Chapter 129 Who told my brother to love you to death, you Lin Daji!
The old man tried to suppress the urge to slam his fist on the table, but he couldn't control his voice. He shouted sternly, "Tan Zhaojing, what do you want to do!"
The others couldn't understand this move and looked over, among them Mingxian, whose brows were furrowed deeply.
Sensing the elder's gaze, Tan Zhaojing looked back. Mingxian understood the meaning in her eyes, which reassured her.
Tan Zhaojing calmly withdrew his words and continued to negotiate with the old man, "Grandpa, I think I understand what you mean."
The old man's anger had reached its peak, but after those words, the flames subsided slightly. His face darkened. "What do I mean?"
Tan Zhaojing smiled calmly, "You suspect that I have taken a liking to Zaoyi."
Those in the know were speechless again.
The old man paused for a moment, "Isn't that right?"
Following up on that, I asked, "So, you've got your eye on it?"
Zhao Jing calmly retorted, "If I said no, would you believe me?"
The old man glared at him coldly, "If there's no such thing, why say things that could lead to misunderstandings?"
Tan Zhaojing pretended to frown and recall, then after half a second, a slight smile appeared on his lips. "So that's a misunderstanding?"
Looking at those present, he asked, "Have you all misunderstood too?"
Mingxian spoke up this time; it concerned her daughter, and remaining silent would only make her appear passive.
She moved her lips slightly, "After you said that, it's hard not to misunderstand."
The second branch of the Tan family shared the same feeling, but now that feeling was gone, Zhaojing appeared too nonchalant.
The second wife glared at her nephew, "Zhaojing, you misspoke."
"That's outrageous!"
Tan You pretended to be stupid and played along, "Why pair you with Zao Yi? Bro, who are you trying to make laugh out of us!"
She didn't forget to tug at her uncle sitting to the side, "Uncle, isn't that funny? Brother Zhaojing and Zaoyi...hehe...hehe..."
He kept chuckling until the sound stopped, simply because his uncle was looking at him like he was an idiot.
He touched his nose. Couldn't this uncle be a little more tactful?
Mingxian's phone vibrated. She took it out of her pocket, glanced at it, and saw it was from Aunt Zaoyi. It was New Year's Day, and she should be sending her New Year's greetings.
Fortunately, the atmosphere isn't quite right for her to be in the conversation right now, otherwise the old man wouldn't feel comfortable asking questions.
His gaze fell on the head of the table. "Dad, I need to take this call."
The old man nodded. "Go ahead."
The living room was quiet for a brief moment.
Tan's father, who hadn't spoken a word, finally spoke up, "Dad, don't worry about that, Zhaojing knows what he's doing."
Without his eldest daughter-in-law around, the old man bluntly said, "I'm afraid Zhaojing will follow in your footsteps!"
Tan Zhaojing continued, "Don't worry about that, it absolutely won't happen."
They seem to be dealing with the same issue, but their understandings are vastly different. Only Tan's father and the third son truly grasped this difference in their understanding.
Standing behind the old man, Butler Zhao had a question mark in his mind: Zhaojing... planning to play around?
Tan You also had this question. He shifted his position to sit next to his cousin, but naturally didn't ask it openly. He just winked at him.
Tan Zhaojing gave him a look; whether he understood or not depended entirely on his intelligence.
On the other side of the city.
The two girls were quite relaxed, carrying their newly bought dresses and sipping fruit tea. While strolling around, they would occasionally complain about someone in their family.
It started as a casual remark, but who knew it would resonate with so many people? After that, I got more and more into it, and in the end, I even laughed at myself.
Tan Jiani really didn't expect to be able to go shopping with Lin Zaoyi so happily. Sigh, she's really becoming more and more understanding.
Lin Zaoyi is such an annoying person, yet she's the only one who's willing to play with her despite past grievances.
Thinking of this, Tan Jiani raised her chin and asked, "Lin Zaoyi, am I very generous?"
Lin Zaoyi paused for half a second, then subconsciously glanced at the fruit tea in her hand. It seemed like this cup cost 27.
He suppressed his speechless silence and nodded involuntarily, "Generous."
Tan Jiani was very satisfied with her answer, "Okay, I'll treat you to dinner later."
Lin Zaoyi: "...Thank you then."
Another question went off-topic, and another answer went off-topic.
