Jiang Zhan is an only child, and his parents' marriage is a family marriage decided by the elders. In my impression, the relationship between the parents is not close, and it can be said that they respect each other as guests. His father was busy with his career and seldom came home. His mother was busy with beauty treatments, shopping, and traveling, and she was also seldom at home. Jiang Zhan was not close to his parents. It can be said that he was brought up by the housekeeper.
Jiang Zhan didn't care about news reports that the Jiang and Shen families were going to get married. If he didn't have this idea, no one would be able to force him, even if the interested person was his mother.
Back at Jiang's house, Housekeeper Chen was a little surprised to see him. Except for coming back for a meal on New Year's Day and other days, Jiang Zhan seldom came back.
"Master." Chen Butler went forward to greet him, "You are back, have you had breakfast yet?"
"I've eaten, Uncle Chen." Jiang Zhan nodded to him, saw Mrs. Jiang sitting on the sofa drinking morning tea, walked straight over, stopped beside her, and called out, "Mother."
When Mrs. Jiang heard Jiang Zhan came back, she just looked up, and when he walked up to her and said hello, she said, "You're back? Sit down and have tea with me."
Jiang Zhan sat down on the single sofa beside him, and Uncle Chen waved his hand to let the servant who was serving on the side go down, came over and poured tea for him himself, and then waited on the sidelines.
Jiang Zhan didn't come back to drink tea. The company had a meeting to hold later, so he didn't beat her around the bush and said straight to the point: "I read the report that it is impossible to marry the Shen family. I came back to hope that you would dispel it." The thought."
Mrs. Jiang put down the cup in her hand, and said with a smile, "I said that casually yesterday, but I didn't expect it to be published in the newspaper today. The efficiency of the current news media is really high."
Having said that, he paused for a moment, and said again: "Our President Jiang is busy with affairs every day, why did he make a special trip today for this matter?"
"It's not as good as your daily affairs." Jiang Zhan replied lightly.
"How did you talk?" Mrs. Jiang glanced at him from the corner of her eye, dissatisfied with Jiang Zhan's attitude towards herself, but she was indeed too addicted to entertainment these years, and she didn't care enough about Jiang Zhan, but she couldn't say much about him. , returning to the topic, "The Shen family and our Jiang family are family friends. You also know Xiaoyan, she is well-behaved and sensible, and she is also beautiful. She will not treat you badly. What are you dissatisfied with?"
Jiang Zhan: "Not satisfied."
"..." Mrs. Jiang stopped holding the tea, looked up at his expressionless face, and asked with a frown, "Are you here to quarrel?"
"My son dare not."
Jiang Zhan said that he didn't dare, but in fact he didn't seem to dare at all: "I just came back to tell you that I don't agree with the marriage."
"You don't agree?" Madam Jiang said, "Marriage has been a major event since ancient times. The matchmaker said it was the order of the parents. Your father left early. I should have the final say on this matter."
Jiang Zhan didn't feel angry or disappointed that his mother, who didn't care about him since he was a child, suddenly wanted to decide his own marriage. The company still has things to do, so let's go first."
Without waiting for her to respond, Jiang Zhan got up and was about to leave. Mrs. Jiang suddenly asked, "Is it because of that little star surnamed Jiang?"
Her words made Jiang Zhan stop in his tracks, turned to meet her gaze, and was not surprised that she knew Jiang Li's existence, nor did he hide it: "So what."
Mrs. Jiang knew about Jiang Zhan raising a starlet last year. Jiang Zhan was her son. Even though the relationship between the two was not close, she still knew some things about Jiang Zhan. In this society, it is very common for rich and powerful people to take care of one or two lovers, so she didn't pay much attention to the fact that Jiang Zhan took care of a boy, and only thought that he was raising him to pass the time, anyway Eventually it will be back on track.
The Jiang and Shen families are family friends, and the relationship has always been good. Both she and the Shen family have the intention of marrying each other. Yesterday when she was meeting with Mrs. Shen, she happened to meet a media reporter, so she just mentioned it. I didn't expect that Jiang Zhan would do it because of this matter. She made a special trip to find herself, and admitted that she refused to marry the Shen family because of the starlet he had fostered, which really surprised her.
The two looked at each other for a while, Madam Jiang shook her head and said, "It's just an actor, now it's everywhere, so it's not worth your seriousness."
"He's not an actor." Jiang Zhan frowned, very displeased with the word used to describe Jiang Li, and said in a cold tone, "Please respect his profession, if you don't use an actor to describe an actor, then our Jiang family is nothing more than an actor." It's just a theatrical troupe."
"..."
Mrs. Jiang was so stunned that she couldn't speak a word. She couldn't find anything to refute him for a while, and finally she angrily said, "Excessive words."
