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Chapter 636: Wen Cheng is Shocked
Translator: Exodus Tales
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As Wen Cheng and Cai Qinyue were also present in the living room, Master Zhai did not talk about the matter in detail.
Instead, he decided to invite Grandpa Jian to meet at a teahouse some other day.
After Master Zhai left, Wen Cheng attempted to persuade Grandpa Jian and Grandma Jian: "Uncle Jian and Aunt Jian, please think carefully about this matter. Yiling is still very young. It's not a good time for her to get into a relationship or engagement. Furthermore, as far as I know, Yiling has quite a good relationship with some other guy. Should we reconsider this matter?"
The person that Wen Cheng was referring to was Zhai Yunsheng.
In Wen Cheng's opinion, Zhai Yunsheng was unsuitable for his niece. He was too dangerous. However, this person seemed even more unsuitable and unreliable. This person's grandpa was trying way too hard to gain the Jian family's favor.
Wen Cheng and Cai Qinyue were thinking of somewhat similar things. They did not mentally link the old gentleman just now to Master Zhai. Master Zhai was known to be terrifying.
Grandma Jian shook her head and sighed: "Ahh since Yiling made her decision already, let's respect her decision."
"I have to talk to Yiling," Wen Cheng replied. He refused to agree to this.
His niece could only marry the best person. How could she marry some random guy?
Cai Qinyue attempted to persuade her husband: "Yiling is an opinionated person. Since she had already made her decision, you should let her be. As her aunt and uncle, we should not interfere with her decision on such things."
Cai Qinyue was quite amused.
She was surprised that Jian Yiling had already given up on Master Sheng.
However, she knew that it was very unlikely for Master Sheng to get engaged with Jian Yiling. There was a huge difference in their social status.
Despite this, Cai Qinyue was still surprised at how quickly Jian Yiling gave up on Master Sheng.
Wen Cheng ignored his wife's words. He was still determined to have a talk with Jian Yiling.
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Wen Cheng and Jian Yiling agreed to meet up at a dessert store.
Wen Cheng did not speak in a roundabout way. Instead, he directly asked Jian Yiling:
"Yiling, what's the deal with the old gentleman yesterday? Are you actually getting engaged? You shouldn't be so hasty with your marriage."
"I'm not being hasty," Jian Yiling replied.
"Yiling, I'm not against you dating. However, I hope that you can reevaluate your decision. The world is big. There are a lot of good guys. You deserve the best," Wen Cheng said softly. As he said this, there was a worried expression on his face.
"Don't worry. I've already thought over it."
Jian Yiling attempted to reassure Wen Cheng.
She knew that Wen Cheng was caring for her.
"Hmm, you should still look around more. There are many good men in this world. You still have many opportunities to meet good people. I can introduce a few to you as well," Wen Cheng said.
Jian Yiling shook her head. Then, she said with a firm expression on her face: "There's no need. He's a good person."
"Ahh," Wen Cheng sighed. "Then how about this? Could you let me meet that person?"
Wen Cheng did not have a good impression of the old gentleman.
That old gentleman appeared to be incredibly desperate.
"You've met him before."
"Huh? When did I meet him?" Wen Cheng replied in confusion.
"You went to his office last time."
His office?
Suddenly, an image flashed into Wen Cheng's brain.
Then, he was stunned.
"Wait... It's... It's not... It's not Master Sheng right?"
Jian Yiling nodded her head.
"No way! If it's Master Sheng... Then... Then his grandpa..."
Wasn't Master Sheng's grandpa Master Zhai?!
Was the smiling and amiable old gentleman Master Zhai?!
Wen Cheng swallowed his saliva before he asked: "Then... The old gentleman... That came to my house yesterday... Is he Master Zhai?"
Jian Yiling nodded her head again.
Upon hearing this, Wen Cheng's head began to buzz.
Master Zhai visited his house!
Master Zhai actually visited his house!
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Chapter 637: Wen Family's Argument
Translator: Exodus Tales
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"Then... Did I actually talk with Master Zhai yesterday?" Wen Cheng said. He was incredibly confused.
Jian Yiling nodded her head again.
Upon seeing this, Wen Cheng was shocked.
Never in his wildest dreams would he have ever imagined Master Zhai to come to his house. In fact, they even had a conversation on equal footing! He even called him "Uncle Wen"!
Wen Cheng took quite a while to digest this matter.
After a long time, Wen Cheng confirmed the situation with his niece again: "So... Are you sure that you want to be with Master Sheng?"
Jian Yiling nodded her head again.
When Wen Cheng saw the firm and resolute expression on his niece's face, he knew that he was out of options.
