Chapter 327 Did my older brother agree to my relationship with Yao Yao?
Upon seeing Jiang Xingyao, Xiao Shuijing excitedly rushed over and threw herself into Jiang Xingyao's arms, her voice filled with joy: "Godmother, you're here! Did you bring Ningning toys again today?"
Every time Jiang Xingyao came before, she would bring something for Xiao Shuijing. This time, she had indeed neglected to do so, so she quickly bent down, patted her head, and coaxed her, "Godmother hasn't bought anything yet this time. How about we take Ningning to buy something together later?"
"Okay, okay, Ningning loves godmother the most." Little Crystal was still excitedly holding onto Jiang Xingyao's hand, but Yu Shu stopped her, "Ningning, didn't your mother tell you that you're not allowed to take things from other people?"
“But godmother isn’t just anyone.” Little Crystal counted on her fingers, clearly a little unconvinced.
Jiang Xingyao smiled and said, "Auntie, she calls me godmother, so I'm naturally no stranger to her. Please don't bring up her."
Yu Shu then said, "Please excuse me, Miss Jiang. You're here to see Yingying, right? Yingying just went out with her father, and they should be back soon. Please come in and have a cup of tea."
Jiang Xingyao followed Yu Shu into Shen's new office. Compared to the previous Shen's building, it was indeed much simpler. The room was not yet tidy and was full of various odds and ends. Yu Shu said, "I apologize for the mess, Miss Jiang. Please make yourself at home."
“Auntie, you don’t need to be so polite with me. Yingying and I are friends, so you are my elder. Just treat me like a junior,” Jiang Xingyao said.
“No way, Miss Jiang, we were able to rent this floor because of your relationship with the Zhou family. During this time, Assistant Han from the Zhou family has also taken good care of us. We owe it all to you. You are a great benefactor to our Shen family,” Yu Shu said.
Jiang Xingyao didn't expect that Zhou Huaiyan would also take care of Shen Ying's family.
He seems to pay extra attention to the people and things around him, just like a good older brother.
Jiang Xingyao said, "Auntie, you're really too kind. Shen Ying and I are friends. We used to run a studio together, and Shen Ying did most of the work. I'm afraid I'll be gone for a while again, and I'll have to trouble Shen Ying to take care of the studio all by herself. I haven't thanked her yet, so please don't be so polite with me."
“That’s true, child. Whenever I think about my husband Lao Shen before… and this period of time… I feel so sorry for you.” Yu Shu sighed, her gaze towards Jiang Xingyao filled with pity.
Jiang Xingyao said, "It's all in the past, Auntie. Let's not bring up the past anymore."
Just then, Shen Ying and Shen Hanzhi returned together. Shen Ying was very excited to see Jiang Xingyao: "Yaoyao, what brings you here today?"
Jiang Xingyao pulled Shen Ying down to sit and briefly explained her plan to continue doing charity tours. Shen Ying immediately understood her implication: "That's a good thing. You can go ahead and do it. Leave the studio to me."
Yu Shu came in to pour them tea, and then tentatively asked, "Miss Jiang, why don't you stay and have dinner with us tonight?" As she spoke, she glanced outside the lounge and saw Shen Hanzhi standing at the door, looking a little reserved.
When Jiang Xingyao signed with Shen's Entertainment, she didn't have a very pleasant relationship with Shen Hanzhi. Now that the Shen family has come to this point, Jiang Xingyao can probably guess what Shen Hanzhi is thinking. She wants to make peace with her, but she can't bring herself to do it.
Jiang Xingyao said, "Thank you for your kindness, Uncle and Aunt, but I'm going home for dinner tonight, so I won't stay any longer."
Jin Qingyu was taken away by Zhou Huaiyan, and we don't know what his current situation is. Seeing that Shen Ying is doing well, Jiang Xingyao decided to go back.
The four members of Shen Ying's family saw Jiang Xingyao off at the door. Yu Shu said to Shen Han, "That child is a good child. You treated her so badly before. Now that the Shen family is in trouble, it should teach you a lesson. You can't put interests first in the future. Many times, personal relationships are the most important."
Shen Hanzhi looked somewhat ashamed, but did not refute Yu Shu's words.
Yu Shu asked with some concern, "Have your older brother and the others contacted you again?"
Shen Hanzhi said, "Don't worry, now that I'm leaving, I have nothing to do with them anymore. From now on, it's just the four of us."
This time, Shen Hanzhi has completely given up on Shen Youliang.
Before things escalated to the point of no return, he proposed separating the family from Shen Youliang, hoping to preserve the foundation of the Shen family. However, Shen Youliang was afraid that he would abandon the Shen family and run away, so she insisted on sticking with him and even went so far as to remarry his daughter.
The family bond that Shen Hanzhi valued so much seemed to collapse at that moment. How could Shen Hanzhi still have any illusions about Shen Youliang?
Hearing Shen Hanzhi's words, Yu Shu gradually felt relieved. She held Shen Ying's hand with one hand and Shen Hanzhi's hand with the other: "That's right. From now on, we won't contact them anymore. Let's live a good life as a family of four."
