Chapter 974 Director Yan's Unlucky Romantic Relationship
“Your second aunt doesn’t like to dress up, but if she doesn’t start dressing up now, does she have to wait until she’s seventy or eighty to start?”
Old Mrs. Shen disapproved of her second aunt's simple lifestyle.
But everyone has their own way of living, and she couldn't interfere in her niece-in-law's life.
I would occasionally help her buy some jewelry or clothes.
Although I don't wear it often, I can't live without it.
After all, the other nephew's wife already has one, so it's impossible for the second son's wife not to buy one.
Besides, Siqi is getting older, and who knows when the second son's family will be getting married.
You should still prepare one or two sets of clothes.
"My second aunt has always lived in the village. She probably thinks that the cheongsam is still a burden for her."
Grandma Shen agreed with this.
"Yes, your second aunt doesn't actually like wearing cheongsams. I just had one custom-made for her to make a good impression. I'll go to the mall later to buy her another one."
It doesn't need to be too expensive, as long as it suits her.
Jenny has her own money and doesn't mind spending it as she pleases; the three of them returned home almost fully loaded with purchases by the end of the afternoon.
We ate dinner out that night.
Shen Jidong was finally able to leave the baby with the nanny without any guilt and come out to eat with us.
Tonight's meal will still be at Youranju.
Grandpa Pang has been discharged from the hospital. Although he can no longer return to the kitchen, he still comes to Youranju every day.
He is happy whenever he sees diners enjoying their meals to the fullest.
He was also very happy to see Aunt Shen Qi and Shen Lu, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
"Seventh Sister, you're finally back!"
"I was originally planning to stay in Shenjia Village for a while, but unfortunately you're not here."
"You'd better not go." Aunt Shen Qi rolled her eyes at Grandpa Pang. "The chickens and ducks in our village aren't enough for you to squander."
Not only that, but any household with cured pork, sausages, or pig's trotters could not escape Old Pang's discerning eye.
When he goes there, it's like a locust swarm passing through.
Of course, Lao Pang can't eat those cured meats now, but that doesn't stop him from making them.
He'll definitely have to bring a grand-apprentice along to help him.
Even if he doesn't cook, his grand-apprentices still have to find ways to make delicious meals every day.
He can't eat those cured meats and sausages, but he can eat other things from the mountains, right?
"What do you mean it's not enough for me to eat? I never eat it myself, I always prepare it for you all." Old Master Pang's sincere heart was shattered just like that.
"We can't eat that much every day," Mrs. Shen refused him.
However, the mountains are indeed a good place to recuperate: "If you really want to stay there, that's fine too."
"Don't ruin everything in the village," Old Mrs. Shen thought to herself, realizing she was getting old and had become soft-hearted.
Grandpa Pang raised his hand: "I swear, it definitely won't happen!"
"Seventh Sister, you should trust me more and be less suspicious of me."
Grandma Shen: "...Hmph!" She really believed Pang Yitong's lies!
"Alright, let's go eat." Old Mrs. Shen was a clever woman; she knew how to shut someone up.
"Why didn't Xiaolu's fiancé come?"
Grandpa Pang just saw that it was just Shen Jidong and his wife; the young girl came alone.
“Grandpa Pang, Lu Xingye isn’t not coming; he has a dinner engagement tonight,” Shen Lu explained.
"Moreover, he may have also made a reservation here." Shen Lu had this guess because You Ran Ju was the only restaurant in the west of the city that was suitable for entertaining guests.
As a boss, Lu Xingye is definitely not stingy.
His subordinates are not stingy when ordering meals.
So there's an 80% chance I chose Youranju, which is the closest restaurant, today.
Shen Lu guessed correctly; there was indeed a large private room available today.
The location was booked urgently, through connections.
Just as Shen Lu arrived at the private room and took her seat, Lu Xingye and his group arrived at Youranju.
The group consisted of more than a dozen people, with Lu Xingye at the core.
Shen Lu opened the window and could see the people coming in through the main door. Of course, she also saw a woman dressed in a flamboyant manner fawning over Lu Xingye.
She looked away after just one glance.
A man who needs to be restrained is worse than a dog.
Therefore, she was not worried at all that Lu Xingye would make a mistake.
In fact, the woman was just introducing the progress of the food court project to Lu Xingye.
This person was definitely not sent by headquarters. As for why he's having dinner with Lu Xingye and the others tonight, we'll find out soon enough.
As Lu Xingye and his entourage entered the private room, a middle-aged man pointed to the seat to Lu Xingye's left: "Director Yan, please sit here."
"Director Yan is quite concerned about the establishment of our food court. You can discuss it with President Lu."
"She went to many departments to help the food court open as soon as possible."
Director Yan is a grassroots cadre in the western part of the city. For her, the early opening of the food court is also beneficial.
Tourism in Yucheng is not very developed, so Director Yan paid close attention to the project in the western part of the city from the very beginning.
She wasn't actually the director; she was just a deputy.
But if the tourism development in the west of the city is successful, the economic benefits will increase, and the living standards of the residents in this area will improve, then that will be her achievement.
She'll get promoted sooner or later.
Lu Xingye did not stop the other person from sitting to his left.
Since I'm not sitting on his lap, there's no need to be overly suspicious.
However, given that he is already a deputy director at such a young age, his family must be quite well-off.
It's understandable that such a privileged young woman might have a bit of an arrogant streak.
Director Yan's life has been smooth sailing; his family members all work within the government system.
She attended university locally and passed the civil service exam on her first try after graduating.
Her family had already paved the way for her. As long as she kept going, even if she didn't achieve great success in her career, she would definitely have a smooth and successful life.
Her only problem was her love life.
I dated a rich second-generation guy in college; he was only interested in Director Yan's family background.
When it came time to discuss marriage, all he talked about was getting projects from Uncle Yan.
Xiao Yan angrily kicked her rich second-generation boyfriend, and met a guy on her second blind date who was considered a good match for her family.
If the two companies were to combine, it would be a powerful alliance.
The parents were very satisfied with this man, but Yan Rui was not.
Because this man has a girlfriend he's been dating for six years; she's his first love.
To put it bluntly, she has someone else in her heart. No matter how beautiful she is or how good her family background is, no man would be interested in her.
Being forced into blind dates was already a last resort; if they were to marry Yan Rui, their happiness for the rest of their lives would be ruined.
The third one was introduced by a colleague after I started working. This time, he was a promising prospect. He worked for a Fortune 500 company, doing research and development, and had no romantic side.
Although he wasn't short of money, he was incredibly stingy with Yan Rui.
Moreover, he constantly talks about how he hopes she will take better care of the family after marriage, and that because her family is powerful, she can get promoted even without working hard...
He said things that girls wouldn't want to hear.
It seems that because her family has power, she doesn't need to work hard.
He thinks he's superior just because he relies on himself.
