On the night of Sheng Wenyun's birthday, Sheng Yunyan packed up and left work.
As soon as I left the company gate, I saw a car parked on the roadside from a distance.
The driver had been standing outside the car waiting for her for a long time. When he saw her coming out with something, he quickly stepped forward to take it.
"Madam, your husband told you to go home first. He has something to deal with and will come to meet you after finishing it."
"Um."
Sheng Yunyan looked calm.
In fact, it didn't make much difference to her whether Fu Jinnan came or not.
After all, Fu Jinnan might not even remember the birthdays of his biological father and mother. How could she dare to expect him to remember his family.
Because it was the evening rush hour, it was already 6:30 pm when we arrived at Shengjia.
The lights in the villa are brightly lit, and you can smell the aroma of food through the door.
What a warm scene, but it's a pity that this place does not belong to her.
The driver got out of the car and helped her carry everything in the trunk into the house.
However, when Sheng Wenyun saw Sheng Yunyan alone entering the room carrying large and small bags of gifts, the expression on his face suddenly froze.
To make sure he didn't make a mistake, he ran outside the entrance and waited for a long time.
After a while, apart from Sheng Yunyan, there was no second person behind.
Immediately, his displeased eyes swept over Sheng Yunyan, and his voice was mixed with a little dissatisfaction, "Why are you alone, where is Jinnan? Didn't he say he wanted to come with you?"
"He was working overtime at the company and said he would come over after the matter was settled."
Sheng Yunyan ignored her father's unhappy expression and put the things on the table, "These are the gifts Jinnan has prepared for you."
Fu Jinnan prepared tea and wine, which Sheng Wenyun usually liked.
Hearing her words, Sheng Wenyun moved to the coffee table, bent down and picked up the box of tea leaves and looked around.
The expression on his face returned to normal little by little, and he even showed a hint of joy.
He opened the jar, took some tea leaves from it, poured it into the palm of his hand and looked at it carefully. He didn't appreciate it enough, so he even stretched it out in front of Feng Lian to play with it twice.
"Look at how good this tea is, not only the color is good, but the smell is also good."
Just like a child, temper comes and goes even faster.
"Okay, I know this is a gift from your son-in-law, so enjoy your tea."
Feng Lian smiled and patted his arm, then turned to look at Sheng Yunyan with a smile, "Where's Jinnan?"
"I'm working overtime. I'll come back later." Sheng Yunyan said calmly.
Less than a year after Cui Jinghe's death, Sheng Wenyun brought Feng Lian and Sheng Yunfeng in.
Over the years, Feng Lian had not been very affectionate towards the two siblings, but his cost of food and clothing was not much different from that of Sheng Yunfeng. However, when he occasionally faced Sheng Yunfeng, he still couldn't help but speak harshly.
She thought it was probably because Yun Yu was a boy.
She is a daughter, so she has nothing to do with the family after she gets married, but Sheng Yunyu is different. After all, she is actually the bloodline of Sheng Wenyun, and she may have to compete with Sheng Yunfeng in the future.
It's a matter of family property, so there's nothing wrong with Feng Lian being on guard against Sheng Yunnan.
Seeing that Sheng Yunyan didn't want to say more, Feng Lian didn't ask any more questions, as he had just the right sense of proportion.
No one in the living room said anything, everyone had their own thoughts.
It wasn't until the sound of conversation came from the door again that the strange and peaceful atmosphere of the room was broken.
"Mom and Dad, I'm back, look who I met."
Sheng Yunfeng walked in from outside the house, followed by a tall, gentle-looking man.
When he saw Sheng Yunyan on the sofa with her back to him, Sheng Yunfeng hesitated for two seconds, then calmed down and shouted: "Sister."
Sheng Yunyan didn't want to pay attention, but since people took the initiative to speak, she couldn't continue to pretend to be indifferent.
He could only glance back and lightly replied "Hmm".
When he was about to turn around, his eyes unexpectedly fell on the man behind Sheng Yunfeng.
