"Father, Mother!"
After entering the Main Hall with Tang Ningshuang and the Elder Princess, Jiang Xiaobai paid his respects to Jiang Jingcheng and Shen Yun in the seats of honor.
Shen Yun nodded with a smile, while Jiang Jingcheng raised a hand. "Sit down, and we'll talk!"
"Yes!"
As Jiang Xiaobai sat down, he glanced again at the middle-aged woman seated to one side, his expression plainly puzzled.
It looked like...
After leaving the First-Rank Tower, this middle-aged woman had made her way to the Jiang Family.
And judging by this, she really did seem quite familiar with his parents!
"Come, Xiaobai, let me introduce you!"
Jiang Jingcheng said, "This is Boss Ning, the owner of Wantong Money House!"
Then Jiang Jingcheng turned to the middle-aged woman. "Xinlan, this is my youngest son, Jiang Xiaobai!"
"Yes, we've already met!"
Seated there, Ning Xinlan answered coolly.
"Really?"
Jiang Jingcheng looked utterly surprised.
The two of them had already met?
How had he not known about this?
While Jiang Jingcheng was still surprised, Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help asking, "Father, how... do you know... Boss Ning?"
Indeed, he had been curious about this ever since he was at the First-Rank Tower.
It was one thing for Ning Xinlan to have heard his name, but her attitude toward him had clearly seemed somewhat off, too.
"Well..."
Jiang Jingcheng hesitated, then sighed softly. "Come to think of it, Boss Ning would be... your father's cousin's wife!"
"Huh? My aunt?"
Jiang Xiaobai froze, his face full of surprise.
"Enough, Lord Jiang. Don't go claiming kinship!"
Ning Xinlan set down her teacup and gave Jiang Jingcheng a cold look. "When my husband died on the battlefield, my ties with your Jiang Family ended!"
Jiang Jingcheng opened his mouth, embarrassment written all over his face. In the end,