Chapter 82: Meeting the Parents? (Part 2) Three People, Three Different Names…

Jiang Ci knew how fast Yu Xiang washed up. The fact that he hadn't come out after such a long time could only mean that he must be secretly taking a nap.

The facts were just as he expected. As soon as Jiang Ci entered the room, he saw Yu Xiang lying face down on the soft quilt, motionless.

So he walked in, reached out his hand and gently patted the half of Yu Xiang's face that was exposed: "Get up."

Jiang Ci had just washed his hands, so they were still cold. Yu Xiang buried half of his face in the quilt, humming, "Soon—"

About three seconds later, he jumped up like a zombie, remained motionless for two seconds, and then fell back down again: "No... I tried hard, but I can't get up."

Jiang Ci: "Then try harder."

"Hmm..." Yu Xiang responded, but his body did not move.

If soft tactics don’t work, then we have to resort to hard tactics.

Jiang Ci thought for only a second before he bent down and picked up Yu Xiang, who was pretending to be dead and lying in bed.

The feeling of his body floating in the air made Yu Xiang open his eyes suddenly. He reflexively hugged Jiang Ci's neck tightly, fearing that he would not be able to hold him and would throw him down - he forgot that there was a soft bed underneath, and it would not hurt even if Jiang Ci threw him down now.

However, Jiang Ci held her very firmly, so this situation did not exist at all.

"I'll get up, I'll get up - you put me down first!" The last few sleepyheads in Yu Xiang were completely driven away, and he was as awake as he could be.

Although the process was a bit tortuous, at least I got up smoothly.

After breakfast, the four of them set off for the district where Jiang Ci’s grandmother lived.

The area is located on the coast, and there is a long coastline next to one of the roads. The scenery along the way is truly unique.

"The sky is blue and the sea is blue, what a dreamy place!" Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu squeezed together by the car window, looking at the sea view outside through the window glass, feeling very excited.

While he was excited, he turned around and said to Jiang Ci: "Brother Jiang, why are you so tight-lipped? Your grandmother's house is in such a beautiful place, why don't you bring us here earlier?"

"Because it's too far." Jiang Ci seemed to be in a good mood, and his tone was even warmer. "Plus, he has a homebody, so it's really hard to get him to go out."

The "living ancestor" who was also watching the scenery turned his head when he heard this, subconsciously trying to refute Jiang Ci's accusation: "How could I..."

Jiang Ci said calmly: "Last weekend I invited you to go for a morning run."

Yu Xiang said confidently: "That's because I can't get up. Who would be so kind as to get up at six in the morning on the weekend to go running?"

Jiang Ci raised his eyebrows: "Didn't I say I could make an exception and change it to 6:30?"

Yu Xiang gasped: "Isn't six-thirty too early?!"

Jiang Ci: "What about asking you to go for a walk and watch the sunset in the evening?"

Yu Xiang was obviously not as confident as before: "It's not that there are too many mosquitoes in the evening, I'm also concerned about our skin."

Jiang Ci: "So your roommates asked us to go hiking together last week?"

Yu Xiang felt guilty: "The temperature was as high as 30 degrees Celsius that day, it would be dried out."

"30℃ was the highest temperature in the city that day. It's much cooler in the mountains." Jiang Ci slowly dismantled Yu Xiang's stage. "You just don't want to go out."

Yu Xiang: “…”

"Brother Yu, this is indeed your fault." Zhang Miao said to Yu Xiang in a serious tone, "You should see more while you are young. You can't just stay at home every day."

Fang Chengyu couldn't bear to look at it and complained, "People who stay at home and play games all day during the holidays should not be qualified to say this."

Zhang Miao: "...Lao Fang!"

As they talked, they were getting closer and closer to their destination.

After getting out of the car, Jiang Ci led them directly towards the coastline.

"Why do I feel like something's wrong?" Zhang Miao felt more and more uneasy as he walked. "Why are you walking straight to the beach? Does your grandma live in a room with a sea view?"

And this is a scenic spot, a scenic spot!

Fang Chengyu also realized this and broke out in a cold sweat: "Brother Jiang, are you really a hidden rich second generation..."

Even Yu Xiang looked at Jiang Ci with a strange look in his eyes: "...You never told me that your grandmother's house is in a scenic area and has a sea view room."

Faced with the soul-searching questions of the three people, Jiang Ci was stunned at first, and then he explained helplessly: "It is a sea view room, yes, but when the house was built, this place was not developed yet. It was just an ordinary coastal fishing village."

Yu Xiang: "Then won't the houses be demolished for future development?"

"The development only takes place along the coastline, while the residential areas have been preserved as cultural landscapes," Jiang Ci said calmly. "But my grandmother's family does receive a considerable income every year from the development of the tourist destination."

Zhang Miao: "What do you mean by this considerable income?"

"Part of it comes from government subsidies." Jiang Ci paused, then raised his hand and pointed to a shop in front of him, "The other part comes from this."

Several people looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a small shop that looked a bit old but still very popular. Compared with other similar shops around it, this shop obviously had more tourists coming in and out.

Jiang Ci promptly explained the reason for this phenomenon: "This store belongs to my grandmother. Since we don't have to pay high rent, everything we sell is sold at normal market prices, so business is booming."

He said it lightly, but Zhang Miao and the others were already speechless with shock. Only Yu Xiang, who was more familiar with Jiang Ci's family situation, remained calm: "I finally understand why Aunt Fang was able to afford to buy that house before the wedding."

