Chapter 86 Treating Everyone Fairly
The thought of Wu Ming being forced to go to the Fog Kingdom by him and Wu Zhou and never being able to return made Zhan Lintian feel better.
Zhan Lintian followed Jiang Xia out of the supermarket.
Outside the supermarket, the driver had already driven the goods back, and the two planned to walk home.
The distance is not far.
The surroundings were bright, the sun was out, and the sky was a beautiful blue.
On the snow, the two followed the footprints they had come from back home. Zhan Lintian was still walking behind Jiangxia, stepping in his footsteps.
But after walking a few steps, he deliberately walked side by side with the person next to him in the river gorge, touching their arms and sharing their warmth.
Just as Jiang Xia was about to move aside, Zhan Lintian turned to the side, his upper body swaying, his head resting on Jiang Xia's shoulder, looking very affectionate.
Jiang Xia's face became hot, and he felt a little embarrassed.
It wasn't easy to hide on the snow. His face was burning, but thankfully no one was around, so he just shrank his neck and tried to hide the lower half of his face in his light blue scarf.
Zhan Lintian took out his phone, took two pictures of the rabbit-shaped cup, and asked, "Does it look good?"
Jiang Xia nodded.
Zhan Lintian said, "Then I'll send the photos to Wenwen and tell her the good news in advance. Next time, I'll invite Wenwen to come over and have juice with Uncle Jiang."
After saying that, he acted quickly and said, "It's been sent."
Jiang Xia exclaimed in surprise, still not quite understanding what was happening.
A short while later, Zhan Lintian's phone beeped twice. After reading the message, he said slyly, "Auntie relayed your message, and Wenwen said yes~"
He did it on purpose, wanting Jiangxia to leave behind memories and an anchor point in Mengcheng.
If Jiang Xia doesn't care about himself, how can he not care about his children?
Jiang Xia didn't pay much attention, not understanding President Zhan's complicated thoughts. She just thought that children forget things quickly and would forget soon: "Hasn't she started her winter vacation yet? I remember the kindergarten started its winter vacation a long time ago."
"It'll be soon, just a matter of a few days."
“It’s been snowing heavily in Montreal lately, so it’s not safe. I haven’t let her go out.”
Jiang Xia exhaled a puff of warm air, her eyes crinkling with a smile, and asked softly, "Wenwen is five years old this year?"
"Yes, he'll be six years old soon."
Jiang Xia did the math and realized that the child was conceived seven years ago, but she had heard that Zhan Lintian didn't like to associate with others when he was studying abroad.
Seven years ago, Zhan Lintian was already twenty-three years old and had long since graduated from university...
He doesn't go out recklessly abroad, and it seems he wasn't affected by his sister's situation.
Zhan Lintian saw through his thoughts and explained softly, "You may have heard some things about me from others. Let me tell you in detail."
“Jiang Xia, I am different from Wu Ming. I am not easily tempted. My choices are all well-considered decisions, which is why my parents gave me more authority.”
Zhan Lintian gripped his fingers tightly. "Back then, I was thinking of waiting until I graduated from university and took over the family affairs before contacting other people. But..."
“When I was still in graduate school, my sister and brother-in-law fell in love at first sight, which resulted in a conflict. There are rumors in China that I didn’t like to get involved in those things when my sister and brother-in-law were together during my studies abroad. That’s pretty much true. Maybe some people confused the time when I was in college and graduate school when they spread the rumors.”
Graduate school and undergraduate studies are usually consecutive, with only a few years' difference...
Zhan Lintian grasped his fingers and breathed warm air onto his lips: "Later, I gave up the idea of getting married and having children... I thought it would be nice to live a carefree life like this."
As an investor, the most important thing is not to be swayed by short-term gains or sweet talk from others, thus losing sight of your true self.
He always had the ability to discern the good and evil in others through his eyesight and intuition.
So even though the cards were already out in the open at first glance, Zhan Lintian still found the game meaningless.
Why use emotions to disguise a conversation about money? Is it because you have no external value?
There are indeed people around us who pretend to be kind and innocent, but their true feelings cannot be hidden, and they will eventually be exposed.
So he doesn't actually dislike Ying Hua, because Ying Hua's attitude is very clear: the childhood friendship and the current investment relationship are very separate.
He was actually happy that Ying Hua was using Jiangxia. If spending a little money could get Ying Hua to bring Jiangxia to his side, it would be a great thing.
Sometimes Zhan Lintian would rather Jiang Xia talk to him about money.
But Jiang Xia didn't care; he was only thinking about that lousy Wu Ming.
After Zhan Lintian finished speaking, he quickly took Jiang Xia's hand.
Jiang Xia said softly, "That's not safe."
Zhan Lintian replied, "Then let's walk slower."
"Let me tell you about Wenwen again. She's been asking to come to Uncle Jiang's house to play lately. Uncle Jiang, do you agree?" Zhan Lintian teased him.
The two figures walked further and further away in the snow.
Jiang Xia listened to his story: a child who was not expected to be born, unwanted by both her parents...
This child's life has been truly difficult. Fortunately, the Zhan family is wealthy, and he is loved by his uncle and maternal grandparents. He has been cared for by his aunts and uncles since he was a child, which has fostered his innocent and optimistic personality.
Jiang Xia silently looked at Zhan Lintian, perhaps because his uncle was naturally a lively person.
It's often said that nephews resemble their uncles, and they are quite similar in personality. It's good that they don't have a sensitive personality like me, so they can live a much more comfortable life.
