Chapter 1583 - 918: Has the Qi Family Already Chosen a Daughter-in-Law? Fifth Master Used as a Practice Dummy and Still Gets Complained About (Part 3)
Chapter 1583: Chapter 918: Has the Qi Family Already Chosen a Daughter-in-Law? Fifth Master Used as a Practice Dummy and Still Gets Complained About (Part 3)
After leaving the aquarium, the two children bought some souvenirs, and Jiang Xiaowai held a dolphin toy as he looked at Jiang Jinsang, "Dad, can I buy some to give to my little siblings?"
"Sure, go ahead." Jiang Jinsang felt guilty about going back on his word to his son earlier, so he was almost granting every request, especially when it involved sharing with other kids.
"For Little Uncle and Little Aunt’s kids, Little Cousin, Juanjuan’s..."
Jiang Xiaowai didn’t see Little Cousin when he visited Jiang Chengsi’s place, so now he was eager to give her the toy.
"Call your Fourth Uncle and ask if he’s home. If he agrees, we’ll deliver Sese home first, then take you over." Jiang Jinsang also wanted to chat with Jiang Chengsi about Jiang Zhaolin.
Tang Wan dialed the number and handed the phone to Jiang Xiaowai. The little guy took the phone, and once connected, he shouted Fourth Uncle.
Jiang Chengsi knew who it was the moment he heard the voice and felt a headache, yet he still smiled, "Mutang, what’s up?"
"Is my sister at home? I bought some toys to give to her."
"She... isn’t home!"
"Didn’t she just get back home?"
"She went to your Uncle Qi’s house." Jiang Chengsi said irritably. Jiang Xiaowai hung up the phone, sighed, and handed the phone back to Tang Wan, "Sister went to Juanjuan’s house."
Tang Wan couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
The Little Tuanzi from Fourth Brother’s house and Little Juanmao from Qi Zeyan’s family do indeed have a close relationship.
...
Jiang Chengsi hung up the phone, still feeling frustrated.
The family had just returned from lunch outside and settled in his wife and daughter. Jiang Chengsi headed to the company with Si Yushan, while Qi Zeyan, almost as if calculating, came over with his Little Juanmao and daughter to the Si Family after Jiang Chengsi left.
The few kids hadn’t seen each other in a while, and naturally, they wanted to play together for a longer time.
Qi Zeyan then straightforwardly said:
"Why don’t you come over to our house to play?"
Little Tuanzi immediately nodded in agreement, but Si Qingxiao initially disapproved. However, her daughter seemed eager to go and often played there, so she nodded her consent.
Jiang Chengsi got off work, purposely bringing a small cake for his daughter, only to end up...
The sky had turned dark, and Qi Zeyan still hadn’t returned his daughter!
It’s fine for Jiang Jinsang; he doesn’t have a daughter, so he’s keeping an eye on his daughter, which he can understand. But you have a daughter, why keep an eye on ours?
Once, Qi Zeyan joked:
"Who said I’m watching your daughter? I’m merely observing my future designated daughter-in-law. Didn’t we agree on a betrothal engagement?"
"Oh, come on—" Jiang Chengsi immediately exploded, "Say that again, future daughter-in-law?"
"I’m just joking, don’t get worked up."
Jiang Chengsi retorted, "Didn’t your nemesis just have twins? Maybe your daughter should match up with his son? I think they’re quite suitable."
"Get out—"
Qi Zeyan also got worked up at the mention of this, the two never got along over the years, always stabbing each other’s backs, never getting any peace.
According to Jiang Jinsang:
[Still bored, with nothing better to do!]
Jiang Chengsi was still sulking, and once he finished the call with Jiang Xiaowai, he immediately called Qi Zeyan:
"Qi Zeyan, where’s my daughter?"
"At our place, just about to have dinner."
"..."
"Let her stay over at our place, sharing a room with my daughter; the three kids are having a great time." Qi Zeyan chuckled.
"I’ll pick her up later."
His daughter had just returned, and now she was whisked away again, their family practically counts as human traffickers. Whoever becomes in-laws with them, he doesn’t want to pair with Qi Zeyan; the original creepy fan-couple was scary enough, but now with this nonsense, it seems they’ll be bound for a lifetime.
**
Hexi
Jiang Jinsang delivered Jiang Sese home, Lin Luyou invited them to stay for a bit, so Jiang Jinsang took the opportunity to signal Jiang Shiyi, and the two of them went into the study.
Meanwhile, Tang Wan took out some local specialties brought back from Nanjiang and handed them to Lin Luyou.
Jiang Shiyi examined Jiang Jinsang, "After going on a trip, you seem to have changed a bit."
"Did I?"
"You’re brimming with joy."
"I must especially thank you for helping with the kids." Jiang Jinsang smiled.
"Did you signal me specially to express gratitude?"
"I saw Uncle today at the Taekwondo Hall."
Jiang Shiyi merely smiled, "Haven’t seen him for years. What did he say?"
