Chapter 345 Her protective nature towards her family VS His soft heart towards his wronged child (3)
A few days later.
Jiang Zhiyi began preparing to open the shop.
She had already chosen the address; it was near the old town but not far from the city center, and the transportation was convenient.
There are many ancient buildings here, and the house she chose happens to be located at the very end of a small alley. Walking in, it creates a sense of mystery.
Wang Yu, Fu Chengyan's personal assistant, also came with her to sign the contract today.
Jiang Zhiyi only needed to choose the house; he handled everything else, and of course, he paid for everything, all of which was recorded under Fu Chengyan's account.
After the contract was signed, Jiang Zhiyi asked Wang Yu to leave first, and she went for a walk around the area by herself.
The scenery here is beautiful. The adjacent area has long been developed into a tourist attraction, but the houses here have never been developed.
She heard that the ancestral home of some important person was located here, which is why the approval process had been delayed and construction could not begin.
After walking for a while, a small river appeared in front of us. Many trees were planted along the riverbank, and a wooden bridge was built across the middle.
Seeing that the weather was nice, Jiang Zhiyi went to the bridge and took out her phone to take some photos.
She posed for the camera, acting cute and adorable... and took many photos and videos.
After the photo was taken, she looked around to make sure no one had seen her admiring herself.
Unfortunately, there happened to be a man wearing a shirt and black pants watching her from the other side of the bridge.
The two exchanged a glance.
Jiang Zhiyi's first reaction was that he was being impolite because he kept staring at her.
So she glared at him fiercely and then turned to leave.
The man behind them caught up, shouting, "You dropped something—"
Jiang Zhiyi looked back and saw her ID card on the ground not far away. It must have fallen out accidentally when she was posing for a photo with her bag.
"Thank you for reminding me..." She was now a little embarrassed.
"You bought a house here?" the man asked, seemingly recognizing her.
"You..." She didn't answer, still somewhat wary, after all, he was a complete stranger.
“I live right here. The house you bought is right next to mine. I just saw you and Uncle Chen signing the contract in the yard…”
The man was very outgoing and asked to add her contact information.
"Did Uncle Chen tell you that the lawn near the road is shared by our two houses... Let's add each other on WeChat, we'll probably need to keep in touch in the future..."
"Alright..." Jiang Zhiyi could only nod in agreement.
She noted his name down: Ji Chen.
The name sounds familiar; it's like I've heard it somewhere before.
...
night.
Fu Chengyan had just returned, but unlike usual, he didn't see anyone running out to greet him.
He walked around the living room, but still couldn't find anyone.
Where is she?
The nanny glanced upstairs. "Miss Jiang is upstairs... She hasn't had dinner yet, and she seems to be in a bad mood..."
Fu Chengyan frowned. Was he throwing a tantrum again?
He went upstairs.
Inside the room, Jiang Zhiyi was lying unhappily on the sofa, with bags and jewelry scattered haphazardly on the floor beside her...
"Get out." Hearing the noise, she assumed it was the nanny again and immediately tried to shoo her away.
"What's wrong? Who upset you this time?" Fu Chengyan walked over.
Hearing his voice, Jiang Zhiyi didn't change at all, "You go out too, I don't want to see you!"
"What's wrong?" Fu Chengyan sat down beside her.
Jiang Zhiyi still didn't say anything, but sat up and started hitting him, throwing a pillow at him.
After venting for a while, she finally calmed down and then began to complain to him, feeling wronged.
“Your assistant is targeting me,” she said directly.
Besides Wang Yu, Fu Chengyan also has a capable assistant, Li Jin. He is in charge of handling family matters and can be considered a housekeeper.
She took photos today, edited them, and then sent a few of her favorites to Fu Chengyan, but she hasn't received a reply yet.
After that, she made a phone call directly.
Li Jin answered the phone and said that Fu Chengyan was in a meeting.
She asked him to pass on the message, but then she remembered something else and mentioned that the supplements they had recently bought didn't taste good and asked him to replace them with the old ones.
Unexpectedly, Li Jin refused to agree to such a small matter, kept giving her perfunctory replies, and his attitude was rather poor.
Jiang Zhiyi was in a good mood after signing the contract today, but her good mood was completely ruined, and she was so angry that she didn't even want to eat dinner.
She recounted the whole story in detail, looking pitiful.
"Is that all? Look at you, crying like this over some food, aren't you ashamed?"
"I don't care... This matter is very important, why are you still speaking up for him? You're bullying me too..." She buried her face in his shoulder and cried again, her tears almost soaking his clothes.
"Listen to me, don't cry yet, let me ask." Fu Chengyan made a phone call.
The call was answered quickly. "Mr. Fu."
Jiang Zhiyi's eyes were still filled with tears, and she stared straight at him, her gaze seemingly a silent warning: You must get justice for me.
While answering the phone, Fu Chengyan gently patted her back to comfort her.
About three minutes later, he hung up the phone.
"Alright, I understand what happened. He didn't do his job properly, and I'll punish him. If you want some, I'll have it delivered tomorrow..."
He only told her the outcome of the matter, without mentioning the specific reasons behind it.
Li Jin wasn't deliberately targeting her; he was just a serious person by nature, and there were reasons why he hadn't agreed to her request yet.
The supplements she had taken before were all brought from the old mansion by Fu Chengyan's people.
Although Old Master Fu has been retired from that position for many years, his former subordinates and friends still remember him and often send him things from their own homes.
It's not expensive, but at least I feel at ease with it.
Needless to say, the quality is top-notch, after all, it's a specially supplied item.
Jiang Zhiyi ate this kind of food a while ago.
Recently, the Fu family had a happy occasion. The old lady felt sorry for her grandniece-in-law's hard pregnancy, so she sent all the things that could nourish a woman's body to her there, keeping nothing for herself.
This is a trivial matter. Normally, if something is missing, just say so, and someone will immediately deliver it to the Fu family overnight.
However, this time the absence is so obvious that it's easy for people to notice something is wrong, since Jiang Zhiyi's existence has always been kept secret, and there are no women around Fu Chengyan.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Li Jin switched to supplements from other sources. The difference wasn't significant, but Jiang Zhiyi was picky and immediately noticed the difference.
"Hmph—how are you going to punish him? Isn't his meaning the same as yours? You're just ignoring me, so he dares to ignore me... You can't even bear to part with a little food, you're not nice to me at all!" she accused angrily.
Fu Chengyan looked down at her, but his mind was on something else.
She's usually a bit slow, but sometimes she can be quite clever.
Last time, she subtly brought up marriage under the guise of the red string incident, and now the matter of the tonics is related to the old house...
Was she genuinely craving that bite, or was she testing his feelings?
She was testing whether he would be willing to let her inquire about his family, or to let her appear in his family's sight.
Fu Chengyan thought about it for a long time. Perhaps he had been too indulgent with her lately, which made her have other ideas.
He didn't want to hurt her, and he should have stopped it when it started.
He looked serious, ready to have a serious talk with her.
Jiang Zhiyi spoke up again: "There's something else I've been wanting to say, but I haven't brought it up yet..."
"Go ahead and say it." Fu Chengyan sighed inwardly, thinking: Just as I expected.
He pondered what he should do to make her stay put from now on and give up on that idea.
Saying too harshly is unnecessary, but saying too mildly might make her take it lightly, so it's really a difficult situation.
Jiang Zhiyi tugged at his shirt collar and said very seriously, "Actually... I don't like those two chefs either. There used to be a chubby chef who stayed temporarily for a few days last time, the one your family asked to come and make medicinal meals for you when you were sick... Could you transfer him here so he can stay here from now on? I prefer his cooking..."
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