Chapter 674: Unconscious feelings

Ni Man's casual remark left Shen Jingjing stunned.

She subconsciously looked at Jiang Yuanliang, who only nodded with a smile and said to her: "Happy New Year."

For a moment, the two involved parties were quite open, while Shen Jingjing felt awkward on behalf of others.

After entering the villa and showing the guests to the sofa, Shen Jingjing turned and went into the kitchen to make tea.

"Sister Jingjing, this house of yours is really nice. It's so comfortable to bask in the sun by that large floor-to-ceiling window in the living room." It was Ni Man's first time here, and as she looked around, she followed her into the kitchen.

"My daughter bought it." Shen Jingjing said, glancing toward the living room. Seeing that Jiang Yuanliang hadn't followed, she pulled Ni Man closer and asked cautiously: "Why did you break up so suddenly?"

"It wasn't sudden." Ni Man smiled: "We just felt we weren't suitable, so there was no need to force ourselves to be together."

"Did he suggest it?"

"I did." Ni Man patted Shen Jingjing's shoulder and said: "We were very calm about it. I'm fine, and he's definitely fine. We're friends now, so don't be so nervous."

Hearing her say this, Shen Jingjing nodded, relieved.

Returning to the living room, Shen Jingjing sat down with the two of them. Jiang Yuanliang asked casually: "Is A-Ci not home?"

"No, I'm the only one home today. You two should stay for dinner." Shen Jingjing glanced at the time: "I'll make dinner after we chat a bit. You came at a good time today; I just went to the vegetable market this morning. We haven't stocked up on ingredients during the New Year, so we've been eating out."

Hearing this, Ni Man smiled and said: "Sister Jingjing, then I won't stand on ceremony with you. I've long heard that your cooking is excellent, and I must have a taste today."

"Don't be polite at all. Just tell me if there's anything you want to eat or anything you're allergic to."

"No, I'll eat whatever you make."

Jiang Yuanliang didn't say much, drinking tea on the side as if he were at home, because he never left empty-handed whenever he came, and he always ate a meal.

"Ni Man, how is the business at your shop?"

"Thanks to you, Sister Jingjing, we had customers right from the start, and the daily turnover has been quite good."

"Don't thank me. It's because you have the ability to retain people."

The brand Ni Man founded now focuses on Chinese style, with exquisite fabrics and superb tailoring as its selling points, which has won the hearts of wealthy ladies.

Especially the sales of cheongsams, which are the best!

"You two have been interacting quite closely without my knowledge." At this moment, Jiang Yuanliang spoke softly from the side.

Ni Man looked at him with a smile: "Brother Yuanliang, I also want to thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known Sister Jingjing."

Jiang Yuanliang smiled as he looked at Shen Jingjing, his eyes carrying some unconscious feelings he himself wasn't aware of.

Shen Jingjing didn't know either, but Ni Man saw it clearly.

She had never seen that kind of look in Brother Yuanliang's eyes before. She couldn't help but look at the two of them, only to find that neither of them seemed to realize anything unusual.

Ni Man pursed her lips and smiled, suddenly finding it quite interesting.

Dinner was cooked by Shen Jingjing alone, because Ni Man couldn't cook, and after helping for a while, she was chased out by Shen Jingjing.

"Black Truffle and Morel Beef Stew," "Pan-fried East China Sea Hairtail," "Chestnut and Beer Duck," "Matsutake Chicken Soup," as well as "Shrimp with Scrambled Eggs" and "Stir-fried Luffa."

Three people, six dishes, and everything was there; it could be described as quite sumptuous.

Jiang Yuanliang found the bowls and chopsticks with ease and helped serve the rice. Shen Jingjing looked at him from the side and asked: "Do you want some wine?"

"Sure." Jiang Yuanliang nodded without hesitation.

Shen Jingjing remembered a bottle of excellent red wine she had received, which even A-Ci said was very expensive, and it was placed in the wine cabinet downstairs.

So she wiped her hands and went downstairs.

On the second basement level, there was a glass wine cabinet covering an entire wall. It was empty when they first moved in, but now it was already full.

Because the gift wealthy people like to give most is tobacco and alcohol, and all of it is good wine.

It was just that the red wines were displayed in rows, and to Shen Jingjing, who didn't understand the trade, they all looked the same at a glance, and they were all in foreign languages, so she couldn't read a single one.

She only remembered that there was a red house on the bottle.

After searching for a long time, she finally spotted the two bottles on the second row from the top. Shen Jingjing reached out and stood on tiptoe to grab them, but she could only touch the bottom of the bottles.

At this moment, a large hand reached out from behind her and took the wine down with ease.

Shen Jingjing was so startled that she hurriedly turned her head, bumping right into Jiang Yuanliang's chest. Unsteady, she almost fell, but fortunately, she was caught by Jiang Yuanliang, who had quick eyes and fast hands.

"Be careful."

Seeing it was Jiang Yuanliang, Shen Jingjing breathed a sigh of relief: "Why did you come down?"

"Seeing you hadn't come up for a long time, Ni Man asked me to come down and check." Jiang Yuanliang glanced at the wine in his hand: "Is it this bottle?"

Shen Jingjing nodded: "There's another one, let's take both."

The two of them went up with the two bottles of wine. Ni Man showed a meaningful smile from afar. It wasn't until the two returned to the dining table and sat down that she asked: "Why did it take so long?"

"The wine on that cabinet made me dizzy; I couldn't tell them apart, so I searched for a long time." Shen Jingjing explained while opening the wine.

Jiang Yuanliang was already impatient, holding his bowl and ready to start.

"Ni Man, don't be polite, eat quickly."

"Okay."

At the same time, Shen Ci was having dinner at her aunt's house.

Shen Yingying had already been discharged from the hospital before the New Year and only needed to return to the hospital for a follow-up checkup every half month.

"Mom, my sister took me to drive a 'go-kart' today. It was so exciting and fun. I had only played it in games before; I didn't expect Longcheng to have such a 'go-kart' club." Guangrong recalled today's experience and was still somewhat unfulfilled.

How could Shen Yingying understand what a "go-kart" was? She only instructed her son: "Pay attention to safety."

Then she looked at Shen Ci and said: "Guangrong is still so young, and you bought him a car. You're spoiling him too much."

"He's not young anymore, Aunt. Xingxing already has several cars."

"Xingxing studies well; he deserves to be rewarded."

"Guangrong is also very sensible, Aunt. Don't worry, with me watching, I won't let Guangrong go bad," Shen Ci said.

"That's not what your aunt is worried about." He Bin looked at Shen Ci and said: "It's that you've suddenly raised the material conditions for Guangrong and Suisui too high. In the future, they'll become arrogant. How does that saying go? Something about frugality and luxury..."

Shen Ci said: "It's easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go from luxury to frugality."

"Right, that's what your aunt is worried about."

"Aunt, Uncle, you don't need to worry. I won't let our family go from luxury to frugality; we will only become more luxurious in the future!"

Shen Yingying couldn't help but laugh: "Your aunt knows you have the ability, and she knows you love your younger brother and sister."

"Guangrong, you must listen to your sister in the future, you know? Otherwise, your sister's love for you will be in vain!"

Guangrong nodded repeatedly: "Definitely. I've listened to my sister the most since I was little."

Shen Yingying and He Bin looked at each other and smiled. He Bin nodded: "Hmm, that's true." ===== CHAPTER 675 =====