Jiang Chaoge smiled, "Chen Ming and I grew up together. The elders are pushing for marriage, but neither of us is interested in that."

The old lady nodded, slowly sat down, took a bite of food, and asked, "What’s wrong with that boy Chen Ming that you look down on him like this? Don’t tell me he’s not interested in you. I heard he used to like you a lot a few years back."

Jiang Chaoge was silently lamenting, hating Chen Ming, and blaming her mother for arranging this blind date on her own accord. Now she was really in a passive position.

She steadied her nerves and said, "Yes... there was something like that, but we’ve both made it clear."

"Did you make it clear in a way where both families met?" The old lady asked pointedly.

Jiang Chaoge felt overwhelmed, thrown into disarray. Suddenly, she remembered something and immediately said, "Actually, Chen Ming likes Zhou Yunchen’s sister now. Between them..."

She lowered her voice, "Something might have happened!"

The old lady sneered silently in her heart—

She knew very well that even if Chen Ming had something with that Song Jia, he really did have a blind date dinner with Jiang Chaoge. Now she’s conveniently pushing Chen Ming onto Zhou Yunchen’s sister.

The old lady had her own calculations, but on the surface, she remained expressionless and asked the little kid burying his head in food, "Is that true?"

Gu Anxi looked up and smiled.

Jiang Chaoge immediately felt uneasy, afraid she would be betrayed.

But unexpectedly, Gu Anxi spoke the truth: "Ah... that, you should personally ask Chen Ming about what he’s done to Zhou Yunchen’s sister. I heard he was desperate to take responsibility recently."

The old lady rubbed her forehead and frowned, "How come he ended up on a blind date with Xiao Jiang again?"

Gu Anxi shook her head, "I don’t know about that."

She clung to the old lady, intimately saying, "Let’s eat, talk nonstop, don’t you want to let people eat?"

Pampered and spoiled, these words perfectly described her demeanor. Jiang Chaoge felt very uncomfortable. At that moment, the old lady lifted her gaze, speaking in a gentle tone, "Alright, I was wrong to blame you just now. But you should be careful not to become a third party. Just explain it to your family, it’s fine, sit down and eat together."

Jiang Chaoge felt like she was in hell and then heaven again. Her feelings were tangled and she sat down. The meal naturally didn’t taste good, but the old lady kept picking dishes for Gu Anxi, doting on her as if she were her own granddaughter... which made Jiang Chaoge feel even more sour, as if all her efforts were in vain, and the old lady didn’t care at all.

After the meal, the old lady had the little one stay over for a nap, Gu Anxi felt her round belly and went into the guest room. After closing the door, the old lady laughed, "Probably playing games again."

Poor Jiang Chaoge, after cooking and helping the servants clear the table, she finally got a cup of hot tea and drank it carefully.

The old lady sat there, flipping through a book and said, "Alright, you probably have things to do later, I won’t keep you. Don’t mind Anxi being naughty about making you cook, the family doesn’t lack people for work. As for you and Jingyao, just take care of things around him. I don’t meddle in his personal affairs, but I won’t tolerate any troublemakers here. Another thing, Anxi is also my child, if you can’t stand her or have any ill intentions towards her, I won’t tolerate that either."

Listening to such a reprimand, Jiang Chaoge could only endure it. She came here on her own and wanted to please the old lady.

However, without coming, she wouldn’t have understood the seriousness. The old lady had her hot and cold, making her not want to come back tomorrow. Now that the old lady relented, she naturally responded, "I will, don’t worry, old lady."

The old lady nodded, signaling the servants to bring some items as a token of thanks.

Jiang Chaoge felt quite gratified, unaware it was just the old lady maintaining appearances, not wanting her efforts to go unrewarded.

Jiang Chaoge took the items, intending to go to Jiang’s Hospital, but turned back home instead.

By chance, Jiang’s mother and Chen Ming’s mother were there, chatting on the sofa. As soon as they saw Jiang Chaoge return, Jiang’s mother waved, "Chaoge, come over. Aunt Chen brought some food for you."

Jiang Chaoge went over, casually putting down her things, and greeted, "Aunt Chen."

Chen Ming’s mother patted her hand, "How come you’re back at this time, all sweaty. You must be working hard."

Jiang’s mother laughed, "She’s in the office every day, what hard work? Probably went to the gym, right?"

Jiang Chaoge’s expression turned slightly awkward—

What gym? She went to the kitchen!

She sniffed herself, feeling unbearable, and stood up, "Aunt Chen, you and mom chat, I’m going upstairs to take a bath first."

Just as she was about to leave, Chen Ming’s mother said with a smile, "Wait, Chaoge, your aunt and your mom discussed something and want to talk to you."

Jiang Chaoge stopped, feeling a bit uneasy, turned around, and forced a smile, "What is it?"

Chen’s mother and Jiang’s mother exchanged a glance before Jiang’s mother spoke, "Chaoge, why don’t you and Chen Ming get engaged first? The eighth of next month is a good day..."

Jiang Chaoge froze, then frowned, "Mom, why didn’t you discuss this with me?"