Chapter 263: Yuan Mengqi’s Kiss
Yuan Mengjie and Lin Ranran, who were cooking in the kitchen, were also called into the living room.
Upon learning that the painting hanging on their living room wall, which they had almost thrown away, was actually worth 80,000 yuan.
Yuan Mengjie was also shocked, it was unbelievable!
“This painting is worth 80,000?”
“So valuable!”
Lin Ranran’s eyes also widened in surprise.
This feeling of suddenly discovering a valuable old item in their own home.
It was like being hit by a pie falling from the sky!
A painting bought for 20 yuan is now worth 80,000, this is a great find!
“Xiao Jie, your father is gone, you will be the head of this family from now on.”
“Your Brother Jiang said his friend is willing to pay 80,000 for this painting. Whether you sell it or not is up to you.”
Zhao Huilan looked at her son, and finally handed the decision-making power to him.
“Sell! Sell it! Why not sell it! It’s no use for our family to keep this thing, don’t you think, Sis?”
Yuan Mengjie unhesitatingly chose to sell the painting, and also asked for his older sister’s opinion.
Yuan Mengqi smiled and nodded:
“Yes, I also support selling it. If it weren’t for Jiang Tao reminding us today, we might have thrown it into the trash can on the street during the Spring Festival this year.”
Zhao Huilan looked at Jiang Tao and said with a kind smile:
“Xiao Jiang, then I’ll trouble you to help us sell it. We can’t let you work for nothing. After it’s sold, we’ll give you…”
Before Zhao Huilan could finish, Jiang Tao interrupted with a smile:
“Aunt Zhao, you are too polite with me. It’s just a small favor. Are you planning to give me a commission?”
Yuan Mengqi said earnestly:
“It’s only right to give you a commission, after all, you discovered this painting, and you are helping us find a buyer to sell it.”
“If Class Monitor Yuan says that, then you can sell this painting yourselves. I won’t help with this.”
Jiang Tao’s words stumped Yuan Mengqi’s entire family.
Their intention to give Jiang Tao a share was good-hearted, but Jiang Tao clearly didn’t want to take it.
“Mom, Sis, don’t be so polite with Brother Jiang, he’s not an outsider.”
Yuan Mengjie said with a smile: “In that case, Brother Jiang, you help us sell this painting, and I’ll treat you to a meal when we go to the Capital City.”
Jiang Tao smiled: “That’s more like it. 80,000 yuan, you have no objections, right?”
“No objections!”
Yuan Mengqi’s family of three answered almost in unison.
80,000 yuan was also a considerable windfall for their family.
“Alright, I’ll pay my friend first, who should I transfer the money to?”
Jiang Tao said, reaching into his pocket and taking out his mobile phone to make the transfer.
Yuan Mengjie also said generously: “Give it to Mom! Mom and Dad bought this painting, so Mom, you keep this money for pocket money.”
“That’s what I was thinking too.”
Yuan Mengqi naturally had no objections and nodded in agreement.
“Then I’ll transfer the money to Auntie. I’ll scan your code.”
Jiang Tao said, opening the scan code page on his mobile phone.
Yuan Mengqi helped Zhao Huilan open her payment code and handed the phone to Jiang Tao.
With a “ding,” the scan was successful.
Jiang Tao readily entered the amount of 80,000 on the input page.
80,000 yuan was successfully transferred to Zhao Huilan.
Seeing the transfer successful, Zhao Huilan was filled with emotion!
She was in poor health and couldn’t work, having no source of income.
She lived on 1,000 yuan of pocket money each month given by her son and daughter.
Since her husband passed away, Zhao Huilan rarely had more than a few thousand yuan in her hands, and it was rare for it to exceed 10,000.
Today, suddenly receiving a large sum of 80,000 yuan, honestly, she was very excited, but she hid it well.
Of course, she stayed home all day and had no place to spend money.
This money would still have to be spent by her son or daughter in the end.
But thinking about having over 80,000 yuan in her hands, even at Zhao Huilan’s age, it was hard not to get excited.
After the transfer, Jiang Tao walked over to the Nine Fish Painting, carefully took it down from the wall, and then gently rolled it up.
The moment his palm touched the Nine Fish Painting, a sapphire blue virtual system interface popped up automatically, displaying several prompt messages.
【You have obtained ownership of the Nine Fish Painting. Bind immediately? 】
“No!”
Jiang Tao didn’t want to do anything strange in front of Yuan Mengqi’s family and arouse suspicion, so he chose no on the spot.
Of course, he also knew that binding special items would not be successful if there were other observers around.
This kind of thing could only be done if he found a private space where no outsiders were observing.
