Chapter 59 Is he vicious? He is so stupid

The Chi family's old house had been deserted for a long time, and it was unusually lively this year.

Knowing that someone at home was coming back, the housekeeper arranged for people to tidy up the house in advance and decorated it in a New Year style.

Before the car arrived, there was someone standing at the door waiting to greet us.

Chi Zhanghua is over seventy years old, not in good health, has some cardiovascular problems, can't stand the climate in Beijing, has lived abroad for a long time, is old-fashioned and serious, and has a back as straight as a guard.

The car stopped at the door and Chi Yanrong got out of the car.

The father and son had not seen each other for many years, so they were not very warm, but not cold either. Chi Yanrong walked over and called him "Dad". Chi Zhanghua nodded seriously and patted Chi Yanrong on the shoulder twice, which was considered an exchange. Then Chi Yan got out of the car and came over to call him "Grandpa".

Seeing Chi Yan, Chi Zhanghua smiled more and said hello twice.

Since the Chi family was handed over to Chi Yanrong, Chi Zhanghua no longer cared about family affairs for many years. He focused on taking his wife on trips around, as if he was doing nothing. He only had a brief chat with his son and his family during the holidays.

Next to him stood an old lady with a gentle temperament and a bright smile. Her hair was tied up and her face was plain, but she had a unique temperament of elegance and tranquility. She was slender and looked like she walked out of an ink painting.

As the car approached, Ye Man's heartbeat began to speed up. He hesitated for a while before getting off the car. Chi Jue held the back of his hand and said, "It's okay. The last time I saw them was seven or eight years ago. Usually, I would just say hello over the phone. I'm more nervous than you."

After all, these were Ye Man's grandparents, so what was he doing now? He was the one who should be embarrassed and nervous.

The elders of the next generation are different from parents and brothers. They don't usually get along well with each other, but they are connected by blood, so they don't become estranged even if they don't see each other often. Now this natural connection is gone, and the relationship has regressed to that of pure strangers. Unlike parents and brothers, who have been together for many years, there is no family affection, so how can it not be awkward?

Chi Jue sighed in his heart with mixed feelings.

He didn't like to talk about this. He just saw that Ye Man was nervous, so he said it out loud to make him relax.

"If I make a fool of myself because I'm too nervous, don't laugh at me." Chi Jue said with a smile.

When he said that joking was not allowed, he was actually reminding Ye Man that he could laugh at him.

Seeing that Ye Man was indeed happy, he felt angry and amused at the same time.

He secretly poked the servant's soft face when no one was paying attention.

"You're really waiting to see me make a fool of myself. Second brother loves you for nothing."

Ye Mancai's face, which was filled with joy at the prospect of seeing Chi Jue's embarrassment, showed a hint of hesitation. After thinking for a moment, he secretly took out his origami rabbit from his pocket and stuffed it into his pocket, saying cautiously, "I've given you the rabbit. You can't stop loving me because of this."

Although he was lucky enough to get into trouble, he compensated him, so it offset it.

Just because of a piece of origami, he thinks everything can be written off. This is simply being shameless.

Chi Jue accepted it without saying a word and cleared the account for him.

Let Ye Man help him get out of the car.

As soon as I got off the car, Jiang Xiujun came up to me and said, "This must be Xiaoman."

Ye Man hid behind Chi Jue, who smiled politely and called her "Grandma".

Qin Fangrui, who was a step behind, also called out "Mom".

Jiang Xiujun did not show any different attitude towards her grandson, who was in an awkward position. She smiled kindly and said, "Xiaojue is getting more and more handsome... Don't stand at the door. It's cold outside. Come in."

The group entered the old house.

Chi Zhanghua and Jiang Xiujun paused slightly on Ye Man's blind stick. Chi Zhanghua's expression became a little serious, but he quickly calmed down.

Ye Man looked at An An quietly, but in fact he was talking very loudly in his heart, and the system could hardly get a word in.

"Brother Tong, do they dislike me because I'm blind?"

"I think it's certain that they will be among those who will support kicking me out of the Chi family in the future."

"Chi Jue is handsome, so am I not handsome? How can they not compliment me?" Ye Man said in disbelief, "This is impossible!"

He lowered his voice again and said grimly, "Brother Tong, Brother Tong, who is the most beautiful person in the world? It can't be Chi Jue, is he really much more handsome than me? I don't believe it. Will anyone be willing to give him candy when he goes out? Probably not, right? What can he compare with me?"

System: "......"

Okay, the bedtime stories I tell are not in vain, and I can learn from them.

"Wuwuwu, is she really prettier and more likable than me?" Ye Mantian was almost devastated.

System: "No, you are the most beautiful. You are the most beautiful in the world."

Ye Man choked and said, "Yeah."

......He still said um!

The family entered the old house and sat down in the living room.

Ye Man thought things over very complicatedly and was extremely nervous. He kept his mind spinning and listened to what people around him were saying.

Jiang Xiujun sat down next to Ye Man, holding his hand, bringing him some fruit, and then took out some beautifully packaged boxes: "I heard from your eldest brother that Xiao Man likes candy and chocolate and so on. Grandpa and grandma went to several cities to look at it. This is handmade chocolate made by a famous local chef. The man said something about beans at the time, but I can't remember it. You can try it. If you like it, grandma can ask them to buy it again."

