Reborn, back to a small county town to become a wealthy family

Chapter 702 Jiang Fan's Bottom Line

Unbeknownst to Luo Yang, the domineering attitude he inadvertently displayed after meeting Sun Jingyu that evening had instilled a sense of crisis in Jiang Fan.

This sense of crisis had been brewing for a long time, starting as early as when Luo Yang was a sophomore in college.

Jiang Fan went to the university town to see Luo Yang, which happened to be during the sports meet. Although she didn't run into Jiang Wen, she did meet a group of beautiful girls, including Xiao Wei, and all of them had a crush on Luo Yang. Fortunately, Luo Yang was upright and introduced Jiang Fan's identity on the spot.

The key point is that later when we went to have dinner, we ran into Jiang Wen and her friends on the snack street, and they even mistook the cute little beauty Lu Yuanyuan for a love rival.

Later, because of milk tea, I almost went to Nayuki's No. 1 store to investigate the truth.

Ultimately, fear prevented him from having the courage to seek the truth.

This was only during my sophomore year.

As Luo Yang became more and more outstanding, the unease buried in Jiang Fan's heart intensified.

That led to his later actions of testing Sun Jingyu in the restroom after the annual meeting.

Anxiety is difficult to eliminate once it arises, and it tends to become more and more severe as it accumulates.

Until the last Gray Rhino private equity fund launch party, Jiang Fan saw the world that Luo Yang had come into contact with, plus the secretary Wen Wan who appeared in front of her the next day.
The tipping point is meeting Sun Jingyu tonight.

Luo Yang himself may not have realized it, but Jiang Fan, as an observer, saw it clearly.

A loss of composure by someone in a position of authority.

After returning home, Jiang Fan could no longer suppress his panic and proposed marriage.

However, Luo Yang hesitated for a moment because of the sudden surprise.

This reaction nearly caused Jiang Fan, who was at a sensitive peak, to collapse.

"Are you in such a hurry to get married?"

Luo Yang sensed Jiang Fan's feelings and tried to ease the tension with a joke: "I have no objection, but I'm afraid Old Jiang will be reluctant to part with him."

"I do not care!"

Jiang Fan tightened her grip around Luo Yang's waist and looked up at him, saying, "I want to get a marriage certificate with you."

"I have no objection."

Luo Yang released his fingers from Jiang Fan's chin and playfully flicked her nose, saying, "Even if we don't have a wedding ceremony now, shouldn't we inform both sets of parents beforehand about such an important matter as getting our marriage certificate?"

He added, "Especially my mom, she's a huge believer in that stuff. For such an important event as getting a marriage certificate, she'll definitely pick an auspicious day. If we get the certificate secretly, she won't say anything, but she'll always have a knot in her heart."

Jiang Fan knew her future mother-in-law, Gu Honglan, quite well, and after listening to Luo Yang's words, she felt that he was right.

"Then pick a time to talk to your parents."

"My dad should still be on a business trip in Jiangcheng this week, how about we postpone it until next week?"

After thinking for a moment, Luo Yang said, "I'll make a call in advance and ask you to come back next week for dinner. We'll announce it in front of both sets of parents, and then let them choose a date. There are always auspicious days throughout the second half of the year."

"Ok!"

Hearing this, Jiang Fan felt much more at ease.

Her red eyes had subsided, and her voice had become gentler.

"By the way, take some time these next couple of days to talk to your family beforehand."

Luo Yang reminded him, "Especially with Lao Jiang, you're her darling, so give him some time to adjust."

"Hehe, it's just getting a marriage certificate, not a wedding. Old Jiang won't be sad."

When the topic of marriage came up, Jiang Fan's mood began to improve.

She said with a grin, "And my mom will definitely support us. You don't know, she's mentioned it to me so many times, urging us to get married soon and have children as soon as possible. She really wants to hold her grandchild."

"Don't be too optimistic."

Luo Yang tapped Jiang Fan's nose and said, "After we get our marriage certificate, we'll be a legally married couple and will be living together. You'll be moving here from now on. Old Jiang won't be able to see you when he comes home. Won't you feel bad?"

“I spent four years of university in Suzhou, and except for winter and summer vacations, I lived on campus. Old Jiang couldn’t see that, could he?”

Jiang Fan asked, puzzled, "I moved here, which is still in Yang City, much closer than Suzhou. Besides, when you're not home, I can go home whenever I want. What's there for him to be sad about?"

Okay, she makes a lot of sense.

"Is this why Old Jiang insists you date a boy from his hometown?"

Luo Yang clicked his tongue and said, "Even if his daughter is married off, she can still come home to live anytime. Old Jiang really put a lot of thought into this."

"Hehe. I'll tell you a secret."