"Yiling, if you ever feel wronged, please remember to tell me. I'm not incredibly capable. However, if someone bullies you, I will fight them to my death!"
"Okay."
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After Wen Cheng left the dessert shop, he went home to talk to Cai Qinyue. He wanted to pick out a gift for Jian Yiling's engagement party.
Wen Cheng mentioned that he wanted to give [Ten Thousands Miles of Mountains and River] to Jian Yiling as her engagement gift. This gift was a very precious jade artifact.
Upon hearing this, Cai Qinyue widened her eyes in disbelief.
This jade artifact was worth a fortune!
It was one of the most precious pieces among their many collections!
And Wen Cheng wanted to give this artifact to Jian Yiling as an engagement gift?!
"Wen Cheng! What the hell do you want! [Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers] is what I intend to leave for Wen Ruo! And now, you're planning to give that to Jian Yiling? Who exactly is your daughter? Jian Yiling or Wen Ruo?"
"What are you even talking about? Wen Ruo is definitely my daughter. I love her the most."
"Am I really talking nonsense? The gift you gave Yiling for her birthday was even more expensive than the gift you gave Wen Ruo for her 18th! Furthermore, you took the initiative to invite Yiling to go to Cai Ningxuan. However, you never planned to invite Wen Ruo and me to go! You only took us there because I asked you to!"
"What do you mean? Do you not know the reason for the gift? If it weren't for Wen Nuan, the Wen family wouldn't even be here! Wen Nuan saved all of us. And thus, there's nothing wrong with me giving her a bit more than usual!"
Back then, Wen Nuan was not yet married. The Wen family faced an event that jeopardized their entire family.
Because of some business conflicts, Wen Cheng managed to offend a big shot in the industry.
And thus, the Wen family was in danger of the big shot's retaliation.
At that time, Wen Nuan came forward to negotiate a deal with the big shot. In the end, she successfully negotiated a very important deal for the big shot.
Wen Nuan had always been weak and soft. Ever since young, she liked to cry.
However, this time, she acted in a way that the whole family did not expect.
No one expected her to stand up for their family in the midst of this crisis.
However, she managed to save them.
Wen Nuan saved the reputation and business of the Wen family. In fact, she saved their entire family.
And thus, Wen Cheng remembered his sister's kindness. He wanted to repay this favor in any way possible.
In his eyes, without his sister's help at that time, the Wen family business would not exist. All these so-called antiques would not be his in the first place.
And thus, it was reasonable for him to give these antiques to Jian Yiling.
Cai Qinyue knew about this matter. Wen Cheng had mentioned it more than once to her.
"Wen Nuan is from the Wen family! Isn't it natural for her to help her own family? Furthermore, our mother gave her a huge dowry when she got married! So why are you treating it in some other way? She didn't do that favor just for you!"
Cai Qinyue had already been dissatisfied with this matter for a long time.
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Chapter 638: Master Sheng's Public Display of Affection (1)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
In the past, Cai Qinyue was willing to turn a blind eye to this.
However, today's matter was involved [Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers.] And thus, she could not ignore this anymore!
This artifact was her daughter's! It was definitely not going to be gifted to an outsider!
"You! What nonsense! She's my sister!"
"She's already married! Therefore, she's a member of the Jian family! What kind of person are you? Why are you intentionally giving valuable things and money to someone else's family?"
"It doesn't matter if she's married or not! That does not change the fact that she's my sister! It also does not change the fact that she protected the Wen family!"
"Yes! She's your sister. Then what about us? Are we not your family anymore? Do you not care about Wen Ruo and I? Do you even care if we live or die?"
"Stop saying that! I care about Wen Ruo! All of my future assets will be Wen Ruo's. However, I'm determined to give [Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers] to Yiling! It doesn't matter if you agree to this or not!"
After saying that, Wen Cheng stormed out of the room.
After Wen Cheng left the room, Cai Qinyue broke an object in anger.
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When Zhai Yunsheng suddenly announced that he was getting engaged, Han Menyu and Xing Wei were shocked.
In the past, they thought that Zhai Yunsheng was going to be the last to marry out of the three of them.
However, Zhai Yunsheng was the first to announce his engagement!
"Who are you getting engaged to? Is it the same girl as last time?" Xing Wei asked.
"What's the point of that question? We've only seen one girl appear next to Master Sheng. And we've known him for so long already! It's a miracle in itself! Do you expect him to switch to another girl in such a short period of time?"
Han Mengyu did not believe that the sago palm could bloom twice.
"Hmmm, that girl is quite good. She knows how to play. Furthermore, she's just as messed up as Zhai Yunsheng," Xing Wei commented. Xing Wei had quite a good impression of Jian Yiling.
