During the meal, with Xu Yue's presence, Jiang Chuning was no longer as restrained and uncomfortable as before, and felt much more relaxed.
Xu Yuehui asked her about her experience in the past two years, and Jiang Chuning answered vividly.
Those experiences may be interesting, sad, hard, or lonely.
But maybe because of this, the current gathering seems particularly precious.
Shen Jin sat next to her and occasionally followed Xu Yue's words and asked her a question or two.
The whole atmosphere gradually changed from alienation to warmth.
When Jiang Chuning was talking to the two of them, he always had a bright and bright smile on his face, and his eyes were crooked and full of light.
Jiang Shanghan sat next to her and looked at her, the corners of his lips slightly raised.
After dinner, when Jiang Chuning was about to leave, Shen Jin stopped her, then turned around and took a box from the servant and opened it. Inside was a crystal clear mutton-fat jade bracelet.
She put this on Jiang Chuning's hand: "You bought me something like this, and I have nothing to give you. You can take this back."
Jiang Chuning opened her mouth. Even though Shen Jin didn't mention the origin of this bracelet, she could tell at a glance that it was valuable.
She subconsciously turned her head and glanced at Jiang Shanghan, who raised his eyebrows slightly, signaling for her to accept it.
Jiang Chuning plucked up the courage, stepped forward to hug Shen Jin, and whispered, "Thank you, Aunt Shen Jin."
Shen Jin gave a rare smile and patted her back gently: "Don't be polite to me, just come and spend more time with me."
Jiang Chuning nodded: "I will definitely do it."
On the way back, Jiang Chuning looked at the bracelet Shen Jin gave her over and over again and couldn't put it down. She seemed to like it even more than the ring Jiang Shanghan gave her.
She asked Jiang Shanghan tentatively: "Does Aunt Shen Jin accept me?"
Jiang Shanghan said: "I told you, she will like you very much."
Jiang Chuning hugged his arm happily and muttered: "If I had known this, I would have come to see her earlier. You don't even know how nervous I have been in the past few months. I didn't even think about the wedding..."
She said the last few words in a very low voice, and Jiang Shanghan didn't hear them clearly.
"What?"
Jiang Chuning raised his hand and looked at his bracelet with a smile on his face: "It's nothing, I am really loved by everyone."
Jiang Shanghan chuckled, his chest shaking slightly: "Yes, that's right."
Jiang Chuning didn't think it was a big deal when she said it herself, but he still agreed in a serious manner. Her ears couldn't help but turn red: "Then... let's go back to Jiang's house often in the future..."
"It depends."
Jiang Chuning curled her lips, but she understood that he didn't have much time. She whispered: "Then I'll come back by myself. Aunt Shen Jin looks really lonely alone."
Jiang Shanghan put his hands on her shoulders and looked out the window, wondering what he was thinking.
Jiang Chuning looked at the river scene not far away and suddenly said: "Do you still remember what you promised me?"
Jiang Shanghan recovered his thoughts: "Huh?"
"You really don't remember."
Jiang Shanghan: "..."
There were indeed many things he promised her.
Jiang Shanghan was silent for two seconds: "Can you remind me?"
Jiang Chuning came out of his arms and made a face: "No, forget it if you don't remember, it's not very important anyway."
Jiang Shanghan rubbed her head and smiled silently.
Jiang Chuning actually enjoyed his intimate behavior, and she could understand why Nian Gao always liked to nuzzle her with his head.
After a few short seconds, Jiang Chuning leaned into his arms again: "This is already good."
Someone once said that people cannot be too greedy and want everything, otherwise they will have nothing.
So, everything now is enough for her.
They were able to live together forever, her father was still alive, and Aunt Shen Jin accepted her.
There is nothing more beautiful than these combined.
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A few days later, Jiang Chuning made some desserts when the shop was not busy, and took them to Jiang's house.
Shen Jin was not surprised by her arrival.
Although the atmosphere was harmonious during the last meal, Jiang Chuning still felt inexplicably nervous when there were only the two of them now.
After she put the dessert down and sat for a while, she stood up and said, "I... I also brought it to Aunt Jiang Yue. I'll take it to her."
Shen Jin said: "She is still in the ancestral hall. I will have someone take her there later."
Just as she had promised, Xu Yue returned to the Jiang family and knelt in the ancestral hall for three years to show her filial piety and repentance.
After hearing what she said, Jiang Chuning sat down again.
Shen Jin's eyes fell on her empty wrist and asked, "Why aren't you wearing the bracelet I gave you?"
Jiang Chuning said: "I have to make desserts in the store every day. I'm afraid they might get damaged, so I put them away..."
As he said that, he was afraid that Shen Jin would be unhappy, so he quickly added, "I put it at home and kept it well."
Shen Jin smiled lightly and did not ask any more questions about this question. Instead, he said: "I believe you can also see that my relationship with Han is not very good. Ever since I was a child, I have always asked for him. He is very strict and harsh, and only wants him to avenge his father and inherit the position of the head of the Jiang family, but ignores his inner feelings."
Jiang Chuning was slightly stunned: "He never told me this..."
But after saying the words, Jiang Chuning suddenly remembered that when she was worried that Aunt Shen Jin didn't like her, Jiang Shanghan said, "You are living with me." She originally thought that it was a comforting word, but now it seems that it seems It's not without reason.
Shen Jin continued: "I once objected to you being together.
Because I think you will make him make wrong choices and lose the ability to make decisions that he should have."
Jiang Chuning said nothing and pursed her lips slightly. She could not deny that this was indeed the case.
"Because he was destined to embark on this road, Shanghan has been burdened with many things since he was a child. His personality and emotions are very cold, but that time he had a fight with me because of you.
Your father and I wanted to facilitate your marriage before, so we each got what we needed.
If I had known that he would fall in love with you, I would not have done this."
Jiang Chuning clenched her hands on her knees: "Aunt Shen Jin, I..."
"Ningning, you are a good boy. I can also know what attracted Shanghan to you, so I hope that in the days to come, you can love him as much as you do now, and he will love you in the same way."
After hearing what she said, a smile gradually appeared on Jiang Chuning's face and he nodded seriously: "Thank you Aunt Shen Jin, I will do it."
When Jiang Chuning left, Shen Jin said: "I hope that next time you come again, I can hear you call me mom."
Hearing this, Jiang Chuning was stunned for a moment.
The word mother is so strange and longing for her in her world.