336: Petty Man

"Why?" she pursued.

"Guess?"

"Is it because my second sister introduced me to someone yesterday? Did it make you uncomfortable?"

"Yes," Jin Chen admitted, a corner of his mouth lifting into a charming smile. "Don't I deserve your affection more than that friend of his? I am the best choice for your man."

"I knew it," Su Hanyan teased with a smile. "You're such a petty man!"

"Yes," he stopped walking. "When facing your question, I can't help being petty. From now on, Hanyan, I want to be the only man in your heart."

He lowered his head and kissed her. In just a few short seconds... only a few kisses, his kissing technique improved rapidly, quickly making her heartbeat accelerate, her breath unsteady...

Just as she was starting to feel a bit intoxicated, he let go of her, his finger brushing over her lips.

"You're really sweet."

The mist in Su Hanyan's eyes quickly cleared. She tiptoed, whispering softly in his ear, "Dr. Jin is also very tempting!"

With just that sentence, Jin Chen's heart was set ablaze.

Very good, he really liked this side of her.

The two immersed themselves in the pink world of love, affection flowing between their brows, completely oblivious to the outside world, until a furious shout brought them back to reality.

"I said, can you two respect me!! I've been shouting for ages, can't you hear?!" Su Jingrui straddled his bicycle, one leg on the ground, his eyes darting between the two, "You two have a problem!"

"Su Jingrui!" Su Hanyan rarely gave him a good look, smiling brightly at him, "Jin Chen, you know him, my boyfriend!"

Su Jingrui widened his eyes, almost blurting out, "I... this is my brother-in-law? Hanyan, why... why did you have to pick someone who could dismantle my two arms! I don't accept this person!"

"Whether you accept it or not, it's my relationship, not yours! Jin Chen, let's go, ignore him!" Su Hanyan pulled Jin Chen and started walking out.

"Your brother is quite interesting," Jin Chen remarked.

"Interesting? Not necessarily," Su Hanyan thought for a moment, "Jin Chen, I think I should let you understand my family. After listening, you won't say Su Jingrui is interesting anymore."

...

Lunchtime.

The dishes on the Su family's dining table were plentiful. To entertain Jin Chen, Su Dajiang opened two bottles of Maotai liquor.

They tried hard to persuade him to drink well, hoping Jin Chen would enjoy it.

Jin Chen repeatedly refused, "I'm a surgeon. I need to use a scalpel in my daily work! Drinking too much might affect my brain and make it inconvenient for future surgeries."

Upon hearing this, Su Dajiang stopped persuading him to drink and just hoped he would enjoy himself.

But Su Jingrui, this blockhead, insisted on drinking with Jin Chen and tried various ways to persuade him.

At this point, Jin Chen was in a dilemma. If he continued to refuse, it would seem impolite. However, once he started, he couldn't control himself.

Despite his restraint, he ended up drinking a bit too much.

After all, his alcohol tolerance was only half a cup. Being someone who didn't drink regularly, he was extremely sensitive to alcohol, easily getting drunk.

By the time they left, he couldn't drive himself.

Su Hanyan drove away, taking Jin Chen back to his home.

337: Can't Bear to Watch

Jin Shujing and Jin Yen were at a loss whether to be happy or worried when they saw their grandson, who never drank alcohol, completely drunk.

"Grandpa Jin, Grandma Jin," Su Hanyan could see the concern in the elderly's eyes, "Jin Chen is a surgeon. Originally, he said he wouldn't drink, but my brother kept persuading him, making it difficult for him to refuse. So... I'm sorry, this is the first time, and also the last."

"It's nothing," Jin Yen, seeing how sensible Hanyan was, instantly felt relieved of her worries. "In one's life, where is there no drinking! He's also happy!"

"Yes, happy," Jin Chen managed to lift his gaze towards Su Hanyan, his large hand grasping her chin, "I am happy. Meeting you means I've met the only one for me in this life, my destined... Hanyan, you are mine, mine..."

[oh he's drunk drunk lmaooooo]

After saying this, he held her head and kissed her. Startled, Su Hanyan struggled to break free. The more she struggled, the tighter his grip became, and the more fervent the kisses.

"Oh my, this boy is really breaking all traditions!" Jin Shujing couldn't bear to watch. He had lived so many years and this was the first time he had seen such a scene.

Shouldn't they be sneaking back into the house, closing the door, drawing the curtains, and being affectionate as a young couple?

