Shu Ran called Chen Sen and told him that Jiang Fan was about to bring his new wife from Hong Kong to the Capital to meet relatives and friends, asking him to prepare a wedding banquet.
“The dishes will be based on the best from our eight major cuisines. It doesn’t matter whether they’re spicy or not. Anyway, if you try something new, you can get used to everything.” Shu Ran explained carefully.
Everyone back in Beijing heard about Jiang Fan’s happy event a few days before, but they didn’t expect him to bring her back to see relatives and friends so soon.
However, it was a really good thing, so Chen Sen quickly said: “Don’t worry, I’ll prepare for it.” He then asked: “What time will you arrive? I’ll arrange for someone to pick you up.”
“About five o’clock in the afternoon. Let’s have dinner when we get back.” Shu Ran said.
“Okay.” Chen Sen hung up the phone and immediately told the rest of the family the good news. Now everyone moved from Nanshi to the Capital. The business back in the county town was taken care of by some of their little brothers, and they have only gone back once in the last year and a half.
“Xiao Fan is bringing his wife back?” Xue Feng said happily. “That’s great! That child is already twenty-nine and he is finally married!”
Jiang Fan and Chen Kai were the same age and both were bachelors… She remembered that very clearly!
“Good thing, good thing, then I’ll order food quickly, otherwise it will be too late tomorrow morning!” Xue Yan was studying with her son in the study room. After hearing the news, she came out and walked around twice, really happy for Jiang Fan.
“Tsk, tsk, that brat moved really fast! He has only been away for a few days, and he’s already bringing a girl back from Hong Kong!” Chen Kai was also very happy for his brother, but he also couldn’t help but smile bitterly… Because the whole family was looking at him, making him feel depressed: “What are you looking at me for?! Do I not want to marry?!”
“Then you should just marry someone!” Everyone said with disgust.
“If it doesn’t work out, then just go and be someone’s son-in-law.” Chen Qingshan said. “Anyway, you still have your eldest brother at home.”1His father is basically like “Just go and marry into your wife’s family already, you’re no son of mine!” :))
Chen Kai: “…”
“Yes, let’s send Kaizi out for marriage.” Chen Sen also added half-seriously: “I know the CEO of a food group. He only has a daughter in his family and he’s currently looking for a son-in-law.”
“Are you serious?!” Chen Kai stared at his brother in slight horror.
Are you kidding me?! Really packing me up and sending me to someone’s door as a son-in-law?!
Chen Kai felt that he really couldn’t stay in that family anymore… All of them, either one or the other, were so cruel to him. Just because he was not married and had no partner, they regarded him as less and less of a human being!
“Just kidding.” Chen Sen smiled.
“Haha…” Chen Kai sincerely felt that that sentence was more of a joke, and the previous one was more sincere.
However, if he were to tell the truth, Chen Sen indeed had that idea. But how to put it, even if his little brother was packed and sent to the door, he still felt that Chen Kai would not be able to catch the eye of that lady… She had good conditions in all aspects and was also very good at business. If nothing unexpected happened, she would be the successor of the group in the future.
With such good conditions, it would be strange for her to fancy Chen Kai.
Back on the Hong Kong side, since there was plenty of time before boarding the plane, those who had gone out to party the previous night now slept until they woke up naturally, slowly getting up to prepare.
The weather at the end of August was sunny and cloudless.
Shu Ran held a glass of water and stood on the balcony of his villa, overlooking the entire Hong Kong Island for the last time that day. He didn’t know for how long he watched, but a pair of arms hugged his narrow waist from behind, and then a delicate kiss fell on his shoulder. The other person also complained in a low voice: “You, sneaking through my wardrobe…”
Shu Ran snorted unprepared and raised his chin, making it easier for the other party’s lips to patrol around and spread: “I’m just wearing your shirt… Don’t make it sound like I stole it.”
He was, after all, dressed to impress.
