Xia Jian took Lin Ling's phone number and didn't know what to say to Lin Ling for a moment.

In fact, Lin Ling was sitting next to him, and she heard clearly what her mother said. She didn't want to speak because she was watching Xia Jian's reaction. Xia Jian immediately understood, and he smiled and said to Lin Ling

: "Then let's go to your house for tea! This way you can save money on tea."

Lin Ling sighed and said: "You think my mother would be so kind to invite you to tea, some bastard must have called my mother again."

"Let's go! Since Auntie said so, I'm going to see her. I have to go sooner or later anyway." Xia Jian didn't care, looking happy, but Lin Ling was different. She frowned, extremely

unhappy.

However, Xia Jian knew in his heart that a family like theirs had very strict tutoring. Even if she, Lin Ling, was dissatisfied, she would still go back because she would not listen to her mother's words.

As expected, Lin Qin sighed and told the driver the new route. Xia Jian did not speak, but looked at the beautiful night scene outside the car window. He was thinking about the reason why Lin Ling's mother invited him to drink tea.

What's going on?

Xie Lan is the wife of Lin Xu, chairman of Chenguang Animal Husbandry. Xia Jian has met her before and has experienced how powerful this woman is. As the wife of an old director of the group, she feels an invisible pressure from her appearance and temperament.

The last time I went to her house, Xia Jian didn't talk much to her, but Xia Jian still remembered her vividly. This woman was very particular about her words, and her profound literary skills were revealed between the lines, which made Xia Jian feel ashamed.

Later, he learned from Lin Ling's mouth that her mother, Xie Lan, was originally a university professor. No wonder this woman's aura was so strong.

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Ling gently touched Xia Jian with her arm and asked.

Xia Jian was stunned for a moment, then he chuckled and said, "I'm thinking about the last time I went to your house."

"Huh! My mother was the one who got in the way, otherwise I wouldn't have gotten married so early. Seeing you so free, I'm so jealous," Lin Ling said, letting out a long breath.

Xia Jian chuckled and said, "It's still early! You've already had three marriages. I'm not married because no woman likes me, so I've been single, but you are different. The one who carries the burden on my shoulders is your Lin family."

A heavy burden"

Lin Ling glanced at Xia Jian and swallowed back the words that came to her lips. Xia Jian didn't speak anymore. He knew that Lin Ling didn't want a third person to hear what Lin Ling said.

The car drove directly into the villa area and stopped in front of a European-style villa. Lin Ling paid the fare and took Xia Jian towards the villa. He remembered clearly the place where Lin Ling took him last time

, it doesn’t seem to be here.

The clever Lin Ling saw through Xia Jian's thoughts at a glance. She lowered her voice and said: "This is my mother's residence. She is currently engaged in creation and likes peace and quiet, so she lives here alone."

Lin Ling said, stretched out her palm and pressed the fingerprint recognition area at the door. She heard a beep and the door opened with a click.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room on the first floor was a woman wearing a white nightgown. As soon as she saw Xia Jian and Lin Ling walking in, she stood up and laughed: "Oh! Mr. Xia! How come?

It’s been years since I’ve seen you, and you seem to have become more mature.”

Xia Jian laughed and stretched out his hand: "Auntie, you haven't changed at all. It feels like these years have not passed through you." Xia Jian held Xie Lan's hand and shook it gently twice.

"You are really good at talking. No wonder Lin Ling misses you so much," Xie Lan said, motioning for Xia Jian to sit on the sofa.

Xia Jian laughed and said, "Auntie, you mean that I am good at deceiving girls?" Although Xia Jian was laughing, he was thinking that he should not slack off at all when dealing with such a woman. Even in words.

, he couldn't give in either.

Xie Lan glanced at Xia Jian, smiled slightly and said, "Cheating is out of the question. Everyone likes to hear good things, and so do I." As Xie Lan said this, she started making tea for Xia Jian.

"Mom! I'll do it!" Lin Ling said, then reached out to grab the water bottle from Xie Lan's hand.

Xie Lan laughed and said, "Don't grab it. You don't even want to drink the tea you made, let alone Mr. Xia." There was a deep meaning in Xie Lan's words. She was insinuating Lin Ling.

It means not being able to do anything.

Lin Ling didn't care. When her mother said this, she sat next to Xia Jian. Although Xie Lan was in her fifties, from a distance, she looked like she was forty at most.

He has a handsome figure, but there are not many wrinkles on his face. So Xia Jian's few words just now are really not flattering him.

"Mom! Did he call you again and say that I was with another man?" Lin Ling suddenly asked.

Xie Lan glared at her daughter and said sternly: "You still have the nerve to say these nonsense in front of Mr. Xia, aren't you afraid of being embarrassed?"