“Jiang Tao, put the painting in here. Such an expensive item must be protected well.”
Yuan Mengqi said, handing Jiang Tao a cylindrical cardboard tube that she had just found, which was originally used for storing umbrellas.
This cardboard tube was just the right size to fit the rolled-up Nine Fish Painting in Jiang Tao’s hand.
“Okay, thank you, Class Monitor Yuan.”
Jiang Tao thanked her with a smile, took the cardboard tube, and carefully placed the Nine Fish Painting inside.
The transaction was completed. Jiang Tao obtained ownership of the Nine Fish Painting, and Zhao Huilan received 80,000 cash. Both parties were very satisfied.
Around 12 PM, Yuan Mengqi, Yuan Mengjie, and Lin Ranran brought the 10 dishes made in the kitchen to the table.
Because they received an unexpected windfall of 80,000 yuan.
Yuan Mengqi’s family of four was very happy today, in a great mood.
During the meal, everyone talked and laughed, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
The meal ended around 1:10 PM.
There was only a little over an hour left before they were scheduled to leave around 2 PM.
With such little time, it wasn’t worth Jiang Tao going home for a nap.
After returning home to nap, he would have to drive back to pick up Yuan Mengqi’s family.
It would be too much trouble to go back and forth.
Yuan Mengqi suggested:
“Why don’t you take a nap in my room? Otherwise, you might get sleepy driving this afternoon.”
“Ranran and I will wash the bowls and plates afterwards, and then it will be time to leave.”
Zhao Huilan also chimed in:
“Qiqi is right, Xiao Jiang, you go and rest. Experts on TV say that even a half-hour nap can give you energy for the whole afternoon.”
“Okay, then I won’t go back. It saves trouble.”
Jiang Tao actually didn’t want to go back and forth. Taking a nap quickly and arriving in Beijing safely by car in the afternoon was the main thing.
“Follow me, I’ll take you to the room.”
Yuan Mengqi smiled and gestured to Jiang Tao, then turned and led him out of the living room.
The two walked from the balcony outside towards a room on the west side of the main house.
In the rural areas of Ping County, the east room is considered the most respected, usually reserved for elders.
Younger generations typically live in the west rooms.
“Come in.”
Yuan Mengqi arrived at the door of the west room, gently pushed open the room door, then turned to look at Jiang Tao and invited him in with a smile.
Jiang Tao did not stand on ceremony and stepped into the room, looking around.
It was clean and tidy, with a faint, almost imperceptible fragrance in the room.
It was probably the scent of some brand of laundry detergent.
After entering, Yuan Mengqi knelt by the bed and began to arrange pillows and spread the quilt.
Halfway through spreading the quilt, her mind started to wander.
She thought about Jiang Tao sleeping in the same bed, under the same quilt, and using the same pillow…
As she thought, Yuan Mengqi’s heart began to beat faster.
Her face also turned slightly red, as if she had a fever.
Yuan Mengqi’s heart became flustered.
Beside her, after surveying the room, Jiang Tao’s gaze naturally fell on Yuan Mengqi, who was making the bed.
From his angle, he could admire Yuan Mengqi’s alluring figure.
Her slightly perky buttocks, her slender waist that could be held in one hand, and her alluring curves that swayed gently with her movements.
Recently, after Xu Li returned to Beijing early, Jiang Tao had been alone, guarding an empty room.
His desires were indeed much greater than when Xu Li was around.
At this moment, seeing Yuan Mengqi’s alluring posture, he couldn’t help but feel a bit restless.
However, Jiang Tao was also very restrained; he was not an animal controlled by his lower body.
What should have taken tens of seconds to make the bed took Yuan Mengqi over two minutes as she got lost in her thoughts.
“Cough, cough, the bed is made. Jiang Tao, you should sleep. I’m going out to wash dishes with Ranran.”
After finishing making the bed for Jiang Tao, Yuan Mengqi said with a slightly flustered expression and fled towards the door.
“Ah!”
Yuan Mengqi, with her mind in a whirl, didn’t notice her feet. As she brushed past Jiang Tao, her untied shoelace tripped her, and she fell forward!
As she was about to fall, Yuan Mengqi’s mind went blank, with only one thought remaining.
It’s over!
She was going to embarrass herself in front of Jiang Tao, her lifelong reputation!
It happened in the blink of an eye.
As Yuan Mengqi cried out in surprise, Jiang Tao reacted quickly.
He reached out his right arm and hugged Yuan Mengqi’s waist, applying a little force to prevent her from falling, and helped her up.
“Huff, huff…”
“Huff, huff…”
Yuan Mengqi, still shaken, was held tightly by Jiang Tao.
