Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot by Beautiful Crescent

Chapter 119: 109 Auntie, Divine Assist or Undermining? Chapter 119: 109 Auntie, Divine Assist or Undermining? The winter sun revealed a hint of the pale belly of a fish, but the cold wind remained, chilling to the bone.

Jiang Jinsang watched the person staring intently at Hua Mei pecking for food, his gaze deep and seemingly even colder than the north wind.

“What’s the matter? Don’t you like our Wanwan?” The girl turned to look at him.

“I do.” Jiang Jinsang was straightforward—there was no need to hide anything in front of a clever person.

“I heard from my brother-in-law that you’re coming over to break off the engagement?”

“Marrying someone I’ve never contacted, am not familiar with, and haven’t even met would be irresponsible to both parties, even if I agreed to the engagement, even marriage.”

She wore a smile at the corner of her mouth, holding a bird-teasing stick in one hand, playing with Hua Mei.

Yet the bird ignored her, which frustrated her.

“What will you marry Wanwan with, considering your health isn’t very good?”

“Rumors can’t all be believed.”

“It seems you don’t have a proper job. How do you support a family, by leeching off your own?”

“I have investments and a few jobs—it’s just that due to health issues, I haven’t reported for duty.”

“I heard that your family relationships are quite complicated. How can you guarantee Wanwan won’t be bullied if she goes there?”

What she heard was mostly about Jiang Jinsang’s poor health and his issues with his elder brother. If there was such a crafty and ruthless person in the family, Wanwan would surely be bullied going there.

“Complicated?” Jiang Jinsang chuckled lightly. “You seem to have some misconceptions about our family?”

…

She continuously asked various questions, and Jiang Jinsang’s responses were measured and reliable; no fault could be found.

It wasn’t until Jiangjiang exited the house, calling them in for a meal, that she nodded and laughed, “Thank you, we’ll come in right away.”

“Miss Shen.” Since she was Tang Wan’s maternal aunt and they were close, Jiang Jinsang was certainly very polite to her.

*

Although it was just her maternal grandfather and aunt visiting the house, they were not considered outsiders, but still, Tang Wan tidied herself up slightly and put on light makeup before coming out. As she entered the front hall, she saw that the two elders were playing with Jiangjiang in the living room.

“Where is my aunt?” Tang Wan looked around the living room, and Jiang Jinsang was also not there.

“She went out to the courtyard with Xiaowu, and I don’t know what they are whispering about.” Old Master Tang frowned. “Hey, they shouldn’t have known each other before, right?”

“They don’t seem like acquaintances either. They didn’t exchange a single word. She had just gone out, and Xiaowu immediately followed.”

“That’s really odd.”

Tang Wan pursed her lips but didn’t say anything.

Only after breakfast did the two of them come into the house one after the other.

“What were you two chatting about outside? Did you know each other before?” Even Old Master Shen couldn’t help but ask.

“We don’t know each other. I went out to feed the birds. It’s just that Hua Mei seems not to recognize me anymore, ignoring me no matter how I tease it.” The girl laughed.

Hua Mei: I’m eating! Why would you tease a bird at a time like this?

Jinsang chimed in, “I went outside for some fresh air.”

Jiang the Fifth, sorry, I haven’t introduced myself yet. I am

“Pleased to meet you.”

“Pleased to meet you.”

as polite as people who

Everyone: …

that the two of them were whispering in

by a bird in the past; she couldn’t say she disliked birds, but

are a sickly person. Why would you go out into the

are clearly fooling everyone

others to know about, and everyone exchanged glances, sensing that there were some

…

lips and then smiled, “All right, let’s eat quickly. By the way, grandpa, why didn’t grandma come

and she can’t endure the long

okay at

also informed the elderly couple next door. They will help me look after her, which is why I can’t stay long in

leaving is no problem. Shuci stays, and you can stay a few more days,

just smiled and didn’t join in the conversation, likely still planning to leave

we go to Yiyu Tea House for tea and listen to storytelling after breakfast? We can have

and audios for me online, but listening

to go too.”

Master Tang said

In Pingjiang, Jinsang was his only relative, so

nodded. Besides accompanying his little nephew, he also wanted to see what kind of person this Old Master of the Shen

visit, he had a meeting to attend at his company and couldn’t go with them. He said that he would book a restaurant for dinner, and

Are you coming with us?” Old Master Tang looked at his

breakfast started, she seemed a bit off, and even with her favorite

was suddenly woken up

will you come with us to listen to

Wan clenched her chopsticks, stirring the bowl of congee in front of her, “I won’t go. I need to visit an injured employee at the hospital, and there’s some work to be

dinner together tonight.” Since they were all family, Old Tang didn’t press her

Jinsang had been sizing her up the

doesn’t seem

**

the Tang Family was busy packing

sun. Old Master Shen was cheerfully teasing the Hua Mei in the corridor,

“What are

likes him so much that he even let him stay in the same courtyard as Wanwan. It’s obvious he wants to bring those two together. How could you not try to find

“It wasn’t a test.”

does that

asked him if he

China, people tend to be more indirect in their

all about mutual affection? If a man likes a woman and

Wan is just 22, and Shen Shuci is even younger than her, a

doing,” Shen Shuci said with

he’s alright. He knows when to advance or retreat and acts appropriately. You weren’t there, but he helped prepare medicine for your Uncle Tang and handed Wanwan

chuckled, “Dad, you speak as if you’re quite fond of

just calling it as I see it. When judging

with your son-in-law at first. You wanted to butcher him

stopped in mid-tease, “Society progresses, and

you’re planning to match them

how it goes. Plus, love requires mutual affection. Even if he likes her, Wanwan has to be interested too. Have you gauged Wanwan’s

Shuci smiled, “Not

should ask her

someone says. Which girl keeps talking about who she likes, especially when the relationship is

There’s always a way!