novelraw Chapter 452 - 369: Daughter-in-law? Gender: Female?
Chapter 452 - 369: Daughter-in-law? Gender: Female?
Chapter 452: Chapter 369: Daughter-in-law? Gender: Female?
After Jin Yichen dropped Leng Ning home and returned to his own villa, he walked into the living room to find his father, Jin Jiachao, wearing reading glasses and looking at that old photo album with slightly worn edges. His fingers were caressing the faces in the photos, and there was a tinge of melancholy about him.
"Dad! Why are you looking at photos again?" Jin Yichen casually sat across from him. When he was abroad, he didn’t really notice, but since he returned to China, he found that the old man’s nostalgic tendencies had been increasing rapidly.
If he remembered correctly, he saw his dad flipping through this album a few days ago as well.
Jin Jiachao glanced at him, still flipping through the album, "Where did you run off to play? You’re messing around all day. If you don’t want me to look at the photo album, why don’t you bring me a daughter-in-law to look at!"
This lad hasn’t settled down since he returned to the country, always running around.
He’s not getting any younger. Why doesn’t he look for a girlfriend! If it weren’t for the fact that he has both male and female friends, even as his father, he’d wonder if his son likes women!
When he was abroad, there weren’t many Chinese people, and he said he didn’t want to find a foreign girl!
Fine! So, we didn’t find one! Now that we’re back home and the streets are full of pretty girls, why not find one to date!
Jin Yichen leaned close to him deliberately, smiling, "Hey! Old man! You think I don’t want to find one? It’s just that I haven’t met the right one!"
Jin Jiachao wasn’t interested in listening to him, adjusting his glasses and shifting his body, "No excuses!"
"But..." Jin Yichen deliberately lengthened his tone, eyes fixed on the old man.
Jin Jiachao glared at him, "Spit it out!"
Jin Yichen leaned close to his ear and shouted, "You have a daughter-in-law now!"
"Scram! Scram! I’m not deaf! You brat! Trying to deafen me?" Jin Jiachao was furious but then quickly reacted, his eyes lighting up, "Daughter-in-law? Female?"
Jin Yichen felt smoke coming out of his seven orifices, couldn’t help but roll his eyes, "You really are my biological dad! Look at how you asked that question! How refreshing! If she’s not female, could she be male? Is this how you see your son?"
Would he need to like men? Ignoring the lovely and beautiful Leng Ning, loving those sweaty men?
Unless his brain was flooded! He just didn’t have a girlfriend these years, and they cooked up such scenarios?
Doesn’t he understand, better alone than in bad company?
Jin Jiachao was slightly embarrassed, "Just joking! You can’t even take a joke? Quickly, tell me, how is this girl? Is she pretty? Where is she from? What does her family do? How many years between you? Can you marry this year?"
Jin Yichen was bewildered by the barrage of questions. If he’d known it would be like this, he wouldn’t have said anything so early!
"Pretty! A local from Beijing! We’re 7 years apart! As for marriage, I can’t say for sure! She hasn’t graduated college yet!"
Jin Jiachao excitedly patted his son’s shoulder, "Well done! You lad! An old cow eating young grass!"
Jin Yichen shrunk down, "Dear Dad! Can you be a bit gentler? If this heavy hand keeps going, I’ll be finished!" His dad really had a powerful grip, even at nearly sixty, he kept exercising and working out daily.
Even young guys might not match up to his dad! Still hale and hearty!
Jin Jiachao chuckled dryly, glancing at his large hand, maybe he didn’t control his excitement properly!
He tried to control his excitement, eagerly asking, "Son! When will you bring the girl back for me to see? How are her family, did they ask you to meet them?"
If both families agree, they can marry even if she hasn’t graduated yet!
Thinking of Li Si, a smile appeared on Jin Yichen’s face, "Her family has two kids, and she has an older brother, already married, their baby was just born a while ago, about two months old I guess! I met her sister-in-law today, Dad, her sister-in-law seems to resemble someone I know! But I couldn’t remember who!"
