Mixed in 1980

Chapter 395 Tell the truth

Chen Yanjin unconsciously touched his nose again: "I didn't pretend to be poor, did I? I can't just tell everyone I meet that my family is rich, that would be crazy."

"..." Ye Wan was speechless, but it seemed to make sense.

But something just felt off. When they first met, Chen Yanjin was dumped because of the wedding house and the dowry of 88 yuan, so subconsciously he thought that Chen Yanjin came from an ordinary family.

"Sis, don't listen to his nonsense."

Ye Ling glanced at Chen Yanjin and chuckled coldly: "He only speaks halfway, like when introducing his father, he says he's a writer, but he doesn't mention a single one of his famous works."

Ye Wan quickly realized what was happening and angrily slapped Chen Yanjin: "Can't you tell the truth for once? If you keep hiding things, then we're done."

Chen Yanjin smiled wryly: "No, it's not that bad. My dad is quite famous, but I'm not bad myself. I can't live off his fame, can I?"

“That makes sense.” Ye Wan nodded slightly.

Ye Ling chuckled and teased, "What did you just say? You said your father went into business because writing books wasn't profitable, and you call that not making money?"

"Hollywood blockbusters adapted from domestic historical dramas—the copyright fees alone are unimaginable for most. Are you telling the truth?"

"You say you own a supermarket? I'd like to know, what kind of supermarket do you own that's so profitable?"

Hearing this, Ye Wan's mind cleared up considerably, and she slapped him again: "You never tell the truth. If you're just playing around, we should end this now."

Chen Yanjin muttered to himself, "My sister-in-law is really shrewd," but his mind was racing: "I'm not lying to you, making money from copyrights is only a matter of the last few years."

“My dad stopped writing in the 1980s and then switched to opening a supermarket. Um... you should all have been to our family’s supermarket, the Chinatown Supermarket.”

The two sisters looked at each other in bewilderment. A Chinatown supermarket?
One of the world's top three retail giants, with Chinatown supermarkets all over China? It's not publicly listed, but it's said that if it were, its market value could exceed $5000 billion.

Is this some kind of prince?
Thinking about all this, Ye Wan couldn't help but get angry. She was just an ordinary person who never thought of marrying into a wealthy family. How did she end up with a rich heir?

After a long pause, he said, "Chen Yanjin, are we a good match? My family is just an ordinary family, and we're from completely different worlds."

"Look at what you're saying, how is it different?"

Chen Yanjin scratched his head and hurriedly said, "My grandfather used to be a worker in a furniture factory, and my grandmother was a housewife. They weren't ordinary people."

“My dad was sent to the countryside in Saihanba during the Cultural Revolution. After returning to the city, he couldn’t even find a job. My mom, on the other hand, had a job as a temporary worker in a dance troupe.”

"Things only got better after the reform and opening up."

Ye Wan looked at him suspiciously. It sounded reasonable, but something felt off. This was not what she had expected.

"Sister, don't fall for his tricks. He only ever tells half of what he says. It looks like he's telling a single lie, but he's never actually told the truth," Ye Ling complained.

Chen Yanjin touched his nose: "Sister-in-law, you can't say that, can you? I can't just tell everyone that the Chinatown supermarket is my family's, that would be showing off."

Ye Ling glanced sideways and sneered.

Ye Wan was furious but couldn't vent her anger. After a while, she handed over the ring, saying, "Take this back; it's too valuable."

Chen Yanjin took it: "It was originally a gift for my ex-girlfriend. It's really not suitable for you to wear. I'll have Lao Si sell it and make you another one."

"You dare!" Ye Wan gritted her teeth.

The ring served as a bridge between the two. Chen Yanjin had intended to give the ring as a gift that day, and only then did she realize who she was: "How am I supposed to put something so expensive in my dorm room?"

“Take it back first. If things work out between us, then give it back to me. If things don’t work out, I’m not so shameless as to accept something so valuable.”

"You think you can escape?" Chen Yanjin smiled, but was persuaded to accept the ring.

"Who knows."

Ye Wan rolled her eyes and said, "Are you free on Saturday? Let's call your fourth son and go to the Mentougou Wildlife Park."

"Sure, my sister-in-law can come too."

Ye Ling rolled her eyes, waved at him, and took her sister's hand as they went upstairs: "Sis, what are you thinking?"

"I don't know, my mind is a complete mess."