“That’s not necessary.” Xu Shen kissed the pitiful and small Adam’s apple, feeling strange in his heart. His wife was already twenty-seven that year, but his face was still fair, with no beard and a not-that-prominent Adam’s apple. Seeing that he was approaching thirty, but he was still like that…
A handsome and clean appearance.
Feeling that his boyfriend was distracted, Shu Ran took the opportunity to push his chin away, pull up his collar, and cover the exposed piece of fair skin: “We’re leaving, right? I’m going to change clothes.”
“Okay.” Xu Shen kissed his neck one last time, savoring the taste of his wife’s skin.
In the afternoon, the departing plane streaked across the blue sky, leaving behind two snow-white contrails that looked just like clouds from the ground. It was a not-so-short three-hour flight.
When Shu Ran set foot back in his Motherland, the feeling of loss that he felt while leaving Hong Kong promptly disappeared. At that time, he only had a full sense of belonging in his heart. After all, he was back in his hometown.
The driver arranged by Chen Sen took them directly to Chen Sen’s home. Liang Jia Yi, who had never been to the Mainland, was shocked when she saw the courtyard houses of the Capital for the first time. Her most intuitive feeling was that… The place was really big! Whether it was a public venue or a private courtyard, everything was so spacious that it was almost inhumane!
“Wow, there’s more than one courtyard inside?!” Liang Jia Yi followed everyone through the door, her face filled with disbelief.
“That’s what a courtyard house is like.” Jiang Fan said. “Brother Sen’s house has three entrances, which is actually not bad.”
“Is this okay?!” Liang Jia Yi lowered her voice to avoid looking too surprised.
“I also have a few of them, but they’re too big for just the two of us to live in. They won’t gather enough energy and are not good for Feng Shui.” Jiang Fan remembered that Hong Kong people were very particular about Feng Shui, so his wife should understand.
“Yes, I know.” Liang Jia Yi nodded.
Shu Ran and Xu Shen also live in the same neighborhood, called Linyuan. The living area seemed to be very large, but the house was relatively small, especially the bedroom and study room. Those two places were the most lively since they spent the majority of their time there.
There were also small animals at home to increase the aura, such as fish, turtles, birds, cats, etc. However, Jiang Fan felt that Shu Ran simply liked raising things, so he picked everything up. He heard from Xu Shen that Shu Ran would even come home with additional small rescues from time to time.
As for Xu Shen, he said that as long as his wife didn’t pick a living person for them to raise, all was good and acceptable.
The whole Chen family was waiting at home so when they saw them coming back, they immediately greeted them warmly. For a while, the room was lively, with everyone talking to each other.
“What a beautiful girl!” After introducing each other, Xue Feng and Xue Yan, that pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, took Jiang Fan’s new wife to look at her: “She’s really beautiful! How can there be such a beautiful girl?”
Liang Jia Yi blushed at the praise, quickly looking at Jiang Fan to ask for help… But who knew that Jiang Fan not only didn’t rescue her but also laughed at her along with everyone: “Of course, Jia Yi has participated in a beauty pageant and even won the title of Miss Photogenic! The eyes of the crowd were sharp!”
“Hello?!” Liang Jia Yi stared at him, thinking why was that person like that?!
“Oh, I see, no wonder!” Everyone nodded, thinking that the Hong Kong judge was really discerning and didn’t make any mistakes: “The title is so suitable!”
While they were all talking, Shu Ran bumped into Chen Kai with a smile, asking him in a low voice: “Brother Kai, are you envious?”
“Me?” Chen Kai immediately pointed to his nose and sneered. “It’s good to be single. Look at those of you who have wives, which one of you can live as coolly as me?”
All of them were yes-men who followed their wives, making people afraid of getting married just by looking at them!
“Oh, there’s no need to be envious. I’m afraid you’ll be unable to sleep the more you think about it at night.” Shu Ran nodded.
“Fart!” Chen Kai curled his lips.
“Jia Yi, let’s go have dinner!” The new daughter-in-law from Hong Kong was enthusiastically taken away by the women at home, leaving the men to greet each other by themselves.