This boy...

Jin Yen laughed and pulled Jin Shujing away. "You old fool, who asked you to watch! You don't understand young people's affairs!"

...

In the courtyard.

News of Su Hanyan's boyfriend coming to visit quickly spread, and the neighbors came one after another to congratulate Su Dajiang. Especially Mrs. Lin, who shyly remarked, "No wonder Hanyan was unwilling. The person she found is not someone ordinary."

"Yes! He drove here, and you can tell he's well-off."

"He also looks good. He seems quite spirited. I heard he's a doctor?"

"Da Jiang, you're really lucky!"

Wei Guiqin's mood also improved unusually. Facing the neighbors, she even praised Su Hanyan, "My daughter is usually low-key, but she found such a good match! The other party's family background is indeed good, not lacking in money! Look at the gifts he bought, they must have cost a lot!"

"Look at you, usually you treat your little daughter the worst. Regretting it now?"

"Regret. But after all, she's my daughter. Can't I treat her better in the future? Can a mother and daughter hold a grudge forever, right?"

"That's true. You found a good son-in-law. In the future, anyone in our courtyard who needs medical treatment can come find you. You can put in a good word for us with your son-in-law, make it convenient for us to see a doctor!"

"Sure, no problem!" Wei Guiqin's happy face almost bloomed into a smile.

"I heard that young man also gave her a house to wear on her hand?" Uncle Yuan was quite curious, "What's that about?"

Su Chuanjuan sneered, "It's a watch. He said it's quite expensive, more expensive than a set of houses."

"Oh, I see..."

...

Inside the main house, it was lively.

In Su Hanyan's small room, Su Dajiang and his family of three sat on the bed chatting.

"Dahai, look at how well Big Brother's family is living. Even if we're not rich, we're better off than us!" Lin Guihua admired from the bottom of her heart.

"Guihua, different people have different destinies. I'm destined to live a poor life in the countryside, we make a living by farming the land, how can we compare to my brother! In fact, my brother's life is also difficult, each with its own hardships."

"That's true." Lin Guihua held Su Dajiang's hand, "I'm quite happy. Hanyan found this boyfriend who's a surgeon, maybe in the future you can also find him for medical treatment."

"Yeah, you're right!" Su Dajiang spoke fondly of Jin Chen from the bottom of his heart. "This young man is really good! I wonder if our Lian Lian will have the luck to find such an outstanding man in the future."

"In our village, where can we find someone like that?" Lin Guihua shook her head, "Lian Lian's conditions can't be compared to Hanyan's. Let's not dream, let's honestly finish our medical treatment and go back to the village to farm early."

Su Lian didn't hear her parents' words at all. At this moment, she stood in front of the table, carefully examining the watch that Jin Chen had given to Su Hanyan.

338: Envy

The watch is really beautiful!

She had never seen such a beautiful watch before. She had seen villagers wearing watches before, but none of them were as nice as this one.

This watch is so expensive, it could rival a house in the city... But just how expensive is this thing? Is it made of gold?

"Lian Lian, what are you doing?" Lin Guihua saw her daughter picking up the watch that Su Hanyan had placed on the table and examining it intently. She was startled and hurriedly stopped her, "Don't touch it recklessly! This watch is expensive. If you accidentally damage it, we can't afford to compensate for it!"

"Yeah, yeah." Su Dahai also advised his daughter, "Although this is your uncle's house, he's not a stranger. But still, you need to be careful. This isn't our home after all. If you want to look at someone else's things, you have to ask first and get their permission before you can look! Remember that, Lian Lian!"

"I remember." Su Lian nodded, reluctantly putting it down.

"Do you like it?" Su Dahai asked.

"Mm." Su Lian's eyes revealed longing, but she was clear about her family's situation. Soon after, she shook her head, "No, I was just looking."

Su Dahai couldn't fail to understand his daughter's thoughts. He sighed and said, "Lian Lian, when Dad's illness gets better, work a few more years, and when you get married, Dad will accompany you to get a watch."

"Oh."

"Quickly put the watch back in the box. It wouldn't be good if Hanyan comes back and sees it." Lin Guihua urged.

Su Lian was about to put the watch back in the box when Su Chuanjuan came in.

Seeing this situation, she opened her mouth and shouted, "Oh, Lian Lian, what are you doing?"

Su Lian was startled, her hand shook, and she almost dropped the box on the ground, "Sister Chuanjuan, I... I just wanted to take a look... I didn't mean anything else."

