Chapter 1777: Side Story (39): Shocked, Daughter Handed Over, Real Dad’s Assist
Chapter 1777: Side Story (39): Shocked, Daughter Handed Over, Real Dad’s Assist
The autumn sun at noon was still warm on the body, but if you were in the shadows, you couldn’t help but feel a slight chill.
Jiang Mutang looked at the two in front of him. His younger cousin was still visibly anxious, while the other was unperturbed and fearless. His words weren’t without reason; their relationship was normal, nothing to be criticized, but do you really have no idea of the things you’ve done in private?
Under his uncle’s nose, he stayed overnight with his daughter and was still so boldly confident.
Did he really not know what kind of person their family uncle was?
Just when Jiang Mutang wanted to say something, footsteps approached from not far away, and then Xiaojiu poked his head in, "Time to eat, why is everyone here?"
"Coming." Jiang Mutang gave Yan Chi a deep look and turned to walk indoors.
Jiang Ruan was still fearful in her heart, but Yan Chi said, "Don’t worry, he won’t tell your family."
"How do you know?"
"If he wanted to say something, he wouldn’t have been on the lookout for us."
"..."
Jiang Mutang wasn’t a gossipy person, this kind of thing should certainly still be told by Jiang Ruan herself to her parents and elders; it wasn’t his place to speak, so he originally just came to give them a reminder.
During the meal, he kept pondering how to bring it up.
"Xiaochi, when are you going back to Nanjiang? Recently the romance between the Fu Family’s young third master and the Miss from the capital has been making waves, it’s all public now, is something good coming soon?" Si Yushan laughed, "You as the uncle probably need to stay in Beijing a little longer."
"Qinyuan’s matters, my sister and brother-in-law will handle, there’s no need for me to worry." In Yan Chi’s words, Qinyuan referred to his sister’s nephew, Fu Qinyuan, not much younger than him, "I might be going back to Nanjiang in a couple of days."
"When are you planning to leave?" Si Yushan pursued, "If the timing is right, you can go with our Ruanruan."
Jiang Ruan’s heart skipped a beat, and Jiang Mutang’s headache worsened.
The worst part was, Jiang Chengsi started to support the idea.
"Yes, if the time matches, you can travel together."
"Dad—" Jiang Ruan frowned, seemingly quite unwilling.
"Anyway, your Uncle Xiaoyan is going back too, and you need to return to school. Having him look after you puts my mind at ease, otherwise, my heart always feels uneasy when you travel alone by plane back to Nanjiang," Jiang Chengsi said frankly.
"I’ve flown back and forth so many times, what’s there to be uneasy about?" Jiang Ruan looked down, poking at her rice bowl.
Jiang Mutang started to feel a slight headache, but Jiang Chengsi continued:
"You’re a girl studying far away, how can I possibly feel assured? Yan Chi, if you’re free in Nanjiang, could you help look after her for me?"
"Before, when I asked her to find you, this girl was always too shy. Now that you’ve met, exchange numbers later so you can keep in touch."
"I only have this one daughter, and I really can’t feel at ease with her alone in another place. Please take care of her more, and when you come to Beijing, your fourth brother will treat you to dinner."
...
Jiang Chengsi really hadn’t thought that much, the Yan Family had power and influence in Nanjiang, having Yan Chi looking after was certainly good.
Jiang Ruan probably hadn’t expected her dad to pull such a move, "Dad, I’m an adult now, there’s no need to trouble others..."
Before she finished speaking, she was glared back by Jiang Chengsi.
Yan Chi nodded and said, "I’ll take care of her, don’t worry."
His face showed no expression, revealing no emotions, but the Yan Family valued trust and promise, with his word, Jiang Chengsi felt reassured, "Then Ruanruan’s matters might trouble you more in the future, come, here’s a toast to you, you don’t have to drink wine since you’re driving, a soft drink will do."
"I should be toasting you." Yan Chi stood up.
"Then I’ll leave Ruanruan to you."
Then, under everyone’s gaze...
Jiang Chengsi solemnly entrusted his daughter to Yan Chi.
Jiang Mutang pressed his brow with his hand, feeling like he was about to go mad.
When their family uncle did business and played with cars, he was clearly shrewd, so how did he suddenly become so foolish.
Jiang Ruan never thought the development would lead to her and Yan Chi returning to Nanjiang together, all with her family’s consent.
As if afraid Yan Chi might change his mind, Jiang Chengsi asked for his personal details and even booked the plane tickets for the two of them, same row, next to each other.
Anyway, Jiang Mutang was stunned by his family’s uncle’s shocking maneuver.
Jiang Ruan was a student with a relatively fixed return schedule, Yan Chi had to follow her timeline, and he didn’t stay long at the Si Family since the Beijing branch still had many tasks needing his attention. After lunch, he hurriedly left.