Volume 1: The Golden Years Chapter 005 Visiting the Jiang Family
Yuan Xudong followed Jiang Nansun into the house and saw a spacious space with high ceilings and classic retro furniture style. The house was a duplex structure with two floors, and a wooden staircase connected to the second floor. The atmosphere of the 1960s and 1970s was overwhelming.
"Nansun, you're back!"
Hearing the sound of the door opening, Jiang Pengfei, who was receiving guests, stood up from the sofa in the living room. Sitting opposite him was a young man in a blue suit, who also stood up from the sofa. The two of them went to greet Jiang Nansun who opened the door.
"dad!"
Jiang Nansun greeted him, but before she could introduce Yuan Xudong, Jiang Pengfei, who saw his daughter bringing a strange man home for the first time, was surprised:
"Who is this……?"
"Uncle, hello, my name is Yuan Xudong, and I'm Miss Jiang's friend. You can just call me Xiao Yuan!"
Seeing the fifty-year-old Jiang Pengfei looking at him, Yuan Xudong hurriedly bowed slightly and introduced himself, then put the gift in his hand on the coffee table in the living room and said politely:
"This is my first time visiting my uncle at home, and I don't know what he likes. These are the gifts I bought randomly. I hope he likes them!"
"Xiao Yuan, you are so polite!"
Jiang Pengfei was quite satisfied as he knew the gift was worth a lot just by looking at the packaging. When he saw that Yuan Xudong was handsome and dressed like a young man from a wealthy family, he was even more satisfied. He thought that his daughter should be with such an outstanding man instead of a poor guy like Zhang Anren.
After a polite remark, he introduced the young man in a blue suit next to him to Yuan Xudong:
"Xiao Yuan, let me introduce you. This is Teacher Fei, the violin teacher I hired for Nansun. Teacher Fei studied music in Vienna, Europe. He is the best violin teacher in Shanghai and knows a lot of upper-class people!"
Hearing this, Yuan Xudong looked at Mr. Fei, who was also wearing a well-tailored suit, and stretched out his right hand to shake hands with him. The two of them simply greeted each other:
"Hello!"
"Hello!"
"Nansun, say hello to Teacher Fei too!"
Jiang Pengfei looked at his well-behaved daughter standing beside him and said.
"Hello, Teacher Fei!"
Jiang Nansun nodded politely with a happy expression on her face. She still liked playing the violin, but she had never found a suitable teacher.
"Hello!"
Teacher Fei smiled and nodded in response. He was very satisfied with Jiang Nansun's appearance and temperament. Such an outstanding woman could easily integrate into the upper class and be sought after by many men. At that time, his own network of contacts would increase.
Looking at the decent-looking Teacher Fei, Yuan Xudong, who just stood aside and watched without saying anything, rolled his eyes in his heart. He just plays the violin, and he also knows the upper class. He is simply a slash youth, a professional music teacher, a slash matchmaker, and a slash pimp!
"Nan Sun, Mr. Fei is the best violin teacher in Shanghai. Many celebrities and rich girls are his students. He will arrange for you to attend various salons and bring you into the real upper class society!"
Jiang Pengfei seemed very proud.
"As the saying goes, he who keeps company with vermilion becomes red, and he who keeps company with ink becomes black!"
Teacher Fei at the side chimed in.
"I don't want to go. I'll just play the violin. Why go to a salon?"
Jiang Nansun restrained her smile, her face full of reluctance. Yuan Xudong on the side silently praised her in his heart. He liked such a pure lotus heroine. Only a pure heart can save her from the dirty thoughts in her head.
"Do you think playing the violin is just for the sake of playing the violin?"
Jiang Pengfei glared at his disobedient daughter, then tried to persuade her with his hands and feet:
"Playing the violin is to create a better life!"
Ignoring her father who was beaming with joy, Jiang Nansun looked directly at Teacher Fei and said politely:
"I'm sorry, if you were here to teach me how to play the violin, I would be happy to call you Teacher Fei, because I haven't found a suitable teacher for a long time!"
