Jiang Xiaoxiao immediately asked anxiously, "What solution? As long as it doesn’t involve going on a blind date."
Chuchu laughed and said, "No, no, you have to go on the blind date and then tell my second brother."
"What?!" Jiang Xiaoxiao widened her eyes at Chuchu. A few seconds later, she understood Chuchu’s meaning and asked suspiciously, "Will it work?"
Chuchu shrugged, "Why not give it a try?"
She felt that Xiao Bai didn’t have no feelings for Jiang Xiaoxiao; otherwise, he wouldn’t have gone to the movies with her before and got caught by them. It’s likely that he had other considerations, which is why he was dragging things with Jiang Xiaoxiao.
Jiang Xiaoxiao thought intently and decided to take Chuchu’s advice.
That damn Xiao Bai, he had promised her to seriously consider being together after dealing with the wave from Thunder’s acquisition of Hailang. But after Hailang was acquired by Thunder, he never mentioned it again.
This lukewarm dragging was not a solution. She needed to give Xiao Bai a bit of a shock. If he remained indifferent to this kind of shock, then she would... just give up!
She said to Chuchu, "Then leak the news about my blind date to Xiao Bai."
Chuchu gave her a "you’re silly" look and said, "It’s better if you tell him directly. You can implement the first shock right there. On the day of the blind date, I’ll find a way to bring my second brother along for an encounter, implementing the second shock. If he’s still indifferent, then you’ll find a way for a third shock."
Jiang Xiaoxiao blinked and asked, "What if all three shocks are ineffective?"
"Then just go ahead with your blind date." Chuchu patted her shoulder, indicating she was out of options.
Jiang Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, as if making some monumental decision, and said, "Alright, I’ll listen to you."
When Chuchu went downstairs, Mrs. Jiang immediately asked her in a low voice, "How is it?"
Her secretive manner, like a secret agent meeting, left Chuchu both amused and exasperated. She nodded, "Xiaoxiao agreed to go on a blind date."
Mrs. Jiang immediately beamed and took Chuchu, her daughter-in-law, by the hand and said:
"Xiaoxiao is already twenty-six. Other girls are in relationships for years, even if they’re not getting married. But she shows no interest at all. I was afraid she’d become a non-marriage advocate."
Non-marriage advocate?
Chuchu’s lips twitched. Actually, when she was eighteen, she was a non-marriage advocate, but Jiang Kechu had won her over.
"Mom, don’t worry, Xiaoxiao definitely won’t be."
She thought to herself, it seemed Jiang Xiaoxiao hadn’t mentioned anything about Xiao Bai at all. Would they oppose it if they found out later?
After lunch, Mrs. Jiang let Chuchu and the two babies take a nap in the upstairs room.
Not until Father Jiang returned in the evening did they have dinner together, after which Chuchu left the compound with the two babies.
After they agreed to hold a grand first birthday party, both families got busy. Chuchu had to take care of the two children, and the children were at an especially clingy-to-mom stage, so she couldn’t be very helpful.
Old Sir Zhong directly let Li Shan take Xiao Yu to organize the event, having them run between the Jiang Family home, the old mansion, and the State Guest House to discuss the first birthday party.
The old man said, "Xiao Yu has a kind heart and needs more experience."
Chuchu had no problems with this, since Li Shan had already set his heart on Xiao Yu, who was bound to step up sooner or later.
After the birthday, she planned to take the dumplings to the Northwest, leaving Beijing for Li Shan and Xiao Yu to accompany the old man. She was also consciously giving Xiao Yu more to handle, broadening her horizons and making her more poised in her actions.
At first, Xiao Yu was a bit timid, doing things rather cautiously, always consulting Chuchu on every matter, fearing she might fail and let everyone down.
Li Shan found ways to comfort her, first asking for Xiao Yu’s opinion on each problem, and after hearing her thoughts, he would praise her, saying:
"I think what you’ve done is great; there’s no need to ask Chuchu, it’s definitely fine."
Xiao Yu, still unsure, would go to Chuchu, who following Li Shan’s instructions would also first listen to Xiao Yu’s ideas, praise her immediately afterward, and then offer a bit of advice.
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Soon it was the day of Jiang Xiaoxiao’s blind date. The day before, she called Chuchu.
"Sister-in-law, you mustn’t forget about tomorrow evening, it’s all up to you whether it’ll work out."
Chuchu promised, "Don’t worry, I’ll certainly bring my second brother to randomly encounter your blind date scene tomorrow."
After hanging up, Jiang Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, tidied her clothes, and walked towards the CEO’s office.
"Mr. Bai, these are the minutes from yesterday’s meeting with the partners." She placed the documents on Xiao Bai’s desk.
Xiao Bai murmured "Hmm," without looking up, "Got it." He was reading the information on the real estate project with the Crown Prince Ye Chong.
Jiang Xiaoxiao watched his focused expression for a long time without moving.
Finally, Xiao Bai realized Jiang Xiaoxiao was still standing in front of the desk and raised his head to ask, "Anything else?"
Feeling a bit disheartened, Jiang Xiaoxiao bit her lip and said, "My mom wants me to go on a blind date. The guy is an overseas returnee working at the research institute, and he’s said to be a pillar there." After saying this, she seriously watched Xiao Bai, looking for a sign on his face.
Xiao Bai was momentarily lost but quickly said with a smile, "That’s great news."
What century is this? Who still plays that old-fashioned game of blind dates! He complained silently, plus being a researcher must mean he’s a nerdy four-eyed guy with no fun at all!
After a while, Jiang Xiaoxiao said with difficulty, "Since you think it’s a good idea, I’ll listen to my mom and meet him."
Xiao Bai felt a surge of frustration: You’re a grown-up now! Still listening to your mom , haven’t you grown up yet?! But outwardly, he remained nonchalant.
Jiang Xiaoxiao found Xiao Bai’s careless smile unbearably vexing. She shot him a fierce glare, then turned and left, her high heels clicking as she went.
"Hey, what’s with that attitude—" Xiao Bai shouted after her, but Jiang Xiaoxiao didn’t break stride, the door closing firmly behind her.
Suddenly unable to focus on the documents, Xiao Bai stood up, pacing angrily around his office without knowing why.
"What, with a blind date now, you dare glare at me, are you not wanting to work here anymore!"
"I thought you liked me? If you liked me, why are you going on a blind date with someone else!"
"Women, as expected, say one thing and do another!"
He vented like a scorned woman, finally lowering his head with dejection, murmuring:
"That’s fine, it’s better than being with me in this unclear situation."
But thinking of Jiang Xiaoxiao smiling brightly for another man, he felt a pang in his heart.
If only Jiang Xiaoxiao weren’t Jiang Kechu’s sister, he thought, fooling himself.