CH 100

When the words fell, the entire dining room was silent for a moment, and everyone had varying expressions on their faces.

Yang Yun came back to her senses first, and immediately whispered: “Qian Min.”

He Qianmin snorted coldly, and did not say any more with a sullen face.

The helper auntie had already added a stool, and retreated in the silent atmosphere.

Old Mr. He: “Sit.”

He Qianjian paused, and across the dining table, he met Jiang Chen’s eyes who happened to raise his eyes at that moment.

Jiang Chen’s gaze didn’t remain, skipping over He Qianjian and looking to He Qianyang at the side. He asked in a low voice, “What’s wrong?”

“Who told you to betray your big brother.” He Qianyang poked Jiang Chen’s waist, saw him tremble, and the words on his tongue took a turn. As if he had discovered a new world, he exclaimed: “Are you ticklish?”

Jiang Chen: “I’m not.”

He Qianyang raised his eyebrows, held the chopsticks and waved them in the direction of Jiang Chen’s waist. Seeing his eyes twitch slightly, he laughed instantly. He moved closer and said, “Sure you’re not?”

Jiang Chen moved a little towards He Qianmin’s direction: “I’m sue.”

“Then I’ll put you to the test…..”

Just as Jiang Chen was about to dodge, there was a low cough from the opposite side, and He Yanjun said: “He Qianyang, what are you doing?”

He Qianyang sat up straight, and put the chopsticks on the table, “I just dropped it on the floor, and I was picking it up.”

“Go to the kitchen and get a new pair, what is with that crooked posture while sitting at the dining table?”

“If you drop the chopsticks, of course you have to bend over to pick them up.” Old Mrs. He said, “Why are you reprimanding him, Yang Yang, hurry up and get a new pair of chopsticks.”

“Okay!”

He Qianjian looked at the harmonious scene at the dining table, everyone’s attention was on Jiang Chen and He Qianyang, and the hands on his side couldn’t help but tightened a little bit into fists——if he had dealt with it cleanly at the beginning, all of this would not be happening. Noticing the sight from diagonally in front, he lowered his head, silently walked to the seat next to He Qianyu and sat down.

He Qianyang got new chopsticks and came back quickly. With him at the dining table, it was impossible for the atmosphere to not be lively. The topics ranged from his embarrassing incidents at the beginning of school to his travel trip during the vacation to final exams. He always had a way to make people laugh.

Jiang Chen was eating quietly, looking down and pondering over the bug just discovered by the image recognition system, and suddenly felt his arm being bumped.

“What are you thinking about? You’re so engrossed.” He Qianyang said, “I’ve called you several times but you don’t seem to have heard me.”

Jiang Chen raised his eyes: “Is there something wrong?”

“Grandpa said that we will move to live in Wugu Village in two days.” He Qianyang said, “Maybe we’ll celebrate Chinese New Year there this year.”

Jiang Chen was startled: “Wugu Village?”

“This winter is colder than usual. Grandpa was just allocated a house in that village, so he said to spend the winter there and move back after the new year.”

Seeing Jiang Chen frowning slightly, He Qianyang asked: “You don’t know Wugu Village? It is a hot spring village in the northern suburbs. The place is not big, but the hot springs there are good. Few people knew about it before due to its remoteness, but the documents for building a 5A scenic spot there have been approved a long time ago, and now there should be quite a lot of people who know about the place. But as a student, it’s normal if you don’t know.”

He Qianmin leaned over to Jiang Chen and said, “Who says my brother doesn’t know? Not only does my brother know, he also has a house over there. He is the only one besides the allocated housing and the original villagers who lived there to have a house there.”

He Qianyang looked at Jiang Chen: “You have a house there?”

Jiang Chen nodded: “I had a sum of money before, and I heard that the hot springs over there are good, so I bought a place there.”

He Qianyang hadn’t expected Jiang Chen to have his own house in Wugu Village. He was completely surprised, and suddenly thought of something: “Then when do you plan to move over?”

Jiang Chen: “The original plan is to move there this winter.”

He Qianyang glanced at He Qianjian, who was eating with his head down and unable to see his expression clearly, thought for a while and said, “I heard that your and He Qianjian’s identities will not be disclosed for the time being, so if we all move to Wugu Village at that time, your parents will definitely see He Qianjian, have you thought about what to do?”

Jiang Chen’s eyes flickered slightly: “I’m not sure yet.”

He Qianyang observed Jiang Chen’s expression, and lowered his voice a bit: “How was your relationship with He Qianjian before?”

“Before?”

“Before you found out who your biological parents are.”

“Not good.” He Qianmin interjected, and he said: “My brother and I are both incompatible with him.”

He Qianyang clicked his tongue: “What are you talking about, little brat? Stop interrupting when grown-ups are talking, and go away.” He lowered his voice, and said to Jiang Chen: “If your relationship is not good, I suggest you not let He Qianjian see your adoptive parents. After all, he is their biological child, and He Qianjian already knows his identity. If he meets them, he will inevitably reveal something. I heard that Aunt Jiang is pregnant. I am afraid she will be affected negatively.”

“What are you three huddling together and chattering about?” He Yanjun said; “Eat properly.”

He Qianyang and He Qianmin sat up straight, while Jiang Chen’s eyes flashed, thoughtful.

…….

Before celebrating the New Year, the research institute was given a holiday.

After careful consideration, Jiang Chen still decided to go to the house in Wugu Village to celebrate the New Year as planned. There were three reasons. Firstly, Yang Si was getting further along in her pregnancy term now, and she had been stimulated before, and needed a more comfortable environment to await the birth of the baby. Second, when he was preparing for the renovation, he promised his parents that he would give them a surprise during the New Year’s this year and he didn’t want to let them down. The third and most important reason was that Jiang Chen believed that it was absolutely impossible for He Qianjian to reveal his identity voluntarily. Because making his identity known would mean leaving the He family early, and he would never do so.

