Chapter 39 Willing to Serve Mrs. Jiang
The Jiang family is a well-known and prestigious family in Hai City. When the person in power gets married, it is conceivable that the wedding will cause quite a stir. Not to mention the families with connections in the upper class, most of the senior executives from the company alone will be there.
Doesn’t holding a wedding mean making their relationship public?
And if we get divorced, it would be so embarrassing.
Xu Xian subconsciously looked at Jiang Shibai, and Jiang Shixin saw his timid look clearly. Thinking that she was going to act according to her brother's instructions, she immediately said, "Xianxian, you don't need to look at him. He has no say."
This action made her think that Jiang Shibai and Xu Xian were not equal in strength in some way, and she mistakenly believed that Xu Xian had to act according to Jiang Shibai's mood.
"What type of wedding do you like? Forest style, fairy tale style..." She listed a long list of wedding styles without even taking a breath.
"Um, I don't quite understand. Let's see what Shi...Shibai means." Xu Xian threw the question to Jiang Shibai very unrighteously. He felt it was very uncomfortable to call him by his first name without his surname.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shixin glared at Jiang Shibai with a knife-like look in her eyes.
Jiang Shibai looked helpless. Was he taking the blame?
But he had to take the blame given by his wife.
"We have our own plans. I'll let you know when the time comes for the wedding." Jiang Shibai was very perfunctory, his eyes flashing slightly.
He wanted to have a wedding, but his wife didn't want to!
These words made Old Madam Jiang frown, and she looked at the young couple with suspicion. She felt that they were a little strange.
It's normal for Xianxian to be shy when he comes home for the first time. Why is Shibai also hesitant and a little insincere? This is not his usual decisive character.
Experience is always the best. She has met many different kinds of people in her life. She could tell at a glance that there was something wrong between the two of them. She always felt that they were not very familiar with each other.
Isn't this a marriage based on free love?
Fortunately, the servant announced that dinner was about to start, and no one talked about marriage anymore. The Jiang family believed in not talking while eating, which made Xu Xian breathe a sigh of relief. As long as she focused on eating, there would be no topic to talk about.
She originally thought it would be easy to just go through the motions at the old house, but she didn't expect that she wouldn't be allowed to reveal any flaws at all.
She also found that most of the dishes in front of her were her favorites, which suddenly reminded her of what Jiang Shibai said when he met her mother. It was said that the people in the old house had been asking about her taste and food preferences.
But this was not what she cared about. Rather, she had not told Jiang Shibai about her preferences, and he had actually observed them bit by bit. She had to admire his professionalism.
Suddenly, a white porcelain bowl filled with fresh crab meat appeared in front of her. Xu Xian's thoughts disappeared without a trace. She looked up blankly and saw a man with a cold profile slowly picking up chopsticks to pick up food, as if he was not the one who had just opened the crab for her.
"Thank you!" Xu Xian lowered his voice, and the soft breath was not obvious among the sound of the dishes colliding, but Jiang Shibai heard it clearly.
The next second, a chopstick of light asparagus appeared in his bowl. The tender green color made the white porcelain plate with gold edges more worldly.
Jiang Shibai curled his lips at Xu Xian's courtesy. If it weren't for the occasion, he would definitely laugh out loud.
A bit too much pretentiousness!
Seeing him eating asparagus, Xu Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It was almost exposed that they were newlyweds and they couldn't have no interaction at all.
Because the other two couples at the table were so affectionate and kept serving each other food and soup, the two of them seemed a little distant.
Everything they said and did was seen by everyone at the table. Unlike Madam Jiang who was pleased, Wen Tingyun frowned.
As soon as dinner was over, Xu Xian received a lot of valuable gifts. In addition to bank cards with large amounts of money, there were also some gold, silver and jade items, which looked very valuable at first glance. There were more than a dozen pieces of various sizes, which were dazzling to look at.
Staring at this pile of things, Xu Xian felt that she was unworthy of it, and the guilt in her heart for deceiving her family finally emerged.
I almost wanted to run away.
Jiang Shibai seemed to see through her thoughts. He immediately held her hand tightly, squeezed it gently, and whispered, "Let me take you out to stroll around the garden."
He was really afraid that Xu Xian would get divorced. He thought she would not react to these little scenes, but unexpectedly her face was full of guilt and tears were welling up in her eyes.
I gave her half of my property before we got married, and she didn't seem to feel guilty about it!
He had no idea that seeing the wealth with his own eyes was different from the cold numbers on the bank card. The table full of agate, jade, antique beads and gems in front of him was too shocking.
"Yes, Xianxian hasn't seen the old house yet. Take her out for a walk." Old Madam Jiang smiled ambiguously, thinking that the brat was sensible and knew how to create a space for himself to be alone.
As a five-year-old girl, Xu Yixue couldn't understand the quarrel between them at all, and immediately said that she wanted to join in, "I want to go to the garden with you too."
