Now that he has figured out the source of the conflict between the two families, Jia Lian has no reason not to take action.
It's just a bump in the face. It's not a shame to bump into my grandfather's house.
Anyway, no matter how you look at this matter, the Jia family is at fault, and in other words, how angry the grandfather's family is proves how much they love and care for their daughter, sister, his biological mother. From this perspective, if he can get the approval of his grandfather's family, the greater the chance he will be taken seriously.
But in this matter, you have to pay attention to methods, otherwise it will be counterproductive.
After more than ten days of careful preparation, the old man's seventieth birthday had arrived. As expected, the Jia family did not receive any invitations, so Jia Lian presented the birthday gift and took the two of them there quietly.
Arriving at Zhang's house along the route that they had learned about earlier, the carriage drove into the flow of traffic that also came to celebrate birthdays. Except for a boy who came to guide him, it did not attract any other attention.
Jia Lian heard the lively sounds coming from around him, and occasionally some loud and hearty congratulations and greetings. Jia Lian opened the curtain and jumped out of the carriage.
It is indeed a prosperous home, and at the front gate, there is an endless stream of guests coming to celebrate birthdays.
Finding an opening, Jia Lian called Zhang Yong and Zhaoer, who were carrying birthday gifts, to come forward. The concierge in charge of registration smiled and said welcome, while asking which distinguished guest they were.
"Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian."
The inquiring concierge didn't notice the surprised look of his companion who suddenly raised his eyebrows. He started writing and sang: "Rongguo Mansion has arrived..."
Since the other party didn't want to check the invitation, Jia Lian didn't want to do anything, so he put down the birthday gift and led the people to the door.
"stop."
A young young man walked out of the door with his head tilted and asked suspiciously, "Are you from Rongguo Mansion?"
"Exactly."
The young master's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately showed a ferocious look. He stood in front of Jia Lian with his hands on his hips: "Go away, you are not welcome in our home!"
The sudden change made some people who had not yet entered the door stop in their tracks, which was very strange.
After all, it is rare in the entire capital to block people who come to celebrate birthdays.
There were also one or two people who seemed to know about the grudges between the two families, and they all smiled like they were watching a show.
Jia Lian did not show any unhappiness. He looked at the young man up and down and said with a smile: "Is this my cousin Tao? We haven't seen each other for many years and he has grown so big? Today is my grandpa's birthday. I am here to congratulate him." Damn it, I’m afraid it’s inappropriate for cousin Tao to exclude me.”
Zhang Tao was very sure that no one from the Rongguo Mansion was invited at home, but now that the other party came uninvited and talked to him in an elder's tone, it made him even more angry.
"Who is your cousin! We don't have the kind of relationship you have in our family. Please leave and don't force me to do anything!"
Zhang Tao said that he was going to drive Jia Lian away. He didn't want to mess up his grandpa's birthday because of irrelevant people!
Sure enough, this is the real general's disciple. If anyone is not satisfied, he will take action directly.
Although Jia Lian also knew that the other party did not mean to hit him, but just wanted to push him away, Jia Lian would not let the other party touch him.
He stood still at first, but when the other party pushed his hand towards him, he turned his body slightly, grabbed the other party's wrist, and pulled him back.
Zhang Tao never expected that Jia Lian would move so fast. He lost his balance instantly and threw himself excitedly towards the stone ground in front of him.
"Third Master...!"
The surrounding Zhang family servants suddenly exclaimed, but before they could react, they saw Jia Lian grabbing the back of their third master's neck, and with a strong force, he pulled their third master back. They breathed a sigh of relief and then glared at Jia Lian.
Jia Lian looked at Zhang Tao who had just stood up, and said with a smile: "I know that cousin Tao and I haven't seen each other for many years, so I won't be so enthusiastic, so I will hug my cousin when I come up. Okay, let's stop making trouble, I have to go in to pay my grandpa's birthday Woolen cloth."
Zhang Tao covered his sore neck that was strangled by his collar and coughed twice, already filled with anger.
Hearing Jia Lian laugh at him again, he was furious: "I'm hugging your mother, but you dare to trick me, look at the punch~!"
It's not right to do anything but scold your mother. Jia Lian, who had already turned around, was just deciding to teach this stupid boy a real lesson when he saw an elegant young man rushing out of the door.
"Brother Tao, stop it!!"
After being yelled at by his brother, Zhang Tao seemed to realize what day it was. He had already rushed behind Jia Lian. He hesitated for a long time, but still did not really let Jia Lian see his small fists.
