Chapter 581 Conditional
Hearing Xie Yansheng say that there are conditions, Jiang Jingci immediately put down the tea set in his hand and listened carefully.
Xie Yansheng's face did not have the joy of his daughter's marriage, "Nuannuan chose Jiang Guan, Wen Lan and I still can't accept it. So, whether it is engagement or marriage, no one from our Xie family will go to support."
Jiang Jingci's smile froze.
"Nuannuan got engaged just after the old man passed away, I can't afford to lose this person for the time being." Xie Yansheng's face and words were without any warmth, "Whether you hold an engagement ceremony in Shangjing or in Jiangcheng, don't make a fuss about setting up a simple table for a banquet."
"I, Jiang Jingci, only have one son, Jiang Guan, how can his lifelong event be perfunctory?" Jiang Jingci argued with a gloomy face, "Although you have never looked at Jiang Guan straight in the eye, I will love Nuannuan as my daughter. I will give Nuannuan what she should and shouldn't give."
"That's your business, it has nothing to do with me and Wen Lan." Xie Yansheng deliberately flicked the dust off the coat in his arm.
Jiang Jingci's brows were getting more and more furrowed, "You mean, even if Nuannuan marries Jiang Guan, Jiang Guan will not be recognized by your Xie family."
"Leaving Nuannuan alone is my biggest concession." Xie Yansheng frowned, and his facial features became very gloomy, "If Nuannuan wants to return to Tinglan Mansion in the future, she can come alone, Jiang Guan doesn't have to. There is no need for Jiang Guan to attend any gatherings of the Xie family."
"Xie Yansheng, killing people and destroying their hearts is nothing more than that." Jiang Jingci's tone was unkind, but he once again picked up the teacup he had poured for Xie Yansheng and handed it over.
Xie Yansheng was stunned for a moment and took it, but did not put it to his mouth, but played with it with one hand.
The clear and elegant blue and white porcelain teacup was gentle and graceful.
It was obvious that it was not a mass-produced product for teahouses to entertain customers.
Jiang Jingci had been buying antiques for decades, and he still had taste. Xie Yansheng felt that the tea set in front of him was brought by Jiang Jingci.
Xie Yansheng put down the teacup and stood up, "I've said what I need to say, I'll go first."
Jiang Jingci didn't try to persuade him to stay. He watched Xie Yansheng's tall figure disappear, grabbed the teapot under his eyes and threw it to the ground.
Xie Yansheng and Wen Lan were also very angry when they returned to Tinglan Mansion.
Let alone dinner, the two of them didn't even enter the dining room.
That night, Nuannuan didn't come back as usual.
Now, Xie Yansheng's principle of getting along with Nuannuan is to resolutely avoid verbal and physical conflicts.
Wen Lan kept all her words of preaching in her heart.
Because she knew that even if she talked her mouth off, Nuannuan wouldn't listen to a word.
The next morning, when the two went to work, Nuannuan hadn't come back yet.
Wen Lan didn't want to ask for leave for her again, so he sent a WeChat message to remind her to go to work on time.
Nuannuan replied immediately: I've already clocked in at the company.
She also attached a photo of the clock-in machine in Shengyan Planning Department.
Wen Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
Well, it's not too degenerate.
After the morning meeting, Xie Yansheng called Nuannuan to the office and repeated what he said to Jiang Jingci in the teahouse last night.
Seeing that she was silent, Xie Yansheng said again: "If you and Jiang Guan can accept it, get engaged. If you can't accept it, we won't force you, but we will completely cut off the relationship with you legally. You should also be mentally prepared. Once you choose Jiang Guan, you can continue to work at Shengyan, but I won't leave you a penny of my property."
"Uncle Jiang told me last night that I chose to get engaged and be with the man I love deeply." Nuannuan replied without hesitation.
Xie Yansheng readily agreed, "Don't let the boy named Jiang appear in the sight of me and your mother."
"Okay." Nuannuan nodded sadly and prepared to leave.