Jiang Ci nodded: "Yeah. But in fact, the dividends she can get are only a small part. Most of it comes from the money she saved from her own work."

"How impressive!" Zhang Miao exclaimed in amazement. "I thought it was impressive that Brother Yu's family could afford to buy a small single-family villa in our city, but I didn't expect there were even more experts. Surely, you two are both hidden rich second-generations, right?!"

"Hey, be honest, the housing prices back then were not as high as they are now, and the term "small villa" is too exaggerated. Can a two-story building be considered a small villa?" Yu Xiang said with a helpless smile.

"Why not? And it's a small villa with a yard."

In just a few words, they arrived at the door of the convenience store.

"Should we go in? Is your grandmother in there?" Fang Chengyu asked hesitantly.

"She's not here. The store is now run by my uncle's family. She is old and is retired at home." Jiang Ci replied.

Yu Xiang: "Do you want to go in and say hello to your uncle and the others?"

"No need. There are too many tourists. Let's come back at noon when there are fewer people." Jiang Ci said, turning his head and signaling them with his eyes to continue walking, "Follow me."

He led Yu Xiang and the others into an alley next to the convenience store. After crossing the alley, they came to a relatively secluded avenue. Looking up, they could see an old-fashioned gate with a simple and exquisite shape.

The door was not locked, Jiang Ci went straight forward and opened it: "Grandma, I'm back."

As soon as he entered the door, he saw a neatly swept courtyard. A kind-looking old man was sitting on a rattan chair under the eaves. After seeing Jiang Ci's face clearly, he immediately smiled: "Xiao Ci is back? And you brought so many friends with you. Come on, come in and sit down."

As she spoke, she immediately stood up and tried to walk over. Although the old lady was old, her movements were still quite agile. Jiang Ci didn't even have time to say, "It's okay, you don't have to get up."

Yu Xiang hid behind Jiang Ci, his heart pounding: "What should I call her? Urgent, urgent, urgent, urgent!!!"

Zhang Miao and Fang Chengyu hid behind Yu Xiang: "We are also in a hurry!!!"

I was so excited on the way that I completely forgot to ask Jiang Ci how to address Jiang Ci's grandmother. Now it's too late to remember.

Because the old lady with nimble legs and feet had already come to them and was looking at them with a smile.

Now that things have come to this, they can only try every possible means to cure their illness.

"Hello, Grandma!"

"Hello, grandma!"

"Hello, grandma!"

Three people, three different names, and they shouted in an unusually uniform and loud voice.

Inexplicably funny.

Fortunately, Jiang Ci's grandmother didn't mind at all, and couldn't help but smile: "Okay, okay, they are all good children! Xiao Ci, take them in and sit down. Grandma will get you some food."

"It's okay, I'll be fine." Jiang Ci said as he placed the milk and nutritional supplements he had bought on the way here in a cool corner of the house. "I bought this for you. I'll put it here for now."

"You kid, I've told you many times that you don't need to bring anything when you go back to grandma's house. Grandma has everything she needs. She will be very happy just to have you back." The old lady pretended to be serious and taught him.

"It's all my duty." This was obviously not the first time Jiang Ci said this, and there was no trace of embarrassment on his face as if he was being lectured.

"Hmph. You're just like your mother, stubborn. Oh, and there's some iced coconut juice in the fridge. Your uncle just brought it back yesterday, so it's still fresh. Give it to your friend."

"OK."

Jiang Ci went to get some coconut juice, and the other three sat down in the living room for a while, looking at each other awkwardly.

"Brother Yu——" Zhang Miao called Yu Xiang in a low voice.

Yu Xiang squeezed out two words from between his teeth: "What?"

Zhang Miao: "Brother Jiang's grandmother is so welcoming."

Yu Xiang: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhang Miao: "I want to ask, where are we waiting?"

Yu Xiang: "...Then you can just ask directly. No need to elaborate on this nonsense."

At this moment, there was a buzzing sound of a cell phone vibrating on the coffee table in front of them. Everyone looked down at the same time and found that it was a video call request.

Fang Chengyu: "Whose phone is this?"

Zhang Miao: "I don't know. My phone is in my hand."

"It's Jiang Ci." Yu Xiang picked up his phone and planned to go in to find Jiang Ci, but Jiang Ci had just come out with coconut juice. "Just in time, Aunt Fang is video calling you."

"Please answer it for me. I don't have any hands right now." Jiang Ci said directly.

"Ah?" Yu Xiang was startled. "Okay then."

He licked his lips and pressed the answer button with gritted teeth.

"Xiao Ci, go to grandma's house... Oh, it's Xiao Xiang, where is Xiao Ci?" Luo Fang's gentle voice came through the speaker of the mobile phone.

"He's..." Yu Xiang glanced at Jiang Ci, "He's making coconut juice. Let me answer his phone for him first."

"Oh, so you've arrived at grandma's house, right?"

"Yeah, here we are, with two friends."

"That's great. Let Xiao Ci show you around. He's very familiar with the place, and it happens to be a scenic spot there. It's really fun."

"Mom. I haven't been here in a while." Jiang Ci poured the processed coconut juice into a clean glass and handed it to Zhang Miao and the others. Then he walked over and said to the people in the video, "It looks like there's been another expansion nearby."

"I don't care. At worst, you can look for some directions online. If you don't know the way, just use the navigation."

"knew."

"Give the phone to grandma, I'll chat with her for a while."

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The author has something to say: I have been sick for several days and I have no energy to do anything [heartbroken]

I really want to write 50,000 words a day and then finish it directly