A crazy beauty has an island, and a powerful figure from that era dotes on her.

Jian Qingyi had only eaten a skewer of candied hawthorn and an apple for lunch, and now she was really hungry.

I had no interest in watching their commotion and just kept eating in silence.

Seeing this, Jian Zhongliang, who was sitting at the next table, smiled and scooped the chicken leg from their table into Jian Qingyi's bowl.

Jian Qingyi looked up at the chicken leg that had suddenly appeared in her bowl, then grinned at Jian Zhongliang.

"Thank you dad!"

really……

Crying children get candy.

"Eat up!" Jian Zhongliang smiled gently, looking more like a loving father.

Jian Qingyi nodded and continued eating in silence.

It has to be said that meat was really delicious back then, whether it was chicken, duck or pork, it was something that the technology and hard work of later generations could not match.

The chicken drumsticks, in particular, have firm and elastic meat. When you take a bite, the juices will burst out in your mouth, leaving you wanting more.

Jian Zhonglan frowned as she glanced at Jian Qingyi, who was happily eating a chicken leg. A look of disgust and disdain flashed in her eyes. When she turned to look at Jian Liqiu beside her, her face was full of smiles again.

"Liqiu, you should eat more too..."

Looking at the rice bowls piled up like a small mountain in front of her, Jian Liqiu felt increasingly uncertain.

When Jian Zhonglan followed He Wenyu to another place, Jian Liqiu was already around ten years old. She knew her aunt's personality well.

Even though it had been eight or nine years since they last met, she still vividly remembered the way Jian Zhonglan pointed at her mother's forehead and scolded her.

"Yi Yi, you eat." Jian Liqiu placed the top chicken leg on Jian Qingyi's plate.

"I've had enough, you can give it to your sister-in-law." Jian Qingyi picked up the bowl and moved away.

Without much thought, Jian Liqiu turned her chopsticks and placed them in Luo Zhenzhu's bowl.

"Weren't you just complaining about being hungry? You've only eaten a little, and you're already full again." Luo Zhenzhu didn't mind that Jian Qingyi didn't want the chicken leg. She picked it up and started gnawing on it, teasing Jian Qingyi as she put down her chopsticks and started drinking the soup.

"You don't know her. She always makes the most noise at meals, but eats the least," Jian Liqiu said with a smile.

"That's good too. They're easy to raise, and we don't have to worry about feeding them too much or not being able to afford it," Luo Zhenzhu chuckled.

"How much money can food cost?" Jian Zhonglan glanced at Jian Qingyi's long down jacket and pouted.

Jian Qingyi knew what Jian Zhonglan was thinking.

However, she had no intention of indulging her.

"Dad, you said you'd buy me a watch this afternoon, when are you going to buy it for me?" Jian Qingyi put down her soup spoon and turned to tug at Jian Zhongliang's clothes.

This is compensation for the commotion that happened this afternoon.

"I'll buy it when we get back." Jian Zhongliang smiled, his face full of helplessness.

"I want the nice kind, with gemstones on the dial. I don't want the kind of watch my aunt is wearing." Jian Qingyi pointed with disdain to the basic women's watch on Jian Zhonglan's wrist.

In those days, the price of women's watches was just as drastically different as it would be in later generations.

Like the basic women's watch on Jian Zhonglan's wrist, it usually costs between sixty and eighty yuan.

The kind of watch with a gemstone-encrusted dial that Jian Qingyi mentioned would cost at least three or four hundred.

Most people really wouldn't be willing to buy it.

Not to mention buying it for my own daughter.

after all……

Once your daughter gets married, that thing belongs to someone else.

Jian Zhonglan's face was so ugly it was indescribable.

These days, being able to afford a watch is considered a respectable status.

Because of the watch on her wrist, Jian Zhonglan has received many envious glances from others.

just now……

This is clearly an insult.

Having been pampered since childhood, she couldn't stand this humiliation.

"Row!"

Ironically, Jian Zhongliang nodded in agreement.

"Second brother..." Jian Zhonglan was so angry she felt like her lungs were about to explode.

"What's wrong?" Jian Zhongliang looked up at Jian Zhonglan, not understanding why she was angry.

Jian Zhonglan choked up.

What is she supposed to say?!

You can't exactly say your daughter dislikes my watch!

Seeing Jian Zhonglan's discomfitured expression, Jian Qingyi picked up the soup bowl in front of her in a very good mood.

"Women's watches with gemstones on the dial aren't cheap! They must cost several hundred!" Pearl Girl exclaimed.

"I reckon it'll cost at least three or four hundred." Wang Xiujuan had also looked around when buying a women's watch for her future daughter-in-law.

Just looking at the price is enough to scare away a lot of people.

"Your second in-laws are really willing to spend so much..." Pearl's mother looked shocked.

"What do you mean by being willing or unwilling? She's a real pain in the neck. If you don't give in to her, she'll cause a huge mess." Jian Zhongliang complained, but the doting look on his face was genuine.

No one present was a fool.

Those who dare to cause trouble always have someone to back them up.

Would she dare to be so reckless without someone condoning her?!

Who has ever seen a child who is unloved by their parents dare to talk back to their parents or elders?!

Not to mention asking for something so expensive.

Li Meiqian pursed her lips, ultimately not daring to show her dissatisfaction.

Jian Xiaojing and He Xiaoyue, who were sitting next to Jian Qingyi, looked on with envy, jealousy and hatred.

Especially Jian Xiaojing, whose pent-up frustration was almost tangible.

Although she wasn't his biological daughter, she had at least called him "Dad" for eight or nine years...

How could he be so biased?!

"Commander!" Jian Liqiu and Luo Zhenzhu suddenly stood up.

Seeing this, Jian Yiwei, who was standing to the side, also stood up and bowed.

"You guys eat your food, I'll just come and get some more." Qin Mengjie glanced at everyone without making a sound.

Finally, the gaze fell on Jian Qingyi, who was standing next to Jian Liqiu.

Noticing Qin Mengjie's gaze on her, Jian Qingyi stood up and politely greeted her.

"What a pretty young lady! Would you be interested in joining our performing arts troupe?" Qin Mengjie subtly observed her.

I have to say, her brat has really good taste.

With that kind of cute face, who wouldn't be confused if she just stood there!

"Everyone says that a life without taking the college entrance exam is incomplete, and I don't want to have any regrets in my life," Jian Qingyi politely declined.

God gave her a second chance, not so that she would suffer.

"Young lady, you have ambition! We'll talk again after your college entrance exam." Qin Mengjie smiled gently, without the slightest air of superiority.

“Okay!” Jian Qingyi nodded with a smile.

Having said all that, to refuse now would be rather ungrateful.

"Oh my! Look, I've been talking for so long and I still don't know your name! Little girl, what's your name?" Qin Mengjie said with a smile.

"My name is Jian Qingyi. Qing means clear and bright, and Yi means the beautiful woman on the other side of the water." Jian Qingyi introduced her name generously.

Grandma said that "qing" means clear-headed and lucid, and a woman must first and foremost be clear-headed and lucid.

Wealthy women need to be even more clear-headed and discerning.

Never let yourself be love-struck.

Men are just a spice in life, never a necessity.

"Qingyi, what a nice name," Qin Mengjie said with a smile.

Jian Zhonglan nudged her daughter, who was sitting next to her, with her elbow, signaling her to get up and greet Qin Mengjie.

He Xiaoyue hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to stand up.

A tall figure rushed in through the cafeteria entrance, and after looking around, the tall figure headed straight for them.