Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Is it my husband or my uncle?
Lin Wan remembered that she had met Fu Xiuhuai three times.
When she first met Fu Xiuhuai, Lin Wan didn't know that he was a well-known businessman in Jiangcheng, and she didn't know that he was Fu Mingjun's uncle.
At that time, Lin Wan was in her sophomore summer vacation. In order to save money, she took a part-time job and met Fu Xiuhuai.
It was not until their second meeting that Lin Wan learned Fu Xiuhuai's true identity.
Towards the end of her junior year, Lin Wan was busy working as a part-time tutor to earn money. In her free time, she would go to the library to read. She had no time to agree to a childish date with her boyfriend Fu Mingjun.
Fu Mingjun was not angry and followed Lin Wan to the library. However, while everyone was reading, he stared at Lin Wan, which made Lin Wan want to throw the book in his face. In the end, she could only take everyone to eat outside the school to avoid the gossiping eyes of other students in the library.
The two were Fu Xiuhuai whom they met by chance at the school gate.
At that time, Fu Xiuhuai was wearing a Zhongshan suit. He was calm and reserved, but polite. He treated her courteously and amiably. Before leaving, he took the initiative to pay for the dinner for his nephew and his girlfriend, which left a good impression on Lin Wan.
Such a person seems to be completely different from the decisive businessman Fu Xiuhuai who is rumored to be in Jiangcheng.
However, Lin Wan didn't take it to heart at that time. She just thought of him as an elder, an elder with whom she would not have more contact, so she just met him.
The last time was yesterday at school. She heard Fu Xiuhuai say with her own ears that Fu Mingjun and she were not suitable for each other. It was clear that he looked down on her just like Fu Mingjun's mother.
I met Fu Xiuhuai three times, and he seemed to have three faces, making it difficult to tell which one was the real him.
The black leather shoes landed steadily on the ground, and a gentle and elegant black Zhongshan suit appeared in Lin Wan's sight. Lin Wan's gaze moved up inch by inch, and finally fell on the man's handsome face.
Fu Mingjun looks somewhat similar to his uncle Fu Xiuhuai, but Fu Mingjun is used to a life of luxury. He has been raised by his family and has never suffered any hardship. He is full of pride and pride.
But Fu Xiuhuai was different. When he was young, his Fu family suffered a disaster. He was supposed to be the eldest son, but he became the target of criticism. Later, when he was in his teens, he became bold and careful, and risked his life to engage in speculation and profiteering, which was severely cracked down in that era. When every household was eating coarse food, the Fu family could secretly eat meat and grain.
Later, the Fu family was rehabilitated, and with the policy changes after the reform and opening up, Fu Xiuhuai was like a fish in water, and his methods were fierce. When most people were still dreaming of working in a factory and getting a stable job, he was already able to travel long distances and work steadily, accurately and ruthlessly to buy clothes, food, small electronic equipment... and make a fortune by reselling them.
With considerable capital, Fu Xiuhuai began to get involved in engineering projects, contracting building projects with his trusted brothers. In just five or six years, he developed the construction company and eventually gained a foothold in Jiangcheng, becoming a well-known wealthy businessman.
Thirty years of ups and downs in life have made him calm and reserved, with few obvious emotional fluctuations on his handsome face.
Only at this moment, Lin Wan saw a hint of tenderness beneath his cold appearance in his deep eyes.
"How are you? Are you feeling unwell?" Fu Xiuhuai calmly sat down opposite Lin Wan, lowered his eyebrows and glanced at the food on the table, "I think your appetite seems to be okay."
The man's deep voice was the same as the one Lin Wan heard at school yesterday.
But yesterday, he clearly looked down on me and expressed that I was not a good match for his nephew; today, he was seriously concerned about his health.
Lin Wan felt complicated when facing such a man whose true face she couldn't see, especially since she had once followed Fu Mingjun and called him - uncle.
