Rebirth: Starting with Capturing the Goddess Mentor

Chapter 230 What a coincidence! It's such a coincidence! (Part 2)
When Chen Yan and Jiang Zhixin came out of the bedroom after getting dressed, they found a large table full of dishes.

Crayfish, eel, halal soft-shelled turtle, hairy crab...

Such a lavish feast! Anyone who didn't know better would think it was an early Chinese New Year celebration.

When Wu Lian saw the two of them come out, her eyes crinkled with a smile. She greeted them warmly and then carried the last plate of braised prawns to the table.

"Come and sit down! I know you've been busy setting up your new home and are exhausted. Consider this a housewarming party for you two!"

Jiang Zhixin immediately retorted, "Mom, I arranged everything in this house, inside and out. He didn't do anything."

Wu Lian glanced at her daughter and said irritably, "Young Chen manages two companies, he must be very busy. You have nothing to do anyway, so what's wrong with tidying up a bit?"

Seeing her mother siding with outsiders, Jiang Zhixin could only glare helplessly at the man beside her before angrily sitting down at the dining table.

At the dinner table, Jiang Zhihui opened a bottle of Moutai and said to Chen Yan, "Little Chen, you're not driving tonight, are you?"

Chen Yan smiled and nodded: "I won't drive, Uncle."

"Alright, it's rare for us to get together today, let's have a drink together, you and me."

When his father-in-law made this request, Chen Yan readily agreed: "Sure, I'll definitely oblige."

He sat down next to Jiang Zhixin with a smile, thinking to himself that his father-in-law had looked a little awkward when they last met, but after giving away a house, it seemed that he had completely accepted him from the bottom of his heart.

Come to think of it, Jiang Zhixin and I have already met each other's parents and visited each other's homes. We've even bought a house for our wedding in advance. Apart from the marriage certificate, it seems that all the "procedures" are complete.

Wu Lian and Jiang Zhihui naturally began to regard Chen Yan as their son-in-law.

Next, Jiang Zhihui took out two crystal-clear white wine glasses from the wine cabinet.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yan immediately picked up the Moutai on the table with great shrewdness.

After Jiang Zhihui placed the baijiu glass on the table, Chen Yan tilted the bottle, and the mellow liquor drew an elegant arc in the air before being steadily poured into the glass.

"Xiao Chen, how's your company doing lately?"

Jiang Zhihui picked up his wine glass, took a light sniff, and raised an eyebrow with concern. "I heard from Xinxin that you've been expanding into the Shanghai market lately?"

Chen Yan put down the wine bottle, raised his glass and lightly clinked it with his father-in-law's: "Yes, Shanghai is an international financial center, and also the city with the most dynamic economic development, the highest degree of openness, and the strongest innovation capabilities in China."

"If we can successfully seize market share in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, it will greatly help to increase the company's valuation and gain the initiative in securing the next round of financing."

Jiang Zhihui took a sip of his drink and said slowly, "I've been working in Shanghai for decades. Putting aside everything else, I do have some connections. If you need any help, just let me know."

"Thank you, Uncle. I will definitely come to you next time I encounter a problem that I can't solve."

"Haha, okay."

With a "clink," Jiang Zhihui and Chen Yan's wine glasses clinked together again.

While listening to their conversation, Wu Lian carefully peeled the hairy crab, picked out the whole crab meat, and put it into Chen Yan's bowl with serving chopsticks: "Xiao Chen has worked hard, having to go to school and manage the company at the same time. How fast must his brain work to keep up? Eat some crab to replenish your energy."

"By the way, speaking of school..."

Wu Lian suddenly looked at Chen Yan and Jiang Zhixin and said with dissatisfaction, "You two are really something. Chen is only a freshman in college, but when we first met, he lied to us and said he was a senior."

"We're not old-fashioned feudalists. Besides, it's a relationship between an older woman and a younger man anyway. What's the difference between a 3-year age difference and a 6-year age difference?"

"If Lao Jiang hadn't seen Xiao Chen's news on the news, we would still be in the dark."

Chen Yan and Jiang Zhixin remained silent after being reprimanded, as they had indeed lied to each other first.

However, the reality at the time was that the two of them hadn't even confirmed their relationship yet. Who would have thought that less than a year later, they would have already bought a "wedding house"?

