Chapter 135: Being a whetstone (seeking further reading)
It was Jiang Yi who opened the door for Jiang Huai. Jiang Yi's eyes stayed on Shen Zhuo for a long time.
"What's wrong, Xiaoyi?" Jiang Huai asked Jiang Yi doubtfully.
Jiang Yi paused and said, "Mom said, you will bring your girlfriend home for dinner tonight."
JAC: "???"
Jiang Huai had a black question mark on his face. He took out his phone and looked at the chat history. That's right! It's about bringing a friend home.
It seems that Bai Cuiyun has over-interpreted it.
"Mom and I were talking about bringing friends home for dinner, not girlfriends..." Jiang Huai showed Jiang Yi the chat interface on his phone.
Jiang Yi chuckled, "Brother, I was just kidding you."
"You brat, ask for a beating!" The relationship between Jiang Huai and Jiang Yi is much better now than before, and the gap between them has been eliminated.
"Is the college entrance examination coming soon?" Jiang Huai asked again.
Jiang Yi nodded, "It's almost there, there's probably more than a week left!"
"Are you sure?"
"Of course! With stable performance, it's not a problem to go to Yanda, it's just..."
Jiang Huai asked: "Just what? The tuition for Yan University should not be expensive, right? If your parents can't afford it, I can still help you pay it."
"No." Jiang Yi explained.
"My parents don't want me to go to school in Kyoto because of my grandpa's affairs..."
Jiang Huai's heart trembled, "I understand. Don't worry about anything else. Just focus on the college entrance examination first! We'll talk about it later when you fill out your application form."
"Okay."
Jiang Yi was the only one at home, Jiang Zewen was working overtime, and Bai Cuiyun went out to buy food. Jiang Huai and Bai Cuiyun said hello that they would come back later to eat, and asked Bai Cuiyun not to cook the food too early.
"Shen Zhuo, is it too dangerous for my mother to buy groceries alone?" Jiang Huai asked Shen Zhuo in a low voice.
Shen Zhuo gave Jiang Huai a reassuring look, "I have always provided bodyguards for your family, and the Liu family and the police on the Kowloon Gang are monitoring it."
"The Kowloon Gang injured the young master before. This matter is not so easy to solve. We must take revenge."
"Well, thank you!"
Jiang Yi returned to the room and continued studying. Jiang Huai and Shen Zhuo sat on the sofa and watched TV.
After waiting for a while, Bai Cuiyun finally came back with vegetables and fruits.
Bai Cuiyun asked Jiang Huai to wash the fruits and serve them to Shen Zhuo, while she was busy in the kitchen and started making dinner.
After the food was served, Jiang Huai called Jiang Yi out for dinner.
Bai Cuiyun seemed to be in a good mood, but Jiang Yi wanted to stay here to chat after eating, but Bai Cuiyun called him back, "I'm going to study after eating. The college entrance examination is about to take place. After the college entrance examination, you can have fun."< br>
Jiang Yi nodded, "Okay!"
Jiang Huai knew that Bai Cuiyun deliberately sent Jiang Yi away. Jiang Yi was still underage, so it was better not to know some things. "Xiaohuai, I will tell you directly about your grandfather." Bai Cuiyun did not shy away from Shen Zhuo. She felt that these things were nothing special and were just some love and resentment in her youth!
"I am indeed the daughter of Bai Wenyao, the head of the Bai family in Kyoto, and he is also your grandfather."
"When I was young, your dad and I fell in love, but your grandpa despised your dad being poor and felt that your dad couldn't give me the life I wanted. But I am not a material person."
"Your father's poverty is only relative to that of a wealthy family in Kyoto. In Jiangcheng, our family is actually no different from a well-off family. At that time, your grandpa hoped that I would find a child of a wealthy family in Kyoto."
"Marrying someone of the right family can bring some help to the Bai family."
"When I was young, I was always impulsive. Your dad and I had you, and your grandpa kicked our family of three out of the Bai family in a fit of anger, and threatened that if I acted in the name of the Bai family, I would give you... ”
"Anyway, I was afraid at that time, so I went back to Jiangcheng with your dad. Over the years, we have never interacted with the Bai family. We always go to your dad's side when visiting relatives during the New Year and holidays."
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Jiang Huai frowned, "But I heard from the Bai family that grandpa regretted it after you left and started looking for the whereabouts of our family of three."
Bai Cuiyun sighed, "I don't know, but family ties among wealthy families are very weak, and I don't know what your grandpa really thinks."
"Perhaps, I have lost trust in him. That day he came to see me and wanted me to return to the Bai family, but I refused. He then said that he would let you return to the Bai family and wanted you to inherit part of the family business. Maybe he will come to you again after a while..."
"As for Xiaoyi, your grandpa also hopes that he can go to school in Kyoto. He didn't say anything specific."
"Grandpa really wants me to go back and inherit the family business?"
"I don't know. In my opinion, your grandfather pays more attention to profit. He doesn't want to please anyone without profit. I don't want you and Xiaoyi to have too much contact with the Bai family."
Jiang Huai nodded, "Don't worry, Mom, as long as people from the Bai family don't come to me, I will not have anything to do with them."
"But some time ago, my second uncle's son came to see me. He didn't want me to return to the Bai family."
"Yes! Even if you return to the Bai family, no one will make friends with you, and you will still be unwelcome. Then why go back?" Bai Cuiyun was a little helpless.
"The capital raises people, and the people of the Bai family are arrogant. If you go there, you will definitely be looked down upon, and your status will not be high."
"Well, I understand, I won't go back to the Bai family."
"..."
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It was already nine o'clock in the evening when Jiang Huai left. Bai Cuiyun was more worried. She felt that there was nothing wrong with a peaceful and simple life, but that kind of rich and noble life could easily make people confused.
"Mr. Jiang, I think it's best for you to stay away from the Bai family!" Shen Zhuo suggested to Jiang Huai while driving the car.
"How to say? What is your opinion?"
Shen Zhuo continued: "Listening to your mother's description just now, I feel that your grandpa is a person who is relatively indifferent to family affection. As for the fact that he has been looking for your family for so long, he probably wants to take advantage of you."
"If you return to the Bai family with a foreign surname, you will not be reused in the end. Everyone knows this truth, unless the Bai family changes their surname to Jiang!"
"Your grandfather's intention may be to use you as a whetstone to put pressure on the real heir to the Bai family."
Jiang Huai was a little puzzled, "I haven't been in the Bai family since I was a child, and I don't have the skills to gain a foothold in a wealthy family. What's the use of him using me as a whetstone? What kind of pressure will it bring to my younger brother from the Bai family?"
"So until the real heir of the Bai family grows up, your grandfather will always be behind you. Your biggest reliance is on him, not anyone else."
"This alone is enough to put pressure on the heirs of the Bai family, isn't it?"
(Please collect, please read, thank every reader for following up, Momoji.)
(End of chapter)