Mrs. Wen suddenly said, "There will be a dance at the City Hall tomorrow night. You will attend with me."
Chen Xuan was quite surprised and didn't understand why Mrs. Wen suddenly mentioned the dance. She hesitated, "I couldn't dance the new style dance last time I attended the dance. I haven't been to the dance for a long time, and I didn't have time to learn the new style dance."
Madam Wen said to Chen Xuan, "You just said that the first thing that people respect is rights. The opening dance of the City Hall dance will never be the most fashionable dance music, because the protagonists of the dance are not those young masters and ladies, but ladies of my age. Therefore, in such occasions, the first three dances are the most common ballroom dances. Don't worry about dancing, bring Wei Nian with you." Then she asked Chen Xuan, "Do you have suitable clothes?"
Chen Xuan was always honest. "I did make a few new cheongsams for winter, but I'm afraid they're not gorgeous enough. I can just go to our store and pick one out."
Mrs. Wen immediately asked Aman to call a tailor to come over and measure Chen Xuan's size. As for the fabric, Mrs. Wen told the tailor, "Use the best. Send two pieces over tomorrow, and they will be delivered at noon."
The tailor responded respectfully.
It was too late for Chen Xuan to refuse.
After sending the tailor away, Mrs. Wen introduced the ball to Chen Xuan in detail, "This ball in the City Hall is held by the Nanjing government to appease people from all walks of life. In addition to the leaders of the Beiping Municipal Government, there are also some people from the military, business, and cultural circles. By the way, if Rong Yang can make it in time, he will also attend. When the time comes, you bring Wei Nian with you. You go with me, and let Wei Nian go with Old Wen. I will introduce you to some sociable wives in the Beiping political circle. I don't want you to make connections, but if you know them, it will be convenient for you to do things in the future. Things like the last time in the newspaper will not happen easily."
Seeing Mrs. Wen mention the newspaper, Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Actually, it's all in the past. Ah Shu said he has already complained to Mr. Wen."
"It's just a small matter, but if it weren't for Qin Shu, it would have become a big deal. By the time I found out, it would have been too late." Madam Wen looked at Chen Xuan, "Why not take precautions? It's best to have the strength to prevent others from easily provoking you."
Mrs. Wen said so, obviously she wanted to take her out to socialize. Mrs. Wen's social status was probably beyond the reach of many people. Chen Xuan knew it would be inappropriate to refuse further. Chen Xuan nodded, "Yes, I'll listen to you, Madam."
Mrs. Wen smiled with relief, "That's right." She said to Chen Xuan, "I know you want to develop in the academic world in the future, but there is actually no clear distinction between academia, politics, and business. I think you should have felt that, like the talented students from Peking University hired by your R&D center, they originally went to university to engage in academics, and now they have invested in technology, which can be considered as being involved in the business world. And your donation a few days ago is not unrelated to the political world. It's just that you are only involved in the margins, and you will feel it more deeply in the future. I suggest that you focus on academics, but don't isolate yourself from the social world. There are many useless social interactions, but there are also many social interactions that will allow you to meet better people."
Chen Xuan naturally accepted Madam Wen's sincere advice attentively.
Because she was taking the little girl out, Mrs. Wen was worried that it would be cold to ride in the car after dark, so she asked the driver to take the mother and daughter back home while the sunset was still nice in the afternoon. Chen Xuan held her fat daughter who was sleeping soundly, and she couldn't understand why Mrs. Wen suddenly wanted to take her to the dance. If it was about the newspaper, there was no need to be so polite. They didn't suffer any loss, so the matter was suppressed. It would be so embarrassing to attend the dance with Wen Yaying. When Chen Xuan couldn't figure out something, she liked to pull Wei Nian to think about it together. Wei Nian heard that Mrs. Wen not only wanted to take his wife to the dance at the City Hall, but also wanted him to go with her.
Wei Nian has always been a little afraid of Madam Wen. He sat cross-legged on the kang and looked at the fat girl. He said without much interest, "What's the point of the City Hall dance? The last time we went, it was just so-so."
"Madam said that this was a ball held by the Nanjing government to appease people from all walks of life. There were people from politics, the military, business, and culture."
