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When Qin Yi and the others came back, their place became lively again, as if it was out of tune with the liveliness of other people in the hall.
Chen Jin turned his head to look at Shen Baichuan, and seeing that he looked accustomed to it, there was nothing more to say.
"See if I will be unhappy because of them?" Shen Baichuan also turned his head to look at her.
"So are you going to go rowing later?" To be honest, she was really curious.
Shen Baichuan laughed muffledly and said, "I haven't been rowing a car for a long time. I'll stop while I'm ahead. If I row again, I'll lose money."
Chen Jin said with some regret: "It's a pity that I didn't make it to that scene, otherwise I would have to study hard." After saying that, she thought about it and felt that it was not right. There was no point for her to learn this.
"But it doesn't matter. I've learned a lot today. Hey, I think I saw an acquaintance, Sister Zhao, who I met a few times in the beauty salon."
Shen Baichuan followed her line of sight and raised his eyebrows. Chen Jin could immediately read some unusual meaning from his expression and hurriedly urged: "Hurry up and say it!"
"It's nothing special. In general, it's a Phoenix man who borrowed the power of his father-in-law's family to expand his business. Seeing that his father-in-law's family had no power to rely on, he wanted to bring back the illegitimate child who was hidden outside. As a result, his family was dealt with by his wife and outsiders, and now he has to support his wife. Hey, that's the Sister Zhao you mentioned."
Chen Jin laughed and said, "I said, Sister Zhao is really powerful and resourceful."
Even if she is just doing "lady diplomacy" at home, she is the one who takes the lead. Now I have stepped directly from behind the scenes to the front stage and have changed my circle.
"You're calling me the wrong person. We used to call her Aunt Zhao, but you call her Big Sister." Shen Baichuan looked at her with a smile in his eyes, "I find that you get along well with people of the older generation."
Chen Jin waved his hand. "It's OK. I have a face that is well-behaved, sensible, and serious about studying. It's easy for the elders to have a good impression of me."
The two of them were whispering here, Yang Qian and Zhuo Jiyu went to get some food, and after coming over, they looked at Chen Jin's expression seriously, and suddenly approached her and said, "What are you and Shen Baichuan whispering about? I just saw you looking at Aunt Zhao. Did Shen Baichuan tell you about her family?"
It sounded like a question, but Yang Qian's expression had already made a judgment that this was the fact.
"You know why you didn't tell me?" Chen Jin asked back.
"I just found out about it not long ago. Who would have known before? Aunt Zhao played such a big game." Yang Qian glanced at her and said, "Who knew that you would end up hitting yourself in the face? Does it hurt?"
Chen Jin pointed his finger at his face and said, "I don't feel anything. It's not the first time I've boasted and talked nonsense. People often say that I'm full of nonsense. It's not the first day you've known me. You believe the nonsense I say."
"......" Yang Qian had nothing to say. She knew that Chen Jin didn't care about whether it was a slap in the face or not. No matter how powerful he swore before, she would not have any psychological burden. He just said it, and when it came to actually doing it, that would be another matter.
"I need to learn a lot from you about your mentality."
Sometimes people are often trapped by the rules and regulations they set for themselves. As Chen Jin said, if you are a little thicker-skinned, your life will be much easier. Also, no matter what others think, they can’t share the money in their pockets with you.
As soon as she came together with Yang Qian, Shen Baichuan was left aside. But if Chen Jin were to comment, she felt that the gossip Shen Baichuan said was more interesting, and he knew more.
So, when Yang Qian said to her, "In that family, the father doesn't like his own son at all," Chen Jin helped her understand, "Because he can't have children, the son was born to his wife and someone else."
Yang Qian's eyes widened, and she almost broke her voice. She grabbed her hand and asked, "How did you know?!"
Chen Jin raised his chin towards Shen Baichuan, motioning Yang Qian to look for herself.
“…You two, forget it, it’s nothing.” No wonder Zhuo Jiyu said that Shen Baichuan and Chen Jin were a good match.
On their side, only Chen Jin and Shen Baichuan did not move out. The others were visited by their friends or their family members who asked them to go over and meet some people. It seemed like the two of them didn't fit in.