"And this..."

The old lady spoke slowly and calmly, and Ye Man was confused and was filled with words.

Of course, there should be greetings when meeting someone.

Ye Man received two red envelopes, one for each card. He asked the system to check secretly and Ye Man's hands trembled on the spot.

Jiang Xiujun laughed and said, "Your grandfather insisted on this ceremonial feeling and insisted on putting a red envelope in it. I don't know what to say to him."

She looked at Ye Man and said, "Xiao Man looks more like her mother."

Chi Zhanghua also exclaimed: "The face shape is exactly the same as yours, and the temperament is similar."

Ye Man was surrounded by a group of people, not knowing what to do. He smiled nervously and shyly.

This smile made Chi Zhanghua's eyes widen. His dignified voice suddenly became rough and louder: "Yes, yes, Xiujun, look, this smile is exactly the same as when you were young! But the eyes are more like his grandmother's."

After hearing this, Qin Fangrui also looked at it carefully, and a wonderful feeling arose in her heart.

Things were much simpler than Ye Man thought.

He was too nervous to act well, but no one gave him much room to do so.

The family began to argue about who he resembled more, and as they talked, they came to talk about Ye Man's experiences over the years.

Ye Man gradually relaxed, and when asked, he became less alert and only briefly mentioned a few questions.

He didn't say much, simplifying and condensing many things into one or two emotionless statements, as if he was talking about someone else's affairs.

When asked about his relationship with his adoptive parents, he just smiled and said it was okay, and he didn't intend to talk about anything more serious.

But just these few sentences make people feel nervous.

Some things feel completely different when they are written on paper and when they are spoken face to face by the person involved.

After the unfamiliarity and confusion when we first met wore off, a belated and subtle pain began to surge in my heart.

I didn't feel guilty when I wasn't in love, but when I looked at the few words on the paper, they seemed so distant and strange to me. But now I feel the suffocation in my chest that is difficult to relieve.

Chi Zhanghua sighed with sorrow and bitterness. Jiang Xiujun was a very reserved person. She just touched Ye Man's hair with slightly red eyes.

"It's all in the past. Everything will be fine in the future."

When people reach their seventies or eighties, their emotions become increasingly indifferent, and all their complicated emotions eventually turn into words of comfort mixed with sobs.

Instead, Qin Fangrui suddenly burst into tears. Chi Yan silently handed her a tissue and watched her suppress her emotions silently, tidy herself up, without revealing a single cry.

Compared to the complicated and turbulent emotions of the people around him, the person himself seems very calm.

While we were talking, someone else arrived.

Jiang Xiujun stood up and called out, "Teacher Qiao, you're finally here." Then she pulled Ye Man up and introduced them, "This is grandma. She used to be a professor of geology at Peking University. She retired in the past two years and loves to travel around the world."

Qiao Jinrong brought a rare mineral to Ye Man and told him a lot about its origin and what was different about it. Ye Man was dizzy.

At last, she took his hand and patted it hard, as if she had said a lot, but also like a silent sigh.

He had a very busy day and collected a lot of things.

Chi Jue's worries did not come true. Whenever he felt embarrassed and at a loss, Ye Man would always pull him back, sneak over, and anxiously say, "Please say something, I don't know what to say!"

After a while, she called him quietly: "Second brother, peel an orange for me. I want to eat an orange."

Chi Jue gradually relaxed as he was pulled and tugged at her.

She smiled and tapped his head, "Okay."

......

The family sat together and had dinner. They were going to stay in the old house that night. The servants had already cleaned up the rooms for everyone.

Returning to the room at night, Ye Man lay on the bed and called Xu Huaiting.

He said in an amazed tone: "Ricardo, my grandfather said that my ancestors had a prime minister!"

"He was a bit aggressive at first, but then he started to brag louder and louder, saying things like, 'Our Chi family has a hundred-year-old family tradition and we are a family of scholars.' Even though he is my grandfather, he can't brag as well as I do."

Xu Huaiting smiled and asked, "So amazing?"

"Of course! You don't know how smart I am!"

"And more, my grandmother said that when my grandfather was young, he was fighting in the war. He even received a medal that I didn't recognize. He was injured in a bombing while saving his comrades. He died at the age of 40. My grandmother said that my grandfather was very handsome when he was young."

These were all new and interesting things that Ye Man had never heard of.

As they chatted, the noise became quieter.

Xu Huaiting heard the rustling of the cloth.

Ye Man crawled under the quilt and asked quietly: "Ricardo, do you think... I am vicious?"

"You want to hear the truth?"

"Um......"

Ye Man heard a laugh from the other end of the phone, a low, deep laugh that sounded quite pleasant.

"So stupid."

Ye Man's face turned red immediately.

He lowered his voice and asked, "You are laughing at me!"

"Yes?"

"Yes!" Ye Man accused, and brought up the past: "And you laughed at me when you first met me! You are not allowed to laugh at me in the future!"

Xu Huaiting recalled it carefully and smiled even more: "Idiot."

He wasn't making fun of him.

Ye Man hummed and moaned for a long time, fully expressing his dissatisfaction.

Finally, he said, "On New Year's Eve, can you go somewhere with me?"