When Luo Yang mentioned this, Jiang Fan smiled mysteriously: "During the winter break of my sophomore year, I was having dinner at home one time, and my mom brought you up on her own initiative. At the time, I didn't say anything, but my mom did mention that she wanted you to be her son-in-law."

Sophomore winter break
At that time, Luo Yang had already paid off his family's debts and founded Qingqing Garment Factory. Kunpeng Technology was just starting out, and he even borrowed 1000 million yuan from Liu Haishan to invest in a premixed cement mortar plant.
He did make some money, but in Jiang Yuanshan's eyes, it wasn't much money at all.

"Ugh"

Luo Yang deliberately sighed.

"what happened?"

Jiang Fan pouted, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

Why didn't you tell me about this?

Luo Yang put his arm around Jiang Fan's waist and moved to sit on the living room sofa; "If I had known earlier that your family was planning to take in a son-in-law, why would I have bothered trying? I would have just given up long ago and wouldn't be working so hard now."

His brazenly accusatory remarks about being a kept man immediately drew laughter from Jiang Fan.

"Nonsense, how could you possibly lie flat?"

Jiang Fan rubbed off her sandals, curled up in Luo Yang's arms, and stroked his cheek with one hand, saying, "If you were greedy for enjoyment, you wouldn't have used the 70 yuan profit from selling the blueprints to my dad to start a business. You could have kept it as your college living expenses and lived a very comfortable life for the next few years."

"I was working part-time at a real estate company at the time, and I was thinking of starting a college student entrepreneurship project so that it would be easier to skip classes."

Luo Yang explained with a smile, "Trading 70 yuan for three more years of comfort doesn't prove that I crave ease and enjoyment, does it?"

"Hehe, I don't believe it!"

Jiang Fan pinched Luo Yang's nose and shook it: "Back then, you had already started selling sexy lingerie on Taobao, right?"

"Forehead"

Having this layer of truth revealed, Luo Yang felt a little embarrassed.

"Honey, you're such a lecher!"

Seeing Luo Yang's embarrassed expression, Jiang Fan became even more enthusiastic; "I later looked through the shops on Taobao, and the designs of Midnight Phantom's products are simply...only a pervert could come up with such ideas!"

"cough cough"

After coughing a few times, Luo Yang said in a serious tone, "That's an examination of beauty and a reflection of reality; it's art. How can it be considered LSP?"

"Pooh!"

Jiang Fan didn't believe him and immediately spat at him.

"Really, I just extended aesthetic art into the field of clothing, and the founding of Zhengyang Group is proof of that."

Luo Yang forcefully whitewashed the situation: "Nudeness is science on the operating table, art in the studio, and only pornography in the eyes of a scoundrel."

These words amused Jiang Fan.

As she laughed, she suddenly wrapped her arms around Luo Yang's neck and gazed intently into his eyes.

Luo Yang didn't flinch, and met her gaze.

"husband"

"Ok?"

We want to spend our whole lives together!

Jiang Fan said seriously, "You are not allowed to leave me."

"Okay, I'll never leave you."

As Luo Yang stroked the smooth, supple skin on her cheek, he replied with a smile, "Not only will I not leave, but I'll also have several children with you."

You have to promise me one thing!

"Yes, go ahead." "Our Jiang family is considered a prominent family in Yang City."

Jiang Fan mustered his courage and said, "At least in Yang City, don't embarrass my family, okay?"

Although it's euphemistic, it's not much different from being explicit.

Luo Yang hadn't expected Jiang Fan to have such courage.

His expression also turned serious.

"You suddenly brought up marriage registration with me tonight, is that why?"

Luo Yang looked at Jiang Fan and said, "But I feel a bit confused. Can you explain it more clearly?"

Jiang Fan bit her lower lip and remained silent.

"Because of Sun Jingyu?"

Luo Yang frowned; "You think my loss of composure was because I was jealous?"

Jiang Fan looked at Luo Yang with bright eyes.

He just looked at them, still not saying a word.

"I didn't realize you were so jealous!"

Luo Yang deliberately put on a stern face and said, "When I recruited Sun Jingyu into the company and promoted her to director of the board office, I made it clear to her at the time that she was not allowed to have a romantic relationship while in this position, otherwise she would have to resign."

"what?"

These words shocked Jiang Fan.

"why?"

She pursed her lips a few times, but didn't say anything more.

"You should know the importance of the position of the director of the board office of a group company. It is no exaggeration to say that although this position is only a middle-level position, the company secrets they know are among the best."

Luo Yang said with a serious expression, "When hiring board members, any large-scale company must sign a confidentiality agreement, which may even stipulate that they are not allowed to disclose any confidential information about the company or the chairman during their employment for several years after leaving the company."

Jiang Fan showed a disbelieving expression.

