spring bite mark

Chapter 192 A Rendezvous in Chongqing
Yan Changye was referring to the appraisal that Shen Zongqian had secretly done when he came to Chongqing last time, as well as the second appraisal in the capital.

Jiang Manman shook her head: "After all, it's not a proper assessment. If they know that I already knew about our relationship beforehand, yet they still keep testing us, it would seem very disrespectful."

Yan Changye expressed his understanding: "I will also take some time to go over there in the next few days to see our parents."

“Alright.” Jiang Manman thought of his nitpicking and capricious nature, and emphasized, “Your identity is too distant for them, so keep a low profile.”

Yan Changye raised an eyebrow: "Don't worry, Madam, I promise to keep a low profile."

Jiang Manman thought of her two children again: "School just started. Apart from being tagged by the teacher last time, how has everything else gone?"

"Both kids are still struggling with simplified Chinese characters," Yan Changye said slowly. "Ayu is doing well. I heard he's become the de facto school heartthrob, bringing home a bag full of chocolates and candies every day, saying they were gifts from his female classmates."

"Doesn't the school forbid bringing snacks?"

"When school was over, those girls were taken care of by their parents who came to pick them up." Yan Changye talked about the gossip about the children with ease. "At first, those parents were very dissatisfied and even messaged me privately, asking me to keep an eye on my son and focus on his studies, so as not to interfere with their daughters. I ignored them and blocked them directly."

"...What happened next?"

"Later, those parents waited at the door to see who this Ah Yu was that had their precious daughters so infatuated with. After seeing him, without their daughters even needing to remind them, they started bringing Ah Yu all kinds of imported snacks every day and showering their children with concern and affection."

Jiang Manman exclaimed, "Wow, Ayu is so popular!"

"Yes, it's similar to what I experienced in kindergarten." Yan Changye was very calm, obviously having seen it before.

Jiang Manman thought of Yan Changye's ability to seduce women and said with a light laugh, "Ayu is just like you in that respect."

Yan Changye chuckled softly and silently.

Jiang Manman then asked about another one: "Where's Xie Jian?"

"Thank you for your understanding..." Yan Changye pondered for a moment, "Let me put it this way. The old man's expectations for him have changed from the beginning, that he would be invincible in the primary school, to just being willing to go to school. I heard from the housekeeper that every morning he stays wrapped in bed and refuses to go to school. Every morning, the old man has to coax him gently by the bedside for more than ten minutes before he can coax that little darling out the door."

Jiang Manman frowned slightly: "Studies are important, and children shouldn't be spoiled like this."

Yan Changye nodded: "Yes. So I brought him back a couple of days ago and gave him a beating. He's much more obedient now."

Jiang Manman: "...Thank you for your hard work."

The two chatted for a while longer, and only ended the video call when Jiang Manman finished her bath and was about to get up.

Jiang Manman put on her pajamas and walked to the hotel's floor-to-ceiling window, where she could see the hotel's main parking lot. Huo Mingcai and Wang Ying hadn't left yet; neither of them had calmed down from the excitement of seeing Jiang Manman for the first time, and they were sitting by the fountain next to the hotel enjoying the cool breeze.

Jiang Manman knew that the tension she had been holding for 26 years needed time to ease, so she didn't bother her any further.

The capital city, No. 1 Mansion.

Yan Changye called Shen Zongqian again that night: "Move the important schedule to these two days, leave the unimportant ones to other shareholders, and arrange a private flight for me to Chongqing the day after tomorrow."

Shen Zongqian quickly replied, "Boss, is there any news from Madam about this trip to Chongqing?"

"Yes, Madam is preparing for the family reunion." Yan Changye did not forget Jiang Manman's instructions, "Prepare a few sets of inconspicuous clothes and accessories for me, the more inconspicuous the better."

He thought for a moment and said, "Prepare some gifts for my father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law. You can decide what to do; it shouldn't scare them, but it also shouldn't be too shabby."

Shen Zongqian remained silent. The worst thing is to just "wait and see"...

But it wasn't over yet. Yan Changye remembered something else: "Find me some work in Chongqing, so that if I don't get along with them, I can have an excuse to avoid them under the guise of work." Shen Zongqian: "...Okay, BOSS."

It's hard to say about other things, but finding things for Yan Changye is a piece of cake. Yanjing Group has subsidiaries all over the country, and they can find a lot of things to do anywhere.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Zongqian casually picked up a large-scale entertainment project proposal that was still pending, opened his phone's contacts, and dialed more than a dozen numbers directly:
"Hello Li, there aren't any big projects in Shanghai lately, right? Is your son free? How about coming to Chongqing in a couple of days to meet up with our boss and maybe discuss a project?"

"Hello, Assistant Shen! You mean your family's chairman wants to discuss a project with my young master? It's an honor, an honor indeed! Haha! Well then, Chongqing, see you there!"

……

"Hello, Mr. Tang. It's been raining a lot in Yuecheng lately, but Chongqing is sunny and breezy. My boss has a project he's planning to discuss in Chongqing. I wonder if your son would be interested?"

"How could I refuse an invitation from the young master of Beijing's elite circle! Assistant Shen, see you in Chongqing!"

……

"Hello, Assistant Jiang. I heard that your young master recently acquired a piece of land in Shenzhen. We don't know what project he's going to do yet. Would you be interested in cooperating with my boss?"

"You mean Chairman Yan? Chairman Yan usually only interacts with people at our chairman's level. It's rare for him to be willing to let our young master hang out with us, so we must cooperate! May I ask, besides Shenzhen, are there any other..."

"Oh, the Shanghai circle, the Guangdong circle, the Hangzhou circle, the Suzhou circle, the Tianjin circle... I've called out more than a dozen, what's wrong, Assistant Jiang has a problem with that?"

"No, no! I'll go tell my young master right away to make preparations early, so he doesn't fall behind the other young masters..."

……

After making the last phone call, Shen Zongqian started worrying about what gift to give as a greeting.

The prince's father-in-law, mother-in-law, and brother-in-law certainly cannot be treated perfunctorily, but you can't prepare things that cost hundreds of millions, lest you scare them so much that they never dare to visit their son-in-law again, and in the end, it's the one who gets blamed.

Shen Zongqian rubbed his temples and picked up the latest issue of a luxury magazine to start flipping through it.

Chongqing.

Huo Mingcai's car left the hotel at 3 a.m.

Back at Jiaheng Residential Complex, Huo Yungui was already fast asleep on the sofa, with several home-style dishes laid out in front of him, barely touched.

Hearing the door open, Huo Yungui groggily sat up and glanced at the wall clock: "Where have you two been? I called you after I finished making dinner, but you didn't answer. It's almost five o'clock..."

Huo Mingcai and Wang Ying both had mixed feelings. Wang Ying explained to her son with unprecedented patience: "I went to see someone. Yun Gui, go get your hair done during the day, buy some designer clothes, and come out with us tomorrow."

Huo Yungui reflexively took a step back: "Mom, I don't want to go on blind dates!"

"Blind date? You're an unemployed bum, what girl do you think you're good enough for?" Huo Mingcai glared at him. "We might have found your sister. We'll introduce you to her tomorrow."

Huo Yungui was stunned for a moment: "Dad, have you been scammed? Let me tell you, AI face-swapping is rampant now, it's impossible to guard against..."

Wang Ying interrupted, "It was found by the police station. The test results will be out tomorrow morning."

Huo Yungui's heart skipped a beat: "Mom, could you give me more money? I want to make myself look more handsome when I see my sister."

(End of this chapter)