These words, three parts sincerity and seven parts flattery, were unheard by Yan Bo and Tao Jia, but Yan Zhong and Yan's mother, who heard them, were overjoyed, as if they were certain that these two young people who had grown up under their noses would become the most important members of each other's lives from this day forward.
Yan Bo, having thoroughly communicated with Tao Jia on the way here, chatted with her without any reservations.
After all, they were childhood sweethearts who grew up together, and they could talk for a whole day and night without any problem. As for the misunderstandings of their parents or others, neither of them would take it to heart or care.
"Mom, look who I brought with me!"
Yan Bo didn't mention a word about his mother asking him to pick someone up. He walked up to his mother with Tao Jia and joked with her.
Having stood behind Yan Zhong and managed the Yan family for so many years, Yan's mother is naturally a shrewd person and would not be foolish enough to expose her own lies.
So, she pulled Tao Jia over with a look of surprise and delight, looking her up and down. "Oh my, isn't this Jiajia? Your mom said you had an event at school these days, I thought you couldn't come!"
Tao Jia winked at Yan Bo, then smiled and leaned into Yan's mother's arms, "Aunt Qing, how could I not come to your birthday party?"
Mom patted her head, looked up at Yan Bo and said, "Look at Jiajia, how thoughtful she is! Unlike you, you could have stayed by our side, but you insisted on going so far away to start a business. In the past few months, you haven't spent many days at home with us."
Mother Yan would never normally grumble like this in front of her youngest son.
Even when Yan Zhong was constantly creating obstacles to force his youngest son to return to the capital, she would still stand by and try to dissuade him and smooth things over.
But times have changed. After seeing the documents that Yan Zhong angrily threw at her that morning, all she wanted now was for her youngest son to settle down and return to Beijing as soon as possible. Even if he came back to work as a lowly errand boy in the government, she didn't want him to stay in L City any longer.
The reason, of course, was that there was a Tong Xiaohuai in L City who was like a monstrous flood in the eyes of her and Yan Zhong.
Of course, she also understood that she and Yan Zhong alone could not bring her youngest son back. Moreover, her youngest son had always been more responsive to gentle persuasion than force, and openly opposing him would only push him further away.
She pulled Commander Tao and his wife over, and the group quickly reached an agreement, unanimously believing that Tao Jia, who had a very good relationship with Yan Bo since childhood, might have a way to keep Yan Bo in check.
And so, those two phone calls between her and Commander Tao occurred, leading to the current situation.
It has to be said that this scene is exactly what she, Yan Zhong, and Commander Tao and his wife hoped to see.
"Mom, it's not impossible for me to stay by your side every day!"
Yan Bo took two drinks from the waiter carrying the tray, handed the juice to Tao Jia, and took the red wine for himself.
Yan's mother was secretly pleased, thinking her plan had succeeded, but outwardly she blinked a few times without showing any emotion.
"You make it sound so easy. L City is so far from the capital, how can we see each other every day?"
Yan Bo walked over and squeezed between her and Yan Zhong, putting his arm around her shoulder.
"Mom, as long as Dad doesn't object, it's fine!"
As he spoke, he put his other hand on Yan Zhong's shoulder.
Yan Zhong glared at him. "Why should I meddle in your and your son's business? It's none of my concern. I'm only responsible for raising you to adulthood. I can't be bothered with anything else!"
Yan Zhong, as a father, has always been hypocritical, and Yan Bo is used to it.
Yan's mother said anxiously, "Xiao Bo, tell me, what does this have to do with your dad?"
Yan's mother assumed that her youngest son was worried about his job. In fact, for a family like Yan's, it would be absolutely effortless for their children to find decent jobs, especially since her son was a top student.
Yanbo looked at his dad and then at his mom. "Mom, if you just convince Dad to come with me to L City, you can stay with me every day, right?"
As soon as Yan Bo explained the solution, Yan Zhong angrily raised his hand. Yan Bo, who was already familiar with Yan Zhong's tactics, let go of his parents and jumped away from between them.
The guests surrounding the host were amused by Young Master Yan's actions and chuckled as they tried to smooth things over.
In their eyes, the family was just joking around to liven up the atmosphere. Little did they know that it was actually a battle of wits between father and son, and mother and son. However, for the time being, Young Master Yan had the upper hand.
With so many guests present, neither Yan Zhong nor Yan's mother dared to bring the matter to light.
If people found out that Yan Zhong's youngest son had found a gangster's daughter as his girlfriend, the Yan family would be utterly disgraced.
"Mom and Dad, I'm going for a walk over there. I think I saw someone I know!"
Yanbo didn't want to embarrass his parents at the banquet, so he made up an excuse and left.
Tao Jia thoughtfully stayed behind to chat with Yan's mother and receive guests.
This gave Yan's mother and Yan Zhong the wrong impression that something had really happened between their youngest son and Tao Jia during their journey, which is why Tao Jia voluntarily stayed to keep her company.
In fact, something did happen between Yan Bo and Tao Jia on their way here, but it went in the exact opposite direction from what Yan's mother and Yan Zhong had hoped for.
Thanks to Tao Jia's help, Yan Bo was able to escape his parents' barrage of questions that night and move freely among the guests.
As the third young master of the Yan family, he had many people who flattered him, so he naturally obtained a lot of information and news that he wanted to know at this banquet.
"Xiao Bo, what's going on between you and Jiajia?"
Yan Yuan, the eldest brother, was unaware of his parents' tricks. After dealing with the guests, he took advantage of Yan Bo going to the side to get some wine and slipped over to stand next to him, asking in a low voice.
Yan Bo looked up and smiled at him, "Big Brother!" Yan Yuan had just returned from out of town that afternoon, so the two brothers had just met.
“Jiajia’s car was stuck in traffic, and I happened to run into her, so I gave her a ride.”
Yan Bo also pretended to be stupid. After all, his older brother had already made his position clear last time that he would not stand on his side in this matter with Tong Xiaohuai.
Yan Yuan frowned slightly, staring at him without saying a word.
Clearly, Yan Yuan did not believe Yan Bo's words.
Yanbo pretended not to see his older brother's questioning and handed him a cocktail.
"Brother, have you had lunch yet? If not, I'll go get you some snacks. It's not good to drink on an empty stomach."
Yan Yuan took the cocktail with one hand and pulled Yan Bo, who was turning to leave, with the other.
"Xiao Bo, I've told Dad and Mom about you and Xiao Huai. I'll say it again: you and Xiao Huai aren't right for each other, you should break up as soon as possible."
Clearly, Yan Yuan was not fooled by Yan Bo's performance tonight.
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