noffsinger Chapter 265: Meet the parents in advance?
Chapter 265: Meet the parents in advance?
Jiang Jiang and Gu Yanqing walked around the outer city for a long time. After turning around and around, they still felt that the open space they saw at the beginning was the best.
"I wonder how much silver it will take to buy that piece of land. By the way, the jewelry business that I talked about with Uncle Ping last time..." When Jiang Jiang thought of silver, she remembered the jewelry and porcelain that Li Ershan gave her. That batch of things should be worth hundreds of thousands of taels.
This number sounds like a lot, but if I want to buy land and build a college, I wonder if it will be enough?
"Uncle Ping has already found a way and a buyer, so you don't have to worry about it." Gu Yanqing looked at Jiang Jiang calmly: "Besides, didn't I say that I want to open a college with you? Uncle Ping and I have money here, so you can rest assured."
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."
Jiang Jiang nodded. She thought to herself that she was just a pure auxiliary. In terms of financial, material and human resources, she was definitely no match for Gu Yanqing.
From now on, I will have to rely on Gu Yanqing regarding the academy’s affairs.
After all, he is a promising young man with ideals and ambitions, who is willing to sacrifice his life for the future of Qingyun Kingdom.
And she...
Perhaps, I am just a passer-by in this world.
"Let's go, I'll take you to eat dessert." Jiang Jiang didn't think any more and pulled Gu Yanqing to the dessert shop.
Gu Yanqing looked at Jiang Jiang's little hand holding his sleeve, his eyes fixed, and finally he quickly followed her.
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The dessert shop was doing great business, and Mu Wanling and her staff were busy all the time. When she saw Jiang Jiang coming back, she immediately brought her two bowls of sweet soup with joy, and asked the waiter to set up a table full of desserts.
"Girl, this is..." Mu Wanling looked at Gu Yanqing. After just one glance, she was delighted.
This boy has outstanding looks and a handsome appearance, and is very suitable to be my son-in-law.
Well, very good, very good.
"Mother, this is my friend, Yan Chong." Jiang Jiang introduced with a smile.
Mu Wanling's eyes were fiery and she kept staring at Gu Yanqing.
"Aunt... Aunt, hello." Gu Yanqing felt very uncomfortable being stared at, and thought to herself, why are the Jiang Ping couple... so weird?
They're all... scary.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Yan, how old are you and where are you from? You..." Mu Wanling opened her mouth and was about to look through the other person's household registration book.
Jiang Jiang immediately interrupted her: "Mom, just go and do your work. You don't need to greet us."
"But..." Mu Wanling wanted to say something, but was quickly pushed away by Jiang Jiang.
In the end, she could only look back every few steps and leave with a look of regret on her face.
"Your parents... are both very enthusiastic." Gu Yanqing thought for a moment and suddenly said.
"Well, they are usually so enthusiastic, haha." Jiang Jiang smiled a little awkwardly, and then she picked up a piece of cake from the table next to her and gave it to Gu Yanqing: "Try this, it's delicious and good for your stomach."
It turned out that she still remembered that he had a bad stomach.
Gu Yanqing lowered his eyes and ate the cake silently...
At noon, at Mu Wanling's enthusiastic invitation, Gu Yanqing stayed for lunch. During this time, Jiang Ping also came back and happily brought back a pot of wine.
[Gu Yanqing: Does this count as... meeting the parents in advance?]
"You really don't drink?" Jiang Ping repeatedly tested Gu Yanqing during the meal.
"Dad, he really can't drink." Jiang Jiang tried to stop him several times, and Jiang Ping finally stopped testing him.
"Mr. Yan, please eat more." Mu Wanling kept picking up food for Gu Yanqing, while Jiang Ping on the side talked to Gu Yanqing about the academy, and then talked about his son.
"My son is now in the Ministry of Industry. He is very highly regarded. You know the current Prime Minister Gu, right? My son..."
"Cough cough."
Jiang Jiang was choked suddenly, and then kicked Jiang Ping's feet frantically under the table.