It wasn’t that they didn’t want to at least greet Shu Ran but… It was mainly because Xu Shen kept a close eye on people, never letting anyone take Shu Ran away from him.
Sometimes when he wasn’t paying attention, Xue Feng wanted to take the opportunity to say a few common words to Shu Ran, but before she could open her mouth, Xu Shen’s eyes were already staring at her.
It was as if someone wanted to take away his wife.
Over time, no one dared to touch Shu Ran under Xu Shen’s eyes so they just… Let it be!
“What are you whispering to Kaizi?” Xu Shen came closer and put his arm around Shu Ran’s shoulders. “Come on, didn’t you say you were hungry back in the car?”
Of course, Xu Shen wanted to monopolize his wife’s attention. Anyway, the Chen Sen family knew they were together, so there was no need to shy away from getting close.
But he still kept himself in check. After all, there were children present…
“I’m just concerned about Brother Kai’s mood right now.” Shu Ran blinked and whispered.
“Huh?” Xu Shen slightly turned around, glanced at Chen Kai’s depressed face, and smiled.
“Do you really care?!” Chen Kai gritted his teeth. “You’re obviously just taking pleasure in others’ misfortunes…”
“What they say is the truth… What does schadenfreude mean?” Chen Sen laughed twice and pointed at his little brother: “This is what schadenfreude means.”
“Get out!” Chen Kai glanced at the door, and if everyone opened their mouths again, he would rush out.
“Fanzi went to Hong Kong for a trip and managed to bring Miss Photogenic back to his family. What do you think you can do to win against that?” Chen Sen said. “You won’t even consider delivering yourself to a lady’s home.”
“Really, get out!” Chen Kai directly kicked his brother this time. How could he be so annoying?!
So what if he was envious?!
Not only was he envious, but he was also jealous!
Who didn’t want to marry a beautiful wife?! And also, the wives of all of his brothers are all excellent! He really couldn’t find one to match them!
Everyone had a good dinner, except for Chen Kai who had a stomach ache right after eating. Otherwise, he would have liked to pack his bags and go straight to Hong Kong for a vacation!
Jiang Fan happened to say that he was just bringing his wife back for a trip, but they’ll still move to Hong Kong and develop business there.
Chen Kai wondered, did those people marry girls from there just to take advantage of the Hong Kong market?! No way, right?! But after he thought about it for a while, he felt that it was nonsense. With their current worth, there was no need to set up a marriage for money…
After the meal, Chen Kai took advantage of the opportunity to catch Jiang Fan alone. He grabbed him by the collar, throwing him to a corner: “You traitor, didn’t you agree that we two should be diamond bachelors together?!”
“Love just came!” Jiang Fan also felt aggrieved. “What can I do?!”
“Traitor!” Chen Kai stared at the man who suddenly got married…
…Damn, he looked very happy!
Also, can he not be happy with such a beautiful wife in his arms?!
“Kaizi, I’m sorry, I was wrong…” Jiang Fan’s apology was without sincerity, and there was even a hint of a smile on his lips.
“Hmph!” Chen Kai thought for a moment, let go of the other party’s collar, and helped to smooth it considerately. “What about that, Fanzi, you have to go back there, right?”
“Yeah.” Jiang Fan responded.
“Take me along with you?” Chen Kai was very flexible. He was fierce and ruthless just now, but now he was flattering and sweet: “Ask your wife if she has any best friends or sisters…”
“I don’t dare to arrange it. You have to ask Brother Sen.” Jiang Fan said.
“Why ask him about my life-long event?!” Chen Kai glared unhappily.
“If you marry a not-so-good but beautiful woman from somewhere, what if she doesn’t get along with your family?” Jiang Fan patted Chen Kai’s head: “I don’t trust your vision at all, nor do I believe you can handle a relationship well.”
“Get lost!” Chen Kai waved his hand and shouted angrily.
