The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 326: Growing Up

Jiang Yan understood Mr. Jiang’s intentions, cheerfully accepting his goodwill. He greeted everyone with ease and returned to Wang Miaomiao’s side with grace.

Mr. Zheng’s face twitched slightly; he couldn’t bring himself to smile.

As Mr. Jiang began his endless talk about the hardships and delights of the past, Mr. Zheng could only respond perfunctorily with nods and grunts, feeling exhausted...

As expected, after several decades, he and his in-law still find it difficult to communicate. Such a gap, such a gap...

As someone once said correctly, "People with different principles should not plan together." Just now, his Zheng Family is at a disadvantage; otherwise, based on the Jiang Family’s humble beginnings, they would not even be worthy of carrying shoes for the Zheng Family!

To say the Zheng Family is full of small-minded people, huh...

No matter how much Mr. Zheng speculated internally, no one present could read his mind.

Even if he voiced his thoughts out loud for everyone to hear, people would just dismiss him with disdain, treating it as nonsense.

His presence had become insignificant.

At the dining table, everyone gradually slipped back into their usual state, engaging in quiet conversations and laughter, just as was appropriate. Since Mr. Zheng’s unexpected appearance, which was a disruption, he himself remained indifferent and greeted everything with a smile.

Wang Miaomiao beamed a sweet smile at Jiang Yan as he returned and quickly peeled a large shrimp, placing it in Xiao Yeye’s bowl. Then, she gave Jiang Yan a thumbs-up; her greasy fingers still holding a piece of shrimp shell, making Jiang Yan unable to suppress a smile.

Wang Miaomiao hadn’t stopped moving her hands; her eyes and ears were focused on him, feeling quite satisfied and proud of his performance in the argument.

Her man was remarkable, deserving of praise.

Jiang Yan felt her thoughts, seeing her slightly wrinkled fingers from peeling too many shrimps, and said with concern, "Go wash your hands. I’ll peel them."

But Wang Miaomiao shook her head, stopping his actions, "No need. I’ll just peel one more for Xiao Xuanxuan; they can’t eat too much."

Saying this, she took the last shrimp from the bowl and expertly began peeling it.

"But have you eaten?" Jiang Yan, undeterred, reached into the bowl on the table for five large shrimps and placed them in his own bowl, peeling them quickly, "You take care of the kids, I’ll take care of you. I’ll peel shrimps for you for a lifetime..."

Sitting behind them at another table, Wang Zhaodi listened to their conversation, feeling a twinge of toothache. Deep down, she couldn’t help but feel a bit envious and a slight sadness.

Once upon a time, she and Zhu Zicheng also made such happy vows...

But now, as their business grew, he became busier and socialized more, coming home later. She didn’t know if her initial desire to compete with Wang Miaomiao, following them to settle in Beijing, was right or wrong.

Watching her man chat animatedly with the so-called cousin from the Liu Family and hearing the so-called cousin’s compliments and admiration towards her, Wang Zhaodi couldn’t help but show a satisfied smile.

Everything was going well, and the path they chose was surely right. Everything was developing in a good direction, and it would only get better; she firmly believed it.

After Wang Zhaodi proposed the idea of developing in Beijing that year, Zhu Zicheng indeed took action.

At the end of last year, they finally bought a house in Beijing. Although it was just a two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment building, not as grand as Wang Miaomiao’s courtyard, they had finally settled in Beijing and become Beijing residents.

Their son Zhu Zheng also smoothly enrolled in school here, benefitting from the top-notch education resources in the country.

Wang Zhaodi secretly vowed that one day, she too would buy a courtyard house, one even larger than Wang Miaomiao’s, at least with four sections.

Zhu Zicheng was capable and had now taken up a business in project contracting. Jiang Yan, having a good rapport with his convenient brother-in-law, appreciated that Zhu Zicheng was a sensible and smart person.

Considering his father-in-law, Jiang Yan generously offered some help, introducing him to connections in that field. Of course, once introduced, whether success follows depends on Zhu Zicheng himself.

And Zhu Zicheng lived up to expectations, being the original male protagonist, showing great competence, and quickly secured a place in Beijing.

At this moment, Cheng Xue and Wang Jia Bao happened to come over with a toast to this table.

"Jia Bao, I’m here to congratulate you. I wish you a happy marriage, a promising future. You’re full of potential; you’ll surely achieve great success. Don’t forget your brother-in-law in the future..." Zhu Zicheng, having drunk a bit too much, spoke more openly as men tend to when they’ve had a few drinks.

As soon as he sat down at the table, Liu Jian Country, also a crafty person, fixed his attention on him, flattering him and inquiring about things.

Since arriving in Beijing, Zhu Zicheng had been doing well, but his accomplishments couldn’t have been achieved without making himself small, flattering and currying favor with others to reach his goals.

Big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimp. He was still a small shrimp in Beijing’s social circle, really insignificant.

Over time, making himself small led to inevitable resentment and discontent. Today, Liu Jian Country’s intentions were no secret to him. But so what, he thought, sharing well-known facts wasn’t an issue.

Receiving others’ compliments, he boasted fiercely, pouring out months of pent-up frustration, which was hard to stop; soon, he was talking more and more.

"Enough, stop talking," Wang Zhaodi, seeing his state wasn’t good, quickly stepped forward to intervene, smiling at Cheng Xue and Wang Jia Bao, "Your brother-in-law has had too much to drink. Don’t mind him."

"I’m not drunk; I’m perfectly clear-headed," Zhu Zicheng indeed was clear-headed, aware of what he was saying, but truthfully, he had drunk a lot, being in a state of excitement, yet he saw nothing wrong with what he’d just said.

Yes, there was indeed nothing wrong, but saying certain things at such an occasion felt a bit inappropriate.

Wang Jia Bao smiled, seeming unbothered; today was his happy day, and he hoped everyone attending his wedding would arrive happily and leave joyfully.

"I understand, I won’t forget you in the future. Here, let me toast you, brother-in-law, and also wish you and sister great prosperity and good fortune..." Wang Jia Bao knew this couple was working on a venture, and this blessing really hit home for the two of them.

Zhu Zicheng, initially annoyed by Wang Zhaodi’s intervention, felt comforted by Wang Jia Bao’s well-wishing words and cheerfully raised his glass, "With your blessings, your brother-in-law won’t forget you once he succeeds. If you ever need anything, feel free to find your brother-in-law, and I’ll handle it for you."

He knew that this little brother-in-law surely wouldn’t come to him, the convenient brother-in-law, for affairs first; his two biological brothers-in-law had capabilities superior to his. But he said this to show his approach to the Wang Family and his capable brothers-in-law. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

With both being smart, they drank together. Everything was understood within the drink...

At the next table, Wang Miaomiao, observing this scene, felt comforted and said with a smile, "Jia Bao has grown up too."