"The Shen family and our Jiang family are in the same family. The so-called strong alliance, marriage is a very normal thing. That girl Xiaoyan has already returned. Please take time to meet with our two families." Mrs. Jiang said.
"Your family is right." Jiang Zhan repeated these four words in a low voice, looked directly at her and said, "You and your father are also very close to each other. We work together, but we don't necessarily have a very comfortable life."
Suddenly hearing him mention her deceased husband, Mrs. Jiang froze for a moment, as if remembering something, fell silent.
She and Jiang's father were indeed in a family marriage, and they didn't have much relationship. Jiang's father even had a girlfriend who was getting along with her before her, but he married her because of family pressure. After their marriage, the two respected each other as guests and did not interfere with each other. Although they lived under the same roof, they lived the lives of strangers in the same bed and different dreams.
"I still have something to do. I'll go first. Take care of yourself." Jiang Zhan nodded at her, turned and left.
Mrs. Jiang didn't keep him either, so as not to make herself angry so early in the morning, she sat quietly for a while, finished drinking a cup of tea, and then said to Butler Chen, "Prepare the car."
"Yes, ma'am."
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Jiang Li had a lot of experience in commercial shooting in his previous life, so the shooting of the perfume commercial this time went smoothly and ended earlier than expected.
The photographer of this shoot was very satisfied with the expressiveness of Jiang Li's shots, which easily inspired him. If it wasn't for other work, he really didn't want to end it so early.
Jiang Li has no other arrangements for work today except for the commercial shooting in the morning. He plans to go back to the company, so he can have a meal with Jiang Zhan.
Coming out of the building, Jiang Li saw the fans guarding the flower bed in front of the gate at a glance. Five or six young girls were holding a sign with his name. When they saw him, they wanted to step forward but were embarrassed. You pushed me, I pushed You are spinning around in place.
Jiang Li asked Feng Dong to pick up the car first, and walked towards the little girls on his own initiative. When they saw him approaching, they cried out excitedly.
After signing everyone's signature, Jiang Li had just walked a few steps when he was stopped by someone.
A gray-haired man in a three-piece suit stopped Jiang Li and said to him with a smile on his face: "Mr. Jiang, I'm sorry to waste your time, our wife wants to have dinner with you. "
After speaking, he turned sideways and made a gesture of please.
Jiang Li looked in the direction indicated by his palm, and saw a black car parked in front of him, the window of the rear seat was rolled down halfway, and the person sitting inside happened to be looking at him, and their eyes met , the other party nodded slightly to him.
Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Zhan's mother, Jiang Li had only seen her in the newspaper this morning.
Jiang Li was not at all surprised that she would come to find him. When he saw the newspaper in the morning, Jiang Zhan said that he was here to deal with the matter. Now Mrs. Jiang came to the door, probably because the two of them didn't agree.
Since the elder came to the door in person, he naturally couldn't neglect it. He called Feng Dong and told him to go back first, said "Thank you" to the person in front of him, and walked towards the car waiting for him.
Opening the door to get in the car, Jiang Li sat one person away from Mrs. Jiang, nodded and said hello to her: "Mrs. Jiang."
"Yes." Mrs. Jiang replied, and ordered the driver to drive.
The car was very quiet along the way, and no one took the initiative to speak. The car stopped at a high-end private kitchen restaurant. The manager who was waiting at the door stepped forward to help open the car door and took them to the box that had been prepared in advance.
As soon as the two sat down, a waiter stepped forward to pour tea, brought up the dishes one by one, and then retreated. Steward Chen waited aside as usual.
Jiang Li and Mrs. Jiang sat across the table, Jiang Li was very calm, looked at each other with a smile, and said nothing.
Mrs. Jiang sized Jiang Li up, she didn't hide her sizing, even though she didn't make a sound, there was an obvious sense of judgment in her eyes, she looked at Jiang Li carefully, then she looked away, raised her hand slightly Signal: "Let's eat first."
Although the tone was not very friendly, it was not too cold, as if he was speaking to an ordinary junior, and after he finished speaking, he asked Steward Chen to sit down and have a meal together. Steward Chen has served the Jiang family for forty years. He is a servant in name, but he is actually half a relative.
"Thank you Madam for your hospitality." Jiang Li was not polite, picked up his chopsticks and started to eat. It was almost lunch time, and he was a little hungry after filming a morning commercial.
Mrs. Jiang was particular about eating and sleeping, and she didn't take the initiative to talk to Jiang Li after a meal. After the meal, Butler Chen brought the two of them to the side hall, asked the waiter to come and prepare tea, and then went out to serve the two of them. Leave room for conversation.