In fact, Jiang Fan was very worried that Chen Kai would do something stupid on impulse after getting stimulated by him, so he told Chen Sen that Chen Kai wanted to find a wife in Hong Kong.
“I know.” Chen Sen felt that Jiang Fan was right to worry. It would be strange if Chen Kai, with his stupid brain, could actually manage to find a good wife by himself…
After dinner at Chen’s house, the brothers went back to their respective homes. The next day, everyone had their own arrangements. Jiang Fan must have taken Liang Jia Yi back to his parent’s house to meet them, and Xu Shen left for work at around nine o’clock in the morning. Shu Ran originally wanted to go with him, but Xu Shen felt that there was no need to go straight to work after a long journey.
And as for Chen Kai… Shu Ran heard that he was packed and shipped to a blind date by his brother.
Not knowing what the outcome was, he planned to call and ask in the evening. During the day when he didn’t go to work, Shu Ran had nothing to be busy with. He just stayed leisurely in the forest garden, feeding the fish, turtles, and birds, petting cats, and slowly holding a copy of “The Art World of Film Directors” in his hand.
He really liked that kind of quiet life amidst the chaos. As his career grew bigger and bigger, Shu Ran was always afraid that he would be dominated by those external things and eventually lose himself.
Between him and Xu Shen, there must always be one who managed to jump out, rather than both of them sinking in completely.
“What are you doing?” At noon, Xu Shen sent a text message to his mobile phone.
“Reading, will you be back at noon?” Shu Ran replied.
Xu Shen replied after a while: “I was just about to tell you. Lao Tu and I will go out to eat at noon. Remember to eat as well.”
“Hey, it’s almost time. Can I even forget about eating?” Shu Ran said.
“I’m just afraid you’ll forget.” Xu Shen smiled. He didn’t choose to make a phone call. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to hear Shu Ran’s voice, but he thought it was interesting to send text messages occasionally. He could read them when he got bored later. Even if the two of them talked a lot of nonsense…
“I know, you should go and eat quickly.” After Shu Ran replied to the message, he got up and went back to the house to eat.
He also liked sending text messages to Xu Shen. Sometimes the other party was too busy to reply to him in time, but as soon as he was done with work, he would always send him a long message in return.
It was quite interesting to think about how he could barely achieve necessary communication with others, but with Xu Shen, he turned into a complete chatterbox, full of nonsense.
In the afternoon, Xie Yuan who knew that he was back, made a special trip to his home as a guest and also brought his two apprentices who were now powerful designers of the Yunshang brand.
Since they dabbled in more and more industries, clothing was no longer the main business and was almost left in its entirety to Xie Yuan. Foreign luxury brands had a big impact on the Mainland market in recent years, but it didn’t matter. Everyone still insisted on taking the route of fewer but more refined products.
They weren’t making big money from it anyway.
“Um, Xu Shen isn’t home, right?” Xie Yuan asked that question as soon as he sat down.
Shu Ran was amused: “No, why are you so afraid of him?”
“Hey, I’m not afraid of him…” Xie Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and explained vividly: “I’m just too lazy to get in his way. Ever since he felt that we had a secret, he has always disliked me.”
Originally, Xie Yuan didn’t know that Shu Ran and Xu Shen had that kind of relationship, nor did he know that the sexy outfits Shu Ran was going to make were just for Xu Shen to see…
It was Xu Shen’s own behavior that exposed the truth!
Looking back now, Xie Yuan even suspected that Xu Shen deliberately let him know the truth! Thinking about it in that way, Xu Shen was indeed a man with scheming intentions.
Fortunately, their secrets were still closely guarded by each other. No one knew that they seemed to be serious people, but in private, they designed such “immoral” clothes with bright eyes.
“Haha, actually, Brother Shen, it’s not aimed at you…” Shu Ran wanted to explain.
“Yes, it’s not against me.” Xie Yuan said. “He’s just against everyone close to you, am I right?”
