Chapter 833: Chapter 833
Ever since her daughter found a lifelong partner and had a lovely daughter, while her career visibly thrived, Jiang Wenhu shifted her focus more towards her still-single younger son.
The family was no longer short of money, and with a daughter making a splash in the entertainment industry, Jiang Wenhu had no objections to her son's single-minded pursuit of music.
If he can make a name for himself, great; if not, he has a backup plan to switch careers.
But doing music doesn't mean you can marry it for life, right?
Let's not even talk about how enviable her daughter and son-in-law's relationship is, almost making everyone online green with envy.
Just take her and the old man next to her, their relationship had cooled in recent years, barely holding together. But perhaps because life has been smooth and there are career pursuits, their relationship somehow returned to the old days of mutual support.
This makes her frown at her younger son, who is now at a suitable age to be a dad but remains single with not even a dog around him, let alone a girl.
At first, she did try urging him, but that only resulted in her son starting to avoid her.
Until two years ago, when she finally noticed her son's little secret.
She couldn't help but think, plenty of girls were after him, why did he not take any interest in them? It turned out he already had someone in mind.
But this person her son was hiding in his heart, to be honest, gave her quite a complex feeling at first.
Speaking of family standing, though Xu Ling'an was adopted by her little aunt, she was included in the Jiang family registry at Gao Lan's suggestion, officially making Jiang Lingxu call Xu Ling'an "Aunt."
Though they are not related by blood, it bothered her that her nephew was in love with his cousin.
Not to mention Xu Ling'an was notably outstanding, topping the national college entrance exam and blazing through her academic path from undergraduate to master's and then to PhD.
Many PhD students are content with graduating on time, some even postpone graduation for various reasons, but Xu Ling'an is always early.
After graduating, she even managed to form her research team while teaching at the university.
Rumor has it that although her missing person software is still incomplete, many other derivative achievements have been made.
Plus, Xu Ling'an also inherited a large estate from her biological grandfather.
Her social standing is high, no shortage of money.
Even though she considered her son quite outstanding, compared to Xu Ling'an...
No comparison, truly incomparable!
Yet, the boy was completely fixed on Xu Ling'an, so much that he didn't dare confess his feelings to her face.
Forget it, she could only console herself by thinking each child has their own blessings.
What else could she do but accept it?
Setting aside these complicated thoughts, Jiang Wenhu smiled, "An'an is here."
Xu Ling'an acknowledged, took a seat next to Jiang Lingxi, and reached out to take Shen Qiangqiang's little chubby hand from the front, shaking it, "I heard Qiangqiang learned to play the drums?"
Jiang Lingxi bluntly exposed, "Playing nonsense!"
Shen Qiangqiang objected, "Uncle praised that my drumming had flair."
She doesn't deny that, quite the opposite, she agrees.
Whatever this girl does, whether skilled or not, she always maintains an air of confidence.
If it's to bluff, then it's quite enough.
Moments passed as the audience seats filled, signifying the concert was about to begin.
When the band came on stage and began performing, conversations ceased entirely.
The surrounding screams drowned everything out.
Mostly females, their decibels off the charts!
Jiang Lingxi and everyone else looked up at the figure standing center stage.
This was her first time watching Jiang Lingxu sing on stage.
No, apart from Shen Qiangqiang, who is extremely close with her uncle, it was also the first time for the rest of her family to see Jiang Lingxu stand in the spotlight.
The boy, no, the young man now.
A signature neat buzz cut with a slightly rebellious scar at the end of his brow.
His features grew clearer and more handsome with age, unobstructed by hair, with lines perfectly captured by the camera.
Unlike the strangely dressed band members behind him, lead singer Jiang Lingxu wore a plain black traditional suit.
A scholarly style that shouldn't fit the glamorous stage yet somehow emanated an inexplicable harmony.
And as his low, distinct voice came through the speakers, Jiang Lingxi understood why so many girls screamed for him.
It was also the first time Xu Ling'an saw this other side of Jiang Lingxu on stage.
The usual clumsy and somewhat silly Jiang Lingxu in private was no more.
She had once seen him looking disheveled and a little lost coming out of the Juvenile Detention Center.
Though he had gradually improved over time, first impressions last.
Initially, she thought of Jiang Lingxu as an impulsive kid, then a sensible and aspiring younger brother.
But the one on stage now overturned all her previous impressions of Jiang Lingxu!
Well-behaved, yet rebellious.
If her sister was the radiant sun, bringing warmth by mere presence.
Then the brother was a gentle breeze, albeit wild and unrestrained.
An absolutely stunning transformation!
At least, in her eyes!
The concert lasted nearly three hours.
Even the band's lead singer was hoarse by the end, not to mention the audience, some of whom screeched their voices out.
Sometimes, when the atmosphere heated up, it was impossible not to cheer along.
Jiang Lingxi pulled a bottle of mineral water prepared by the organizer from a bag in front of her seat, hearing a light cough next to her. She turned to find Xu Ling'an clearing her throat.
"There's water in here, have a few sips first."
Xu Ling'an smiled sheepishly, drank a bit to soothe her throat, "Didn't expect the concert to be ."
She never thought she'd scream along with the crowd too!
Shen Qiangqiang suddenly turned from the front seat, chubby face flushed—clearly, someone who had just given their all cheering and shouting, "Dad, Mom, Aunt An'an, I want to go backstage to see Uncle, he was so cool on stage!"
Already a certified little fan.
"Let's wait until most of the audience has left, then we'll go over."
Shen Qiangqiang had to wait patiently.
Xu Ling'an took out her phone and saw a message from her junior fellow just a moment ago.
[Senior Sister, before we head back, can we get an autograph from the band?] Follow current novels on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲·𝗻𝗲𝘁
She felt a bit hesitant.
Her sister's family would definitely go see Xiao Xu afterward; her juniors didn't know the relationship between Jiang Lingxi and Jiang Lingxu.
Jiang Lingxi noticed Xu Ling'an spacing out with her phone, patted her shoulder, "What's up?"
"Some juniors from my team also came to the concert today, they asked if they could get an autograph before leaving."
Though she knew it was more about seeing the band members up close.
"Your juniors? From your team? Was this an outing?"
As Jiang Lingxi bombarded her with questions, she received a message from Jiang Lingxu.
[Sis, are you guys out yet?]
[Not yet. Are you backstage? We'll head over once the crowd thins out, and An'an's juniors want your autographs.]
[Sure, I'll let the backstage staff know, you guys just come over later.]
No need to actually let them know, his sister's presence was a pass!
The name Jiang Lingxi was more famous than their little band!
Once the seats emptied out considerably, Jiang Lingxi saw Shen Qiangqiang eagerly looking back, "Alright, let's go!"