Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 474 - 474 469 I Have No Objections

Chapter 474: Chapter 469: I Have No Objections Chapter 474: Chapter 469: I Have No Objections It didn’t take long for Jiang Fengwei to bring all the dishes to the table, including oil-braised prawns, tomato beef brisket, braised lamb, chopped pepper fish head… seven dishes and a soup in total, except for the fried meatballs that had no salt added.

Jiang Yan rubbed his forehead, “Making so much that the two of us can’t finish, why don’t we give some to the neighbors across the street?”

“This…”

Jiang Fengwei hesitated a bit; he had bought all these to make for his son, many of which he usually was reluctant to buy, giving them to someone else… it felt a bit painful.

“They even gave you meat buns, it’s only right to repay the favor, isn’t it?”

It was a valid point, but what Jiang Yan didn’t know was that a few months back, the old man from across the street had fainted suddenly, and Jiang Fengwei had coincidentally been coming back from a walk and carried the man to the nearby hospital in time. Not only was he saved, but also serious consequences were avoided.

Even the doctor said it was lucky he was brought in in time.

Since then, the neighbors had often brought food and drinks, and their interactions had become more intimate.

However, they indeed owed him a big favor, so giving something in return really wasn’t much.

But this wasn’t something he could easily talk about with Jiang Yan, since their father-son relationship hadn’t reached the point where they could talk about anything and everything.

“Then… then I’ll give them two dishes.”

With a pained expression, Jiang Fengwei scooped out two of the dishes, one braised lamb and one duck blood and tofu soup (he looked at the tomato beef brisket several times but couldn’t bring himself to part with it), then he used his chopsticks to heap the dishes in the middle, making them look quite generous.

Jiang Yan was actually quite accustomed to his stinginess; after all, his father had always been generous only to his own family and stingy with everyone else.

But now, looking at it made his teeth hurt.

You’re so stingy, how are you ever going to find a wife?

Unless someone is blind enough to throw herself at you.

Watching him bring the dishes over, Jiang Yan stroked his chin, thinking about the Teacher Mei he had just met. Judging by her appearance, her temperament and character seemed pretty good. No husband, and living with her in-laws all year without conflict, one could guess that the in-laws must be very nice to her, but if she weren’t grateful, it definitely wouldn’t be possible for both sides to live together for so long.

From this, one could tell that her character definitely couldn’t be bad.

Of course, the most important thing was that she was interested in Old Jiang.

Calculating carefully, Old Jiang was only forty-eight this year, not even fifty, certainly still in a position to remarry or even adopt a young one to play with.

Thinking thus, Jiang Yan suddenly had the face of Ma Zheng pop into his mind, and he froze for a moment before hurriedly shaking his head, let’s not think about that for now, small ones and whatnot, maybe later.

After all, he couldn’t stand another chatterbox calling him ‘big brother’.

Jiang Yan picked up his chopsticks and began to eat, no longer thinking about Old Jiang’s marital prospects.

Suddenly, Old Jiang came back, followed by a young man who looked to be about the same age as him.

“Xiaoyan, this is Guangning, the son of your Aunt Mei; I just told you about him. He’s studying at Beijing Media University, also a junior like you,” Old Jiang introduced.

After the introduction, the young man extended his hand with a smile, “Hello, Sun Guangning.”

“Jiang Yan.”

Sun Guangning had a baby face and when he smiled his eyes crinkled slightly, giving him a very affable look.

He was invited by old Jiang to come for dinner, cradling a jar of plum wine in his arms. Unfortunately, Jiang Yan had to drive back to Beijing in the afternoon, so he couldn’t drink.

When Jiang Yan mentioned he had to return that afternoon, not even staying for one night, a flicker of disappointment flashed across old Jiang’s eyes. But it was fleeting and quickly concealed.

That he had come today was already beyond his expectations; how could he hope for more?

Sun Guangning didn’t ask why Jiang Yan wasn’t spending the New Year with his own father. After all, it was someone else’s family matter and not appropriate to inquire into.

But his personality was cheerful, and he had a pleasant chat with Jiang Yan. What was even more unexpected was that he was in the same class as Yu Hang, and they were also dorm mates.

Upon hearing that Jiang Yan and Yu Hang were high school classmates, Sun Guangning was surprised and immediately took out his phone to call Yu Hang.

He put the phone on speaker, and the three of them chatted this way and that over the call. The lively voices of young people filled the whole dining room and living room, causing Jiang Fengwei to feel a wave of daze as he listened.

Alas…

If he hadn’t always been concerned with that so-called “family,” if he hadn’t divorced Shu Wan, his son probably wouldn’t have become as composed and mature as Teacher Mei had said. Instead, he might have been more lively than Sun Guangning, even more raucous.

During vacations, he would have invited good classmates over to his house for meals, discussing their topics of interest in groups, laughing and joking, drinking and pounding the table.

Not like now, where getting him to come over for a meal was quite difficult.

It’s a pity that in this world, you can buy almost anything, just not a remedy for regret.

Jiang Fengwei lowered his head and drained the glass of plum wine in one go, then got up to check on the simmering pork rib soup in the kitchen.

Seeing old Jiang leave, Sun Guangning seized the opportunity to get close to Jiang Yan and whispered, “After we eat, how about we go downstairs for a walk, okay?”

Jiang Yan gave him a look and nodded.

When they were almost done eating, Jiang Yan took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and stepped outside with Sun Guangning. It seemed clear that they intended to go downstairs for a smoke.

Jiang Fengwei watched his son holding the cigarettes, wanting to say something but holding back; he really wanted to scold him but had no standing.

He too had been addicted to smoking, but he had naturally quit during the years he was inside. After getting out, in order to save money, he hadn’t picked it up again. It was just unexpected that Jiang Yan had started smoking; when had that happened?

In truth, after being with Mu Jiawen, Jiang Yan rarely smoked; the cigarettes he carried were mainly to give away to others.

“Jiang Yan, I’ll just say it straight,”

After a meal, and finding Yu Hang as a connection, the two of them were now quite familiar with each other.

Sun Guangning sorted his thoughts before speaking, “My dad has been gone for almost eleven years. He and my mom were very close, but no matter how strong the relationship, it turns into nothing once someone is gone. Of course, I’m not saying I don’t care about my dad, but relatively speaking, I care more about my mom. She’s been a widow for eleven years, and she’s only forty-seven this year with half her life still ahead. I was thinking…”

At this point, Sun Guangning laughed embarrassedly, “Actually, my grandparents were the ones who approached you today. They first took a liking to Uncle Jiang and have been encouraging my mom to get to know him. Although part of it is because Uncle Jiang saved my grandfather, the main reason is that they think highly of him as a person. His character is beyond reproach, and he’s very talented. He’s published short stories in magazines which my mom has read and really likes. So, she is very satisfied with Uncle Jiang.

However, it seems Uncle Jiang hasn’t thought about it in that way yet, but from his usual conversations, it’s apparent that he values your opinion a lot. Today is a rare opportunity, so I wanted to ask you what you think about this…”

“I have no objections!”

Jiang Yan spoke decisively, “As long as he’s willing, I wholeheartedly agree. However, you guys know that my dad, he previously…”

“We know; he mentioned it when chatting with my grandfather. Look, everyone makes mistakes, right? The most important thing is that my mom doesn’t mind.”