Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 1168 - 686: Fifth Master: Not Even Dating Yet, Already Acting Like an Idiot? (Three Updates)
After Jiang Chengsi "warned" Jiang Jinsang, the two didn’t say much along the way. When they arrived at the old house, apart from Jiang Yanting’s family of four, they rarely saw Xie Duo.
He was sitting opposite Jiang Zhenhuan, seemingly in conversation. Seeing the two return, he stood up to greet them.
"Fourth Uncle, hands up!" Jiangjiang aimed a toy gun directly at Jiang Chengsi’s rear.
He was still fuming and couldn’t help but want to throw the little twerp out. He turned around and scooped him up, intentionally tossing him up lightly.
Jiangjiang let out a scream, drawing everyone’s attention.
"Jiang Chengsi!" The old lady frowned, "Don’t drop the child."
"I know what I’m doing." Jiang Chengsi was just teasing him; they’d often played like this when he was younger.
"What do you know? I heard about your interview, made the girl cry, quite the skill you have!" Jiang Chengsi’s notorious interview had already spread in the Beijing circle.
"Where did you hear that?"
"I went to listen to opera today, someone told me. I knew your personality would eventually cause problems! Now everyone in the circle knows you don’t have compassion for girls. Who would dare let their daughter marry you?" The old lady huffed coldly.
"Their intentions weren’t pure, all dolled up. I was already being polite."
"You..." The old lady picked up a nearby cane, intending to strike him, but seeing Xie Duo there, she held back her anger. "There are younger folks present, saving you some face."
Xie Duo coughed twice, secretly thinking:
This face could really remain unsaved, feel free to ignore me!
Anyhow, with Jiang Yanting together with his aunt, and Shen Shuci married to Huo Qinqi, his seniority was as low as dust.
The old lady, seeing someone unfazed by scolding or flattery, turned her target directly to Jiang Jinsang.
"Xiaowu, didn’t I ask you to keep an eye on him? How could you let him mess around like this?"
Jiang Chengsi smirked slightly, so Grandma sent you here, huh, serves you right, you can’t escape either.
However, one sentence from Jiang Jinsang made him furious again.
Facing the old lady’s questioning, he casually said, "Fourth brother warned me not to meddle in his affairs, just to take care of Wanwan and the child. As his younger brother, I have to listen to my brother."
Jiang Chengsi: "..."
Oh come on...
What’s this nonsense about? He warned him because he must have said something unnecessary in front of "Miss Xiao," what does it have to do with Grandma sending him to "supervise"?
And besides, since when have you ever treated me as your brother?
If it’s about being scheming and black-hearted, no one beats him.
"Chengsi?" The old lady frowned, "Xiaowu is your brother, you warned him? I sent him over, are you thinking to warn me?"
Jiang Chengsi was about to go mad!
What’s going on here, Jiang Xiaowu, you’re such a troublemaker!
Jiang Chengsi prepared to put Jiangjiang down, to calmly coax his grandma, but he held out his arms, still wanting to be tossed up again.
"Fourth Uncle, I want more!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
Jiang Chengsi frowned:
Kid, do you think you’re still two or three years old? Don’t you know how much you weigh?
You’ll break my arms!
...
Jiang Jinsang went upstairs to check on the child, supposedly Xiaowai was still asleep.
Jiang Chengsi finally managed to placate his grandma and sat down next to Xie Duo, who was talking with Jiang Zhenhuan and Jiang Yanting about some business matters in which he had little interest.
However, he did hear about a certain stock that soared, opening up by 7% on Monday, making him somewhat curious.
"Which stock is soaring like that? I might as well buy some." Jiang Chengsi spent a lot of money on this club and wouldn’t have involved Qi Zeyan and Jiang Jinsang as partners if he had sufficient funds.
The stock market is risky, but if you invest wisely, you can make money quickly.
"Mingyu International."
"Mingyu?" Jiang Chengsi raised an eyebrow, "Isn’t that from that family... they haven’t been doing well in recent years, how did they suddenly rise? Is this stock worth getting into?"
"No." Jiang Zhenhuan said bluntly.
"What do you mean? Is it going to fall? Is this family maliciously manipulating the market, pumping up the stock to harvest?"
Though Jiang Chengsi doesn’t dabble in stocks, he knows a thing or two.
"It’s said their family has hooked up with the Si Family, and there are rumors they might form an alliance, which is why their stock suddenly surged."
Xie Duo picked up where Jiang Yanting left off, "The main thing is that they have clarified, asking everyone not to spread rumors, but everyone in the circle is talking about it today. After all, where there’s smoke, there’s fire."
"The Si Family?" Jiang Chengsi chuckled lightly, "I’ve met people from the Si Family, they’re not fools, why would they take interest in that family."
