The growth system comes at the age of 30

Chapter 257 This is Fate's Arrangement! (4.5K)

studio.

Chen Jingle left home at 8:30 this morning to meet up with Li Beixing.

When Li Beixing arrived, she tidied his clothes and styled his hair, keeping him very busy.

In fact, Chen Jingle had already prepared all of this before leaving home, and she couldn't find any fault with it no matter how she looked at it.

After all, you can't go wrong with any outfit if you have that face.

But they still want to tinker with it, afraid that there might be something they don't like.

"Why do I feel like you're more nervous than I am?" Chen Jingle asked with a smile.

Li Beixing frowned slightly, puzzled: "Aren't you nervous?"

Chen Jingle nodded and then shook his head: "A little, but not much. I feel that the chances of gaining the approval of my future in-laws are still very high."

Li Beixing's lips curled up slightly: "Oh? You know that?"

Chen Jingle tossed his hair dramatically: "I'm so outstanding, I really can't think of any reason why your parents would refuse me."

"Ah~"

Li Beixing was amused and reached out to pinch his cheek: "Let me see how thick your skin is!"

Chen Jingle smiled and looked into her eyes: "By the way, if your parents made things difficult for me, would you speak up for me?"

Li Beixing didn't avoid eye contact. After thinking for a moment, he said, "The possibility of this assumption is almost zero. First of all, you are very good and excellent. Secondly, my parents are not unreasonable people. I really can't think of any reason why they would make things difficult for you."

Chen Jingle wrapped his arms around her waist, looked down slightly, and said with a smile, "I kidnapped their precious daughter, isn't that reason enough?"

"That's what you said."

Li Beixing's lips curled up: "Fortunately, I had already spoken to them beforehand and told them not to make things difficult for you."

Chen Jingle was slightly taken aback, then turned into a whiny little devil, hugging Li Beixing tightly and refusing to let go: "Teacher Li, you are so kind, I want to be with you again in the next life!"

Li Beixing laughed so hard she almost fell over, and punched his arm: "Alright, alright, stop fooling around, it's getting late, let's go!"

"Okay." Chen Jingle smiled.

See, I'm not nervous anymore now.

……

the other side.

Jiang Zhiqin had looked at the wall clock several times.

My dear girl has been out for more than half an hour, why hasn't she brought anyone back yet?

Considering that today is the day my future son-in-law is visiting, I can't dress too casually, lest I give the impression of disrespecting my guest.

She needed to appear serious without being ostentatious, so she dressed up carefully today, her clothes exuding elegance and sophistication that no one could find fault with them.

Despite her saying things like "I won't agree if I'm not satisfied," she actually trusts her daughter's judgment and is unlikely to find her a scoundrel or a weirdo.

In contrast, Li Qiguang was much calmer and seemed quite relaxed.

If I had to say what I was worried about, it would be that I'd slip up later and not cooperate with Chen Jingle in putting on a good show.

They couldn't let the mother and daughter know that the father-in-law and son-in-law had known each other for a long time; it was a secret between men.

Jiang Zhiqin couldn't bear to see him so relaxed and carefree, so she frowned and asked, "You're wearing this?"

Li Qiguang glanced down at his clothes, puzzled: "What's wrong with this outfit? It looks perfectly normal. I can't exactly wear formal attire at home, can I?"

He doesn't need to dress in a way that makes him look younger; casual clothes are fine.

Jiang Zhiqin said, "Where's your light blue shirt? Wear that one!"

Seeing his wife's serious expression, Li Qiguang had no choice but to give in.

After he changed his clothes and came out, Jiang Zhiqin looked him over from left to right, tidied his hair, and then nodded in satisfaction.

Just then, a black Audi drove up from not far away and slowly stopped in front of the villa.

"coming!"

Jiang Zhiqin saw this through the floor-to-ceiling glass, and subconsciously clenched her hands. She took a few steps toward the door, feeling both curious and expectant.

……

"We're here! Just pull over and park the car at the entrance!" Li Beixing said.

"Is this it?"

Chen Jingle glanced at the villa through the car window and could vaguely see someone in the living room on the first floor.