Shu Ran coughed slightly in embarrassment, thinking that was indeed the case.
“Forget it, just be happy.” Xie Yuan said with a complicated mood. He didn’t know since when but it was no longer easy to meet Shu Ran after all the work gradually moved out of his hand. Even if Xu Shen occasionally brought him to the company, the person people connected with was still not him. Of course, since Xu Shen was in charge, it was only natural that everyone should report to him.
“I acquiesced.” Shu Ran nodded.
Life was life, how could two people just dive into work? He wanted to create a comfortable space for Xu Shen. Besides, Shu Ran was sure that Xu Shen was not the kind of person who would plot against him. Even if he subconsciously imagined that scenario, it would still be impossible. Any thought of that would be blasphemy against their relationship.
Since he had guests, some afternoon tea was indispensable. Shu Ran even ordered the kitchen at home to help them set up the barbecue stove. Several people gathered around the stove to barbecue by themselves, and the smell was so good that the little cats in the courtyard were spinning around at their feet.
“Can we give them something to eat?” Xie Yuan’s apprentices were all little girls who felt pity for the cats and wanted to feed them.
“No, they have cat food. If they eat this, they won’t be able to digest it.” Shu Ran was not really supposed to eat like that either, but whatever… Xu Shen wouldn’t be home until after six o’clock, so there was plenty of time to put the stove away before dark. It was what it was…
“Who came up with the cumin-grilled chicken wings? It’s so delicious!” Xie Yuan was sweating from the heat, but his face was full of happiness.
“Roasted butter is the gift of gods…” Shu Ran also ate so hard that his mouth turned shiny.
It was only around four o’clock in the afternoon. Xu Shen stepped into his yard and smelled… The overbearing smell of cumin and chili powder from afar. He raised his eyebrows. Needless to say, it must be his wife again. Eating heavy-flavored food in secret at home.
But Xu Shen didn’t expect that there would be three additional accomplices that day.
Xie Yuan was stunned to see Xu Shen striding towards him. He turned to Shu Ran with a broken expression: “Didn’t you say he won’t come back until after six o’clock?!”
When Shu Ran saw that Xu Shen was back home early, he also felt frightened, but only for a second. Everything happened anyway, so he continued to eat: “It’s okay, even if he came later, he could still see what I ate.”
“Aren’t you afraid?” They all shared the forbidden meal in the courtyard and Xie Yuan knew very well that Xu Shen was strict in managing Shu Ran.
“Not afraid.” Shu Ran said.
“Okay.” Xie Yuan thought so. Since Xu Shen loved Shu Ran that much and he just wanted to eat barbecue and act coquettishly… Maybe he was just behaving in a spoiled manner?
However, Shu Ran rolled his eyes. He had never thought of using that method to gain Xu Shen’s understanding. What was the point if he could only eat it once in a while?
“Comrade Shu Ran, what are you eating? Is it spicy?” Xu Shen came over and looked at the barbecue stove that had many signs of use: “Are you a habitual offender? The stove is still 50% full.”
“Well, your boss just did what he wanted to do.” Shu Ran wiped off a bunch of butter from his mouth, looking at Xu Shen confidently: “So what if I eat it?”
Xu Shen: “…”
Xie Yuan was truly stunned. He gave Shu Ran a thumbs up, but quickly took it back timidly…
…Xu Shen didn’t dare to do anything to Shu Ran, but he definitely dared to do something to him!!!
“Did I say anything?” Xu Shen touched his nose and sat down next to Shu Ran. “I’m hungry too and it smells good. Can you grill me two skewers?”
“Okay.” Shu Ran took action and looked at Xie Yuan with a stern look. That guy watched them, looking too shocked.
“Brother Yuan, why are you free to come here today?” Xu Shen looked at Xie Yuan and asked.
“I’m bored staying in the office…” Xie Yuan then pointed to his two apprentices: “Bring the young people out to pick up the fun. Isn’t your home beautiful? It’s also delicious here…”
“Oh, it’s not easy to come visit. How about you also stay for dinner?” Xu Shen said.