Shen Baichuan explained: "Before, he said that only relatives and friends with good relationships were invited to come, but later it may have changed. The old man called a lot of people. I guess he will announce something big later."
After that, he asked her again: "Do you think it's boring?"
He had seen Chen Jin's family go to her house for dinner, and had also eaten with Chen Jin's family, although it was only at a small fried noodle restaurant in Qiaoxi Village. He had also attended the opening ceremony of her company and knew what it was like when all the people in her village came to eat.
The liveliness of her and the people around her was completely different from the liveliness in the hall.
"No, I think it's very interesting." Chen Jin stopped sitting upright and leaned back, saying, "Every time I just listen to you, I can't imagine it. Gossip is more interesting to see it in person. Next time I go back, I will have something to talk about with Aunt Zhou in our village. I've heard so much about the fruit wholesale market in the suburbs of Nancheng District that it's nothing new to me."
After that, Chen Jin covered his mouth with his hand, leaned close to Shen Baichuan and whispered, “To be honest, I haven’t heard such big news in the village. It’s still the people in the city who can make trouble.”
"Ah, that's not right. The news in the village is also quite big. I went to Qiaoxi Village the day before yesterday. A family was jealous of their neighbors because they got more things from the demolition, so they put Dichlorvos in their food. Some people in the village wondered if the old man who put the medicine was instigated by his family. However, evil will be punished. The compensation money for their family is all in the name of the old man. His family will definitely pay a huge price. The people who took Dichlorvos and went to the hospital are not fully recovered yet..."
"My uncle from my great-uncle's family is similar. Look at the one in front, the one wearing glasses. Doesn't he look like a decent person? I heard that his last wife was very powerful and saved a lot of money after the reform and opening up. Later, she died in a very strange way, and the man turned around and brought his wife and children back from outside..."
"Oh my God, what kind of real-life horror movie is this?" Chen Jin rubbed his arms and felt a little cold.
It seems that there are evil people everywhere, whether in the village or in the city.
They were talking excitedly when Cheng Yuanqing was finally about to announce the big news of the evening.
Chen Jin said: "It's similar in our family. We always choose wedding days to announce big news, and every time we make everyone unhappy during dinner."
"Our family is a little different. They don't really want to have a wedding." Shen Baichuan motioned for her to look over. "The two siblings are now holding their breath, just waiting to step on each other to death. Do you want to make a bet to see who wins?"
"I'm betting on your cousin. Oh, and what do you get if you win?"
"What do you want?"
"Anything you want?" Chen Jin asked back.
"Anything is fine within my ability." Shen Baichuan said, "But I also want to bet on my cousin to win. Then it will be a win-win for both of us. If I win, can I go home with you for dinner?"
"You..." You wish!
Chen Jin was about to refute it, but when he looked up, he met Shen Baichuan's deep eyes, and his breathing stopped. After thinking for a long time, her mind was actually blank and she was not thinking about anything at all. After my mind wandered for a while and then came back, it took me a long time to find my own voice:
"My sister is going abroad on August 17th, and we will have dinner at my house on the 15th. If you are free, come."
As soon as the words fell, he got a reply: "I'm free."
The corners of Shen Baichuan's mouth rose, completely unable to restrain himself. His eyes could not find a focus, and he wandered around the people in the hall in front of him. After a long time, he exhaled softly and finally stopped his endless excitement.
Then, the next second, his grandfather announced that the Cheng Group would be temporarily managed by his cousin Cheng Yanzong, and his cousin was arranged to be in charge of the real estate company under the group.
The smile on Shen Baichuan’s face gradually disappeared.
Chen Jin spread his hands helplessly: "But now we all lose."
To be honest, she thought it was a little too funny.
But, "Are you really going to let your cousin run the company? Is favoring boys over girls more important than the family company?"
She didn't know Shen Baichuan's cousin, but when she saw the compensation incident at the beginning of the Guangqiaoxi Village development project, she felt that Shen Baichuan's cousin really had Nanjiang in his mind.
"I don't know what bad ideas the old man is up to." He didn't believe it. Even if the old man was patriarchal, in his eyes, the continued prosperity of the Cheng Group was more important than having several grandsons.
