Chapter 163: I have also met the parents
The restaurant manager packed a portion of shiitake mushroom soup for Chen Zan to take away. When Chen Zan paid the bill, the manager told him that Mr. Zhou had already paid the bill in advance, including the shiitake mushroom soup.
She was slightly stunned, thinking that Zhou Jingyu might have expected that her grandmother would send her away and talk to him alone.
After waiting in the lobby for more than ten minutes, Zhou Jingyu sent her a private message to make it clear. She then stood up and headed back to the private room, but she ran into the two of them in the corridor, chatting and laughing, and they seemed to be on good terms.
He slowed down and walked forward, "Grandma."
Chen Jiaohua looked up at her and patted the back of her hand gently. "Come on, take me home. You two can do whatever you want."
Chen Zan turned his head to look at Zhou Jingyu in confusion, and he happily agreed.
The car stopped outside the community, and Chen Zan got out to accompany Chen Jiaohua back. Knowing that she didn't want to see Xu Jing, Chen Jiaohua only let her go to the door of the unit downstairs.
Chen Zhan was about to say something hypocritically, but Chen Jiaohua stopped her. "Go to Beijing. It's much closer than abroad. If you have any problems, call grandma. Do you understand?"
Chen Zan said he heard it.
Chen Jiaohua let go of her hand and said, "I won't bother with you anymore. Let's go and find him."
Chen Zhan curled his eyes and said, "Then I'm really leaving."
Chen Jiaohua waved her hands in disgust, palms facing inward and backs facing outward. She had just turned around and taken two steps when the smile on her lips froze and her expression froze.
Xu Jing was standing at the intersection leading from the central hall of the community to the unit door, looking at Chen Zan coldly. Chen Jiaohua also saw it. Obviously, she had come out today without telling Xu Jing, and she didn't expect to meet him by chance when she came back.
Chen Zhan's palms tightened slightly. Just as she was about to speak, Xu Jing came over and completely ignored her. She brushed past her shoulder and walked towards Chen Jiaohua, blaming her, "Mom, where have you been? There's no one home, and the phone can't be reached. You didn't even tell us. Don't you know we'd be worried about you?"
Chen Jiaohua subconsciously looked at Chen Zan behind her. The latter had quickened his pace and left without even looking back.
Chen Jiaohua was also a little angry. "Are you two enemies? Why do you have to make such a fuss?"
Xu Jing: "Don't mention her to me. She just thinks Xie Xu is powerful and influential and wants to claim him back. I'll just pretend I never gave birth to this ungrateful person."
Chen Jiaohua pointed at her angrily and said, "You are so cold-hearted. You will definitely regret it later."
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Chen Zan walked out of the community quickly. Zhou Jingyu was standing on the side of the road smoking. He didn't expect her to come out so soon, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.
Before he could ask what happened, Chen Zan ran over and threw himself into his arms.
Zhou Jingyu put one arm around her waist and put out the cigarette in his other hand on the trash beside him, throwing it in. He asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"
Chen Zan buried his face in his hard, warm chest and said in a muffled voice, "What did my grandmother tell you?"
Zhou Jingyu's voice was low and lazy. "What else could it be? She just cared about you and told me to treat you well and not let you suffer any injustice. She also warned me that if you were bullied one day, she would go to the capital to find trouble with me personally."
Chen Zan thought about how Ms. Chen Jiaohua was sitting there and threatening Zhou Jingyu seriously, and suddenly he felt like laughing again.
Zhou Jingyu pulled the person out of his arms, met her clear, misty eyes, and guessed, "Are you sending grandma back? Did your mother say something unpleasant again?"
Thinking back to the box, Chen Jiaohua looked worried when she mentioned the discord between mother and daughter.
He took her out to relax for a few days and finally made her happy, but he didn't want her to be brought back to her old ways because of her mother's incident.
Chen Zhan had the urge to tell him for a moment, but then shook his head and said, "No, I just have to go and I can't bear to leave my grandma."
The man narrowed his eyes slightly: "Just like that?"
She asked back, "Then what else do you think it could be?"
Zhou Jingyu stared into her eyes, trying to find any signs of lying. But he felt it was unnecessary and hugged her tightly, resting his head on top of hers. He said in a slow voice, "I've met my parents now. Beijing is only a three-hour flight from Rongchuan. If you really miss grandma, I'll come back with you during the holidays."
Chen Zhan nodded vigorously, "Okay."
Inside Jingfu
Zhou Jingyu went to the study to take a conference call and deal with some work matters.
Chen Zan was also outside calling Xu Anan to tell her that she was leaving tomorrow. Xu Anan didn't expect that she would come back once every five years and leave after staying for just a few days.
She had no choice but to explain that she had to go to the capital to prepare for the exam and couldn't stay here for too long.
Xu Anan said regretfully: "Okay, then I can only go to Beijing to play with you."
Zhou Jingyu came out and caught sight of Chen Zan's box. She probably hadn't opened it yet, so she went over and opened it.
There was a noise over there, and Chen Zan glanced over curiously, but before he could see clearly what Zhou Jingyu took out of the box, Xu Anan said on the phone that she had recently received news that a foreign energy giant group was going to relocate part of its industries to China, and the group's address should be in Beijing, and they would definitely invite bids from these domestic companies at that time.
The Xu family has been growing bigger and bigger in the past two years. If the news is reliable, she will definitely go on a business trip to the capital to bid in a while. If Chen Zan is in the capital, he can help her keep an eye out for this news.
Han Chen and Zhou Jintang flashed through Chen Zan's mind. "Okay, I'll help you find out when the time comes."
Xu Anan: "I love you, baby."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Jingyu came over with the box in his hand and sank into the sofa beside him.
Just as Chen Zhan was about to look, he was grabbed by the wrist and placed on his thigh. Zhou Jingyu took out the gold-plated and inlaid bracelet from the box. Chen Zhan had worn it for more than half a year before, and he recognized it at a glance as the one that had been broken before.
However, the broken part was reinserted and became a brand new jade bracelet.
Zhou Jingyu put it on her, facing her surprised expression, and said calmly, "I've always felt that this bracelet has a different meaning, so I asked someone to redraw the design and set it. If you can't get it, I'll auction you another one at the Qing Hong Kong jewelry auction next month, but I'm not sure you'll get a second one of this icy type."
Chen Zhan raised his hand and looked at it. "No, I like it very much."
It is not easy to repair a broken bracelet to this state.
She thought of something and asked, "But with your current status, if you go to the auction to buy those tens of millions of jewelry, aren't you afraid of violating discipline and being investigated by the Discipline Inspection Commission?"
Hearing this, Zhou Jingyu kissed her palm and smiled, "What are you thinking? Do you really think I only have that little salary? I've been investing since college. Although my assets are not as good as Han Chen's, I still have enough money to buy you the bags and jewelry you like. Even if you come to check, all my money is from legitimate investments."
With his status, he cannot be too high-profile even when traveling on official business, and he also has to pay more attention to his influence in private. He holds great power and no longer values money. If his assets exceed those of Han Chen and others, he will really be investigated thoroughly.
However, the Zhou family had a strong foundation before they became officials, and Zhou Jingyu was extremely good at investment and financial management. Judging from the luxury cars he liked to buy when he was young, it was clear that he had made a lot of money.
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