Ye Wan scratched her head and smiled wryly: "I met his sister yesterday. She was very discreet and I couldn't get any information out of her. I'll try to get information out of his sister on Saturday." "I don't know if I've found a treasure or committed some sin. If he came from an ordinary family, there wouldn't be any problems."

Ye Ling wholeheartedly agreed.

Everyone dreams of marrying a prince charming, but marrying into a wealthy family isn't easy. Whether it's in TV dramas or news about celebrities marrying into wealthy families, it all illustrates one thing: social classes exist.

Both sisters are top students from Peking University and have their own pride. Don't even think about asking them to give up their own ideas and become wealthy wives.

Saturday arrived in the blink of an eye!
Ye Wan carefully examined Chen Yanyin. She was a very beautiful girl with an especially good figure and a lazy air about her.

But she's very talkative, especially good at coaxing people.

From Peking University to Mentougou, Ye Wan felt completely charmed; being with her was always a pleasant experience.

Upon arriving at the Mentougou Wildlife Park, Ye Wan wanted to buy tickets, but Chen Yanyin led her straight inside: "The zoo has a VIP lane?"

Chen Yanjin said sullenly, "It's our own."

"..." Ye Wan gritted her teeth. This dog of a man, hiding his true intentions, but then he just lashed out with a fart.

Chen Yanjin chuckled: "When the fourth son was a child, he wanted to raise red pandas. In order to make the procedures legal, my dad built a zoo and raised red pandas by renting them out."

Upon hearing this, Ye Ling felt a toothache.

Is this what life is like for the rich? If their child wants to raise red pandas, they build a zoo.

Chimelong in the south and Mentougou in the north are two of the best zoos in China. Who would have thought that the origin of Mentougou Wildlife Park is because of a little girl?

After riding in a sightseeing bus, walking through a special passage, and having a tour, the Ye sisters felt it was all too real; they had actually gone inside and played with giant pandas.
However, this cross-class lifestyle made them very uncomfortable, as normal people's lifestyles are not like this.

Back home, Ye Wan's mind was even more confused.

She kept thinking about whether to continue the relationship. Before she could figure it out, Chen Yanyin came over and took her shopping.

Instead of heading to high-end luxury stores, she wandered around like an ordinary girl, especially when she came across stores where she could bargain. Chen Yanyin was much better at bargaining than her.

Ye Wan was very curious, was it really that down-to-earth?

When asked, Chen Yanyin said, "I learned it all from my mom. She loves going to the market and takes us there every year before the Spring Festival."

"It's not about going to one big market, but about visiting every big market around the capital, although there are far fewer big markets now."

Ye Wan was surprised that a wealthy socialite would enjoy going to a market. It was quite down-to-earth, which explained why Chen Yanjin and Chen Yanyin didn't have the temperament of rich young masters.

Back at school, Chen Yanyin said again, "Wanwan, let's make plans again this weekend. Let me tell you, if I knew I was going to ask you out, my mom wouldn't force me to go home and do chores. From now on, you're a savior of suffering."

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Ye Wan chuckled.

Chen Yanyin nodded: "It's really that exaggerated. When I was a child, I liked jade. My mother wanted to save up for me, so she bought hundreds of tons of Hetian jade. Every weekend, she would make me go back to sell the jade. I was too busy to handle it all."

Hetian jade, hundreds of tons!
Upon hearing these two words, Ye Wan was confused again. Was this how much they spoiled their child?
My daughter likes red pandas, so I opened a zoo. My daughter likes jade, so I bought hundreds of tons of Hetian jade. The key question is, is that stuff priced by the ton?

Taking a deep breath, trying not to sound too surprised, I said, "Okay, let's make another date this weekend. How about we go boating at Beihai Park?"

"No problem, I'll pick you up then."

Chen Yanyin waved her hand: "Go back, I'm going back to write my graduation thesis too. Damn the thesis, there's so much information to look up."

"Wait a minute, your graduation thesis? You're a senior?" Ye Wan asked with a suspicious look.

Chen Yanyin nodded and said, "Yes!"

Ye Wan then asked, "How old are you?"

"Twenty-two!"

"Chen Yanjin is also twenty-two. You two siblings are the same age? Auntie had two children in the same year?"

Chen Yanyin lightly slapped herself. She had accidentally let it slip. If this matter fell through, Chen Lao Er would definitely punish her.

PS: Second update!
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