"Ms. Jiang may be embarrassed, but it doesn't matter, I will help you blend in naturally!"
Teacher Fei did not care about Jiang Nansun's reluctance, and just thought it was a girl's modesty. People go to high places and water flows to low places. There is no one in this world who doesn't want to enter the upper class, it's just that most people don't have the opportunity!
"I'm not embarrassed. I've never been embarrassed since I was a child. I'm just not interested. My dad is interested in those outstanding ladies and men. You should help my dad fit in!"
After saying that, Jiang Nansun nodded slightly to Teacher Fei and was about to turn around and leave.
"How do you talk to the teacher? The teacher is here to change your life and broaden your horizons, so that you won't think that Zhang Anren is your Mr. Right when you see him. There are many excellent men out there!"
Jiang Pengfei grabbed Jiang Nansun who was about to leave and spoke sternly.
"Why should I let a stranger change my life?"
Jiang Nansun looked directly at Jiang Pengfei and resisted.
"Why do you think you play the violin? I have raised you like a princess since you were young. I bought you brand-name clothes, and you had your hair done at a famous store. I also had the best violin and the most expensive and best teacher. Why did I raise you to such a high standard?
If you want to find a boyfriend, you should find someone who is worthy of you, right? But the one you are looking for now, Zhang Anren, is so dry and poor!
That's not called love, you are blinded by love, you are so stupid!"
"If you had told me earlier that you wanted me to learn the piano so that I could marry a fine man in a salon, I would have stopped learning it long ago. I would rather be stupid, stupid for the rest of my life!"
"What did you say?"
Bang~~
Jiang Pengfei was obviously angered by his daughter's words and actions. He slapped Jiang Nansun in a rage. Yuan Xudong and Teacher Fei on the side seemed embarrassed and at a loss. He didn't know what Teacher Fei was thinking at the moment. Yuan Xudong was quite happy in his heart. The conflict between father and daughter gave him the opportunity to intervene.
To some extent, he could still understand Jiang Pengfei. If his daughter, whom he had carefully raised since childhood, was to marry a poor boy, he would definitely be unhappy.
From a practical point of view, without the support from her parents, Jiang Nansun would have to spend at least tens of thousands of yuan a month. Zhang Ainren definitely cannot afford to support Jiang Nansun. When you are in love, love is enough to satisfy you, but after marriage, you only need to worry about the daily necessities of life.
The different consumption concepts of the two people will definitely lead to conflicts, and then they will endure and suppress each other, and finally explode completely and lead to divorce. It is better to find a suitable person from the beginning.
After silently receiving a slap from her father, Jiang Nansun put her backpack and the file bag in her hand on the sofa, walked to the coffee table, picked up a pot of boiling hot tea, and poured it directly on the valuable violin on the coffee table.
Jiang Pengfei felt heartbroken when he saw his daughter ruining the violin he had carefully prepared. He could not help but said angrily:
"what are you doing?!"
"Are you crazy?!"
“This is the best violin ever!”
"Besides the violin, what else?"
Jiang Nansun threw down the teapot, stared at Jiang Pengfei and asked himself:
"Dress? Hair?"
After saying that, without waiting for Jiang Pengfei to react, she ran up the stairs to the second floor and disappeared.
"Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry, I have other things to do, so I'll leave today !"
Seeing that Jiang Nansun was really unwilling, the father and daughter even had a conflict, and Teacher Fei, feeling bored, said goodbye.
"Sorry, Mr. Fei, please go and do your work first!"
Jiang Pengfei also felt ashamed, so he simply followed Teacher Fei's words and said:
"I'll take you there!"
"No need to send me off, no need to send me off!"
Teacher Fei walked out of the house while talking, and soon disappeared. Seeing that only himself and Jiang Pengfei were left in the living room, Yuan Xudong took the opportunity of Jiang Nansun's absence and hurriedly said ingratiatingly:
"Uncle, calm down. Nansun is still young and ignorant. She doesn't know the benefits of money. I made a bet with my family before that we would live in poverty for a period of time. Yesterday was the final deadline. Now I finally understand the good intentions of my family!"