"Chuanjuan, she really didn't mean anything else." Lin Guihua smiled and explained, "You know we're all from the countryside and haven't seen much. Lian Lian thinks the watch is pretty and just wanted to take a look."

"Be careful not to break it. This thing is really expensive." Su Chuanjuan said.

"Ah, I won't break it."

After Su Lian finished speaking, Su Chuanjuan reached out and snatched the watch box from her hand. She had also been wanting to see what the watch looked like, why was it so expensive?

However, she was embarrassed to say it to Su Hanyan, so she took advantage of her absence to sneak a peek.

Unexpectedly, not only was she thinking about it, even Su Lian was thinking about this watch.

Su Chuanjuan took out the watch, carefully examined it for a while, and then put it on her wrist to see how it looked. This watch was really nice, besides being nice, the price made people's hearts itch. If you wore this thing out, how many people would envy you...

As she watched, she almost wanted to reach out with her hand.

If this watch belonged to her, how great would that be!

"Okay, I'm done looking." Su Chuanjuan became more and more eager as she looked, and the more she looked, the more annoyed she became. She simply put the watch back in the box and stuffed it into Lian Lian's hands.

Su Lian didn't catch it properly, and the box fell to the ground with a clatter.

"Oh!" Su Chuanjuan exclaimed in surprise.

Su Lian stared at the box and the watch that had fallen on the ground, completely stunned, standing still in place.

Coincidentally, Su Hanyan had just returned with Jin Chen. Hearing the commotion in the room, she pushed open the door and happened to see the scene where the watch box fell.

Seeing the new watch that Jin Chen had given her fly out of the box, her breath caught, and she asked sharply, "What are you all doing!"

339: Can't Afford

Su Dahai and Lin Guihua's faces changed. They both quickly stood up from the bedside and hurriedly explained, "Yanyan, these two were just looking at your watch and accidentally dropped it. They didn't do it on purpose..."

Su Hanyan felt heartbroken.

This watch was a gift from Jin Chen to her!

She hadn't been willing to wear it all day today. Worried about the safety of people coming and going in her father's house, she specifically placed the watch in the drawer of her own room.

Who knew that just after she sent Jin Chen away, the watch would be dropped.

Su Hanyan couldn't care less about explanations now. She hurried forward to pick up her watch. Luckily, the watch wasn't broken, just a little dirty.

Seeing Su Hanyan's poor complexion, Su Lian's eyes turned red, scared and almost wanting to cry, "Yanyan, I'm sorry... This watch..."

"Why are you crying?" Su Chuanjuan glared at her, interrupting her words, and quickly said, "Yanyan, how could you leave such a valuable thing lying around? As soon as I came in, I saw Su Lian flipping your watch back and forth! Now, look, the watch is dropped, right?"

Su Lian heard that she was being blamed. She hurriedly explained again, "I didn't drop the watch. Chuanjuan put it in my hand, and then... then it fell."

"So you're blaming me?" Su Chuanjuan's voice instantly rose eight degrees, "I'll ask you, when I came in, did you take out this watch?"

"Yes." Su Lian nodded.

"After I finished looking, did I give it back to you?"

"Yes."

"So the one who didn't hold it steady was you, so the one who dropped the watch is also you!"

"But... you just put it in my hand, and I didn't have time to hold it properly, and you let go..." Su Lian's tears fell, unable to help crying.

"Still arguing!" Su Chuanjuan sternly shouted, "Yanyan wasn't in the room, you casually took someone else's things. To put it nicely, it's looking. To put it bluntly, it's stealing!"

Su Lian couldn't bear such words. Covering her face, she squatted on the ground and cried, "I'm sorry, Yanyan! I was wrong, I just wanted to look... and then this happened... I'm sorry... I was wrong..."

Lin Guihua felt both heartbroken and angry. She stepped forward and slapped Su Lian's face, "What did I tell you? Don't touch other people's things casually. We can't afford to compensate if you break it, can't afford it!"

After hitting her child, she felt heartbroken and regretful again, wiping away tears and crying.

"Auntie, don't cry! Luckily, the watch isn't broken!" Su Hanyan carefully inspected it, and the watch was fine. She put the watch back on her wrist, walked over, and helped Lian Lian up, "It's okay, stop crying."