"Uncle and aunt are disturbing me."
"Jing Yan, when did you come back? It's a coincidence that you stayed for dinner."
Feng Lian saw him and stood up from the sofa with a smile, extremely enthusiastic.
"Yesterday's flight just arrived in Nancheng. I'm going out to do some errands today."
"I just said that last night I saw the lights on in the villa next door, and I thought it was a burglar."
After Feng Lian finished speaking, he turned around and asked the kitchen to add two more dishes tonight.
After Zhou Jingyan finished speaking, he turned his head and glanced at the woman on the sofa, with a smile on his face and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "Yunyan, long time no see."
Sheng Yunyan looked at him in a daze, unable to remember who the person in front of her was for a long time.
Perhaps seeing the confusion in her eyes, the man lowered his head and smiled helplessly, his expression full of disappointment when he lowered his eyes.
"It seems you don't remember me."
"This is the Beijing banquet held by the Zhou family next door. You used to play together when you were young." Feng Lian saw this and explained to her.
Only then did Sheng Yunyan remember that the family that lived in their house was indeed named Zhou. Their little brother used to come to their house often to eat and play, but later the little brother went abroad and the contact was cut off.
Calculating the time, it was more than ten years ago, so it was normal that Sheng Yunyan did not recognize him for a while.
"Long time no see." Sheng Yunyan stood up and greeted him politely and distantly.
Sheng Wenyun then reluctantly put down the 'treasure' in his hand, looked up at the young man in front of him, and unavoidably exchanged a few words.
Feng Lian looked at Zhou Jingyan from the side and became more and more satisfied.
It's a pity that he only has one daughter in his family, otherwise Zhou Jingyan seems to be a good candidate for son-in-law.
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At the dinner table, Sheng Wenyun was sitting at the head seat, with Zhou Jingyan and Sheng Yunfeng on his left, and Feng Lian and Sheng Yunyan on his right.
Sheng Wenyun and Zhou Jingyan chatted happily. After a few glasses of wine, Sheng Wenyun's face began to turn red. On the other hand, Zhou Jingyan looked like a cool and noble young man, and was not affected by alcohol at all.
Coupled with Sheng Yunfeng, who is good at persuading people to drink, the three of them discussed everything from current practical matters to people's livelihood, and then back to business.
Zhou Jingyan planned to take over his own business when he returned to China this time. He also came back to Nancheng to inspect the situation in Nancheng and make plans for starting a company later.
In short, Fu Jinnan's belated disappointment was temporarily made up for by the arrival of Zhou Jingyan.
Sheng Yunyan had no appetite, and the greasy look of the big fish and meat on the table made her feel nauseous, but the plate of sour radish in front of her was very to her liking.
The group of people on the table were having a good time, and she inexplicably thought of Yun Yu who was still in the hospital.
Today, he could have been at home, but in the end...
Seeing this, Sheng Yunfeng pushed the wine glass in front of her and said with a smile, "Sister, it's dad's birthday today, let's toast him."
Sheng Yunyan looked at the wine glass that was pushed in front of her, frowning slightly, and without saying anything, she silently picked up the juice placed aside and stood up.
"Dad, I wish you a happy birthday and good health and a long life."
After Sheng Yunyan finished speaking, she was about to raise her glass when she suddenly heard a cold snort coming from Sheng Wenyun's direction.
"It's a rare birthday for me, but you don't even want to drink a glass of wine, so you can use any drink to fool people."
Sheng Yunyan stood awkwardly at the table, neither raising nor raising the hand holding the drink. She was in a dilemma for a moment.
Seeing this, Zhou Jingyan gently rubbed the rim of the glass twice with his hand on the wine glass.
The eyes hidden under the lenses cast a hint of concern. When he was about to get up the next second, he didn't want to be interrupted by a male voice outside the restaurant, "Sorry I'm late. I'll drink Yunyan's glass of wine for her."
