Volume 1: The Golden Years Chapter 032: Jiang Family Conflict
At 4:55 in the afternoon, the sun was setting, and Yuan Xudong and three others walked out of the mall carrying large and small gift boxes. Interestingly, the gift boxes carried by Yuan Xudong and Zhu Suosuo were exactly the same as those carried by Jiang Nansun and Zhang Anren. The only difference was that Yuan Xudong was carrying an extra gift box containing a tie.
Jiang Nansun looked at Yuan Xudong angrily and said:
"Yuan Xudong, are you doing this on purpose? You buy the same gifts as us. What's the meaning of your doing this?"
"It's nothing. I don't know what your parents and grandma like. Of course I buy what you buy. Is there any problem with that?"
Without waiting for Jiang Nansun's reply, Yuan Xudong pretended to be wronged and said:
"I'm buying gifts for your family, not for you. Why are you so excited? Besides, I was kind enough to lend you my VIP card for a discount, saving you several thousand dollars. It's fine if you don't thank me, but are you repaying kindness with hatred now?"
Jiang Nansun couldn't stand Yuan Xudong's smug look, so she mocked him directly:
"Look at how capable you are. You are educating the clerks in the mall. People who don't know you would think you are Ye Jinyan from Jingyan Group. It's a pity that Ye Jinyan is older and doesn't look as innocent as you!"
"Nan Sun!"
Before Yuan Xudong could confront her, Zhang Anren on the side stopped her and said:
"Mr. Yuan is right. You have no right to stop others from buying what they want. Moreover, Mr. Yuan lent us his VIP card, saving us several thousand dollars. We should really thank him!"
At this point, without waiting for Jiang Nansun to respond, Zhang Anren looked directly at Yuan Xudong and smiled and thanked him:
"Mr. Yuan, thank you for lending us your VIP card. Nansun is not very sensible, so please don't bother with her!"
Seeing Zhang Anren's smiling face, Yuan Xudong didn't know if he didn't mind as much as he said. He didn't care about his true thoughts and joked with a smile on his face:
"It's okay. Nansun and I were just joking. She's like . She is too well protected by her family and has never experienced any setbacks. I let her feel in advance that not everyone will obey her in everything!"
Hearing Yuan Xudong's evaluation of herself, Jiang Nansun glared and said:
"Yuan Xudong, who do you say looks like a child who hasn't grown up?"
Before Yuan Xudong could speak, Zhu Suosuo twisted the soft flesh on his waist and stared at him threateningly:
"Tell me, who is like a child who has not grown up?"
For the sake of happiness in the evening, looking at the sexy and charming Zhu Suosuo, Yuan Xudong could only pinch his nose and surrender to Jiang Nansun:
"I'm sorry, I'm still a child, please forgive my childish words!"
Looking at the shameless Yuan Xudong, Jiang Nansun felt like she was punching cotton, with no place to use her strength. No matter what you say or do, the mentally strong Yuan Xudong doesn't care at all. Just like he said, he is immune to all evil, and those who scold him make him angry to death.
Reciting to herself that she was not angry, Jiang Nansun pulled Zhang A'ren away quickly and got into a white Santana not far away. Yuan Xudong also led Zhu Suosuo into his black BMW.
After a while, the white Santana started to drive away. Yuan Xudong followed and said while looking at the white Santana in front:
"Suosuo, do you think the prince charming is more handsome or the prince dark horse is more handsome?"
Looking at the white Santana driven by Zhang Anren in front, and then thinking about the black BMW 7 Series driven by Yuan Xudong, Zhu Suosuo had no idea what he was talking about. She rolled her eyes and said unhappily:
"I think the dark horse is more handsome, but the prince is almost the same!"
Yuan Xudong felt that what Zhu Suosuo said made sense, so he nodded slightly in agreement:
"You're right. The prince is not important. What's important is whether the prince has a horse. Can a prince without a white horse still be called Prince Charming? He is not even as good as Tang Monk!"
Looking at Yuan Xudong who had bad intentions, Zhu Suosuo couldn't help but retort:
"What's wrong with Tang Seng? All the female fairies like to eat him, and he even has a confidante like the Queen of the Kingdom of Women!"
Seeing Zhu Suosuo becoming more and more presumptuous, Yuan Xudong felt that his authority was challenged. He rolled his eyes, raised a wicked smile and said:
"Suosuo, can you drive?"
Zhu Suosuo, who didn't understand what was going on, replied directly:
"I've learned to drive, and even though I haven't driven much, I still have no problem getting on the road!"
Entering the speed limit section, Yuan Xudong smiled and suggested:
"Come over here, let's switch seats and I'll teach you how to drive!"
In the white Santana in front, Zhang Anren glanced through the rearview mirror at the black BMW 7 Series that had been following behind him and said curiously:
"Nansun, why did Suosuo and the others turn around? That's the direction of the parking lot. Can you call and ask if there's any problem?"
"Wait a minute!"
After that , Jiang Nansun picked up her mobile phone and started to contact Zhu Suosuo and Yuan Xudong. After a long call, Zhu Suosuo finally answered the call and said in a staccato voice:
"Nansun, you and Zhang Anren go back first. Mr. Yuan still has something to do. We can just wait a while and go there by ourselves. That's all. Bye!"
