Chapter 466: The Little Rich Girl Seems to Be Deceiving Me

Seeking favors is common everywhere, but the skill varies.

On the morning of the day after Chinese New Year’s Eve, many relatives from Linchuan drove to Jizhou to give New Year’s greetings, bringing with them many gifts and well-meaning phrases, even more than last year.

This was primarily because the group-buy phenomenon had been hyped by major websites, making Linchuan’s wealthy relatives truly realize the enormity of the industry Jiang Qin was involved in.

Furthermore, Lin Ling, the daughter of the Lin family, had a job thanks to Jiang Qin, and her salary had already been raised twice, impressing many relatives.

Relatives with unemployed youths were the most enthusiastic, and many wanted to change jobs; Jiang Qin’s humble home couldn’t accommodate everyone, but even standing in the hallway, they were pleased.

“Cao Ran, get up quickly, I’m taking you out to visit some folks.”

“Visiting again? What’s so good about these visits? If you want to go, go by yourself. I’m not going.”

“What do you know? We haven’t interacted with them for years. New Year’s makes a good excuse. If we went without reason, they might not even care about us.”

Ding Qiaoyun was getting dressed while earnestly instructing her daughter who was lying in the bedroom.

Cao Ran climbed out of bed with a speechless expression: “Going to the fifth floor again?”

“Just one more time. They have a Rolls-Royce. If it doesn’t work out, we’ll go to Linchuan after the new year where we have wealthier relatives and I get along better with them. Remember your aunt Rong? My cousin. She’s very well-connected there.”

“So annoying.”

Ding Qiaoyun pretended not to hear her daughter’s complaints and hurried her to get dressed before they left the house.

When they opened the door, the mother and daughter were stunned to see a group of people dressed in new clothes with various gifts.

What surprised them wasn’t just the crowd but that Ding Qiaoyun recognized many faces.

“Rong… Sister Rong? What are you doing in Jizhou?”

“Ah, Qiaoyun, I heard you were back yesterday. Haven’t seen you in years, and you haven’t aged a bit!”

Ding Qiaoyun immediately flashed a bright smile, thinking to herself what a coincidence this was: “Well, since you’re here, look, you’ve even brought gifts.”

“Ah? No, we’re here to visit Jiang Qin’s place for the new year.” The woman with the explosive hairstyle subtly moved the gifts behind her.

“?”

Ding Qiaoyun said, opening her mouth: “This is the third floor, their place is on the fifth floor.”

“I know, but it’s too crowded, we have to queue. We might get to speak only during lunch. How about I visit you this evening?”

Ding Qiaoyun swallowed and turned to see that the stairway and corners were crowded with recognizable Linchuan relatives.

Witnessing this scene, the mother and daughter exchanged glances filled with confusion.

Their family used to be wealthy, but they had never seen such a bustling scene. What does having a queue mean? What exactly does Jiang Qin’s family do?

Meanwhile, Jiang Qin had already used the pretext of going out for New Year’s greetings to escape from home, joining Guo Zihang and Yang Shuan at the street corner.

“Uncle, where’s my aunt?”

“My mom kept her at home to attend to guests, actually just to brag about my good friends.”

Jiang Qin stood on the curb, “The little rich girl went to Shanghai for New Year’s two years ago, her aunt came last year. Relatives and friends didn’t meet her the last two times, my mom insists she makes an appearance this year.”

He imagined the socially anxious little rich girl trembling in that setting, then being bewildered by questions and naively looking forward to his return for protection.

That’s the outcome of relying on cuteness to celebrate New Year’s at a best friend’s house!

While he was talking, Guo Zihang ran over from across the street, excitedly pointing to the park: “The lake in that park has frozen over, let’s go break the ice? If we’re late, others will do it first!”

Boys are naturally active. Seeing ice, they’d dare step even on a dung pit or break a hole in it.

“Forget it, I’m not going.”

“Ah?”

Jiang Qin crossed his arms, “My coat is new.”

Today he was wearing a black down jacket with a light brown collar, a high neck sweater, and a handmade grey scarf. Combined with his height over 1.8 meters, he looked as dashing as Daniel Wu.

His clothes were well-tailored, simple in design, and from the same brand as Feng Nanshu’s short Moncler down jacket.

Yang Shuan looked up at him, “No wonder you’ve been standing while I sat here for so long. Are you afraid of wrinkles? That’s unnecessary.”

“The little rich girl bought it.”

“Oh yeah, that makes sense…”

While chatting, suddenly a large crowd approached from the opposite side, led by Jizhou’s top youth Qin Zi’ang, shouting excitedly about finding ice, and then they energetically entered the park.

