"Although Ah Heng didn't say it, I can tell that he treats you differently." Cui Congshuang sighed softly: "You should have heard that this Egret Manor is part of my dowry."
Jiang Rong nodded.
Cui Congshuang said, "When Ah Heng's father and I first got married, he lived here. Not only did he let other girls stay here, he rarely brought other girls here."
She looked at Jiang Rong with soft and loving eyes, "Xiao Rong, you treat Ah Heng differently."
Jiang Rong pursed the corner of his lips.
Is she different to Shang Shaoheng?
Maybe.
In Shang Shaoheng's eyes, she was a liar who was full of lies and had countless secrets. Before he figured out the mystery about her, she would certainly treat him differently.
Jiang Rong smiled, still gentle and distant: "Madam, we really are not in this kind of relationship."
"But Ah Heng told me that he is willing to marry you." Cui Congshuang casually dropped a bombshell, scaring Jiang Rong so much that he dropped the food in his hand.
"What?!"
Is Shang Shaoheng crazy?
"You young people's feelings can't be forced, so just let it take its course." Cui Congshuang said helplessly, "I won't interfere."
Jiang Rong finished cooking absentmindedly, his mind full of Cui Congshuang's words "Aheng is willing to marry you".
[022.] Jiang Rong tapped his system. [What do you think Shang Shaoheng meant by this? He wants to use marriage to tie me down and turn intentional harm into an emotional dispute?]
022 Rigorous analysis: [Given the male protagonist's outrageous personality, it is not impossible. ]
Jiang Rong: [...What a vicious plan! ]
[Vile indeed.] 022, indignant: [After spending these days together, I thought you two were at least friends, but he's still harboring such malicious intentions!]
Jiang Rong really wanted to put rat poison in the dish to kill Shang Shaoheng.
Because of the limited time, Jiang Rong prepared relatively simple dishes, including braised pork ribs, steamed grouper, mapo tofu and a blanched choy sum. When the dishes were served at the table, Jiang Rong felt even more strange.
She and Shang Shaoheng sat on one side, and Cui Congshuang sat on the other. No matter how you looked at it, they looked like a young couple meeting their parents.
"Well, Xiaorong's cooking skills are really good." Cui Congshuang praised, "Ah Heng should learn from Xiaorong."
Jiang Rong smiled: "No need."
It would be useless to learn more about Shang Shaoheng's amazing cooking skills.
After the meal, Cui Congshuang pointed to a small box on the coffee table and said to Jiang Rong, "This is my birthday present for you. It's not something expensive. If you like it, wear it for fun. If you don't like it, forget it."
Jiang Rong was about to refuse, but Cui Congshuang said, "Okay, I'll give it to you and it's yours."
"Oh, right." She remembered something and said, "It will be Ah Heng's seventieth birthday soon. The old lady wants to see you, but she has trouble walking. How about asking Ah Heng to take you to visit the old house?"
"When you were a child, Ah Heng's grandmother held you in her arms." Cui Congshuang said softly, "The old lady has always been thinking about you."
Jiang Rong thought about the strange engagement between the Jiang family and the Shang family, and thought that maybe he could find some information at this birthday party, so he agreed.
"I'll take you out." Shang Shaoheng said calmly.
Cui Congshuang paused and nodded, "Okay."
Mother and son walked out of the gate. The cold wind of the long night hit them. Cui Congshuang wrapped her silk shawl tightly around her body and slowly walked through the front garden to the car. Shang Shaoheng suddenly asked, "What do you mean?"
"What do you mean?" Cui Congshuang asked.
"Why do you want her to attend grandma's birthday party?" Shang Shaoheng's dark eyes were cold and indifferent, even more indifferent than the silvery moonlight. "With what identity should she go?"
"Of course it's your fiancée." Cui Congshuang smiled and said, "What else?"
Shang Shaoheng said: "You were engaged to the Jiang family in the beginning, she is not from the Jiang family."
"From the beginning, the Jiang family was not important." Cui Congshuang said: "What is important is Jiang Rong himself."
Shang Shaoheng said coldly: "What if I don't marry her?"
Unexpectedly, Cui Congshuang just sighed and said, "If you don't want to marry me, then don't marry me. Since you were old enough to understand, I won't force you to do things you don't like."
She looked up at the cool moonlight and said, "If you don't want to marry me, there are certainly people who are willing to marry me."
Shang Shaoheng lowered his eyes: "In your eyes, she is just a tool."
Cui Congshuang smiled and asked, "Are you heartbroken?"
Shang Shaoheng's face was full of an expression of "What are you talking about in your sleep?"
"Don't worry, I have no ill will towards her." Cui Congshuang said, "On the contrary, I really like her. It would be best if she could marry you, but if not, I won't force her."
"There are already many things that are beyond our control, and one or two more won't make a difference."
Cui Congshuang walked around him and continued to walk out, saying, "Ah Heng, you chose to retreat many years ago, but now that you are in this position, do you really have a way out?"
“It seems like there are countless choices before you, but in fact, from beginning to end, you only have one way to go.”
The driver opened the door for Cui Congshuang. She turned her head to look at Shang Shaoheng and smiled, "That's the one I chose for you."
…
Jiang Rong opened the box left by Cui Congshuang.
Inside was a ring.
It was just a plain platinum ring inlaid with a few small diamonds. Apart from being pretty, there was nothing special about it. She looked at it under the light for a while but couldn't make out what it was.
Hearing Shang Shaoheng's footsteps coming back, she turned around and said, "Shang Shaoheng, this thing your mother sent..."
After seeing Shang Shaoheng's expression, she paused: "What's wrong?"
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