Hearing this familiar voice, Jian Anran immediately understood and looked up at Wen Siheng in front of her.
The person in front of her shook her head slightly and put her hand on hers with an innocent look on her face.
"Is it Nian He? You're finally here." Tang Yirui said, happily standing up to greet her with a smile on his face.
Xu Nianhe's smile froze when he saw Jian Anran, and the gift in his hand suddenly slipped, but Ma Li on the side quickly picked it up with quick eyes and hands.
Upon seeing this, Tang Yirui quickly introduced to Jian Anran: "This is Xu Nianhe, she is"
"I know," Jian Anran interrupted, smiling and extending her hand, "He is Wen Siheng's classmate, we have met before."
Tang Yirui seemed to be relieved, "Is that so, you have already met?"
"Nianhe didn't call me as soon as he came back. It happened to be the Mid-Autumn Festival and she didn't have family in Luojiang, so I called her to have dinner with her."
Tang Yirui said while secretly observing Jian Anran's expression.
She looked calm and didn't react too much. She just smiled and said, "The more people there are, the more lively it will be."
"Yes, that's what I mean." Tang Yirui pulled out a chair and motioned for Xu Nianhe to sit down. Ma Li quickly brought in an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks.
"Why did Nian He suddenly lose so much weight? His face doesn't look very good. Have he been too busy recently?" Wen Shuliang suddenly asked him halfway through the meal.
Xu Nianhe hesitated for a moment at first, but quickly returned to normal and answered with a smile: "I'm jetlagged recently. I have too many projects. Maybe I didn't get enough rest."
"Ah? Is that so?" Jian Anran said deliberately.
Xu Nianhe's face became a little ugly, and the meal fell into silence. Only the sound of clinking bowls and chopsticks was heard. After a long time, Xu Nianhe broke the deadlock again.
"Teacher Tang, this is the incense I brought back from England. An Indian colleague brought it from home." Xu Nianhe said and took out a gift box from his bag.
"It's benzoin. It has the function of moistening the lungs and clearing the respiratory tract. When you called me some time ago, I always heard you have a dry cough."
Tang Yirui took the box and looked at the contents in the box happily. She was obviously very satisfied with the gift and thanked her repeatedly. Then she opened the gift box and took a closer look, showing an expression of surprise.
"You kid, you are really thoughtful. I have this old problem from writing on the blackboard. I sucked in too much chalk dust and there is nothing I can do about it."
Incense?
Jian Anran suddenly remembered that she had seen incense in Tang Yirui's study room just now, and was heartbroken. The perfume she gave her might not be able to get into Tang Yirui's eyes.
As he spoke, Xu Nianhe's eyes fell on the sideboard at the back, and he pretended to be serious and said, "Why did Teacher Wen buy another drink?"
"Teacher Tang just told me about your high level of physical examination not long ago. You must not touch tobacco and alcohol."
Everyone looked in the direction of her gaze, and the Moutai that Jian Anran had just brought was clearly in sight.
"Ah? No, this was sent by An Ran." Wen Shuliang said, and the situation suddenly became awkward.
Originally thinking that cigarettes and alcohol were the least likely to go wrong among gifts given to elders, Jian Anran never considered that there was also the issue of having a high school education.
"I lacked consideration. I should have asked clearly in advance." She lowered her head.
"It's okay. Although I can't drink too much of this wine, I can still use it to entertain guests." Wen Shuliang said, looking at Jian Anran, and said with relief: "You gave this gift very well, you are thoughtful."
Jian Anran raised her head, met Wen Shuliang's eyes, smiled and said, "Thank you, uncle."
"We are all members of the same family. No matter how you say thank you or not, come and have some soup." Tang Yirui said, filling a bowl of soup and passing it to her.
"My family?" Xu Nianhe was a little surprised.
"Sorry, only my family knows this news, I haven't had time to tell everyone yet." Wen Siheng, who was sitting next to him, finally spoke up.
As he spoke, he raised his left hand. On his ring finger, the diamond inlaid with a silver ring shone in the light.
Wen Siheng took her to the counter to buy it before meeting her parents. Jian Anran's one has always been kept in the drawer and has never been taken out again.
Xu Nianhe subconsciously put down his chopsticks, his expression gradually stiffened, and even the muscles on his face were faintly twitching.
"Are you engaged?" She couldn't believe it.
"To be precise, they are married."
As soon as Wen Siheng finished speaking, Xu Nianhe's eyes filled with disbelief and shock.
Jian Anran was stunned for a moment, looking at Wen Siheng without knowing why, with complex emotions welling up in her heart.
She once thought that Wen Siheng just wanted to take her home to reassure her family.
She also thought that this relationship could only remain unresolved.
"Nianhe?" Tang Yirui called softly. Xu Nianhe seemed to have just come back to his senses and smiled reluctantly.
"Congratulations to you, I couldn't even prepare a gift." She bit her lip and suppressed the turbulent emotions in her heart.
Wen Siheng nodded slightly, "As long as it comes to your mind."
During the meal, I heard that Wen Shuliang's office was planning a new project recently, and Xu Nianhe took the initiative to ask about their recent research direction.
"We are studying the application method of a new type of bridge fiber material, hoping to use it to effectively improve the earthquake resistance and load-bearing capacity of the bridge." Wen Shuliang replied.
"I heard that you have tried using this material on small buildings before." He added.
Wen Shuliang shared with her their recent projects and discussed the difficulties encountered in the design logic. They nodded to each other from time to time to express their agreement.
Although Jian Anran understood every word, when put together, she couldn't understand what they were talking about.
While one of them is a leader in his own industry and the other is a rising star in the construction industry, Jian Anran is just an undergraduate student who has not yet graduated.
What she is worried about is not the new direction of future industry development, nor is it new materials that improve performance.
The question is whether I can find an internship job next summer, and whether I should continue my studies after graduation, or start working immediately.
She really couldn't participate in the topic, so she could only eat her food and pick up a cup to drink water from time to time.
"Where's Siheng? I heard that you recently established your own studio." Tang Yirui asked.
Their son is not the kind of person who likes to share his life with family and friends. If they didn't call him, Wen Siheng would never take the initiative to contact him.
"Participate in the competition." Wen Siheng's answer was brief.
"Competition?" Xu Nianhe asked curiously, "Is it the one in Los Angeles?"
"I heard that they plan to use the previous venues in order to save money. It seems that they have indeed held a lot of bids and competitions to select renovation plans for some venues."
"No," Wen Siheng took a sip of water, "it's the one from Ludao."
"Ludao?" Xu Nianhe couldn't believe it, "Ludao City next door?"
Wen Siheng nodded and said: "The competition for affordable rental housing."
"Why are you participating in that kind of student competition?" Xu Nianhe was a little confused.
