Chapter 371 It took you so long to come up, you don’t care about me at all

After Ji Chen and Lin Xuan entered the study, they took a piece of Tianhuang stone with exquisite craftsmanship to admire it. This was dug up by a host friend of Lin Xuan named Jiang Chen in the mountains, and he also carved a landscape painting pattern into it with his own hands.

Ji Chen, who is proficient in jade and painting, couldn't let go of this Tianhuang stone. He couldn't help but want to meet the "Old Jiang" mentioned by Lin Xuan.

Not to mention the carving craftsmanship, he really likes the composition and artistic conception of this landscape painting.

At this moment, Lin Xuan suddenly looked at Ji Chen, "Little Brother Ji, I remember your family seems to be in Jiangdu City, right? Is it close to Zaoshui Village?"

Ji Chen smiled and said, "It only takes two hours to get from our county to Zaoshui Village. I heard that it has developed very well in recent years, but I have been studying away from home and have never had the chance to visit."

Before his family went bankrupt, Ji Chen had been living with his parents. It was only after he finished the college entrance examination in his senior year of high school that he learned that his family had gone bankrupt and that the whole family had returned to their hometown.

Lin Xuan smiled. "It's so close, it would be a shame not to go. Otherwise, wait until next year or when you have time, and we can go together. Then I'll introduce you to Lao Jiang. He has seen your paintings and praised them highly."

Ji Chen nodded and said, "Sure, how about next year during my summer vacation? I just want to take my girlfriend back to meet my parents and take her to Zaoshui Village for some fun."

Lin Xuan smiled meaningfully, "That's fine, you have summer vacation, and your girlfriend happens to be free, so she can go with you."

Ji Chen looked at the meaningful smile on Lin Xuan's face and said, "Brother Xuan, you figured it out."

Lin Xuan smiled and said, "It was just a guess just now, but now it's confirmed. However, I really didn't expect that Xiao Wanwan seemed to be afraid of you."

Ji Chen remained noncommittal. "Maybe he accepted something from someone else and was afraid that I'd get jealous."

"This is really amazing." Lin Xuan just felt a little bit unbelievable.

What method did Ji Chen use to make that fearless and cold little girl date him and care about him so much?

Although Ji Chen is indeed much better than ordinary people, there were many outstanding boys around Xiao Wanwan in the past, and she has never been seen getting close to anyone, let alone making friends with them.

Now not only is she in love with Ji Chen, but she also cares so much about Ji Chen's feelings.

And I care about him especially.

It's amazing!

"It seems like a lot has happened between you two."

Ji Chen nodded. "Indeed, it was quite a bumpy ride. You know, this girl likes to get stuck in a rut sometimes."

Lin Xuan couldn't help but feel hurt, "I don't know."

Although he was very outgoing, that little girl Wanwan had only said a few words to him, so how could he know all this...

Seeing Lin Xuan's hurt face, Ji Chen could only smile and say, "Okay." Then he rolled up his sleeves again, "Then I'll go to the kitchen to help out and try to let Wanwan do as little as possible."

Lin Xuan couldn't help but admire, "Ji Chen, you really are very caring."

Ji Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with a smile, "Don't you think Brother Xuan knows Wanwan's cooking skills?"

Lin Xuan suddenly remembered that his grandfather had been lying in bed for several days because he ate the food Wanwan cooked. He realized it and quickly said, "Ah! Then I'll go help too, and try not to let Wanwan do it!"

"Brother Xuan can also cook?"

"Of course not. In Jiangcheng, men love their wives, and it's a tradition passed down from generation to generation. I've even learned a few Hunan specialties from Old Jiang. I'll show you how to cook them later."

Ji Chen was a little confused. "Huh? Isn't that Jiang Chen from Jiangdu? He also cooks Hunan cuisine?"

Lin Xuan remained noncommittal. "Because, Lao Jiang's wife is from Hunan, hahahaha. Last time I went to his house, there was a table full of Hunan dishes, and the taste was really amazing!"

Ji Chen smiled knowingly, "I understand."

