novel for you Chapter 1289 Frowning
Chapter 1289 Frowning
Jiang Manman: "?"
How come she didn't know when the housekeepers were on holiday?
Moreover, it sounds really awkward that one of them calls the other "little brother" and the other "uncle."
Huo Yanchen's behavior was so obvious, surely his father wouldn't have noticed!
Huo Yanchen said, "That's perfect. We're going to eat anyway, so we might as well eat together."
He was determined to go with us.
Jiang's father said, "But we're planning to eat Western food. Doesn't Brother Yan Chen not like it?"
He had eaten with Huo Yanchen before, but Huo Yanchen didn't like Western food and felt that such elegant things were not suitable for him.
Huo Yanchen eats very quickly, a habit he developed as a child, wolfing down his food. Back then, a group of people would fight over a single bite, and if you were even a little slow, you might not get any food for the whole day.
He didn't consider himself a sophisticated person; he simply couldn't appreciate those fancy dishes, finding them flashy but impractical and not tasty at all.
"It's okay, I just haven't had it in a long time, it's fine to have it once in a while."
Jiang's father was truly at his wit's end. He didn't believe that Huo Yanchen couldn't hear the refusal in his tone; he had made it quite obvious.
When it comes to being thick-skinned, Huo Yanchen is the thickest. But he can't really break ties with Huo Yanchen. If Huo Yanchen gets angry and takes all the revenge on Manman, that would be bad.
So Jiang's father could only watch helplessly as Huo Yanchen went to the restaurant with them. During the meal, Huo Yanchen behaved very politely, even trying to curry favor with him, toasting him several times, leaving no room for criticism.
If it were anyone else, any other son-in-law, Jiang's father would be overjoyed. But this is Huo Yanchen, so he can't be happy at all.
After the meal, Huo Yanchen paid the bill, having arranged everything perfectly.
They finally finished their meal. Huo Yanchen couldn't possibly go home with them now, but he showed no sign of leaving. Instead, he said, "Perfect, I'll take you home."
Jiang's father said, "This is my car, you don't need to come and drop me off. We're not going that way anyway. Brother Yan Chen, hasn't your driver arrived yet? How about I call you a taxi? You can go ahead and do your work."
The intention to drive them away is quite obvious.
Huo Yanchen said, "But your driver just said he had an upset stomach and went to the hospital. It might take another hour or two for him to come back. But I happen to be free, so I can drive you home."
The driver has an upset stomach? When did this happen?
Why didn't the boss know that the driver went to the hospital, but Huo Yanchen, an outsider, did?
It's hard for Jiang's father not to suspect Huo Yanchen; this whole thing must have been Huo Yanchen's doing!
“Don’t you have to go to work? We can just take a taxi back,” Jiang Manman said.
The Huo Group is very busy every day, and Huo Yanchen has been away for several days. I haven't seen Huo Yanchen working these past few days, so he must have a lot of things to deal with when he gets back.
She called Huo Yanchen over for dinner because eating is very important. She was afraid that Huo Yanchen wouldn't eat properly after he went back, so she called him over to supervise him.
But taking them back would waste time, something any driver could do, and there was no need to waste Huo Yanchen's time.
Huo Yanchen said, "It's alright, there's not much work to do."
"No, you go and focus on your career. We'll just go home ourselves. Be a good boy!"
Huo Yanchen nodded: "Alright, I'll have the driver take you back. I'll take a taxi later."
Huo Yanchen was indeed obedient. Jiang's father was stunned. Jiang Manman could actually speak to Huo Yanchen in such a tone and even order him around.
In any case, Jiang's father had extremely complicated feelings. Huo Yanchen was a difficult person to control, and he had a bad temper. If he was unhappy, everyone would suffer.
Even if we treat Manman well now and listen to her, who can guarantee what will happen in the future?
Sincerity is the cheapest thing. What if one day he stops loving you, gets tired of you, and doesn't even bother to talk to you anymore, or goes out and finds a bunch of women? How sad would Manman be then?
He couldn't bear to imagine such a scene with his daughter, whom he had cherished and raised.
Huo Yanchen is really not a good match!
The stakes were too high; he couldn't afford to gamble.
Jiang Manman and her family got into the car, but Jiang's father remained silent.
Jiang Manman noticed something was wrong: "Dad, what's wrong? You look so worried?"
"Manman, I saw you and that kid He Yan last time, didn't you get along pretty well?"
"He Yan? Didn't he go abroad?"
Jiang Manman and he could only be considered friends. They had used each other once before, no, they had helped each other. They didn't have much contact.
"Can you come back after going abroad? What about you guys? What do you think of He Yan? I watched him grow up, I know him inside and out, there's absolutely no problem with him."
"Dad, stop trying to know everything about me. You're terrible at judging people. You have a problem with your judgment. Besides, I'll make my own decisions. What era are we living in? You still want to arrange marriages? Mom, look at Dad. He definitely wants me to go through a political marriage!"
Moreover, even if it's a marriage alliance, isn't the Huo family more powerful than other companies? Huo Yanchen is the best choice, okay?
So many people would kill to marry Huo Yanchen, but they have no chance. Is it because he's too good for her? Even his father wouldn't dare to dream of it.
“Silly baby, your dad wants you to have a good life,” Jiang’s mother said.
She wasn't stupid; how could she not see it? It's just that she and Jiang's father shared the same worries.
"But only I know whether I'm doing well or not, and only I know whether I'm happy or not. I feel very happy right now. I'm happy to have you all by my side. With Mom and Dad by my side, I will always be doing well." Jiang Manman even rubbed against her mother's arm.
A hint of doting and helplessness flashed in Jiang's mother's eyes: "You, you!"
About half an hour later, the car stopped in front of the Jiang family's house. As soon as the three of them got out of the car, they saw the people squatting in front of their house.
The doorway was littered with cigarette butts, and the smell of smoke could be detected from a great distance.
The Jiang family members don't smoke, and in fact, they dislike the smell intensely, but the smoke was so strong that Jiang Manman frowned.
The boy squatting there was no longer the same as before. Now his hair had grown long and his beard had sprouted, and he looked very decadent.
"Liang Chen?" Jiang's mother exclaimed, her tone filled with surprise.
It hasn't been long since we last met, but Liang Chen is completely different. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he's a homeless man from somewhere else. The Liang Chen of the past was a handsome and talented young man, a gentleman with integrity and poise. How could he be like this now?