At the dinner table, Ji Shuli and Ye Yingying clearly harbored resentment towards Jiang Jianian. In the afternoon, Jiang Jianian had taken Ye Zhiwei away and then used Ye Qingcheng to make Ji Shuli work overtime and add extra tasks. This behavior was truly outrageous. However, Ji Shuli never expected that Ye Qingcheng would openly help Jiang Jianian. This favoritism left Ji Shuli speechless.
Jiang Jianian gave Ji Shuli a meaningful look, and then smiled very politely at Ye Qingcheng: "Cousin should be graduating next semester, right? Since you're going to inherit the company, it will definitely be tough. After all, the capable are always rewarded."
Ye Zhiwei rested her chin on her hand and couldn't help but click her tongue inwardly: Jiang Jianian is getting faster and faster at learning these sarcastic remarks; he can now make his cousin furious while maintaining a smile.
As expected, Young Master Ji was unconvinced and snorted coldly.
Ye Yingying was much more cautious. She first served food to Ye Zhiwei, and then, when Ye Zhiwei stood her up today, she kindly said it was okay. When Ye Zhiwei offered to play with her again next time, Ye Yingying noticed something was off about Ye Zhiwei. She quickly realized that Ye Zhiwei was wearing a diamond ring.
It's actually quite normal for girls to wear diamond rings, but Ye Zhiwei's placement was very clever.
Wearing a ring on the right hand signifies a marital status, while wearing a ring on the left hand signifies a marital status. Generally, for women in China, the index finger of the left hand represents an engagement status, and Ye Zhiwei's ring happens to be worn on her left hand.
Jiang Jianian proposed to Ye Zhiwei, and Ye Zhiwei accepted. So Ye Zhiwei accepted the ring and put it on the finger, which represents engagement.
Although she knew the significance of these positions, Ye Yingying dared not act rashly. Based on her understanding of Ye Zhiwei, Ye Zhiwei might not be aware of these things and might simply wear the ring because it looked fun, without paying attention to these customs.
Ye Yingying considered for a moment before calmly saying, "Sister Zhiwei, I just noticed you're wearing a ring. Is it a diamond ring? It's so pretty! Sister Zhiwei's hands are long and fair, and this ring makes them look even fairer. I want to buy one too—"
Ji Shuli noticed that his little cousin was wearing a ring. He didn't think much of it, since his little cousin really liked shiny things and it was normal for her to have some diamond jewelry. But what he found a little strange was that his little cousin rarely wore rings.
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In a flash, Ji Shuli remembered that Jiang Jianian had asked him to help introduce a cosmetics company for cooperation. The company's director seemed to have mentioned that Jiang Jianian had contracted a rose garden and asked the company to help customize a perfume called "IV-One Leaf Knows the Rose".
Could it be that Xiao Jiang proposed?
Just a second after Ji Shuli guessed, Ye Zhiwei readily admitted, "Yes, Jiang Jianian proposed to me, and this is the diamond ring he gave me."
Although they had already guessed what was going on, their feelings became complicated when they actually heard Ye Zhiwei admit it. Even Song Min was slightly surprised.
Actually, Song Min was the most surprised by Ye Zhiwei and Jiang Jianian's relationship. She knew that Jiang Jianian was very outstanding, but he had always been disappointed by his parents' marriage, so his feelings for them had always been distant. As for Ye Zhiwei, although she had a good temper and a good personality, she thought that people from a wealthy family like the Ye family would be even more discerning. Even if she could accept Jiang Jianian, it would only be a distant relationship. At most, she would treat him like her own daughter and take care of him like a younger sister. She never expected that not only would they get together, but with Ye Qingcheng's tacit approval, Jiang Jianian would even propose to her.
Ye Qingcheng was the most composed person at the dinner party. He smiled and said, "Xiao Jiang actually listened to what I said. Not long ago, I talked to Xiao Jiang to ask him what he planned to do and whether he could settle down with Zhiwei. And this kid actually proposed right away."
At that time, Ye Qingcheng didn't really care much about the proposal ceremony. He proposed to He Yingqing on a whim, one night when He Yingqing was keeping him company while he worked late into the night, and he suddenly proposed that he wanted to get married.
Only after we discussed marriage did I belatedly realize I had bought a ring.
Ye Qingcheng seemed to be briefly lost in his memories. He smiled and said, "Since you've already proposed, we can just pick a time to get engaged. There's no need to rush. Let's see what auspicious days are next year."
Ye Yingying seemed a little restless. After a while, she said, "I thought Sister Zhiwei would take a longer time to observe before accepting Brother Jianian's proposal."
Even Ji Shuli couldn't help but say, "Little cousin, you agreed to the marriage proposal without even thinking it through!"
"I've thought it through." Ye Zhiwei admired the diamond ring for a while, then flashed it at Ji Shuli. "Isn't this diamond ring very sparkly and beautiful? I found that it sparkles more under the lights than under the sun. Oh no, the sun was almost setting then, so it's normal that it wasn't as sparkly. It would probably be even more beautiful under the sun."
Ye Yingying: ...
Ji Shuli: ...
Song Min couldn't help but laugh when she heard this.
Ye Qingcheng had long anticipated Ye Zhiwei's reaction. Shaking his head, he sighed, "Shuli, your little cousin really wants to get married. She's already with Xiao Jiang. The two of them have been getting along for quite some time, and it's a good thing they've settled down. It'll be easier for Jia Nian to take care of Zhiwei at school. Besides, with Xiao Jiang around, those truly bad people won't dare to set their sights on our Zhiwei."
Since his father-in-law was so satisfied with Jiang Jianian, Ji Shuli had no choice but to give up. He was helpless against Ye Zhiwei, so he got up, ruffled Ye Zhiwei's hair, and that was that.
Although he had long expected Ye Zhiwei to marry Jiang Jianian, Ji Shuli was still a little uneasy now that it was actually settled. He glanced at Jiang Jianian and snorted softly. Ye Qingcheng didn't say anything at this critical moment.
Ye Qingcheng's health is gradually improving, but he is also afraid that if his condition suddenly worsens due to hunger, something might go wrong. Since the two children are satisfied with each other, he will feel much more at ease if he settles their relationship as soon as possible.
The topic of Ye Zhiwei's engagement was temporarily put to rest. Ji Shuli reluctantly acquiesced, and Ye Yingying didn't feel comfortable saying anything either, so she just lowered her head and ate her food. The table fell silent for a moment, and no one spoke.
Ye Qingcheng seemed to have thought of something and asked Ye Yingying with a smile, "I remember that Zhiwei's senior year of high school used to have a later holiday, but your holiday seems to have started a bit earlier this time?"
Ye Yingying immediately replied, "The school is on holiday because there were some minor issues with the senior students."
Ye Zhiwei asked, "Is it the student suicide you mentioned?"
Ye Yingying seemed to have thought of something and came up with a plan. She glanced at Jiang Jianian and then whispered, "Actually, there have been other things at the school recently besides student suicides."
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