The one who is in love is a man who dotes on his wife.

As they talked, they went into the kitchen.

At this moment, Xia Zhonggeng and several old friends returned to the kitchen to cook, and Lin Qingya, Bai Lianwan and several young people followed to help. It was very lively.

However, after Ji Chen and Lin Xuan entered the kitchen, they directly "invited" Bai Lianwan out, along with Lin Qingya and another girl. The men in the kitchen continued to work busily.

…

6:30 in the evening.

The two tables filled with sumptuous meals were finally ready.

Fortunately, Xia Zhonggeng's dining area is large enough to even add a new dining table.

There are a lot of people today, so in order to facilitate communication when we sit down, the young people sit at one table and the elderly sit at another.

Ji Chen sat among a group of unfamiliar young faces.

But this didn't affect him much, he just had to deal with it and just sit with Bai Lianwan.

Moreover, although most of them are third- and fourth-generation rich people, they have very good family education and their qualities are higher than each other. They are not the stupid second-generation rich people in novels and TV dramas at all, and they get along very harmoniously.

Especially Lin Xuan and a guy named Su Zhe, Ji Chen felt that he could get along very well with them.

During this time, apart from picking up food for Bai Lianwan, he mostly chatted with the two of them.

Several girls at the dinner table were almost crying with envy when they saw Ji Chen chatting with Su Zhe and Lin Xuan, smiling as if in the spring breeze, and gently and carefully picking up food for Bai Lianwan.

Why isn’t Ji Chen their grandfather’s apprentice?

hateful!

Sun Wenyao, who was sitting opposite Ji Chen and Bai Lianwan, looked at the food on the table but had no appetite at all.

During the entire meal, his attention was almost entirely on Bai Lianwan and Ji Chen, and he became increasingly aware of a fact.

Wanwan...likes Ji Chen.

Ji Chen also... likes Wanwan.

Thinking of this, he unconsciously tightened the chopsticks in his hand.

After all... he has always liked her for so many years.

In order to become better and more outstanding, he even went abroad to study.

Unexpectedly... he was defeated by a disciple of Uncle Xia.

No matter how good his upbringing was, he couldn't suppress the jealousy and resentment in his heart, which grew wildly.

As the dinner was drawing to a close, everyone went to toast their elders.

Ji Chen followed Lin Xuan to toast. Sun Wenyao, who had also toasted, suddenly walked over to the empty seat next to Ji Chen with a bottle of wine and sat down. He looked at him and asked, "Do you mind having a few drinks with me?"

Ji Chen smiled calmly, "Okay."

Bai Lianwan frowned slightly, but it was difficult to stop him.

After all, it was normal to have two drinks at the dinner table, so I could only say to them, "Drink less."

Sun Wenyao smiled bitterly and looked at Bai Lianwan, "It's rare for Wanwan to care about me so much."

Ji Chen frowned slightly, and the smile disappeared from his face. "Come on, don't you want to drink?"

Ji Chen said as he filled Sun Wenyao's glass, then said to Bai Lianwan, "Wanwan, go chat with your uncle and grandma."

Bai Lianwan was afraid that Ji Chen would get her drunk again, but as a junior and the host, she had to go over and greet him out of courtesy. She could only remind Ji Chen, "Don't get drunk."

Ji Chen smiled and said, "No."

After saying that, Bai Lianwan left.

Lin Xuan looked at the two older boys and didn't know what to say. He patted their shoulders and asked the other people at the table to go to the sofa and chat.

Everyone walked away. Sun Wenyao took a sip of his wine, looked at Ji Chen, and asked directly, "Are you and Wanwan?"

Ji Chen said directly, "Yes, we are dating. She is my girlfriend. She is not single, so please stop."

He may not be jealous, but he certainly doesn't like his girlfriend being so openly thought about by others.

Sun Wenyao looked at him unwillingly, clenched the wine glass in his hand, and almost squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "Why would Wanwan like you?"

He has liked Bai Lianwan for so many years but she has never been moved.

Why would Ji Chen, who had only known her for a short time, start dating her?

