Rose Manor

The most responsive person was the live-in nanny. She stepped forward and helped to take the gifts brought by Fu Jichen. With a friendly and kind smile on her face, she greeted the two of them: "Young Master, Young Madam."

Fu Jichen nodded slightly and said in a warm voice: "There are freshly made pastries there. Grandpa likes to eat them, so I pretended to let him try them."

In the sitting area on one side of the living room, the old man pricked up his ears to listen to the conversation between Fu Jichen and the nanny. He snorted and kept a straight face, showing no signs of relaxing.

"Hey, I'll go right away." After listening to Fu Jichen's words, the nanny found the box containing the pastries from a pile of gifts and took it to the kitchen to plate it.

Shen Jia Nian was a little nervous, and the fingers holding Fu Jichen's arm tightened slightly.

Fu Jichen noticed subtle changes in strength on his arm, and looked at the person next to him with his eyes lowered. His gentle eyes seemed to tell her, don't worry.

He led Shen Jia Nian inside and first greeted the old man sitting there drinking tea: "Grandpa."

Shen Jia Nian followed Fu Jichen and called "Grandpa" gracefully.

The old man blew the tea in the cup, took a sip of tea, raised his eyelids, glanced at the two of them, and finally settled on Shen Jianian's face.

After going round and round, she was the woman who made his beloved grandson fall headlong into it.

The old man was helpless and sighed silently in his heart. No matter how much he disagrees with the marriage, now that the two of them have received the certificate, it is a definite fact. As an elder, it was always against the style of the Fu family to show off his face and make the atmosphere too tense.

After thinking about it, the old man put down the tea cup, his face became slightly warmer, and he pointed to the sofa next to the coffee table: "Sit."

Shen Jianian sat down next to Fu Jichen, with a decent smile on her face as the old man looked at her.

Everyone in the Fu family is here except Fu Feibai who is filming and Wei Ronghua who is hospitalized. Not only the old man, but also other people who had never seen Shen Jia Nian's face were looking at her secretly, and couldn't help but mutter in their hearts, is this really the Shen Jia Nian from before? It looks nothing like it.

Fu Jichen opened his mouth to introduce the people present to Shen Jianian. She had learned about the members of his family from Fu Jichen in advance. At this moment, he mentioned them a little, and she matched them in her mind with the information she had learned before, and talked to them gently and calmly. Said hello.

"I saw that eldest brother said at the press conference that Miss Shen...oh, no, it's time to change her name to eldest sister-in-law. Sister-in-law changed her appearance because of a car accident. Ordinarily, we have met before, so you should have an impression. How about eldest brother? Introduce again?"

The speaker was Fu Jichen's cousin, and the words were directed at Shen Jianian.

Fu Jianfang wanted to say something, but when she thought of the pile of photos Fu Jichen asked her assistant to give her, her throat tightened, and she swallowed the words that came to her lips, pretending she didn't know anything, and drank tea one after another.

Fu Jichen looked at his cousin, moved the corner of his mouth slightly, and answered for Shen Jia Nian: "It's been too long, I'm afraid she will forget." He didn't want more people to know about Shen Jia Nian's loss of memory.

Fu Jianfang, the only one who knew, did not dare to say anything, and the others did not suspect anything after hearing Fu Jichen's words.

At this time, the nanny brought several plates of pastries and placed them on the coffee table: "The young master brought these. They were still warm when they were taken out. They must have been freshly made."

Fu Jichen smoothly pushed one of the plates of chestnut cakes in front of the old man, and said in a gentle and respectful tone: "Try some of Xingfangzhai's snacks."

People in the room looked at the old man, but the old man gave him some respect, picked up the top piece, put it in his mouth and tasted it, it still tasted the same as before.

It's hard for Fu Jichen to remember that he loves eating this chestnut cake. Regarding this little hobby, he had never mentioned it in front of his juniors before, and he didn't eat it often. He would only notice it unless he paid special attention.

As the old man's face became more and more cheerful, the atmosphere in the living room became more lively. The topic of chatting revolved around Fu Jichen, asking him when he planned to hold the wedding.

Fu Jichen replied that he hasn't started to look at the date yet. Summer is about to pass, and the preparation time is a bit tight. When the weather gets cold, it will be inconvenient for the bride to wear a wedding dress, and it will most likely be postponed to the late spring or early summer of next year.

It was rare that Fu Jichen was willing to say a few more words, and everyone else asked where the venue was planned to be, and whether there were any requirements from the guests.

A family that usually fights openly and secretly has a brief moment of warmth and harmony because of Fu Jichen's wedding. This scene is like a dream.

The old man was eating the pastries, his eyes swept over their faces, and he felt a bit like ironing in his heart. He picked up the tea cup on the coffee table.

There was only a sip of tea left in the cup.

Everyone else was chatting and didn't notice that the old man's hand holding the tea cup paused. The old man just put the teacup back, stretched out one hand to hold the tureen, and pressed the lid with the other hand, pouring eight percent full tea into his small teacup.

