Chapter 310: Matchmaking

Why ask about her?

That annoying little old lady would just compete with him for his wife!

However, he dared not voice his inner thoughts, lest it make him, Commander Jiang, seem narrow-minded and intolerant.

Of course, there was a more critical point: he wasn't sure who was more important in his wife's heart, himself or Ming Zi.

If Ming Zi were to prevail, he feared he would lose his important status as her life partner.

Therefore, he could only respond tactfully, "She probably doesn't have time, right?"

"After all, if we bring her along, she might bring that male nanny of hers, and then there would be too many people."

But his wife had already made the call.

Soon, Si Rong hung up the phone, "Let's pack our things and go to Ming Zi's house to pick her up."

"What about that male nanny?"

"The male nanny isn't coming; it'll just be her."

The three of them drove a jeep, preparing for a road trip to a neighboring city.

Jiang Cheng sat in the front alone, feeling very spacious and peaceful.

His wife chose to sit in the back with Ming Zi, the two of them occasionally eating snacks or whispering about something.

"Isn't today Si Nian and Xiao Juzi's birthday?" Ming Zi asked with confusion.

Si Rong shook her head, completely avoiding the fact that those two ungrateful children wouldn't let her go, "The children are grown; they have classmates and friends. It's good for them to hang out together. If we went, they would feel uncomfortable."

"That's true."

"By the way, where is that male nanny of yours? Don't I usually see you two inseparable?"

"I sent him away." Ming Zi sighed, "It's more comfortable living alone!"

Si Rong keenly sensed something was wrong; after more than half a year, this male nanny had been quite to Ming Zi's liking.

If there hadn't been some sort of incident, Ming Zi wouldn't have just sent him away.

She hurriedly shelled some sunflower seeds for Ming Zi, "Oh? Did he make a mistake?"

Ming Zi kept eating sunflower seeds, stammering and refusing to say.

"Could it be that he..."

Before Si Rong could guess, her mouth was covered by Ming Zi.

"Look at you, you're already an old woman, yet you're still so outspoken. It's all because Jiang Cheng has spoiled you!"

Seeing her get flustered, Si Rong knew she had guessed correctly.

"You two really?"

"No!" Ming Zi knew she couldn't hide this from her old friend, "It's just, it's just, sigh, I don't know how to say it."

On a dark and windy night, the male nanny who had taken care of her for half a year suddenly confessed his feelings to her.

One usually only sees an eighty-year-old man truly liking an eighteen-year-old girl;

where has one ever seen a young man in his twenties liking a sixty-year-old woman?

Since it defied common sense, he must have had ulterior motives.

Being greedy for money isn't a bad thing, as long as one can hold onto their own bottom line.

If he had just said something like 'I don't want to work hard anymore' to her, Ming Zi wouldn't have sent him away like that.

But he talked to her about love, which was a bit disgusting.

Si Rong patted her arm soothingly, "You should find a female nanny next time!"

At least you won't be subjected to such a shock.

She often felt that her friend had a poor fate, with a life of emotional misfortune, leaving only wealth behind.

But Ming Zi didn't think so herself; she had suffered the bitterness of poverty in her youth, so at eighteen, she vowed that in this life, she would not seek true love, only real gold and silver.

It could be considered getting what she wanted, which wasn't a bad thing.

One cannot have it both ways.

In the end, she didn't forget to tease Si Rong, "Do you think everyone has the good fortune of you, the little princess of the Si Family?"

Si Rong raised her eyebrows and smiled without saying a word.

Even with a life as fortunate as hers, she had still suffered emotional pain before; it seems that no one who comes into this world can expect to be smooth-sailing when it comes to matters of the heart.

……

The birthday banquet was set for the evening, right in the house they rented.

To ensure the plan went smoothly, Jiang Siyu didn't invite too many people.

She only called a friend she had recently met, Li Meng.

Jiang Sinian also only called one good buddy.

It wasn't Jiang Yue's turn to cook today; it should have been Jiang Sinian ordering takeout, bah, doing the cooking.

But Jiang Yue said it was their birthday, so she would cook herself.

Besides the cake she ordered, she planned to make hot pot.

She bought all the ingredients herself, and it was very sumptuous.

They were just waiting for everyone to finish class in the afternoon to have a small gathering.

……

Bai Mo bought a belt at a brand-name store.

It cost her over a thousand yuan.

But Jiang Sinian was worth it.

Today was Jiang Sinian's birthday, and she hoped she would be lucky enough today to personally fasten this belt for him.

Summoning her courage, she blocked Jiang Sinian at the classroom door when school let out.

"Jiang Sinian! Happy birthday!"

Jiang Yue packed two books at her seat, as if she hadn't seen those two people at all.

Jiang Sinian frowned and did not reach for the box Bai Mo held in the air, "Thank you, but I don't accept gifts from strangers."

A single word, "stranger," nearly caused Bai Mo to fall apart.

She recalled the words Jiang Sinian had said before; were they really not even going to be friends in the future?

"No!"

She reached out to grab Jiang Sinian's sleeve, but he dodged, "You acting like this only makes me feel that breaking up with you back then was an incredibly correct decision; now, all I feel when I see you is disgust."

"How cruel and heartless!" some female students whispered in the hallway.

"Perhaps her pursuit really does make people feel uncomfortable; after all, a handsome guy has faced too many pursuers since he was little."

Even after Jiang Sinian had been gone for quite a while, Bai Mo still stood there, stunned.

She felt very humble and pathetic.

She didn't know how she came to recall the words she had said to Yao Xiaotang back in high school.

She had still fallen to such a humble state, as if she were begging Jiang Sinian to love her.

What difference was there between her and the Yao Xiaotang she had looked down upon back then?

But now, if her begging were useful, she would be willing to beg.

Thinking of the look in Jiang Sinian's eyes when he said he felt disgust, Bai Mo felt as if her heart had been pierced by a sharp blade in the dead of winter, both cold and painful.

No! She could not give up.

Jiang Sinian was the boy she had liked since she was little, and that had never changed even until now.

She must have Jiang Sinian.

As long as Jiang Sinian was still single, and as long as there were no other girls by his side, then she still had a chance.

Dinner was beef bone hot pot; Jiang Siyu smelled the fragrance as soon as she entered the door.

Several young boys and girls sat around together, chatting and laughing as they ate a meal.

Once eight o'clock passed, Li Meng stood up to take her leave.

Seeing this, that buddy of Jiang Sinian's also followed suit to say goodbye, "I'll give this young lady a ride home on my way."

Only the three of them were left in the room again.

"Today is truly a happy day; after today, we will be twenty years old by nominal age."

Jiang Siyu opened another can of beer, "Brother, I toast you!"

"I really couldn't tell, are you a drunkard?"

"Stop talking nonsense, are you afraid to drink with me?"

It was one thing for the siblings to drink, but Jiang Siyu also wanted to toast Jiang Yue, "Sister Yue, I only hate that I wasn't born a man!"

I can only watch helplessly as I hand Sister Yue over to my brother, but fortunately, the benefits don't go to outsiders.

All three were drinking this much alcohol for the first time; Jiang Yue felt her head spinning when she stood up, preparing to return to her room to sleep.

As a result, she slid directly onto the floor.

"Brother, I don't have any strength left either; you help Yueyue back to her room!" Jiang Siyu leaned against the sofa, struggling to keep her spirits up.

Jiang Sinian pulled Jiang Yue up from the floor; he only felt as if his own feet were stepping on clouds, and all his senses were amplified.

The small hand in his palm was impossibly soft.

After helping her to the bed in the room, Jiang Sinian wanted to leave but discovered that the door would not open for some reason.