"To give a very simple example."

Luo Yang continued, "When I go on a business trip, who knows best where I'm going, what mode of transportation I'll use, who I'll meet, and what business I'll handle?"

"Board office?"

Jiang Fan answered softly.

I said, "What if..."

Luo Yang hypothesized: "Competitors or enemies with whom I have a grudge want to cause an accident for me. The board office is the best way to understand my lifestyle and daily schedule!"

This is the most extreme assumption, but it is also an undeniable one.

"All I need to do is bribe a drunk driver on my usual commute route and have him drive a dump truck and bang!"

Luo Yang's five fingers, which had been pressed together, suddenly snapped open: "Your husband just physically disappeared."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Fan tightened his arms around him.

A sudden burst of strength pulled Luo Yang's head into her arms, accompanied by Jiang Fan's panicked voice: "Husband, don't say anything, I'm scared!"

Luo Yang didn't speak, but simply stroked Jiang Fan's hair.

"husband"

After a long while, Jiang Fan recovered from the trembling.

She loosened her arms and looked at Luo Yang with a guilty look; "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have doubted you and Xiao Sun."

"Sometimes I really wonder how you got into Suzhou University."

Instead of taking the opportunity to blame Jiang Fan, Luo Yang teased her in a relaxed tone, "As the saying goes, when choosing a wife, choose virtue; when choosing a concubine, choose beauty. Your wife is so beautiful, if I wanted to find a mistress, I certainly wouldn't choose someone less attractive than you, would I?"

Sun Jingyu can't really be considered a beauty. In Luo Yang's eyes, she's at most an 80 out of 100, even with her long legs.

His naivety is genuine, and it's more appealing than his appearance.

Jiang Fan was unaware of this.

As Luo Yang recounted his story, Sun Jingyu's image came to mind.

"I admit that Xiao Sun is not good-looking."

Although Jiang Fan felt manipulated, he still habitually nitpicked, "According to what you just said, if you met a girl prettier than me, you would be attracted to her, right?"

"Judging by actions, not intentions, for no one is perfect when it comes to intentions."

Luo Yang laughed and said, "Besides, you're already a top-tier beauty. Where can you find someone prettier than you?"

"Humph!"

Jiang Fan felt happy to hear this, wrinkled her nose, and gave a soft, coquettish hum.

"Alright, I'll fire Sun Jingyu when I go to the company tomorrow."

“Other girls have it tough too, don’t just fire them all the time.”

Upon hearing Luo Yang's words, Jiang Fan immediately said, "Go to the company and ask tomorrow. Maybe they're just ordinary friends. Even if they just started dating, give them a chance. Just break up with them. You're offering Xiao Sun a pretty good salary, right? I believe she'll know what to choose."

In fact, Sun Jingyu was an informant developed by Jiang Fan.

Now that the suspicion has been cleared, it's better to stay.

"Honey, wouldn't you call this pillow talk?"

Luo Yang laughed and said, "No wonder there's a saying throughout history that you can't offend your wife; her influence is truly powerful."

He never intended to fire Sun Jingyu; he just knew he had to give her a scare.

This idiot actually dared to go on a blind date behind my back! He's got some nerve!

Yes, less than ten minutes after he left the sauerkraut fish restaurant, he received an explanation from Sun Jingyu on his phone.

This boy was a blind date arranged by his family.

I was tricked into going out for dinner by my elders under the pretense of shopping.

"No, I'm just stating the facts."

Jiang Fan squirmed a few times in Luo Yang's arms and said coquettishly, "Take it or leave it."

"Jiang Xiaofan, I've noticed you're becoming more and more like a woman."

Luo Yang reached out and grabbed Jiang Fan's chin, then scanned her face several times; "Tell me, did you change the person? Where did you hide my quiet, poised, and CEO-like Jiang Fan?"

"cluck"

Jiang Fan couldn't help but laugh, raising his chin as he said, "Who told you to always bully me? If you keep being so quiet and magnanimous, I'm afraid you'll lose your position as Mrs. Luo."

"hehe."

Luo Yang chuckled dryly: "If you said that to Empress Dowager Gu, she'd beat me to death with a broom, you believe me?"

Thinking about Gu Honglan's affection for him, Jiang Fan felt even happier.

She affectionately nuzzled Luo Yang's chin and said sweetly, "I only act like this in front of you. I promise I won't get jealous anymore, okay?"

I believed your evil deeds.

Luo Yang rested his chin on Jiang Fan's head, his thoughts wandering.

After this conversation, he became even more determined that he really couldn't act recklessly in Yang City.

It was through this test that he discovered Jiang Fan's bottom line.

As for Shanghai, they probably won't care anymore.

The premise is that no one can ruin her marriage.

(End of this chapter)