"Grandpa, the second piece of good news is, hehe, we're getting engaged!"

Nangong Yan affectionately wrapped her arms around Jin Shixiang's neck in public and said with a smile.

"Engaged?"

This news truly caught Nangong Qingcheng by surprise.

The Old Man had just said he would help arrange a wedding for him and Jiang Feng, which Jiang Feng had kindly postponed, so why was Nangong Yan suddenly getting engaged too?

Actually, Nangong Yan herself wasn't much older than Nangong Qingcheng; she just didn't perform well academically and stepped into society early. With no academic restrictions, it was perfectly reasonable for her to get married now.

"Yes, they aren't young anymore, and Shixiang is so young and promising. It's about time," Zhao Chunhua said.

This revealed her true intentions. To put it bluntly, the couple feared that once Jin Shixiang gained power and wealth, he would abandon their daughter, so they hurriedly decided on the engagement.

"This is indeed a good thing. Have you thought it through?" Nangong Honghu asked.

"Of course! Dad, you're the head of the family, so you'll need to step in and make the decision for us!" Zhao Chunhua flatteringly said.

"Alright, Xiao Yan is my own granddaughter. I'll certainly fulfill my duties as an elder. Stop talking and sit down. Let's finish eating before we continue chatting."

Nangong Honghu's mood eased slightly, and he once again invited the family to sit down.

The four members of Nangong Jinming's family didn't hesitate this time and took their seats around the dining table.

"What is this stuff? It's so hard to eat!"

Nangong Yan deliberately picked up a piece of sweet and sour fish with her chopsticks, chewed on it, and almost felt like she was about to fly away at how delicious it was.

But to mock Jiang Feng and Nangong Qingcheng, she pretended to spit it out.

"If you don't want to eat, then don't. It wasn't made for you!" Nangong Qingcheng said angrily.

Nangong Yan smirked disdainfully, picked up another large bite of fish, and happily put it into her mouth, nonchalantly saying, "Qingcheng, I think you shouldn't hold back anymore. Anyway, some people have already done that to you, so why pretend to be modest? Living together without being married is illegal, to be blunt. If he leaves you pregnant and then abandons you, you won't even have a place to cry!"

Nangong Qingcheng's face turned crimson all of a sudden. She really disliked Nangong Yan bringing up such private matters at the dinner table.

Besides, it's the same story; she hadn't been "done that to" by Jiang Feng. Why did everyone think she had?

"Sorry, you and Jin Shixiang are illegal; I'm not! If your belly is so easily swayed, then please do take precautions. Don't judge others by your own standards!" Nangong Qingcheng retorted with a cold sneer.

"Pfft!!!"

Hearing this, before Nangong Yan could respond, Jiang Feng nearly spat out his drink!

He never imagined that Nangong Qingcheng could be so cutting in her remarks, speaking out with such sarcastic comebacks...

In an instant, he couldn't help but look at his wife anew, giving her a good look.

"What did you say?!"

Nangong Yan slammed her chopsticks down, angry!

"Cough, cough, alright, enough, stop talking!"

Zhao Chunhua, seeing the situation taking a bad turn, quickly tried to diffuse things: "Let's keep it down a bit, Qingcheng; it's not your aunt saying this, but your cousin is looking out for you. Why don't you understand? You don't have a proper relationship right now, sleeping around with people every day. Do you know how many rumors there are behind your back? That is..."

"Are you going to eat or not? Can you shut up?"

Nangong Honghu was angry, speaking coldly.

Zhao Chunhua immediately went silent, truly a case of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Everyone at the table began eating in a stifling atmosphere.

Don't think for a moment that Nangong Yan was mocking Jiang Feng and Nangong Qingcheng; when this family actually started to eat, they ate shamelessly, stuffing themselves without stopping their chopsticks.

They had never eaten such delicious food in their lives, and although they didn't want to admit it, it was truly better than any delicacies, even if it was made by Jiang Feng.

Nangong Qingcheng felt a pang of heartache watching this. These dishes had been made by her and Jiang Feng for Grandpa, yet this family was benefiting from them, and Grandpa hadn't eaten much...

"Nangong Qingcheng, I don't care. Don't you think you're superior to me? When I get engaged, I want you to give me a decent gift, something that has to make a statement."

Nangong Yan suddenly picked up the most nutritious piece of fish head and placed it in Jin Shixiang's plate, making idle conversation.

"That fish head belongs to Grandpa!" Nangong Qingcheng couldn't help but be angry: "Why should I give you a gift?"

"Because I'm your cousin!"

Nangong Yan said it matter-of-factly: "Also, your classmates, girlfriends, and besties, like Chu Feifei... If they want to give me stuff for your sake, I wouldn't mind. I'm sure they have generous gifts, right? If the young lady from the Chu Group can attend my engagement, he'd be famous for that!"

"Dream on!"

Nangong Qingcheng almost shouted out in rebuke!

She could hardly believe that Nangong Yan targeted her and even wanted to involve her friends!

"As for some people, I don't have any expectations. They're so poor, living off others, yet pretending to be noble..."

Nangong Yan glanced at Jiang Feng with an intended sneer.

"Nangong Yan, you're too much! Jiang Feng's friends are truly out of your league; you're just ignorant!"

Nangong Qingcheng couldn't take it anymore and stood up, filled with righteous indignation.

"Who are you calling ignorant?"

Nangong Yan pushed back aggressively, also standing up as the tension threatened to erupt again.

At this moment—

Suddenly, the sound of a car was heard outside the courtyard.

Today was truly peculiar. The Old Man's place rarely had visitors, and now, all of a sudden, people kept arriving, making it impossible for things not to get lively.

"Who's here now?"

In an instant, the attention of everyone in the room was drawn to the situation outside.

Then, they saw a young man, dressed plainly and not very old, with a falsely sincere smile on his face, walk solo into the courtyard.

Jiang Feng, who had been quiet all this time, furrowed his brows slightly upon seeing the person.

Because, this was no one else but Dugu Jian from the Provincial City!

And today, Dugu Jian was visibly different from yesterday; the overwhelming arrogance had actually subsided!

Both the car he was driving and his attire were deliberately low-key and normal; even his hairstyle was toned down.

What kind of pill did he take?

Jiang Feng was utterly puzzled.