She was incredibly calm when it came to street racing.
Furthermore, she managed to crush them in her first time playing billiards.
Hmmm... No wonder the sago palm bloomed. That girl really suited Master Sheng.
"I think it's pretty good as well. Master Sheng won't have to be alone for the rest of his life."
Han Mengyu and Xing Wei knew about Master Sheng's physical condition. As a result, they were worried that he had no plans to marry.
"Hmm, should we host a singles party then? After all, Master Sheng is not going to be single for long," Xing Wei said.
"Ahh, yes. We should definitely do that! Ask him to come out!" Han Mengyu exclaimed.
And thus, the two of them sent a message to Zhai Yunsheng. To their surprise, Zhai Yunsheng agreed to come out.
Then, Han Mengyu organized a venue.
Zhai Yunsheng arrived at the venue on time. However, he was followed by Jian Yiling.
Han Mengyu: "..."
Wasn't this meant to be a singles party?
Wasn't this seriously going against the theme of a singles party?
Zhai Yunsheng was holding Jian Yiling's hand.
His large hand was wrapped around her smaller one.
When Han Mengyu and Xing Wei saw Zhai Yunsheng, they immediately wanted to complain about his behavior. However, neither of them dared to say anything.
"What are we doing today?" Zhai Yunsheng asked.
"Bowling, darts, escape room. Ten thousand dollars for each match," Han Mengyu replied.
Zhai Yunsheng turned his head to look at Jian Yiling. He was asking for her opinion.
"Mhmm," Jian Yiling nodded. She had no opinion on this. "You can get money."
"I will win it over for you."
"Mhmmm."
Then, Zhai Yunsheng turned his head to speak to Han Mengyu and the others: "Let's start."
When they saw the look on Zhai Yunsheng's face, Xing Wei and Han Mengyu knew that he was going to be serious today.
Han Mengyu and Xing Wei had nothing to say.
Even though you could win ten thousand dollars from each match, did Zhai Yunsheng really need the money?
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Chapter 639: Master Sheng's Public Display of Affection (2)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
There was a woman who stared at Jian Yiling for most of the time.
The woman was in her early twenties. She had outstanding facial features.
"Is that her?" the woman asked Han Mengyu.
"Sister Ping, can't you tell? Don't think about it anymore," Han Mengyu replied as he shook his head helplessly.
Yao Moping was in their friendship circle. Everyone respectfully called her "Sister Ping."
This was a recognition for her status in society and of her character.
As they often hung out together, everyone knew that Sister Ping liked Master Sheng.
As soon as Sister Ping heard that Master Sheng was getting engaged, she immediately took a flight from New York back to Beijing.
Before seeing it with her own eyes, Yao Moping refused to believe this news.
She did not believe that Zhai Yunsheng would have his heart set on a girl.
"Which Beijing family is she from?"Yao Moping asked.
"She's not from Beijing. She's from the Jian family in Hengyuan City," Han Mengyu replied.
"Hengyuan City? A second tier city?"
Hengyuan City was not a major city in China. In fact, it could not be even considered a provincial city. At most, it was merely a second-tier city.
A family from Hengyuan City was nothing compared to the powerful families in Beijing.
It was not even worth comparing them to the Zhai family.
In fact, everyone present today had a stronger social standing than her.
Hang Mengyu quickly understood the meaning behind Yao Moping's words. He advised: "Sister Ping, Master Sheng does not care about social status. You know this. Miss Yiling's family background does not matter to him. What matters is that he likes her."
However, it was as though Yao Moping completely ignored Han Mengyu's words. Instead, her eyes focused on Zhai Yunsheng. Currently, Zhai Yunsheng was throwing the bowling ball.
After a while, Yao Moping's eyes moved over to Jian Yiling. Jian Yiling was currently seated in a nearby resting place.
Jian Yiling's appearance was petite. She had a fair face and delicate-looking features.
The first two words that came into Yao Moping's mind as she looked at Jian Yiling were soft and boneless.
Currently, Jian Yiling was sitting down. She held a phone in her hand and was tapping away at the screen. She did not look at Zhai Yunsheng.
However, if it were Yao Moping, she would have never moved her line of sight off Zhai Yunsheng.
Did that girl not have him in her heart?
The current game that was being played was bowling.
It was a single-person match. The result of each round was added together. The person who had the most points after six rounds would become the overall winner.
Jian Yiling did not participate in this match. Therefore, Zhai Yunsheng participated by himself.
Every game cost ten thousand dollars to enter. As a total of twenty people partcipated, the overall prize pool was two hundred thousand dollars.
The top three participants would split the entire prize pool.
