Su Zhengfeng rubbed his forehead and sighed deeply. "Girl, if you were half as steady as those two, I'd be thanking the heavens."
Jiang Beihuai, deviating from his usual cold - exterior personality, elegantly came to Su Yuning's rescue. "Yuning is lovely with her generous and lively nature. Her true self is the most suitable."
Seeing her brother - in - law rarely speaking up for her, Su Yuning touched, hooked her arm through his. "Woo, it's not easy. After knowing each other for so long, this is the first time I've heard a compliment from you."
Jiang Beihuai subtly pulled his hand out of her hold. "Didn't you say you'd take us to the garden? Let's go. I can't wait to see your masterpiece."
Bai Wenxi originally wanted to help her aunt and uncle cook, but was dragged to the garden by Su Yuning. Su Yuning was truly good at gardening. Under her careful cultivation, the flowers were all about to bloom.
When she saw there was no one else around, Su Yuning started complaining non - stop. "Thank goodness you guys are here. Otherwise, I'd be nagged to death."
"Alas, you have no idea. Mom totally believes in your grandma now," Su Yuning said to Jiang Beihuai with a gloomy face, pouring out her grievances. "Grandma Jiang wants to introduce a blind - date partner for me."
As soon as she said this, Jiang Beihuai understood. "Grandma must be annoyed by my uncle and took on this troublesome task."
He guessed boldly. "Is it Jiang Beili?"
Su Yuning covered her face with both hands and let out a few long howls from her throat. "Heavens! I'm really going crazy."
After rubbing her face randomly for several times, she started pulling at her hair. "Please help me come up with a way to decline."
Bai Wenxi knew that the internal strife over the family fortune in the Jiang family was extremely intense. Her second aunt would always make sarcastic remarks on her WeChat moments, and her uncle would often send her links to posts about [family harmony and fraternal love].
Normally, Bai Wenxi would avoid them and didn't want to have a head - on conflict. But this time, since it involved her younger sister, she didn't want to watch Yuning jump into the fire pit.
Bai Wenxi vowed. "I'll talk to grandma for you and tell her not to interfere."
"But you have to withstand the pressure yourself. Aunt definitely won't allow you to make decisions on your own."
Jiang Beihuai spotted a rose. After getting Su Yuning's permission, he used scissors to cut the most colorful and delicate one and put it in his wife's hair.
Su Yuning watched her sister and brother - in - law showing their affection with an indescribable expression.
"Please, can you guys stop showing your love in front of me?" She pinched her nose and said in a muffled voice. "It smells so sour with the stench of love."
Jiang Beihuai found it fun to tease her and deliberately joked with her. "Then go on a blind date. I dare not say anything else, but my cousin is extremely handsome."
"You have no idea how popular his face is among girls. You may develop a crush on him after you meet him, even though you don't want to go on a blind date now."
Just hearing this, Su Yuning shivered. "Brother - in - law, stop joking about me. The more handsome a boy is, the less secure he makes me feel. Moreover, he's well - known for his playboy lifestyle. I only like honest guys."
Bai Wenxi was more concerned about her sister's job. "Did you visit the teacher I recommended to you last time?"
She held Jiang Beihuai's hand and sat on the swing in the garden. The two of them swayed on the swing slowly.
"That teacher is a master in the painting field. If you continue to study under her, it will be very beneficial for your future career development."
At the mention of her future, Su Yuning felt dizzy. She quickly sat down on the stone bench. "Don't mention it. The teacher only gave me a five - word comment on my graduation design."
Jiang Beihuai was curious. "It's very well - painted?"
Su Yuning rolled her eyes angrily. "You're hopeless!"
She sighed. "I also have my pride. How can I still follow her after such a comment? Moreover, the teacher said I have no talent and suggested I switch to commercial design instead of messing around in the field of abstract painting."
Jiang Beihuai laughed so hard that he bent over, with tears in the corners of his eyes. "I'm dying of laughter. Your dad said last time that you have the potential to become a famous painter. May I ask where that potential is?"
Bai Wenxi couldn't gloat at all. She looked worried. "Then what should we do? You're not willing to get a job in a gallery or a design company through connections, and now there's no hope for further study."
She was even a bit pessimistic. "You have to succeed in either family or career. There's still no news about your job. I don't even dare to guarantee anything for you. If aunt knows that I'm encouraging you not to go on a blind date, she'll chase me with a knife."
Jiang Beihuai was quite optimistic and sincerely defended Su Yuning. "The standards in your art circle are different from those of normal people. I think her paintings are very childlike. It's just that the master doesn't appreciate them."
"Maybe Yuning will really make a name for herself in the future, though it may not be in the art field."
Su Yuning was completely on Jiang Beihuai's side and kept praising him. "No wonder you're my brother - in - law. You have unique insights. I must achieve something!"
Bai Wenxi sighed. "What if you really succeed? Otherwise, how can I explain it to uncle and aunt?"
Su Yuning showed them around the garden, arranged the beautiful scenery, and chatted with them. Her ultimate goal was to ask her sister and brother - in - law to help her decline the blind - date.
But instead, she shot herself in the foot. She didn't get their help and was forced to talk about her career plan again. She wracked her brains to deal with it and was covered in cold sweat.
"The food must be ready. Let's go in quickly," Su Yuning said impatiently as she walked into the house. "It won't taste good if it gets cold. Aren't you looking forward to my dad's cooking?"
Her little scheme was obvious. Bai Wenxi and Jiang Beihuai exchanged a smile and didn't expose her. They followed her back to the dining room tacitly.
Su Yuning walked into the dining room smelling the delicious food. Her attention was completely attracted by the dishes on the table.
"Wow, I'm really lucky today."
She trotted into the kitchen and helped serve the dishes. "Sister Wen, you guys sit. I'll serve you."
Soon, all the dishes were on the table. From the delicacy and freshness of the dishes, one could see how much effort the Su couple had put in.
The whole family sat down neatly. Su Zhengfeng raised his glass first. "Today, the whole family is reunited. Let's be happy. I'll toast you all."
Everyone took a sip, and the atmosphere at the dinner table immediately became lively. Even Jiang Beihuai, who had lacked family care since childhood and had a cold personality, was infected by this heart - to - heart emotion.
Su Zhengfeng looked at the sweet young couple in front of him and sighed. "When I see Wenxi, I think of her mother. My younger sister didn't listen to me back then and insisted on marrying Bai Zhongxun."
He stared at Bai Wenxi, but his eyes seemed to see the old acquaintance through her. "Karma comes full circle. She chose the Bai family, and now her daughter has married the son of the eldest young master of the Jiang family. So, fate is really mysterious. You can't force it."
Bai Wenxi didn't know about this past. Her curiosity was immediately piqued. "Uncle, tell me. Why didn't you agree to mom marrying dad back then?"