Jiang Chengsi believed he had no such personal connection with the Si Family and didn’t have the standing to receive such attention.
Thinking it over, the only reason the Si Family might have shown favor was out of respect for the Jiang Family. However, since the flower basket was sent, he still wanted to thank them personally.
Only to realize he didn’t have the Si Family’s contact information.
Considering that Madam Si had contacted Tang Wan and even sent her sothing, he decided to ask Tang Wan for the number. No one answered, so he had to find Jiang Jinsang.
"Why are you looking for Wanwan?"
"Just have her answer the phone."
"Fourth Brother, didn’t you forget? I’m working at the company today, not at ho."
"..."
At the ti, Jiang Jinsang was in Jiang Zhenhuan’s office. After he hung up the phone, he turned to his father, "Dad, it’s ti for the eting."
Jiang Zhenhuan said nothing, just handed over his phone, which showed a ssage soone had sent him.
[Zhenhuan, your Jiang Family is really impressive. No need to say much about your two sons; even your nephew is outstanding. Previously, when your daughter-in-law had the full moon banquet, the Si Family sent gifts. You claid you had no relation, but it’s hard to hide now. Don’t forget your old brother if there’s any good business in the future.]
Jiang Zhenhuan: [What do you an?]
[Stop pretending. It’s spread throughout the circle. Your nephew’s club opened, and the Si Family couple custom made a flower basket in their private capacity.]
[Such prestige is unparalleled in Beijing.]
Jiang Jinsang handed the phone back to his father, but Jiang Zhenhuan frowned:
"You don’t know how many in Beijing want to get close to the Si Family. Standing out might not be a good thing."
"Dad, are you worried..."
"Let’s go, to the eting." Jiang Zhenhuan stood up, "I hope my worries are unfounded, but even if soone tries to target our family..."
"We’re not afraid of anything."
"I also want to see if there’s anyone bold enough to stir things up with our family."
Jiang Jinsang just smiled and stood up to follow him into the eting room.
...
The Si Family acted low-key, but the flower basket was too conspicuous, and sharp-eyed reporters from the outside imdiately noticed those baskets, customized and expensive, naturally curious about who would be so extravagant.
Everyone originally thought it might be soone from the Qi Family or the Jiang Family, but they were surprised upon inquiry.
The reporters didn’t dare report carelessly, but the news quickly spread.
Soon it was buzzing throughout the Beijing circle.
Plus, during Xiaowai’s full moon banquet, the Si Family had also sent generous gifts, sparking many speculations about the relationship between the two families.
In the eyes of many, Jiang Chengsi was considered a natural anomaly; even the so-called Racing Club was non-standard. Despite bearing the Jiang na, he ultimately wasn’t Jiang Zhenhuan’s biological son, only a collateral branch of the Jiang Family. Yet the Si Family gave him such a big face.
This led to speculation that perhaps the Si Family had their eyes on him.
Miss Si was the age of marriage, and Jiang Chengsi was single.
"I think it’s unlikely, why would the Si Family fancy Fourth Master, fancy his free-spirited nature?"
"And previously, when he was hiring an assistant, he did the ’selection of a queen’ thing — have you all forgotten? He showed no consideration for the young girls. Is the Si Family foolish enough to marry their daughter to him? He’s not soone who can settle down, nor is he considerate. What’s in it for the Si Family?"
"Perhaps it’s out of respect for the Jiang Family. Are Jiang and Si families planning so partnership?"
"I think it’s possible, giving face to the Jiang Family."
...
The Beijing circle was abuzz with gossip, and on the first working day after the new year, the Jiang Family’s stock soared to a high position.
No one dared to ask the Si Family directly, so they turned to You Hongxian, the younger brother-in-law of Mr. Si, assuming he’d know a lot of internal information.
Hearing the news, You Hongxian was completely shocked.
What exactly did his sister and brother-in-law an by this?
Didn’t they know what happened to his son was inseparably linked to the Jiang Family?
You Hongxian knew deep down that everything was his son’s own doing. It was due to his poor parenting, but there was no way he could be completely without resentnt, as it was Jiang Jinsang and others who sched to trap his son. It was impossible not to harbor so resentnt.
Knowing there were discrepancies between him and the Jiang Family, yet giving Jiang Chengsi such a big face!
Wasn’t this a slap in his face?
"Mr. You, your coffee." The secretary delivered coffee to him, and as soon as the door was closed, the sound of cups smashing and files being thrown was heard from inside.
"What on earth do they want!"
You Hongxian was livid, red-faced and sweaty, devoid of calmness and composure.
At this mont, a bunch of people ca to ask him if the Si Family was planning to cooperate on so project with the Jiang Family.
How the hell would he know!
His brother-in-law never shared anything about the business, and if he had leaked even a bit to him, he wouldn’t be in his current predicant...
What was the aning now? Just because last ti, without consulting him, they introduced a partner to his daughter, making him unhappy, they slap him in the face like this?
