Chapter 52 Chapter 52 I am willing to marry into the family
Xu Yao turned around, looked at Guan Mi's profile, and coughed lightly: "Can I have coffee today?"
Guan Mi looked away and pointed at the neat coffee table. "Sure, or the same as before?"
The word "before" drifted accurately into Chen Yanfeng's ears. He tightly grasped the dishcloth and walked sinisterly between the bookshelves. He came to the coffee counter and took Guan Mi's hand as he was about to scoop coffee beans. "Let me do it. You go eat."
"I'll do it." Guan Mi said in a low voice.
She didn't know what Shen Yanfeng was doing.
Chen Yanfeng took the coffee spoon and said in a strangely gentle voice, "Tell me what to do."
He raised his head and looked at Xu Yao, "You don't mind, do you?"
Xu Yao leaned against the table and smiled: "Of course, as long as the taste is the same, it doesn't matter who makes it."
Although Shen Yanfeng had a blank expression on his face, his hands were not perfunctory at all. He was very focused and serious from the moment he started weighing the beans.
As the rich aroma of coffee gradually spread, Guan Mi couldn't help but give him an appreciative look.
Xu Yao was a sensible man. After finishing his coffee, he tactfully said goodbye.
Guan Mi arranged the lunch boxes on the table one by one, and Shen Yanfeng sat quietly on the chair and looked at her.
The scene was so familiar that it made her feel trance-like, as if she had returned to the days when she was Guan's secretary.
When she picked up the chopsticks, she paused slightly, and suddenly realized that it seemed that since a few years ago, every time before eating with Shen Yanfeng, he would always look at her like this.
"You..." She suddenly changed the subject, "I'm curious how you adopted Becky."
Speaking of Becky, the night after Shen Yanfeng posted the missing cat notice on his Moments, he updated it again: The cat has been found.
He waited patiently for a day and a night, but there was no movement from Guan Tang's side, so he understood that Guan Mi was determined not to show up.
At the time, he was still thinking: He was very sure that Guan Mi loved Becky very much. If Guan Mi had seen him say that the cat was lost, but was unable to show up due to the situation at the time, then she would definitely be worried alone... He imagined her look like that, and felt a little sorry, so he posted the following circle of friends.
At that time, he was full of contradictions. He was angry at her decisiveness, but he didn't want her to be troubled by this during her days in hiding.
Shen Yanfeng stared at Guan Mi for a while and saw that she really didn't remember meeting him on Christmas Eve that year.
He was already upset about what happened to Xu Yao, and now this feeling was exacerbated. He endured it, and the corners of his lips twitched slightly: "Coincidence."
"Actually, I also picked up a ginger cat the day before you adopted Becky." Guan Mi's eyes sparkled. "I'm now 100% sure that cat is Becky."
Shen Yanfeng said calmly: "Really?"
Guan Mi raised her eyebrows slightly, then said "hmm". Shen Yanfeng seemed to have little interest in this matter, so she didn't say anything.
Is he sulking because of Xu Yao's appearance?
She lowered her head and ate quietly, not intending to explain.
After lunch, the glass installer arrived on time. The shop door was open, and several regular customers came in to order coffee. When they saw Chen Yanfeng, they all cast inquiring glances at Guan Mi.
When Du Xiang walked in, he was so surprised that his eyes widened.
While Shen Yanfeng was talking to her master, she hurriedly pulled Guan Mi aside and whispered, "Sister Feifei, this handsome guy is not your new employee, right?"
"Um...yes." Guan Mi responded.
Du Xiang opened his mouth wide, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses: "Where can I find someone like this?"
If she could recruit such a person, the store's business would have been booming a long time ago.
Guan Mi smiled and said that he picked it up on the roadside.
The bookstore resumed its normal business in the evening. As it was Friday, there were quite a lot of customers, and it was busy until around 8 o'clock before it gradually calmed down.
We close at half past ten.
Guan Mi handed a glass of freshly squeezed juice to Shen Yanfeng. He was busy all night without saying a word.
When he took the glass, he finally couldn't help but speak, and asked her with a cold look: "Why is Xu Yao here?"
"I came here to collect folk songs," she said.
"Have you been here for a long time? Have you known you were here for a long time?"
"More than a month." She nodded in response to the second question.
Shen Yanfeng laughed in anger: "He comes to your store every day?"
"almost."
"What is his intention?"
Guan Mi raised his eyes to look at him, "What are you thinking about now? Xu Yao and I are just acquaintances, not even friends. He comes to the store just to drink coffee."
"Do you have to come here to drink?" Shen Yanfeng said sarcastically.
Guan Mi fell silent and took the cup on the table to the sink to wash it carefully.