"Why are you so embarrassed? I just had a meal with Mr. Xia. Do you need him to send people to follow me?" He doesn't know what Mr. Xia does. Don't you know too? He is our leader in Chenguang Animal Husbandry.

"Guest" Lin Ling raised her voice very high.

Xie Lan's face suddenly became very scary, and she said sternly: "Lin Ling! Let me figure it out first, I am your mother. Why do you talk to me like this about your family's troubles?"

"Hmph! If you hadn't forced me to marry such a thing, would I have ended up like this? I went out to meet with a client, and he would send someone to follow me. Do you think I could go on living like this?

"Lin Ling lost control and vented all her anger.

Xie Lan's face turned sallow with anger, but she could not say anything else in front of Xia Jian, she just kept shaking her head and sighing. When Xia Jian saw that the situation was not good, he hurriedly pushed Lin Ling to the second floor.

Xie Lan glanced at Xia Jian, let out a sigh of relief and said, "Mr.

"Auntie, please calm down. Lin Ling only cares about the group and may not care about family affairs a little bit, so you have to understand her on this matter. Of course, there is something wrong with her attitude towards wealth. I will let her apologize to you.

Otherwise, I might as well not make her a friend." Xia Jian comforted Xie Lan patiently.

Xie Lan stood up, took out a very delicate small wooden box from the cabinet and said: "This is a good tea given by a friend. You try it. If you don't like it, we will change it."

"Auntie, you're welcome. I don't care about drinking tea," Xia Jian said to Xie Lan while accompanying him carefully. He sent Lin Ling upstairs. The war here has temporarily subsided, but this matter is not over yet.

As expected, Xie Lan made tea for Xia Jian and asked with a smile: "Have you always kept in touch with our Lin Ling?"

He chuckled and said: "Since I left here last time, I have almost no contact with Lin Ling. Later I heard that she was married, and the contact between us was almost lost."

"Really? Then how did you get connected this time?" Xie Lan asked softly and handed the teacup in his hand to Xia Jian's hand.

Xia Jian took a sip, smiled slightly and said: "Our cooperation between Xiping Village and Chenguang Animal Husbandry has never been interrupted. Although I have not been in contact with Lin Ling, her feed sales office has always had business contacts with us.

.This year Xiping Village suffered a major disaster, and the breeding factory that had become mature was completely destroyed."

"Oh! It's so serious!" Xie Lan asked a little surprised.

Xia Jian nodded and said: "So we in Xiping Village want to rebuild the breeding plant, so I have to entrust you with the important task of discussing business with you again. It just so happened that at this time, the manager of your sales department contacted the person in charge of our breeding plant.

You know I'm already on the train to you"

"Oh! I understand. It was the sales manager who told Lin Ling about this. Lin Ling contacted you again, and then she picked you up and invited you to dinner. Is that right? "Xie Lan is really smart, Xia Jian just

After saying half of it, he knew the rest.

Without saying anything, after Xia Jian said this, Xie Lan had a slight smile on her face. She looked and sat next to Xia Jian, and suddenly lowered her voice and said: "On the matter of Lin Ling's marriage,

I may have been a little too intrusive and made her always brood on me. In fact, I was also thinking about her!"

"Because we have never been in contact, we don't know her current situation at all. But just during a meal today, I can tell from Lin Ling's words that she is very dissatisfied with her marriage."

Xia Jian is telling the truth.

Xie Lan sighed and said: "As you know, we are a group company. Although Lin Ling's father is the chairman of the group, it is a joint-stock company after all. There is a vice president below, and he holds a large proportion of the group's shares.

, in order to stabilize the Lin family's position in the group, with my help, we married Lin Ling to his son Zhang Zihao."

"Ha! So that's what happened. I remember when I came here last time, you seemed to have told me that this is not Lin Ling's boyfriend!" Xia Jian said thoughtfully.

Xie Lan sighed and said: "I rejected everything before. Lin Ling's father and I jointly chose this son-in-law for her. The young man is very energetic and graduated from a prestigious university. He also does a good job, but...

I don’t know why Lin Ling doesn’t like him?”

"Zhang Zihao, that name sounds very cool." Xia Jian said this unintentionally.

Xie Lan laughed, she let out a sigh of relief and said: "Mr.

She should be nicer to Zihao. Even for the sake of the old Lin family, she shouldn't have gotten into this situation with Zhang Zihao."

"Okay, auntie, I understand. But I have something I wonder if I can say?" Xia Jian suddenly asked.

Xie Lan laughed and said: "You're welcome! You say"

"Auntie, think about it, Lin Ling is the executive general manager of the group. She has a lot of things to do, such as meeting old customers and having dinner with old friends. There is nothing abnormal about this! But today we started from

When we came out of the hotel, we found someone following us," Xia Jian said a little unhappy.

Xie Lan laughed and said, "People also say that you two are holding hands. Is this true?"
Chapter completed!