Chapter 79 Burnt Biscuit

  Hou Jingya didn't think so, although she had been weak and sickly since childhood, looking like a delicate and fragile young lady, but she was actually a strong-willed girl at heart, just like her mother.

  At first, her mother was also a strong girl, her father-in-law was a small head of a state-owned enterprise, and she had been raised as a son since childhood.

  Mom and dad were classmates, when mom fell in love with dad, his family was still very poor, and he had a proud bone, grandpa didn't agree, but mom said she would never misjudge people, dad wasn't a mediocre person, she definitely wouldn't regret. After mom and dad got married, they struggled for a long time to have what they have now.

  Grandma is a very conservative and traditional woman, who has a strong dislike for her own femininity, often speaking with a sharp tongue. Mom also had a difficult delivery when giving birth to me, which left her unable to have more children, so she feels somewhat regretful in her heart. Every time Grandma says something unpleasant, Mom, being the strong-willed person she is, just endures it silently without saying anything, really feeling quite wronged.

  In the past, my father was still helping himself and my mother, but my grandmother was crying and making a fuss. Gradually, my father also got tired of it and stopped caring. The relationship between my father and mother also broke down. Later on, things developed to the point where there were rumors outside that my father had a son with someone else. However, my mother didn't say anything, so it's probably not true. If it were true, given my mother's temperament, how could she possibly tolerate it?

  Thinking back to when she was in first grade, she would always quietly sit at her seat and never really show off her abilities. The other girls also didn't pay much attention to her because of her poor health and quiet nature, but she didn't mind.

  Later, a girl took the initiative to talk to her, that is Nan Xiangxiang. She was willing to be good friends with her, and the feelings from grade one to six were not fake.

  However, she rarely liked a boy. This boy was Wu Hanwen, and seeing how Wu Hanwen treated Nan Xiangxiang differently from others, her heart went from admiration to jealousy, and now even jealousy could be hidden very well.

  Just now, I didn't just not go downstairs, but I went down and even went to the balcony. I saw Wu Hanwen and Nan Xiao singing together and looking at the stars. My heart felt very painful, like a balloon about to burst. I felt like I had been hit twice, the person I liked didn't like me, and my good friend who liked me.

  But then she thought that Nan Xi might not like Wu Hanwen after all. She and Xuan Yuan Che had always been very tacit, so she snuck back upstairs to wait for Wu Hanwen to come up, and then they would go back together.

  Wu Hanwen's father is in politics. His mother does business, and his family is also in business, now a well-known name in N city. Wu's mother and her mother are good friends, and they can be said to be quite compatible, and according to her mother, Wu's mother seems to have such intentions too. Thinking of this, Hou Jingya felt much more at ease, took a deep breath, put on a perfect smile, and walked into the Peony Hall with Wu Hanwen.

  When Wu's mother saw her son and Hou Jingya walking in together, she had a momentary illusion. They looked like a golden boy and jade girl, very matching. Families like theirs were common, growing up together from childhood, supporting each other after growing up, and spending their lives together - she and her husband were just like that. Although her son and Jingya weren't childhood sweethearts, they had been classmates for six years now, and suddenly her previous thoughts solidified in her mind.

  "Son, where are you going? Don't you know Mom will worry? Look at Jingya, she's so gentle and quiet, sitting here with a smile on her face, listening to the uncles and aunts talking. You should learn from her. But you're gone for just one circle and nobody can find you. If I hadn't asked Jingya to go look for you, you wouldn't have come back."

  Wu Hanwen smiled and said: "I've worried Mom, I'll sit down and listen to your teachings now. And I will learn from Hou Jingya more often, okay?"

  Hou Jingya also smiled and said, "Wu Mama, actually it wasn't me who found Wu Hanwen, he came back by himself. I was just strolling outside for a while earlier. It's really not worthy of Wu Mama's praise."

  After hearing Hou Jingya speak, Wu Hanwen returned her a grateful smile. Wu's mother found Hou Jingya more and more pleasing to the eye, not arrogant at a young age, and knowing how to advance and retreat. She said that she knew her son was teasing, but it seemed that he also liked his son. Looking again at her son smiling at the girl just now, it seems that he also had good feelings. Ah, obviously it's just an ordinary smile, you have to think it has deep meaning, this is a big misunderstanding, don't worry about your son having an early romance.

  After Wu Hanwen sat down, he listened leisurely to the adults chatting. Since this meal was paid for by his family and Hou Jingya's family, as hosts they naturally sat together. As both were young children and classmates, they of course sat together.

  Wu Hanwen saw Hou Jingya put her hand under the table, wondering what she was doing. She couldn't help but be a little curious, so she leaned over to take a look, and found that Hou Jingya was secretly playing a game under the table, specifically Tetris.