Ji Chen took a deep breath and said bluntly, "There's nothing I can do. She just likes me."

Sun Wenyao has liked that girl for so many years, but she is indifferent. This proves that even without him, she would never like him. Why is she still so persistent?

Sun Wenyao laughed self-deprecatingly and downed another glass of wine. "How about this, if you get me drunk today, I'll never bother you two again. If you don't, I can do whatever I want in the future."

Ji Chen said noncommittally, "There's no need for me to make such a childish bet with you." He glanced at the excited uncles around him and continued to say to Sun Wenyao, "Forget it, let's be childish for once today. I hope you will keep your word."

Sun Wenyao filled Ji Chen's glass with wine and said, "I never break my promises."

"That's fine."

After the two of them finished talking, they started drinking one glass at a time.

In order to prevent the elders around them from noticing anything, they would chat tacitly, looking like they were getting along very well.

Xia Zhonggeng and Xie Jinglan also knew a little about Sun Wenyao's thoughts, and were a little worried that the two would fight.

Seeing the two of them talking so well, although I was a little confused, I felt a lot more relieved.

Bai Lianwan saw that the two of them were still drinking, so she went to call them twice, but they didn't listen to her, just smiled and dealt with it, and then continued drinking.

Now that her grandparents, parents are all here, she can't beat them up. She can only secretly think that if Ji Chen gets drunk today, she will definitely not take care of him!

More than an hour later.

Sun Wenyao finally couldn't hold back and drank the wine in the glass. He fell headfirst onto the table and mumbled, "I... can still drink..."

Ji Chen's face was also drunk. He looked at the guy lying on the table, raised his head and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp, "Stinky boy, I thought you were a good drinker."

After saying that, he also threw his head down on the table.

It was getting late, and the two of them drank together. After a while, Qin Qinglian brought the drunk Sun Wenyao home.

Ji Chen was also carried to the third floor by Lin Xuan and Su Zhe.

The uncles sighed as they watched Ji Chen being carried away.

"What a shame! I wanted to appreciate calligraphy and paintings with Xiao Ji!"

"Oh, I was thinking of playing a few games of chess with him!"

"I wanted him to draw a picture for me, but I didn't expect him to get drunk with Xiao Wenyao."

…

Soon, Ji Chen was carried by Su Zhe and Lin Xuan to the bed in the bedroom on the third floor.

Su Zhe exhaled, "Let me pour some water for Ji Chen."

Lin Xuan waved his hand and said, "No, we don't need to worry about this. Someone will come to take care of him later."

Su Zhe: “???”

Before Su Zhe could react, Lin Xuan pulled him down from the third floor.

After the two of them left for a while, Ji Chen finally opened his eyes and breathed a sigh of relief.

I finally escaped the fate of fighting with my uncles until dawn.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to accompany these old men.

I'm going back tomorrow.

How can I spend my time accompanying my uncles?

After lying in bed for a while, I heard familiar footsteps outside the bedroom door.

Soon, the bedroom door was opened from the outside.

Ji Chen slowly sat up from the bed and saw a familiar figure at a glance. He pretended to be displeased, "It took you so long to come up. You don't care about me at all."

Bai Lianwan didn't expect Ji Chen to still be conscious. She was slightly stunned, then strode to his bedside. Looking at the drunken him, she said fiercely, "Didn't I tell you to drink less? Look, you're drunk again!"

She originally didn't want to care about Ji Chen, but she was afraid that this guy would feel uncomfortable after drinking too much, so she was very angry!

Ji Chen looked at the kitten with its fur standing on end beside the bed, moved his heavy body to the side of the bed, put his arm around her waist, buried his head in her arms and rubbed her softness, and said vaguely, "If I wasn't drunk, I would be accompanying my uncles now, not Wanwan."

Bai Lianwan was stunned for a moment, her mouth slightly open, and she looked down at the big boy in her arms who was rubbing against her like a puppy.

She pursed her lips slightly, and couldn't help but reach out and ruffle his hair, her tone softening, "I'll get you some water to wash your face."