Shen Baichuan looked calm and composed, but in fact, his back teeth were almost broken by him. He stared at Cheng Yanzong who was smiling happily in front of him, and Cheng Yuanqing who was smilingly taking Cheng Yanzong to greet old friends.
In the front, Cheng Yanfeng, who was standing among the guests, was only frozen for half a minute, and soon regained her smile and toasted with the people next to her. Thinking of something else, she suddenly looked towards the side of the living room and made eye contact with Shen Baichuan who was sitting on the black sofa. She raised her glass and smiled at him. She didn't see Shen Baichuan respond, but the girl next to Shen Baichuan smiled back at her.
"Whose girl is that next to Baichuan?"
"I don't know him. He can stay out of it now. Forget it, he doesn't like others to interfere in his affairs, so let's not meddle in his business." Cheng Yanfeng sneered and said, "Grandpa thought that pushing Cheng Yanzong up would be enough, and it's just the beginning. Mom, I will go back to Hong Kong with you tomorrow..."
The Cheng Group had a new boss, and many people in the living room wanted to talk to him, but Qin Yi and the others ran away early.
As expected of those who were close to Shen Baichuan, they all spoke very frankly.
"Grandpa Cheng is old and his brain is not working well, right? I understand letting Cheng Yanfeng take over, but I really can't understand letting Cheng Yanzong take over. The money spent some time ago... Tsk tsk, my dad said that the Cheng Group is really rich, and they dared to let Cheng Yanzong come out to squander the family."
"My grandfather is like this, he favors boys over girls. He doesn't like my cousins, nor does he like Cheng Yanxi. Let's not talk about the two sons of my third uncle. Oh, my brother doesn't want to change his surname. He has no choice. The only one left is Cheng Yanzong."
Qin Yi was the most open-minded and said, "I don't care anyway. It doesn't matter who is in charge of the Cheng Group. My brother doesn't want to get involved. Who cares who takes office? Right, brother?"
Shen Baichuan glanced at him coldly, “Right.”
"That's right, what's there to talk about? Now that the person who speaks has been decided, you can also take your shares to negotiate. It would be great if the technology company could be taken over earlier. If I can't make it in the Cheng Group in the future, I can still work in your company. I don't want to be a leader, and you don't need to give me a lot of money. Just enough. I'm not the kind of person who spends money lavishly... Hiss, Xiong Er, why are you hitting me?"
"It's too noisy. I told you to say less." Xiong Jiahao rolled his eyes. This idiot really doesn't know how to read other people's faces. It was obvious that Shen Baichuan was unhappy.
However, Chen Jin next to Shen Baichuan looked quite happy.
He couldn't understand what was going on between these two people.
If you say it doesn’t matter, Shen Baichuan took his close friends and knew Chen Jin. What’s the difference between this and introducing his girlfriend to his brothers? After having meals together a few times, the relationship between the two people became visibly closer.
But if they were related, they always said they were friends, and Shen Baichuan didn't allow them to joke around in front of Chen Jin. The two of them were so serious that they once thought they had misunderstood and guessed the relationship wrong.
I don't understand.
Chen Jin looked at the middle-aged man in a burgundy suit walking towards them. Shen Baichuan looked a bit like him, especially his eyes.
She nudged Shen Baichuan, who was looking down at the wine glass on the table, with her elbow, and reminded him in a low voice: “Your father is coming towards us.”
Shen Baichuan glanced at her hand before slowly looking up at Cheng Huaan.
"Why are you sitting here all night? Go over and talk to the elders."
Shen Baichuan walked around him, glanced around the hall, and said, "Your wife took your son away first? Finally realized that the identity of the eldest son and grandson is useless?"
Cheng Hua'an was not angry, but just reminded him: "If someone from the second house goes up, you won't get any benefits. Think about it yourself."
Shen Baichuan stared at him with a half-smile, which made Cheng Hua'an frown. This eldest son was born to bring him down.
"I will get the benefits I want soon, but it will be difficult for you to get the benefits. The old man was willing to pamper Cheng Yanxi in the past, do you really think he takes Cheng Yanxi seriously? No matter how well he does, it's all useless to the old man. Don't worry about it, don't try to provoke me, I don't need to fight with you for these."
"Then it's up to you." Cheng Hua'an glanced at Chen Jin and wanted to say something, but swallowed it back. He turned around and walked out of the hall.
