Chapter 1288 - 560: The Clown Was Actually Myself
Zhou Guowei, after all, is a leader in a small county town, and he does have some presence.
Logically speaking, given Liu Jing's status, she shouldn't have to lower herself like this. However, she learned a lesson before—being too high and mighty led to being cold-shouldered by Zhou Yuwen. Now the reality is in front of her.
That is, Zhou Yuwen is now at the peak of his career with nearly fifty billion in personal wealth on the rich list, and her daughter, after all, is six years older than Zhou Yuwen. So if she wants her daughter to marry Zhou Yuwen, she must lower her stance.
Therefore, from a distance, Liu Jing proactively walked over, smiling as she reached to shake hands with Zhou Guowei: "Are you Yuwen's father? I had intended to meet you when you visited the Capital city before, but things came up and we missed the chance."
"You are?"
Facing the beautiful woman in front of him, Zhou Guowei was momentarily unclear about her intent, wondering if she was yet another of his son's romantic entanglements. This one seemed overwhelming.
"I am Xinyi's mother. Has Yuwen never mentioned me to you?" Liu Jing spoke politely.
"Oh, oh."
Upon hearing she was Jiang Xinyi's mother, Zhou Guowei's expression became a bit more serious, knowing that Jiang Xinyi came from a wealthy family. Her mother seemed equally impressive.
After introducing themselves, Liu Jing mentioned two of her friends working in Jinling, who had experienced time in Zhou Yuwen's hometown within the system.
Zhou Guowei was surprised to find that he knew them, and one had been his direct superior for two years.
Their conversation opened up from there, with Liu Jing expressing her surprise that they knew each other.
"Why don't I arrange for him to come out and we can have a meal together?" Liu Jing suggested.
Zhou Guowei felt this was inappropriate, saying that the old leader was busy with work and couldn't find the time.
Liu Jing was unfazed and mentioned her family connections, reassuring Zhou Guowei, saying that if others invited him, he might not come out.
"But when it comes to Xinyi's affairs, it's as if they are family matters."
With just a few words, Liu Jing displayed her family's influence, causing Zhou Guowei to hold her in higher regard, altering his attitude unknowingly.
Pan Min listening to their conversation couldn't help but sigh.
Though aware of the disparity between her and Liu Jing's families, witnessing it so plainly made Pan Min feel she owed her daughter a lot.
Her family couldn't compare with Liu Jing's at all.
Liu Jing's purpose this time was simple; she came during the New Year to give gifts and then introduced Jiang Xinyi.
She was forthright, claiming her daughter was excellent, but acknowledged that she could not compare to Yuwen.
"Nowadays, the newspapers claim that Yuwen is a once-in-a-century genius, and although Xinyi is considerably older than Yuwen, the two have been dating for two years now, Yuwen's father, I was thinking, why not settle their affairs early?"
Hearing this, Zhou Guowei was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but glance at Pan Min beside him.
He thought to himself, "Is it appropriate to discuss such matters in front of Pan Min?"
Seeing Zhou Guowei look at Pan Min, Liu Jing thought he was seeking her opinion.
She quickly said, "Sister, you're also considered Yuwen's elder, what do you think?"
"I…" Pan Min, for a moment, didn't know where to look or what to say.
Just then, Zhou Yuwen's mother, Yang Lijuan, entered from the backyard, surprised to see so many people there, asking, "What are you all murmuring about?"
Obviously, Su Qing had come in with Yang Lijuan.
Liu Jing, who had been beaming moments before, was stunned upon seeing Su Qing, puzzled about why she was there.
Liu Jing, being several years older than Pan Min, was evidently of Zhou Yuwen's parents' generation.
And Yang Lijuan, upon seeing her husband surrounded by this older woman with a friendly demeanor, was somewhat displeased, walked over, and gave Zhou Guowei a glare.
Zhou Guowei hurriedly explained, "Oh, this is Xinyi's mother."
Yang Lijuan instinctively did not show Liu Jing a friendly face.
However, Liu Jing was very cordial toward Yang Lijuan.
Even mentioning discussions about Jiang Xinyi and Zhou Yuwen's marriage.
"Marriage?" Upon hearing this, Yang Lijuan was even more taken aback.
She was very concerned about Zhou Yuwen's marriage. But with so many women around Zhou Yuwen now, she surely needed to select carefully for her son, yet Liu Jing simply proposed marrying Jiang Xinyi to Zhou Yuwen?
Honestly, Yang Lijuan certainly disagreed.
Regardless of whether Jiang Xinyi's family had influence or not.
The main issue was Jiang Xinyi's age.
Her son is in his prime; why choose a woman older than him?
In fact, Yang Lijuan had been evaluating several girls these last few days, her favorites being three: one was Tao Tian, who could easily bear sons and seemed reasonable, engaging well with her, likely to give Zhou Yuwen two children within three years if they were married.
Another was Su Qing, who was considered Zhou Yuwen's first girlfriend, seen in the family home before. Yang Lijuan was quite familiar with her, more so because Pan Min was present at the villa now.
So Yang Lijuan felt Su Qing would also be suitable as her future daughter-in-law.
The last one was Lu Lin, an often quiet girl who seemed steady, also a viable choice.
As for the others, like Zheng Yanyan, Yang Lijuan viewed Zheng Yanyan as too rash, often provoking and shouting. Moreover, she could tell from conversations that Zheng Yanyan was quite extravagant.