It wasn't until Jiang Lichuan hurriedly left again that An Ning had to start paying attention.
At the beginning, Jiang Lichuan did not inform Jiang Zheng of the specific date of the sixtieth birthday party in advance, so he caught her off guard. He even told her that she did not need such things as birthday gifts, as if he really didn't care. The reason was sufficient.
For a moment, An Ning didn't have much to think about.
And after arriving here, even if someone came to greet him warmly, he would just deal with it casually a few times. Over time, those who wanted to come over to chat would automatically take a detour.
It seemed like he was ready to leave.
Are you really not interested in Jiang Zheng's birthday party?
But when Jiang Lichuan said calmly on the phone, "Okay, I understand," An Ning unexpectedly caught a glimmer of hope in his increasingly cold and sinister eyes.
He was actually looking forward to this birthday party, but that expectation couldn't be explained by common sense.
It's more like a naughty child dug a hole in the ground, then carefully hid himself behind a tree, waiting for the person to pass by, step on it, and fall down.
Is that all?
An Ning's mind flashed again with a hint of ferocity in Jiang Lichuan's cold light.
So, she thought, maybe Jiang Lichuan had already buried a mechanism similar to a steel nail at the bottom of this deep pit. Once it fell, he would never get up again.
It's just...who is Jiang Lichuan targeting in this way?
Is it Bai Jinyu who is still secretly spreading rumors about his inhumanity and slandering him after the divorce?
Or... I thought about the way Jiang Lichuan looked at Lu Zhandong every time. Although it was extremely cold, it was filled with murderous intent.
or……
An Ning looked further away and looked at Ji Qing, who was talking dignifiedly to others. Everyone said that her stepmother was cruel. Ji Qing looked gentle, but she was also a person who should not be underestimated. The Jiang family's business
This woman is still at the helm of real estate, and logically, Jiang Lichuan, the eldest son, should have accepted these family properties, but the orthodox heir suddenly went abroad to start his own business. It is not difficult to imagine that there will be
what story.
…
But no matter what Jiang Lichuan's goal is, as long as it is anyone here, it will eventually make the father-son relationship between him and Jiang Zheng even more tense!
After all, there is a saying that even when beating a dog, it depends on the owner.
Although today's occasion is small and very homely, most of those who were invited can be said to be from Jiang's faction, and even Tang Shaoyan from the Tang family, who has always been at odds with Jiang Zheng, is here, but if he is here,
If Tang Shaoyan fell into a pit and was covered in blood holes, Jiang Zheng would also be very angry!
Thinking about it, An Ning couldn't help but frown.
Suddenly, she realized that a big family like the Jiang family really had a lot of twists and turns. She really didn't know how a woman like Ji Qing could deal with it with ease. Anyway, she just thought about it casually and didn't understand it yet.
What, my head started to hurt a little.
Simply stop thinking about it.
At this time, Xia Chu suddenly came over and said, "I heard that you didn't prepare any gifts for the old man?"
An Ning was also surprised by Xia Chu's question. She knew that she had not prepared a gift. Firstly, although there were not many things happening recently, she was very troubled. Secondly, Jiang Lichuan did not tell her the specific date, and she always thought that there was still time.
Prepare.
"I also heard that the gift given by the surnamed Bai was unusually generous. The old man didn't express anything special. No matter how much he wanted to see Minister Bai's face, after all, the Bai family was unkind in the matter of divorce, but some people
A thumbs up." Xia Chu added.
As for some people, they naturally refer to Ji Qing.
An Ning doesn't have a good impression of this woman named Ji Qing, but after all she is Jiang Yuan's biological mother, and Jiang Yuan people are still here, so even if she has something in her heart, she can't say it out.
"Why don't you say that dad actually wants to express something to the Bai family?"
It was Jiang Yuan who responded to Xia Chu.
Xia Chu raised his eyebrows, smiled, and tightened his arms around Jiang Yuan, becoming more and more attentive. Even an informed person like An Ning thought for a moment that there was something really the same between them.
And this may be the effect Xia Chu wanted, because Jiang Yuan's expression suddenly changed, as if he had seen a ghost, he seemed to be vomiting at any time, and he started to want to pump his arm.
But Xia Chu started to become more and more seductive. He pointed a delicate jade finger at Jiang Yuan's forehead and said, "Qiao Qi! If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot that Secretary Ji was the old man who knew best when he was still in office.
There is no one that is true to my heart.”
This may sound like nothing.
But as long as you think about those entanglements carefully, it is not difficult to understand the deeper meaning.
An Ning had known for a long time that the reason why Xia Chu's mother divorced Jiang Zheng was that Ji Qing played a big role. But it wasn't until she accidentally heard someone talking about it at the birthday banquet that she realized that it was the woman who had divorced Jiang Zheng.