"I'm fine, nothing's wrong." Lin Wan didn't know how to address this familiar stranger at the moment.
Her nominal husband and the father of the child in her belly was her ex-boyfriend's uncle.
But she couldn't show her weakness.
Fortunately, Fu Xiuhuai didn't seem to be a very enthusiastic person. After hearing this, he just nodded slightly and accompanied Lin Wan for dinner.
One of the richest businessmen in Jiangcheng, he ate his leftovers and was very calm in his every move, which made Lin Wan feel uncomfortable.
The transformation of identity is truly shocking.
Perhaps because of her pregnancy, Lin Wan got hungry quickly but also filled up easily. After eating half a bowl of rice and some beef, she put down her chopsticks and secretly raised her eyelids to look at the man opposite her.
Lin Wan was still a university student, surrounded by classmates who were also somewhat immature. The most imposing person she had ever seen was the school's Dean of Students. She had never come into contact with a mature man with a calm and steady demeanor like Fu Xiuhuai.
Lin Wan didn't understand why she agreed to marry her boyfriend's uncle. Did he coerce her? It didn't seem like it.
She also didn't understand why a man like Fu Xiuhuai would be willing to get involved with his nephew's girlfriend, or even marry her. Could it be that she was forcing him or bribing him? She didn't have the ability to do that.
Lin Wan clearly remembered that Fu Mingjun once mentioned that his uncle was very capable, but he never solved his personal problems, which gave his grandparents a headache.
Even if such a person gets married suddenly, he would not go to the trouble of marrying his nephew's girlfriend. It would be so embarrassing to tell others about it, and how could the Fu family agree to it?
Thinking of this, Lin Wan couldn't help but wonder what the other members of the Fu family thought of this marriage.
"What are you thinking about?" Fu Xiuhuai, who was sitting across from Lin Wan at the table, seemed to notice her absent-mindedness and scooped a spoonful of egg custard into her bowl with a clean spoon. "Eat some more."
Lin Wan, who was suddenly caught, nodded and finished eating the egg custard.
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After dinner, Aunt Wang went to clean up the dishes, and the housekeeper in the villa reported the whereabouts of the Fu family.
The other members of the Fu family are not here today. Mr. Fu's cousin is in the hospital, so the family happened to be accompanying the old man and the old lady to visit him. They are expected to go home after dinner.
Fu Xiuhuai was obviously a very busy man. He answered several phone calls in the living room and discussed with others about the next municipal engineering project to be contracted.
Lin Wan was sitting on the sofa, listening to Aunt Wang muttering about the precautions for pregnancy. Occasionally, she could hear the emotional shouts from the other end of the phone.
Jiangcheng's municipal engineering projects are a hot money-making business, and many people are eyeing them. Fu Xiuhua's Kaihua Construction Company has a great advantage in bidding, and some people are coming to seek cooperation.
However, the people on the other end were either excited about the future of making money or complaining about the difficulty of getting projects. Their excitement and indignation made Fu Xiuhuai on the other end of the phone look calm and composed. He simply said, "Everything depends on human effort. The outcome will be revealed in due time."
When the phone was hung up, there was no fluctuation in Fu Xiuhuai's indifferent eyes. He only caught a glimpse of a gaze lingering around him, and when he looked up, his eyes met Lin Wan's.
Lin Wan really wanted to ask for the answer directly, but it was difficult for her to let this stranger make a conclusion about herself when she had no memory of the past year.
It was at this time that the Fu family returned.
The old man and old lady of the Fu family were a little tired after the long journey. The old man returned to the villa and talked about business with his youngest son, while the old lady asked about Lin Wan's health with a kind look.
"How's your appetite today? You need to nourish yourself well since you're pregnant."
Lin Wan had only seen photos of Fu Mingjun's grandparents before, and today was her first time meeting them in person. She assumed the two elderly people didn't know about her relationship with Fu Mingjun, so she naturally didn't mention it. She just replied, "I have a good appetite."