“No need, how embarrassing is that?” Xie Yuan said.
“That’s up to you.” Xu Shen said simply.
“Hey, I knew you were just asking politely.” Xie Yuan clicked his tongue.
Xu Shen showed a hypocritical smile.
Listening to the two of them fighting with words made everyone laugh. Anyway, it was not good to go out at night, and in the end, everyone left before dark, full after eating the barbecue.
After seeing off the guests, Shu Ran remembered something and called Chen Kai excitedly to express his condolences: “How are you, Brother Kai, did the blind date go well today?”
“Forget it…” Chen Kai, who was paralyzed at home, sighed: “In the first years, I could still go on blind dates with little girls, but now… Alas, your Brother Kai’s business is going from bad to worse.”
“Hey, could it be that Brother Sen introduced you to… A divorced woman with children?” Shu Ran asked.
“That’s not the case!” Chen Kai jumped up: “Why?! Do you also think I need to have children as soon as I get married?!”
Shu Ran snorted: “Then tell me, what’s going on?”
Chen Kai hesitated: “Actually, it’s nothing… She’s just three years older than me.”
“Isn’t that great?” Shu Ran said: “An educated and professional woman with a purse full of gold bricks. Since Brother Sen introduced her to you, it means she’ll definitely make you rich.”
“Am I short of money?!” Chen Kai asked angrily.
“Yeah, well, we’re not short of money either…” Shu Ran thought. “Then if you don’t like her, it’s fine to refuse.” Who could force Chen Kai to marry a wife he didn’t like?
“You don’t understand…” Chen Kai said. “Except for being three years older than me, everything else is pretty good! Her body, appearance, and ability are all great!”
“Oh? Then it looks like you’re on the same page.” Shu Ran ate the fruit that Xu Shen fed him, and the juice stained his lips. The other party even helped wipe it with a tissue.
“Three years older than me…” Chen Kai immediately shook his head and said.
“Then it’s over as soon as you refuse.” Shu Ran said the same thing.
“She looks like what I like…” Chen Kai sighed.
“Well, there you go!” Shu Ran slapped the table and said.
“Three years older…” Chen Kai struggled unwillingly.
“You, just get out!” Shu Ran pushed his hair back and forth, cursing into the phone: “Then what do you want?! You don’t want her but you don’t want to refuse her either! You deserve to be single!”
Then he hung up the phone angrily. Ineffective communication was really annoying, okay?!
“Why are you so angry?” Xu Shen asked calmly.
Hearing that, Shu Ran threw the phone to Xu Shen, thinking that he couldn’t be annoyed by himself: “Didn’t Brother Kai go on a blind date today? He’s a little confused. You call him to help sort his mind out.”
“Okay.” Xu Shen nodded.
Xu Shen was also concerned about Chen Kai’s marriage. Although he guessed why Shu Ran was angry, he still called and planned to analyze and consult with Chen Kai.
“Then you guys chat slowly while I read my book.” Shu Ran also felt that Xu Shen, a calm person, should be able to calm Chen Kai down, right?
However, Shu Ran stayed in the study for about ten minutes and heard Xu Shen’s voice coming faintly but gradually getting louder and louder, sounding quite annoyed…
…Well, only Chen Kai had that ability!
…………
Compared to the stalemate situation on Chen Kai’s side, it was much smoother for Jiang Fan and his wife to meet their relatives and friends. The Jiang family was extremely happy to see Liang Jia Yi.
The wife Jiang Fan found was really beautiful and generous. No wonder Jiang Fan had been so picky over the years… He quickly became the most admired person among his peers, the only criticism being that he never had a partner.
But now, he was fine. He finally found a home before turning thirty, and his wife was so good and beautiful, making everyone jealous of him all over again.