"Okay, let's get off the bus." Li Beixing smiled.

I wasn't very nervous before, but now I'm a little nervous again, and at the same time I'm really looking forward to seeing how Chen Jingle will react.

I hope I can stay as calm as I am now, and not get so nervous that my face turns red and my palms sweat, hehe.

"it is good!"

Chen Jingle turned off the engine and got out of the car, then quickly went to the back and opened the trunk to get the gift.

He prepared quite a lot of things, including the usual cigarettes, alcohol, tea, nutritional supplements, cosmetics, bags, etc., as well as some more valuable items. He couldn't carry them all, so he had to ask Li Beixing for help.

"Why did you prepare so much?" Li Beixing said reproachfully, "It's more than what I bought when I went to his house."

She was unaware of it beforehand.

"It's never wrong to be overly polite," Chen Jingle chuckled.

Li Beixing smiled and walked ahead carrying several small bags. As soon as he entered the yard, he called out, "Mom and Dad, I've brought people back."

Li Qiguang and Jiang Zhiqin had already walked from inside the house to the door.

Chen Jingle followed behind Li Beixing and could already see the figures of his future father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Li Qiguang needs no introduction; he's met him many times before. However, Old Li had told him beforehand that he had to pretend not to know him today. That was easy; with his acting skills, it was a piece of cake.

However, when he saw Jiang Zhiqin, he was stunned: "Uh, Sister Qin?!"

When Jiang Zhiqin first saw Chen Jingle, he looked very familiar, and she almost wondered if she had mistaken him for someone else. After hearing him speak, she finally realized who he was and was stunned. She blurted out, "Little Chen?!"

She glanced at her daughter instinctively, her expression one of disbelief.

hiss~
What a wonderful coincidence!
Now it was Li Beixing and Li Qiguang's turn to be stunned. They looked at each other, completely baffled as to what common ground the two of them could possibly have.

Li Beixing asked in surprise, "You...know each other?!"

Chen Jingle never expected that he had already met Li Beixing's mother. He could only laugh and explain, "When I went to the South China Bougainvillea Planting Base to buy seedlings, I happened to run into Sister Qin... uh, I ran into Auntie. She and some friends were also choosing seedlings at the time, and I helped them choose a few. Later, I was even invited to join the flower lovers' group."

ha?
Is it such a coincidence?
Li Beixing and Li Qiguang were stunned, feeling it was quite amazing.

"In a sense, it really does seem like fate's arrangement," Jiang Zhiqin said with a smile.

You know, when she first saw Chen Jingle, she found him to be handsome and very polite, and she felt a connection with him. She even asked him if he had a girlfriend, and at one point wanted to introduce her daughter to him.

I thought there would be no more follow-up, but they miraculously connected on their own!
Isn't this an arrangement of fate?
Li Qiguang and Li Beixing were at a loss for words, never expecting such a thing to have happened.

"Actually, calling her Sister Qin is quite nice."

Jiang Zhiqin looked at Chen Jingle with nothing but satisfaction.

I have to admit, the girl was right; he's much more handsome than her husband was in his youth. He seems to have gotten even more handsome since the last time I saw him; he doesn't look like he's over 30 at all. People would believe he was a college student.

And he's taller now, he definitely looks over 1.8 meters tall, it doesn't look like he's wearing height-increasing insoles.

so amazing!
“Mom!” Li Beixing couldn’t help but exclaim.

If Chen Jingle calls her mother "Sister Qin", what does that mean?

Did I suddenly become a generation lower for no reason?
Jiang Zhiqin glared at her and said helplessly, "Alright, alright, it's Xiao Chen's first day as a guest, so it's more appropriate for him to call her Auntie."

Chen Jingle simply smiled.

Jiang Zhiqin asked, "You're still in the flower lovers' group, right?"

Chen Jingle nodded: "Yes, yes, I've just been a bit busy these past few months. I usually only speak up when someone mentions me or when I see a topic that interests me in the group chat. I even shared photos and videos of my bougainvillea that I had pruned in the group chat a while ago."

