Chapter 88 The Family Dinner Ends
"It's hard to change this marriage now that it's decided."

Beside me was the gentle voice of my fourth brother Jiang Linchen.

gentle?

Jiang Shu glanced at him.

Damn it, is Fourth Brother going to act like a fool to her again?
Of course she knew it was difficult to change, but she didn't want to give up persuading her grandfather.

Besides, there is more than one girl of the right age in the family, so it makes no difference whether she is there or not.

"If you are determined not to marry him, Fourth Brother will teach you a way to make the Fu family cancel the engagement."

Jiang Linchen patiently analyzed the pros and cons for her: "They are from a top family, and our family is considered to be marrying up. But now you want to cancel the engagement so carelessly. Apart from anything else, the family has to save face. If they get angry, our entire Jiang family will be destroyed."

How could Jiang Shu not know this? She said sullenly, "That's why I said give it to other sisters."

"Grandpa should have designated you a long time ago, and they probably know you. How could they easily change you now? What's more, you were admitted to the same class as the young master of the Fu family. It's a good time to cultivate feelings."

"I don't want to develop feelings with the noble young master."

"Then you can make him hate you."

"Ok?"

Jiang Shu suddenly realized that as long as the other party hated her and wanted to cancel the engagement, his family would not only not be responsible, but might even get compensation. This was indeed a good idea. She turned her head and asked, "Why did you help me? Didn't you wish I would die before?"

"I"

Jiang Linchen did have that thought before, and he almost killed his sister several times. Now he found that he had given his love to the wrong person, and he hated his sister for no reason. After waking up, he felt guilty all the time. He murmured, "It was my fault. I'm sorry. What happened before was..."

"Oh, you acted really well tonight. I feel like you deserve the Oscar for best actor. Seeing you like this, I'm almost softened."

Jiang Linchen's pale and handsome face was haggard and guilty, and his eyes looking at her were full of self-blame, but Jiang Shu was not moved at all. "Thank you for your good plan, but you don't have to pretend to be pitiful. I won't be fooled again the day I come back from the suburbs."

She no longer wanted the star.

Among the brothers, the fourth brother is the most androgynous, handsome and unparalleled. Acting pitiful is also his specialty.

Although it didn't look like he was pretending, Jiang Shu no longer dared to believe him.

I was afraid that I would foolishly go over there, just like the time when I almost drowned just to pick up that necklace, and ended up getting laughed at.

She was afraid that if she was soft-hearted again, her sincerity would be trampled upon.

"Little sister, brother really..."

I know I'm wrong.

Before he could finish his words, Jiang Shu stood up, left the banquet, and headed towards the bathroom.

"Failed to admit your mistake?"

Jiang Li came to the fourth brother and whispered, "I invited her to play games today but failed."

"Different."

Jiang Linchen smiled bitterly and said, "At least you didn't bully her. I almost killed my own sister more than once. I am such a scumbag!"

He wanted to slap himself hard, but when he thought about how he made a living by his face and that the crew had scenes to shoot tomorrow, he finally put his hand down in embarrassment and told the butler to get some wine.

"Forget it."

What right does he have to criticize others?

Jiang Li thought about how his sister almost drowned, was almost eaten by aliens, almost fell down the stairs and died, and how he had been watching silently most of the time. He felt even more upset when he thought about how his sister was suffering from a terminal illness and was really dying, and he hadn't given her any compensation.

The most important program at every monthly family dinner is to report on the month’s learning or work experience, from the oldest to the youngest, starting with the elders and ending with the children.

Mr. Jiang didn't have any strict requirements, he just asked Butler Zhang to write it down in a notebook.

Although Jiang Shu seems like a transparent person, her excellent performance still makes everyone take a second look at her every time during this session.

My uncle's performance was mediocre. He was just a manager at the group headquarters. Every time he got up, he would only say one sentence: "I'm at work as usual. I've never been late."

No merits, just mediocre.

Because his company lost a big order last month due to its eagerness for quick success, second uncle has been much more honest this month. He talked about some of his remedial measures and the old man nodded silently without saying anything.

Although the old man is a playboy, he does not favor boys over girls. Even the eldest aunt and the second aunt would be asked to talk about what they had done this month.

The two of them had another verbal battle. One said he was practicing tea art, the other said he was practicing flower arrangement. One said he was teaching the children and tutoring them with their homework, while the other said he was taking the children out to play and broaden their horizons.

The old man always turned a blind eye and ignored them. Only when he saw that two people were about to get angry would he cough lightly and let the next person continue talking.

Fourth Uncle sighed and said, "The Liu family has recently snatched several big orders from my company. It is said that they fell in love with the girl from the second brother's family but were rejected. I really got into trouble without any reason."

"Old Fourth, why didn't you tell me earlier? That bastard dared to do this. Was he bullying us because we have no one in the Jiang family?"

Uncle Peng stood up and cursed angrily.

Second uncle coughed lightly, "I only found out about this two days ago. The boy from the Liu family is too ugly, how can he be worthy of my precious daughter? Don't worry, Fourth Brother, I will send a few people from the head office to help you."

The uncle couldn't wait to say, "And me. That idiot must have forgotten the influence of our Jiang family in the entire Jiang City. If it weren't for those grandsons in S City blocking the way, we would have already..."

Father Jiang interrupted, "Big brother, be careful with your words. You too, Fourth Brother, should have said this earlier. The Liu family dared to jump over our heads. This time we have a good excuse. We must make sure they suffer heavy losses!"

My aunt has always been very peaceful. She and her husband have always had a good relationship. Together, they manage the businesses of some of the Jiang family's branches. At this time, she also agreed, "The third brother is right. We can't let the Liu family off easily this time."

Although the Jiang family is full of undercurrents and scrambles for power, there is no one with evil intentions.

When they encounter a common enemy, they all have a sense of family honor and unite to face the enemy.

It took more than an hour to finish talking about the adults' affairs. During this period, the old man didn't say a word, but Jiang Shu could see the satisfaction in his eyes.

It has to be said that under the leadership of Grandpa, the Jiang family has indeed become more prosperous.

Next is the time for young people and children to compete and fight with each other.

But when it was their turn, she found that her eldest brother Jiang Lingyan was drunk and his eyes were wandering when he stood up.

"I met the most wonderful girl."

"I want to marry her."

Jiang Lingyan vomited without saying a word.

I don't know how much I drank just now.

And every word was what the old man didn't like to hear.

Old Master Jiang's brows twitched with anger. He originally wanted to hear more about the other children of the third brother's family.

As a result, at a glance, except for the second brother who was still conscious, the others were drunk. He stood up angrily and warned everyone: "If anyone drinks again at the next banquet, I will break his legs!"

(End of this chapter)