The betrothal gift is 100,000 yuan, what does it mean to give 200,000

It was dark in the ward.

Suddenly, a white hand stretched out from under the quilt, holding a mobile phone. The bright flash light became the only light source in the ward, illuminating the blurry tables and chairs around.

Then there was the sound of two people rubbing the quilt in bed.

Chen Yuan quickly poked his head out of the bed and took a deep breath of fresh air to relieve the stuffy feeling.

"Go turn on the light," Jiang Ning's voice was muffled by the quilt, and she sounded a little flustered. "I'll light it for you, and then go to the bathroom and get me a towel... Hurry up."

"It's all dirty. I can't get dressed." Chen Yuan lifted the quilt and talked to Jiang Ning who was hiding inside.

"Why don't you just wrap your sweatshirt around your neck? You're making such a fuss... I give you credit. Why are you doing this?"

"Okay, stop complaining, can't I just go get it?"

Chen Yuan revealed his thin but muscular upper body. With the help of the flashlight, he lay down beside the bed and tried hard to reach out and get the sweatshirt back.

It feels good to be ambiguous at first, but it will turn into a funeral procession when you clean up.

Just now, he carried Jiang Ning to the bed without saying anything, and without listening to her mumbling refusal, he forced her to be intimate with him. At first, he kissed her on the lips, but then he couldn't stop... It's understandable. After all, she is at that age when she is full of vigor and it is normal for her to lose control.

Jiang Ning felt embarrassed and annoyed, and resisted for a long time.

Later, I almost cried out of anxiety, and then I said: "At least turn off the light... bastard!"

Chen Yuan was startled at the time, so he quickly got out of bed to turn off the lights.

Although the two did not take the last step, he still tortured Ningning. If the light was turned on.

It was also a mess.

Jiang Ning couldn't find anything to wipe herself with, so she even used her panties to pad it.

They had been apart for so long, and they hadn't been intimate for so many days. Jiang Ning never expected Chen Yuan to suddenly attack her. Now she was really pissed off...

On the contrary, Chen Yuan felt refreshed, as if all the depression he had felt in the past few days had been swept away, and he felt extremely clear-headed...

The body and mind are empty, and the comfort is indescribable.

The effect is surprisingly good.

As a result, he began to like this feeling.

He even secretly thought in his heart that whenever Ningning quarreled with him in the future, he would use the same trick again. Otherwise, he would suffer in vain and sooner or later something bad would happen, which was not healthy at all.

click -

The light was turned on, and the ward was instantly bright.

Chen Yuan hurried to the shower room and brought back two bath towels. He tied one around his waist and threw the other to Jiang Ning who was hiding in the quilt.

In just a moment, Jiang Ning felt something thrown on the quilt, and she stretched out her little hand and pulled it in with a "whoosh".

When he lifted the quilt again, the beautiful scene had disappeared, replaced by Ning Ning, who was wrapped tightly.

Jiang Ning looked at the clothes scattered all over the floor and Chen Yuan standing there with an inexplicable smile on his face, and her brows suddenly furrowed.

"You didn't even ask for my permission! So annoying... I'm so angry."

She got out of bed, her bare white feet stepping on the cold floor, and hurried to the shower room.

When passing by Chen Yuan, he raised his foot and stepped on him hard.

"Shit!" Chen Yuan raised his foot in pain.

He did not complain, but opened his mouth and said quickly:

"Don't let the injured area touch water. I'll wrap your arm with a medical protective film, and then you can take a shower. Do you hear me?"

……

Not long after.

After both of them finished showering and changed their clothes, they looked into each other's eyes.

Looking at Chen Yuan who was changing the bed sheets, Jiang Ning glared at him for a moment and then looked away.

Maybe it was because of the hot shower, her cheeks were even redder than when she came in, and her cheeks were as exaggerated as if she had put on blush. She was wiping her wet hair, and her beautiful collarbone was clearly visible at the collar of her pure white sweatshirt.

