“Xiao Chen, your uncle has been looking dejected since he came back last night. I don’t know what happened.”
Seeing Ye Chen approach, Su Ningshuang's mother spoke softly.
“When I asked him last night, your uncle didn’t tell the truth.”
“When Ning Shuang came over just now, I asked her to ask him, but he didn’t say why.”
"Xiao Chen, do you think you could go and talk to your uncle and ask him why?"
Su Ningshuang's mother said with a hint of pleading.
The husband is quite concerned about his image and doesn't know what to say in front of his wife and daughters.
As a fellow man, Xiaochen figured if she asked her husband, he would surely be able to explain the reason.
At this moment, Su Ningshuang also looked at Ye Chen with pleading eyes.
"No problem, Auntie."
Ye Chen nodded. Since it was his mother-in-law's request, he couldn't refuse. Besides, it wasn't a difficult thing; it was just asking a question.
After agreeing, Ye Chen went to the study.
Ye Chen chatted with Su Ningshuang's father, subtly probing his intentions.
Su Ningshuang's father understood Ye Chen's meaning. He hesitated for a moment and did not tell Ye Chen about it.
He knew that Xiao Chen was very capable and had many connections in Shanghai.
Although Xu Shangtong is extremely despicable, he is a big shot in Shanghai, having developed his career there for decades and wielding considerable power.
What if I tell Xiaochen about this and it causes trouble for her?
That won't do.
He didn't want to cause any trouble for his son-in-law and daughter.
Seeing that Su Ningshuang's father didn't want to talk about it, Ye Chen didn't press the matter further.
It's normal for men to not want to talk about their troubles and cause their families to worry as well.
Moreover, it's for a junior like myself; elders are usually concerned about saving face.
Ye Chen went outside and shrugged apologetically at Su Ningshuang and her daughter.
Seeing this, Su Ningshuang's mother felt a little regretful, but she did not blame Ye Chen in the slightest.
In the evening, Ye Chen took Su Ningshuang and her family to his Wangjiang Pavilion restaurant for dinner.
Ye Chen specially arranged for a private room to be prepared.
Upon arriving at the private room, Ye Chen asked Su Ningshuang and her family to order food.
In his haste to get in, Ye Chen forgot to bring the bottle of top-quality liquor he had specially prepared for Su Ningshuang's father back into the car.
Ye Chen needed to go back to the car to get something.
After leaving the private room and retrieving the bottle of top-quality liquor from his car, Ye Chen returned to Wangjiang Pavilion.
"Huh?"
"Did you see that Mr. Ye just now?"
Suddenly, several new guests in Wangjiang Pavilion saw Ye Chen return.
Upon hearing this question, several guests immediately looked over.
"It really is Mr. Ye."
"What a coincidence, we've actually run into Mr. Ye."
The other two nodded.
The group noticed that Ye Chen had entered a private room.
"How about this, we'll go and toast Mr. Ye ourselves in a little while, and try to get on his good side."
Suddenly, one of the middle-aged men among them made a suggestion.
"Can."
"Good idea."
The other two guests nodded, thinking it was a good idea; it would be a great thing to become familiar with Mr. Ye.
Time flew by, and when they felt it was about time, the three of them, led by the middle-aged man, arrived at Ye Chen's private room.
Knock knock knock.
The middle-aged man knocked on the door with utmost politeness.
"Is Mr. Ye here?"
After knocking on the door, the middle-aged man spoke politely again.
"I'm here, come in."
Inside the private room, Ye Chen was having a meal with Su Ningshuang when he suddenly heard someone calling him. Ye Chen replied.
Click.
Immediately afterwards, the door to the private room opened.
The middle-aged man and two friends cautiously walked in.
As soon as he entered, the middle-aged man saw Ye Chen sitting there.
Xu Shangtong immediately spoke respectfully:
"Mr. Ye, I just saw you. I've come specifically to pay you a visit..."
As he spoke, the middle-aged man carefully glanced at the situation inside the private room.
"Um?!!"
Suddenly, the middle-aged man noticed the appearance of a man sitting next to Mr. Ye and exclaimed in surprise.
Not only the middle-aged man, but also Su Ningshuang's father, who was sitting next to Ye Chen, frowned.
At this moment, he felt a sense of shock and awe.
The respectful man before him was none other than Xu Shangtong, the important figure he had visited yesterday.
The scene today is completely different from yesterday.
The person sitting here has changed from Xu Shangtong to himself, while the person who came to pay his respects has changed from Xu Shangtong.
Compared to himself yesterday, Xu Shangtong today was not just polite, but respectful, and even a little bit humble.
As for the shock, it was Su Ningshuang's father's reaction to his son-in-law, Xiao Chen.
What just happened shattered his understanding.
He knew that Xiao Chen had a high status in Shanghai, but he never expected it to have reached this level.
Even a big shot like Xu Shangtong, who has been operating in Shanghai for decades, has to treat Xiao Chen with utmost respect.
My son-in-law is amazing!!!
A sense of pride rose in Su Ningshuang's father's heart.
My daughter has such good taste!
"Mr. Xu, we meet again."
Thinking of Xu Shangtong's arrogant attitude yesterday, Su Ningshuang's father greeted Xu Shangtong with a "smile".
"Hmm, this must be... Mr. Su."
Xu Shangtong forced an awkward smile.
How could that be?
How could someone from the humble Su family of Hangzhou be having dinner with Mr. Ye? That doesn't make sense.
"Mr. Ye, may I ask who this Mr. Su is?"
Filled with doubt, Xu Shangtong asked a question out of curiosity.
"This is my future father-in-law."
Ye Chen answered.
My future father-in-law?!
Upon hearing Ye Chen's answer, Xu Shangtong's vision went black, and he almost fainted from fright. His heart sank into an abyss.
Xu Shangtong's toes were gripping the ground, his expression stiff.
He's really in big trouble now!
Who would have thought that the man surnamed Su who came to see me yesterday was actually Mr. Ye's future father-in-law?
He wasn't familiar with Mr. Ye; they had only met once a long time ago at a party.
Mr. Ye did not hold a large wedding banquet or make any public announcement about his relationship with the Su family. How could he know that Mr. Ye's girlfriend came from the Su family in Hangzhou?
If he had known that this Mr. Su was Mr. Ye's future father-in-law, he wouldn't have dared to do that yesterday, even if he had a hundred lives.
What should we do now?
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