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Nansun frowned slightly. Why did Suosuo's voice sound so strange? Seeing Zhang Anren turned around and looked at her, Jiang Nansun said unhappily:
"Yuan Xudong has something to do and will be delayed for a while. Let's go back first and ignore them!"
Zhang Anren nodded slightly, stepped on the accelerator, and the white Santana began to accelerate towards the Jiang family on Fuxing Road.
Time passed, and it was 7:25 in the evening, in the living room of the Jiang family villa on Fuxing Road in Shanghai.
Jiang Nansun put down her phone and saw that everyone in the family was looking at her. She explained again:
"I have contacted Suosuo. Yuan Xudong was delayed for a while due to something. They are on their way and will be here soon!"
After contacting Zhu Suosuo and Yuan Xudong and learning that they would be arriving soon, Grandma Jiang instructed the nanny at home:
"Xiao Sun, go prepare the food, the guests will be here soon!"
"Yes, old lady!"
Seeing her grandmother and family's completely different attitudes towards Yuan Xudong and Zhang Anren, Jiang Nansun couldn't help but complain:
"Grandma, Yuan Xudong is already with Suosuo. He came to our house for dinner and asked our whole family to sit here and wait for him. Zhang Anren is the one who wants to be your grandson-in-law. How can you be so partial to one and ignore the other?"
"Nansun, how do you talk to grandma?"
Without waiting for Grandma Jiang to speak, Jiang Nansun's father Jiang Pengfei directly scolded:
"Zhang Anren is only an assistant teacher at the Magic City School of Architecture. It's not clear whether he can stay in school. Of course he has time. Can Xiao Yuan be the same as him?
I heard from your aunt that Ye Jinyan of Jingyan Group praised him highly. It is very likely that the two of them will join forces, and then Jingyan Group will become even more powerful. Do you know what this is?
This is the inside information. I asked Zhang Anren to sell the house and buy the bottom of the stock market. I wanted to buy the shares of Jingyan Group. When this good news is announced, the stock price is likely to double. You don't know how to seize such a good opportunity to make a fortune. You just cling to that small house. This is a typical poor man's thinking. It's stupid!"
Seeing that Jiang Nansun's family had an indifferent attitude and the gifts he brought were casually placed on the sofa, and Jiang Nansun's father kept forcing him to sell the house he had bought with great difficulty, Zhang Anren felt extremely embarrassed.
For him, the house is the foundation of his life in Shanghai, and stock speculation is just a mirage, an investment behavior that is not much different from gambling. Thinking this in his heart, he still spoke in a gentle voice:
"Uncle, I don't understand stocks, so I'd better be down-to-earth and safe!"
Seeing that Zhang Anren was still stubborn and unwilling to sell his house to buy the bottom of the stock market, Jiang Pengfei was extremely angry and disliked him more and more.
"Xiao Zhang, I'll give you two choices. First, sell your house and buy a big house in the city center after you make the money, then marry Nansun and have children. Second, you work hard for another ten or eight years. If you can earn enough to buy a big house in the city center, then marry Nansun and have children. One is now, and the other is ten or eight years later when there is still a possibility of success. Make your choice!"
Hearing this, Zhang Anren still smiled and said:
"Uncle, I believe I will bring happiness to Nansun in the future!"
Hearing Zhang Anren's choice, Jiang Pengfei became angry and said:
" You can wait for ten or eight years, but my daughter should also wait for you for ten or eight years? Is a girl's best youth going to be spent waiting for an illusory promise from you?"
Without waiting for Zhang Anren to respond, Jiang Nansun directly retorted:
"I want to marry Zhang Anren. It would be best if you agree. If you don't agree, that's fine. I'll move out and live with Zhang Anren!"
"you……"
Jiang Pengfei was furious and was about to lose his temper when Grandma Jiang stopped him angrily:
"A daughter you raise will get married sooner or later, so just let her do whatever she wants. As long as the first boy you give birth to has the surname Jiang, that's all!"
Having said this, she looked at the silent Zhang Anren and said:
"Xiao Zhang, do you agree with me?"
Zhang Anren was angry and wanted to refute but he didn't have the confidence. Jiang Nansun helped him directly:
"Grandma, how come you are even more outrageous than Dad?"
“Outrageous?”
Grandma Jiang glanced at Jiang Nansun coldly and said in a cold voice:
"Your father is not a good person. He only raised you as a daughter. After a hundred years, the Jiang family's property will be yours. If your children don't have the surname Jiang, will such a huge fortune be given to someone else for nothing?"
Without waiting for Jiang Nansun to refute, Jiang Pengfei also chimed in:
"I have raised you like a princess since you were young, and I have made sure you have everything you need. I am not here to make money for poor people. Are you willing to give up your comfortable life for Zhang Anren? Is he willing to give up something for you? Is he willing to sell his house? You only have an empty promise. Jiang Nansun, are you crazy?"
Seeing that Jiang Nansun was about to argue with Jiang Pengfei, Jiang's mother quickly stood up, winked at Jiang Nansun, and said in a smooth manner:
"Okay, stop talking. Suosuo and Xiaoyuan are coming soon. It would be bad if they saw us!"