Thinking of what happened just now, she bit her lip unconsciously and glanced at Chen Yuan from time to time.

"Let me wipe it for you. It's very hard for you to do it with one hand. It won't be dry no matter how long you wipe." After Chen Yuan made the bed, he came over and stretched out his hand to take the towel she was holding.

"No need," Jiang Ning dodged nimbly and said a little stiffly, "Don't touch me. I'm afraid of you, isn't that enough?"

She had originally planned to study hard at night, but now it's already ten o'clock.

All the time was wasted.

How could Jiang Ning not be angry?

However, when he heard her say this, Chen Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Are you deliberately distancing yourself?
"It's natural for a boyfriend to wipe his girlfriend's hair, right? It seems that I didn't let you feel the intimacy of our relationship just now, Ningning. How about trying it again?"

"Are you a beast?" Jiang Ning was surprised and quickly took a few steps back, bumping into the corner of the wall.

"No, I just like you. When I see Ningning, I think you are so beautiful... You look beautiful in a sweater, and you look pleasing to the eye when you study hard. I can't help it... I like you too much."

His liking made Jiang Ning shudder.

"No, no, no, Chenzi, you have always respected me. I know you were unhappy and felt a little aggrieved just now, so you did that. Let's be normal." She waved her hands vigorously.

However, Chen Yuan pressed harder and harder, and the two were about to stick together again.

"Am I not respectful enough? I just asked you if you could do it. Where in the world can you find such a considerate boyfriend? In the end, you didn't do anything out of line."

"This is the right way." Jiang Ning felt Chen Yuan's breath spraying on her neck, and her body became even stiffer: "You are about to get engaged to Yaoyao, we can't do anything out of line."

"It doesn't matter. She's playing games next door and won't care about that."

"That won't work either. It has nothing to do with whether she cares or not. It's best not to let that happen before we're sure of our relationship. Didn't I just tell you about having a baby? You didn't take it to heart." Jiang Ning put her hands in front of her chest in a defensive posture.

“Protective measures can be taken.”

"You don't understand what I mean. If you really do that, it will affect you and Jiang Yao. If we can't be together in the future, it won't be so ugly."

"That's even worse. The way you put it, it seems like you've thought about breaking up with me many times. I might as well go all the way..." Chen Yuan grabbed her hand and acted ferociously.

"Chenzi, calm down. What happened to you today?" She was really scared and her eyelashes were trembling.

“Hahahahaha——” Chen Yuan suddenly laughed out loud while holding his stomach, “Looking at you like this, it seems like I will really force you. Ningning, you are so cute.”

Jiang Ning was stunned by his laughter, and after a moment, she came to her senses.

She pursed her lips and her eyebrows suddenly stood up.

"You deliberately?"

"Who told you to distance yourself from me deliberately?" Chen Yuan said calmly, "Soft tactics don't work, hard tactics don't work, who can do anything to you? Classmate Ningning, I can only vent my emotions with such helplessness and rage." He grabbed the towel without saying a word and began to gently wipe Jiang Ning's wet hair.

Feeling his gentle movements, Jiang Ning was a little dazed by this drastic change in attitude, and she did not resist.

The two sisters' hair was actually well maintained. When wet, it looked even darker than ink and draped over their shoulders like a waterfall. Chen Yuan was clumsy and it took him a while to get it barely dry enough, so he pulled over a hair dryer and began to blow it slowly.

The hair fluttered in the gentle breeze.

With a "click", the buzzing of the hair dryer stopped.

Chen Yuan hesitated for a moment and said:
"My engagement with Jiang Yao is not what you think. It was not decided casually without any discussion. In fact, when I went to Tokyo, didn't you ask me to explain this matter at home in a tactful way?"

He lowered his eyebrows and said, "At this point, I am not afraid to tell you that after I learned about your family's situation, I started to prepare after understanding some of the circumstances. I know that it is not possible to rely on you two sisters alone. This is not something that can be undertaken casually, but I think this may be an opportunity to put the three of us together and try to overcome it."

