novel for you Chapter 1209 was too cruel for him.
Chapter 1209 was too cruel for him.
Mr. Jiang quickly said, "Come on, Manman, your Uncle Huo rarely has time, haha. Everyone, don't be shy, eat and have fun. Manman, go and play with your friends."
Jiang's father gave Jiang Manman a meaningful look, hoping that she could liven up the atmosphere.
Jiang Manman does know some people, but they are not her friends.
But now that everyone's here, it's impossible to just ask them to leave immediately.
"What do you want to play?" Jiang Manman asked, bewildered.
"Just playing around. Dawei over there was just looking for you, hurry up and go over there!"
Jiang Manman felt Huo Yanchen's gaze seem to fall on her, his eyes were very sharp and cold.
Jiang Manman didn't dare to look at him, and just nodded: "Oh."
Jiang Manman went over to Dawei's side and chatted with him for a few minutes.
They talked about work and studies, and the conversation flowed quite naturally, as they had known each other since childhood.
Jiang Manman continued chatting like this, but she felt that the gaze on her back never disappeared; on the contrary, it seemed to be getting stronger and stronger.
Some people who were indeed quite familiar with Jiang Manman sat down next to her.
The conversation was indeed quite relaxed, and Jiang Manman smiled along.
Then someone asked, "Jiang Manman, which of us have you taken a fancy to?"
Jiang Manman's eyes widened: "What do you mean?"
Is it really necessary to be this scary?
"You're asking us what we mean? I'm asking you what you mean! You want to eat the grass near your own nest? And you've brought so many people over, are you choosing a concubine?"
"But I don't mind, you can choose one of us. However, he won't do, he has a girlfriend."
The person being pointed at nodded: "Yes, you can't choose me."
Jiang Manman looked at these people and said, "No, I... I didn't mean that."
"Don't deny it. Do you think we don't know? Your dad wants to marry you off. Anyway, our family will only have business marriages in the future. I think it doesn't matter who you marry. You're quite cute. At first, I thought you would marry Liang Chen, since that guy has always liked you."
"I also thought you were Liang Chen's childhood sweetheart, which made me afraid to tell you when I liked you as a child. Why don't you look at me and not choose him? He doesn't like you anyway."
The group of people were all talking at once, and their words shocked Jiang Tiantian.
What child bride? What love for her?
"You've misunderstood. Liang Chen and I aren't in that kind of relationship; we're just friends. Besides, he might even have a girlfriend now. But I'm sorry, I do have someone I like right now. If you're just looking for a marriage partner and don't care about feelings, you should probably look for someone else," Jiang Manman said apologetically.
"You have someone you like? Who is it? Are they here?" another boy asked.
Jiang Manman thought for a moment and nodded.
he is.
And it's not far away.
The others started jeering: "Really? Who is it? Which one of us has taken a fancy to?"
"How come we didn't know you had a crush on us? Tell us, maybe we'll get your approval!"
"Exactly, Jiang Manman, I can't believe you're secretly in love with someone. I think I'm the most handsome guy here. Could it be that you like me?"
These people became increasingly curious and moved closer and closer to Jiang Manman. Because they were so engrossed in gossip, they didn't notice Huo Yanchen over there, whose expression was growing increasingly unpleasant.
Jiang's mother was not far away and also heard some rumors.
She knew her daughter had someone she liked, but didn't know who it was. Now that she heard that this person was there, Jiang's mother started gossiping too.
Who is it? Who is it? The person my daughter has a crush on, the person who could be my future son-in-law!
Jiang's mother was too curious. After looking around, she still couldn't figure out who Manman was closest to. They all seemed to be about the same.
She walked over to Jiang's father, who was sitting with Huo Yanchen, drinking tea.
"Husband!" Jiang's mother went over without trying to avoid Huo Yanchen.
"Quickly! I heard that the person Manman likes is here today. Do you know who it is?" Jiang's mother was very excited.
My daughter has really grown up!
Jiang's father choked on his tea: "Cough cough cough cough!"
Jiang's mother patted his back and said, "Why are you in such a hurry to have some tea? But I understand. You also want to know who your future son-in-law is, right? I want to see just how handsome he is, the one who made Manman love him so much that she cried her eyes out!"
"We must be careful in choosing a partner for Manman. If he or she has bad character, doesn't care about others, bullies Manman, is ruthless, or is too old, we absolutely cannot accept him or her!"
Huo Yanchen's expression grew increasingly grim. Fearing he might offend someone, Jiang's father quickly said, "This is a matter for the younger generation; let's not concern ourselves with it."
It felt like his wife was targeting Huo Yanchen.
He almost thought that his wife knew that their daughter liked Huo Yanchen and was deliberately saying these things to make Huo Yanchen back down.
“That’s my daughter. Why can’t I take care of her? She’s my only daughter. I’m just worried that she’ll be scammed. There are so many scammers these days.”
Jiang's father quickly pushed his wife away: "You should go have some fun. My brother Yan Chen and I are talking about something here!"
Jiang's mother said, "Fine then, you really don't care about your daughter at all!"
Jiang's father smiled awkwardly. How could he not care? If he didn't care, he wouldn't have invited so many people over today.
After Jiang's mother left, Jiang's father continued to serve tea, offering a toast to Huo Yanchen in place of wine.
"Yan Chen, I'm sorry you had to see this. Don't take my wife's words to heart."
Huo Yanchen's expression was indifferent, as if he were completely unperturbed: "It's alright."
On the surface, nothing happened, but in reality, Huo Yanchen was insanely jealous.
Those people could sit with Jiang Manman at will and chat with her a lot, having natural conversations.
But I can't do it myself.
He's already been labeled as Jiang Manman's uncle, which means he's an elder.
Moreover, what Jiang Manman's mother just said—that he's old, ruthless, and doesn't know how to care for people—seems to be directed at him.
Therefore, Jiang Manman's parents would never agree to them being together.
If he still manages to abduct someone's daughter like this, what's the difference between him and a human trafficker?
“Manman has had many childhood sweethearts since she was little. She has a good personality, so she has many friends. The ones over there are all people who grew up with Manman. Some of them went abroad, so we didn’t invite them today. Yanchen, you have a good eye. Use your opinion to help your brother see which one is better and more suitable for Manman?”
Huo Yanchen gripped the cup tightly. Was he being asked to choose a marriage partner for Jiang Manman?
Isn't this too cruel to him?