Chapter 1581 - 916: Saving Face for Yourself, Unexpected Encounter with a Lifelong Bachelor? (Part 2)
Chapter 1581: Chapter 916: Saving Face for Yourself, Unexpected Encounter with a Lifelong Bachelor? (Part 2)
"You’re not getting any younger, might as well keep some dignity."
Jiang Jinsang kept repeating, basically asking Jiang Zhaolin to stay away from them.
His two brothers both have stubborn tempers, otherwise back then Jiang Chengsi wouldn’t have clashed with him like that.
Some people spend a lifetime repairing their childhood, and that’s the case for them.
Getting them to forgive Jiang Zhaolin is practically impossible.
Jiang Zhaolin gripped the cup tightly, silent for a long time, while Jiang Jinsang directly stood up and instinctively looked up at him...
He glanced down at him and greeted politely, "The kids are waiting for me, I’ll be leaving now."
Jiang Zhaolin felt like something was stuck in his throat, as if everything in front of him had nowhere to hide.
He seemed to have been like this since he was young, like a bystander, observing the world coldly.
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When Jiang Jinsang got back to the car, Tang Wan glanced at him; he just smiled to reassure her.
"Dad, let’s hurry up and eat." Jiang Xiaowai was impatiently wanting to go to the aquarium.
"Okay, let’s go eat." Jiang Jinsang turned to check on the kids sitting at the back, making sure the car seats were all good, then smiled at his little niece, "Sese, do you have anything special you want to eat?"
"I’m fine with anything." Possibly due to her parents, Jiang Sese seemed more mature than other girls her age.
After the car left the Taekwondo Hall, the two standing under the tree yawned, Jiang Cuo nudged the person beside him, "What are we having for lunch?"
They were just responsible for driving to the airport to pick people up; as for family time, they wouldn’t be joining the fun.
"Hey, everyone else has families, and there are just the two of us. We wouldn’t want to be bachelors for life, that’d be too sad."
"Jiang Jiu, honestly tell me, have you ever been in a relationship? Held a girl’s hands? Surely you’re not still a..."
Jiang Jiu adjusted his sunglasses on his nose and just said:
"Lunch is on you."
"..."
Jiang Jinsang and Tang Wan had a quick bite with the two kids. After waking up early to catch a flight, by noon, Tang Wan was already feeling sleepy, and she glanced sideways at him.
Someone was saying last night:
"Once we’re back in Beijing there won’t be such opportunities to be alone, cherish every minute and second."
Tang Wan nodded, indeed, looking after kids is tiring, there’s always something worrying you.
But someone’s so-called cherishing time, managing time, was completely spent on certain things.
He said: "Anyway, we have to catch a flight tomorrow morning. Even if we don’t sleep tonight, we can catch up on sleep on the plane."
Tang Wan was really a bit heated-minded to believe his nonsense.
On the plane, she just barely dozed off, but someone holding his fourth brother’s Little Tuanzi was full of energy, like it wasn’t him who stayed up all night.
And currently...
Someone was starting to enthusiastically attend to the little girl from his third brother’s house.
"Sese, drink some juice... This dish, tastes really good, try it."
"Thank you, Uncle." Jiang Sese grew up alongside Jiang Shiyi. Although her gestures weren’t identical, the little girl was particular about speaking and eating, and ate slowly and deliberately.
In contrast, next to him, his son made a mess of food on the plate like he was eating a hodgepodge, with sauce on his lips.
The elderly lady always said that watching Jiang Xiaowai eat was very appetizing, but Jiang Jinsang just laughed it off.
He was increasingly thinking, daughters really are the best.
He pulled a napkin to wipe his son’s mouth, "Mutang, I have something to tell you."
Jiang Xiaowai immediately became alert at his father’s serious tone, "Is it that you have work, and can’t take me to the aquarium?"
"No."
"It doesn’t matter, adults all have work, I understand." Jiang Xiaowai grasped the spoon, continuously poking at the rice in his bowl.
"Really not, I just wanted to ask, if Mom and I give you a little sister, how would you feel?"