"He said he wants to see the kids, but I heard the factory he started before seems to have some issues, just warning you to be cautious." It’s always good to give a heads-up.
"Got it." Jiang Shiyi’s face showed no sign of anything unusual, "Today, taking Sese to the aquarium, thank you and your wife for the trouble."
"She was very well-behaved, not troublesome at all. Just quite unexpected, we ran into Xie Duo on a blind date."
"Let’s hear it."
"You don’t want to hear about uncle’s business, but you’re interested in Xie Duo’s matters?" Jiang Jinsang teased.
Jiang Shiyi chuckled lightly, "Maybe I’m getting older and more interested in gossip."
"..."
**
About Xie Duo, Jiang Jinsang just chatted a bit with Jiang Shiyi. Over the years, the number of blind dates he’s been on isn’t exactly small, so it’s not as much of a novelty for them.
Jiang Jinsang isn’t really the kind to spread gossip either, so he didn’t bring it up with anyone else.
As a result, when Xie Duo met Jiangjiang, he was asked about the outcome of the blind date.
"How do you know I went on a blind date?" Xie Duo frowned.
"Mutang said she saw you at the aquarium with a pretty sister."
"..." Xie Duo gritted his teeth, "Who else knows?"
Jiangjiang furrowed his brow, "Maybe you should ask... who doesn’t know?"
Xie Duo’s marriage has always been a focus of concern for everyone, and Jiang Xiaowai rarely goes to the aquarium. Being a child, he’s always eager to show off the various sea creatures he saw, and in talking about the aquarium, he just happened to mention running into Xie Duo.
With all the chatter, the story of Xie Duo accompanying a pretty girl to see the orca show spread around the circle.
Xie Duo felt that he really ought to keep his distance from the Jiang family.
Mr. Xie didn’t know the details of the blind date. Some questions Xie Duo didn’t answer, but hearing they’d gone to see a show piqued his interest.
"What impression did you get of the girl this time?" Blind dates are generally quick; if it’s not suitable, he would have to find another girl.
Xie Duo was at a loss, "Grandpa..."
"There’s also someone from the girl’s side asking questions. If you’re not interested, just give them a straightforward answer, it’s no big deal." After the first meeting on a blind date, both sides usually exchange bottom-line impressions.
Xie Duo cleared his throat, "Not bad."
Mr. Xie suspected he was hearing things. Over the years, getting those two words out of him was harder than climbing to heaven.
"Then should I tell them you had a good impression of her? Want me to get her contact information for you?"
"No need, we’ve already added each other on WeChat."
Mr. Xie: "..."
This proactive? Very rare indeed. If he didn’t want any follow-up, he usually wouldn’t add any contact information.
"If there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to work."
For the first time in many years, when someone said they were going back to work, Mr. Xie was happy to let them leave. Though a positive initial impression from the blind date was just a beginning, Mr. Xie’s joy was evident...
When Jiang Yanting met Xie Duo, he asked about why the old man was so happy and teased:
"Turns out it was just a blind date. Those who didn’t know might think your family was holding a wedding."
Xie Duo didn’t expect that just going on a blind date would make such a big fuss. Now that he mentioned it, he really had to thank Jiang Xiaowai for tirelessly spreading the word.
...
Jiang Xiaowai had no idea about the aftermath and was currently focused on preparing for the taekwondo performance.
The summer class was nearing its end, and the tutoring class coach definitely needed to show some results for the parents. During this time, they took students for grading tests, and at the end, they did a performance where all students participated, marking a satisfactory conclusion to the summer class.
Jiang Xiaowai practiced at home when he had nothing to do, and Jiang Jinsang was responsible for holding the kicking target.
Being a kid, sometimes he missed the target or ran out of stamina, and almost kicked him, making Jiang Jinsang feel this rascal was intentionally taking personal revenge by trying to kick him.
He hadn’t even held this rascal accountable yet, but the little troublemaker was the first to complain.
"Didn’t the coach teach you? You’re not holding the target properly at all. Your hand posture is wrong."
Questioned by his son? Jiang Jinsang especially looked up detailed instructions, convinced his posture was correct.
"Your stance holding the target isn’t standard, so obviously, my kicking won’t be standard either."
Jiang Jinsang smiled wryly, suspecting this rascal was already paving the way for himself if anything went wrong during the performance. If there were any accidents, it would be the fault of his sparring partner.
"Dad, could you be a bit more serious?"
Jiang Jinsang was at a loss. Just holding a target, how am I supposed to be serious?
Being your human target, and still getting criticized?
After finishing training with him, thinking he could finally rest, the little guy said he wanted to go for a ride on the uncle’s motorcycle. When he went out for a spin, Tang Wan never followed, which inevitably meant Jiang Jinsang had to run along.
Someday, he’d have to remove the motorcycle’s battery.
This further solidified Jiang Jinsang’s idea:
Have a daughter!
At least she wouldn’t be out riding a motorcycle all over the place.