"What do you mean?" Jiang Ning turned and looked at him.

"I have already prepared the money, a considerable sum, and I want you to ask me for a loan... To be fair, I will divide the money into two parts, and issue two IOUs, with corresponding conditions, as the price for you to accept my help."

He said it calmly.

Jiang Ning's heart was in turmoil. She didn't expect him to be so frank.

"You're surprised, right? You think I wouldn't do such a thing, it's a bit too shameless," Chen Yuan said with a wry smile, "but I did have such an idea, and I made careful arrangements. I even had someone write the contract. Do you want to know what the conditions are?"

"If you don't want to say it, you don't have to." Jiang Ning bit her lip lightly.

"No, there is nothing to hide. My condition for you is to sign a contract for many, many more years, tying you to my side until death. Even if you don't want to marry me, you can't leave me, like a bird trapped in a cage..." He whispered, "And Jiang Yao's condition is to help me persuade you to agree."

Jiang Ning was stunned for a moment.

She really didn't expect Chen Yuan to be so ruthless. It was a bit too brutal.

It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as "using any means necessary".

Jiang Ning didn't know what to say for a moment and felt complicated.

"Jiang Yao said she could help me, and she agreed, but she knew your character, and this would be an extremely difficult and long road. She asked me if I had thought it through... I was so determined at the beginning, but when she asked me this, I hesitated. In fact, I hadn't thought it through. I mistakenly thought that I was willing to bear any price in order to keep you by my side, but what if the price was to make Jiang Yao suffer with me?"

"As long as I don't agree, she will have to continue to endure this situation, right?" Jiang Ning understood what he meant and asked with a frown.

"Yes, I think she shouldn't have to bear it with me, so I didn't tell you in the end. I gave up, and I promised Jiang Yao that no matter what happens to you, I will marry her because she is innocent..." Chen Yuan suddenly raised his face and looked at her seriously, and said sincerely: "Ningning, I tell you this not to show how good and kind I am, but I want you not to think too much. My feelings for you and Yaoyao are really consistent. Think about it carefully. I will find a way to solve every problem you raise."

Finally, he gently held Jiang Ning's cheek: "Don't decide so early, okay? I love you very much, I want to marry you, give me some more time... I'm so afraid of losing you, sometimes I don't know what to do..."

He hugged Jiang Ning tightly, and his voice became lower and lower.

Outside the window, the wind blew the top of the camphor tree, and the leaves rustled.

Jiang Ning suddenly felt that he hugged her very tightly this time, as if he wanted to crush her and melt her into his body. All his strength was pressed on her, and when he spoke, he seemed filled with deep fatigue.

It makes people feel soft-hearted.

……

The next day.

The two sisters woke up very early in the morning and rushed to the detention center on the outskirts of Mingzhu City. Accompanied by Lawyer Gu and his assistant, they went to visit Jiang Ruxue.

This was the first time she had had the chance to see her two daughters since she had been locked up for two weeks.

Naturally, I have a lot to say in my heart.

Jiang Ning mistakenly thought that her mother was unaware of the situation outside and was still worried and anxious. She wanted to tell her the news that the matter had been perfectly resolved.

Once the money owed to the employer is repaid and the other party withdraws the lawsuit, Jiang Ruxue can be released after completing the formal procedures.

As for being falsely accused of bullying her assistant, Jiang Ning was not worried about it after consulting a lawyer.

This is because Chinese law does not have any regulations regarding women sexually assaulting other women, which means it does not constitute a crime. At most, some warnings will be given. Not to mention that the criminal facts are not actually established. The real identity of Assistant Qin is a commercial spy.

Maybe the other party did this not to put her in jail, but to destroy her reputation and manipulate public opinion.

It can be imagined that as family members whose blood is thicker than water, the meeting of the three people will inevitably be filled with tears.

Chen Yuan was going to Linzhou, so he didn't go with them and set off early in the morning.

……

Linzhou.