Wei Nian was startled and sat up straight. "Hey, why would they ask us to go to such a formal dance together?"
"I don't know either. Madam just brought it up while we were talking." Chen Xuan said, "She also asked me if I had any suitable clothes. I didn't make any fancy clothes this year. Madam even called a tailor to take my measurements and said she would give me two dresses for the ball tomorrow. I didn't know how to refuse."
"At a party like this, ordinary people can't even touch the surface. Why refuse? This is a good thing! To be honest, I still benefit from you." Wei Nian touched his chin, carefully looked at his wife from head to toe, and asked her, "Do you feel that Madam Wen treats you especially well?"
"Yes, or I would say that Madam is kind-hearted." Chen Xuan said, "Today Madam also gave our little girl a set of gold necklaces, gold bracelets, and gold anklets."
"Let me see it."
Chen Xuan took it out to show Wei Nian. It was completely different from the thin gold locket his sister had given her. The gold necklaces and bracelets that Madam Wen had given her were not heavy, but they were very delicate. With Wei Nian's eyesight, the craftsmanship alone must be more expensive than the gold price. Wei Nian looked at the small gold ornaments over and over again, "Is this what Madam Wen gave to our little girl?"
Chen Xuan nodded.
Wei Nian couldn't understand it, and frowned, "It's really strange, why is Madam Wen so nice to you."
"I also think Madam is very nice, and we get along very well. There are many things I am willing to talk to Madam about, and time always flies by unnoticed when I am with her." Chen Xuan put away the gold jewelry that Madam Wen gave her, and said to Wei Nian, "Save it for my daughter first, and give it to her when she is older." Then he said, "Brother Anian, we should go to Madam's place early tomorrow night, right?"
"Of course I have to go. They mean well. Not everyone can go to such a banquet." Wei Nian has always been afraid of Madam Wen for no reason. So when Chen Xuan went to Madam Wen's place, he did not join in the fun. Now Wei Nian really can't sit still. Even if the two of them get along well, this is too good to be true!
Wei Nian was full of doubts and planned to meet Mrs. Wen tomorrow to find out the truth.
At this time, Mrs. Wen was also talking to her husband about taking Chen Xuan and her husband to the City Hall Ball. Although Mr. Wen was a little surprised, it was only for a moment. He said softly, "Ah Xuan is a very good girl. I haven't met her husband formally yet. It's a good opportunity to meet him tomorrow. But, what should we call each other now? Also, do you want to tell the child about your relationship with A Xuan?"
Mrs. Wen sighed, "She has always treated her parents as if they were both dead, and I don't know how to tell her. She is doing well now, and her life is on the right track. According to her learning progress, she should be able to enter a foreign university in five years at most. We get along well now, and I think it's better not to tell her for the time being. I'm worried that if she knows that I am her mother, she will hate me and become rebellious. It's okay if she doesn't want to pay attention to me, anyway, parents and children will always have to separate one day. I'm just worried that she will go against me in order to prove herself. It's better to be like this now, so that I can guide her to go further, and it won't be too late to tell her when she has achieved something."
Mr. Wen stepped forward, gently embraced his wife, and slowly and gently stroked her straight back, "Children will always understand."
"You don't know, sometimes when I hear that child talking, I want to cry, but I'm also worried that she will get suspicious..." Mrs. Wen choked up, "I'm really the most selfish mother." I once abandoned my own blood, the little life that stayed in my belly for ten months and split from my body, the little meat ball that I once loved like a treasure and personally breastfed and raised. That child was not easy to take care of when she was young. She couldn't leave her parents all day long and always wanted to be held. She would cry loudly if she was put on the kang for a while. She was energetic at night and slept during the day. That naughty, crying child, when she left, the child called her: Mom, Mom—
The author has something to say: ps: I have laid a lot of groundwork, and some readers may have felt that I was too long-winded in the last chapter. I think it won’t seem abrupt~~~ I am not trying to whitewash Madam Wen, nor am I saying that she is a good person~ Madam Wen is just that kind of person~ The second update is here, good night everyone~~~