At this point, he sighed innocently:
"My bank card was frozen by my family, and I was used to spending lavishly. The salary I earned from working for a month was not enough to buy a piece of clothing. In the end, I had no choice but to admit my mistake. Only when you have experienced poverty can you understand what life is!"
Jiang Pengfei seemed to be thinking about something. He looked at Yuan Xudong and asked:
"How do you think this trick would work on Nansun?"
"I think so!"
Yuan Xudong nodded slightly, and then analyzed seriously:
"Nansun is still studying and has no source of income. Uncle can only provide her with basic living expenses every month and put away her brand-name clothes and bags. Nansun has always lived the life of a young lady. Let her try the life of an ordinary person. This will be good for her in the future!"
"What's your idea, kid?"
Jiang Pengfei stared at Yuan Xudong and had a rough guess in his mind. He knew that the boy in front of him had bad intentions towards his daughter, but he was not angry. It only meant that his daughter was elegant and dignified and popular, which was better than letting her get away with that poor boy Zhang Anren!
"Uncle, you really have a keen eye. I like Nansun, but unfortunately she already has a boyfriend. I believe that he is not suitable for Nansun. The biggest contradiction is the economic problem.
Rather than exposing it after the marriage, it is better to bring it out early. This way, Nansun can understand that Zhang Anren is not her true love and has no ability to protect her from the wind and rain.
Besides, it is still unknown whether Zhang Anren is willing to give everything for Nansun. We can know by trying with the house. I heard that he finally bought a suburban house. If Nansun owes a large sum of money, do you think Zhang Anren is willing to sell his house to shelter Nansun?"
Yuan Xudong deliberately used the house to flatter Jiang Pengfei. He knew that Jiang Pengfei had repeatedly suggested that Zhang Anren sell the house to invest in stocks, but was repeatedly rejected by Zhang Anren. He bluntly said that he was a down-to-earth person. The subtext was that Jiang Pengfei was not a down-to-earth person because he invested in stocks. Although this was true, it was certain that he had offended Jiang Pengfei.
Besides, what Yuan Xudong said was true. Zhang Anren, who was tired of being poor, cared too much about gains and losses. He might love Jiang Nansun, but he was not as devoted as he or Jiang Nansun imagined.
After all, love needs a material foundation and cannot withstand too many tests, because love is only a part of life. There are too many things that are exactly the same as love, such as family, friendship, ideals, and even houses. It depends on how individuals choose.
"And you?"
Jiang Pengfei looked at Yuan Xudong who was talking freely, and said calmly:
"Are you willing to sell your house for Nansun?"
"I am different from Zhang Anren!"
Yuan Xudong boasted without changing his expression:
"I heard that my uncle is good at stock investment. If an outstanding girl like Nansun is willing to be with me, my family is willing to provide me with a start-up capital of about 100 million yuan.
Then I will learn some investment tips from my uncle, and then use the financing to leverage the stock market to make some money. I believe that several hundred million in assets will be enough to support Nansun!"
"You want to invest 100 million yuan in stocks?"
Hearing about his favorite stock trading, Jiang Pengfei immediately became excited. He stopped talking about his daughter Jiang Nansun and started chatting with Yuan Xudong directly:
"I know someone who can provide me with 10 times leverage. Now is the time to invest in stocks. Even the aunties in the vegetable market know to buy a few shares. Only a poor boy like Zhang Anren would cling to one house. He deserves to be poor all his life. He still wants to marry my daughter. No way!"
"Uncle, let 's sit down and talk. I am as young as Nansun and don't understand the stock market. You must teach me how to invest. The old ones are the wisest!"
A smile appeared on Yuan Xudong's lips as he led Jiang Pengfei to sit on the sofa in the living room. With Yuan Xudong's deliberate flattery, the two of them had a very pleasant conversation, just like father-in-law and son-in-law!