In the high-level meeting room of the Jiang Northern Energy Planning Bureau, the curtains were closed.

The large screen in the center was flashing with light, reflecting the grand and huge new construction area, while a middle-aged man wearing glasses was talking.

"According to the latest energy policy released by China at the beginning of the year and the research results of the Warfare Science Research Institute, if we want to solve the problem of serious overcapacity and low unit utilization efficiency leading to operating losses, we must integrate all effective assets in the industry and cancel some outdated production equipment. Only in this way can we eliminate high operating costs and solve the problem of consecutive years of losses. We have been in the first echelon of policy response for many years. This time, we must take the lead and seize the opportunity to eliminate the current extremely redundant and cumbersome branch structure in one fell swoop... Okay, this is my report. I'm done. If you have any suggestions, please share them."

After the man finished speaking, everyone looked at each other.

In just a few seconds, some people couldn't hold it anymore.

Another pot-bellied regional general operator frowned and said, "It's a good idea to eliminate the current redundant branch structure in one fell swoop. Well, let's not talk about how much it cost to lay out the countless energy branches in the past. We should respond to the policy. We Jiangs have always had the courage to cut off our arms to survive, but what about the annual energy generation targets set by the leaders this year? Gaohe City's thermal power plant is one of the top power plants in the north. If we want to reform it, it will take at least a year and a half, and at most it will take who knows where it will be. Who will make up for the missing indicators? Who will bear the responsibility for not meeting the indicators?"

"General Manager Li is right. We can get through the temporary operating costs by gritting our teeth. The problem of serious overcapacity and high operating costs has been around for a long time. But failing to meet the targets is not something we can do by gritting our teeth. No one can bear the responsibility." Another short-haired woman in her late 50s echoed this.

"I disagree. It will be a once-and-for-all solution and will benefit future generations. Now our five major regions are waiting and watching. If we seize the opportunity and carry out reforms first, we will undoubtedly become a model for reform after we succeed. In addition, Gaohe City will become the first nuclear power plant in the country to complete the effective integration of regional assets!" The middle-aged man standing in front of the screen was quite excited.

"Oh, what a boast! Director Jiang, I think this meeting is unnecessary. I don't know what suggestions to make," another regional manager said coldly, "If he, a project manager, can see the prospects, can't all the capable people in other regions see them? Do you think they are stupid? They are waiting and watching because the cost of eliminating the remaining is too high and it is easy to shake the foundation. Not to mention that our northern region is vast and the structure is the most complex. I am afraid that when the time comes, we will not get a response but a cold stare."

On the conference table.

Everyone looked at each other.

Pei Youwen, Monana, Ji Hai and others were in a low position and could not speak. They could only look at Chen Yuan who was silent.

"Let's talk about the indicators first. After the integration, how do we make up for the missing piece? Manager Cheng should have some ideas, right?"

"According to our expectation, it will take at least three to five months for the invested equipment to be able to operate normally, rather than a year or two. What we lack now is the determination to overcome all difficulties. Before that, we can also "borrow" a small thermal power plant from the central region in case of emergency, but it is not easy to ask for it."

"borrow?"

The project manager's words elicited a burst of low laughter.

However, Manager Cheng did not feel embarrassed at all and said frankly: "What's wrong with borrowing? We have to pay back. After all, we are a family. If they want to follow the law, we can lend it to them."

Chen Yuan waved his hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.

The laughter gradually died down and finally ceased.

"Small-scale integration is indeed a good idea, but it's still a little lacking in consideration. Next, we'll make a quarterly report. We'll discuss this matter at the meeting this afternoon... Call the people waiting outside to come in and report in order."

Pei Youwen quickly agreed, stood up and opened the two heavy doors of the conference room.

Suddenly, dozens of people came in one after another, each holding a thin stack of reports in their hands, apparently well prepared.

The senior executives in the conference room held their breath and began to listen carefully.

The sun outside began to shine brightly, and time passed by in the busyness, and soon it was noon. (End of this chapter)