Chapter 78 "What did you see?"...

It was late at night when Grandpa Ye returned to the old house.

The first thing he asked upon entering was, "Where's Pei Xiu?"

Cheng Fei and Pei Yaxian came forward together to help him take off his coat.

Cheng Fei said, "Didn't you tell him to stay home and reflect on his mistakes? He went to his study as soon as he came back."

The old man gave a low snort, "That kid."

"How's Tingwen doing?"

Cheng Fei asked.

"What else can I do but practice calligraphy in the study?"

"That's alright."

Grandma Cheng Fei said, "You men don't know how to communicate your feelings. Sometimes, a fight between father and son is actually a good thing. It helps you understand each other's bottom line and principles, and you can respect each other in the future. Blood ties can't be broken by arguments."

She was trying to comfort her.

The old man smiled at her and patted her hand.

Pei Yaxian took the warm water from the maid and handed it to the old man, saying softly, "...Miss Xia is alone in Ye Garden, I wonder if she'll be worried? Should I call her and tell her that Pei Xiu won't be going back tonight?"

The old man thought about it for a moment and said, "Let's talk about it later. I'll talk to Pei Xiu first."

"good."

-

The old man knocked on the door and entered the study. He walked around a simple screen with an eight-fold fan and saw Ye Peixiu sitting on the sofa reading a book.

Beneath the window with its begonia-patterned design, the air was filled with the fragrance of sandalwood. He stood there in white shirt and black trousers, his head slightly bowed, calm and serene, truly appearing to be diligently reflecting on his mistakes behind closed doors.

The old man asked, "What book are you reading?"

Ye Peixiu slightly raised the book.

There are two large brush-written characters on the cover: "The Book of Filial Piety".

The old man strolled around with his hands behind his back, then casually asked, "What did you see?"

“‘If a father has a son who will remonstrate with him, then he will not fall into injustice. Therefore, when there is injustice, a son cannot but remonstrate with his father.’”

Hearing this, the old man paused, almost laughing in anger, and turned his head, "You are quite reasonable!"

At this moment, Pei Yaxian had a maid bring in tea.

After the servant came in and out once, Ye Peixiu put down his book and lit a cigarette.

The old man paced around his study twice before speaking, "...In a few days, go to your father, bow your head, and apologize."

Ye Peixiu smiled coldly, "Are you so sure that I've calmed down by now?"

"Do I have to wait until you calm down before I can talk to you?!"

Ye Peixiu flicked off the ash from his cigarette, looking helpless. "Alright, I'll follow your arrangements."

"Then let's hurry up and pack up and go back to Ye Garden."

Grandpa said, "There's really no need to detain him here for a night, or even three or five days."

After all, both children were injured.

Ye Peixiu, however, did not move.

She looked up at him and asked calmly, "How did you explain this to Grandma Xia?"

The old man paused, looked up, and waited quietly for him to continue.

"The three elders will be returning from Shaoping early tomorrow morning. You and Dad should pay a visit to the Xia family another day."

"Grandma Xia only has this one granddaughter, whom she has carefully raised for so many years. Now that she has encountered the Ye family and suffered this accident, she must be feeling very bad."

Ye Peixiu said, "Furthermore, this matter has come to the forefront, and our family must give a response."

The old man was silent for a moment.

At her age, she still has to clean up her son's messes and add fuel to the fire for her grandson's future big events.

He shamelessly went to their door.

But even if there wasn't this relationship between Ye Peixiu and Xia Qingwan, they should have stepped forward to express their opinions after the child was injured for no reason. Aristocratic families should always pay attention to etiquette and respect. Not to mention, the late Mr. Xia was also an old colleague who had worked together.

"...Alright, I'll talk to your dad about an auspicious day another time. You should communicate with the Xia family, and we'll go there on a chosen day."

"become."

Ye Peixiu stood up and stubbed out his cigarette.

-

Xia Huiqing, Liang Xinwu, and Grandma Xi flew back to Beijing on a private plane arranged by the Ye family.

Upon landing, you will arrive directly at Yeyuan.

Xia Qingwan was reading in her study when she heard the announcement that they had arrived, so she quickly got up to greet them.

The three elderly people stepped into the entrance hall together.

"grandmother!"

Xia Qingwan stood in the living room, smiling and calling out.

Upon seeing her, Grandma Xi and Grandma Liang rushed over and examined her thoroughly, turning her over and over several times, repeatedly asking, "Are you alright? Are your arms and legs okay?"

"Ouch, look at this bruise."

"Does it still hurt?"

"What's going on here?"

"I'm perfectly fine, I'm really okay."