  Actually, Hou Jingya was also considered. She had Wu Hanwen sitting on her left and her mother on her right. The handheld game console she brought was only as big as the palm of her hand, so as long as she paid attention not to get caught, it would be fine. Moreover, when she played games, she could still maintain a smile, making it even harder to detect.

  Wu Hanwen watched Hou Jingya play the game and thought to himself: "Indeed, just like Xiao Xiao, she won't sit quietly here being a silly kid. It turns out she had a secret weapon all along." Thinking this, he immediately looked up to Hou Jingya even more. Listening to the adults talk about recent administrative orders and investment promotions was really boring. Wu Hanwen saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he snuck over to Hou Jingya's ear and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Hou Jingya, you've been playing for a long time too, let your eyes rest for a bit, let me play Tetris too."

  Hou Jingya also said in a low voice, "Okay, no problem. However, you must break my record, or else I'll make you do something." Wu Hanwen felt that Hou Jingya's approach was similar to Xiao Xiao's, and he agreed without much thought.

  Wu's mother was speaking when she saw this scene, and her heart was truly satisfied. Look at her son and Jingya talking together in a low voice, she knew that her son usually didn't even want to talk to her about his inner thoughts, let alone take the initiative to talk to someone else like this.

  When Hou Jingya handed the game console from under the table to Wu Hanwen, her fingers inadvertently brushed against his palm. Wu Hanwen didn't have any special feeling and took the console to check Hou Jingya's highest score, which was quite high but still within his reach, so he didn't think much of it and started playing.

  Her heart was racing like a deer, and she felt her face flush slightly. She had never had any physical contact with boys before, except for her father and cousin Ji Fengyuan, Wu Hanwen was the first one, and he was also the boy she liked, so she couldn't help but think more and more, her thoughts drifting further and further away. The ancient poem wasn't wrong at all: "At twelve or thirteen, they are like willows in the spring breeze; by fourteen or fifteen, they are like lotus flowers on the water."

  Hou Jingya, who had just graduated from elementary school, was at the age of first love. She slightly turned her head to watch Wu Hanwen play games, and saw that his expression was very calm, without a hint of tension or surprise. It seemed that he was very skilled, and it had been a while, so she didn't know how many points Wu Hanwen had gotten. Hou Jingya couldn't hold back her curiosity, and lowered her head to take a look. To her surprise, he already had over 600 points, and would probably break her record in just a little while. However, when Hou Jingya took a glance, she startled Wu Hanwen. He hadn't expected Hou Jingya to come over and watch him play. In his heart, Hou Jingya was always a very calm girl. But with this one scare, he made mistake after mistake, and lost the game. Wu Hanwen didn't end up breaking Hou Jingya's record.

  Wu Hanwen calmly handed over the game console to Hou Jingya and said softly, "I lost. If there's anything you want me to do, just say it."

  Hou Jingya thought that she had won because of Wu Hanwen's carelessness, and felt a bit unwell about it. She said in a low voice: "Forget it, it was an accident just now." Wu Hanwen said very firmly: "No matter whether it was an accident or not, losing is losing, there's no need to quibble. You say, if there's anything I can do, I'll definitely try my best to do it."

  Hou Jingya appreciated and liked Wu Hanwen even more. Yes, life has no accidents, those accidents will all have a final result, which is the same as one's own ideology. "Actually, I haven't thought of it yet, wait until I think of it to tell you. Absolutely won't go against conscience, absolutely can do it. You can rest assured." Wu Hanwen nodded after hearing this.

  But Hou Jingya is not Zhao Min, and Wu Hanwen is not Zhang Wuji. Whether such a scene can have the same ending, no one knows. This meal was really eaten for a long time, from five o'clock to nine o'clock, of course, adding dishes is not necessary to say, and many things about work were also said, and the dinner was enjoyable.

  Among those people, some also sensed something from this dinner party. For example, Mayor Wu's son and the young lady of the Hou Group seemed to be familiar with each other. For example, Mrs. Wu seemed to like the young lady of the Hou Group very much. For example, this investment promotion should bring considerable benefits to the Hou Group.

  Wu Hanwen as a party did not have much cognition, one is that he was still young, and two is that he just hoped this meal would end soon.

  After returning home, Hou Jingya had a smile on her face all the time, feeling that today's meal was very enjoyable. Her mother, Li Yixiao, even joked with her, saying: "Daughter, you're already back home, no need to keep smiling, and Wu Hanwen can't see how good-looking you are anymore. This meal is really worth it, Mayor Wu's tone has already made those underlings look at each other in dismay, I suppose the upcoming bidding will be no problem. Moreover, Madam Wu kept glancing at you with a smile in her eyes. It seems like you and that Wu Hanwen had a pretty good chat, what did you talk about? Tell mom all about it."

  Hou Jingya said with embarrassment: "Mom, it's not like what you said, I'm tired today too, let's take a bath and go to sleep." Li Yixiao said: "Okay okay, I won't ask anymore, let's take a bath and go to bed."