Chapter 1736: The Flattery Succeeded

Jiang Motian glared over, hoping he would restrain himself a little.

Xie Wanyi, however, was not affected by these words.

Instead, he explained calmly, "I suddenly feel that everything before me satisfies my fantasies about a home."

For Xie Wanyi, eating was just for the sake of survival.

Yet here, he grasped another realm of eating: it is a medium for communication.

A family, sitting at the dining table, talking about trivial matters of life, tasting familiar flavors.

It truly is a scene of leisurely years.

Of course, there are occasional disputes.

But they are all harmless.

And such a scene was something Xie Wanyi had not dared to hope for before.

Now that he has experienced it himself, he finds it precious.

And that sentence Xie Wanyi just said really struck a chord with Jiang Baobao.

She put food into Xie Wanyi's bowl and said enthusiastically, "Come whenever you want in the future, Auntie will make what you like to eat!"

"Thank you."

Xie Wanyi's thanks were simple, yet heartfelt.

Jiang Baobao could feel his genuine emotions.

She also knew that it had not been easy for this child to reach where he was today.

And such empathy made her sympathy overflow.

She began to frequently put food into Xie Wanyi's bowl.

In no time at all, his bowl was piled up like a small mountain.

Xie Wanyi said, flattered, "Thank you, Auntie, I can help myself."

"Don't be polite, Tiantian, you help put food in his bowl too."

Jiang Motian looked at Xie Wanyi's full bowl and sighed, "There's no room left for me to contribute."

"Then eat quickly, Little Xie, so Tiantian can help you with more food."

Jiang Baobao's urging made Xie Wanyi and Jiang Motian look at each other and smile.

The atmosphere at the dining table finally softened as well.

But Li Xingyan was not soft at all.

He knew that Xie Wanyi had succeeded in his flattery!

Damn it!

Li Xingyan had discovered before that this guy Xie Wanyi was very good at bewitching people's hearts.

He didn't expect that today, he would even bewitch his mother!

But no matter what others were like, Li Xingyan was firm.

He was certain he would not be bought!

However...

Xie Wanyi began to take the initiative to chat with Li Beijue about work matters.

Chat with Jiang Baobao about artificial intelligence.

Discuss the recently published novels with Li Moning.

And talk about antique paintings with Jiang Motian...

In short, he was chatting enthusiastically with everyone.

Only when it came to Li Xingyan, he didn't say a single word!

This made Li Xingyan sneer.

He knew Xie Wanyi was deliberately ignoring him, wanting to embarrass him!

But it would be strange if Li Xingyan cared!

Li Xingyan put down his chopsticks, preparing to leave the dining table.

But just at this moment, Li Beijue turned his head.

He asked, "Is the product you and Little Xie developed together already on the market?"

His father's question made Li Xingyan temporarily put aside his desire to leave.

Then he answered properly, "Yes, the response has been quite good."

"For the two of you to have such results in your first collaboration, that is very good."

Hearing the praise, Xie Wanyi said very modestly, "The product being able to launch on schedule is all thanks to Xingyan."

What Xie Wanyi said was the truth.

When the new product was nearing its release, they encountered some resistance.

In the end, it was Li Xingyan who struck with thunderous force and cleared away all obstacles.

It was just that Xie Wanyi's words... made Li Xingyan's eyebrows twitch.

Afterwards, he asked, "What did you just call me?"

"Xingyan."

Xie Wanyi reacted for a moment before he understood what Li Xingyan was minding.

He thought for a moment and asked, "What do you want me to call you? Like Tiantian, call you 'Brother'? That doesn't seem very appropriate."

It was indeed very inappropriate!

Li Xingyan got goosebumps just hearing it!

He adjusted his sitting posture uncomfortably and frowned, saying, "Call me by my name from now on; you are not allowed to improvise!"

The two people on this side were discussing how to address each other.

Meanwhile, Jiang Baobao's phone suddenly rang.

It was a video call from Jiang Mobai.

As soon as the video connected, Jiang Mobai said excitedly, "Quick, let me see Tiantian's boyfriend!"

Jiang Mobai knew that a special guest had come to the house today.

It was a pity that he was abroad and could not attend the family dinner.

However...

He could still join in the fun!

Hearing Jiang Mobai mention her, Xie Wanyi greeted him indifferently.

Seeing Xie Wanyi, Jiang Mobai praised, "The future brother-in-law is quite handsome!"

What?

Brother-in-law?

Li Xingyan felt that Jiang Mobai's form of address was too childish.

He immediately frowned and said with a serious face, "Nothing is set in stone yet, what are you shouting about!"

"Oh, what does that matter? It can be changed anyway."

Jiang Mobai was as unreliable as ever.

When he spoke, there was a devil-may-care feeling to it.

Also, his words could not be scrutinized too closely.

Because it was easy to make people feel embarrassed.

To prevent Jiang Mobai from continuing to say shocking things, Jiang Motian warned him, "Don't talk nonsense, you'll scare Wanyi!"

"Ah, is he so easily scared? The brother-in-law is too fragile!"

"Jiang Mobai, what nonsense are you spouting!"

"Eh, is Tiantian shy? I really didn't expect that Tiantian would also be shy for a man!"

"You... if you keep talking nonsense, I'm ending the call!"

"Oh Tiantian, you are a girl, don't threaten people at every turn; it's not gentle at all."

Jiang Mobai was playing dumb while knowing exactly what he was doing.

He was about to make Jiang Motian die of anger!

But since Xie Wanyi was still there, Jiang Motian could not keep arguing.

She could only...

"Mom, look at him!"

Seeing that Jiang Motian was actually telling on him, Jiang Mobai said with a look of disdain, "Are you a child? Still telling on people!"

"So what if I'm telling on you? As long as it works!"

After saying that, Jiang Motian even made a face at him.

Jiang Baobao said with some helplessness, "I think you two are like children who haven't grown up."

After saying this, she said to Xie Wanyi, "They are always noisy whenever they meet; Xiao Xie, please excuse them."

"Not at all, it's so lively, and one can tell that the relationship between the siblings is very good."

Li Xingyan curled his lips upon hearing this.

Then he muttered ambiguously, "You can tell that? What a sharp eye!"

These sarcastic words immediately drew a dissatisfied glare from Jiang Motian.

At the same time, she also felt a bit tired.

On one side, she had to guard against Jiang Mobai's nonsense, and on this side, she had to guard against Li Xingyan's cold sarcasm...

Sigh, why were her two older brothers so troublesome!

Fortunately, she had a more thoughtful younger sister.

Li Moning took the initiative to pick up a pearl sesame ball and said, "Sister, this is the last one, for you."

Jiang Mobai caught sight of the sesame ball and immediately said loudly, "Mom made it? I really want to eat it!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than he saw the ball covered in sesame seeds being stuffed into Jiang Motian's mouth.

Then she said smugly, "You, just keep dreaming!"

"Hmph, what are you so proud of? I'll fly back to eat it tomorrow!"

After Jiang Mobai finished speaking, he changed his tune, "No, I have a competition tomorrow; let's talk about it later."

Jiang Mobai had said similar things many times.

But he was never seen actually coming back.

Jiang Baobao looked at the man in front of her, her heart feeling as if it had been pricked by a needle.