Chapter 171 Li Mincui is causing trouble

Lu Jingheng was not at all unhappy about being lectured by his old leader, knowing that he was speaking up for Yang Fan. In Liujia Village, he had indeed been a bit too harsh on her.

But this time it won't happen. He will definitely treat her well and not give anyone the chance to snatch her away from him.

"Never again." Lu Jingheng looked at Zhu Houde with a serious face, "She is my life. I can't survive without her."

"That's good, kid! Remember what you said." Patting Lu Jingheng on the shoulder, Zhu Houde entered his office and shouted, "Everyone come in, it's a meeting."

Everyone knows the content of the meeting: it's nothing more than summarizing the experience of this time and what to do next time a similar situation occurs. How can we avoid unnecessary waste of time and rescue those in distress as soon as possible?

Zhu Houde's family had arranged a family reunion meeting and notified Bai Yangfan to attend, which confused her.

She had thought that the grandfather-grandson relationship was just talk, but she never expected the old man to be serious. To be honest, she was not very willing in her heart. She had a younger brother to take care of, and she had to study, go to the hospital for practice, and sometimes go out to do tasks. How could she have time to be in the old man's arms?

And she is a very serious person. If she really attends the family recognition banquet, everyone in Kyoto will know that she is the old man's granddaughter. Wouldn't that cause a lot of unnecessary trouble?

"Grandpa! Can we keep a low profile? It's enough for us two to just acknowledge each other as godparents. Why do we need to throw a banquet?" Bai Yangfan held his forehead with his hand. "Can I not go?"

"That won't do." Zhu Houde said with a smile, "You want to keep a low profile, grandpa knows. I haven't invited anyone today, so let's just gather the relatives and friends who usually visit our house and let everyone get to know you. Yang Fan! Grandpa finally has a granddaughter, how can I not let everyone meet her? Let's go! Bring your brother with you and follow me. Your grandma is waiting at home."

Knowing that he couldn't persuade the old man, Bai Yangfan finally followed Zhu Houde to his home.

She had originally thought she would be facing a room full of strangers, but unexpectedly, Lu Jingheng, Zhang Yong, Fei Wen, Bai Han, and Xu Keshan were all there. When they saw her, they all greeted her warmly.

Bai Yangfan handed her brother Qihang to Lu Jingheng, asking him to help take care of him, and she followed Zhu Houde to meet his wife Yang Wei. In her early years, Yang Wei also participated in battles and was a genuine female general.

When he saw her, Bai Yangfan didn't know why, but he felt very familiar with her and called out naturally, "Grandma! Hello! I'm Bai Yangfan."

"Hey! Good! Good!" Yang Wei held Bai Yangfan's hand with a kind look on his face. "Son! Thank you for your loyalty to the country and your help to the people. Thank you!"

"Grandma! Look at what you said." Bai Yangfan knew what Yang Wei meant. She was referring to her helping Lu Jingheng and the others. "Am I not also a part of this country? Now I am also a part of our family."

"Hahaha! Well said!" Yang Wei brought Bai Yangfan and stood in front of all the relatives and friends, announcing loudly, "This is our granddaughter, Bai Yangfan! A student at Kyoto Medical University."

When the guests saw her, they all showed surprised expressions. Most people thought that a girl from the countryside would be timid and not presentable.

Unexpectedly, the girl didn't seem panicked at all. Her face was indifferent. When she met them, she was neither hurried nor slow, neither humble nor arrogant.

It seemed as if she was already accustomed to scenes like today's, and she didn't show any signs of uneasiness at all.

Mr. Zhang also came. Although he and Zhu Houde had a fierce argument in the president's office of the Medical University that day, their relationship was actually quite special.

How could he be absent from such a big event as the family reunion banquet?

Bai Yangfan smiled and nodded slightly when he saw him, which was considered a greeting. Old Zhang also smiled, thinking that Zhu Houde was really shameless, tricking a young girl into entering his home.

Several girls who came were full of hostility towards Bai Yangfan. It was not until one girl came straight up to her and asked her condescendingly that she understood where the hostility came from.

"Bai Yangfan! I'm telling you, don't even think about taking advantage of my Brother Jiang and Brother Feng. Brother Jiang belongs to me, Li Mincui, and Brother Feng belongs to Bai Rufeng. If you know what's good for you, get out of here and don't try to take advantage of the Zhu family."

Turning back, Bai Yangfan's cold eyes were without a trace of warmth as they locked tightly on the girl who called herself Li Mincui. She had an average appearance, a slightly plump figure, dark yellow skin, and several freckles on both sides of her face.

"Taking advantage? What did I take advantage of? If you can't explain it clearly today, I will never let you go." Bai Yangfan grabbed Li Mincui's wrist and pulled her directly in front of Zhu Houde. "Say what you just said to Grandpa again."

Li Mincui was startled: "..." This crazy woman, how could she say that? She liked Zhu Jiang, the brother of the Zhu family, but that was just her wishful thinking. If she really said it out loud, wouldn't she be embarrassed?

Seeing that she remained silent, Bai Yangfan sneered, "What? You don't dare to tell Grandpa? Who you like or dislike is your business, don't drag me into this. Also, I haven't thought about taking advantage of Grandpa's family. I have my own hands and feet, why would I take advantage of Grandpa? Do you think I can't support myself?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Houde knew that Li Mincui had gone too far and must have said a lot of unpleasant things. But she was the granddaughter of the old woman's eldest sister, so he couldn't say anything.

Yang Wei glanced at Li Mincui unhappily. Although he didn't say anything, the displeasure in his eyes was obvious. He just couldn't understand what was wrong with her eldest sister. Not only did she have an ugly granddaughter, but she also loved her grandson Zhu Jiang all day long.

Although her eldest sister is not her biological sister, she was adopted during the war years and they have no blood relationship. If the two of them really like each other, they can be together.

The problem is that her grandson Zhu Jiang hates her very much and doesn't even want to see her. He also told Li Mincui tactfully that his grandson doesn't like her, but she just wouldn't listen and was stubborn and insisted on marrying Zhu Jiang.

As a result, my grandson is afraid to come home now. If he does come back, he does it secretly, for fear of being caught and pestered by her. He didn't even come home on a nice day like today, and he didn't even know there was a new sister at home.

Li Mincui was immediately annoyed when she saw Bai Yangfan's expression. She glared at her fiercely with a ferocious expression, "How do you support yourself? You just want to take advantage of the Zhu family, otherwise why would you recognize your grandparents? A girl, alone with her brother, came to Kyoto to study. How can you earn enough to support yourself?"

Lu Jingheng walked over holding Qihang and stood beside Bai Yangfan: "You don't need to worry about these things."

Li Mincui knew Lu Jingheng. She had originally thought he was a good-looking man, but his family status wasn't as high as the Zhu family's, so she didn't think much of him. Seeing him speak up for Bai Yangfan, she looked at him with even more disdain.

"I just rely on men to make a living, who doesn't know it?"