Chapter 341 Birthday Party (I)

Lanjing City East Road.

Jiang Yao was driving a brand new Porsche Panamera on the road. The midday sun shone on the shiny paint surface, and the pure black body reflected the light that gradually blurred like ripples. The streamlined body and the slight roar while driving were enough to ignite the blood in every man’s heart.

The frequent glances from passers-by also show the luxury and extraordinary nature of this birthday gift.

Jiang Yao was sitting in the car wearing a mask and could clearly feel other people’s gazes. Occasionally, people in the surrounding vehicles would roll down their windows for a closer look. Most of them were young people, but there were also quite a few middle-aged men.

They all came for the car.

Some people were even taking pictures.

Jiang Yao didn’t dare to open the window and just concentrated on driving, fearing that someone would talk to her and ask questions about the car.

“It’s almost there.” She muttered to herself.

There is a distinct characteristic of people with social phobia: as long as there is someone around, the symptoms of social phobia will be greatly reduced, because they can talk to familiar people. On the contrary, if they go out alone, they will completely turn into an autistic child and hardly say a word along the way.

When she went to the store, apart from the necessary procedures for handling formalities, she probably only said three sentences.

They are:
“No need to take pictures.”

“Don’t tear off this film yet.”

“Can I drive away now?”

Then he came out of the store.

Because the task was too heavy, Jiang Yao could not handle it alone, so she could only force Xiao Wan to come over to help. The “almost there” she muttered meant that they were almost at the neighborhood where Xiao Wan lived.

It’s nearly three o’clock.

Jiang Yao turned off the engine, stopped by the roadside and waited, then took out her cell phone to report her itinerary to her sister.

After a while, when she was swiping the screen of her phone, Xiao Wan called her. After the call was connected, Xiao Wan asked her where she was and why she didn’t see her at the gate of the community. Could she have found the wrong place?

“How could I go the wrong way? It’s at that bus stop. Wait a minute… I’ll flash the hazard lights for you to check.”

“Look… I saw it, oh my god!!”

Jiang Yao turned her head left and right. A few seconds later, Xiao Wan’s face appeared outside the car window. Her eyes were wide open in surprise like a rabbit. She looked at the people in the car again and again, and she looked a little bit unbelievable.

Jiang Yao first pulled off the mask.

“it’s me.”

Open the car door.

“Damn, comparing yourself to others is really frustrating,” Xiao Wan started yelling in surprise after opening the car door before she even got in. “New car? No, I was still upset about not getting the Meituan coupon at noon, and as soon as we met, you mentioned a new luxury car. Don’t you care about your sister’s feelings?”

“Of course.”

“When did you buy it? Why didn’t you tell me you were changing cars? It’s a Porsche again. You two sisters really love this brand,” Xiao Wan poked here and there with shining eyes, “The film hasn’t even been torn off! The seats, the space! I’m so happy!”

“I’m not changing my car. I bought this for my young master as a birthday present.”

Jiang Yao considerately fastened the seat belt for the lively Xiao Wan before starting to drive.

“??? Is this how you rich people live? You get a car as a gift before you even get married? That’s a bit too extravagant.”

“I can’t help it. I didn’t intend to give you such a good gift at first. Didn’t I ask you a while ago if you knew anything about cars? Who knew… Oh, forget it. I have no choice.”

“Why do you have to do this? Could it be that your boyfriend asked you to do this?”

“That’s definitely not the case. My young master is still in the dark and has no idea at all.”

Xiao Wan looked around the interior, and with curiosity, she pressed the icon on the screen and selected a song to listen to. Her eyebrows moved to the rhythm of the music.

His face was full of enjoyment.

“So,” Xiao Wan stared at Yao Yao: “How much did it cost?”

“Uh…more than 1.4 million.”

“!? Master Duo?”

“You heard it right, this is the money.”

Jiang Yao knew she would have this reaction, and she was prepared, but even so, her ears were still numbed by the other party’s extremely high volume.

“You spent all this?”

“How is that possible? Where would I get that much money? More than half of it was spent by my sister. She helped the young master choose some extra things. I don’t know the details.”

“Rich woman… so arrogant! Do you know that my salary is 7,000? You know that, Yaoyao? If I want to buy a car like this, I need to earn one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight… In short, I can’t count how many years! And you bought it and gave it away because it’s attractive. It’s really unfair! I envy you and your young master so much!”

