"Oh, Brother Bin, I'm sorry, I was lost in thought." Zhu Suosuo smiled awkwardly.
Evening arrived quickly, and Yao Bin hadn't brought much with him! Jiang Nansun still has a boyfriend, so why would she rush over there? However, she could still stir things up for Zhang Anren, especially with Zhu Suosuo as an inside man.
The two walked one in front of the other without any sense of incongruity, and no one could tell that they were related.
Zhang Anren was also very nervous, as this was his first time meeting his father-in-law! This made him take it seriously, so he quickly bought some gifts. In his opinion, that was enough; he just didn't know what Jiang Pengfei would think.
They arrived home first, while Yao Bin and Zhu Suosuo hadn't arrived yet.
Zhang Anren looked at everyone with a nervous expression.
"Hello Uncle, I'm Zhang Anren! This is a small gift for you, just some nuts and nutritional supplements!"
"Hello, Xiao Zhang! Please make your move! Dinner will be served shortly." Jiang Pengfei waved his hand, then checked the time. Yao Bin should be arriving soon.
"Nan Sun, call Xiao Yao and ask how much longer it will be! Didn't you say Suo Suo is coming too? Ask her together," Jiang Pengfei said.
Jiang Nansun frowned slightly. Why should she make him call? Didn't you have his number? But she still agreed. She didn't want to argue with her father, especially on this day.
"knew."
Zhang Anren naturally understood what was meant; he had a fairly good impression of Yao Bin! He knew that Jiang Nansun's father was trying to matchmake the two of them! He was perfectly aware of this, but he had neither money nor power.
Jiang Nansun put down her phone and, seeing that her whole family was looking at her, explained:
"I've called them all, and they're on their way. They should arrive together soon," Jiang Nansun said truthfully.
Upon learning that the two would arrive soon, Jiang Pengfei instructed the family's nanny:
"Xiao Sun, go prepare the meal; the guests will be arriving soon!"
"Yes, sir!"
Seeing the starkly different attitudes her father and family members had towards Yao Bin and Zhang Anren, Jiang Nansun couldn't help but complain:
"Dad, Zhang Anren is the one who should be your son-in-law. How can you be so biased?"
Before she could say anything more, Jiang Nansun's father, Jiang Pengfei, directly reprimanded her:
"Zhang Anren is just a teaching assistant at the Shanghai School of Architecture. It's not even clear whether he can stay on as a faculty member. Of course he has plenty of time! Xiao Yao is a fund manager. He's so busy every day. It's already very good that he can find time to eat."
Jiang Pengfei's words were blunt and showed no regard for Zhang Anren's feelings. He practically pointed at Zhang Anren's nose and said, "You're no match for Yao Bin. You want to marry Nan Sun? Dream on!"
This is very much like Jiang Pengfei.
Seeing his girlfriend's family's cold attitude, the gifts he brought were casually placed on the sofa, and Jiang Nansun's father kept pressuring him to sell the house he had worked so hard to buy, Zhang Anren felt extremely embarrassed and was now criticizing himself for not being as good as Yao Bin.
For him, a house is the foundation of his life in Shanghai, while stock speculation is just a pipe dream, an investment activity not much different from gambling. He felt very embarrassed, but still smiled and said.
"Uncle is right. Mr. Yao is indeed a very busy man, so it's only right to wait for him."
"Hmm, not bad! Little Zhang does have some insight. Listen to your uncle's advice: sell your house and buy stocks at rock-bottom prices. After making money, buy a big house in the city center, then marry Nan Sun and have children; or you can work hard for another ten or eight years, and if you can earn enough to buy a big house in the city center, then marry Nan Sun and have children; one is now, the other is ten or eight years from now and there is no guarantee of success. The choice is yours!" Clearly, Jiang Pengfei was once again peddling his grand plan for stock trading.
Although he borrowed some money from Yao Bin, wouldn't it be better to have more money?
Zhang Anren continued to speak with a smile.
"Uncle, I believe that with my own efforts, I can also make Nansun live a good life!" After saying that, he squeezed Jiang Nansun's little hand, as if he had made a promise.
Jiang Nansun was also deeply moved.
"I want to marry Zhang Anren. It would be best if you agreed, but it doesn't matter if you don't. I'll move out and live with Zhang Anren!" Tsk tsk, I really don't know who gave Princess Jiang such courage.
Just then, Yao Bin came in and overheard this remark. It seems that confiscating his allowance wasn't enough! Now he can even say something like that.
"Hey, what's all this commotion about? Looks like you're not welcoming me." Yao Bin chuckled as he entered.
When Jiang Pengfei saw Yao Bin arrive, he glared at his daughter, then quickly walked to the door to welcome Yao Bin, acting as if he were seeing his own father! It was incredibly heartwarming!
"Little Yao, you're here! Did you get any traffic on the way?" His concerned tone annoyed Jiang Nansun. Why should he be so enthusiastic? Zhang Anren was her boyfriend; why hadn't he been so friendly earlier?
"Uncle Jiang, isn't this too much? You're an elder, why are you being so polite? This is going too far."
Yao Bin said, pretending to be unhappy.
"No way, Xiao Yao, please take a seat! We'll start the meal soon."
Jiang Pengfei patted Yao Bin on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I never expected Zhu Suosuo to be on the way."
"Dad, Suosuo hasn't arrived yet! What are you doing?" Jiang Nansun was very unhappy, but the other party was her father, so she could only say a few words at most, what else could she do?
Jiang Pengfei was also embarrassed. In order to show Yao Bin's importance, he had the banquet started as soon as he arrived! Aren't important people supposed to be the last to appear? And Suo Suo, who usually runs so fast, why is she so sloppy today?
"Uncle Jiang, let's wait for Miss Zhu Suosuo. It'll be more lively with more people, won't it?" Yao Bin thought to himself. Zhu Suosuo would arrive in no more than five minutes.
"Alright, Xiao Yao! Have a seat, I'll have someone get you a glass of water." Jiang Pengfei was practically a sycophant, but what could he do? He was in a hurry, desperately needing money to replenish his bank account.
"Don't be shy, make yourself at home."
Just then, Zhu Suosuo also came in, less than three minutes later!
"SuoSuo, you've finally arrived." Jiang Nansun ran over. She really couldn't stand her father's sycophantic behavior, which completely ignored Zhang Anren. What was going on?
"Nan Sun, what's wrong?" Zhu Suosuo was still a little confused when she entered the room, not knowing what had happened!
My best friend is acting really strange.
"SuoSuo, let me tell you. Do you think he's angry?" Jiang Nansun whispered to Zhu Suosuo. Only then did the latter realize that ever since Zhang Anren "skipped out of the bill" last time, Zhu Suosuo had looked down on Zhang Anren even more.