Jiang Zhiqin smiled and nodded: "I saw it. You've come at the right time. Please take a look at the seedlings I planted later."

"Okay, no problem." Chen Jingle nodded in agreement.

Li Qiguang couldn't stand it any longer and had to cough twice to interrupt the conversation: "Let's let them in first."

Jiang Zhiqin then realized what was happening, patted her head and chuckled sheepishly, "Oh right, my bad, my bad. Xiao Chen, please come in and sit down. Oh, you're here already, why did you bring so much stuff? I already told Beixing to tell you that you don't need to buy anything, just come."

"It's nothing, just a small token of my appreciation," Chen Jingle replied with a smile.

I carried the gifts into the house. I put the gifts on the coffee table first, filling it to the brim, and only put the rest on the floor when there was no more room.

Li Beixing pulled Chen Jingle over, her face full of smiles: "Please allow me to formally introduce you all. This is my boyfriend, Chen Jingle."

Jiang Zhiqin nodded in satisfaction. From the moment she first saw Chen Jingle, she had no objections to this future son-in-law.

Li Qiguang nodded slightly on the surface, but inwardly he wanted to laugh; it was time to show off his acting skills.

"This is my father, Comrade Li Qiguang!"

"Hello, Uncle!" Chen Jingle bowed slightly and greeted him with a polite smile.

Comrade Li overdid it; he simply nodded and gave a soft "hmm."

Jiang Zhiqin couldn't stand it, so she stepped on his foot under the coffee table.

Li Qiguang: "..."

I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable. I'll have to find an excuse to deduct this kid's salary later!

"This is my mother, Ms. Jiang Zhiqin!"

"Hello, Auntie!" Chen Jingle bowed again and smiled shyly.

Jiang Zhiqin's attitude was very clear; she nodded with a satisfied smile, "Good, good, good!"

She looked like she couldn't wait for Chen Jingle to marry into the family, which made Li Beixing mentally complain.

My mom is definitely the most appearance-obsessed person in the family!
……

Next up is time to open the gifts.

"Uncle, this is for you." Chen Jingle first took out a cardboard tube.

Li Qiguang wanted to laugh, but he tried his best to appear calm and show a little surprise.

Chen Jingle said, "This is my imitation of Zhao Mengfu's 'First and Second Odes on the Red Cliff'."

Li Qiguang could no longer laugh; he was stunned.

This time I was truly surprised.

Zhao Mengfu's "First and Second Odes on the Red Cliff" is a work from his mature period of calligraphy. Looking at history, it can be called a treasure. It is listed as one of the ten most famous calligraphic works in the world, along with "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion", "Letter After Snowfall" and "Draft of a Eulogy for My Nephew".

Li Qiguang was fortunate enough to see the original work, and felt that it combined squareness and roundness, strength and gentleness, with rich variations in pressure and release, and the elasticity of the brushstrokes was fully expressed.

For him, who was just an ordinary collector at the time, it was quite a shock.

Li Qiguang was aware of Chen Jingle's calligraphy skills; his progress was nothing short of phenomenal, and to this day, there are very few people who can consistently surpass him.

The value of this is self-evident.

After receiving the cardboard tube, Li Qiguang couldn't wait to open it and take out the artwork inside.

It has already been framed, and the choice of backing paper and scroll is just right, and the framing process is impeccable.

As he slowly unfurled the scroll and saw the contents of the work, Li Qiguang's gaze immediately sharpened, and he subconsciously held his breath.

Good guy!
With his discerning eye, he felt that it was not much inferior to the original!

Li Qiguang couldn't help but marvel at it, liking it more and more as he looked at it; this gift was exactly what he wanted.

Even Jiang Zhiqin, who doesn't understand calligraphy, could tell that this calligraphy work was extremely well-written and pleasing to the eye.

With so many words, there wasn't a single mistake; it was as clear as a textbook, showing that it was prepared with great care.

I now have a more direct understanding of Chen Jingle's identity as a calligrapher, as my daughter described him.

"Great! It's really well written!"

Li Qiguang exclaimed in admiration.