On the other side, on their way back to the Zhou family home, Jiang Xingyao and Jin Yuanqiu remarked, "Second sister-in-law, your studio looks really good. Are you going to settle down in Hong Kong from now on, instead of going back to the capital?"
Jiang Xingyao said, "Not necessarily. The Qu family's company is in Beijing, and my mother will most likely live there as well. I will definitely go back there often."
Jin Yuanqiu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, that's good. You should come to the old house to visit Grandpa more often in the future, otherwise all his attention will fall on me alone, and I can't bear it."
Jin Yuanqiu is actually very talkative. Now that she has spent more time with Jiang Xingyao, she has started to chatter non-stop the whole way.
She talked about her childhood, about when Jin Qingyu first came to the Jin family, and about Jin Yanzhou's past. In just a short distance, Jiang Xingyao listened to her dig up every detail about the Jin family. She finally understood why Jin Yuanqiu knew so much about the past.
So that's what she's been thinking about all along.
As the car drove into the Zhou family mansion, Jiang Xingyao saw Zhou Huaiyan's car in the yard and knew that he had brought Jin Qingyu back. Jiang Xingyao's heart skipped a beat, and she ran into the house.
Jin Qingyu was sitting on the sofa. He had taken off his shirt, and there seemed to be a wound on his shoulder. A family doctor was there and had already wrapped bandages around his shoulder blade.
Besides that spot, Jiang Xingyao also noticed several bruises on his body, and she immediately became more anxious: "What happened? Brother, did you use a knife?"
Jiang Xingyao hadn't been unaware that Zhou Huaiyan taking Jin Qingyu out might lead to some physical altercation, but the thick bandages wrapped around her shoulder and the blood seeping through clearly indicated it wasn't a minor injury.
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Zhou Huaiyan's face as he avoided Jiang Xingyao's gaze.
Jin Qingyu said, "It's not my brother's fault. We encountered a little accident on the way, but it's nothing serious. Yao Yao, don't worry."
"What exactly is going on?" Jiang Xingyao asked again.
Jin Qingyu said nonchalantly, "On the way back, we ran into Big Brother's rival. There was a little conflict, but it was all an accident. Nothing serious."
In fact, things are far more complicated than he made them out to be.
After Zhou Huaiyan took him out, he gave him a few men under the pretext of seeing if he could protect Yao Yao, and sent him to wipe out Lord Xiao's lair.
Jin Qingyu used some tricks, and things went relatively smoothly. But just when everything was over, someone hid a gun and, in desperation, resorted to desperate measures, which is why he was slightly injured.
Because she was afraid that Jiang Xingyao would worry, she had asked the Zhou family to urgently call a doctor to remove the bullet before she returned. Now the wound has been bandaged, and apart from a little bleeding, Jiang Xingyao can't see anything wrong.
Zhou Huaiyan remained silent, or perhaps the unexpected situation today made him somewhat regretful.
He originally just wanted to cause some trouble and make things difficult for Jin Qingyu, after all, no brother in this world would be happy to let his sister leave with another man.
This unexpected turn of events was something he didn't want to see.
Now that it seems Jin Qingyu has kept the matter a secret, Zhou Huaiyan's impression of him isn't so bad anymore.
At least he was sensible enough not to use his injury to curry favor with Yao Yao or speak ill of his older brother.
Zhou Huaiyan said somewhat vaguely, "Since you're injured, you should rest and recuperate for a while. I'll have someone make you some nourishing soup."
Regarding the matter between Jiang Xingyao and Jin Qingyu, he neither openly refused nor agreed, intending to gloss over it. However, Jin Qingyu asked bluntly, "Big brother, do you agree to me being with Yaoyao?"
Seeing his arrogant attitude, Jiang Xingyao gently pinched him with her hand.
Zhou Huaiyan probably didn't expect Jin Qingyu to be so opportunistic. He chuckled and said, "Let's keep things separate. You'll stay at the Zhou family to recover during this time."
The implication is that he needs to observe further.
In fact, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that Zhou Huaiyan's attitude has softened a lot; he just needs a way out.
The doctor quickly treated Jin Qingyu's wound and gave him some instructions. Jiang Xingyao carefully took notes and didn't notice the silent undercurrent between Zhou Huaiyan and Jin Qingyu.
Now all the affairs of the Jin family have fallen on Jin Yuanqiu's shoulders. Jin Yuanqiu could not stay at the Zhou family for long and returned to the capital the next day. Jin Qingyu used the excuse of pain in his wound to not see her off, and asked Jiang Xingyao to take her to the airport.
Before leaving, Jiang Xingyao told Jin Qingyu that she would come back to change his dressing. However, when she returned, Jin Qingyu had already asked the family's servants to re-treat the wound.
For the next few days, it was the same. Whenever Jiang Xingyao offered to change Jin Qingyu's dressing, he would always find an excuse to send her away.
This unusual behavior made Jiang Xingyao realize that something was amiss.
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