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Chapter 41: Chapter 41: Do Girls Ever Take the Initiative?
Chapter 41 -41: Do Girls Ever Take the Initiative?
Zhu Qianying didn’t eat anything and went upstairs with a cold expression on her face.
It wasn’t that she deliberately wanted to disrespect her mother or father. The truth was, she had eaten too much at the Yan Family’s and was still full despite having taken a long walk.
And the cold look on her face was not because she was in a bad mood, but because she wanted to annoy her father and make him feel bad.
Strictly speaking, the treatment she received at the Yan family’s this evening was much better than she had imagined.
The patriarch of the Yan family was not the stern, old-fashioned man she had thought he was. Instead, he was polite, caring, and showed a kind and generous face.
The matriarch of the Yan family was not the rough and arrogant woman she had assumed. Instead, she was considerate and empathetic, treating her with the same tolerance and gentleness as she would her own daughter.
Even the younger Yan, aside from inexplicably leaving her halfway through their evening, had not really been bad to her. He may not have been gentle and caring, but for a man who was used to being superior, it was rare for him not to show her any disrespect, but simply tease her from time to time.
Overall, Zhu Qianying was very satisfied with her first visit to the Yan family.
After entering the house, Zhu Qianying took a shower. It was the end of September, but since L City was located in the south, the weather had not completely cooled down. Plus, she had been sweating because of the younger Yan’s rudeness, and she felt uncomfortable all over.
After refreshingly sitting in front of her computer getting ready to handle her own affairs, someone knocked on her door.
Zhu Qianying thought it was her mother, but opening the door, it was her father.
She thought he would at least wait until tomorrow.
“Dad, I’m really tired. I want to go to bed!”
Zhu Qianying yawned, one hand holding the door, the other bracing against the door frame, showing no intention of letting her father in.
“Ying’er, dad just has a few questions. It won’t take long.”
Zhu Zhizhou didn’t mind whether he was let in or not; he had no interest in his daughter’s boudoir.
What interested him was the Yan family’s current attitude.
Zhu Qianying, pulling a bitter face, said “Dad…”
However, her attempts at playing the pitiful or acting spoiled never worked with Zhu Zhizhou.
After all, he didn’t really care about her. His recent enthusiasm towards her was merely because she was involved with the younger Yan.
“Ying’er, I’ll just ask. Has the Yan family mentioned when they would come to propose a marriage?”
Zhu Zhizhou was very anxious, and he dropped all the pretenses and insincere politeness that he had been keeping up for the past few days.
Zhu Qianying gave a cold laugh inwardly, but on the surface, she looked puzzled and naive, “No, they didn’t mention…”
In fact, the Yan family had never brought up the subject of a marriage proposal.
As for the reason, Zhu Qianying guessed that they probably wanted to get to know her better before making a decision.
After all, the Yan family, being of such high status, would be extremely picky and cautious when choosing a future daughter-in-law.
Zhu Zhizhou had a premonition about her answer, but hearing her confirm it, he couldn’t help but feel disappointed.
“How… how do they treat you?” Zhu Zhizhou tried desperately to find a glimmer of hope in his disappointment.
“It’s just okay… they are not my real parents, how can they treat me especially?”
Zhu Qianying’s words were full of irony. Despite being Zhu Zhizhou’s biological daughter, she had suffered from neglect for twenty years. Why would the Yan family be any different?
Zhu Zhizhou was prepared for this answer, but he still couldn’t help letting his face fall.
“Ying’er, think about it. Should we call them tomorrow and ask if it would be convenient for us to visit them together?”
Zhu Zhizhou was now very anxious, and he still held on to a ray of hope.
He knew very well that as long as the Yan family released even just a hint of information that Zhu’s daughter had passed the selection, the bank would be more lenient with their case.
However, the Yan family still hasn’t shown their intentions. Half a month had passed since the selection, and they hadn’t revealed anything about the results.
Due to his weaker and passive position he couldn’t afford to offend the younger Yan, Zhu Zhizhou naturally didn’t dare to make any public announcements.
“Dad, in these matters, isn’t it unusual for the lady to make the first move?”
Zhu Qianying, as a member of the younger generation, visiting the Yan family elders was reasonable. But for her parents to accompany her on a visit to the Yan family made it feel like the younger Yan had done something to wrong Zhu Qianying, and her parents were taking her over to demand a marriage.
Zhu Zhizhou wanted to say something more, but Zhu Qianying yawned again.
“Dad, I’m really tired. Can we talk about this tomorrow?”
Zhu Zhizhou had no choice but to reluctantly turn around and leave.
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The real reason why the Yan family elders had not mentioned anything about marriage yet was not because they wanted to get to know Zhu Qianying better, as she had assumed.
Rather, the matriarch of the Yan family felt that the selection process her son had organized was rather cold-hearted. She was very skeptical about whether a marriage that seemed more like a transaction could bring real happiness.
Ultimately, the matriarch of the Yan family insisted that love was still necessary in a marriage.
Therefore, even when it was basically a given that the two would marry, she still hoped her son would be more proactive and that the two could develop some feelings for each other after spending some time together. That would be the epitome of perfect happiness.
In the end, her insistence on marriage was mainly for her son to find someone who would love and cherish him and stand by his side all his life. The notion of wanting grandchildren was more of a convenient pretext.
Both the younger Yan and Zhu Qianying obviously did not understand the good intentions of the matriarch of the Yan family. The rare opportunity of being alone together was wasted by the two.
After the younger Yan had left Zhu Qianying, he was quite upset. He drove fast, but instead of going home, he went to one of the KTVs owned by the Tong family for an unannounced inspection.
Of course, that didn’t mean he was hard-working. He was in a bad mood and wanted to vent on someone.
As soon as the younger Yan entered the KTV, he saw a few hostesses huddled in a room smoking and drinking, while the waitresses mingled around chatting.
How could a business succeed with such lethargy?!
The younger Yan’s anger quickly shifted from Zhu Qianying to the KTV manager.
“Sir, why didn’t you give us a heads-up before you came?” The manager ran over at the news, breaking out in a cold sweat.
“To give advance notice so you can put on a good show for me?”
The younger Yan swept his cold gaze across the room, and two astute floor managers had already started dispersing the gathered clusters of staff.
Knowing he was in the wrong, the manager led the younger Yan into the VIP room, instructing his staff to bring up the best wine stored in the bar, but the younger Yan waved his hand in refusal, “I’m not drinking.”
Today, he hadn’t even brought a driver.
The manager, anxious, brought out a cigar and lit it for the younger Yan, who was lounging on the couch.
The younger Yan took a slow puff, “Tell me, what’s going on?”
This KTV was one of the high-performing establishments among the Tong family’s assets, and the manager was a loyal employee. For many years, the younger Yan had highly favored him.
“Sir, we have no choice either. These days, the shop next door is holding drink specials every day, two hours of room rental gets one hour free. Sir, you tell me, how could we possibly have any business?”
