With nothing to do, and with a heavy rain pouring down outside.
Inside the Jiang family's old house, three grandmothers and Su Wanwan were playing mahjong with great enthusiasm.
"Since it's raining, let's have dinner at the Jiang family's house tonight. I love Wanwan's local Shanghainese cuisine; it suits my taste perfectly."
In the midst of a thunderstorm, the torrential rain and deafening thunder outside pale in comparison to the clatter of mahjong tiles playing at this very moment.
Because of the noisy environment, Grandma Zhao had to turn up her voice when she said those words.
Su Wanwan got up to close the window, and the noise outside did indeed lessen.
Grandma Calm Down also spoke up.
"Wanwan wants to play mahjong with us. Let the servants in Suqin's residence prepare it first. We want to eat Wanwan's dishes, but we can eat them next time we come. However, if we want to play mahjong with Wanwan, she may not always be available."
Su Wanwan sat down and touched the mahjong tiles, watching them arranged in rows, and naturally began to speak.
"If you want to eat, I'll have Shengjun play with you when he gets back, and I'll go cook."
She didn't realize that Jiang Shengjun didn't know how to play mahjong when she said that, but Su Suqin didn't care and just joked, "My Shengjun doesn't know how to play mahjong."
Then she added, "There is no such thing as an either/or choice in this world. If you want to eat Wanwan's local cuisine and also want her to play mahjong with you, that won't work. Besides, my granddaughter-in-law wasn't born to cook for you. If you want her, just let your grandson find her himself."
Although Su Suqin spoke with a somewhat arrogant tone, everyone could hear a hint of doting in her voice.
Grandma Calmly played a two of bamboo and started using it to talk.
"Wow, you used to protect your grandson when playing mahjong, now you're protecting your granddaughter-in-law too. You've really managed to get a two of bamboo today."
Everyone was chatting and laughing.
Su Wanwan was also very happy.
This is the result she wanted.
Jiang Shengjun's grandmother gradually revealed a sense of acceptance.
Grandma Zhao suddenly recalled some things from her youth. "I don't have any grandsons, but I have a granddaughter. When she was little, I said I would give her to Shengjun as his wife. Who knew that Shengjun would say he wanted a girl wearing a jade rabbit lantern-shaped dress as his wife? That made everyone laugh so hard."
"Shengjun has been lovable since he was little," Grandma Calm praised.
Su Suqin was the least likely to smile and the least talkative among the group of sisters. She listened to her sisters talk the whole time and only said a few words from time to time.
Su Wanwan felt very happy whenever she heard Jiang Shengjun say that he liked girls who wore light-up dresses with jade rabbit lanterns.
The two had known each other since childhood and, with a tacit understanding, both remembered what the other had said. The phrase "destined" instantly became tangible.
Grandma Zhao suddenly bumped into a four-line bar and asked, "Didn't Shengjun treat the cat very well before? And weren't you discussing the marriage between the Jiang family and the Ouyang family? You finished discussing it on the first day, and on the second day..."
"Cough cough..." Su Suqin coughed twice, hoping that she would not gossip.
Su Wanwan didn't think much of it. Yang Ma had told her about Jiang Shengjun and Ouyang Maomao when they were at the Jiang family villa.
Su Wanwan also expressed her opinions while looking at the cards.
"Actually, I knew about this beforehand, and I also discussed it with Shengjun. I made sure that the cat wouldn't affect our relationship. Besides, not everyone has a clear goal in a relationship from the beginning. We need to grow through the trials that love brings."
After hearing Su Wanwan's words, Su Suqin's opinion of Su Wanwan changed. She felt that the girl was insightful and steady.
Only a girl like this is worthy of her grandson.
Even if she goes bankrupt and starts from humble beginnings, she can still be trained to become a very capable person.
When Ouyang Maomao is mentioned, the grandmothers all think of Fu Yan. Grandma Zhao then started gossiping with everyone: "Do you think Fu Yan's suicide this time was because of Ouyang Maomao? He has liked the Ouyang family's daughter since he was a child. Could it be that something happened to them this time?"
Su Wanwan's mind raced, and she suddenly asked curiously, "Do you have any photos of Fu Yan? I'd like to see them, because I'm quite close to Maomao."
Grandma Leng took out her phone and scrolled through it: "I think I have his Douyin account."
Su Wanwan felt a little flustered when she saw the photo.
Thinking about what happened yesterday.
It's obvious that the man in the photo looks exactly like the man who argued with her best friend yesterday.
They also talked about something related to children.
Could it be that my best friend is pregnant with Fu Yan's child?
"Wanwan!"
Suddenly someone opened the door and called her name. She turned around and saw Jiang Shengjun.
He looked anxious when he opened the door, and his trouser legs were still damp. He called out "Wanwan" really loudly.
Seeing Su Wanwan playing mahjong with her elders and enjoying themselves so much instantly put my mind at ease.
The next second, she regained her composure and greeted the elders: "Grandma, Auntie, good afternoon."
"Jiang Shengjun! You're back!"
"Shengjun, you're back?"
Su Wanwan and Su Suqin spoke in unison.
Su Wanwan was very worried when she saw that Jiang Shengjun's trouser legs were wet. She wanted to get up and go to him to change his trousers together.
Unfortunately, she was playing mahjong with her elders at the moment, and she didn't want to spoil their fun, so she was forced to stay still.
She didn't say anything, but for two or three seconds her eyes were glued to Jiang Shengyun, staring at him intently. The two looked at each other with longing in their eyes.
Grandma Leng couldn't stand it anymore and leaned back in her chair, laughing so hard she started shipping them: "Oh my, look at the way Wanwan and Shengjun are looking at each other, this is incredible! Go change your clothes with Shengjun, we'll play again next time. The three of us can switch to playing cards, we've been playing mahjong all day."
They can all understand that they're newlyweds.
Su Suqin agreed.
Su Wanwan looked somewhat embarrassed, but she really wanted to go change clothes with Jiang Shengjun. So she followed her heart and stood up generously, saying, "Then, grandmas, I will definitely keep our appointment next time I have time. Today I will go change clothes with Shengjun first."
After she finished speaking, she ran to Jiang Shengjun's side somewhat embarrassed and naturally hooked her hand around Jiang Shengjun's hand, which was folded in front of his abdomen.
Before the two closed the door to the chess room, Su Wanwan heard Grandma Leng's satisfied voice: "That's wonderful."
Rain pattered softly in the courtyard. In the old house's long corridor, Su Wanwan held Jiang Shengjun's hand, a smile unconsciously spreading across her face: "Jiang Shengjun, it's so good to have met you."
Jiang Shengyun tightened his grip on her hand, and recalling how distracted he had been at work that afternoon, he became even more worried about Su Wanwan.
Seeing Su Wanwan happy, he praised her, saying, "It seems you did well today; my worries were unnecessary."
Su Wanwan started skipping around as she walked, and grinned at Jiang Shengjun.
Seeing her gentle and happy side, Jiang Shengjun couldn't help but feel happy too.
Slowly, Su Wanwan's graceful figure in her mint-colored long dress and Jiang Shengjun's suit-and-tie silhouette gradually blurred in the old house's corridor...
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