After returning to Kanagawa, the car was driven away by Nakayama Chie, and Jiang Nian took Tanaka Liren to spend the night at his grandmother's house.
Grandma happened to be at home at the moment. When she saw Jiang Nian and Tanaka Liren, her expression changed from joy to surprise, and then a little embarrassed: "Grandpa Yamato is here today too..."
"It's okay, I can live in the living room." Tanaka Rituhito was very sensible.
Jiang Nian comforted her, "Grandma, I didn't tell you in advance. We were abrupt. Li Ren can just sleep on the floor in my room. He's still young."
At this time, Tanaka Rituhito was 13 years old and had just become a junior high school student. In the eyes of adults, he was still a child.
While chatting with his grandmother, Keigo Atobe's mother sent a message to Jiang Nian, inviting Jiang Nian to attend tomorrow's party and that he must dress in accordance with the standards.
This made Jiang Nian a little conflicted. He had originally planned to send Tanaka Ritsuhito home tomorrow and then return to school to look up some literature.
Grandma saw Jiang Nian's dilemma and said casually, "Your own affairs are the most important."
Jiang Nian smiled and said that he understood. After rejecting Mrs. Atobe's invitation, Atobe Keigo called soon.
"Oi Qi, tomorrow's party is very important, my mother hopes you can be there..."
"My schedule is very tight tomorrow and it will be difficult for me to arrive on time." Jiang Nian rolled his eyes when he heard the word "my mother".
Atobe Keigo's voice was a little serious: "Our engagement ceremony was prepared by my mother. For her hard work, please go and attend."
Jiang Nian was a little impatient when he heard what Atobe Keigo said. What did she mean by "she worked hard"? Wasn't it because the Atobe family was worried about her, and Atobe Keigo was unwilling to waste time on the engagement ceremony?
What's even more outrageous is that the engagement is three months away. Is it necessary to start preparing now? Is Mrs. Atobe really ready now?
On the second day, Jiang Nian caught the earliest bus to send Tanaka Ritsuhito home, then picked up his suit and prepared to go to the Atobe family in Tokyo.
Kotoko Oshizuka happened to be at home and was a little worried when she saw Jiang Nian rummaging through the drawers in a hurry.
"Jiang Nian, what's the rush? Let's go to school after lunch!"
Jiang Nian was still choosing a dress at this time, and her mother's arrival just helped Jiang Nian solve her urgent problem.
"Mom, Mrs. Atobe is hosting a party tonight and she invited me. I'm a little confused about which dress to wear."
After hearing this, Kotoko Oshizuka quickly ruled out a few of the options: "It doesn't need to be particularly formal at night, but it can't be informal either."
As she spoke, Kotoko Oshizuka eliminated several pieces of clothing and then chose a sleeveless white dress with a shirt-style collar, which looked very formal when paired with a silk scarf.
Then Oshitari Kotoko took out a black suit from the closet: "Bring a coat, it might be cold at night."
"The shoes are easy to match, black or white leather shoes will do."
The clothes were taken care of by her mother with a few simple words, and then Kotoko Oshizuka said, "I'll ask someone to buy you a ticket for this afternoon. The fastest ticket is two and a half hours."
Qinzi Oshizuka held Jiang Nian's shoulders and walked into the living room, comforting him: "Don't worry about anything. Only by staying calm can you solve the problem the fastest."
After the two sat on the sofa, Kotoko Oshizuka finally asked the question she had been thinking about for a long time: "Do you really want to marry Atobe Keigo? Although our family is not as good as the Atobe family, we don't need you to do anything."
In fact, the reason for the development of Jiang Nian and Atobe Keigo is very outrageous.
When Jiang Nian was a senior, Professor Biddle introduced him to Kunimitsu Tezuka.
The two met for the first time by the river. Tezuka Kunimitsu spent the day fishing while Jiang Nian spent the day writing a paper next to him. Although they had little communication, the day was very fulfilling.
When Biddle asked, Jiang Nian adhered to the principle of honesty and trustworthiness and told him all the details of their relationship.
From then on, Professor Biddle would sigh whenever he saw Jiang Nian.
But these are not important. The students taught by Professor Biddle are very similar. They all regard love between men and women as a disaster and are devoted to academic studies.
Until this year, Naoki Fumino, a second-year graduate student, found a girlfriend, his seniors started getting married one after another, and his juniors also started to show off in front of the opposite sex.
Jiang Nian started going on blind dates under the urging of his family and the teasing of his master, and met Keigo Atobe at the wedding of Yuushi Oshizuka and Yuji Sakuragi.
He took the initiative to talk to Atobe Keigo in order to make Yukimura Seiichi unhappy, but he didn't expect that he would be the one who fell into the quagmire again, while Yukimura Seiichi was still as radiant as ever.
For some reason, under the encouragement of the Atobe and Oshitari families, people who have only met twice have reached the stage of discussing marriage, and the engagement and marriage will be completed this year.
At first, Jiang Nian was very afraid that Atobe Keigo had a terminal illness and that she was just a cheap bride brought to good fortune. Later, when she learned that Atobe Keigo could swim back and forth in the swimming pool in one breath, she realized that she was overthinking it.
Jiang Nian looked at Kotoko Oshizuka's worried eyes and comforted her softly, "It's okay. I don't ask Keigo Atobe to be nice to me. I just want to continue working on projects with my mentor after marriage. The Atobe family won't expect me to support the family, so..."
After a pause, Jiang Nian said directly: "It doesn't matter who I marry. I don't care."
Kotoko Oshizuka sighed deeply and covered her red eyes with the back of her hand. She regretted that she had not returned the clothes properly and was sad for her daughter who had a heart as dead as a tree.
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When they arrived at the Atobe family's house, it was already 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Jiang Nian changed her clothes and put on makeup in a guest room in the Atobe family's house, and then she and Mrs. Atobe greeted the guests and exchanged greetings with smiles.
The guests at the evening banquet were chatting and laughing, toasting each other, showing a great atmosphere.
Jiang Nian was among them, following Mrs. Atobe to greet everyone present one by one. In between, Mrs. Atobe whispered in Jiang Nian's ear: "Your makeup is too strong, your hairstyle is too straight, and why are you not wearing jewelry?"
Before Jiang Nian could answer, Mrs. Jibe said, "It's okay. Come earlier next time and let the stylist arrange it."
"Okay, I'll pay attention next time." Jiang Nian knew that matte, red lips, and a bun were not the makeup styles Japanese people were used to, but that was the only style she liked.
At this time, a middle-aged lady came forward to chat with Mrs. Atobe: "Mrs. Atobe, Master Atobe's girlfriend is very beautiful. I heard she is still in school?"
Mrs. Atobe smiled brightly: "Thank you, it's okay. I go to school to become a qualified housewife. I just need to be able to take good care of Jingwu in the future."
Jiang Nian smiled and nodded, seeming to agree with the idea of the Tomokazu family.
After the banquet, Jiang Nian was no longer obedient as usual, but asked directly:
"Auntie, do I have to return to my family after marriage?" He paused, "Is that the case with the Atobe family?"
At this time, Mrs. Atobe was holding the red wine glass, and the little bit of red wine in the glass was shaking with the strength of her wrist.
Mrs. Atobe admired the changes in the red wine and said in a very light voice, "This is very common. Didn't Jingwu tell you?"
"..." This was different from what he had said before. Jiang Nian suppressed his emotions and said, "Okay, Auntie. I'll go home now. See you later."
"It's getting dark, so be careful. I'm too tired today, so I won't see you off." Mrs. Atobe turned to look at the housekeeper next to her, "I'll see Miss Osaki off."
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