"That person, I’ve met too, regularly visits my club, quite the pretender."
"Qi Zeyan is particular about his hairstyle and shoes, he’s honestly particular in those areas. But this person purely loves to act pretentious; yet, every time he visits the club, he spends quite a bit, so I don’t really care, let him do whatever he wants."
"Does the Si Family really take a liking to him? Maybe he just puts on a show in front of them. This Si Miss really has poor taste."
...
Jiang Chengsi was still complaining when the old lady passed by behind him and knocked on his head, "You don’t even know how to put on a show. You’re going to drive me crazy! You have the nerve to criticize others."
Xie Duo, sitting beside him, laughed out loud.
Fourth Master really is difficult.
Jiang Chengsi figured it out; Grandma just doesn’t like him. Even breathing seems wrong to her.
He decided not to speak and listened to their discussion. Apparently, their family has recently been getting close to You Hongxian, making connections with the Si Family through him.
Truth mixed with lies, but their stock going up is a fact.
"This cake in Beijing isn’t that large. With the Si Family back, they’re bound to take the biggest share. If they find another industry giant to ally with by marriage, combining two families into one, life’s gonna be tough." Xie Duo sighed.
Life isn’t easy, work even less so.
After listening for a long while, Jiang Chengsi realized it was less about discussing business and more about who the Si Family might marry into.
When Jiang Jinsang came downstairs with the child, he heard Jiang Chengsi jokingly say:
"Xie Duo, why don’t you give it a shot and become the Si family’s son-in-law."
Xie Duo is quite the hot commodity in Beijing, one of the top young talents.
"Why don’t you go?" Xie Duo chuckled.
It’s easy to talk when you’re sitting down.
"With me? Offering money to marry, you think the Si Family would be interested in me? You’re different, a prestigious school graduate, worth billions, good-looking, and know how to take care of kids..." Jiang Chengsi teased.
Talking about taking care of kids left Xie Duo somewhat frustrated.
He has no kids yet somehow finds himself experiencing what it’s like to be a father.
Jiang Chengsi glanced at Jiang Jinsang coming downstairs and thought of hugging his little nephew, but when their eyes met, it sparked anger in him.
Someone looking at him...
As if he were a fool.
Jiang Chengsi felt a jolt of anger inside. What’s the meaning of this!
Being provoked all day, is he looking for a fight or what?
"Is the child awake?" Jiang Zhenhuan stood up, "Come here, let Grandpa have a hug."
Little crooked neck tree really likes Jiang Zhenhuan, looking at him, he twisted his body towards him.
Jiang Jinsang carefully handed his son to his father and glanced at Jiang Chengsi: Love blinds people, turning them into fools. Without even being in love, how is he acting like an idiot?
The topic of the Si Family came to a temporary end.
But later, when trouble arose, every time Jiang Chengsi thought about urging Xie Duo to become the Si family’s son-in-law, he felt he truly was an idiot.
**
Si Family in Guandong
She left the club early because of these outside matters and specifically returned home.
The matter was false, made out of thin air, and later they apologized, leaving the Si family a bit agitated. Outsiders might not know, but their family was well aware that it was clearly a ploy to establish connections.
"Dad, have some tea."
Taking the tea from his daughter’s hands, it couldn’t extinguish the fire in his heart.
The real cause of all this mess was You Hongxian. He had been patient with this brother-in-law for a long time, really thinking just because he had his wife’s elder sister in his corner, he could set his sights on his daughter?
The You Family couldn’t escape blame in this matter, but for the sake of his wife, he was simmering inside and couldn’t vent his anger on his wife and daughter.
You Yunzhi sat on one side, her expression inscrutable.
It’s said that having a good family is a pillar, a hope, but having a brother who drags everything down is truly unspeakable misery.
After the warning, there was a brief reprieve, but then it reignited. Sooner or later, it’ll backfire.
After soothing her father, her phone buzzed with a message, still from that person:
[Miss Si, I’m truly sorry for causing you trouble. If convenient, I’d like to invite you to dinner to express my apologies...]
She took a deep breath. How could anyone have such nerve, never-ending audacity?
But then came a message from Jiang Chengsi:
[I ordered the racing suit for you, the receipt is with me, pick it up when you have time.]
She smiled slightly. While her old father was boiling with anger, and You Yunzhi was pondering her brother’s problem, she blatantly started messaging Jiang Chengsi right in the living room.
Jiang Chengsi was at the old house, not daring to say much. He sat quietly in a corner, messaging her.
From a distance, the old lady had been watching him for a while:
She was about to explode with anger. That brat, who is he texting with such a silly smile?