The room was very quiet, Mrs. Jiang drank half a cup of tea, and then said to Jiang Li: "Mr. Jiang is a smart person, he should know why I invited you here, right?"
"Madam flattered me." Seeing that she had finally entered the topic, Jiang Li put the cup in his hand back on the saucer, and smiled at her, "Excuse my ignorance, I don't know why Madam is doing this trip?"
Both parties knew what was going on, Mrs. Jiang pretended to be ignorant to him, and she was not angry at him. She showed some appreciation for his calm demeanor: "I already know about you and my son. As for Mr. Jiang's treatment of Jiang this year, The mother is very grateful for Zhan's company, but Jiang Zhan, as the person in charge of the Jiang family, should end some improper relationships in time."
When she said these words, she looked at Jiang Li indifferently, and when she said "improper relationship", she remembered Jiang Zhan's dissatisfaction in the morning, and paused slightly, as if she realized that she had made a slip of the tongue.
Mrs. Jiang is a well-maintained woman. She is in her fifties. There are only some inconspicuous fine lines on her face at the corners of her eyes. She is wearing a well-tailored and improved cheongsam, and her hair is neatly tied back. Judging from her words and deeds Look, you can see that she is a very particular lady.
Although she said such a thing, Jiang Li unexpectedly did not feel displeased, but was still in the mood to make a joke: "So Madam means to give me a title?"
Mrs. Jiang: "..."
She thought of Jiang Zhan's "theatre troupe" that he said to herself in the morning, and suddenly understood how the two of them got together, and they both used the same strong words.
"Mr. Jiang." Madam Jiang emphasized, "I'm not joking with you."
"Actually, I understand Madam's meaning." Jiang Li put away his joking thoughts and said to her seriously, "It's just that the relationship between me and Jiang Zhan was established by two people, so I can't unilaterally announce the end. If Madam Agree, I suggest calling Jiang Zhan, the three of us have a good talk."
"Are you using Jiang Zhan to suppress me?" Mrs. Jiang raised her eyebrows and looked at him.
"Don't dare," Jiang Li shook his head and said sternly, "I respect you, but I also respect Jiang Zhan. We are equals emotionally, so I have no right to make a choice for him. If he chooses to end our relationship , then I respect his decision and will definitely not entangle him, but this should also be told by him, not by you, if my words offend, I hope you can understand."
Jiang Li's words were neither humble nor overbearing, neither arrogant nor impetuous. He didn't intend to show off Jiang Zhan's relationship with him. He just stated his position calmly and clearly.
Mrs. Jiang looked at him unexpectedly, not expecting him to say such a thing.
The young man in front of him was sitting upright, without a hint of timidity or flattery when facing him, and what he said seemed to be an unusually transparent person, rather than the actor who ostentatiously posed as he thought.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Housekeeper Chen pushed the door open and said to Mrs. Jiang, "Madam, Miss Shen Yan is here to say hello to you."
A head with a ball head poked out from behind him, and he called Mrs. Jiang affectionately: "Hello, Aunt Pei."
Chi Pei is Mrs. Jiang's boudoir name.
This restaurant is the private kitchen restaurant Shen Yan invested in after returning to China. She came over for dinner with her friends today. When she passed by, she happened to see Steward Chen at the door. She stepped forward to say hello and learned that Mrs. Jiang was also here, so she came in to say hello.
"It's Xiaoyan." Mrs. Jiang smiled at her.
Shen Yan walked in and said: "Aunt Pei, why don't you tell me when you come here, so I can personally..."
The voice stopped after seeing Jiang Li, his eyes widened slightly, and he pointed at Jiang Li in disbelief: "You...you..."
"Hello." Jiang Li nodded towards her, "Do you know me?"
Shen Yan nodded hastily, and excitedly said to him: "I'm your fan, Lord Governor!!"
Mrs. Jiang: "..."
Jiang Li: "..."
On the other hand, after Jiang Zhan finished the meeting and sent the person in charge of the cooperative company away, he found an unread text message on his phone, but he didn't pay attention to the phone's mute just now. He clicked on it and saw that it was an address and address from Butler Chen. The box number says Mrs. Jiang has asked Jiang Li to meet.
Seeing the message, Jiang Zhan tightened his fingers suddenly, turned around and strode towards the elevator, took the elevator to the underground parking lot, and then drove to the place that Butler Chen said.
Jiang Zhan hurried all the way. When he arrived at the place, he ignored the waiter who was blocking the door, and pushed the door in. As soon as he entered, he heard a voice: "You all don't move, I'm confused!!"
Jiang Zhan: "..."
Looking at the four people sitting at the mahjong table playing in full swing, a string in Jiang Zhan's head snapped.
I rushed over anxiously, but Jiang Li, you are playing mahjong with my mother here? ! !