“I wish it was as easy as you say,” Jiang Yao looked at Xiao Wan helplessly, “I also gritted my teeth when I took out the money. It wasn’t casual. I took out almost all my savings. It makes sense to say the same thing about Ningning. She is the one who is really rich.”

“It’s weird that you two are giving a gift together.” Xiao Wan scratched his head and said hesitantly.

“What’s weird?”

“Maybe it’s because you twins are dating the same boyfriend. Anyway, no one else does that.”

“Maybe.”

“So what did you say? There is still no result?”

“No,” Jiang Yao stared at the road ahead, “Aren’t you waiting for the young master to give an answer? He said he would do it as soon as possible, at least after this birthday is over. I can’t push him too much, otherwise the happy day will become unhappy.”

“You are really considerate, tut tut tut.”

“Don’t look at me like that. My sister thinks the same way.”

“Then if one of you breaks up, how will you divide the car? If you two spend the money together, then one of you will lose a lot, because you have to sacrifice both your feelings and money.”

However, Xiao Wan was very practical in her considerations.

She asked, scratching her head.

“How should we distribute it? Since it has been given to the young master, it is his. Let it stay with him as proof of our love.”

Jiang Yao was quite open-minded, but these words left Xiao Wangan speechless.

“I’m hopelessly love-brained…” she muttered.

“What did you say?”

“Ah – I just mean, it’s really nice to be loved by you. Can Sister Yaoyao love me for once? I really beg you.”

“Humph, you’re talking nonsense again.”

……

Not long after, Jiang Yao and Xiao Wan rushed back home, packed up things of all sizes, and took these things to the relatively spacious living room opposite to tinker with the birthday decorations.

If you want to complete the task more quickly, you should plan the detailed steps so that the current project can progress in an orderly manner.

The two of them discussed the task, and with the assistance of another person, Jiang Yao obviously didn’t feel it was so hard.

When she was busy alone, she would feel bored when she looked up. The feeling of being tired but having nowhere to express it made her dizzy.

This situation will never happen when I am with Xiaowan. She can complain in real time and occasionally say a few words about topics that both of them are interested in.

For a long time, they even discussed how to spell out the English letters of “Happy Birthday”. In the end, they decided to express it in a staggered way, which would look better.

……the other side.

In a bright and clean office.

Chen Yuan was leaning on his office chair with his chin in his hand, quietly looking at Jiang Ning not far away, with a serious look in his eyes as if he was appreciating a famous painting.

Because Jiang Ning, who was working at this time, was more beautiful than the person in the painting.

“Hello, I’m Secretary Jiang… Yes, I heard about this matter, but the chairman is not in the office now. He is busy with other things… Yes, I will tell him about it when he is done, please rest assured… That’s it for now.”

When the pleasant sound ended, Chen Yuan couldn’t help but applaud Jiang Ning’s performance.

There were two “pa pa” sounds, which were particularly obvious in the empty office.

Jiang Ning put down her phone and turned her head suddenly. Her hair swayed with the movement, then fell down after swaying.

“What?” She tilted her head and looked at Chen Yuan.

“Very impressive. It seems that it was an extremely correct decision to let you be my secretary. I believe in my own judgment more and more. You have performed very well. I will give you a raise.”

“What salary increase? I’ve only been working for one day, so please don’t give me special treatment.” Even though she knew he was joking, Ning Ning still stared at him seriously with her beautiful eyes, “And if you want to praise me, just praise me well. Why do you sound like you’re praising yourself?”

“You found out,” Chen Yuan laughed shamelessly, “How? What did the project department say?”

“It’s not much different from what you just said. It’s basically that we need funds, but the Finance Department hasn’t given us any instructions, saying that they don’t have your note, so we hope you can give us your instructions as soon as possible.”

“Okay, just evade it and everything will be fine.”

“Why?” Jiang Ning asked in confusion, “Aren’t you in the office? Let me lie for you.”

“Isn’t this your role? My dear secretary, this project has asked me for money more than once. In fact, there is no development prospect, but the minister is obsessed with asking me for money several times to appease his subordinates. Minister Mo disagrees and pushes the responsibility to me. I can only delay it temporarily. When the report comes back, our company has no money left, so they can only give up.”

“Can’t you just say it?”

“Probably not,” Chen Yuan raised his eyebrows. This was a trick he learned from Pei Youwen. “This director has been in the company for a long time. This time he even used his work as a guarantee, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that he brought personal feelings with him. The project is definitely a failure… Then we can’t just watch the money go away, and then we have to fire him. It would be a double whammy for the company.”