She was as familiar with the old house as she was with her home in the city, but she just wanted to be a little follower and play with her aunt.
Jiang Shixin grabbed her and said, "We won't go to the garden with my uncle and the others. Mommy will take you upstairs to see the new dress we bought. When my aunt comes back later, you can wear it to show her, okay?"
She was very good at coaxing children. Xu Yixiu hesitated for a minute and decisively chose the latter. After all, she was not as interested in the garden as in the little skirt.
After Xu Xian and Jiang Shibai left, Jiang Shixin's family of three also went upstairs, leaving only Jiang Yanfeng and his wife and Old Madam Jiang in the living room.
After everyone left, Wen Tingyun was too lazy to pretend anymore and said bluntly: "I still don't agree with their marriage."
She observed Xu Xian for a whole night and felt that this girl was really scheming. She could even trick a child into following her, which showed how clever she was.
Madam Jiang's smile faded, and her tone became a little harsh, "Do you want Shi Bai to be lonely for the rest of his life? Are you willing to destroy this wonderful family?"
She understood Wen Tingyun's psychology very well, but when she saw Xu Xian's clear eyes and measured behavior, she knew she was a good girl.
Only Wen Tingyun, who was brought up in pampered conditions and had never experienced any hardships, was paranoid and thought that she was not worthy of Jiang Shibai and assumed the worst of him.
"How could I not want him to be happy? But didn't you see how confused he was? He even gave away half of his fortune." Wen Tingyun's anger grew instead of decreasing.
Seeing this, Madam Jiang glanced at Jiang Yanfeng and said, "You talk to your wife yourself. Anyway, I just want to say one thing: don't interfere in the affairs between the young couple."
After saying that, she returned to her room with the help of Aunt Liu.
Jiang Yanfeng has always doted on his wife, even in his old age. Just as he was about to speak, Wen Tingyun glared at him. In the end, he just said, "Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Let's not worry about it."
Since he retired, he has been living a life of bird fighting and fishing, and doesn't want to care about that brat at all.
Wen Tingyun had been holding it in all night, but upon hearing this, he couldn't hold it in any longer. He stood up and said angrily, "We don't care? Are we going to let him be bewitched by a vixen? There are so many examples of this around us! You've seen it all."
Many of the young men in their friends' families fell in love with girls of unequal status, and eventually they were deceived to the point where they could hardly get over it and ended up falling into depravity.
This is also why she attaches so much importance to marrying someone of the same social status.
"But do you think this girl Xianxian looks like the kind of person who tries to curry favor with the rich and powerful as you said?" Jiang Yanfeng has been in the business world for decades and is very good at judging people.
When he took out the table full of gifts just now, Xu Xian's eyes were not full of greed, but of panic.
Wen Tingyun choked when he heard this, snorted lightly, left him and went upstairs.
The two people outside strolled in the garden, among the rocks, flowers and plants, and the warm yellow lights hidden in the jungle, illuminating them, and unknowingly walked to the lake.
A gentle breeze blew, and ripples appeared on the calm lake surface, making the water sparkle. A rockery stood in the middle of the lake.
Xu Xian noticed a swing set wrapped in vines next to the pavilion.
"I want to play on the swing." Xu Xian reached out and grabbed the corner of Jiang Shibai's clothes. The material of the suit was soft and very comfortable.
Jiang Shibai tilted his head, met those eyes filled with longing, touched her head, and said, "Do you want me to push you on the swing?"
She rarely avoided his touch, as if as a reward for pushing the swing, and nodded obediently like a kitten, "Yeah."
The swing is fun only when it is pushed high; it is impossible to swing on it alone.
"You are no different from a child." Jiang Shibai chuckled, and a smile appeared on his cold eyebrows. There was a tiny glimmer in his eyes, brighter than the stars in the night.
The swing not far away was built for Xu Yixiu by the servants at home. Usually, she was the only one who would sit on it and play.
Xu Xian heard the mockery in his tone and snorted, "Do you want to push it or not?"
As she spoke, she tugged at the hem of his suit, causing the neatly ironed suit to become wrinkled.
The fierce look and threat made Jiang Shibai laugh silently, and he could only helplessly say lovingly: "I am happy to serve Mrs. Jiang."
"That's better." Xu Xian loosened the corner of his clothes and walked towards the swing, completely ignoring Jiang Shibai who was standing behind her and staring at her with a smile.
She was becoming more and more like a wanton child in front of him, which was a good sign.
The cool moonlight spreads over the quaint and elegant garden, and pleasant cheers can be heard from a quiet corner by the lake from time to time.
The man in a suit was tall, handsome and gentle. He controlled the rope wrapped with vines steadily with both hands. He lowered his head and smiled gently, his eyes fixed on the girl who was smiling sweetly and swinging her legs.
A gentle breeze blew, and the skirt on the swing fluttered.
In the starry night, she was making noise and he was laughing.
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