Xia Qingwan said with a smile.

Although Xia Huiqing didn't touch her, she stood on the outer circle, watching her closely from head to toe, her eyes full of worry.

Their eyes met, and Xia Qingwan emphasized to her, "Grandma, I'm fine."

“…I’m glad you’re okay.”

Xia Huiqing approached, grasped her arm and looked at it, "Be careful these next few days, don't bump into anything again."

Don't worry.

As they were talking, Ye Peixiu hung up the phone and came out of the bedroom. Before he could even greet her, Grandma Liang rushed over. "Peixiu! Let me see your injury."

Ye Peixiu laughed, "It's on my back, so it's inconvenient. Don't look at it, it's fine."

"no!"

Liang Xinwu said solemnly, "You must show it to me."

Just as he was about to touch her, Ye Peixiu said, "Hey, hey, please don't touch me!"

He did lift the hem of his shirt up.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Liang Xinwu's eyes still widened. The long strips of tape lying haphazardly on his back were enough to be shocking.

"It's nothing serious, it will be fine after a few days."

Ye Peixiu said, "It's almost time for lunch. You guys should stay for lunch and talk to Qingwan."

During the meal, Grandma Xi and Grandma Liang kept asking Xia Qingwan questions.

“We were terrified,” Grandma Xi said. “Your grandma almost fainted.”

"It's all my fault."

Ye Peixiu admitted his mistake, "I've implicated Qingwan and caused you all to live in fear."

“That’s not how it works,” Grandma Xi said. “You two protected each other, which is why you didn’t hurt each other properly. You should do the same in your daily lives.”

Liang Xinwu said, "Every difficulty is one, but you will overcome it. It's almost the end of the year. Once you get through this, you two will have peace and tranquility."

"That's true."

Grandma Xi said, "From now on, all the days will be good."

Xia Huiqing remained silent throughout.

After they had finished eating, as Ye Peixiu and Xia Qingwan were feeding the fish by the pond, Xia Huiqing came out through the French windows and said, "Qingwan, come home with me."

Xia Qingwan's eyes widened slightly, "...Grandma..."

"You must come back with me!"

Xia Huiqing was unusually flustered, her face tense. "There's no room for discussion."

“…Okay,” Xia Qingwan said. “Then I’ll pack my things now.”

Ye Peixiu said nothing.

He understood Xia Huiqing's actions too well, and even felt the same way.

While tidying up in the dressing room, Xia Qingwan said to Ye Peixiu, "Don't overthink it. Grandma is probably worried about me, not that she has any complaints about you."

"I know."

Ye Peixiu said, "Stay with grandma. I will come to see you tomorrow."

-

On the way back to the compound.

Grandma Xi sat in the passenger seat, while Xia Qingwan and Grandma sat in the back.

With only the grandmother and granddaughter left in the back seat, Xia Huiqing softened her tone and asked, "Won't you feel wronged if I ask you to go home as soon as I get back to the capital?"

"No, not at all," Xia Qingwan said with a smile. "It's the New Year, I should be with you anyway."

Xia Huiqing nodded.

Upon arriving at the Xia family's old residence in the compound, the driver helped carry the luggage upstairs.

Xia Qingwan originally wanted to ask the driver to pass on a message to Ye Peixiu, but she stopped him. Then she thought that it would be the same to call him herself, so she waved her hand and smiled, "It's okay, thank you for making the trip."

You're too kind.

The driver said goodbye.

Grandma Xi saw this scene and couldn't help but make a face and joke, "It's only been a few minutes, and you already have something to say?"

Xia Qingwan was a little embarrassed. "No, I was thinking about his medication change."

“I see there are several nurses on standby over there, both male and female nurses.”

Grandma Xi said.

"Um."

Speaking of this, Grandma Xi turned around and said to Xia Huiqing, "I also took a look when Xinwu was watching. I saw that there were indeed several bloody wounds on Mr. Ye's back."

"It's wrapped in bandages, yet you can still see blood?"

Xia Huiqing was a little annoyed.

"You could easily guess, given how the bandages were wrapped around it."

Seeing that Xia Huiqing still had a sullen face, Grandma Xi clicked her tongue and said, "Can't you understand what I'm saying? I'm trying to comfort you. After all, Mr. Ye was protecting Qingwan. In such a critical moment, his instinct was to protect Qingwan. You should be completely at ease."

Xia Huiqing remained silent, turned and went into the side hall, where she began to tidy up the papers on her desk.

Grandma Xi came in and took a look around, then said, "Just look at how clean this house is, and you'll know how thorough Mr. Ye is."