“Everyone in our family is a public official?” Liang Jia Yi found out about it after looking at the photos on the wall of Jiang’s house. Jiang Fan never told her…
“Not really, but it’s an old tradition in the family.” They planned to stay over at Jiang Fan’s parent’s house for the night, so they were now talking in the old house: “I used to be generous but couldn’t get into anything. My parents looked at me like a waste. It’s as if my life was over if I didn’t get admitted to public office.”
“No wonder you didn’t mention it.” Liang Jia Yi understood immediately after thinking about it. Growing up in that kind of environment, if she didn’t agree with everyone, she too would be very rebellious.
“I felt conflicted.” Jiang Fan nodded.
It was really hard at that time, and he admitted to going astray, but at least everyone corrected themselves together, and no one continued to fall.
“There is nothing wrong with wanting to live a different life.” Liang Jia Yi shook her husband’s hand and comforted softly. “Everyone has their life trajectory, and no one has the right to decide for others what to do or not to do, even under the guise of their own good.”
“You’re so educated.” Jiang Fan happily hugged his other half. Speaking of which, he trusted his feelings, and the people he liked and felt comfortable with were all people who respected others and were not narrow-minded.
“Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you.” Liang Jia Yi said, leaning on her husband: “Imagine that you’re the person involved. You’ll feel very offended, right? First of all, I’m myself, and secondly, I don’t belong to someone else.”
“Yes, I’ll respect you.” Jiang Fan said with a smile. “Your husband will defend your freedom to the death.”
Liang Jia Yi was stunned, then smiled movedly: “I’m really proud to have married you.”
In the next few days before returning to Hong Kong, Jiang Fan planned to take his other half to visit the worthwhile places in the Capital and take some souvenir photos. And so, he asked Shu Ran to go with them and be the photographer.
“Do you even approved of my photography skills?” Shu Ran was not unwilling, but he felt like he was being maliciously retaliated against… If he really went, would he be stuffed full of dog food?
“What can I do? I can’t take pictures of myself, right?” Jiang Fan said.
He had seen the photos Shu Ran took of Xu Shen, and they were okay. Although not very technical, the effects and atmosphere were surprisingly good. Of course, if one took pictures of people they liked, there was no point in taking bad pictures.
“As long as you don’t dislike it.” Shu Ran happily accepted the job.
After turning around and talking to Xu Shen, Xu Shen asked; “When are you going?”
“What are we going…” Shu Ran said in surprise. “You don’t want to come with us, do you? It will take a few days and you still have to go to other places…”
“You’ve been saying that for several days.” Xu Shen pinched his face. “Then… I really can’t come?”
Staying alone in an empty house… Barely thirty but already an empty nester.
“Okay!” Shu Ran looked at him and smiled, then picked up the phone: “Then I’ll send a notice to Brother Fan. Boss Xu will be joining us. Let’s see if he’s happy or surprised.”
“I think he’ll be shocked.” Xu Shen was quite self-aware. Compared to Shu Ran, his personality was not very popular.
It wasn’t that people didn’t like him… They just all wanted to share those trivial matters of life with Shu Ran.
“Brother Fan replied to my message. He expressed that he was shocked that you wanted to track me. Let me read you the original text…” Shu Ran cleared his throat, looking at the screen of his mobile phone: “Ahem, is that true?! I’m just borrowing you for a few days… Oh my god, exclamation point, exclamation point.”
“Haha.” Xu Shen said.
Shu Ran replied to Jiang Fan: “Brother Shen said that was very sweet of you.”
Jiang Fan: “…”
Do those two people share the same brain?!
They exchanged news so quickly… Jiang Fan was quite puzzled. Although he also had a wife, he still felt that there was nothing he could show off in front of those two men!
Hearing that the four of them were going out as a group to other districts, Chen Sen thought that since they had to take care of children, he and his wife hadn’t been out for a long time, so he shamelessly applied to join Jiang Fan’s honeymoon travels.
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to squeeze into your two-person world…” Chen Sen coughed lightly. “But I was thinking that there are already four of you anyway, so adding two more wouldn’t hurt, right?”