Before Jiang Zheng divorced, Ji Qing had already been involved with him. Until she became pregnant, she could no longer hide it. After all, Ji Qing's surname was Ji, and he was also a well-known and prosperous family in Shengjing. In order to provide for the Ji family
An explanation forced Jiang Zheng to divorce and marry Ji Qing.
So, what Xia Chu said was overtly praising Ji Qing, but secretly it was alluding to the fact that Ji Qing was a mistress back then?
Just as An Ning was guessing like this, the internal fighting between Xia Chu and Jiang Yuan didn't know when it had ended.
"Actually, I didn't give anything away. In some people's minds, it doesn't make much difference whether I'm dead or alive. However, it's better to be a dead person." Xia Chu finished speaking nonchalantly and stretched out his hand to tease Jiang Yuan.
That white and tender face said: "How else can we legitimately play incest? You said, right, Jiang Xiaoqi?"
Although An Ning didn't know exactly what kind of story Xia Chu had in the past, she was certain of three things.
First, Xia Chu was indeed a person who died once, but he was not completely dead, and was rescued in time by Jiang Lichuan; second, there was definitely some shady entanglement between Xia Chu and Tang Shaoyan; third, Xia Chu still
Even Jiang Zheng, his own father, doesn't know what's going on in the human world.
As for why her appearance is similar to that of the woman named Shen Wu in the past, Xia Chu herself once explained this to An Ning.
"Probably the doctor who operated on me loved and admired Shen Wu very much, and thought she was a beautiful woman with unparalleled beauty in the world! Anyway, I only had three requirements at the time, good-looking, good-looking, good-looking. Thinking about it, it's no wonder that I had gauze on my face
When he pulled it off, he kneeled down to me with the ring and proposed in public, but I thought it was my invincible inner beauty that impressed him!"
That seems to be what it sounds like.
But upon closer inspection, there are too many flaws.
…
"Hey, An An, I was thinking, maybe I, a dead person, should actually give him a birthday gift to add to the splendor, what do you think?" Xia Chu suddenly turned away from Jiang Yuan and said this while holding An Ning's shoulder.
This is not an added bonus, it is simply...
"You want to add more trouble to dad's heart!"
An Ning was just thinking about it, but Jiang Yuan already said it.
It's just that Jiang Yuan seemed to have considered today's day and carefully selected the words.
If these words come from An Ning's mouth, what she wants to say is not to cause trouble but to cause trouble.
Who wants to receive a gift from a dead person on his birthday? This is not a good sign, especially for officials. Although society now advocates belief in science, but for Feng Shui There are still many people who believe this, especially two types of people, business people and officials.
"The word 'Zai' is used very cleverly. Jiang Xiaoqi, why don't we go get the marriage certificate tomorrow and try to have a child by this time next year, and then we can honor our ancestors at the ancestral hall during the Qingming Festival?" How festive it is to come and kowtow together with our son in front of our ancestors!"
After Xia Chu said this, Jiang Yuan was stunned and had goosebumps all over his body.
An Ning was particularly impressed by this imagination...
However, Xia Chu happily continued: "Hey, no, there is a question. Do you think it is better for our son to call you dad, grandpa, or grandpa? Is it better to call you dad, or uncle? Okay?"
Jiang Yuan was completely defeated. He gritted his teeth for a long time and only said to Xia Chu, "You madman!"
"hehe………"
Xia Chu hugged An Ning's shoulders and laughed so hard that her flowers trembled. Then she suddenly looked up at the starry sky seriously and said something very divine, "If this lunatic said that if you watch the stars at night, there will be big changes, do you believe it?"
It sounds like it's true.
"You're going crazy, how much did you drink?" Jiang Yuan said angrily.
Xia Chu laughed again and said somewhat cryptically: "Everything in the world has a cause and effect, and precisely because of cause and effect, retribution and reincarnation are always unpleasant. Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway."
After saying that, she raised a glass of champagne and drank it down in one gulp. Her aura was like that of a queen, but her slightly raised eyes did not look so bright, with some hidden hatred.
For a moment, the atmosphere was a little strange.
Xia Chu's words seemed to be foretelling something in advance.
But at this moment, Xia Chu said again, "How is it? My ability to memorize scripts has improved by leaps and bounds now! With my professionalism, I will feel sorry for myself if I don't become a double-actor next year."
peaceful:"……"
"You already knew that, right?"
Jiang Yuan, who was joking along with him a moment ago, suddenly became extremely cold in his voice, and the corners of his usually soft eyes and eyebrows became very sharp at this moment.
Following his gaze, An Ning saw Jiang Lichuan pushing a wheelchair in a circular arch with flowers and lanterns on one side. In the wheelchair was a woman who looked about fifty years old. The style of her cheongsam and the jewelry on her body are all very exquisite. At first glance, she looks like a lady from the 1940s and 1950s, very noble.
The woman's facial features were very similar to Jiang Lichuan's imagination.
Who is this woman?
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I found a small bug, reorganized my thoughts, finally came back and continued to update.