Lin Wan was unfamiliar with the place and was cautious with everyone. Her responses were brief and to the point. Instead, Fu Xiuhuai took the initiative to divert his mother's attention and help Lin Wan out of the predicament.
Lin Wan had just escaped from the sudden concern of her mother-in-law and breathed a sigh of relief. In the blink of an eye, she met Zhang Meiying, the mother of her ex-boyfriend Fu Mingjun.
The old man and the old lady of the Fu family had two sons. When the eldest son Fu Xiutong was thirteen years old, his younger brother Fu Xiuhuaicai was born, so that Fu Mingjun, the son born to Fu Xiutong and Zhang Meiying, was only eight years younger than his uncle.
The uncle and nephew have a small age gap and have always had a close relationship. Fu Mingjun often likes to ask his younger uncle to solve problems, and Fu's mother Zhang Meiying is happy to see this.
In Lin Wan's memory, the two had just met a few days ago. Her boyfriend's mother, who was wearing a red dress and had her hair neatly tied up, seemed to have completely forgotten the past and actually took the initiative to greet her.
"Wanwan is pregnant. If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask me and mom." Amidst the laughter, Zhang Meiying no longer showed any of the rejection she had initially had because she thought Lin Wan and the Fu family were not a good match. Instead, she acted like a warm sister-in-law, treating her sister-in-law attentively.
Lin Wan was a little surprised. This person had completely changed her attitude. It was as if she had forgotten that she was her son's girlfriend and had become his sister-in-law.
But for some reason, Fu Mingjun did not appear here.
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The Fu family chatted in the living room for a while, and after a busy day, they washed up and went back to their rooms. Lin Wan looked at the sky outside the window which was gradually getting darker, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.
She was so focused on finding the truth of this year from Fu Xiuhuai that she almost forgot that they were a legitimate couple and would live in the same room and sleep in the same bed.
The Fu family villa is exquisite and elegant, with a total area of more than 300 square meters, and can be regarded as a veritable mansion in Jiangcheng.
Going up the solid wooden stairs, the second floor is everyone's bedroom. The old couple of the Fu family lives in the quiet room on the far left, and next door is Fu Xiutong and his wife.
The couple then went back to the bedroom. Fu Xiutong took off his suit jacket and couldn't help but wonder, "I see you and Lin Wan get along quite well. They say being a sister-in-law is difficult, but you're such a good sister-in-law."
Zhang Meiying's throat choked, and she felt a pang of pain in her heart. She forced a smile and said, "After all, she is your brother's wife. What else can I do?"
After all, the husband didn’t know that the girlfriend his son dated last year was his younger brother’s wife!
"It's strange." Fu Xiutong was over forty, a bit more mature than his younger brother, Fu Xiuhuai. He had been the director of the Jiangcheng Second Steel Plant for many years, and he was full of leadership airs. His every move was full of preaching. "Xiuhuai used to have no interest in anyone, but a few months ago, he suddenly wanted to get married. This Comrade Lin Wan is quite capable."
"He is capable, isn't he? I wonder what means he uses..." Zhang Meiying's throat felt increasingly sour. Otherwise, how could she be in love with her own son and marry his uncle.
She had to enter the Fu family.
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Lin Wan, who had no idea how capable she was, stayed alone in the bedroom, looking down at the thin marriage certificate.
An ordinary piece of paper brought two people with a strange relationship together.
Lin Wan felt more confused and out of the picture.
"Why are you suddenly looking at the marriage certificate?"
The bedroom door was opened from the outside. Fu Xiuhuai came back from the study after finishing his business. The first thing he saw was Lin Wan staring at their marriage certificate in a daze.
The man walked into the bedroom and closed the door behind him. The originally spacious space seemed to become crowded and closed in an instant, even the air was squeezed out.
Lin Wan stared blankly at the mature man approaching her and blurted out, "Uncle..."
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