“It doesn’t matter if it’s crowded or not.” Jiang Fan thought awkwardly: “We just plan to play mahjong together. If you two come, there will be two more players. How about you call two more so we have enough for two tables?”
Chen Sen thought to himself: “My brother is so generous! He didn’t think of anything, but thought of this!”
“I’ll call Kaizi.” He immediately said.
“That’s still one less…” Jiang Fan said.
Chen Sen hung up the phone, came to his brother’s room, looked at his head, and slapped him lightly: “You already failed to live up to expectations. How about putting together two tables of mahjong?”
Being beaten again unexpectedly made Chen Kai jump: “Brother, why are you so crazy?!” He then pointed at Chen Sen: “You must give me a reason for this beating!”
Chen Sen said: “The four of us are going to climb the Great Wall, will you come?”
“…” Chen Kai put down his finger: “You’ll go out to play? Then I’ll come as well!”
Don’t think they could leave him behind again!
…Maybe this was his chance to pick up a wife!
“It’s inconvenient to use odd numbers. Can you think of someone else to call?” Chen Sen said.
“…” Chen Kai’s mind flashed to his blind date of that day, but he had already decided to give up on her. He gritted his teeth and said: “You go ahead and call, I have no one to call.”
“Then I’ll call.” Chen Sen said.
“Well, it’s up to you.” Chen Kai didn’t pay too much attention. He felt his brother would probably call someone everyone knew, maybe Xie Yuan.
It didn’t matter who he called, as long as he himself could go!
However, no. The one Chen Sen decided to call was precisely the blind date which made Chen Kai indecisive and get scolded several times. The sister who was three years older than Chen Kai, named Fang Jie. She was usually very busy, had a strong personality, and was serious about words. Perhaps because of her personality, Fang Jie never bothered to make friends during those years of work. She usually had little private life, so getting invited to play mahjong actually made her feel quite excited.
“There are seven people, five men, and two women, so there is no need to worry about embarrassment.” Chen Sen said clearly and considerately.
“Okay.” After a little thought, Fang Jie probably knew who was among these people. Even if it was just to expand her network, she still had to go: “Then I’ll bother you.”
“You’re welcome, we’re glad you can come.” Chen Sen really admired Fang Jie. It would be great if that girl could become his younger sister.
In that way, the travel lineup was decided resolutely. There were eight people in total, about to set off the next day. However, it was unclear whether Liang Jia Yi could easily adapt to such a crowded social event. Jiang Fan asked worriedly: “Do you think there are too many people?”
“No.” Liang Jia Yi said. “Think about it, you’re going to be away for the next half a year. It would be nice to get together with everyone. Besides…” Her smiling eyes shone with hope. “I’m very happy too. Since I want to fit into your circle, traveling together is a good decision!”
“Okay, if you say that, I feel relieved.” Jiang Fan lowered his head and kissed his wife’s lips: “I am also very proud to marry you back, Mrs. Jiang.”
Everyone received news of the personnel changes. When Shu Ran saw the final list, he was dumbfounded and gave a thumbs-up: “This… Brother Sen…”
It was obviously a honeymoon trip for a young couple, but it unexpectedly evolved into an eight-person group trip. Really, too crazy!
“Is it my fault?” Xu Shen rarely reflected on himself: “I feel like I am the stone that broke the window…”
“Then since it’s all broken, why think so much?” Shu Ran didn’t have any psychological burden. The opportunity was rare, and the young couple would have plenty of time to be alone in the future.
“You’re right.” Xu Shen’s reflection lasted less than five seconds.
The two looked at each other in tacit understanding, then laughed. Well, whatever!
“Just in time!” Xu Shen said happily. “The suitcase brought back from Hong Kong has not been opened yet, so let’s just take it with us.”
“Laziness has its advantages…” Shu Ran sighed.
The two laughed again.
The main thing was that Xu Shen never let others touch their personal belongings, so he had to clean everything up by himself.
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