PFC Chapter 239 I didn't have time to tell her
Chapter 239 I didn't have time to tell her
Mrs. Jiang didn't sleep well last night, and she looked exhausted and lifeless. "This is what I should do."
Since there's no way to avoid it, let's accept it. "Chunzhi, come in and help me with my hair and makeup."
If Zhou Tong really is his future daughter-in-law, then he cannot appear in front of her in such a dejected state today.
When Madam Jiang and Jiang Mingyun appeared at the entrance of the Jiang residence, Jiang Yichen was already waiting.
Madam Jiang looked at the carriage and the pile of gifts following behind it, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.
Jiang Mingyun moved closer to Madam Jiang and said, "We don't need to doubt my brother's intentions anymore. Look, his hair is all wet. I wonder how long he's been waiting for us here. And that carriage, it seems to be the best carriage in our Jiang family, right?"
“You don’t need to pretend, that is indeed the best carriage in our Jiang family.”
When Jiang Yichen saw Madam Jiang come out, he stepped forward and said, "Thank you for your hard work today, Mother."
"Well, Chen'er, we're just here today to get to know each other. Bringing so many gifts will scare Zhou Tong, and people who don't know the situation might think we're here to propose marriage."
"How could a betrothal gift consist of so little?!"
Jiang Yichen frowned slightly as he looked at the several boxes of things he had prepared.
Madam Jiang didn't know how to explain to her stepson, "Keep these gifts in the mansion for now, just pick one or two."
"How can that be? I don't know what she likes, so I asked my classmate, who suggested that I buy her one of everything she likes..."
"Who is this classmate of yours?" Madam Jiang had a terrible headache.
"Gu Qingfeng, he loves to play around, he knows more about these things than I do."
"Gu Qingfeng is back?" Jiang Mingyun asked in surprise.
"Yes, he came back last night. I happened to run into him at the city gate and asked him a few questions."
"...Why don't you ask Gu Qingfeng?"
Jiang Yichen didn't understand why his sister looked like she'd seen a ghost, but her expression suddenly made him wary.
He lowered his tone and asked, "Is there something wrong?"
Jiang Mingyun didn't dare roll her eyes at her brother, so she could only patiently say, "Brother, you've been in the same dormitory as Gu Qingfeng for many years. Don't you know what kind of person he is? When has he ever been reliable?"
Why do you talk badly about people behind their backs?
Just as Madam Jiang was about to tell Jiang Mingyun that it was inappropriate for her to discuss others behind their backs, she heard Gu Qingfeng's voice hurriedly coming over.
"Great, you haven't set off yet, I've finally made it."
"What's it to you?" Jiang Mingyun looked at Gu Qingfeng and retorted.
While his own elder brother dared not, Gu Qingfeng didn't care.
"My brother is getting married, so naturally I have to stand by and offer my guidance."
"So you two brothers are going? My mother and I aren't going?"
Madam Jiang, unable to bear it any longer, slapped her hand, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Gu Qingfeng then greeted Madam Jiang, saying, "Greetings, Madam Jiang."
"Good, good, you're so thoughtful to come and keep our Chen'er company so early."
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just happened to be back and had nothing to do, so I came to see who has attracted the attention of our talented Jiang Da."
"Didn't your brother tell you? He's taken a liking to the owner of a bookstore."
Gu Qingfeng choked, "Cough cough cough, who are you talking about?"
"The owner of a bookstore."
"No, isn't the owner of that bookstore a man? He also seems to have a strange name, something like 'Bi' or something?"
"...His name is Bibi. He's not the owner. The owner of the bookstore is a woman named Zhou Tong."
Have I seen it before?
"You probably haven't met her before, have you? I think she arrived in the capital after we went to Jiangnan."
“Indeed, if there is such an outstanding woman that Brother Jiang has taken a liking to her, I would definitely recognize her. Very well, today I will follow her to see what kind of beauty has captivated our Brother Jiang.”
Gu Qingfeng looked on with amusement, "I didn't expect that after I was gone for a while, Brother Jiang would be getting engaged."
"...Stop talking nonsense and let's get going."
Madam Jiang glanced at the gifts behind the carriage, quickly organizing her thoughts.
"This is our first time visiting, so you don't need to bring so much stuff. Please wait a moment while I check what you brought. Just pick one or two items."
Jiang Yichen thought about it and agreed; his mother was definitely more reliable than Gu Qingfeng.
"Thank you for your trouble, Mother."
Madam Jiang casually opened one of the boxes and almost lost control of her expression when she saw that it was filled with gold and silver jewelry.
Jiang Mingyun followed beside Madam Jiang. The moment the box was opened, it almost blinded his own eyes—or rather, his human eyes.
She tried to reach out and take out one or two items, but her hand was slapped away by Jiang Yichen, who was following behind her.
"No, brother, these are all your best treasures that you've kept hidden away all these years, right?"
Jiang Mingyun pointed to a set of jewelry inside, pouting, "I begged you for so long for that set of jewelry, but you wouldn't give it to me."
"How can you be so shameless as to leave things for your sister-in-law that your brother kept for you?" Madam Jiang sometimes couldn't stand Jiang Mingyun.
"But my brother didn't say he was going to give it to my sister-in-law."
Jiang Yichen had already noticed the strange expression on Madam Jiang's face. "Mother, is there something wrong with these gifts?"
Not to mention Madam Jiang, even Jiang Mingyun knew, "Brother, who brings a whole box of gold, silver and jewelry on their first visit? Besides, Zhou Tong doesn't seem to care much about these things."
If Zhou Tong were here, she would definitely shout, "Who says I don't care? I care a lot!"
Jiang Yichen was at a loss for words after hearing these words.
Madam Jiang sighed and picked out a bracelet of good quality and a pair of earrings from the pile of glittering gold jewelry.
"I won't look at the rest. You can take them back for now. If you want to give them to her, you can send them as betrothal gifts later. It's really not appropriate to take them all today."
"Listen to your mother."
Jiang Yichen waved his hand, and a group of people quickly came over and took all the items back to the mansion.
He reached out to help Madam Jiang into the carriage. Just as Jiang Mingyun was about to reach out and touch her, he withdrew his hand.
Jiang Mingyun dared not object, but secretly pursed her lips and cursed him in her heart for his obsessive cleanliness, before climbing onto the carriage herself.
Gu Qingfeng then rode off with Jiang Yichen.
When they arrived at Youjian Bookstore, it was not yet open.
The group looked at the tightly closed gate, feeling somewhat melancholy.
Madam Jiang looked at Jiang Yichen and tentatively asked, "Chen'er, does Zhou Tong know that we are coming to visit today?"
"I didn't have a chance to tell her."
Jiang Yichen was frank, but this made things difficult for the group.