Obsessive Tycoon and His Swan Girl
Chapter 504 - 462: A Good-for-Nothing

Chapter 504: Chapter 462: A Good-for-Nothing

"A welcome ceremony?" Jiang Zhe asked.

"Yes, Xiaozhe, you have finally come back; it’s only natural that I announce this to everyone. Otherwise, people might think you can be easily bullied! Our Jiang Family must declare to the world that you are one of our own."

After saying this, the old lady of the Jiang Family noticed Jiang Zhe’s lack of enthusiasm and, afraid that she might be displeased, tapped her forehead, saying, "Oh my, my memory, I almost forgot to ask your opinion. If you dislike it..."

"There’s nothing I dislike, go ahead with it. Remember to invite Qin Jingchen," Jiang Zhe said.

Mentioning Qin Jingchen indeed made the old lady of the Jiang Family somewhat unhappy.

She frowned.

Jiang Zhe saw her expression, "What’s wrong?"

"It’s nothing; those who should be invited will be," the old lady of the Jiang Family actually had quite a few thoughts on the matter.

Jiang Zhe was young and shouldn’t have settled on a fiancé so early.

But the relationship between her and Jiang Zhe now wasn’t intimate—only basic kinship connections sustained it—so it wasn’t appropriate for her to express her own thoughts.

Jiang Zhe didn’t directly leave but instead came back to sit on the sofa, "I would like to know what you think of Qin Jingchen?"

To the old lady of the Jiang Family, Jiang Zhe really was a stranger.

However, an afternoon spent in her mother’s room let her know that the old lady’s affection for her mother and for her was genuine.

She didn’t want to allow any estrangement to arise between the Jiang Family and Qin Jingchen so soon.

The old lady of the Jiang Family saw that she genuinely wanted to know the reason, so she spoke frankly, "Xiaozhe, you are still young; you have endless possibilities. To settle on a fiancé so early, no matter who he is, doesn’t sit well with me. I still want you to stay by my side for a few more years. If you don’t wish to stay at home, I think you should take advantage of your age and spend more years acquiring knowledge."

This was the sincere sentiment of the old lady of the Jiang Family; her expectations for Jiang Xi were similarly high.

"A life shouldn’t be confined because of a man," the old lady of the Jiang Family said.

After listening, Jiang Zhe smiled rarely, "Having a man won’t confine me. Don’t worry. Goodnight."

She said this and went straight upstairs to rest.

The old lady of the Jiang Family felt somewhat conflicted for a moment.

The butler said with a smile, "Actually, I felt during the live broadcast that the young miss was very clear-headed and wouldn’t be someone who could be confined."

Thinking back to the incident during the live broadcast, the old lady of the Jiang Family indeed felt she might have been overthinking earlier.

"I always feel that she’s young... but she’s already capable of handling many things," she said.

"That’s right, my lady, it’s just that the player cannot see the game clearly," replied the butler.

After Jiang Zhe went upstairs, she didn’t return to her own room and instead stayed in Jiang Xi’s room, reading through the various documents and materials that had been left behind.

...

The news of the Jiang Family hosting a grand welcome banquet spread far and wide.

Even in school, it was the talk of the town.

Xiaobao and Fatty, after hearing about it, said to each other, "So the Jiang Family is like a celebrity home? By the looks of it, she is quite valued by her family."

"Isn’t that obvious? Of course, their own children would be valued," Xiaobao responded.

After finishing their conversation, they sat down to eat in the cafeteria.

Next to them, people were talking: "I heard the Jiang Family found a child they lost before. This weekend, they are holding a huge welcome banquet."

"Sheesh, I heard the child was taken away when only a few months old and grew up in another place. It’s hard to know what they’ve become now. The Jiang Family, with their vast business, better not have acknowledged a prodigal child."

They were still unaware that the child the Jiang Family had reclaimed was Jiang Zhe, and they didn’t even have a clear idea whether the child was a boy or a girl.

"Indeed, if they turned out to be good-for-nothing, it would be such an embarrassment."

"I heard from my mom that the Jiang Family hasn’t revealed any information; maybe they are worried that the person isn’t up to par?"

"And they still have the nerve to hold a welcome party?"

"The Jiang family is short on members, and the two children they currently have are both... The one they’ve found this time, I’m afraid as long as he’s strong and healthy, that would suffice; as long as it’s a Jiang family child, even a Shenmu bicycle would do."

As a group of people were discussing this, they looked up to see a blond-haired, blue-eyed girl standing in front of them, tapping on the table.

"Hermes, what are you doing?" one of them recognized Xiaobao and asked.

"Are you guys really that idle? Can’t eating keep your mouths shut?"

"What’s with that tone of speaking?"

Xiaobao said, "You’re disturbing us! Who allowed you to make such a racket in the cafeteria?"

The group realized that they indeed had gotten more and more excited as they spoke, disturbing others, and felt somewhat guilty.

"Big men gossiping about others, be careful not to end up unable to find wives!" Xiaobao dropped a comment and left.

The group looked at each other in confusion, when suddenly someone said, "Do you think the child that the Jiang family took back could be Jiang Zhe?"

"Exactly, otherwise why would Xiaobao react like that?"

"It can’t be. The Jiangs are a prominent family on the Beicheng Continent; everyone knows Jiang Zhe is from out of town. I guess the child the Jiangs took back is still a boy."

"I also think it’s a boy, otherwise, they wouldn’t make such a big deal out of it."

People were talking at length.

Their discussions also represented the general opinion of the Beicheng Continent regarding this matter.

Everyone was dismissive of the child the Jiang family had recognized this time.

The Jiang family had already declined, what difference would it make to recognize more children?

...

Jiang Zhe slept in her mother’s room that night.

The old lady of the Jiang family couldn’t sleep in the middle of the night, so she went to check on Jiang Zhe’s room, finding her door slightly ajar.

She pushed the door open only to find no one inside.

Seeing Jiang Xi’s room door closed, she guessed Jiang Zhe must have stayed in Jiang Xi’s room.

The old lady of the Jiang family shook her head with a smile, truly a case of a mother’s heart being connected with her daughter’s.

Then she thought of Jiang Xi, and couldn’t help feeling a bit sentimental.

The butler found her and reproached, "Old Madam, why are you here at the young lady and the little miss’s rooms in the middle of the night again?"

"It’s habit," the old lady of the Jiang family said, "Let’s go back to rest."

These two rooms had been prepared for many years, and although times had changed, they finally filled a small corner in the old lady’s heart.

Jiang Zhe didn’t wake up until ten o’clock the next morning.

When she woke up, she found many messages on her phone.

Qin Jingchen had sent several.

"Sorry, just woke up," Jiang Zhe replied, "Going to wash up first."

"No problem," Qin Jingchen replied instantly, "Fen Ye is back and wants to invite you out for a meal. It’s a bit late now, so if you’re available, let’s do it in the evening."

"OK," Jiang Zhe agreed.

She wasn’t suspicious about how Fen Ye had come back.

Qin Jingchen had been quite relaxed about this matter previously, so she knew everything was according to his plan.

Qin Jingchen held his phone and broke out into a smile.

Fen Ye sat beside him and said, "Bro Jingchen, I’ve noticed you’re getting more and more lovesick, able to smile so long just at your phone."

"You wouldn’t understand," Qin Jingchen put away his phone, "Your sister-in-law agreed to have dinner together tonight."