“I see. It’s a delaying tactic.”

“Smart.” Chen Yuan’s face was full of smiles.

He seemed very satisfied with the look on Jiang Ning’s face.

This made him feel like a teacher teaching his students.

In fact, it has only been a short time since Chen Yuan learned this trick, and now he is putting it into practice.

Jiang Ning looked at Chen Yuan seriously for a while, the emotion in her eyes changed, and after a moment, an inexplicable smile appeared on her cheek.

But with this smile, Chen Yuan looks a little weird.

What is certain is that it has nothing to do with the look of admiration. He himself has gone from enjoying the gaze to feeling a little guilty about being stared at.

“What’s wrong… Secretary, why are you staring at me?”

After a moment, Chen Yuan finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and asked.

“You’ve grown a lot. It seems that you’ve been learning how to be an adult during your time at work. Now you’ve learned how to make trade-offs. I’m very pleased.”

“Really? Ahahaha.” After being praised, Chen Yuan felt embarrassed.

He scratched his head vigorously.

I was secretly delighted.

In fact, he really hopes to get the recognition of the two sisters. This recognition is not necessarily a proof of love, but he hopes that the two sisters will think that he can grow up to be a reliable adult.

this point is very important.

In the future, he will be able to afford the lives of the two sisters and become a support for Ningning and Yaoyao.

Only in this way can he look into the two sisters’ eyes with a clear conscience and say: I love both of you, please marry me together…

Chen Yuan was filled with joy, like a child who had secretly eaten candy, but Jiang Ning’s next words made him stiffen all over.

“I hope this stopgap measure won’t be used elsewhere. Well, that would be good news.”

“……what?”

Chen Yuan took a few seconds to react and said “ah” stupidly.

“What do you think?” Jiang Ning’s smile became even brighter.

But in Chen Yuan’s opinion, this smile was extremely dangerous.

The beautiful eyes on Jiang Ning’s delicate face seemed to sparkle with a captivating light. All his thoughts were revealed in these eyes. He could only hide like a mouse to avoid being watched.

“I don’t understand… I don’t understand what you are saying,” Chen Yuan quickly checked the time, “It’s almost time to get off work. Let’s go home and eat.”

“It’s still early. We can go shopping after get off work.” Jiang Ning said uncharacteristically.

“Okay, okay, I’ll follow your instructions. Actually, I’ve already guessed that you have prepared a surprise. Will we be in a restaurant later, and while we are eating, the waiter will suddenly bring us a cake? Or maybe you have prepared other gifts… let me guess.”

Chen Yuan was preaching while he was putting on his clothes.

Of course he knew that today was his birthday, and the two sisters had taken great pains to prepare for it.

He didn’t know what it was exactly, so he was smiling all day, looking forward to the surprise.

What is happiness? Maybe this is it.

Ever since the beginning of this relationship, he has always been looking forward to the future, and his days seem to be filled with the warmth of sunshine.

“Then let’s go shopping together.” Chen Yuan put on his clothes and stretched out his hand towards Ningning.

……

In the main hall of 1302.

Jiang Yao pressed the button on his phone to send a voice message, and said in a serious tone: “Sir, the current progress is 80%. Please delay for a while. Corporal Jiang Yao promises to complete the task. Over!”

And on the wall.

A dazzling birthday decoration has been completed, shining with golden light in the sunset, except that the light strips have not been embedded in the grooves. I can’t imagine how dazzling the scene in the living room will be when these circles of light are lit.

on the sofa.

Xiao Wan, who was extremely tired, sat cross-legged, holding a biscuit in her hand to replenish her energy.

“By the way, Yaoyao, what are you going to use the camera you lent me for? Wouldn’t it be enough to just take pictures with your phone? Why do you have to make it so formal, like a wedding?”

“Yes, if you hadn’t mentioned the camera I would have forgotten about it. Where is it?”

“In the bag.”

After hearing this, Jiang Yao quickly ran to the side, took Xiao Wan’s bag, and took out the camera.

She looked around as if searching for something.

“Put it here… Let me see if I can capture the whole living room. The young master’s first birthday must be recorded. It’s such a meaningful thing. I will watch the video with him later. It will be such a heartwarming thing, don’t you think?”

“Wow, that sounds really romantic when you say that.”

(End of this chapter)