The young man drank his brother down, then hurriedly walked to Jia Lian, cupped his hands and said: "My brother is rude, I'm very offended, please forgive me."
Jia Lian glanced at Zhang Tao, who was standing nearby, constantly attacking him with his eyes, and then looked at the young man in front of him.
He is also a handsome man, but compared with others, he is a little worse than him.
Yin returned the gift with his hand and said with a smile: "Cousin Su, there is no need to be so outspoken. Cousin Tao just wanted to try my boxing and kicking skills. We are both from a general background, so it is not inappropriate to meet in this way." strange."
Hearing Jia Lian call him a cousin, Zhang Su seemed to have understood Jia Lian's identity, but he still asked: "May I ask who you are?"
"My younger brother Jia Lian, I have met my cousin Su."
Sure enough it was him. Zhang Su finally settled on Jia Lian in his mind, but he could not help but hesitate.
The other party was so polite. According to his self-cultivation, he should have responded politely, which is the behavior of a polite gentleman. However, the other party was Jia Lian! This made it impossible for him to speak even when the words in his mouth reached his lips.
Jia Lian knew this very well, but he pretended not to check it, and smiled again and said: "I came here today because I heard that my grandpa has a seventy-year birthday, so he came specially to pay his respects to his old man. Cousin Su will not let him go if he is not ready. Little brother, have you always been standing here?"
After all, Zhang Su was several years older than Zhang Tao, and he was no more reckless than Zhang Tao. Seeing that there were already several guests coming to celebrate his birthday, he knew that he could no longer entangle himself, so he suppressed other thoughts, cupped his hands and replied: "Please ~"
Jia Lian smiled slightly, replied "please", and then walked towards the gate with a smile.
"Brother~!" Behind him, Zhang Tao pulled Zhang Su's arm and stared at Jia Lian's back with dissatisfaction.
"Shut up. If you have any questions, wait until you report them to your father!"
After quietly glaring at his younger brother, Zhang Su put on a bright smile and stepped forward to personally welcome Jia Lian into the house.
So Zhang Tao could only keep his mouth flat and continue to stand at the door as his welcome lady.
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After entering this door, half of today's goal was achieved, and Jia Lian couldn't help but feel happy.
After Zhao'er and the two were taken away by servants of the Zhang family to make other arrangements, Jia Lian turned back to Zhang Su and said, "I haven't been back for so many years, and my family is still as friendly as before. After paying my grandpa's birthday this time, I don't want to live here anymore." ”
Zhang Su was speechless for a while, why looked at such a tall and handsome man, but he looked like a piece of dog skin plaster.
Back at home... If this is your home, what does it mean for us to live here?
But having said that, when Jia Lian said this, he also remembered some things from his childhood. At that time, the relationship between the two families was quite good, and my aunt often brought this cousin over for short stays. Tao Di was still young at that time, but he was about the same age as Jia Lian, so he was quite capable of playing, and he also did a few things that seemed childish and ridiculous now that I think about it, but they were also quite childish...
It's a pity that things have changed and people have changed. In the blink of an eye, it has been so many years that the two closest relatives have not even met each other.
It's all my aunt's fault for marrying such a beast...
Thinking of his father and others' judgment of Jia She, the sense of intimacy that Zhang Su had just aroused suddenly dissipated.
"Please~"
Jia Lian glanced at Zhang Su, "Aren't you tired of holding it like this?" From the beginning to the end, there was only a "please", not even a word of address, let alone greetings. After all, we were also comrades who "peeed far away" together back then.
Zhang Su invited Jia Lian to the banquet venue outside the hall, and finally said a relatively long sentence: "You can sit here for a while. There may be people you recognize here, so please feel free to do so. The government is busy today, if there is any negligence, , please forgive me in advance."
After saying that, he apologized, turned around and left.
Jia Lian chuckled, Zhang Su's attitude was much better than he expected. Since he came today, he never thought about the courtesy he would receive. Being able to let him in and stroll around freely was probably because of the old man's birthday. As juniors, they didn't want to get into trouble.
This is also the reason why he chose this time to come.
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Lian? I didn't expect to see you here."
Two young men with arms around their backs came over and smiled jokingly.
Jia Lian also smiled and went up to greet me, saying: "This is my grandpa's house, why can't you see me? Today, I'd like to thank you all for coming to celebrate my grandpa's birthday. You can eat and drink well in a while. If there is anything impolite, just come." You don't have to be polite to find me."
"Hahaha, easy to say, easy to say..."
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