"It's okay, it's okay." Lin Guihua wiped her tears casually, "It's okay, it's okay. Yanyan, this child has never been out much since she was young, and hasn't seen much of the world. She envies your watch when she sees it, and took it out to take a look. Your uncle and I were too busy talking and didn't pay attention to her. It's her fault. I'll make her compensate you."

"I'm sorry, Yanyan." Su Lian hurriedly apologized to Su Hanyan.

"It's okay." Su Hanyan looked at her pitiful crying state and didn't pursue it anymore. But there were some things she still needed to make clear, "Now that I've taken the watch away, you can touch the rest of the things freely. The cabinets and drawers are also for your use! Lian Lian, I'm not being harsh, but some things should be clarified. Before touching someone else's things, you must get permission, or else it could cause trouble."

340: Building Relationships

"I understand, sister." Su Lian dared not lift her head to look at her, just nodded quietly.

"Then there's no problem." Su Hanyan finished handling the matter and was about to leave. She bid farewell to Su Dahai, "Uncle, I'm heading back now. You all stay here comfortably these days. Since my dad still needs to work, Auntie and Lian Lian will have to take care of things at home."

"It's what we should do. It's really been a disruption for you these days living here," Su Dahai apologized.

"Uncle, you say that, but aren't we family? Family shouldn't stand on ceremony." Su Hanyan found him to be a reasonable person in speech and action, and with the snacks he had given earlier, her impression of him was quite good.

Upon hearing her niece say this, Su Dahai instantly felt relieved, and a smile appeared on his face. "Take care on your way!"

Su Chuanjuan followed Su Hanyan out of the room and couldn't help but criticize Su Lian a bit, "Look at that girl, all fidgety and awkward. Always looking askance or with her head down. It's annoying just to watch."

Su Hanyan glanced at her but didn't want to talk to her.

"I'm talking to you, did you hear me?" Su Chuanjuan grabbed Su Hanyan's arm, "Do you have a screw loose in your head? I'm your real sister, and yet you treat me like this, but you treat your cousin so well. Let me tell you, you better be more careful and keep your valuable things safe, so she doesn't get her hands on them."

"Is that so?" Su Hanyan hinted at something, "At least Su Lian is honest and didn't lie. Unlike some people who don't even have the courage to admit things."

"What do you mean?!"

"You know very well what I mean. Do I need to spell it out?" Su Hanyan was about to tease her a bit more when she suddenly remembered Jin Chen's move. She smirked slightly and casually said, "Besides, even if this watch were broken, Jin Chen said he would replace it with a new one, so it doesn't matter."

"You..." Su Chuanjuan felt uncomfortable in her heart, "Are you deliberately showing off in front of me?"

"Showing off what? It's just a watch. What's there to show off about?" Su Hanyan finished and patted her shoulder with a smile, "I understand... Your husband probably won't buy one for you, right? So you feel like I'm showing off! I get it, I get it!"

With that said, Su Hanyan went into the main room to talk to her father, Su Dajiang.

Su Chuanjuan paced around the courtyard in anger, didn't even say goodbye, and left angrily by herself.

Back at home, she heard voices in the kitchen. It turned out her husband, Li Baojun, had returned and was discussing business matters with his mother while cooking.

Seeing her come in, his mother handed her chopsticks, "Back home? Cook some food for your man!"

Su Chuanjuan was full of anger, about to question Li Baojun, but he didn't even look at her and went straight out.

So, she directly scooped two spoons of salt into the noodle soup, feeling it wasn't enough to vent her anger, and poured half a bottle of chili sauce in. Looking at the pot of red soup, she finally felt satisfied.

Inside the house, Li Baojun was still talking to his mother, discussing business matters.

"Mom, I went out with Jiang Lei yesterday and met a big boss. There's a lot of work under his hand. As long as we get in with him, we'll definitely earn more than we do now!"

"Is that so? What kind of business does this big boss do?"

"He does all kinds of business! It seems like he runs a transportation company specializing in transportation! I heard that recently, he's come up with another way to get rich and is planning to do it! I'm thinking if I can get involved."

"It sounds lively when you say it like that, but Mom doesn't understand! If you want to get some work from that boss, the key is how you're going to build a relationship with him. Do you have any connections?"

Li Baojun looked very worried, rubbing his face with both hands, "It's not easy to climb up. Jiang Lei said that boss is really a big shot! The whole family is made up of talented people with backgrounds! Oh, what's his last name again? Seems like it's Jin! Yes, that's it! Heard he's quite famous in the business circle!"