"Yes, I even brought the pastries and roast duck I bought from Beijing. Wow, I really went all out. Bringing things along shows my sincerity, so how could she possibly kick me out?"
“Okay.” Song Qingsong thought for a moment, “Honey, let’s go together. I haven’t visited Grandma yet. I told her I just found out she was here and I wanted to go see her right away.”
"OK."
Perhaps fearing the embarrassment of being kicked out, the two chose to go to Luo Jingyan's place with their belongings after dinner.
The courtyard gate was already locked from the inside, and Xue Ningnan raised her hand and knocked on the door twice.
After Luo Jingyan and Grandma Xue finished their meal, they locked the door and sat on the bed playing cards. Hearing a knock on the door, Luo Jingyan got out of bed and said, "Grandma, I'll go see who's here."
She went outside and asked, "Who is it?"
Xue Ningnan and Song Qingsong both recognized Luo Jingyan's voice. Xue Ningnan hesitated for a moment before replying in a flattering tone, "Jingyan, it's me, your second sister. I've also come to the military region. I brought some things to see you and Grandma."
Upon hearing that it was her, Luo Jingyan immediately frowned and her voice became deep.
"Really? If you're me, then you don't need to. If you're coming to see Grandma, I'll go ask her first if she wants to see you."
Immediately, she turned around and went back into the house, telling Old Mrs. Xue that Xue Ningnan had arrived.
"She came to the military region and even brought me some gifts? Wow, when did she become so filial?"
The old lady narrowed her eyes, seemingly guessing Xue Ningnan's thoughts.
"She only comes to us when she needs us, and then ignores us when she doesn't. Can she really be sincere about coming to see us?"
Although she guessed Xue Ningnan's thoughts, she and Xue Ningnan were, after all, grandmother and granddaughter, and it was impossible for them to never see each other again.
If this were anywhere else, she would have minded letting Xue Ningnan in, but this was Luo Jingyan and Xue Yanchen's home, and she had to consider Luo Jingyan's feelings.
She knew that Luo Jingyan didn't want to see Xue Ningnan, and she didn't want to put Luo Jingyan in a difficult position, so she waved her hand and said, "Grandma doesn't want to see them either, let them go."
After thinking for a moment, she got out of bed: "I'll go tell her myself and ask her to go home."
After she reached the gate, she told Xue Ningnan, "Ningnan, we're going to sleep now, you should go back."
"Grandma, I haven't seen you in so long. I miss you so much. Please let me in to see you. I even bought some local specialties from Beijing for you and your sister-in-law."
"It's a local specialty, but Grandma doesn't want to eat it."
What local specialty can taste as good as what her granddaughter-in-law makes?
Song Qingsong and Xue Ningnan: "..."
Thankfully, we didn't come during the day, or we would have been really embarrassed.
Xue Ningnan still wanted to salvage the situation: "Grandma, if you don't want to eat now, just put the food in the room, and you can eat it whenever you want."
How could Old Mrs. Xue not know that this was just a pretext for her to ask her to open the door for her?
“Ning Nan, Grandma really doesn’t want to eat. Jing Yan can cook anything. Her cooking is much better than those master chefs in Beijing. Grandma doesn’t need it. You can take it back and eat it yourselves.”
"This?" Xue Ningnan clenched her fist anxiously.
How come Luo Jingyan knows everything? It's made it so that she can't even use this excuse anymore.
"Grandma, I really want to see you."
The old lady didn't really refuse; no matter how bad Xue Ningnan was, she was still her granddaughter.
"Ning Nan, you should go back. Tell me where you live, and I'll come to see you tomorrow."
Xue Ningnan hesitated for a moment, but still told the old lady Xue the address.
“Grandma, we also live in this compound, right at the very end of this row of houses.”
"Alright, I understand. You guys should go now."
Xue Ningnan: "..."
The old lady probably said that to get rid of them.
"Alright, Grandma, we'll head back now."
"Um."
The next morning, after getting up and exercising for a while, Grandma Xue went to find Xue Ningnan alone.
She didn't give Xue Ningnan a friendly look: "What are you doing here?"
Luo Jingyan had only been married to Xue Yanchen for a short time when Xue Ningnan came to join her in the military, most likely because of Luo Jingyan.
Who told her granddaughter to always have such a strong sense of purpose in everything she does? Yesterday, she went to curry favor with Luo Jingyan, she must be hoping to continue to use the couple and get benefits from them in the future.
Xue Ningnan felt wronged: "Grandma, are you saying I shouldn't have come? Qingsong is serving in the army here, and I don't have a job at home. I wanted to come and keep him company. Grandma, you don't have to interfere with even this, do you?"
“I’m not saying I don’t want you two to be together. I’m here today to tell you not to go to Jingyan’s place anymore. You two have conflicts, and if you go there, won’t you just make things difficult for Jingyan? There are so many people in this residential compound. If she kicks you out, with so many people watching, will you lose face or will she lose face? It’s not good for either of you.”
"Grandma, I really want to lay my heart out and show it to you. I really want to make up with my brother and sister-in-law. As the saying goes, harmony in the family brings prosperity. You don't want to see the three of us siblings become a disorganized mess, do you? It would be so much better if the family could live in harmony."
"You still think that way? Why didn't you think that way when you wrote that letter to break them up? Ning Nan, the feud is already set in stone. It's an insurmountable obstacle in their hearts. Listen to your grandma, don't go there again. If you dare to go again, don't blame me for not taking your side if something happens."
"Grandma, you've never sided with me."
"You." Grandma Xue was speechless for two seconds: "That's because you keep making mistakes. Grandma is here to advise you. If you go and provoke Jingyan again, and she tells everyone about the letter you wrote to break her up with Yanchen, you can forget about staying in this family compound anymore. The spittle of those military wives could drown you."
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