Chapter 1305: The Daughter Abandoned During Escape (17)
At the Chang family in Shanghai, Chang Shuzhen came out dressed up. Li Fupei saw her daughter's radiant appearance and smiled with satisfaction, saying, "Is she going out for a date with Mr. Xiang?"
Chang Shuzhen blushed and nodded: "Yuan Zhang finally got a day off. I haven't seen him for a long time."
"Yuanzhang is a good child with great ambitions. His father is in such a high position. As a son, he naturally has to share his father's worries. He will definitely not be idle like other young masters. You have to learn to be considerate of him." Li Fupei taught her daughter to be reasonable.
"Mom, I know he is a man who can do great things. His career is the most important thing to him. I will not hinder him without knowing the overall situation." Chang Shuzhen replied gracefully and virtuously. Xiang Yuanzhang is the son of Xiang Siling of the East China Army. His father is stationed in an area to protect the people. As a son, he naturally has to inherit his father's career. Of course, he cannot have much time to date her.
But this is just right, as long as he is busy, there is no need to worry about any woman snatching him away... Chang Shuzhen thought, she tried every possible means to make Xiang Yuanzhang fall in love with her and treat her as his fiancée, so of course she must hold on to this rich son-in-law, so she always behaved in the gentle and considerate manner that Xiang Yuanzhang liked.
"It's good that you understand. Don't complain like those petty women that men don't have time to accompany you. If you want to be a daughter-in-law of the Xiang family, you must be well-educated, sensible, and consider the overall situation. You have done a good job." Madam Li Fupei rarely praised her daughter.
"Mom, it's too late. I have to go out quickly." Chang Shuzhen glanced at her pocket watch and said quickly.
"Then go quickly." Li Fupei urged.
More than ten minutes later, the Chang family's car stopped in front of a fashionable and exquisite coffee shop. Chang Shuzhen came out and saw the tall and handsome man standing at the door at a glance. Her eyes suddenly lit up and she walked towards him with a smile.
This man was Xiang Yuanzhang, Chang Shuzhen’s fiancé.
"Yuanzhang, you've been waiting for a long time, right? I'm so sorry." Chang Shuzhen said a little embarrassedly.
Xiang Yuanzhang shook his head, a smile appeared on his handsome face, and he said, "No, I just got here too, and it's a pleasure to wait for a lady to come. You don't have to apologize to me."
When Chang Shuzhen heard what he said, her face suddenly turned red. She glanced at him shyly, then quickly looked away, looking as if she was deeply in love with the man in front of her.
Xiang Yuanzhang was even happier when he saw this. Who wouldn't want his fiancée to be deeply in love with him? Moreover, Chang Shuzhen was so beautiful and gentle. As soon as she arrived in Shanghai, she charmed all the young men in Shanghai. There were countless men who would pursue her even if they spent thousands of gold. However, she only had a special liking for him and rejected all the young masters and only accepted him. This made his sense of accomplishment unprecedentedly strong and his desire to conquer was greatly satisfied.
Because all the girls of the same age and sex who were pursuing him only liked him, didn't this mean that he was better than all of them? So Xiang Yuanzhang was very satisfied with Chang Shuzhen.
But his mother was not very satisfied with this future daughter-in-law. She felt that her family background was too low. Her family was just merchants who had escaped from Qing'an City. Their wealth was not even as good as that of the third-rate wealthy families in Shanghai. How could Mrs. Xiang look down on her?
She hoped that her future daughter-in-law would have a good family background and good looks, and it would be best if the head of the family was an official, so that they could form a strong alliance with her family and take the family to a higher level...
But all these plans were shattered by her own son, who fell in love with Chang Shuzhen, a pretty but useless woman. This made her angry for a long time, but she couldn't persuade her son and had to endure it.
"We have new coffee beans delivered to our store today. I heard it's the most popular cat poop coffee in the West. Shall we try it?" Xiang Yuanzhang said gently to Chang Shuzhen.
"Cat poop coffee?" When Chang Shuzhen heard the name, she couldn't help but frown and a strong feeling of nausea surged in her heart, but she quickly forced herself to suppress it.
Since Xiang Yuanzhang asked to try it, it meant that this "cat poop coffee" was edible, and he was very curious, so I couldn't show any dislike for it, otherwise it would make him unhappy...
Chang Shuzhen quickly regained her composure after thinking this, and immediately showed an excited look on her face. She said, "Since it's popular in the West, I'll definitely try it!"
The cat poop coffee was quickly brewed and served. Chang Shuzhen couldn't help feeling nauseous when she smelled the rich coffee flavor, but she couldn't show it and had to pretend to be curious and eager to try.
Xiang Yuanzhang was really curious. Although he knew that civet coffee was made from coffee beans taken out of cat feces, since Western gentlemen loved to drink it, this coffee must be elegant, magical and wonderful, and definitely not as indecent as its name, so he had to try it.
So he picked up the coffee and took a sip. After tasting it carefully, he exclaimed: "It is indeed the precious and rare cat poop coffee. It has a mellow taste and a strong fragrance. It is much better than ordinary coffee. Shuzhen, you should try it too."
At his urging, Chang Shuzhen just took a sip with a dry smile and swallowed it without savoring it - she was afraid that if she tasted it too carefully, she would vomit.
"Isn't it delicious?" Xiang Yuanzhang looked at her with an expression seeking approval.
The smile on Chang Shuzhen's face froze a little. She tried her best not to think about the origin of the coffee beans. She nodded and said, "Yes, Yuanzhang, this is the best coffee I have ever tasted. Thank you for bringing me here to taste it."
"As long as you like it." Xiang Yuanzhang got a satisfactory answer, and then he savored the cup of coffee contentedly.
Chang Shuzhen quickly cut a small piece of cake and put it in her mouth while he was not paying attention, trying to get rid of the taste of coffee in her mouth quickly.
"By the way, Shuzhen, I seem to have heard you say before that your hometown is in Qing'an City, right?" Xiang Yuanzhang suddenly asked this question.
Chang Shuzhen's heart skipped a beat, and she felt uneasy, but she still answered softly, "Yes, Qing'an City is my hometown, but the massacre forced my family to leave our hometown, and now I don't know what it has become..."
As she spoke, a hint of sadness appeared between her brows, which made Xiang Yuanzhang feel sorry for her even more. So he said to her, "Shuzhen, if you miss your hometown, why don't we find a chance to go back and have a look?"
Chang Shuzhen's bad premonition came true. She didn't miss her hometown at all and wished she would never go back because she almost died in the massacre. It was too late for her to be afraid, so how could she have any homesickness?
(End of this chapter)
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