Extra: Forever Good (1)

“This is high-ice jade...” “Huh?” “This bracelet might be worth your room.” “Ah??!” Jiang Ying really didn’t know much about jewelry, especially jade without brand labels. She saw Second Aunt casually put it on her hand and thought it was worth at most a few thousand yuan... It had to be said that in some ways, their family’s style of doing things was quite consistent. “Do you know what their family does? Wasn’t it said that his aunt runs a company and his uncle is just a civil servant?” Dad Jiang asked. “Not really... But his second uncle is Meng Juli.” “Ah...” Dad Jiang suddenly realized, “So it’s that Meng family!” Mom Jiang looked at the two, confused. It wasn’t until Dad Jiang explained Second Uncle Meng’s position that the two, after a brief moment of shock and excitement, fell into deep thought. Jiang Ying asked, “What’s wrong?” Mom Jiang said, “Jiang Ying, you should reconsider. I’m really afraid you’ll be bullied if you marry into that family!” “...”

“...So... will I be bullied?” Jiang Ying whispered to her boyfriend, nestled under the covers.

Meng Jingshu mused, “It seems I performed very badly tonight.”

Jiang Ying chuckled softly, “No, my dad kept praising you, but my mom is just more of a worrier, that’s why I didn’t want to tell her so soon... She also saw your family’s grand estate, so she’s worried about this and that.”

Speaking up for her boyfriend in front of her mother, and speaking up for her mother in front of her boyfriend, Jiang Ying certainly wouldn’t mention her mother’s baseless guesses about his character. She only picked this topic, which was actually harmless but very realistic, to report to him.

“Are you worried too?”

“I was a little scared at first... but after going through today’s chaotic experience, I actually feel better about it.”

“I promise, no one will bully you.”

“Okay.”

Meng Jingshu chuckled, “Actually, being with me is very relaxed. There’s no one else in the family, you can make your own decisions about everything.”

“Mm...” She softly hummed in response, but suddenly felt a little sad.

He paused slightly, then also lowered his voice, “I was very surprised that your family didn’t ask about my parents.”

Jiang Ying clutched the comforter, “Isn’t it better that they didn’t ask?”

Meng Jingshu said, “I’m not that fragile; explaining these things is proper.”

He easily understood what she was thinking.

That evening, while they were still on their way, Jiang Ying called home and then quietly sent a message to Mom Jiang, explaining Meng Jingshu’s family situation and asking her to inform the relatives at home.

Jiang Ying turned over and said again, “Isn’t it better that way?”

He didn’t answer, instead asking, “Are you sleepy?”

“Mm... Are you going to hang up?” She sounded a little aggrieved.

He chuckled softly, “If you’re not sleepy, want to come down and meet?”

“??!”

Jiang Ying immediately wrapped her cotton coat over her pajamas and slipped out the door.