Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 374 - 244 Childhood Gossip, Second Master Blackmailed? (3 more updates)

Although some unpleasant things had happened during the day, seeing Taotao in the evening still made the old lady very happy. The Jiang family wasn’t particularly good at livening up the atmosphere, but whenever Qi Zeyan was there, the atmosphere was never dull.

Actually, Qi Zeyan was a bit depressed. He had called Jiang Chengsi, but ended up being roped into coming over to their house with the excuse that the old lady was feeling down and he was to be responsible for cheering her up!

Cheer her up? Did he look like he was born to entertain or something?

"It’s not my turn to play the clown; you want to cheer up your grandma, and you ask me to be the joker? What kind of logic is that!"

"You saw a pair of limited edition shoes last time, didn’t you? I saw them abroad and was thinking of asking a friend to buy them for you..." Jiang Chengsi pulled out the big guns. Qi Zeyan didn’t like much else; he was obsessed with shoes.

Limited edition shoes aren’t just about having money; it varies by distribution area and also depends on luck.

Upon hearing this, he immediately agreed, "I’m coming! I’ll be right there!"

Never mind making jokes. He’d do somersaults or roll on the floor if necessary.

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A smooth marriage proposal is also a joyous occasion, and the folks at the Jiang Family were very happy, inevitably calling for a celebratory drink, which even Shen Zhixian couldn’t escape, drinking two cups.

While warmly chatting and slightly tipsy, the old lady suddenly became emotional, "Time passes so quickly, ah. I still think of Xiaowu as a child, and in the blink of an eye, he’s getting engaged and starting a family."

"This kid ah, when he was young, he really made us worry. He was not well and always restless in bed, always up to some mischief."

"But since he was unwell, we couldn’t scold or excite him too much. We just had to bear it."

"Until once, he ran away from the Hospital. As soon as he got out, he was caught red-handed by his dad and dragged back to the ward, who was so angry that he scolded him until he was dry-mouthed. This kid even poured him a glass of water. We all thought he finally came to his senses, ready to say some good words to his dad and apologize..."

"Instead, he said, ’You must be thirsty after talking so much, have some water to moisten your throat, and continue!’"

The old lady chuckled lightly, "It’s just because he knew his dad wouldn’t really do anything, and he did it on purpose! He was never a good kid from the start."

It’s typical for the elders to scold a bit, but if someone else speaks half a word against their grandson, they’d probably fight tooth and nail.

Tang Wan glanced at Jiang Jinsang, "You were such a troublemaker when you were a kid? What about later?"

All eyes turned to him and he softly said, "Later... my dad pinned me to the bed and beat me half to death, and I was barely breathing when Uncle Zhou saved me."

Tang Wan was the first one to laugh out loud; so mischievous, he deserved it!

Jiang Zhenhuan’s exact words were, "You really think I don’t dare to hit you, huh? If you keep messing around like this, I’ll beat you until you’re barely alive, just leaving enough for the doctors to save you, get better, and I’ll continue!"

He was naturally stern, originally a ruthless man; was he going to let a little kid get the better of him?

From then on, Jiang Jinsang never dared to provoke him again.

Even when Jiang Zhenhuan lost his temper, all the persuasion from the old lady and Fan Mingyu was useless; he was so angry he didn’t even care if he might kill him.

"Speaking of fights, Yanting got into a group fight with Xie Duo back in school..." Qi Zeyan laughed, "It was a big deal back then, it’s a pity I wasn’t there and didn’t see the whole thing."

Qi Zeyan had always held onto this, especially hearing that there had been a major scene at the Jiang family that very morning, and he had missed it again.

Why was it that every time there was a good show, he wasn’t part of it?

"You and Xie Duo?" Shen Zhixian was hearing about this for the first time, both were very steady and serious people, how could they have fought?

"Those two were prominent figures in school, everything was great, Chengsi and I were the kind teachers feared most, as long as we didn’t cause trouble, teachers were grateful..."

"Remove me from that. The teachers all liked me a lot." Jiang Chengsi raised an eyebrow.

"The teachers liked you? But classmates weren’t afraid of you, I was way more popular in school, and just the other day, many people invited me to their weddings..."

"Are you sure they invited you to drink, not just after your gift money?"

That comment really hit home.

Qi Zeyan just gave him a look, letting him figure it out for himself, "Anyway, Xie Duo and Yanting were both smart and handsome; so many girls in school liked them. I heard that in senior year, didn’t a girl chase you to your doorstep?"

"I heard during the graduation banquet, that girl confessed to him publicly. Although we weren’t in the same grade, the whole school knew about it."

"She was quite pretty too, the beauty queen of your class, right? What was her surname?"