A Dish Best Served Cold (The Man In Rage)
Chapter 749 A Kid From a Normal Family

"Erm..." replied Ye Xi-Lan as the corner of her eye twitched.

"Don't you think Jian can win her?" asked Ye Ya's wife as she glared.

Since they had already gotten this far in the conversation, Ye Xi-Lan had no choice but to smile and say, "Just listen to what you are saying. Jian is so impressive that no girl is too good for him. I think it's a good idea and worth a shot."

Ye Xi-Lan chuckled.

Despite her words, it certainly wasn't what she thought in her heart.

Although Ye Jian was better than Ye Fan, he had no accomplishments, so Ye Jian was probably only good enough for an average girl.

But Chen Nan looked like a girl from an influential family, and she was gorgeous to boot, so it was impossible for her to fall for Ye Jian.

Only my Yu-Lang is good enough for Miss Chen," thought Ye Xi-Lan secretly. In her heart, she wanted Chen Nan to become her daughter-in-law too.

After she made up her mind, Ye Ya's wife went home and told Ye Jian to take some initiative and hit on Chen Nan.

Ye Jian and Jiang Yu-Lang both went over to try their luck.

They tried their utmost to impress Chen Nan, but she completely ignored them.

Chen Nan only had eyes for Ye Fan the entire time.

In the end, they went home defeated.

"Mum, dream on. There's no chance for me at all. Miss Chen doesn't like us at all," said Ye Jian as he shook his head and sighed after he got home.

His mother instantly said disappointedly in a fury, "Nonsense! No matter how bad you are, surely you surpass that live-in husband, right? If Miss Chen was willing to befriend Ye Fan, why can't you win her

heart?"

"Mum, it wasn't that I didn't try. Miss Chen simply ignored us completely. There's no way we could ask her out for a date and do more. I think Ye Fan might have caused trouble by talking bad about us. Or else, given my charm, why would Miss Chen disregard me?" explained Ye Jian.

His mother instantly nodded and felt it made sense too.

"You're right. Ye Fan must be bad-mouthing you. It seems I need to intervene," replied his mother.

Ye Ya's wife went over to the old Ye residence immediately after she made up her mind.

"Xi-Mei, watching TV? Where's Fan? Is he out?"

The moment Ye Ya's wife entered the house, she saw Ye Xi-Mei sitting on the couch watching the television on her own.

She looked around and noticed that Ye Xi-

Mei was the only person in the house, so she asked her quizzically.

"Yup, he's out," replied Ye Xi-Mei indifferently in a cold voice.

She was clearly still holding a grudge over what Ye Ya's wife said earlier.

But Ye Ya's wife was utterly thick skinned and completely dismissed Ye Xi-Mei's cold attitude towards her.

Instead, she continued to ask where Ye Fan and the others had gone.

"Nothing in particular. Since it's Miss Chen's first time in Jingzhou, Ye Fan brought her out to town."

Ye Ya's wife glared as she said, "What? Did they go out to town? Why didn't they call Jian along? He knows the town well."

Ye Xi-Mei chuckled softly without answering her.

Ye Ya's wife quickly sat down beside Ye Xi-Mei, and persuaded her warmly, "Xi-Mei,

Jian is your nephew after all. As his aunt, shouldn't you be concerned about his marriage? Miss Chen is pretty, and both Jian and I like her. It's so hard to find someone as good as her, and she happens to be Fan's friends. How can we let her marry someone else's family? Xi-Mei, can you help matchmake them? When the deal is done, our family will be in your debt forever."

Ye Xi-Mei shook her head and replied, "I don't interfere with the kids' matters. If you like Nannan, then tell her yourself."

"Xi-Mei, Miss Chen is so shy. After trying to talk to her a few times, she didn't hit off with Jian, so I wanted to trouble you to matchmake them," said Ye Ya's wife sadly.

Ye Xi-Mei smiled and replied, "Since Nannan is unenthusiastic, it means she doesn't fancy Jian, so there's no point in harassing her."

"You..." said Ye Ya's wife angrily after Ye Xi-Mei refused to help.

In the end, she couldn't be bothered to waste her time here. She sneered before turning to leave.

But Ye Ya's wife clearly had no intention of giving up and went to look for Old Master Ye after she left Ye Fan's place.

Ye Fan and his mother might not give a hoot about her.

But surely they will obey Old Master Ye, right?

After Ye Fan and the others returned in the afternoon, Old Master Ye rang them up and called them over to have a farewell meal for Chen Nan.

Ye Fan naturally obeyed Old Master Ye's orders.

So Ye Fan, his mother, Chen Nan, and Lu Wen-Jing all headed over to the Ye residence.

"Haha! Nannan, right? Come over and sit. Don't be shy. Fan is my nephew. Since you're his friend, you are the Ye family's friend and honored guest. I heard you're leaving this afternoon, so we organized a farewell lunch for you. In the future, do drop by again when you can. Just treat it like your own home. There's no need to feel constrained here," said Ye Ya's wife affectionately. The moment she saw Chen Nan, she hurried over to welcome her and held her hand.

Her sudden enthusiasm left Chen Nan startled.

Ye Ya's wife pulled Chen Nan and sat her next to Ye Jian and said, "It's Nannan's first time at the Ye residence, so you must play a good host."

"Mum, don't worry," replied Ye Jian as he chuckled loudly. Ye Jian was naturally overjoyed about sitting in such close proximity to such a beauty. Despite Chen Nan's unwillingness, since this woman was Ye Fan's elder, she couldn't refuse her, so she sat down next to Ye Jian. Very quickly, the food was placed on the table.

Ye Jian kept taking food for Chen Nan over lunch and kept asking after her warmly.

But Chen Nan only thanked him politely and stopped talking.

"Dad, go on," said Ye Ya's wife as she looked at Old Master Ye.

Old Master Ye wanted to save the Ye family a good daughter-in-law like her too, so he asked Chen Nan, "Nannan, how's the food?"

"Yup, Grandpa. The food is great," replied Chen Nan with a smile.

Ye Fan said his grandfather treated him the best in the family, so Chen Nan revered him.

"I'm glad you like the food! Oh yes, I didn't have the chance to ask, but where's your family from? Judging from how well brought up you are, you must come from an incredible family, right?" asked Old Master Ye curiously.

Grandpa, I'm from Jianghai. My parents run a small business and make just enough to put a roof over our heads. I'm from a normal family just like Fan, so my family isn't that great," replied Chen Nan as she smiled.

Ye Fan almost spat his food out when he heard her. Then he hurriedly drank some water but ended up choking violently and coughing.