Chapter 339, Kneel Down
After yelling at his brother, Xu Hesui's resentment that had been accumulating in his heart dissipated slightly. The man raised his head proudly and pushed the door into the living room.
"Haha, I didn't expect the Beichen base to be in this state. That's really hard for Huo Sichan."
Before he got close, Xu Hesui heard the old man's hearty laughter. The old man hadn't laughed so heartily for a long time. He was wondering who could make the old man so happy when a familiar voice sounded from the other side of the sofa.
"I didn't expect that you, Mr. Xu, and Mr. Huo are old friends. Huo Lingyin sent a message saying that she will be visiting our Xiling base soon. She will definitely come to visit you then."
This sound... this sound is!
Xu Hesui quickened his pace and walked towards the sofa.
He heard his own heavy breathing, which he only did when he was nervous.
Before he saw the person, he had a lot of thoughts in his mind - he was thinking about why the girl appeared here, what she talked about with the old man, and why she chose the Xu family...
He thought a lot, but the moment he saw the girl, his mind went blank.
It was really Jiang Ranran. She was sitting opposite the old man, chatting and laughing with him.
Seeing him, Old Xu frowned: "Why are you in a daze? This is Miss Jiang. She came here specially to visit an old man like me. You should have met her at the meeting this morning."
"Yes, we have met before." Jiang Ran was very satisfied with the man's dumbfounded look and nodded with a smile. "At the meeting, I have a deep memory of Young Master Xu."
The girl's words had hidden meanings. Old Xu's face darkened slightly, but he soon smiled again: "This kid is very stupid. If he said something wrong at the meeting, please don't take it to heart, Miss Jiang."
"No." Jiang Ran chuckled. "Young Master Xu dares to express his own opinions. Every word he says is brilliant. I've learned a lot from listening to him."
Her words were neither praise nor criticism. Old Xu smiled thoughtfully, looked at the dazed Xu Hesui, and said coldly, "Sit down."
Xu Hesui moved his stiff legs and walked over to the old man and sat down.
His mind was still a mess. He felt uneasy because he couldn't figure out the girl's intentions, and he couldn't hear what Jiang Ranran and the old man were talking about at all.
Until the door of the living room was pushed open again, the maid came in with washed fruits and placed them on the table: "Master, I have washed the fruits that Miss Jiang brought."
Jiang Ranran brought some fruit? Xu Hesui glanced at the fresh apples and grapes on the fruit plate and licked his lips.
In the apocalypse, fruits are becoming increasingly scarce. The focus of the crop laboratory is on grains and vegetables, and the cultivation of fruits has lagged behind. This has also led to the fact that fruits in the base are now sold at extremely high prices. Even people with special abilities may not be willing to spend hundreds or thousands of points to exchange for a piece of fruit.
Jiang Ranran came to visit with such a valuable gift. It didn't seem like she was here to call for an explanation, but rather to win people's hearts.
Perhaps he was overthinking it? Jiang Ranran didn't want to cause trouble for him, but was trying to win him over?
Thinking of this, the man suddenly felt relieved.
He picked up a piece of cut apple and handed it to the old man, saying softly, "Grandpa, this is a token of Miss Jiang's heart. Please try it."
Old Xu glanced at his junior, a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but he still took the apple he handed over.
When Xu Henian pushed the door open, he saw a harmonious scene of three people sitting on the sofa chatting.
The man frowned imperceptibly, walked over to Old Xu, and whispered, "Grandpa, dinner is ready."
Old Xu nodded, glanced at his eldest grandson, and said, "He Nian, Miss Jiang and I were chatting just now. She said she knows a very good doctor. Your illness..."
Xu Henian and Xu Hesui were both stunned.
Xu Henian's illness was the result of poisoning in his childhood. The Xu family was wealthy and powerful, and there were constant conflicts in the dark. The adults were very wary, so the young and ignorant children became the target of attack.
He had been ill for many years. Although he awakened his supernatural powers after the end of the world, his physical condition did not improve much. Old Xu could not bear to hand over the burden of the family to him, so he chose to promote Xu Hesui.
He knew that Xu Hesui was dissatisfied with him, so he tried not to interfere in any unnecessary work in daily life. Now that Jiang Ranran said that he could cure his illness, it also meant that the balance that had been barely maintained within the Xu family would be broken.
"I understand, grandpa." Xu Henian was not very interested in what Mr. Xu said about the treatment, so he agreed casually and helped the old man to the restaurant.
"Miss Jiang." After the two of them walked a distance away, Xu Hesui walked over to Jiang Ran. His voice, deliberately lowered, was filled with gnashing anger. "What do you mean by this?"
Jiang Ran maintained a respectable smile and asked, "Master Xu, what do you mean by this question? I don't understand."
This woman started to act crazy again! Xu Hesui wanted to say something more, but the Xu Henian in front turned around and looked at the two of them and said politely, "Miss Jiang, please come this way."
He interrupted Xu Hesui, and Jiang Ran quickened his pace and walked to Mr. Xu's side, no longer paying attention to Xu Hesui.
The man stared coldly at his brother's back, his fists hanging at his sides clenched so tightly that they made a crackling sound.
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After dinner, Jiang Ran did not stay any longer.
Instructing Xu Henian to escort the guests out, Old Xu looked at the uneasy younger generation and said coldly, "Kneel down!"
Xu Hesui was stunned and subconsciously retorted: "Why, Grandpa?"
"You've done a good thing!" Old Xu glared at Xu Hesui with a look of disappointment, "You're so eager to take sides because you're afraid our Xu family won't fall fast enough, right?"
"grandfather!"
Without waiting for Xu Hesui to argue, the old man emphasized: "Kneel down!"
Xu Hesui pursed his lips, walked up to the old man and knelt down.
"Don't be so unconvinced. Why do you think Jiang Ranran came to visit our Xu family? To think highly of you?!" Old Xu pointed at the young man and said angrily, "She came to warn us! Because of the stupid things you, a fool, did!"
"Grandpa, it's not what you think!" Xu Hesui straightened his back in defiance and shouted, "At the meeting today, Jiang Ranran and Old Yan had an argument. Considering that we have always had a good relationship with the Yan family, I stood up and said a few words in Old Yan's defense..."
"You're still lying!" The old man was so angry that he kicked the man and knocked him to the ground. He stood up, pointed at him and cursed, "Don't think I don't know what you're planning - you want to curry favor with the Yan family and let Old Yan speak well of you. I'm telling you, Xu Hesui, I rejected Old Yan's invitation just to avoid involving our Xu family in that kind of trouble. And you, on the other hand, are scrambling to get involved - if the Xu family is gone, who are you going to turn to next!"
"How could the Xu family be wiped out? As long as we stand with Old Yan, once he takes control of the base, our Xu family will also..."
"You're still dreaming!" The younger generation was stubborn and stubborn. Old Xu grabbed the teacup beside him and smashed it in his face. "Do you think those idiots from the Yan family can defeat Jiang Ranran? The Luo family, the Pei family, the Huo family, and other forces we don't know about and that Jiang Ranran didn't mention. How can the Yan family defeat them?!"
"Those words are just Jiang Ranran's one-sided statement. No one knows whether the Huo family values Jiang Ranran more or Professor Si behind her!"
"Who is Jiang Ranran? I ask you, who is Jiang Ranran!"
"She is... Professor Si's woman..." Why do we keep asking this well-known question over and over again?
"Jiang Ranran is Jiang Yize's daughter!" Old Xu was completely disappointed with his grandson. He sighed, sat back on the sofa, and smiled bitterly, "To the Pei and Huo families, her value is much greater than Si Xu's."
(End of this chapter)
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