The two faced each other, their bodies pressed close together, clearly feeling each other’s body heat and rapidly beating hearts.
A hint of ambiguous atmosphere had begun to fill the room since they entered.
At this moment, the long-accumulated ambiguity erupted like a volcano.
“Gulp…”
Looking at Class Monitor Yuan in his arms, breathing rapidly with a flushed face.
Jiang Tao felt his rationality being gnawed away by a monster.
Yuan Mengqi looked at Jiang Tao, who was so close, at his sharp and handsome features, and thought about their recent interactions.
Her eyes gradually became covered with a rosy mist.
As if possessed, she stood on tiptoe, and her tender lips touched Jiang Tao’s.
In the next second, she received a fierce response from Jiang Tao.
A passionate kiss lasted for a full five minutes.
Yuan Mengqi felt as if all her strength had been drained by Jiang Tao.
She became weak and collapsed into his arms.
“I, I need to go out. Xiao Jie and Ranran will wonder what’s taking so long…”
After the passionate kiss ended, Yuan Mengqi, with a flushed face, anxiously lowered her head to adjust her rumpled clothes.
Jiang Tao’s hands hadn’t been idle either; Yuan Mengqi had been taken advantage of quite a bit.
“Stay with me a little longer.”
Jiang Tao suddenly hugged Yuan Mengqi’s waist from behind, rested his chin on her shoulder, and whispered in her ear.
Hearing Jiang Tao’s words, feeling the warm breath by her ear and the unusual sensation behind her.
Yuan Mengqi’s legs went weak, and she almost fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Jiang Tao’s arms around her waist provided support.
She was able to stand on the ground with difficulty.
…
In the kitchen.
Lin Ranran, who was washing dishes, glanced at Yuan Mengqi’s room through the window and whispered gossipy:
“Brother Jie, our sister took Brother Jiang to her room, why hasn’t she come out yet?”
“Hehe, it’s better if she doesn’t come out. If Brother Jiang can become our brother-in-law, we’ll be taken care of!”
Yuan Mengjie, while washing utensils and cutting boards, was already imagining his sister and Brother Jiang’s wedding!
“That’s true! Brother Jiang is handsome, kind, and capable. He’s much better than your ex-sister…”
“Don’t mention that scumbag! That human garbage. I can’t believe I called him brother-in-law for so many years. As soon as our mom’s illness was confirmed, he immediately divorced our sister.”
“He divorced her, and also hid the fact that he won the lottery. If Brother Jiang hadn’t reminded our sister, we would still be in the dark!”
“That scumbag is not human, he’s pure trash!”
Mentioning his sister’s ex-husband made Yuan Mengjie’s liver hurt with anger, and he wished he could grab the kitchen knife and chop him a few times.
“Okay, Brother Jie, don’t be angry, don’t be angry. It’s all in the past. Don’t bother with such a person.”
Lin Ranran saw Yuan Mengjie getting angry and quickly dropped the dishcloth to comfort him.
After a long period of comfort, Yuan Mengjie calmed down, and then they both looked at their sister’s room window again.
“Huh? Why are the curtains drawn? Ranran, weren’t the curtains open just now?”
Yuan Mengjie suddenly realized something very significant.
He didn’t know when the curtains in his sister’s room had been drawn.
Although nothing could be seen from the kitchen direction, the act of drawing the curtains was quite suggestive!
Lin Ranran nodded: “They were indeed drawn just now.”
“Where’s our sister? Has she come out yet?”
“No.”
Yuan Mengjie and Lin Ranran exchanged a look, the intense gossip fire in their eyes could practically cook a dish!
A man and a woman alone in a room, with the curtains drawn!!
Yuan Mengjie and Lin Ranran had been living together for a long time, and they were both experienced. How could they not know what this implied?
“Hey, where’s your sister, Ranran? Didn’t she say she was going to wash dishes with you?”
Zhao Huilan came into the kitchen and, not seeing her daughter, asked curiously.
“Cough, cough…”
“My sister, she…”
Yuan Mengjie and Lin Ranran exchanged a look. It was really hard to explain their sister and Brother Jiang’s situation to their mother!
Zhao Huilan looked at her son and soon-to-be daughter-in-law’s gossipy expressions, and followed their gaze to the outside, towards her daughter’s room window.
When she saw the curtains drawn in broad daylight, a look of confusion crossed the old lady’s face, and then, as if she realized something, the wrinkles on her face instantly smoothed out.
“You two, stop looking and finish washing the dishes!”
“After you’re done, go and rest. Don’t disturb your Brother Jiang.”
The old lady said to her son and soon-to-be daughter-in-law with a chuckle, and returned to the living room with a happy heart.