Xia Huiqing threw the brush into the pen holder and said coldly, "If you keep talking about the Ye family, Mr. Ye, you might as well go to the Ye family."

Grandma Xi glanced at her and couldn't help but mutter, "Really? You seem to have nothing to worry about, but if the house isn't clean, do I still have to clean it? I can't even sigh."

Despite their constant bickering, Grandma Xi was still concerned about Xia Huiqing. She rummaged through the closet to find a lumbar pillow for her, put it in the armchair, and advised, "Take a break? You have to practice calligraphy again?"

"I'm not tired, you should go and rest."

Xia Huiqing held the pen with his wrist suspended, concentrating on thinking.

"Okay, I'll go check out the backyard."

Not long after Grandma Xi left, Xia Qingwan tidied up her bedroom and came downstairs.

Catching a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of her eye, Xia Huiqing thought it was Chen Axi again and said, "Why have you turned back again?"

"...Grandma, it's me."

Xia Huiqing looked up, "...Why did you come down? Aren't you going to sleep for a while?"

Xia Qingwan came closer, holding up her sleeve with one hand, lowered her head to help her grind, "I want to talk to you."

Xia Huiqing remained silent, waiting for her to speak.

“…I know you’re probably worried about me. Although I swore to you before that I would stand with him through thick and thin, the Ye family is no ordinary family. They have a large business and many rules, so it’s to be expected that his family members would have some thoughts. But, Pei Xiu, he…” At this point, Xia Qingwan hesitated for a moment, worried that her grandmother would think it was improper for her to call him by his name directly, so she changed her words, “…Mr. Ye, his attitude towards me has always been very clear and has never changed.”

"Before, he and I knew each other too well. We couldn't have it all, so we parted ways peacefully."

“Over the past few years, I haven’t been able to let go, and neither have he. He chased after me all the way to Nairobi to find me, and he has protected me in every way from beginning to end.”

“The car accident was an accident. Mr. Ye’s grandfather, mother and grandmother visited us at the hospital that day and explained the situation. A few days ago, they made a special trip to Ye’s house to tell me to take good care of myself. His grandfather told me not to worry, that with him around, he would not let the accident happen again.”

After hearing this, Xia Huiqing's expression finally softened slightly. "...Did the Ye family patriarch visit you at Ye Garden again?"

"yes."

Xia Qingwan said, "So, I hope you don't worry about me. Mr. Ye treats me well, and his family isn't all unreasonable. Besides, I know what I'm doing. If I really get to the point where I'm attacked from all sides, I won't watch myself get sucked in and ruin myself."

After listening, Xia Huiqing held his wrist for a long time, finally put down the brush, and sighed deeply.

"...I don't need to tell you about your grandmother Liang's early life. I'm sure you can imagine it. The Ye family has so many rules. If you and he really have a future...what if something happens, have you thought about it?"

"I know. But now is different from the early years. The atmosphere has improved a lot. Even if you really..." Xia Qingwan paused, "...even if you really get married, you won't live with your elders. The situation is not as complicated as you think."

"I've always been focused on my studies. I have the resources to make a living, so I can handle whatever happens. Besides, I'm not without temper, so I won't let myself suffer."

That's true.

You can tell by the fact that she dared to challenge Xia Changping at such a young age. Xia Huiqing's face showed some relief, "You and your father are both like me in this respect."

No matter whether they appear cold or easy-going, deep down, they are people who will stick to their bottom line.

Unlike Liang Xinwu, who was foolishly soft-hearted and made endless concessions back then, allowing his dissolute relatives to drag him down, he finally had an irreconcilable conflict with the Ye family.

Seeing that her grandmother had finally relaxed a bit, Xia Qingwan couldn't help but smile.

The smile slowly faded, and she lowered her eyes, saying, "...Grandma, I don't know if my situation reminds you of what happened to my parents back then..."

When these words were mentioned, Xia Huiqing finally woke up to the resentment and fear that had been hanging in his heart for the past few days.

Xia Huiqing almost burst into tears.

Xia Qingwan looked up. "Grandma, no, things won't repeat themselves."

She said word by word, "I am not my mother, and Mr. Ye is not my father. I have you to protect me, not like my mother, who is isolated and helpless."

Xia Huiqing looked up, blinked, and patted her head. "Good girl."

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The author has something to say: Note: "When a father fights for his son, he will not fall into injustice. Therefore, when injustice occurs, the son must fight for his father." From "The Book of Filial Piety"

The general meaning is: A father will not fall into injustice if he has a son who dares to speak out and remonstrate with him. When (the father) does something unjust, the son cannot help but speak out and remonstrate with him. (This is true filial piety.)