Seeing that the two were silent, Wu Lian became more and more enthusiastic, "The old saying goes that if a woman is three years older, she'll be blessed with good fortune; if she's six years older, she'll be happy for her. It's not something to be ashamed of, so what's there to be afraid to say?"

"Cough cough."

Jiang Zhihui, who was standing nearby, coughed and reminded them, "Their difference isn't just about age..."

Upon hearing her husband's reminder, Wu Lian realized that Jiang Zhixin was Chen Yan's teacher!

1 seconds, 2 seconds, 3 seconds.

A brief silence fell over the dinner table. After a while, Wu Lian laughed awkwardly, "Hehe~ Our Xiao Chen is really capable."

The implication is: This young man is really something, daring to mess with even his own teacher!
Damn it, is this praising me or belittling me?
As Chen Yan was thinking, he suddenly felt a pain in his right foot.

Looking down, he saw Jiang Zhixin's slippers pressing firmly against the back of his foot, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Why did you step on me?!

With his father-in-law and mother-in-law present, Chen Yan, utterly unafraid, loudly proclaimed his innocence.

Sure enough, Wu Lian suddenly stopped picking up food, put her chopsticks on the table, and began to "criticize" Jiang Zhixin:

"Xinxin, Xiao Chen already works very hard balancing work and studies. Don't act like a child."

"Honestly, I think you're a worse teacher than Xiao Chen. You're always bullying him..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Jiang Zhixin made a stop gesture, "I just won't step on him, right?"

Then, Jiang Zhihui cleared his throat to break the awkward silence and raised his glass: "Alright, alright, come on, let's have a toast to your new home!"

After this little incident, the atmosphere at the dinner table became very harmonious.

After discussion, the family of four decided to get their marriage certificate after Chen Yan graduated from university.

After setting the date, Jiang Zhihui pulled Chen Yan aside and they started drinking, finishing two bottles of Moutai together.

Jiang Zhihui is a mid-level leader in the tobacco bureau. He has a lot of social engagements and his alcohol tolerance is much better than that of ordinary people. But after drinking a bottle of Maotai today, he is already a bit out of his mind.

Chen Yan was slightly better, but when he went to the restroom, he was a little unsteady on his feet.

After the meal, Wu Lian cleared away the dishes and then helped Jiang Zhihui into his room to rest.

Jiang Zhixin lay on the sofa watching TV, but after flipping through a few channels out of boredom, she found nothing interesting and finally turned off the TV with a "click" and walked towards the master bedroom.

Chen Yan was dozing on the sofa with his eyes half-closed. When he saw Jiang Zhixin get up, he followed her.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhixin locked the door from the inside after entering the master bedroom.

Chen Yan was speechless. He took out his phone and sent a WeChat message: "Honey, why did you lock the door?"

Jiang Yue Zhao Zhixin: "I need to rest."

Chen Yingjun: "What about me?"

Jiang Yue Zhao Zhixin: "Sleep in the guest room."

Chen Yingjun: "No, I want to hug you while I sleep."

Jiang Yue Zhao Zhixin: "Not today!"

Chen Yingjun: "Why?"

Jiang Yue Zhao Zhixin: "Someone made me swollen (cursing)" Chen Yingjun: "I just wanted to hold you."

Jiang Yue Zhao Zhixin: "I don't believe it!"

Chen Yingjun: "..."

In the end, Chen Yan still couldn't persuade Jiang Zhixin, and spent the night alone in the guest room.

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The next morning, after having breakfast, Chen Yan said goodbye to his parents-in-law.

Wu Lian: "Xiao Chen, are you leaving in such a hurry?"

Chen Yan: "Yes, I have some things to take care of at the company this afternoon."

Wu Lian: "Okay, drive carefully on the road."

Chen Yan: "Yes, I will."

Wu Lian: "Sigh, it's a shame that Xin Xin is your teacher. You have to go and work, and she's still sleeping like a log."

Hey, is this what it means for a mother-in-law to find her son-in-law more and more pleasing to the eye the more she looks at him?
My mother-in-law always sides with me these days.

Although he thought this to himself, Chen Yan still said, "Xin Xin usually has to get up at 7:30 every day, but now that she's on summer vacation, she'll definitely sleep until she naturally wakes up."

