She indeed had the right to allocate this five hundred thousand Renminbi since it was her earnings.
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