Guo Zihang’s and Yang Shuan’s faces changed as if their beloved girl was about to be taken away, and they immediately followed.

Jiang Qin sighed and followed, then found the park already full of people, with plenty of naughty boys and girls.

Chu Siqi, Wang Huiru, and Yu Shasha were also there, likely having arranged to meet for some fun.

After all, no shops were open on the first day of the New Year; other then visiting relatives, it was about hanging out with friends or classmates.

At this moment, Jiang Qin walked from the entrance of the park, hands in pockets, strolling leisurely, captivating the three girls.

Facial appearances can be described visually but are profoundly mysterious.

Jiang Qin now managed a company with nearly two thousand employees controlling the national market and major Linchuan brands, naturally exuding a mature and leader-like aura.

“Haven’t seen the male god for a year, how come he’s exploded in handsomeness?” Yu Shasha was extremely excited.

Wang Huiru breathed on her cold palms, “Indeed very handsome. How come he wasn’t this charming in high school?”

“Actually, he hasn’t changed much from high school, but perhaps is missing some of the aura he has now.”

“Hmm, has a bit of a long-legged uncle feel from Korean dramas.”

Yu Shasha widened her eyes, “Wow Huiru, quite the silent type you are. Like the mature ones, huh?”

Wang Huiru playfully spat, “You’re the silent type. I was just making a comparison.”

Hearing their conversation, Chu Siqi couldn’t help but raise her eyes glancing briefly at Jiang Qin standing by the ice-covered pond.

Actually, since the summer after their college entrance exams, she had been struggling with herself, especially as Jiang Qin’s aura increased leading her deeper into confusion.

But although she had always been fixated on that dazzling light, she hadn’t really taken the time to look at Jiang Qin the person.

Now, reevaluating him, she found he had become very unfamiliar, reaching a peak moment of feeling nothing stayed the same.

Just then, Qin Zi’ang’s cousin returned with his followers carrying a bunch of milk teas, beckoning everyone over.

One of them was specially made and Qin Zi’ang handed it to Jiang Qin.

Being proud, Qin Zi’ang had a complicated relationship with Jiang Qin, now realizing he was of an uncle’s generation and it seemed inappropriate to be as shameless as Yang Shuan.

But he knew that it was because Jiang Qin had greenlighted their family’s company’s connections with the government, so he had to show some goodwill.

So, Qin Zi’ang sneakily put his goodwill into that milk tea.

“Holy shit, what’s this? Eight-treasure porridge?”

Jiang Qin looked at his own cup of milk tea, eyes full of shock.

How much stuff did they add? Can’t even see the liquid, impossible to suck up.

“Ah’ang, are you intentionally seeking revenge on your uncle here?”

Qin Zi’ang stared at the milk tea for a moment: “How did it turn out like this? Damn cousin really can’t handle things. Drink mine first, I’ll get another.”

Jiang Qin was done for: “Qin, don’t be like this. It’s no fun being surrounded by such characters. Please be more outrageous.”

“Drink this one. I! Will! Get! Another!”

“?”

Yang Shuan’s expression changed: “That’s it, Lao Guo, we have competition now.”

Guo Zihang grinned, the smile of a dragon king: “He can only be the Third Prince.”

Yu Shasha curiously turned her head as Qin Zi’ang left: “I heard from Class One, Qin Zi’ang’s dad called you President Jiang, said you gave him a huge project worth twenty-three billion, is it true?”

“I was just linking things up. Oh, by the way, you need to pay this year’s rent.”

“Damn, male god, you’re handsome but so pragmatic.”

Jiang Qin sighed softly: “I am no longer at an age where being handsome can win the world.”

Chu Siqi mustered all her courage to speak: “Is Feng Nanshu spending the New Year at your place this year?”

“Yeah, she came over for the holidays, started helping my mom with cooking and visiting our family tomb since the 28th of the last lunar month, she even knows where our family tomb is now.”

“…”

Chu Siqi watched his barely suppressed grin and managed a forced smile.

By noon, Jiang Qin thought most of the relatives had probably left, so he headed back to his complex. As he opened the door, he saw the little rich girl helping Yuan Youqin clean up the tea table and called him ‘brother’ softly as she passed by.

“Were you not trembling with so many relatives around?” Jiang Qin baffled.

At that moment, Yuan Youqin walked out from the kitchen: “Shaking? Everyone praised Nanshu for being smart, lively, and generous.”

“?”

Jiang Qin looked at Feng Nanshu sternly, “How much have you been deceiving me?”

Feng Nanshu was silent for a moment: “Brother, I’ve never deceived you.”

“You lied about your social anxiety.”

“It’s real social anxiety, but not when I’m at home.”