What big event could there possibly be this early in the morning?
"So, bro, you’re leaving this afternoon, right?"
"Spill it, what do you need help with?"
Just by that tone alone, it was clear nothing good was coming up, and it was something Jiang Huai couldn’t handle on his own.
"Cough, cough, bro, help me attend a banquet at noon, I’ve got something to deal with at that time."
"The annual banquet of XX Group?"
"Right, you know about it, bro? Then I won’t go into details."
"The Jiang Family is currently cooperating with XX Group, and you don’t go, but want me to instead, do you think that’s appropriate?
What’s more, could you possibly have anything more important than this to deal with?"
True to being a brother, his words left Jiang Huai speechless for a good while.
"Nothing, just some personal matter."
After getting to this point, Jiang Ye of course wouldn’t keep prying; with that old fox’s intelligence, couldn’t he guess a thing or two?
"Just this once, and it won’t be a precedent."
After all, it’s his own little brother; even broken bones would still be connected by tendons.
Over the phone, Jiang Huai got excited when his brother agreed:
"Great, great, thank you, bro, you are my real brother!"
As if he could be anything but?
Lu Jing didn’t make a sound throughout the entire call.
Now, seeing the man hang up, she asked:
"Does Jiang Huai have something important going on?"
Jiang Ye humphed twice:
"Nothing much, it’s just choosing beauty over the kingdom."
What’s the situation?
Lu Jing was surprised:
"Huh? Jiang Huai has a girlfriend?"
Does Jiang’s mother know?
Probably not yet, otherwise she wouldn’t be in such a hurry.
Jiang Ye didn’t say it for sure:
"Don’t know, but it’s definitely about a woman."
These kinds of matters can’t be taken as 100% until the other party confesses.
"If it’s true, Aunt Su will surely be overjoyed."
Hearing this, Jiang Ye looked over with a mocking smile:
"Are you that concerned about the younger one?"
"Not at all. Jiang Huai and I grew up together after all; it’s only normal to ask."
Couldn’t this person be a bit more generous?
"Are you done eating? If not, I am clearing it away."
Jiang Ye gave a somewhat helpless smile:
Lu Jing couldn’t be bothered to engage any further and took the bowl to the kitchen.
Who made it so that Lu’s mother recently let go of the only maid at home?
Saying that it was too boring to be idle all day, she’d rather clean and grow plants to pass the time,
Now, it fell on herself to do the dishwashing.
Lu Jing finished washing the dishes and came out of the kitchen, approximately ten minutes later.
The man had already changed his clothes and was coming down from upstairs:
"Wife, I’m going out for a bit; I’ll be back at eleven to pick you up."
"Pick me up for what?" she asked.
"What do you think? Didn’t you hear the phone call just now?"
Oh right, the annual banquet of XX Group.
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Lu Jing really didn’t like attending these events and always tried to evade them if possible.
However, the man disagreed:
Otherwise, how would he declare his sovereignty?
It was the perfect opportunity to announce their relationship to everyone, to prevent any oblivious people from approaching in the future.
Lu Jing was unaware of the man’s ulterior motives, and although she was reluctant, she eventually nodded in agreement:
"Got it, do I need to prepare anything?"