On the second day of the New Year, Jiang Chen took Jiang Zhuo and Yang Si to Wugu Village. Because the house in Wugu Village was well prepared, even if they went to spend the winter, the family did not bring anything except a change of clothes and traveled very lightly.

The car soon drove into the entrance of the village. It was the first time for Yang Si and Jiang Zhuo to come here. Looking at the blooming flowers on both sides of the road, Yang Si couldn’t help but joyfully say: “The temperature here seems to be warmer than that at home. There are many flowers and plants blooming.”

Jiang Chen smiled and said, “Our house has a big terrace. If you like flowers, you can plant them on the terrace.”

“Okay.” Yang Si said with a smile: “When the time comes, Mom will plant a terrace full of flowers, so that you can look outside after finishing work and feel relaxed.”

Jiang Zhuo asked: “Chen Chen, how has work been recently? Are you tired?”

“Not tired.” Jiang Chen curved his eyes and said with a slight smile, “It’s all things I like to do, but there is one thing I might discuss with you guys.”

“What is it?” Yang Si was curious.

“In the second semester of the third year of high school, I may have to spend most of my time at the research institute.” Jiang Chen said, “I might rarely go to school.”

Yang Si asked: “Then what about your college entrance examination?”

“I am basically familiar with all the contents in the books.” Jiang Chen said: “Even in the research institute, I will not slack off. I study and do the test papers every day.”

“Isn’t that very tiring?” Yang Si worried: “Chen Chen, Mom has seen that you have lost weight during this time. Is it because you are too busy with work to eat well? Back then, Mom and Dad didn’t let you skip grades because we wanted you to enjoy your school life every year. Now after going to the research institute it has become so tiring, and you don’t even have the time to attend your final courses. When you think back to this, that you only have two and a half years of high school memories, will you regret it?”

Jiang Zhuo said with a smile: “The child can make his own decision, this is what he likes, how could he regret it? As parents, we just need to support him. But there is one thing, you are still in the third year of high school, can the school agree?”

“I’ve already got the early admission quota, and the school will agree to it.” Jiang Chen pointed out the window: “We’re here.”

Turning her head to look out the window, Yang Si’s eyes lit up. Even before Jiang Chen and Jiang Zhuo opened the door for her, she got out of the car by herself.

Yang Si walked to the small modern flower bed, reached out to touch the plants inside, turned around and said with a smile, “Is this the one?”

Jiang Chen got out of the car and held her arm: “Mom, be careful.”

“I’m not so fragile.” Yang Si said impatiently, “Open the door quickly and let’s take a look inside.”

Standing outside the door, Jiang Zhuo looked up at the whole house and nodded with satisfaction.

“This lock is opened like this.” Jiang Chen demonstrated how to open the combination lock, causing Yang Si to tut in amazement. Jiang Zhuo lowered his head and studied it for a while: “Son, what material is this screen made of?”

But Yang Si couldn’t wait to open the door: “Let’s go in quickly.”

Jiang Chen smiled, and led Yang Si and Jiang Zhuo to tour the whole house, including the hot spring in the backyard, Yang Si’s dressing room, the baby’s room, Jiang Zhuo’s workshop, and so on.

After taking his parents for a tour, Jiang Chen received a call from the research institute. He stayed upstairs to answer the call, while Yang Si and Jiang Zhuo went downstairs.

Yang Si stood in the bright kitchen, looked at the fine dishes in the transparent cabinet, and said with a smile: “It’s a pity that you don’t let me cook now, otherwise I really want to try this kitchen out.”

“After the baby is born.” Jiang Zhuo put his arm around her shoulders and said with a smile, “You can cook whenever you want.”

Yang Si smiled and was about to speak when she heard the doorbell ring.

“Who could it be?” She looked at Jiang Zhuo.

Jiang Zhuo: “Chen Chen has seen the neighbors here before, maybe they saw our car parked outside and know there are people at home, so they came over to visit.”

Yang Si nodded: “Then go see who it is.”

Jiang Chen went downstairs and saw only Yang Si in the living room, and asked, “Mom, where’s Dad?”

“There was a knock on the door, and your father went to open it.”

After Yang Si finished speaking, the iron gate of the courtyard sounded. Jiang Chen got up and walked to the French windows, and saw the He Yanfeng couple outside the door.

It was too late to be surprised, Jiang Zhuo had already led them in.

“Please come in. I didn’t expect you to live here too, what a coincidence.” Seeing Jiang Chen and Yang Si both looking over, Jiang Zhuo smiled and said: “Qian Min’s parents are here, Chen Chen come and say hello. “

Jiang Chen supported Yang Si to walk over to Jiang Zhuo, and nodded slightly: “Uncle He, Aunt Yang.”

“Welcome, welcome, please have a seat.” Yang Si said: “Chen Chen, go and pour a cup of tea for your uncle and aunt.”

Yang Yun’s expression changed slightly. She paused for two seconds, and then forced a smile: “No need for the trouble, we just came over to have a look, we’ll only sit for a bit before leaving.”

“No trouble, no trouble.” Yang Si smiled and said, “A visitor is a guest, and making tea is a courtesy.”

Jiang Chen helped Yang Si sit down on the sofa, turned around and went into the kitchen, made tea and brought it out.

“Please have some tea.”

After Yang Yun and He Yanfeng each took a cup of tea, Yang Si smiled and opened the topic: “By the way, why don’t I see Qian Min? I also heard that you have an older son and a young daughter. Have they come along as well?”