Chapter 200: Waiting for Your Move

Most people were still satisfied with the first few sentences, but when the second uncle said, "Let them handle it themselves…"

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Before the words even finished, the air at the dinner table suddenly stiffened a bit.

Mu Xin's fingertips paused; he realized that if he didn't speak up, the elders would probably really continue down this topic, and then the situation would only become harder to end.

He put down his chopsticks, looked toward the head of the table where Jiang Ye Ye sat, and said calmly, "Jiang Ye Ye, Youbao is still too young to talk about marriage."

Song LuXiao chimed in, "Exactly, Jiang Ye Ye, don't scare our little treasure."

The brothers at the table nodded along, their attitude obvious.

Song Huaiyu also laughed to smooth things over, but there was no warmth in his smile: "Jiang Ye Ye, this is too rushed; Youbao is still a child—there's no hurry for marriage, even ten or twenty years from now would be fine."

Song Yusui and Song Huaixian had originally thought, "I think they're a good match," and the words were on the tip of their tongues, but seeing their reaction, they finally held back for fear of being ganged up on.

They forced the words back down.

The two quickly lowered their heads, picking at the rice in their bowls, pretending to be invisible busy eaters, hearing nothing and getting involved in nothing.

Shen Ningmu watched this scene, feeling a bit disappointed, but also knowing they couldn't rush.

They also weren't at ease handing A Yu over to A Jin.

She furtively lifted her gaze to Jiang Liangjin beside her, her eyes holding a hint of hope, hoping he would say something.

But he lowered his eyes, busy picking vegetables for Mu Youyu, and didn't notice her gaze at all.

Jiang Su sat beside Jiang Ye Ye, couldn't help sighing in his heart, feeling it was truly a pity.

Such a well‑matched pair of kids, yet they ran into a bunch of elders and brothers who were overprotective of their young.

……Back then, A Mu's older brother wasn't like this, was he?

Mu Ye Ye watched the crowd of overprotective children, couldn't help laughing, and said to Jiang Ye Ye, "Old Jiang, look, it's not that I disagree—it's that these kids just can't bear to let go!"

Nicely done!

Jiang Ye Ye also laughed, raised his wine cup, and said, "Good, good, good—I was too eager! Then we'll wait for the kids to grow up, wait for them to decide for themselves."

Saying that, he clinked cups with Mu Ye Ye and drained them in one gulp.

As those words landed, the tense atmosphere at the dinner table instantly relaxed.

Seeing this, the elders also breathed a sigh of relief, stopped picking faults, though their gaze still didn't leave Jiang Ye Ye.

They looked as if they feared he might blurt out something else at any moment.

Mu Youyu glanced at her grandfather, then at Jiang Ye Ye, then furtively glanced at the inscrutable Jiang Liangjin beside her, and at the brothers opposite who looked like they were facing a formidable foe, then silently lowered her head.

She nibbled bit by bit at the spare rib that Song Huaiyu had earlier given her, feeling that tonight's ribs had an unusually complex flavor.

Jiang Liangjin heard all the opposing voices, his face remained calm, and he even leisurely picked up a chopstick of vegetables, placed it in Mu Youyu's bowl, and said, "Eat some greens."

It seemed as if the smoke of this conflict, sparked by him, had nothing to do with him.

Only, a flicker of determined dark light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

The road is still long; there's no rush.

The person sitting beside her right now is him.

In the future, he will also never yield his position.

After dinner, the Jiang family members kept chatting with the two families until eight o'clock, when the night had grown thick as ink, only then did they rise to say goodbye and head back.

As the Jiang family entourage departed, Mu Youyu stood at the door seeing them off until the vehicle vanished completely from sight, whereupon Song Huaiyu pulled her back inside.

In the living room, the elders and brothers had not yet dispersed.

With Mu Youyu present, everyone tacitly avoided bringing up what had just happened, merely exchanged a glance, and, understanding each other without words, moved on to other topics.

Shen Ningmu leaned back in his chair and let out a soft sigh, "Ah, I knew it wouldn't be that easy—the Mu family kids, when they protect A Yu, don't leave a single opening."

Jiang Su sat beside her, hearing this he couldn't help chuckling, he reached out and patted his wife's shoulder, comforting her gently, "Why rush? As they said, the kids are still young—take it slow, good things take time."

Shen Ningmu knew this principle all too well.

The more nervous the two families became, the clearer it showed how deeply Youbao weighed in their hearts—and if they were too eager, it would only provoke a backlash.

But she kept wanting to first declare A Yu as one of their own!

Jiang Ye Ye, however, remained calm and composed; he adjusted his posture, clasped his hands on his knees, closed his eyes to rest a moment, then spoke slowly, "It's fine—we've put this out there today, so at least they'll have a sense of it in their hearts."

As he said that, he slightly turned his head, his gaze falling on the silent grandson in the back seat.

The light inside the car was bright, casting clear highlights on Jiang Liangjin's handsome profile.

He lowered his lashes; his expression was unreadable, only appearing extraordinarily calm— a calmness beyond his years.

"A Jin," Jiang Ye Ye called to him in a slow, drawn‑out tone, "What do you think?"

Jiang Liangjin lifted his gaze; his deep brown eyes were calm to an extraordinary degree, the corner of his mouth turning up in a faint arc, "I can wait."

Wait until she grows up, until I have the ability to earn her family's approval, wait until she willingly walks toward me of her own accord.

Shen Ningmu also put aside the worry on his face, and light returned to his eyes.

She turned to her son beside her, her tone expectant, "Then just wait for you to make a move! Mom believes in you."

Jiang Ye Ye also nodded in agreement, "A Jin, keep at it—achieve great things quietly! Grandpa's optimistic about you!"