Jiang Shaoqing was called back home the next day by the highest authority in the family with a single phone call.
In the Jiang Family, the old man was the supreme retired emperor.
Only after arriving did he notice a dazzling imported car parked in the courtyard.
A guest?
It seemed the old man didn’t summon him back just to renew their grandfather-grandson bond without good reason.
Jiang Shaoqing prepared to turn around and leave.
He had seen this kind of drama being played out far too often over the past half-year.
His father, mother, and the old man were coming up with all sorts of schemes to set him up on blind dates.
Their home had nearly become a beauty pageant.
This time his intuition told him that he definitely couldn’t escape this topic; it was better to leave sooner rather than later.
Unfortunately, his escape wasn’t quick enough, because his mother Shen Ye saw her son first. "Shaoqing, you’re back. What are you doing standing there? Why don’t you come in?"
Jiang Shaoqing’s steps halted, he turned around, with a smile plastered across his face and went up to hug his mother by the shoulders, "Mom, don’t you have to go to work? How come you have time to be at home today?"
Caught in the act, darn it.
There was no escape.
"If I weren’t at home, how could I catch you? You’re as slippery as an eel. To even catch a glimpse of you is harder than meeting a state leader. If I didn’t block you, would you honestly come back to see me?" Shen Ye gave her son a punch, though it carried barely any force.
She just couldn’t bear to be too hard on her own son.
"Mom, how is that possible? With just one phone call from you, I would definitely report here. After all, you are my dear mother, the person who treats me the best in this world, the one closest to me."
Shen Ye pinched Jiang Shaoqing’s nose hard, "Just keep sweet-talking. If you could use this same charm on the girls outside, I bet you would have already brought a wife home by now, and your dad and grandad wouldn’t be panic-stricken at home."
This son made her very proud, and he was very filial to his parents as well.
Being born into a family of officials, it was predestined that he would bear a lot of responsibility. This child has been a source of comfort since he was little.
Whether in his studies, his work, his conduct, or his dealings with others.
He always was the exemplary child in other parents’ eyes.
Being so exemplary that it even troubled his parents, having a child that needed no worrying over was also somewhat frustrating.
However, the kid was getting close to thirty years old now.
At last, something that troubled and worried them had come up in his life.
The kid didn’t think highly of any girl.
Other people’s children were already in elementary school, but in their family, Jiang Shaoqing didn’t even have a girlfriend.
His grandson, his daughter-in-law, oh!
Jiang Shaoqing rubbed his own nose, "Mom, that’s not fair. My nose is nice and tall, if you damage it, how will your son go out and charm young ladies!"
"Don’t you talk nonsense. We have a girl visiting our home today, do you understand what I’m saying? Treat her well, you hear me? Don’t just walk away every time you see a match coming."
Shen Ye was terribly worried.
"Mom," Jiang Shaoqing complained helplessly, "you know how much I detest these matchmaking sessions, yet you insist on bringing home daughters of your comrades, your friends, dad’s colleagues. I’ve told you, if I decide to marry, it’ll happen naturally when I find the right one. If I don’t like someone, I absolutely won’t settle."
Shen Ye flared up, "You won’t settle, huh? At the rate you’re being picky, you’ll end up never getting a wife for the rest of your life."
"If I can’t find one, then so be it. Our Jiang family has a large enterprise, plus I have many brothers and their kids can carry on the lineage. Even if I don’t get married, it won’t hinder the development of our Jiang family. That’s enough."
Jiang Shaoqing didn’t want to continue this topic. It was a dangerous subject.