I felt really bad asking Anlude to buy any more gifts.
Jiang Jinyao plans to buy her mother the food she needs when she has time.
Now that Anluder has brought it up, she hasn't refuted it.
When you go to see his parents that day, just bring some extra gifts.
“It’s alright, it’s never a bad thing to be polite. We’ll finish the brown sugar eventually anyway, so we can buy more to take home,” Anlude added.
Jiang Jinyao smiled helplessly. She figured she'd feel pressured when she visited An Lude's house next time.
After buying the things, I walked straight home.
Meanwhile, Jiang Minghe, visiting his daughter for the first time since his divorce, parked his car at the entrance of the alley.
He looked at the place where his daughter lived, now so simple, and frowned slightly.
The people here don't seem to have very high social status or position.
After her divorce, Song Wan ended up living in a place like this.
"Xiao Shi, you can leave now. I'll walk back to the guesthouse myself later," Jiang Minghe said to his driver after taking the gifts he had bought for the mother and daughter.
The driver, Xiao Shi, nodded and then drove the car away.
Carrying several bags of gifts, he couldn't move his feet. It had been almost seven years since the divorce, and he hadn't seen Jiang Jinyao for seven years. He had even forgotten what she looked like.
He was pondering how to approach his daughter and Song Ting.
But then I heard a familiar voice and turned around to look.
They were a young couple. When the girl smiled at the boy, her happy expression reminded him of when he went home with Song Ting to meet her parents years ago; she had smiled just as happily then.
After a moment of stunned silence, he looked at the girl again and found her increasingly familiar.
As they got closer, Jiang Minghe could see the girl's face clearly and was quite certain that this person was his daughter.
Looking at the man next to her daughter, she felt inexplicably angry.
Jiang Jinyao looked at An Lude with a smile, sensing that someone was watching them from ahead.
At a glance, that familiar face stood right in front of them.
Jiang Jinyao, who had been laughing happily just moments before, suddenly couldn't be happy anymore.
He still looked the same as before, except that he had a lot more white hair. He was still tall and straight, and had not gained weight, but his face was full of worries.
Jiang Minghe can be considered a selfless and good leader, but not a good father or a good husband.
Jiang Jinyao's indifferent expression pained Jiang Minghe. When he stared at Jiang Jinyao, he felt inexplicably guilty and ashamed.
Judging from the way the two people looked at each other, Anlude could roughly guess the identity of this person.
He was also wearing a white short-sleeved shirt, black pants, and glasses.
"Yao Yao!" Jiang Minghe spoke first.
Jiang Jinyao nodded slightly, her gaze unwilling to meet that of her father. She said, "You've arrived?"
"I just arrived and saw you..." she replied, her eyes filled with displeasure as she looked at Anlude.
"Hello, Uncle." Anlude sensed his gaze and emotions, but he pretended not to notice and greeted him politely.
Jiang Minghe didn't want to pay any attention to An Lude. He was sure he would feel resentful that a mere young man was going to marry his daughter.
To avoid upsetting his daughter, he nodded slightly and said "Mmm".
"Go inside. I don't want others to see this and make a fool of myself, especially my mother." Jiang Jinyao stared angrily at Jiang Minghe.
It's easy to make a fool of yourself. People will think, what good could come of a divorced woman suddenly having a middle-aged man in her home?
After Jiang Jinyao finished speaking, she went straight inside without giving her father a friendly look.
An Lude watched Jiang Jinyao go inside, then walked up to Jiang Minghe and said, "Uncle, let me take it?" He squeezed out one hand, wanting to help Jiang Minghe.
"I can do it myself." Jiang Minghe declined An Lude's help and went inside first.
As soon as Jiang Minghe stepped into the courtyard, he looked around. The courtyard was very small, and the house was old and somewhat dilapidated.
My gaze fell on the living room, where the lighting wasn't very good.
Just then, a delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen.
This tastes like braised pork ribs. Jiang Minghe hasn't eaten Song Ting's cooking for many years.
"Mom, I brought Anlude to see you." As soon as Jiang Jinyao came in from outside, she rushed into the kitchen and snuggled on her mother's shoulder.
Song Ting was cooking pork ribs in a pot and also making dumplings on the side.
The moment she was held by her daughter, a smile instantly appeared on her face as a mother.
"Mom, he's here too." Jiang Jinyao's words made Song Ting's smile disappear.
Anlude took all the gifts he had bought and placed them on a small table in a corner of the living room.
She walked out of the living room and said to Jiang Minghe, "Uncle, shall I put it away for you?"
Jiang Minghe refused once, but he was too embarrassed to refuse a second time, so he handed the gift to An Lude and said, "Thank you."
"You're welcome, it's my pleasure." Anlude carried the things into the living room.
In the kitchen, Song Ting learned from her daughter that her ex-husband had arrived.
"What are you still holding? Wash your hands and go pour tea for your father and Luther, and entertain them. Mom is busy making dumplings and doesn't have time!" Song Ting immediately told Jiang Jinyao to entertain the two of them.
"Hurry up." Jiang Jinyao reluctantly let go of her mother, washed her hands, and then carried a kettle of hot water into the living room.
Anlude was placing two teacups on the table.
Seeing that the tea leaves and cups had been prepared in advance, he thought he would help pour the tea.
"You're quite self-motivated." Jiang Jinyao saw An Lude start working non-stop as soon as he came in.
He handed the hot water to Anlude.
“That’s right, it’s not my first time here either. Including this time, this is my third time here.” Anlude was already very familiar with the place.
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