"Having two kids is good! They can look out for each other! There are a lot of similar-looking people, it’s nothing! Son! You have to make a move quickly and strike while the iron’s hot! Don’t miss out on a good girl! I’m telling you..."
Jin Jiachao didn’t pay much attention, continuously recounting several stories about missing opportunities and barely scraping by.
Jin Yichen underwent nearly two hours of education before he persuaded the old man back to his room.
The old man might have truly been tired from talking so much, for he even forgot to put away that photo album and went straight to his room to rest.
Jin Yichen gazed at that album left on the coffee table. It was a very old album. He remembered when he was little, not realizing its importance, he tore a photo and was whipped with a leather belt by his father!
After that, he always avoided this album when he saw it, afraid that damage would be blamed on him.
The pain from that belt was really something; his butt didn’t dare touch a chair for days!
Casually flipping it open, the first photo was a portrait of his dad and mom when they were young.
It was well-preserved, and gently caressing his mom’s face, Jin Yichen smiled slightly. His mom was really beautiful when she was young.
Photo by photo, there were old pictures of his grandparents, family portraits!
One person caught his attention. He realized this was his aunt, who had died young!
The woman in the photo was smiling shyly, the times were so long ago, the features in the photos were somewhat blurred.
But she had a similar vibe to Leng Ning’s sister-in-law, especially that slightly upturned mouth!
No wonder, he felt she looked familiar when he first met her!
Could it be?
Jin Yichen smiled and shook his head, he had heard that his aunt’s child was born in Shandong, and Leng Ning’s sister-in-law was from North City, separated by mountains and rivers, how could it be possible?
Maybe like the old man said, there are plenty of people who look alike!
But that feeling was quite fascinating, and he didn’t know how to describe seeing Li Si for the first time.
In short, he felt very comfortable, found her pleasing to the eye, and enjoyed listening to her talk.
Hey! If Leng Ning knew, wouldn’t he get a tiny bit of jealousy?
...
Leng Ning, whom he was slandering, didn’t have the time to bother with him. She received strong support from Mrs. Leng for the branch store of Simeng. As a girl, if she has an idea, why not do it!
The family isn’t short on money anyway, so even if she loses, it’s nothing, consider it tuition payment!
Besides, the daughter-in-law’s main store business is good, she saw it with her own eyes, so even for a newly opened branch store, as long as the publicity is well done, management proper, and service good.
She believed there wouldn’t be a loss situation, even if the business is mediocre, it doesn’t matter, it’s not like her daughter relies on this for a living.
Just treat it like a hobby!
After this matter, Mrs. Leng paid more attention to Li Si, maybe in the past, there was an element of making up for past guilt in her kindness.
Now she truly considered Li Si as part of the family!
Mrs. Leng and Leng Ning quickly found a large double-story shop in a bustling upscale commercial district, not only spacious but also in a great location. It was rare that both mother and daughter were very satisfied.
Originally, Mrs. Leng wanted to pay for it, but Leng Ning directly refused; this was her own business, how could she let the family pay? So she used her own money to buy the shop.
Leng Mochen sent a few capable subordinates to help with the operations, and Mo Si’s own decoration company designed and customized the renovation for her. The main store of Simeng started recruiting employees to staff the branch, making Leng Ning busy all at once.
Li Si looked at the revised sample photos and thought they were absolutely beautiful. Especially a few photos of the two of them on the beach in wedding attire, they captured such a mood! It was just like movie stars!
She ordered various photo albums, frames, display racks, crystals, etc. The other party promised that within two weeks they would produce and deliver them to the door.
If it weren’t for Leng Mochen’s status and position, the photography studio staff would have wanted to discuss with them to keep some as samples for the studio.
Unfortunately, that was absolutely impossible, so they didn’t even dare to bring it up! (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations or monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)