The old man looked up and followed the hand. Shen Jia Nian poured the tea, put down the bowl, and smiled softly at the old man, as a response to the old man looking at him.

*

Today's family dinner did not happen unexpectedly. It started and ended in harmony.

After the meal, the old man asked Fu Jichen to talk in the study upstairs. Shen Jianian sat in the living room and waited for him. The nanny cut the fruit and brought it to her. She placed it in front of her and greeted her warmly: "Young lady, please use it slowly."

Shen Jianian nodded towards her, with no trace of restraint on his face. He picked up the fork and ate the fruit calmly. He glanced at the stairs from time to time to see if Fu Jichen had come down.

Suddenly, a high-pitched female voice came to my ears, with a hint of disdain: "I underestimated your skills, but I really allowed you to secure your position as the young lady of the Fu family."

Shen Jianian guessed who was speaking without much thought. He raised his eyes, and sure enough, he met Fu Jianfang's cool eyes.

Fu Jianfang was playing with a folding fan that someone had thrown on the sofa. He opened and closed it and tapped the palm of his hand with the fan blade. Although he was sitting, his posture was very proud.

"I don't know what aunt means." Shen Jianian spoke in a steady voice.

Others were either playing cards in the chess and card room or chatting in the tea room. Fu Jianfang and Shen Jiannian were the only two people in the living room at the moment.

"Don't you come here? Who is as smart as you, Shen Jia Nian? If you climb to Fu University, you will be secure for a lifetime of prosperity and wealth." Fu Jianfang snorted, without lowering his volume, openly expressing his dissatisfaction with Shen Jia Nian, "I found it last time You conveyed the old man's meaning. It's good for you. The elders didn't take it seriously. They turned around and went to Fu Da to complain. I don't know what means they used to persuade Fu Da to go with you to get the certificate. The old man's attitude today. I also saw it, if it weren’t for Fu Da’s sake, do you really think he would give you a look?”

Shen Jianian held a small fork in his hand, his fingertips slightly stiff.

Regarding the various issues between her and Fu Jichen, she felt that there was no need to explain too much to outsiders. It did not mean that she could be humiliated by others again and again. Even if this person is Fu Jichen's elder.

However, before she could speak, Fu Jianfang spoke again.

"You have nothing to say?" Fu Jianfang couldn't stand the way she was pretending to rely on a man's favor, "Fu Da is being scolded by the old man for some reason at the moment. Are you satisfied?"

"Grandpa doesn't comment on me. I'm just curious. Is my aunt's behavior always like this?" Shen Jianian said in a slow tone, trying not to smile, "You say some mean and unreasonable things in a condescending manner. Is it possible? No one has ever told my aunt that this way of dealing with people will not only not gain the respect of others, but will..."

After all, considering that the other party was an elder, Shen Jia Nian didn't say anything too harshly and left some room.

Fu Jianfang's face turned green with anger. He raised his hand on the armrest of the sofa and pointed at her nose, frowning angrily: "You..."

As soon as the word "you" was uttered, there was a sound of footsteps at the top of the stairs. From the corner of his eye, he noticed that it was Fu Jichen coming down from the stairs. Fu Jianfang tightened his mouth and tried not to curse.

Shen Jianian also heard the footsteps going downstairs. She put down the fork in her hand, stood up and turned around. Just as she expected, it was Fu Jichen.

Fu Jichen walked up to her, glanced at Fu Jianfang's ugly face, and without asking anything, took Shen Jianian's hand and said, "Let's go home."

Shen Jianian turned around and said goodbye to Fu Jianfang who was sitting on the sofa: "Auntie, let's go first."

The nanny just came out of the kitchen. Hearing this, she brought Shen Jia Nian's shawl. Fu Jichen took it, unfolded it, and put it on Shen Jia Nian's body.

The figures of the two relying on each other gradually faded away.

After leaving the gate of Fu's house, Shen Jianian shook Fu Jichen's hand and took the initiative to tell him: "I just couldn't hold it back and quarreled with my aunt."

"Ok?"

Shen Jianian recounted the conversation between her and Fu Jianfang. Fu Jichen couldn't help but raise his eyebrows as he listened. Shen Jia Nian saw the change in his expression, paused slightly in his tone, and asked without confidence, "Should I not confront her?"

Fu Jichen lowered his eyes and smiled: "I feel a little regretful. Why didn't I come down earlier and see the rabbit biting people?"

Shen Jia Nian was stunned for a moment before he understood what he said. He clenched his fist and punched his arm: "I'm not a rabbit."

"Well, you are a cat. I should say the scene where a kitten scratches a person."

"..."

Fu Jichen easily exposed the matter without taking it seriously. Sitting in the car, he took out an ebony box from his trouser pocket and handed it to Shen Jianian.

"Grandpa gave you a meeting gift." Fu Jichen said, "Just now in the study, he asked me to hand it over to you."

Shen Jia Nian was stunned for a while, with a surprised expression on his face. He lowered his head and opened the small sandalwood box. Inside lay a jade bracelet with excellent water quality. It looked very valuable.