Qin Yi whispered, "It took Cheng Yanxi so long to figure out the trick? If Grandpa really treats him well, how could he not bring him to the company? Cheng Yanzong was directly arranged to work in the company after returning from his studies. Sometimes I feel that he is so stupid that he is a little pitiful."
Shen Baichuan smiled but said nothing.
When it was eight o'clock, Shen Baichuan asked her if she was full, and if she was, she could prepare to go back.
Chen Jin nodded, "I'm full."
Her stomach was full, and the snacks and pastries served today were very much to her liking, so she ate a lot. In addition, she had eaten enough of the gossip here with Shen Baichuan and Yang Qian.
Wei Zhenhua, Qin Yi and others also said they wanted to leave together, so the group went to say goodbye.
Cheng Yuanqing nodded and said okay, and told them to go back and be careful. He also said to Shen Baichuan, "Go to the group tomorrow morning, and you will get your share. In addition,"
Cheng Yuanqing looked at Chen Jin who was standing at the edge and said with a smile: "Bring Xiao Chen to our house for dinner next time."
"Will you hold a birthday party once a year from now on?"
"......Can't I bring people home for dinner if it's not a birthday party?" Cheng Yuanqing really wanted to take back what he just said. He shouldn't have said that he would share the food with him. It was really meant to piss him off.
Shen Baichuan didn’t say whether it was okay or not, he just said, “Let’s go first,” and then left with a group of friends.
Behind him, many people changed their expressions because of Cheng Yuanqing's words "You will not get less than what you deserve", and everyone was thinking about what Cheng Yuanqing said. I thought to myself, although Shen Baichuan said that he would not interfere in the management of Cheng Group, Shen Baichuan did not say that he did not want anything!
"Hey, brother, are you going back to live at NCU today? Going with Teacher Chen's car? Or take me with you? I have something to do at NCU tomorrow, I'll stay at your place for one night... Hey! Xiong Er! Xue Zhonghua! Are you sick? You two drag me away every time?!"
Xiong Jiahao gritted his teeth and whispered, "I think you are sick. You have no sense of propriety at all. Didn't Brother Chuan's look just now tear you into pieces?"
Yang Qian hesitated for a while and wanted to go up and talk to Chen Jin for a few more words, but Zhuo Jiyu pulled her hand and walked towards her car, "Don't mind other people's business, go home."
The parking lot is finally quiet and my ears are at peace.
"Let's go pick up Daju." Shen Baichuan sat in the co-pilot seat skillfully, fastened his seat belt and said, "You have to take me with you when you go to the company tomorrow. I've been drinking tonight and can't drive."
Chen Jin nodded and suddenly said, "There was a period of time when you came home late, and I often saw your driver driving you home."
The rest was not said, but the implication was very clear: If you can't drive, your driver can!
“Well, go to bed earlier next time.” Shen Baichuan replied.
Chen Jin experienced the powerlessness of "she said the earth and he answered the sky". Forget it, let him continue to find excuses.
After she turned another corner and realized something was wrong, Chen Jin slapped him and said, "You saw me take the wrong road and you didn't tell me?"
His eyes were full of anger, as if he was going to kick the person out of the car in the next second.
Shen Baichuan rubbed his brows, pointed the way for her, and defended himself, “I thought you knew another way.” Her expression really didn’t look like she couldn’t find the way.
"I thought I was taking the right path." Chen Jin sighed, "There are so many twists and turns here."
Shen Baichuan cooperated and said, "Yes. There are indeed many twists and turns here."
She wondered, were they talking about the same thing?
When I drove to a place not far from the company, I saw the light on in the guard room. Dahuang and Daju were lying at the door.
Before her car reached the door, Daju stood up and was about to run towards her car. Fortunately, she stopped the car quickly.
Chen Jin felt very guilty when he heard the aggrieved and angry meows.
The security guard who came out after hearing the sound waved to her, then picked up Dahuang who was about to chase after her and went back.
After Daju got in the car, he jumped into Shen Baichuan's arms and kept accusing her.
The car windows were rolled down, letting the cool night breeze in. By the way, blow away some of Daju's yelling.
"I know I was wrong, I will take you with me next time. We are here to take you home..."
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