Chapter 637: 403 Destroy the Blind Date: Snatch the Cellphone, Pull the Little Hand
In the living room of the Jiang Mansion
Shen Shuci was on a blind date, so naturally others, such as the Huo family and Jiang Jinsang sitting near the window, maintained a distance.
“Old Huo,” Jiang Jinsang brewed some tea and passed it to him.
He took it; the tea was scalding hot. He simply placed the cup on the table and gently rubbed its side, glancing over at Shen Shuci a few times before he looked away for good.
His gaze was deep and exceptionally cool.
It seemed as though he had nothing to do with it; to Jiang Jinsang, such a reaction was normal since he never seemed to take interest in irrelevant people…
That drove the people of the Huo family crazy!
How could their grandfather be so indifferent? If they didn’t act soon, they’d be pushed over it!
They had finally met someone promising, thinking the family was about to welcome a new matriarch. What was happening now? Were they just spectating her blind date?
“What’s wrong with you two? You seem off today,” the people of the Huo family asked, naturally standing with Jiang Cuo and Jiang Jiu.
“No.”
“You seem restless.”
Indeed, they were desperate, but the person in question was not.
…
Jiang Jinsang openly inspected the person introduced by Xi Fangli, “He’s an event planner, involved in many major exhibitions. He seems quite talented. The person Teacher introduced looks quite promising…”
Huo Qinqi sipped his tea. “What’s good about him? He seems weak.”
His words always carried a sting, and Jiang Jinsang was used to it. “You can’t judge him by your standards.”
He rubbed his cup. “My standards…”
“Really don’t see anything special in him.”
His words always had the power to infuriate others. Leaning back in his chair, Jiang Jinsang took a sip of warm tea and said bluntly:
“What you think doesn’t matter, as long as Auntie approves.”
He didn’t know how this statement stabbed at Huo Qinqi like a sharp blade…
It was a deep, searing pain.
**
The living room was very quiet, and after Xi Fangli warmed up the atmosphere, he coughed softly, signaling Yu Wei to take more initiative.
“Did I hear Miss Shen just graduated from college?”
Although this wasn’t Yu Wei’s first blind date, he usually met with women in private. Being an event planner, he wasn’t exactly eloquent but wouldn’t let the conversation turn awkward.
Yet, the venue today made him nervous on top of the audience comprised of “not just ordinary people.”
“Uh-huh,” Shen Shuci nodded.
It was excrucially awkward for her, experiencing this for the first time in the presence of so many spectators.
“What do you like to do normally?”
“I don’t really have hobbies, quite dull, actually.”
Shen Shuci hoped he could read between the lines with her statement.
Unexpectedly, he smiled. “We’re quite similar. I’m also dull when not working. It’s always Teacher Xi talking, I didn’t have a chance to introduce myself properly…”
As someone in event management and often mingling with people, he was initially restrained, but gradually relaxed.
“My name is Yu Wei, I’m 28, an only child, and my parents are alive. I work in event planning…”
Blind dates are about laying all cards openly, and Yu Wei knew why he was there, acquainted with Shen Shuci’s situation, but she didn’t know him, so his self-introduction was quite detailed.
Jiang Jinsang, listening, slightly smiled. “28? That’s quite an age gap with Auntie.”
“Do you have a prejudice against older people?” challenged Huo Qinqi, his own age obvious.
“Of course not,” chuckled Jiang Jinsang. “Just not sure if Auntie likes older men. Being older could mean being more mature and stable, not a bad thing.”
Huo Qinqi rubbed his cup…
Ultimately, everything depended on Shen Shuci’s attitude and thoughts.
Yu Wei was quite communicative, and although Shen Shuci wasn’t very talkative, the atmosphere in the living room was still fine.
“I’ll go to the kitchen to prepare, make a few dishes Teacher likes. Mr. Yu, any particular requests or dietary restrictions?” Tang Wan checked the time, thinking it was better to eat while talking.
“I’m not picky, just sorry for the trouble,” Yu Wei was quite polite.
Tang Wan headed to the kitchen, while Xi Fangli took the assist to the end…
“Always sitting here is quite boring. There’s a large yard outside, Shuci, you often come here, take Mr. Yu out for a walk.”
If it were someone else, Shen Shuci might not have had the patience to endure this long. Xi Fangli meant no harm, and ultimately it was out of concern for her, so she could only nod, “Mr. Yu, let’s go out for a walk.”