Upon seeing this, Li Beixing was overjoyed; clearly, she had passed her father's test.

After Li Qiguang finished reading, Chen Jingle took out a second cardboard tube.

"There is also a meticulous painting of birds, depicting a peach tree next to my house and a magpie in the tree. I named it 'Spring in Lingnan'."

Li Qiguang paused for a moment, then eagerly took it and opened it again.

A winding peach branch extends from the outside to the inside of the scroll, with the bark texture clearly visible. Peach blossoms are everywhere, most of them still in bud, with only two or three already slightly open. Two magpies, one above the other, are full of life.

The painting, from the inside out, exudes a vibrant sense of life and the revival of all things.

The name Lingnanchun is really good!

Li Qiguang expressed his satisfaction again.

"Beixing said you usually like to smoke Wuyeshen cigarettes, so I bought two cartons, and some tea that a friend recommended..."

Seeing Chen Jingle standing respectfully in front of him, Li Qiguang felt secretly pleased.

Faced with his daughter's expectant gaze and his wife's envious yet warning look, he could only nod and smile: "Not bad, that's thoughtful."

"Of course," Chen Jingle replied with a smile.

Then he turned to look at Jiang Zhiqin.

He took out an exquisite box from the bag: "Auntie, this is for you. I made a few small ornaments using the cloisonné technique that I learned from a goldsmith. Do you think they suit you?"

"you made it yourself?"

Jiang Zhiqin was surprised, and Li Qiguang was equally astonished.

Not only the two of them, but even Li Beixing was completely bewildered.

No, when did you learn the cloisonné technique?

I do not know how?
And the first set of gold jewelry you made by hand was actually given to my mother, not to me?
hateful!

Chen Jingle laughed and said, "Well, actually it's not difficult if you have all the tools. The trouble for ordinary people is the tools."

Jiang Zhiqin took the box with some skepticism, opened it, and was immediately stunned. Inside was a gold necklace, a pair of gold earrings, and a gold bracelet. The key was that the designs were all exquisite, almost identical to those made by intangible cultural heritage masters.

Did he really do it?
Li Beixing watched from the side, staring wide-eyed and gritting her teeth, but she couldn't say anything, though she felt a little sour inside.

Jiang Zhiqin exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, this is too precious!"

The preciousness of this piece doesn't refer to the price of gold, but rather that the person in question personally learned how to make it and crafted it by hand as a gift for their future mother-in-law.

This sentiment is simply unbeatable!

Not finished yet.

Chen Jingle took out another paper bag: "This is also one I made myself, a pure handmade Yun brocade tote bag."

The amount of brocade used in a tote bag is not large, and the price is not expensive, but it is not cheap either. The key is that it is purely handmade!
Moreover, the design and appearance are exquisite, far superior to those so-called foreign luxury goods.

Jiang Zhiqin was increasingly pleased with Chen Jingle, and wished he would marry her immediately.

Where can you find such an excellent son-in-law?

“Beixing said that Auntie usually uses this brand of skincare products, and she helped pick them out.”

"Oh, right, I also prepared some snacks."

Chen Jingle finally took out a relatively large bag and smiled a little embarrassedly.

As for other fruits, milk, and nutritional supplements, there's no need to go into detail.

"Thank you for your hard work in preparing so many gifts. Your aunt and uncle both love them!"

Jiang Zhiqin couldn't hide the smile on her face.

She looked at a small beige paper bag next to her: "What about this? What's this?"

"This is for Aunt Wang, but she doesn't seem to be here?" Chen Jingle asked, looking puzzled.

Jiang Zhiqin was even more pleased that he had even considered Aunt Wang's needs, and said, "Sister Wang has gone to prepare the ingredients for lunch and will be back later."

"Okay." Chen Jingle nodded.

……

study.

After Li Qiguang entered, he sat down on his own, and Chen Jingle followed behind, closing the door behind him.

"Please sit down. If you want tea, please make it yourself."

Li Qiguang waved his hand.

I felt much more at ease once I was out of sight of the mother and daughter.

(End of this chapter)