Shen Yanfeng has been looking at her.
After washing, she dried her hands and said, "I thought you were changing at noon. But I didn't expect you to become so irrational when the opposite sex appears around me."
"I can't be rational." Chen Yanfeng's voice tightened. "I have no status and no place, and I can't get your love. You can always withdraw from this unwilling "bed partner" relationship. Your heart can have someone else, but I can only yearn for your pity and envy every man who is the same type as Wen Li and who is treated with tenderness by you."
Guan Mi stared at him and said calmly, "Don't you think you're a little narrow-minded? There are countless people like Wen Li in this world. Do you get jealous and argue with me every time one of them appears?"
Her eyes were slightly red, and she took a deep breath. "If this continues, then we don't even need to continue being bedmates."
Shen Yanfeng's chest heaved violently, and he finally turned and left without saying a word.
Guan Mi stood there for a while before continuing to pack his things.
She carefully locked the warehouse, extinguished the last light, and confirmed that the door was locked. When she turned around, she saw the familiar figure leaning against the wall next to her.
She paused slightly, then walked past him without looking away.
Chen Yanfeng held an unlit cigarette between his lips and followed her slowly, keeping a distance of three steps.
The moonlight covered the entire road, stretching the shadows of the two people very long, swaying gently on the cement road.
When Guan Mi unlocked the door, Shen Yanfeng’s cold voice came from behind him: “I don’t want to spend the night outside.”
She didn't respond, opened the door and didn't close it, changed her shoes and walked in directly.
After finishing his cigarette downstairs, Chen Yanfeng came back and sat on the sofa, quietly listening to the sound of water in the bathroom. After a while, the sound of water stopped and his cell phone rang.
He stood up, opened the door, and took the suitcase from Liu Te's assistant. In the suitcase, besides his spare clothes, there were also all the documents related to his death in Beijing.
When Guan Mi came out of the bathroom, wiping her wet hair, Chen Yanfeng pushed the ID card in front of her. She said "thank you" and turned to go into the bedroom to blow dry her hair.
Shen Yanfeng withdrew his gaze from her back, took a set of clothes from his bag and walked towards the bathroom.
Guan Mi dried her hair, worked on her translation work on her computer for almost two hours, and then went to bed. She didn't leave the living room again, nor did she lock the bedroom door.
When I woke up the next day, the living room was as empty and quiet as before. The only difference was that there was breakfast on the table.
Shen Yanfeng came to the old man's place early in the morning. As soon as he entered the door, he released the parrot from the cage and let it flutter its wings in the empty living room.
Old Mrs. Shen went to the beach to practice Tai Chi at dawn. Halfway through, someone came to tell her that Shen Yanfeng had arrived, so she came back early.
She took the tea handed to her by the servant and glanced at the parrots flying around the room: "Where did you get this from?"
"Anyway, it's not the Shen family." Shen Yanfeng nonchalantly teased the parrot perched on his shoulder, "They kicked me out."
"It's your fault!" Old Mrs. Shen took a sip of tea. "You've caused unrest in the whole family because of that girl. Now that she's been found, you still don't know how to restrain yourself and even brought Secretary Wen back. How can your father not be angry?"
Chen Yanfeng smiled casually: "If they hadn't sent Guan Mi away, none of this would have happened."
"You're almost thirty," Old Lady Shen put down her teacup, "and you're always thinking about your secretary. When will you finally settle down and do what you should do?"
"What should I do?"
"Marry a girl of equal status and live a peaceful and stable life."
"I do have someone I want to marry." Shen Yanfeng looked serious, "Grandma, I really want to marry her."
Mrs. Shen knew who he was talking about without having to guess: "Why are you so stubborn? You have to find a girl from an ordinary family."
"She is not ordinary." Shen Yanfeng smiled, "If she is considered ordinary, then apart from my status as a member of the Shen family, I might not be as good as her."
Old Madam Shen sighed deeply: "From the moment you insisted on finding her, I understood. You can't change your stubborn temper."
She shook her head. "I don't know what kind of magic potion that girl gave you to make you so obsessed."
"How could she give me any soup?" Chen Yanfeng said with a hint of self-mockery. "It was me who was willing to chase after people and fall into her trap again and again."
When Mr. Shen came out of the room, he happened to hear this and snorted coldly: "That's all you can do. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if you tell others about it?"
Chen Yanfeng looked at the two relatives he cared about most in the Shen family, his Adam's apple rolled slightly: "If she is willing to marry me one day, can you two meet her?"
"Why are we meeting her?" Mr. Shen sat down on the rattan chair, "Your father is Shen Minyan, and he should take care of your affairs."
