Chapter 783 An Eighty-Year-Old Man Surfing the Internet
"Don't think I can't tell!" Qiu Keying glared angrily at Chen Ci. "That 'born with an unlucky face' thing you said was clearly talking about me!"
“That’s true.” Shen Ci admitted quickly: “It’s definitely you I’m talking about, but I’m also really grateful to you. A thousand yuan isn’t much, but it can buy a lot of things.”
"You may not understand what I mean right now, but that's okay. I believe you'll understand soon enough."
As Shen Ci spoke, she stood up, glanced at Qiu Keying with a half-smile, and then left with Su Zheyuan.
Qiu Keying was so angry she was practically fuming. Even though she didn't know what Shen Ci meant, it was clearly not going to be anything good.
"Ke Ying, do you know her?"
At this moment, her friend came over and, seeing that she was quite angry, asked her cautiously and worriedly.
"I don't know her!" Qiu Keying retorted stubbornly.
Stop with the nonsense about "being born with bad luck" and "not being good for investing"—it's all just wishful thinking.
How could director Yang Guochun's movies possibly lose money? It's just a matter of how much they make.
She had been absolutely certain of herself, but Shen Ci's interference made her somewhat hesitant.
I think I'll make money, right?
With just a little trick, Shen Ci made the other party fall into the trap of self-doubt in an instant.
"Aci, were you serious just now, or were you deliberately trying to annoy her?"
As they left the coffee shop, Su Zheyuan couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
Shen Ci glanced at him, then chuckled, "What do you think?"
"He must have been deliberately teasing her. Director Yang Guochun's movie is unlikely to lose money, is it?"
Shen Ci smiled without saying a word. Even Su Zheyuan said so, which proved that Qiu Keying, as an investor, had even higher expectations.
She must be really looking forward to the investment succeeding, so that she'll have even more reason to brag to herself.
This older sister is completely love-struck. I have no grudge against her, yet she tries to make things difficult for me in every way because of Li Xiao.
Unfortunately, their intelligence was limited, and their methods were even more clumsy.
"Nothing in this world is absolute. I was just teasing her, but what if it actually happens?" Shen Ci laughed after saying that, and then casually opened the car door and got in.
She couldn't be 100% certain about this; she honestly couldn't remember if those two actors would have their scandals exposed around that time.
Seeing that Shen Ci had started the car, Su Zheyuan waved with one hand in his pocket: "Drive slowly. I'm free lately, so come visit me more often."
"If you're so free, go do something productive," Shen Ci said to him, then turned and strode away.
Su Zheyuan smiled and waited until Shen Ci's car was far away before taking out his phone and sending a message to Secretary Gao: "Which hospital is Uncle staying at? Give me the address."
It's inconvenient for a young woman like her to take care of her hospitalized father.
*
That day, Jiang Yuanliang drove back to "Qingyu Villa".
Jiang Yuanmao and the old butler, Uncle Feng, were waiting in the courtyard. When they saw Jiang Yuanliang's car drive in, Jiang Yuanmao quickly went to greet it.
"Big brother!"
The car stopped, and Jiang Yuanliang got out. Jiang Yuanmao glanced at the empty passenger seat, then at the back seat, and blinked: "Where's Jingjing?"
"I didn't bring her back."
"What do you mean? Didn't we already agree on this?" Jiang Yuanmao said, "Your sister-in-law has been preparing for today for over a week, and she's determined to help you win over the old man today!"
"You're making Dad look like a traitor," Jiang Yuanliang said with a helpless smile. "It's not time to bring her back yet, but our plan remains the same. We'll get the old man on board today."
Before his elder brother could ask further, Jiang Yuanliang took the initiative to explain: "I was thinking that the few of us could handle this matter with the old man. There was no need to bring Jingjing. She must be under a lot of pressure facing Dad. I was afraid that if Dad said something unpleasant, she would take it to heart and feel bad."
"So I won't bring her back today. If the old man is angry, he can take it out on me. Once I'm sure he's accepted it, everything will fall into place, and then I'll bring Jingjing back."
He steps up when there are difficulties, and since these are his own family's problems, he wants to resolve them properly instead of letting Jingjing bear the brunt of her father's anger.
Jiang Yuanmao thought his explanation made some sense, and it seemed like a pretty safe approach.
“That works too. Otherwise, if you suddenly bring Jingjing back, Dad might get agitated if he sees her.”
"Uncle Feng, how is Dad doing lately?"
Upon hearing this, the old butler said, "Everything is fine. Doctor Lin came to examine the old man yesterday, and he's doing well; there's nothing wrong."
Jiang Yuanliang nodded and then asked, "Did you take your blood pressure medication today?"
"have eaten."
"OK."
With everything in place, Jiang Yuanliang took a deep breath, surprisingly feeling a bit nervous.
Upon entering the villa, Wen Shuyi looked at Jiang Yuanliang with surprise and asked in a low voice, "Where is Jingjing?"
Jiang Yuanliang had no choice but to explain again.
“Okay, that’s a responsible thing to do. Don’t worry, your brother and I will work together for you today, but we still need to be careful not to upset the old man too much.”
"I know, where's Dad?"
"He's watering the flowers on the rooftop. I'll go up and call him."
On the rooftop, the old man leaned back comfortably in a deck chair, rocking gently, while watching a "girl group live stream" on his phone with great interest.
"Come on, come on, come on! We old folks like to wear jade pendants around our necks."
"The incense burner is placed on the altar, and only when it grows up will the white and yellow tablets be opened..."
In the video, the female anchor twisted her body proportions, which were elongated by special effects, and vigorously flicked her hair. The old man was so excited that he swiped his phone to send ten sports cars as a gift.
"Thank you so much to our 'Eighty-Year-Old Online Surfer' boss for the ten sports cars! He's incredibly generous!"
The old man squinted and held the phone further away to see it more clearly.
"dad!"
Wen Shuyi's voice suddenly rang out from behind, startling the old man so much that he sat up abruptly.
"Oh, Shuyi, 'Come on, come on, come on...' you walk so quietly? And you like to wear jade pendants around your neck..."
The old man realized he hadn't turned off the live stream after he finished speaking, and quickly raised his hand to turn off his phone.
"The incense burner is placed on the altar, and only when it grows up will the white and yellow tablets be opened..."
As a result, if you don't exit the live stream on your iPhone, pressing the screen won't help; the sound from the live stream will still play.
He frantically fiddled with it, finally managing to silence the noise after a while. Then he looked at Wen Shuyi and smiled, "I was thinking of searching for Tai Chi live streams to learn, but who knew what kind of random stuff came up."
Wen Shuyi sighed helplessly. She wouldn't blame the old man for this, but reminded him, "You should look at it less. Don't let your blood pressure rise from looking back. It's not worth it."
"Yuanliang is here, let's go down for dinner."
The old man stood up and changed the subject: "Today is quite interesting, it's rare for this kid to take the initiative to come back."
(End of this chapter)
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