"Dad, you've had too much to drink." Jiang Jiang snatched the wine glass from Jiang Ping's hand: "You have to go back to the private school this afternoon. How can you be so drunk?"
"You little girl, you're actually lecturing me today?" Jiang Ping curled his lips, but soon, Mu Wanling beside him also spoke up: "That's right, don't drink anymore, we have guests at home!"
"That's what the lady said."
Jiang Ping nodded immediately: "Excuse me, I'll go back to my room and change clothes first."
As he spoke, Jiang Ping stood up shakily.
"I'll help you." Mu Wanling immediately stood up and helped Jiang Ping back to the room...
Only Jiang Jiang and Gu Yanqing were left in the dining room.
"I'm done eating." Gu Yanqing didn't eat much. Soon he sat aside elegantly and politely, watching Jiang Jiang eat alone quietly.
Most of the dishes on the table today are Jiang Jiang’s favorites, which shows that Mu Wanling has always regarded her daughter as the apple of her eye.
In fact, which mother doesn’t want her children to have a bright future, live in peace and happiness?
Although Mu Wanling has been in the outer city, she is still worried about Jiang Chaosheng and Jiang Jiang in the capital, and she will ask people to send things to the capital every now and then.
She did not choose to go to the capital because she wanted to give her children a wider world.
In this life, she and her husband were already very satisfied guarding Liuquan Lane, the shop opened by Yunyue, and the private school.
As for Jiang Chaosheng, Jiang Jiang, and Yun Yue, the three of them will have a better future and a broader future in the capital...
Parents and relatives have never been a burden to them, but rather their most solid and powerful support.
When leaving Liuquan Lane, Mu Wanling stuffed another big bag of things into Jiang Jiang's hands, and even prepared a lot of delicious food for Gu Yanqing.
Gu Yanqing couldn't refuse, so he had to agree to Mu Wanling's request to bring her gifts next time.
"My son Mu Xiu will be back in a while. I will introduce you to each other then. You and him will definitely get along well." Mu Wanling said with a smile.
"Okay, then next time, I must meet him."
Gu Yanqing agreed and then took Jiang Jiang to the hired carriage.
Sitting in the carriage, Jiang Jiang looked at Gu Yanqing and asked hesitantly, "Do you really want to see my brother?"
No, are you really going to come clean and stop pretending?
"If there's a chance, let's meet." Gu Yanqing said calmly, then raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Jiang with a half-smile: "Why? Don't you want me to meet your brother?"
"No."
Jiang Jiang shook her head and said, let’s meet, who’s afraid of who!
Anyway, if the academy thing succeeds, everyone will be in cahoots with it, bah, we will all be in the same boat.
Jiang Jiang felt that Gu Yanqing would not do anything to her.
Thinking of this, Jiang Jiang felt completely relaxed.
In the past, she was still very concerned about Gu Yanqing's identity, but now... her thoughts have changed a lot.
Maybe if you follow Gu Yanqing, you will see a completely different ending to the story?
Thinking about it this way, Jiang Jiang is still quite looking forward to it.
After entering the capital, Jiang Jiang got off the car near Baxingfang and went back to Yanlou.
Gu Yanqing sat in the carriage and went all the way to Fusheng Bookstore.
"Sir." Uncle Ping came to Gu Yanqing's side immediately and asked with concern: "Did you gain anything from your trip to the outer city?"
"Ah."
Gu Yanqing nodded.
In the past, he had always believed that if he could only climb to a higher position and solve the root of the problem from the top, the whole world would become different.
And now...
He suddenly realized that the people in the government had no idea what the real suffering of the people was.
Perhaps, the one who can change the world is never just one person, let alone the emperor or the prime minister.
But...
The people of the world.
It’s the people living at the bottom of society!
Only the people at the bottom of society have truly awakened, gained knowledge, gained power, and have enough food to eat and clothes to cover their bodies...
Only then can Qingyun Kingdom truly become better and stronger.