He repeatedly hinted and inquired humbly if there was any partnership he could join, but his brother-in-law always played Tai Chi with him.
Not taking care of your own family, but instead giving advantage to outsiders, and it just has to be the Jiang Family!
Are they deliberately trying to vex him?
Just because of these few flower baskets, those with an agenda would think a lot, so worry that the two families truly cooperate, forming a strong alliance and compressing their living space;
So are secretly hoping to be the Si Family’s live-in son-in-law, worrying their family will really take a liking to soone from the Jiang Family, after all, without Jiang Chengsi, Jiang Shiyi is also unmarried...
The rumors in Beijing are varied and complex, but precisely because of this, Jiang Chengsi’s club has thoroughly beco popular again.
Jiang Chengsi was still contacting Tang Wan to ask her for the Si Family’s contact information when he heard Ruan ngxi saying there were quite a few guests coming.
All people he wasn’t familiar with, so he had only heard by na but had never seen in person.
All ca to support him.
"What exactly are these people here for?" It’s not like they really like cars, Jiang Chengsi really didn’t want to deal with these people.
Qi Zeyan sat on the side, jokingly said:
"They’re not coming for you, they’re coming for the Si Family who sent you flowers."
"Isn’t it just a few flower baskets?"
"If those people heard that tone of yours, they’d probably beat you to death. You’re now the hottest topic in Beijing, even my dad ca to ask what kind of relationship you have with the Si Family, whether you’re their selected son-in-law."
"Get lost, what son-in-law, I’ll kick you, believe it or not." Jiang Chengsi raised his foot, pretending to kick him.
"Don’t get angry, I’m just telling you the hottest rumors outside now. Honestly tell , is the Si Family really looking to make you their live-in son-in-law?"
"Before, there were even rumors saying the two of us are a couple, I’m on top, you’re on the bottom, saying you’re the receiver, is that true?"
"..."
Qi Zeyan was choked by this, secretly gritting his teeth.
**
Similar rumors have naturally reached the Si Family as well.
"Dad, did you and mom send flower baskets to Fourth Lord?" She wasn’t aware beforehand, but there were too many rumors.
"What’s wrong with sending a few flower baskets?" Mr. Si didn’t mind, still studying a half-completed ga of chess in front of him, "Your mother has always thought that kid was good, starting a business isn’t easy, sending a flower basket is just a small token of our regard."
"Now there are all sorts of things being said outside."
"What’s being said?" Mr. Si wouldn’t deliberately find out about these rumors, and the Si Family wasn’t so idle as to deliberately bring such reports to him.
"So say you want to cooperate with the Jiang family, and there’s another saying..." she hesitated.
"What is it?" Seeing his daughter’s hesitation, he looked up at her.
"Saying you fancy Jiang Chengsi, want him as a son-in-law."
"..."
Mr. Si was montarily stunned, then amused by such talk, "These people in Beijing really have too much ti, not to ntion I don’t have that idea."
She tightly pressed her lips, didn’t have that idea?
"Even if I do want to make him a son-in-law..."
Mr. Si didn’t notice his daughter’s eyes brightening up suddenly.
"Even if I do, what does it have to do with those people, really so idle, why bother worrying about other people’s business? It has nothing to do with them anyway."
"Dad, the rumors have spread like this, do you think soone might because of this, do sothing to him or against the Jiang Family?"
Mr. Si lightly chuckled, "Against them? Ridiculous, even if the rumors were true, what then? Jiang Family, would I really choose to cooperate with them, or marry my daughter to one of theirs?"
"I just sent a flower basket, if anything really terrible happens, it’s not just asking for trouble with the Jiang Family, it would be challenging ."
"I would like to see, who would dare touch Jiang Chengsi or the Jiang Family!"
"Who would dare!"
The girl opposite just smiled, "I was just ntioning a possibility, don’t get angry."
"I’m not angry, just find it a bit laughable, purely admiring so young person, can be misinterpreted like this, what on earth is wrong with this society?"
"If Fourth Lord gets into trouble in the future, would you step in?"
"That would have to be related to our family, otherwise, why would I ddle in his business?" he wasn’t running a charity, if it was really because of their family that he encountered unexpected issues, it’s only natural to step up and resolve it.
What Mr. Si said at this ti sounded flawless.
"However, everyone says you plan to recruit Fourth Lord as a live-in son-in-law, not too good for his reputation, right." She muttered in a low voice.
"He still has a reputation?"
"..."
The way her father put it, she found herself montarily speechless.
**
Over at the club, the opening ceremony ribbon-cutting event was taking place, fireworks were not allowed in Beijing, only so salutes and celebration flowers were arranged.
The celebration flowers burst open one after another, stimulating Jiang Chengsi enough to make him turn his head away and not face the cara, sneezing multiple tis, it took a while to feel his nasal passage comfortable again.
How many people were talking about him behind his back today!
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