Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot by Beautiful Crescent

Chapter 326: 218 Wuye: Wanwan, wait for me to marry you

Beijing to Pingjiang, the drive itself is not short. After a lunch at the rest stop, Tang Wan leaned against the car and fell asleep, not waking up until reaching the Pingjiang toll station, her eyes still bleary.

Even under the warm winter sun, the twilight over Pingjiang City, though lacking its usual misty rainfall, was still clear and warmly inviting. A light snow had fallen before the New Year and had not yet fully melted away.

This was a plain, without the splendid scene of snow-clad mountains found in the north, yet the sporadic remnants of snow were a sight of their own kind.

When they arrived at the Tang Family’s old house, they could see Shen Family’s elder and Nanny Huang standing at the door from quite a distance.

"Grandpa," Tang Wan was the first to push the door open and get out of the car.

"You’re back..." Shen Elder held her hand, "You’ve worked hard these past days. How come you seem thinner? Don’t you get used to eating out?"

Tang Wan laughed wryly. She had been staying at the Jiang Family, and just over the New Year holiday, she had gained three pounds. Where had she lost weight?

During the New Year, she was in Beijing with no relatives to visit. All her days were spent eating and drinking; how could she not gain weight?

"Dad," Tang Yunxian got out of the car to greet him.

Shen Elder just snorted, "I told you a thousand times, if your father is hospitalized, you must inform me, and you..."

"Grandpa, how is Grandma?" Tang Wan, holding onto his arm, swiftly changed the subject to help Tang Yunxian out.

"She’s inside cooking for you. No matter how I tell her not to cook, she won’t listen. She says you love her Osmanthus Fish the most, so she went out early in the morning to buy fresh fish." While Shen Elder was talking, Tang Yunxian and Shen Shuci were already assisting the Tang Family’s elder out of the car. Old friends meeting naturally led to another round of cordial greetings.

"I thought after your surgery, you’d be quite leaner, so I even stewed chicken soup to nourish you. I didn’t expect you to gain some weight."

Elder Tang smiled, "That’s all thanks to the care of the Jiang Family, with all kinds of delicious food and drink every day. I just sit and don’t move; how could I not gain weight?"

"So, that’s why you’ve betrothed your granddaughter to their family?" The Shen Family elder always had reservations about the engagement. He wasn’t very familiar with Jiang Jinsang, and it all seemed so sudden when he came back and mentioned the engagement.

He had met Jiang Jinsang before and thought the young man was decent enough. He wanted to observe him over time, but just after a few months away and with Elder Tang’s surgery concluded, his granddaughter’s marriage was settled. Things moved too quickly.

"I-..." Elder Tang was about to praise Jiang Jinsang, but Shen Elder cut him off.

"The surgery and illness were a serious matter, and we are grateful for the Jiang Family’s assistance. A drop of water should be reciprocated with a gushing spring, not to mention life-saving grace. In the old days, there was even the phrase ’pledging oneself in marriage’ in return for saving one’s life, but to betroth your granddaughter as repayment? What kind of reasoning is that?"

that Wanwan likes him. Otherwise, I couldn’t have made this decision. You know very well what

that Jiang boy?" Shen Elder turned to look at Tang Wan, who was retrieving luggage

face flushed slightly, and she remained

they were greeted by an elderly lady with severe rheumatism, which caused her legs to bend at the knees somewhat deformedly. Her

the door and took her hand, "Why

I don’t cook for you every day. You must have had a hard time recently, looking at how thin you are..." The

laughter and tears. Why did all the

stuff back in my room, then change clothes before I come to help you." Coming back to the long-missed home

out for dinner." Favortism across generations was epitomized in the Shen Family’s behavior, especially given Tang Wan’s mother’s early passing,

on doing things themselves as long as they still can, not wanting

had already taken off her

coat and looked at Tang

Tang Wan coughed, pulling her luggage toward the

something that anyone can learn if they put their heart into it, but it also depends on one’s talent. Some people, no matter how hard they try, can only come up with disastrous ’dark

For instance...

Shen Shuci!

them had agreed to go out and play, she, being perhaps poorer in health compared to

apron, and laid out all the ingredients. Honestly, her actions were crisp and smooth, even the way she chopped vegetables was

hands moved with a grace that captured both strength and beauty

then, cooking

But the outcome...

well, to put it in a

but the taste was simply unflattering. So, when it came to cooking, Tang Wan was good

the taste wasn’t too

enough when just he lived there, and she didn’t feel its emptiness. Now, returning alone, especially gazing upon the garden’s green

the greenery in the garden, she knocked the heavy snow from the branches and leaves, and suddenly, she was reminded of sunny days when Jiang Jinsang

smile warm and soothing, he cleared

no one could surpass

this with people. They aren’t accustomed to strangers entering their lives, but once they grow used

but

moment, her phone vibrated,

desk, toying with the

are slow-moving creatures, agitated and flustered