The old man spoiled Ji Zhinan. The first seat on the right belonged to Ji Pengfei, and the first seat on the left belonged to Ji Zhinan. This made Mrs. Ji, Ji Pengfei's wife, very embarrassed, and she could only take the second seat on the right.
Ji Zhixia didn't want to sit with Ji Zhinan, so she simply sat next to Madam Ji.
The old man sat in the main seat, Ji Zhinan sat on the left, and Ji Pengfei and his family of three sat on the right.
The soup in the pot had already boiled, and the old man picked up a few shrimp balls and put them into the pot.
"Grandpa remembers that you love shrimp balls the most, and you can eat several every time, so Grandpa specially asked Auntie to buy more."
Ji Zhinan felt a warmth in his heart: "Thank you, Grandpa."
"Good boy." The old man smiled indulgently.
Not to be outdone, Mrs. Ji tossed three boxes of beef into the pot, exclaiming as she did so, "Xiaxia, this is imported beef, it's so delicious! Mom will put in a lot more for you, so you can gain weight. Look how thin you are, it breaks my heart!"
Ji Zhixia finally felt at peace, her expression quite smug, and she deliberately raised her voice, "Thank you, Mom!"
There were only three boxes of beef left in the house, so Mrs. Ji threw them all into the spicy pot, leaving none for Ji Zhinan.
Besides Grandpa Ji, only Ji Zhinan in this family doesn't eat spicy food.
Madam Ji did it on purpose.
Grandpa Ji frowned, somewhat displeased: "Nan Nan doesn't eat spicy food."
"Oh dear!" Madam Ji pretended to just remember, slapped her forehead, and said with great annoyance, "Look at my memory! Nan Nan has been gone for so long, I completely forgot she doesn't eat spicy food, but I threw all the beef into the spicy pot..."
She smiled at Ji Zhinan: "There aren't any left at home either, but Mom will definitely remember next time."
Ji Zhinan just smiled and remained silent.
Having turned the tables, Madam Ji was overjoyed, and everything tasted delicious to her.
The old man placed some blanched vegetables in Ji Zhinan's bowl and asked kindly, "How was your first day at the company? Are you adjusting well?"
"It's pretty good." Ji Zhinan looked up and smiled. "Although it's just helping others organize documents and photocopy and print them, it's not bad."
The moment the words were spoken, the atmosphere at the dinner table cooled down.
Ji Pengfei glared at Ji Zhinan resentfully. No wonder he disliked this girl; she spoke too quickly!
Ji Pengfei had intended to keep the fact that he had asked the old man to do chores a secret, but he didn't expect that it would be exposed on the very first day.
The old man had a cold face and no appetite. He slammed his chopsticks on the table and scolded Ji Pengfei in a low voice.
"Ji Pengfei, you better explain yourself!"
"Dad..." Ji Pengfei forced a smile, his mind racing: "Nannan is too young and needs to gain experience, she—"
Mrs. Ji quickly stepped in to explain for her husband, "Dad, you know Pengfei loves the children, but they're both grown up now, and we can't spoil them forever. Nannan is going to the company to learn; what can she learn sitting in the office all day? Pengfei is doing this for the children's own good."
That reason was plausible, and Ji Pengfei nodded, immediately echoing Madam Ji: "Organizing documents is errand work, but it can also cultivate patience. Dad, you know young people are all impulsive and not steady at all..."
Hearing the explanation, Grandpa Ji's gloomy expression softened a little. He looked at his granddaughter with heartache and said lovingly, "Nannan, if you feel wronged, Grandpa will ask your dad to change your job to an office! You are my granddaughter, the second young lady of the Ji family. You are destined to enjoy a life of luxury. We don't need any work experience!"
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