Chapter 71 Too Much Vinegar
Wenxi was about to close her eyes and rest when she heard this, so she turned her head and glanced at Shang Chen.
Is this the key point?
"He's not very old, and his personality isn't mature enough."
Wenxi recounted how she used to visit Jiang Zheng regularly in prison.
"Jiang Fangguo's son..." Shang Chen lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, "...that case of the rich second-generation thug assaulting someone six years ago?"
“Hmm.” Wen Xi: “The gap between the rich and the poor is what most easily arouses public opinion.”
"At that time, the Jiang family's opponents hired online trolls to create public opinion, hoping to get Jiang Zheng sentenced to death."
"Jiang Fangguo was so anxious that he almost knelt down and begged my teacher."
"Even if it is eventually proven that Jiang Zheng was framed, no one will read the judgment; they will only focus on the rumors circulating online."
"In order to protect his son, Chairman Jiang simply did not let him take over Fangrong International, and let him develop it as he pleased."
Shang Chen: "You two have a pretty good relationship."
"It's alright. Aside from being business partners, we're also friends."
Since Shang Chen wasn't Bai Wei, Wen Xi didn't give him a long explanation. Instead, she brought up another matter that she hadn't told Bai Wei.
“In my second year at Zhongda, my adoptive father’s illegitimate daughter brought people to our door to cause trouble. My mentor wasn’t there at the time, and everyone in the firm was just watching the show. It was he who stepped forward.”
Wenxi has always cherished this feeling.
This was the first time Shang Chen had heard Wen Xi bring up the Wen family on her own initiative.
Shang Chen asked succinctly: "The grace of saving my life?"
Wen Xi paused, her lips twitching slightly: "It's not that bad."
"But I've always been grateful to him, I'd say I consider him... a 'son'?"
Only when she's with Shang Chen does Wenxi reveal many of her true feelings.
Upon hearing the word "son," Shang Chen remained unusually silent.
Wen Xi raised an eyebrow, looking at Shang Chen's expected expression: "Don't you understand?"
Shang Chen replied truthfully, "I really don't understand."
He couldn't help but say earnestly, "We'll have children in the future, so we don't need to raise other people as our sons."
Wenxi chuckled, looking at Shang Chen as if he were an old antique on display in a museum.
He always looks so serious, which makes you want to tease him.
Bai Wei wasn't wrong to say he was her old daddy.
"I said today that I don't like younger brothers, and guess what Bai Wei said?"
The topic jumped too quickly, and Shang Chen couldn't keep up. "What did you say?"
“She said I like the old daddy type, and I think she’s right.”
Shang remained silent for a few moments before realizing that the old daddy was talking about him.
Today Yan Xu complained that he was old, and this afternoon Wen Xi was also... complaining about him?
It took Shang Chen a while to accept the title, and he said in a serious tone, "Well, thanks to my wife, I suddenly have a grandson."
Wenxi's mind went blank for a moment, unable to keep up with Shang Chen's train of thought.
She sorted out her thoughts... Jiang Zheng was the son, and Shang Chen was the old daddy.
Shang Chen suddenly has a grandson!
It took Wenxi a while to understand Shang Chen's meaning, and she suddenly burst out laughing.
She felt that Shang Chen had a kind of dry humor.
"Don't mind it, Daddy isn't saying you're old. It's a feeling, a kind of temperament."
Shang Chen glanced at her indifferently and said, "Mm."
He didn't believe it.
Wenxi turned her head to look out the window, her shoulders trembling slightly.
Shang Chen sighed: "Laugh if you want to, don't hold it in."
Wenxi turned to look at Shang Chen, her usually cold and quiet eyes now filled with laughter, and her lips even turning red.
She composed herself, speaking calmly and earnestly, "Shang Chen, I'm praising you."
Shang Chen met her gaze, his Adam's apple bobbing silently, and after a long while, he said, "I believe you."
He couldn't help but believe her.
After the teasing, Wenxi suddenly said, "I received a message on my phone today that you swiped your card to buy jewelry."
Shang Chen: "Did I disturb you?"
"No," Wenxi said. "It's just that I feel like since you've given me your savings account, I have to do something too. I can't let my husband not even have a secret stash of money."
Shang said in a deep voice, "I have it."
Wenxi: "...I know you do."
The two looked at each other, a slight awkwardness filling the air, but their composure completely dispelled the awkwardness.
Wenxi calmly reminded her, "I didn't receive a message when you bought the anklet."
Shang Chen: "..."
Wenxi said calmly, "I'm saying this to give you a way out."
Shang Chen immediately seized the opportunity and changed his tune, saying, "Well, I don't have any secret savings."
Wenxi calmly took a card from her bag and commanded, "Give me your hand."
Shang Chen obediently reached out his hand.
Wenxi placed the card in Shang Chen's palm with an air of nonchalance, her tone calm and steady, yet with a hint of playfulness.
"Here, this is the pocket money your wife gave you."
It's not good for Shang Chen to have to expose himself to her every time he swipes his card to buy something.
"But be careful with your spending, it's different from your black card, there's a limit."
Wenxi has many credit cards with no spending limit, but they were all opened for her by her brother Wenzhou.
The fact that she gave Shang Chen this card represents the empire she built herself.
Money given to my husband should be earned by myself; it gives me a greater sense of accomplishment.
Shang Chen held the black card, glanced at it calmly, and asked seriously, "Wen Xi, are you trying to control me?"
Wenxi felt that there was still a generation gap between him and Shang Shen.
For example, when she uses internet memes, Shang Chen often fails to understand and is easily traumatized.
Similarly, when Shang Chen sometimes speaks, she can't keep up with his train of thought at all.
Wenxi nodded, half-guessing Shang Chen's meaning: "I guess so."
Shang Chen accepted the card.
I'm in a pretty good mood.
Wenxi sensed the gradually relaxing atmosphere in the car and pondered to herself.
Shang Chen... likes her keeping him in check?
Isn't it said that men don't like wives who are too controlling?
Therefore, Wenxi also paid close attention to giving both of them enough private space.
What kind of strange hobby is Shang Chen?
The car arrived at a private restaurant, and Shang Chen said to his assistant Wu, "Leave the car here, I'll drive it back tonight."
Assistant Wu handed the keys to Shang Chen and then took a taxi home.
When ordering, Shang Chen specifically ordered a bowl of noodles, saying without changing his expression, "This is the specialty of this restaurant."
Wenxi had a good attitude: "Then I'll give it a try."
After the dishes were served, Shang Chen asked Wen Xi, "Would you like some vinegar?"
Wenxi nodded: "Just a little bit, just to add some flavor."
The dishes in these private restaurants are presented with great design, and even a bowl of noodles is specially paired with delicate little bottles of vinegar, soy sauce, and other condiments.
Shang Chen picked up the small vinegar bottle and poured it into the noodle bowl, but his hand trembled and he poured it all in.
Shang Chen sat upright, his face devoid of any superfluous expression.
"I accidentally poured too much."
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