Tang Wan was eating and almost choked to death.
They only casually discussed the second child, and now he actually talked to their son about it.
"Why are you asking me?" Jiang Xiaowai frowned.
"Because this is a big family matter, and you’re also part of the family, plus you’ll have to take care of her in the future."
Jiang Xiaowai nodded, felt respected, and nodded earnestly, "I’ll consider it seriously."
Jiang Sese lowered her head to eat, oh, Uncle is planning to have a sister.
...
After eating, the group went straight to the aquarium. The venue is divided into several sections, including an educational fossil exhibition hall, a dolphin hall, a penguin hall, a deep-sea animal area... The ticket price is not expensive, and it’s cool inside, attracting many visitors.
Jiang Xiaowai pulled Jiang Sese along, running around wildly, occasionally squeezing into the crowd, Jiang Jinsang and Tang Wan’s line of sight couldn’t leave them for even a moment.
"Why don’t you go to the Orca Performance Theater and find a seat, I’ll take the kids to look around elsewhere and then come find you." Jiang Jinsang could see Tang Wan was very sleepy, and wanted to let her rest a bit.
Upon hearing Tang Wan would leave to save seats, Jiang Xiaowai immediately agreed.
Following the directional signs, Tang Wan reached the Orca Performance Theater; there were already a few people waiting.
Most sat in the middle, but Tang Wan thought, with two kids, they might want to get closer, so she considered sitting forward.
"Ma’am," the staff reminded, "too close, might get splashed with water, do you have an umbrella or raincoat?"
Tang Wan was helpless, no wonder such a good spot was vacant, she felt the kids might enjoy watching the performance up close, so she specifically asked and bought an umbrella and two small raincoats.
The first orca show was at two-thirty in the afternoon, by two o’clock, the attendance rate was eighty percent, remaining empty seats mostly concentrated upfront. Tang Wan checked her watch, wondering why they hadn’t come.
She kept checking all the entrances, afraid they might miss her once inside due to the crowd.
Watching and watching, unexpectedly, she spotted a familiar figure...
And that person was even wearing a suit, completely out of place with the whole theater’s environment, attracting frequent glances from people.
Why would he be in a place like this?
He seemed to be looking for a seat, and at this time Tang Wan’s phone vibrated; Jiang Jinsang was calling, asking where she was, and Tang Wan immediately stood up.
"There she is!" Jiang Xiaowai was the first to spot her, the three of them walked over to her, the two kids each holding drinks, excitedly talking about seeing all kinds of colorful little fish earlier.
"Here you might get splashed with water, put on your raincoats." Tang Wan helped the kids put on raincoats.
"Mom, would you like some?" Jiang Xiaowai handed the juice to Tang Wan.
"I don’t want any." Tang Wan looked at Jiang Jinsang, their eyes met, after years as a married couple, seemingly he understood that Tang Wan had something to say, but with the kids in between, it wasn’t convenient to speak.
Yet Tang Wan gave him another hint with her eyes.
Jiang Jinsang followed her gaze, seeing only the backs of other people’s heads, it didn’t reveal anything, though...
Except for one particular head, quite prominent.
Looked somewhat familiar.
And that person wore a suit, sitting with poise, oddly mismatched with the surroundings, easy to spot.
Jiang Jinsang adjusted his angle, looked carefully; isn’t this...
Xie Duo?
Why is he at the aquarium?
He’s known in Beijing as a diamond bachelor, a working man, with no summer vacation, and it’s not a holiday, why is he at the aquarium?
Jiang Jinsang turned to give Tang Wan a signal, mouthing a name.
Tang Wan nodded.
And pointed to the person on his right...
From behind, it was a girl wearing a nude pink top, with long hair over the shoulders, Jiang Jinsang was stunned, Xie Duo has a situation? This is once in a blue moon.
For the past two years, Xie Duo hid from blind dates by working out of town, met only during holidays at the dinner table, yet here they encountered him.
What’s going on today? First Jiang Zhaolin, now Xie Duo?