"You don't need to speak up for her. I raised her, do you think I don't know her? She's been lazy since she was a child..."

Jiang Zhihui: "Alright, alright, don't waste Xiao Chen's time. It's still a 3-hour drive. Go on."

"Okay, goodbye, Uncle and Aunt."

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After driving out of Longhu Yanlan Mountain, Chen Yan did not go to Shanghai, but instead went to his large flat apartment on the banks of the Qiantang River.

Since we're already in Hangzhou, we can't show favoritism, can we?

Women need to be fed; they need to be nourished.

Twenty minutes later, the Mercedes-Benz pulled up in the underground parking garage of the Qianchaowan residential complex.

Take the elevator to the 28th floor and enter the password.

With a click, the door opened.

The living room was empty; Chen Yan thought to himself that Ruan Bao was probably still in bed because it was the weekend.

So he changed into slippers and went up the stairs to the second floor.

There are three rooms upstairs: a study and two suites.

The study door was open, but the doors to both suites were tightly closed.

I just don't know which room Ruan Bao is sleeping in?
Chen Yan walked to the door of one of the suites and turned the doorknob.

The door wasn't locked, so he pushed it open and went inside.

The room was shrouded in heavy blackout curtains, with only a faint sliver of light filtering through the gaps, immersing the entire space in a dim and hazy atmosphere.

Chen Yan squinted, and after a moment of adjustment, he could vaguely see a raised outline on the grand bed in the center of the bedroom. A figure was lying on its side, wrapped in soft bedding.

Hehe, not bad luck, 50% chance, I guessed right!
A smile played on his lips as he tiptoed over, carefully lifting a corner of the blanket before lying down. He gently embraced the warm body from behind, resting his chin on the other's head, and whispered, "Baby, I'm here."

The person in his arms stirred, as if awakened by Chen Yan's movements, and mumbled a sleepy murmur.

Chen Yan's heart stirred, he pulled the blanket down a little, and then placed his hand directly on the high ground.

Huh?
That's strange, why did it shrink?
Just as Chen Yan was wondering, the person in his arms suddenly stiffened, then let out a sharp scream, and began to twist violently, desperately trying to break free from Chen Yan's embrace.

Chen Yan was startled and quickly said, "Baby, it's me, don't be afraid!"

But the person in his arms struggled even more violently.

In the dim light, Chen Yan realized that the person in front of him was not Ruan Yusang at all, so he immediately let go of her hands.

I rub!

What's going on? Why are there strangers sleeping in my house?!

Just then, with a "bang," the door to the room was suddenly pushed open, and Ruan Yusang, dressed in pajamas with disheveled hair, rushed in in a hurry.

With a "click," the light was switched on, and the room was instantly brightened.

Upon seeing Ruan Yusang, the stranger immediately shouted, "Cousin, call the police! This scoundrel is harassing me! He touched my chest!"

Seeing Chen Yan and her cousin on the bed, Ruan Yusang had a rough idea of ​​what was going on.

It must be because Chen Yan mistook his cousin for himself that this misunderstanding happened...

Chen Yan was even more shocked. Although he could tell from the dim light that she was not Ruan Yusang, he could not see her face clearly.

And now, under the bright lights, he actually saw a "familiar" face!

Good heavens, Ruan Bao's cousin looks so much like Zhang Ruonan, they're practically identical.

Once Zhang Ruonan becomes famous, she can make a fortune just by showing her face on a live streaming platform, based on her almost identical appearance.

"Misunderstanding!"

Ruan Yusang took a deep breath and said to her cousin with a complicated expression, "Nannan, he is my boyfriend. He didn't know you lived here. He must have mistaken you for me."

Then she looked at Chen Yan:

“Honey, she’s my cousin. She just finished the college entrance exam a while ago. Since she got into Hangzhou Dianzi University, she wanted to come to Hangzhou to get familiar with the city beforehand. She knew I was doing an internship in Hangzhou, so she came to visit me.”

"I thought it would be lonely for me to live alone in such a big house, so I let her stay here to keep me company..."

"Wait, which university did she get into?"

"Hangdian University, that's the school next to yours, honey."

No way, no way, it can't be such a coincidence, right?

"Um... what's your cousin's name?"

"You can just call her Nan Nan."

"Uh... what's your full name?"

"Zhang Ruonan."

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(End of this chapter)