A Long-Awaited Marriage - Chapter 34

Today, Dad Fang Zhengjun returned to China. Jiang Ye will also be there.

Zhou Yichen left work early today to pick up Fang Xiaoya’s father, her uncle, from the airport.

While eating, Fang Xiaoya suddenly sneezed several times. Her nose was itchy, and she couldn’t stop it from getting wet.

Who’s insulting her!

“What’s wrong, Xiaoya? Have you caught a cold?” Fang Xiaoya’s mother, Lin Fengxian, looked at her daughter with some concern.

Fang Xiaoya shook her head. “It’s nothing, Mom. My nose is just a little itchy.” After saying that, she glanced at Jiang Ye discreetly, hoping he wouldn’t see her embarrassing state.

Jiang Ye and Zhou Yichen were chatting with Fang Zhengjun and didn’t notice Fang Xiaoya at all.

He spoke eloquently, his eyes gleaming with confidence, and he was undeniably handsome.

Unfortunately, I don’t like this kind of light.

Fang Xiaoya felt a moment of loss. The thought of him yelling at her to get out earlier that day, and saying he would never like her, made her feel choked up.

Fang Zhengjun took a sip of his drink, looking admiringly at the two fine young men. “Truly, the younger generation surpasses the older! Bufan Technology is now a well-known and prestigious company!”

Jiang smiled modestly, “Uncle, you flatter us too much. We’re not famous at all, we’re just newcomers.”

“Uncle, I didn’t expect you to be interested in our company?” Zhou Yichen was both surprised and delighted.

My uncle-in-law lives abroad most of the year, returning only a handful of times. It’s amazing that he still cares about his and Jiang Ye’s company!

Fang Zhengjun chuckled and said, “Of course. Your mother and Xiaoya’s mother are sisters, and you are our nephew. How could I, as your uncle, not pay attention to your nephew’s company!”

“You did a great job, kid! You really lived up to your parents’ expectations!” Fang Zhengjun praised him again with a smile.

Zhou Yichen nodded gratefully to Fang Zhengjun. His aunt had married into a family in Nancheng, where he and Jiang Ye were starting their own business. His aunt’s family had taken good care of them.

Zhou Yichen remembered it all.

Jiang felt a pang of sadness watching the warm interaction between the family. He silently ate a bite of food, trying not to think about the troubles at home.

Fang Zhengjun took a sip of his drink, then suddenly changed the subject, “But you’re not getting any younger, when are you going to bring a girlfriend home?”

Zhou Yichen had a mouthful of meat stuck in his mouth, unsure whether to swallow or spit it out. He scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly, “Uncle, we weren’t talking about the company, how did we get onto the topic of girlfriends?”

“There’s nothing to be embarrassed about. A man’s life is about settling down and starting a family. You’ve achieved that, now it’s time to settle down.”

“Yes, Chenchen, your uncle is right. You’re 28 years old already. Your mom was complaining to me yesterday that her best friend is already a grandmother, and you’re still a bachelor!” Lin Fengxian chimed in.

“Ugh, my mom’s just worrying unnecessarily! You can’t just find a girlfriend like that~” Zhou Yichen finally swallowed the hard-to-chew meat, feeling inexplicably irritated.

“Cousin, you want a girlfriend? That’s easy enough!” Fang Xiaoya stared at Zhou Yichen mischievously.

“I don’t want your terrible idea! People might think you’re crazy!” Zhou Yichen glared at Fang Xiaoya reproachfully.

Hearing Zhou Yichen say that about Xiaoya, Fang Zhengjun and his wife were not angry. Zhou Yichen and Fang Xiaoya had been friends since childhood and had a very good relationship.

Lin Fengxian became interested. “Xiaoya, tell me quickly, what’s going on?”

Zhou Yichen let out a speechless wail, “Auntie~”

The mother and daughter whispered among themselves. Zhou Yichen looked at Jiang Ye a little embarrassedly, “This is how we are at home, don’t mind it~”

Jiang smiled and said, “No, this atmosphere is great.”

“Mom, you don’t know, this streamer is really super pretty, and she also has a flower shop in Nancheng~” Fang Xiaoya whispered.

“Open a flower shop?” Zhou Yichen’s heart skipped a beat. He suddenly remembered that Ding Shuyao’s best friend also owned a flower shop.

Could it be such a coincidence? Could the female streamer my cousin saw be Ding Shuyao’s best friend?

“Xiao Jiang, you’re the same age as Chenchen, right?” Fang Zhengjun suddenly asked Jiang Ye again.

Jiang nodded.

Fang Zhengjun looked at Jiang Ye, then at his own daughter, and a thought popped into his head: wouldn’t it be wonderful if such an outstanding young man could become his son-in-law?

“Although our Xiaoya is a bit willful, she is still a very kind person,” Fang Zhengjun praised his daughter.

Caught off guard by her name, Fang Xiaoya looked up at her smiling father. She knew her father liked Jiang Ye very much. It was just a pity…

Jiang knew Fang Zhengjun’s intentions and said calmly, “I have someone I like.”