Jiang Xia lowered her eyes. After her parents died and she had gone through a period of confusion, her self-awareness gradually began to form. She realized that she had cried countless times in the dead of night, even though she had no wounds on her body. It turned out that sadness was the culprit.
Unable to process the painful emotions, he could only numb himself with the belief that studying hard would bring happiness.
It wasn't until Wu Ming appeared in his life that his suppressed heart finally saw the light.
Moreover, he didn't want Wu Ming to suffer, and he didn't want to see Wu Ming saddened by the death of his friend, especially since that "friend" was himself.
As Jiang Xia pondered the problem, he suddenly felt a lightness in his body. Zhan Lintian walked around to the front of him, took his hands, and easily carried him on his back.
"Hey! Watch out!" Jiang Xia instinctively hugged his neck tightly.
Zhan Lintian carried him forward, saying, "It's alright. It used to snow a lot in Fog Country, and the snow on the path to school was never cleared in time. I've gotten used to it."
Jiang Xia struggled for a moment, but the other person only hugged her tighter.
Jiang Xia was helpless, really afraid that he would slip and fall and hit his head again. He was worried that he would go back to the hospital after only two days of being discharged.
He was still holding the rabbit-shaped cup in his hand, which made it even more difficult for him to move around, so he could only whisper a reminder: "Then you have to be careful."
Zhan Lintian chuckled, bounced him up a bit, and chuckled again: "Don't worry."
As I passed the corner, an old woman sat in front of her fruit stall, holding a long power cord and plugged in a power strip, warming herself by the fire in the sun. Seeing me, she slowly said, "Be careful, don't fall."
Jiang Xia buried his face in Zhan Lintian's shoulder in embarrassment.
After they passed the old woman, she was still chuckling softly behind them, teasing, "Young people are so lucky, they have so much energy. All I can do with these old bones is warm myself by the fire."
"By the way, would you like some apples? Grandma will give you two apples. I heard from my daughter that there's some kind of holiday coming up. Apples are selling really well lately."
As she spoke, she forcefully stuffed two apples into Jiang Xia's hands, one in each hand.
"Alright, let's go home, it's cold outside." The old man was genuinely happy for Jiang Xia.
Jiang Xia had helped her many times before. Although he was busy with work, he had a regular schedule and didn't go out late at night. If she had any problems, she could definitely ask him for help.
Jiang Xia helped her, but she couldn't help Jiang Xia.
This young man doesn't have a home in the big city, and despite earning so much money, he often has no appetite.
I heard that his parents passed away early, and his grandparents had too many children, including many grandchildren. His hometown is not his home.
I finally made a friend of many years, but now they're getting married and having children.
It's great to have new friends now.
The new friend was just too enthusiastic. He's such a grown man, why does he have to hide it from everyone...
Zhan Lintian carried the person to the entrance of the building. Jiang Xia waited for him to stand still, then kicked his legs and jumped off his back.
Zhan Lintian was disappointed.
Jiang Xia wondered what exactly he was disappointed about...
Jiang Xia quickly pushed his back and whispered, "Let's go upstairs."
Zhan Lintian and his friend went upstairs, joking around. When they opened the door, Zhan Lintian's assistant and driver were silently helping to organize the groceries they had bought in the kitchen—because the boss of Jiusi Technology was sitting on the sofa working.
How embarrassing! They weren't planning to come in, but Wu Zhou heard footsteps and came to open the door.
"Jiang Xia sent me a message saying it's cold outside, so you don't need to wait outside. Just put the things in the kitchen."
That's what Mr. Wu said; they can only come in first.
They breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Mr. Zhan return: "Hello, Mr. Zhan, everything is put away."
Zhan Lintian nodded: "It's getting late, let's go grab something to eat nearby to warm up."
"Thank you, Mr. Zhan." The two said goodbye.
Jiang Xia closed the door, put the apples on a plate on the coffee table, sat down next to Wu Zhou, and pointed to the coffee table.
"Grandma gave me two apples, you can have them, her apples are very sweet." Jiang Xia divided them, one for each person, very fairly.
Wu Zhou glanced at it and said in a deep voice, "You eat it. It's a bit dry in winter, so it's better to eat some fruit. You don't like to drink water anyway, so I'll have someone bring up some watery fruit later."
Wu Zhou turned to the side and gently brushed his fingertips against Jiang Xia's lips.
Zhan Lintian's lips twitched. What was this guy pretending for?
It's just fruit, isn't it?
The next moment, Zhan Lintian put the apple in Jiang Xia's hand and said with a smile, "I won't eat it either, Jiang Xia, you eat it."
Wu Zhou silently looked at President Zhan.
Jiang Xia looked at them speechlessly.
Jiang Xia silently raised her hand and told them, "Um... I can't finish two apples by myself."
Zhan Lintian shook his head and even made a plan: "It's okay, I'll eat one at noon and one at night."
Jiang Xia looked at the two big apples and felt full just thinking about it.
Three minutes later, Jiang Xia took a fruit knife, cut the two apples into six pieces, pushed them in front of them, and said with a bit of helplessness, "Each of you get two pieces. Eat up, Mr. Wu, Mr. Zhan."
A note from the author:
Zhan Lintian is holding an apple.
After Wu Zhou finished speaking...
Mr. Zhan: No, what is he pretending to be?
After Jiang Xia finished cutting the apple: Eat up! [Chin resting on hand]
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Men are still very competitive. Sometimes when Boss Zhan leaves marks on Jiang Xia, Wu Zhou sees them the next day.
He didn't say anything, but silently left his mark.
On the third day, when Jiang Xia took a bath, he saw the ambiguous hickeys on his collarbone and his expression doubled.
Jiangxia:......
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