Chapter 123 A Gift for Xiaxia
Du Ruoxia returned quickly, carrying some things with her.
Once upstairs, Du Ruoxia opened the package and took out the gifts she had originally intended to bring to the Yang family.
Here, take it.
Yang Zeyan stared blankly at what Du Ruoxia was extending, then felt a warmth in his heart after a moment.
"Thank you, Xiaxia!" Although Du Ruoxia still verbally resisted his family, she did not neglect the proper etiquette.
"I'll take the train myself tomorrow. You can go about your business!" Du Ruoxia said sullenly.
Yang Zeyan didn't answer, his eyes fixed on her. "Why didn't you call me if you wanted to wander around Kyoto?"
Du Ruoxia shook her head, "It's nothing, I just wandered around for a bit."
"Xiaxia, my grandma wants to meet you. She likes you very much." He said cautiously.
Du Ruoxia frowned as soon as he mentioned his family again. When she heard that the old lady liked her, she recalled the scene of their first meeting, and her expression became somewhat unnatural.
She hadn't figured out how to deal with her troublesome family.
Yang Zeyan looked at her expectantly, thinking about his grandmother's personality; if Du Ruoxia disappeared, she would probably chase after her all the way to Yuyang County.
“Xiaxia, why don’t you just meet them once? You can say whatever you want. Don’t worry about me. If they don’t see you, they might…” Yang Zeyan hesitated, he really didn’t want Du Ruoxia to know about his helpless grandmother.
"Otherwise, would they have chased me all the way to another province?" Du Ruoxia said with a smile.
Yang Zeyan looked at her with a surprised expression. Du Ruoxia's heart skipped a beat when she saw Yang Zeyan's expression. She knew she was a big mouth and knew how to guess.
"Didn't your family want you to marry that girl from that day? They want me to divorce you?" she asked again, frowning.
Yang Zeyan grabbed Du Ruoxia's hand and anxiously explained, "It's not my family, it's just my father. He wants me to marry into the Peng family."
The Peng family? A mystery in Du Ruoxia's mind was solved.
"Is Peng Guobin a member of the Peng family?" she asked calmly.
Yang Zeyan pursed his lips and nodded, "He is the youngest son of the Peng family. Don't be fooled by his appearance, he is actually about the same age as you, he just looks older."
Du Ruoxia recalled Peng Guobin's appearance; because of his darker complexion, he did look a bit older. She had always thought that Peng Guobin was much older than Yang Zeyan!
"So he doesn't like me because of his sister, and he's been targeting me all this time because of his sister," Du Ruoxia said calmly.
Yang Zeyan pursed his lips and nodded, "He wouldn't dare do anything to you, because he's always been on missions with me."
As for why he went on the mission with him, Yang Zeyan didn't tell Du Ruoxia. He didn't want to talk about those dark things and upset Du Ruoxia.
Du Ruoxia finally understood. The last time she helped them deal with the criminal gangs in Yuyang County, Peng Guobin's opinion of her had changed, but he still looked at her with dissatisfaction. So that was the crux of the problem.
"Is the Peng family's daughter very outstanding?" Du Ruoxia asked Yang Zeyan.
As far as she knew, these daughters of wealthy families were pampered and spoiled, and at this time, they did not pay much attention to education. Most of them completed their mission after graduating from university, and only some with a plan would go abroad for further studies.
The woman she met was not very old and probably had not studied abroad.
Yang Zeyan was stumped by Du Ruoxia's question. He could only honestly shake his head. He didn't really know anything about her, only that she was Peng Guobin's sister. He really hadn't paid any attention to anything else.
Du Ruoxia's eyes flickered as she spoke, "Do you know her name?"
Yang Zeyan shook his head honestly again. Thinking that Du Ruoxia might not believe him, he added, "I only know that she is called Rou'er. That's what Grandpa and the others call her."
"That's a rather affectionate way of addressing you," Du Ruoxia quipped casually.
Yang Zeyan's expression tightened. He should have said he didn't know; he didn't want to lie to Du Ruoxia.
"Let's see your grandma tomorrow morning before we take the train!" Du Ruoxia finally nodded.
Yang Zeyan breathed a sigh of relief. He still had to go back to deal with the remaining stalls. After going downstairs, he made a phone call at the front desk before leaving.
When the old lady of the Yang family heard from Yang Zeyan that Du Ruoxia had been found and had agreed to come see her, she was overjoyed and immediately told the housekeeper to get to work.
"Go, quickly go and ask the people of Yuyang County what they eat, and get it ready for me!"
Grandpa Li hesitated to speak when he saw the old lady's hurried manner, and the old lady's face darkened when she saw him remain silent.
"What, can't I get you to do something?"
Grandpa Li immediately put on a pained expression and said, "Tomorrow is a day off, Qiming will be back."
Upon hearing this, the old lady's eyes flashed dangerously at the old man. "Your adopted son is coming back? Go and find a way to get rid of him!"
The old man sighed. Why are all the problems being dumped on him? He clearly wants to see his granddaughter-in-law too!
"Could someone else go? I want to stay home too," the old man said pitifully to his wife.
The old lady slapped the old man across the face, saying, "Why are you staying? This family doesn't need the two of you. Don't interfere with my relationship with my granddaughter-in-law!"
The old man was extremely frustrated, and his dissatisfaction grew as he thought about his son. "What's going on now? Does everyone have nothing better to do? I'll make a call and ask the boss!"
With just one sentence, the old man filled everyone's schedules to the brim, bringing out all sorts of piled-up and trivial matters to deal with, causing Yang Qiming to be unable to go home for a month. It was only much later that he learned that it was his old man's doing.
Wang Hu, who had spent some time with Du Ruoxia, was singled out for questioning. He widened his eyes in disbelief when he heard that Du Ruoxia was coming.
"Are you sure you meant to come to the Yang family?" Wang Hu felt there was a misunderstanding.
He had a fairly good understanding of Du Ruoxia's personality. She was a woman of her word and held grudges, so it was unlikely that she would come to the Yang family at this time, especially since she had said those things when she left.
"Of course, I told you I'd come to see this old lady!" the old lady said proudly.
Wang Hu pursed his lips as he looked at the old lady's excited face. He felt that this was not the case, but he was afraid that the old lady would be angry, so he obediently shut his mouth.
He wasn't very familiar with the local cuisine of Yuyang County, but he did have some recollection of Du Ruoxia's tastes.
After talking to Grandpa Li, the old lady gave him a gift as a reward. Wang Hu didn't dare to take it, but he dared to accept it only after the old man gave him a meaningful look.
The old lady kept preparing things for the house and even picked out clothes for herself to wear the next day, which made the old man feel uneasy.
"Dressed up so elaborately, people who don't know better will think you're getting married!" the old man said sourly.
The old man ultimately underestimated his daughter-in-law. The old lady snorted and went back to the inner room.
After a while, she took out a box, and the old man stared at the box with wide eyes.
"You're planning to wear this?!"
The old lady was holding a set of jade green jewelry, including earrings, a necklace, and a ring.
"What are you saying? This is a gift I prepared for Xiaxia to meet her!" The old lady looked at the old man with a proud expression.
The old man sighed and said irritably, "This is a family heirloom given to you by your maternal family, and you just give it away like that?"
The old lady glanced at the old man and said irritably, "Yang Zhenting, what are you going to give? Hurry up and take it out, I'll give it to Xiaxia for you and try to improve your image. I doubt Xiaxia will like you, you old geezer."
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