First place would split one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, second place would split sixty thousand dollars and third place would split twenty thousand dollars.
Previously, Zhai Yunsheng didn't really care about bowling. Therefore, his score would typically rest in the middle of their friendship group.
However, he was obviously much more serious today.
He managed to get a strike in all six rounds.
Upon seeing this, the other participants became incredibly depressed.
Master Sheng was aiming for first place!
After the match was over, Master Sheng was undoubtedly ranked first. He took away most of the prize money.
And thus, the money got transferred to Zhai Yunsheng's bank account.
After the money reached Zhai Yunsheng's account, he immediately transferred it to Jian Yiling.
He had won a total of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. After subtracting the registration fee of ten thousand dollars, there was still a net profit of one hundred and ten thousand dollars.
"I'm submitting all my income," Zhai Yunsheng said to Jian Yiling with a big smile.
It was as though he was very satisfied with the money he won.
After Jian Yiling received the money, she transferred ten thousand dollars back to Zhai Yunsheng: "Pocket money."
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Chapter 640: Master Sheng's Public Display of Affection (3)
Translator: Exodus Tales
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"Okay," Zhai Yunsheng smiled as he received the pocket money from his future wife.
Then, Jian Yiling deposited the remaining money into a new account that she had opened.
Han Mengyu was next to them. Upon hearing this conversation, he did not know what to say.
Was this still the Master Sheng that they knew? He was way too different!
They were already shocked from last time.
However, the reality seemed to shock them even more. Reality slapped them in the face and told them loud and clear: the surprises and shocks were far from being over.
Their Master Sheng had completely changed into another person!
Love was terrifying!
The second game of the night was darts.
Zhai Yunsheng decided to let Jian Yiling play this game.
As the bowling ball was quite heavy, he was worried about her hurting her wrist.
Jian Yiling couldn't risk her hand becoming injured. As a result, he did not invite her to play.
However, Jian Yiling could play darts. Darts was a game that required controlling hand strength alongside precision. This game was very suitable for Jian Yiling.
And thus, Zhai Yunsheng began to teach Jian Yiling how to play darts.
His right hand held onto Jian Yiling's right hand. Then, he helped Jian Yiling throw the dart in her hand at the target.
"The highest score you can get is sixty. You can triple the twenty on the board," Zhai Yunsheng leaned down and whispered the rules in Jian Yiling's ear.
Their actions were rather intimate. Everyone else in the recreation room felt a sour taste in their mouth.
After a few attempts, Jian Yiling was able to throw in a decent manner.
After a bit more practice, she was able to accurately hit the bullseye and the section which tripled twenty points.
Han Mengyu and Xing Wei were dumbfounded.
Was this actually her first time playing?
No way! She's so talented!
At this moment, Yao Moping walked over.
"Master Sheng, long time no see."
Zhai Yunsheng glanced at Yao Moping before he ignored her.
Zhai Yunsheng was aware of the fact that Yao Moping liked him. Everyone in their circle knew this. As a result, how could he possibly not know?
As Yao Moping did not clarify the rumors, it was very likely that she actually liked him. As a result, he did not want to give this woman groundless hope.
Furthermore, Zhai Yunsheng would always ignore women when they attempted to strike up a conversation with him.
Yao Moping was accustomed to Zhai Yunsheng's response.
Master Sheng had always acted this way to females that were interested in him.
He also responded this way to Qin Yufan. Qin Yufan was the young lady of the Qin family. Even if it was her, Zhai Yunsheng would not act friendly.
He seemed to be telling the entire world that he did not want to fall in love.
Yao Moping assumed this in the past as well. However, things ended up changing. Today, there was a young girl who appeared by his side.
"Master Sheng, if you don't mind, let me compete with her."
Yao Moping took the initiative to ask Jian Yiling for a match.
In a dart match, they were tasked with reaching a specific score with the least number of darts.
Zhai Yunsheng did not reply. Instead, he looked at Jian Yiling.
His message was clear: he had no right to decide. And thus, it was up to Jian Yiling.
Xing Wei sensed that something was off. He frantically tried to get Han Mengyu's attention.
However, there was nothing that Han Mengyu could do. What could he say at this time?
Just now, he had already attempted to talk to Sister Ping. However, Sister Ping was unwilling to listen to his words.
Jian Yiling nodded her head: "Okay."
She could compete against anyone.
It would be great if she won. However, even if she lost, Zhai Yunsheng would still win. Either way, they would still get the prize money.
"You first or me first?" Yao Moping asked Jian Yiling.
"I don't mind," Jian Yiling responded. She did not care about this.
"Ahh, let's draw lots then."