Grandma Jiang was quick and had dinner on the table quickly. Naturally, the dishes she made were all Jiang Yao’s favorites.
Jiang Xiangrong sat in the main seat, and the family of four was extremely harmonious.
"Come here, grandson, have some prawns to nourish your brain."
"Thank you, grandma."
Jiang Yao took the peeled shrimp and put it into his mouth, "Oh, grandma."
"What's wrong?" Grandma Jiang was startled by him and thought he was pricked by something.
"This is so delicious." Jiang Yao flattered, "It's much better than what my mom makes. She's a five-star chef."
Grandma Jiang peeled another shrimp for him and said, "How can I compare to a five-star chef? I'll be happy if you eat more."
"It's true, grandma, look at how you cut the potato slices. They're so thin, as thin as a cicada's wing."
Grandma Jiang smiled from ear to ear, "Look, it's still my eldest grandson."
Jiang Xiangrong scolded with a smile, "Just try to appease your grandmother."
"How can you say it's coaxing? It's obviously the truth."
There was laughter and joy at the dinner table, and no one remembered that there was someone upstairs.
"Ahem"
A light cough destroyed the originally harmonious atmosphere. When Jiang Xiangrong found out it was Su Man, the smile on his face immediately disappeared. Even Grandma Jiang looked reluctant, and Jiang Yao rolled his eyes at Su Man.
Only Jiang Ying stood up very kindly, "Xiao Man, you're here."
She pointed at the dining table with a smile, "Grandma is back today and made a lot of delicious food for Yaoyao. You can sit down and eat with us."
Jiang Ying said this with great art. She asked her to sit down and told her specifically that these were all made for Jiang Yao and she allowed her to eat with us.
If it were the Yang Man of the past, she would definitely turn around and leave, and might even make a fuss about the word "we".
At that time, Jiang Ying would apologize to her in a humble manner. At the very least, the whole family would blame her, and at the worst, she would be punished by Jiang Xiangrong.
Su Man was not a girl of seventeen or eighteen, so she could see through the scheming behind Jiang Ying's gentle face. Instead of getting angry, she showed a cautious expression, "Dad, can I eat with you?"
She skipped the conversation between Jiang Ying and Jiang Xiangrong and left Jiang Ying aside.
Jiang Xiangrong paused with his chopsticks, still angry because Su Man dared to challenge him in the afternoon, and his face was very dark.
Su Man said tactfully, "Then I'll go in and eat."
As she spoke, Suman picked up the empty plate beside her and started to serve the dishes.
Seeing Su Man eating with chopsticks, Grandma Jiang felt distressed, "Hey, that shrimp is for Yaoyao, he loves it, don't touch it."
This was a biased statement, but Jiang Xiangrong didn't react at all.
Su Man glanced at Grandma Jiang and whispered, "But I like shrimp too."
If she had made a scene, Jiang Xiangrong would have definitely told her to get out, but she looked so pitiful, and Jiang Xiangrong didn't want to see her, so he urged her, "It's just a few shrimps, take them away quickly."
"Hey, thanks, Dad."
Su Man filled a plate with food and went upstairs briskly. Jiang Ying frowned slightly as she looked at Su Man's back.
After the first confrontation, Su Man had some understanding of Jiang Ying's tactics.
She has always maintained the image of a good wife and mother and never gets angry with Yang Man, but she knows Yang Man's sore spots and would step on them from time to time to let Yang Man explode first. Then she would pretend to be wholeheartedly for Yang Man, but Yang Man did not understand her grievances.
In the past two years, she has been controlling Yang Man in this way. Her reputation has been getting better and better, but Yang Man has become a rebellious girl, causing her, the "kind" stepmother, to suffer.
Tsk tsk, the past is the past, and as for the future, we’ll see.
When Su Man went downstairs to deliver the dishes, she heard the conversation coming from the dining room.
"...This is Mom's 60th birthday, so we have to celebrate it well."
It was Jiang Ying's voice. Her tone was always gentle, which made people feel comfortable.
Grandma Jiang pretended to decline, "What's so good about it? I don't care about that."
"How can that be possible? You work so hard for this family every day. As your juniors, we must take good care of such a big thing for you. Just don't worry about it. Leave it to Xiang Rong and me."
"This, oh, is too much trouble." Grandma Jiang refused, but her face was smiling like a flower.
At this time, Jiang Xiangrong spoke up, "Since Yingying wants to celebrate your birthday properly, don't refuse. Take this opportunity to invite everyone from the company over for a get-together. After Yang Tianjiao died, the family hasn't held any banquets. They were afraid of gossip before. Now it's been two years, and it's about time you introduced Yingying to them."
Jiang Ying's heartbeat quickened. She suppressed her joy and said calmly, "I'm just a housewife, so it doesn't matter whether I introduce you or not. But you've been in charge of the factory for so long, it's time for you to host a party. Any other reason would be a bit awkward, but Mom's 60th birthday is the right reason. It will establish your authority and make Mom happy, killing two birds with one stone."
Speaking of the host's identity, Jiang Xiangrong couldn't help but think of the situation when he followed Yang Tianjiao to stop the banquet.
As the host, Yang Tianjiao dealt with the senior management and partners, while as a man, he could only arrange the food and reception for the party with the chefs and waiters.
Now that Yang Tianjiao is dead, he finally doesn't have to bear the label of a gigolo anymore. He wants everyone to see that he is not only the master of this family, but also the master of the factory. No one can look down on him.
Thinking of his attendance as the host of the banquet, Jiang Xiangrong wanted to agree with Jiang Ying's proposal with both hands, "Yingying is right, let's do it this way."
Jiang Ying smiled gently, "I can't help with the company's affairs, so leave the preparations for the banquet to me."
Looking at Jiang Ying's gentle face, Jiang Xiangrong's vanity was greatly satisfied. "You should prepare well and let the people in the company see the style of the current boss lady."
"Oh, stop joking with me. The protagonists of this party are you and mom."
Jiang Ying's humility won Grandma Jiang's favor, and she said arrogantly, "Let's show those people in the company who has the final say in the company now."
“…”
At the corner, Su Man silently retreated back to the room.
She remembered this banquet, but she didn't know that it was only possible because of Jiang Ying's help.
Although Jiang Ying came home in the past two years, Jiang Xiangrong rarely took her out, let alone meeting people from the company.
After all, Yang Tianjiao was quite influential in the company when she was in office. It was not good for Jiang Xiangrong to make a grand appearance with Jiang Ying right after her death. However, two years had passed, and no one would say anything about remarrying. Holding the banquet at this time was the most appropriate.
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