Chapter 173: Family Dinner

Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Family Dinner

Jiang Fan had already made up his mind. He stood up, dusted himself off, and leisurely left the mall.

But before he left, he glanced at Li Fengming.

Sparks flew as their gazes met.

Both wanted to destroy the other and monopolize the market share in the Celestial Dragon District.

He had just walked into the underground parking garage, ready to drive home, when he noticed another familiar car parked next to his.

Seeing Jiang Fan approach, the car door opened, and Yin Ruxue stepped out.

"What are you doing here?"

He was genuinely surprised.

"I came to see how things are going with work. I heard you’ve run into some significant resistance?"

Yin Ruxue had a slight smile on her face, her voice calm.

"Everything else is fine. It’s just that son of a bitch doesn’t play fair."

It was rare for Jiang Fan to curse.

"Don’t put too much pressure on yourself. It’s okay even if we have to give up on the Celestial Dragon District."

"We’ve developed another new avenue. Plus, with the partnership you helped establish with the Yufan Design Team, it won’t affect us much even if they take the entire market share in the Celestial Dragon District."

"Is that so?"

Jiang Fan was quite surprised.

’Yin Ruxue really lives up to her reputation for building such a large group. She’s already developed a new avenue just like that?’

’No wonder it’s been two days since I started executing the plan, and neither Li Muwan nor Yin Ruxue have asked about it.’

’It was as if they didn’t care about the Celestial Dragon District at all. So that was the reason.’

"Let’s go. How about we head home?"

Yin Ruxue gazed at him.

"Home? Is Mengmeng asleep?"

Jiang Fan nodded, then asked.

"It’s Sunday. She wouldn’t be asleep so early. She’s at home playing."

"Alright, I’ll drive over then."

Jiang Fan jangled the keys in his hand at Yin Ruxue.

She nodded, and the two exchanged a smile.

Half an hour later, the two cars pulled into the villa’s garage, one after the other.

The moment they walked through the villa’s front door, they saw that Nanny Chen had prepared a huge spread. The aroma of food filled the entire living room.

Mengmeng was sitting on the sofa, watching cartoons.

When she saw Jiang Fan and Yin Ruxue walking in side by side, her face lit up with delight. She came running and threw herself into Jiang Fan’s arms.

Jiang Fan scooped her up.

"Daddy, are you done with work?"

"Mengmeng really missed you."

"Bad Daddy, you didn’t even call me."

Mengmeng pouted, hugging Jiang Fan’s neck.

"Okay, okay, Daddy was wrong. There, there, my sweet girl."

"Next time Daddy has to work late, I’ll definitely call you, okay?"

Jiang Fan planted a big kiss on her cheek.

Then he turned to Yin Ruxue. "It’s already 10:30 PM. Why make such a huge feast?"

"Is someone else coming over?"

"Daddy, Mommy had Granny Chen make all this for you!!"

"Mommy said Daddy has been working so hard lately, so you should have a good meal when you came back today."

"Go look! It’s all your favorite food."

Mengmeng’s words made Yin Ruxue blush slightly.

"You’ve been working so hard lately. I thought we could have a family dinner, just the three of us, and enjoy a nice meal."

Her voice trailed off, growing quieter.

"This..."

Jiang Fan was stunned for a moment, but a warmth spread through his heart.

’Anyone would love this feeling of being constantly on someone’s mind.’

"Young Master is back. There’s just one more soup, then it’ll all be ready. Come and eat."

Nanny Chen smiled and beckoned to Jiang Fan and Yin Ruxue.

The two exchanged a glance and sat down at the dining table.

Yin Ruxue then took a bottle of red wine from the nearby wine cabinet.

"Care for a drink?"

"Huh? You can drink?"

In an instant, Jiang Fan remembered what Li Muwan was like after a few drinks.

"I don’t usually drink. In fact, I couldn’t drink at all at first. But then I had more and more social engagements for work, and I had no choice. The drinking parties just kept piling up."

"So now I can handle a little."

As Yin Ruxue spoke, she opened the expensive bottle of red wine.

"A genuine 1982 French red. It’s not a Lafite, but it’s not far off."

"Huh???"

"No, no, no, something casual is fine. This stuff is too expensive."

Jiang Fan shook his head vigorously.

Mengmeng, still in his arms, giggled.

She thought her daddy was being so cute.

POP!

With a soft pop, the wine was open.

"Wine is meant to be drunk. I feel like drinking tonight, so just keep me company, okay?"

Yin Ruxue poured a glass for herself and another for Jiang Fan.

She raised her stemmed glass and gently clinked it against Jiang Fan’s.

Then she tilted her head back and took a large swallow.

Seeing that he couldn’t talk her out of it, Jiang Fan had no choice.

He set Mengmeng down.

He picked up his glass and took a sip.

"Hm?"

Jiang Fan hummed in surprise. He found the taste was actually quite good.

"This bottle is 160,000."

Yin Ruxue said, her cheeks slightly flushed and her breath carrying a faint scent of wine.

"Holy cow, that’s expensive!"

Jiang Fan felt his hand tremble.

’How much was his monthly salary and bonus? This one glass of wine was worth more than several months of his income.’

"Come on, relax."

CLINK.

Their glasses clinked together with a crisp sound.

After that, they drank one glass after another, becoming merrier with each one.

Nanny Chen’s cooking was truly excellent, and the dishes perfectly suited both of their tastes.

Half an hour later, after Nanny Chen had given Mengmeng a bath and put her to bed, she brought out some candles and placed them on the table.

She turned off the lights, instantly setting the mood.

By now, the two of them had finished three bottles and were both feeling tipsy.

"Jiang Fan, listen to me. Go all out with this operation! I’ll take care of anything that happens."

"It’s just that you... HIC."

A drunken hiccup from Yin Ruxue cut her off.

"What about me? I’ve never thought of myself as anything special!"

Jiang Fan slapped his chest.

"Let me tell you, even though luck is part of it, this time! This time I have enough... HIC..."

His eyes were hazy with drink, and he slumped back in his chair.

"Enough confidence to make Fengming Group beg for mercy! To make him apologize to you!"

"We can take... all... of the market share in the Celestial Dragon District!!"

"What??"

Yin Ruxue put her wine glass down on the table, her face a mask of disbelief!