"He never really cared about me." Chen Yanfeng patted the parrot's crest, and it obediently flew into the cage to drink water. "Now that I have the ability to be independent, I don't need to live under his control."
He turned and faced the two old men: "What I care about is your attitude."
It must be said that the latter sentence really touched the hearts of the two old people.
This little grandson was not raised in vain.
/
This was the third time Qiao Qiuying saw Shen Yanfeng at her doorstep.
Ever since learning about this young man's family background, Qiao Qiuying had harbored fear and numerous inexplicable concerns. She truly didn't want her daughter to get too close to such a family. How could the Guan family possibly afford to marry into such a prestigious family?
But what should she do? After all, the man in front of her was a benefactor who had helped the Guan family so much.
After inviting the person into the house, Qiao Qiuying hurriedly took out the high-quality tea that Guan Da had bought two days ago.
As she boiled water, she looked at Shen Yanfeng who was sitting on the sofa, with mixed feelings in her heart.
I don’t know whether Guan Mi has a good life or a bad life. Why does he always meet families with such different social status?
Shen Yanfeng took the teacup with both hands, took a sip and put it down carefully.
"Mr. Chen, what brings you here today?" Qiao Qiuying glanced at the wall clock. "If you're not in a hurry to leave, stay for dinner tonight. I'll ask Xiao Mi's father to buy some extra dishes when he comes back. We haven't thanked you properly for what happened to Xiao Tang before."
Shen Yanfeng nodded and smiled faintly: "Auntie, you are too polite, just call me Xiao Shen or Yan Feng."
"How can this be appropriate?" Qiao Qiuying waved her hands quickly. "For a family like ours, we really don't dare address you like that."
Shen Yanfeng heard the alienation in these words and realized that the Guan family already knew about his family situation.
"Auntie, you calling me that makes me feel uneasy." He pondered for a moment, "To Guan Mi, I have always been just Chen Yanfeng."
When Qiao Qiuying heard his words, her heart moved slightly.
This child clearly had such a family background, yet at this moment he sat in front of her so sincerely, without any condescending attitude.
She thought of the rich kids she had met when she was a tutor many years ago. They were all arrogant, but the young man in front of her was always humble and polite.
"Then I'll call you Yan Feng." She said with a smile.
When Guan Da returned home, Shen Yanfeng solemnly told them his purpose.
Guan Da fell into deep thought after hearing this, "You want to marry Xiao Mi?"
"Yes." Shen Yanfeng answered without hesitation.
Guan Da said bluntly, "But how could your family allow you to marry a girl who is not of the same social status as you?"
"Please rest assured, I can resolve these concerns." After saying that, Shen Yanfeng took out a document from his bag and spread it out on the table.
"Aunt, Uncle," he said, carefully flipping through the pages of the document, "These are all the proof of assets under my name."
Qiao Qiuying glanced at the figures and was speechless with shock. She had never seen such a huge fortune in her life.
“Guan Mi and I are together and don’t need to rely on the Shen family.” Shen Yanfeng said calmly, “These are enough to prove that I can give her a stable life.”
Qiao Qiuying couldn't help but ask: "Does Xiao Mi...know that you're going to marry her?"
This question caught Shen Yanfeng's attention.
He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "She doesn't know yet. We had some conflicts before, and now... I'm still pursuing her again."
Guan Da and Qiao Qiuying looked at each other and saw the same complicated emotions in each other's eyes.
"Uncle and aunt, if this is not enough to dispel your concerns," Shen Yanfeng raised the corners of his lips slightly, "I am willing to marry into the Guan family."
/
Guan Mi spent a very fulfilling day, and it was not until closing time that Shen Yanfeng's figure reappeared in her mind.
She didn't know where he had gone, but the suitcase he had asked Special Assistant Liu to deliver to the living room was still standing quietly there. Did this mean that he would come back?
When I got home, the box was still in the same place.
She slowly kicked off her shoes, put her laptop on the table, tied her hair up casually and walked into the bathroom.
A dreamless night.
The sun was still scorching hot the next day.
Guan Mi went to buy a few magazines early in the morning. After returning to the bookstore, he began to concentrate on translation work, occasionally getting up to make a few cups of coffee for the customers.
At around 8:00 p.m., the last customer left the store. She wanted to finish work early today.
She took out her cell phone and opened Shen Yanfeng's WeChat. She felt that she should have a good chat with him and stop wasting time like this meaninglessly.
Just as I typed [Let's talk] in the dialog box, the wind chime at the door suddenly rang.
She subconsciously looked up, and in the thick night, Shen Yanfeng was standing at the door holding an orange cat.
It's Becky!
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