Xie Yansheng called her again, "Nuannuan, I hope that one day in the future, you will not regret your choice today."
"I chose the road. No matter how difficult it is, I will crawl to the end even if I crawl on my knees." After saying this, Nuannuan opened the door and ran to the elevator.
Wen Lan, who had been silent all the time, collapsed and covered her face.
Xie Yansheng was relatively calm and comforted Wen Lan, "This troublesome matter has been turned over. No matter how well or badly she lives, you are not allowed to mention it again."
With the tacit consent of Wen Lan and Xie Yansheng, Nuannuan went to the hospital more frequently.
The Spring Festival came soon.
Because Xie Beiheng was worried about Nan Chuji in Gangcheng, he returned to China two days before the New Year's Eve.
This time he learned his lesson. After landing in Shangjing, he first showed his presence in front of Wen Lan and Xie Yansheng before going to Gangcheng.
The night before New Year's Eve, Wen Lan saw that Xie Beiheng had not returned to Shangjing yet, and reminded him on the phone that he could bring Nan Chuji to Beijing for the New Year.
Xie Beiheng smiled and said that he would definitely bring her home for the New Year next year.
The family of five, who had not been together for three years, had a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. Nuannuan, Xie Beiheng and Xie Nanchen, the three siblings, watched the Spring Festival Gala while staying up late.
Xie Yansheng had planned to take Wen Lan on a trip abroad, but Wen Lan caught a cold again near the end of the year and had a severe cough, so they had to change the itinerary.
After lunch on the first day of the new year, Xie Beiheng secretly flew to Hong Kong City, and Nuannuan packed a lot of delicious food at home and went to the hospital.
Xie Nanchen made an appointment with Jinxia to watch a movie, and the two live-in nannies went back to their hometowns, leaving only Wen Lan and Xie Yansheng in the huge house.
Xie Yansheng was rarely free, so he tied an apron and cooked pear soup for Wen Lan. In order to relieve cough and reduce phlegm, he also added Sichuan Fritillaria and lily.
Wen Lan was lying on the sofa in the living room with her mobile phone in her arms, watching short videos.
When Xie Yansheng handed over the cooked pear soup, Xie Yansheng's New Year's greeting video was playing on her mobile phone screen.
At this time of year, all kinds of bigwigs in the business world would shoot New Year's greeting videos and put them on the media for rolling playback.
"Mr. Xie looks really good on camera." Wen Lan praised sincerely.
Xie Yansheng sat beside her, "I'm tired of doing this every year. Next year, you can record a New Year's greeting video for me, and then type the five words "Mrs. Xie Yansheng" next to it."
"I'm not important enough, so you should put your hopes on your two sons and see which one can share your worries earlier." Wen Lan slowly stirred the pear soup in the porcelain bowl to dissipate the heat.
"The three little guys are now stuck in the whirlpool of love and can't extricate themselves. None of them will understand how hard it is for me as a father!" Xie Yansheng's long arms fell down and circled Wen Lan under his eyelids, "I think it will be just the two of us going back to Jiangcheng tomorrow, and they will definitely come up with all kinds of reasons not to go."
It turned out that they were planning to go back to Jiangcheng on the first day of the new year to worship their ancestors, but Wen Lan's cold had not improved, so Xie Yansheng postponed the trip to the second day of the new year.
"I've booked their tickets. I want to see which one won't go!" Wen Lan said as she opened WeChat and tagged the three children, reiterating that she would return to Jiangcheng tomorrow morning.
The first to send "received" was Xie Nanchen, followed by Nuannuan.
Wen Lan tagged Xie Beiheng twice, but there was no response.
Xie Yansheng said that he must be with Nan Chuji and asked Wen Lan not to worry about him, but Wen Lan was inexplicably worried and tried to call Xie Beiheng.
When the ringing sound was about to end, a girl's soft voice came from inside, "Auntie, Beiheng had a conflict with someone and was admitted to the hospital——"