While strolling around, the two entered a men's clothing store. Lin Zaoyi planned to buy Tan Zhaojing a few pairs of cufflinks. She still remembers that night on Wutong Avenue, he said: "A certain stingy guy only gave me one pair of cufflinks."
This time, she picked out several more.
Her sleeve was tugged, causing it to shake quite violently. She turned her head and saw Jia Ni frantically gesturing with her chin towards the seven o'clock direction, shouting, "My mom! My mom! My mom!"
She turned her eyes abruptly, and in her field of vision, the woman was elegantly dressed, wearing a white cashmere turtleneck sweater, a maroon shawl draped over her shoulders, and brown half-boots.
Perhaps due to the complexities of the situation, Lin Zaoyi became nervous. But then she thought, "What's there to be afraid of? The other person doesn't even know me." With that thought in mind, she acted timidly, thinking, "I'll find somewhere to hide first."
Just as she turned around, Tan Jiani grabbed her, "Where are you hiding? My mom saw you."
"It won't affect anything, your mother doesn't know me anyway."
"know."
Tan Jiani truthfully stated, "I sent your photo when I was complaining about you to my mom before."
I thought Lin Zaoyi would scoff, but instead she said, "Did you use a beauty filter?"
Speechless. That's the point of focus.
You're beautiful even without Photoshop!
During their casual conversation, Tan's mother walked over. While she was still a little distance away, Lin Zaoyi hurriedly asked, "Your mother probably doesn't know about my relationship with your brother, right?"
Tan Jiani countered, "What if she knew she could be so calm?"
Lin Zaoyi was relieved.
The relationships involved are far too complicated for her to handle with her current experience. Let Tan Zhaojing deal with these matters.
As the woman approached, she greeted her politely, "Hello, Auntie."
Tan's mother hummed in response, neither cold nor enthusiastic.
Lin Zaoyi, with her keen sense, moved to the other side, giving space to the mother and daughter.
Tan's mother glanced at the woman's daughter, seemingly casually, and asked her own daughter with some confusion, "Why are you two shopping together?"
Tan Jiani was speechless for half a second. This was a long story, and if she talked too much, she might give herself away. She didn't want her mother to interfere before her brother could even handle her grandfather.
In that case, the couple would truly become like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, meeting only once a year.
She tried her best to make her story sound reasonable. "I don't want to go to Grandpa's. That woman gave me a card to go shopping in order to please me, her stepdaughter. It's not that I care about that worthless card. It's just that my dad is so love-struck. You know how he is. He's practically trying to get Lin Zaoyi to change her surname to Tan. If I don't give that woman face now, all the shares he has will probably be transferred to Lin Zaoyi's name."
At this point, she let out a frustrated sigh, "I've reaped the bitter fruit of all the sins you adults sowed, and now I can't get any good treatment anywhere!"
Hearing this, Tan's mother felt guilty, but not much. "Don't worry, your grandfather will never agree. There's still your uncle. Just try to appease them."
Tan Jiani hummed in response and changed the subject, "Mom, who are you buying things for, Uncle Sun?"
"Um, would you like to have something to drink together?"
It was rare for her own mother to bring it up, but she didn't want it anymore, saying, "Maybe next time."
Clinging to a sliver of hope, Mom insisted for a couple more minutes, but the reality was, "Okay, take your time shopping. Call me if you need anything."
"..."
Fortunately, she didn't have too high expectations.
He played his part convincingly, then turned around and impatiently called out to Lin Zaoyi, "Let's go. You'd better buy less; this is all my dad's money!"
Lin Zaoyi reacted quickly, pouting like a timid wife, "I haven't bought it yet."
Tan's mother stopped looking at them and turned her gaze away, gesturing for the shop assistant to pack up the items and pay for them.
Outside the shop, out of her mother's sight, Tan Jiani glanced sideways and asked, "There's no misunderstanding, is there?"
He answered himself, "It doesn't matter if it's a misunderstanding, anyway I already dislike you."
Lin Zaoyi bit her straw and smiled slightly. "You hate me, yet you want me to be your sister-in-law?"
Tan Jiani snorted at her, "Who told my brother to love you to death? You're such a Lin Daji."
Lin Zaoyi nodded shamelessly, "Right? I also think I'm pretty."
Tan Jiani: "..."
Can't we just have a normal conversation?
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