The old man looked at her with reproach, while the little girl looked at Yibei with confusion.
Lu Ming paused for a moment, then sighed.
Although Lu Yibei watched the whole thing, he still didn't understand what had happened.
Fang Lanyun immediately grabbed her granddaughter-in-law's wrist, smiling indulgently:
"Qianqian, are you hungry? Grandma bought some banquet balls today. You can't get these anywhere else, only in our town. Let me take you to try them first."
Ji Qingqian glanced at Lu Yibei again, and after he nodded, she responded with an "Mmm" and followed her grandmother.
Lu Yibei then asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Ming sighed and then explained what had happened.
It's not complicated.
It was Hao Ge's mother who gossiped about Qing Qian, and the rumors spread to three or four other families.
The elderly couple were well-liked; the kind person turned around and told them the story.
However, in Lu Yibei's opinion, this was a case of good intentions gone wrong; it would have been better if he had simply not known, as it would have prevented them from getting upset.
“Your grandma originally wanted to go to the house to talk to that old woman, but she was afraid that the young girl would be unhappy if she found out. After all, it was the first time the girl had come to our house, and we had to leave her with a good impression.”
Grandpa said, "...It's my fault for not being able to hold back. Well, I'll definitely have to let your grandma teach me a lesson later."
He then warned:
"Don't let Qingqian know!"
Lu Yibei nodded vigorously: "I understand."
…
"So, that's how it happened... So, that's how it went."
Lu Yibei avoided the two elders and said to Ji Qingqian alone, "Grandpa and Grandma don't want you to know."
Ji Qingqian looked at the candid young man before her with a blank expression:
"Then why did you tell me?"
"nonsense."
Lu Yibei smiled and said, "Grandpa and Grandma are meeting you for the first time and don't know you well yet, but I know all too well how smart my girlfriend is. When my grandma said she was taking you out for a banquet, you guessed that this had something to do with you, right?"
Ji Qingqian gave a soft hum, raised her chin, and tilted her head slightly, looking somewhat proud:
"Of course, I'm a genius!"
"So, I wouldn't dare hide it from you and upset you."
"Aren't you afraid I'll be unhappy?"
Lu Yibei clasped his hands in a gesture of respect:
"Heroine Qingqian has always disregarded petty people when she travels the martial world. Slanderous words are like farts added to the wind. If she cares, she can send her humble servant to fight. With her silver tongue, she can surely make that gossipy woman surrender without a second thought!"
"Talking too much with clowns will only make you seem like a clown."
The heroine Qingqian waved her hand, then blinked her bright eyes: "Besides, I can guess why that gossipy woman was talking about me behind my back~"
This is something Lu Yibei doesn't understand:
"Why?"
Ji Qingqian stood with her hands behind her back, leaning slightly forward, tilting her head to look up at Lu Yibei from across his chest:
"Because I lured away the best boy in the village~ She was jealous of me."
Lu Yibei: ...
Damn it!
If he hears that old woman nagging again, he'll definitely give that old man a good beating!
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