Chapter 23 Don’t pick up men on the roadside
Liang Jingwan smiled and said hello.
Xue Lin also raised her lips and said to the waiter, "A cup of honey lemonade," then looked at Liang Jingwan and asked, "Do you want to drink this too?"
"A cup of Americano, I'm allergic to honey," Liang Jingwan explained.
Honey allergy, Xue Lin recited silently in her mind, nodded meaningfully, she reached out and pinned her broken hair back, pretending to be nonchalant, and asked casually, "Why did you arrive so early today?"
Seeing Liang Jingwan raise her eyebrows, she added, "I saw you when I was buying breakfast," and then asked, "Is the guy sitting opposite you your boyfriend?"
Liang Jingwan's eyes flashed and she raised her lips, "He's my classmate. Didn't you come to the law firm yesterday?"
Seeing Xue Lin shaking her head, Liang Jingwan understood, but she felt strange. Is gossip so uncirculated?
Friday is the favorite day for working people. Liang Jingwan, who was supposed to be happy to get off work, now has a layer of mist between her eyebrows and a hint of sadness.
Lying on the table, he looked at the message from Ms. Su with a sad face.
Ever since Lao Liang sent her an inexplicable message last time, "If you really can't do it anymore, just go home," she replied with three question marks and hasn't contacted him since.
The old couple had a free-spirited education for both her and Liang Mingyuan. Looking at the content in the message [Baby, go home for dinner today] and the sweet name, Liang Jingwan shook her head. Going home this time was no less than a spectacle. At the Hongmen Banquet, she was afraid that she would become the next Liu Bang.
Liang Jingwan was stunned from one to five o'clock in the afternoon and could not figure out Ms. Su's intention. However, she was unable to refute, so she had to go home obediently.
Yulong Bay.
Liang Jingwan and Ms. Su sat on one side, and Lao Liang sat opposite.
The family should be enjoying themselves happily, but Lao Liang's face really didn't look good. Unexpectedly, Liang Jingwan and Ms. Su didn't care, and each picked up vegetables and the other ate.
"I'm talking to you, did you hear me?" Lao Liang sat opposite and looked at Liang Jingwan with a serious face.
Liang Jingwan raised her eyes, slowly swallowed the chicken in her mouth, smiled at Lao Liang, and put another chopstick into her mouth, obviously not intending to talk to him.
"I met Mr. Xi a few days ago. What he meant was that you and that boy from the Xi family should get engaged before the Chinese New Year this year and get married in the spring of next year, lest he leaves then and there would be nothing you can do for a while."
"But that wasn't the case when he told grandpa last time. Mr. Xi said that Xi Jingcheng and I are still young, so it won't be a problem if we stay at home for a few more years. Anyway, he and grandpa are in good health." Liang Jingwan put down her chopsticks. Putting his hands on the dining table, he said with a sincere face, "Dad, your ears are bad, right?"
Lao Liang choked, "I, you... but your grandpa is not here, now I have the final say in this family."
"Ten days ago, you told me that you can delay it as long as you can, preferably until you are transferred from the Xi Bureau. Dad, what on earth made you change so quickly?" Liang Jingwan narrowed her eyes and asked.
Old Liang lowered his head guiltily, and Ms. Su spoke warmly, "A few days ago during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xi Jingcheng came to visit and gave your dad a can of tea and a tea set."
"You just sold your daughter right here." Liang Jingwan clicked her tongue twice, "Dad, you disappoint me too much."
Lao Liang was not convinced, "That tea set is from the Song Dynasty. Speaking of which, if he invites you a few male models to dance on the bed, will you agree?"
"Promise." Liang Jingwan's mouth was faster than her brain. After she said it, she realized that she had been tricked by Lao Liang.
"That's it."
He wanted to show a proud look, but was glared at by Ms. Su, and Lao Liang smiled coquettishly.
Liang Jingwan pursed her lips and looked at Ms. Su. Old Liang couldn't do it and had to rely on Ms. Su. But when Ms. Su opened her mouth, she stabbed her in the heart. "You saved Mr. Xi by yourself, not your father and I. The Xi family relies on you, and there is nothing we can do about it."
Speaking of this, Liang Jingwan was immediately discouraged.
She finally understood what netizens said about the TV series - don't save a man on the roadside, even if he is an old man.
On a sunny day, Liang Jingwan and Xu Yan made an appointment with a few sisters to have a BBQ at a private villa.
She lost her way in the manor, but saw an old man sitting on the corridor, holding his chest and panting. With good moral character, she approached and asked, and learned that the old man had a heart disease and the medicine was given to the nurse. The nurse went to pour him water not long ago but had not returned yet. She urgently called the manor manager. Afterwards, Liang Jingwan learned that the old man was Mr. Xi.
She originally thought that the matter would end here, but she didn't expect that the Xi family "repays kindness with hatred", and the life-saving grace must be promised to Xi Jingcheng.
Faced with Mr. Xi's smiling inquiry, she refused righteously. As a result, within a month, the project that Liang had originally obtained was intercepted by Bureau Xi. She did not want the company to be damaged, so she could only accept it aggrievedly. Such a second-generation ancestor who is just waiting to die is his fiancé.
Fortunately, the second generation ancestor herself was not willing. Whether she and Xi Jingcheng can be together, and whether the Xi family and the Liang family can be united depends on how much Mr. Xi loves his grandson.
Xi Jingcheng refused to let go, so the Xi family had no choice but to give up. Since it was none of the Liang family's business, it was natural for Xi Bureau to interfere with the Liang family.
Liang Jingwan's idea coincided with Xi Jingcheng's.
Liang Jingwan was like a balloon pierced by Ms. Su's words at this time, her shoulders were slightly slumped, her head was lying on her arms, and her little face was wrinkled.
Ms. Su spoke again, "We said at the beginning that if you didn't agree, your father and I would reject the Xi family even if we lost the business, but you nodded in front of Mr. Xi and Xi Ju. Now Come on, the rumors have spread in the industry. Even your uncle and aunt heard about it at BJ. There is really nothing we can do.”
These words stabbed Liang Jingwan in the heart again.
Ms. Su said sternly, "I don't like that boy Xi Jingcheng either. He has been glib since he was a child and has been hanging out with your brother. He is three years younger than you. I have discussed it with your father. If you can do it before your twenty-seventh birthday, If we find someone we like, we will agree that we won’t hesitate to offend the Xi family. If we don’t find someone, your birthday party will be your and Xi Jingcheng’s engagement party.”
Liang Jingwan frowned as she listened to Ms. Su's words. Why was it so similar to the content of the bet between Xi Jingcheng and her?
Lao Liang put his hands on the chair next to him and raised his head at her, "How are you doing?"
Liang Jingwan first turned left, looked at the gentle Ms. Su, then turned her head, looked at Lao Liang, and nodded, "Okay."
Just seeing Ms. Su and Lao Liang unable to hide their smiles, Liang Jingwan always felt that she had been deceived and signed a hundred-year contract of prostitution.
Liang Jingwan's eyes moved back and forth, thinking, but within a few seconds, she stood up.
Ms. Su asked from behind, "You don't want to eat?"
"You two are so angry." Liang Jingwan replied lazily.
After walking out of the courtyard, the driver was waiting at the door. She got in the car and said, "Go to Xinxin Mansion."
Xinxin Mansion, Xu Yan's residence.
(End of chapter)