As evening approached, someone from the Seventh Young Mistress's family sent over an apology gift.
To show respect for his newly found granddaughter, Grandpa Chen had Xu Keke invited down.
Still in the main hall, when Xu Keke entered, Old Master Chen was sitting in his mahogany chair, talking to a young man.
The young man appeared to be in his early twenties and was of handsome appearance. He led Miss Chen, and several others stood inside and outside the hall.
Seeing Xu Keke walk in, he smiled and got up to greet her.
"This must be Minghui, right? I'm here to apologize to you on behalf of my older sister. She's always been like this, not very likable. At home, we also get annoyed by her outspokenness. But that's just her nature; we've punished her, we've scolded her, but she just can't change."
If you're still angry with her, then ignore her.
These are some small gifts that my father specifically asked my mother to prepare for you after he went back home. They know they failed to raise their daughter well, and they understand that no amount of gifts can make up for the mistakes she has made.
So this is just a token of my appreciation, nothing particularly valuable.
There's nothing else there, but there's some food inside, local snacks from my hometown. They taste pretty good; you can try them.
Lü An spoke more pleasingly than Seventh Grandma, and was neither servile nor arrogant.
The conversation was polite, and on the round table of Ziyu Bailing, there were more than a dozen red brocade gift boxes, the top one already opened. A single glance was enough to dazzle the eye with the glittering jewelry inside. How could this not be valuable?
Xu Keke looked at him with a smile. She had seen him before in the original owner's memories.
He had a baby face that made him look much younger than his age; even five years later, he still looked like a vibrant college student.
So later, was it the Chen family that failed internally, or was it Chen Zikang who was too open-minded?
Despite being more than ten years apart in age and generation, he still betrothed fifteen-year-old Huihui to him.
The man in front of you, Lü An, is Huihui's fiancé.
The original owner would often see him driving to the mansion to pick up Huihui for outings from the window. Occasionally, he would also dine at the Chen family's house.
Xu Keke never expected that he would be Grandma Qi's younger brother.
In her previous life, when the original owner returned to the Chen family, Old Master Chen had passed away, and the Chen family must have split up. Furthermore, Chen Zikang had never introduced the original owner to any relatives. Therefore, she was unaware of Lü An's connection to the Chen family.
“Take it back, I don’t want it,” Xu Keke said decisively.
Even Old Master Chen's face darkened, but Lü An didn't even blink, still smiling at Xu Keke.
“Even if you accept these gifts, you can still not forgive your sister. These gifts are just the kind of greetings given when relatives meet for the first time.”
"I said I don't want it! Don't you understand?" Xu Keke looked at him arrogantly, not giving him any face at all.
Why do those unruly kids never listen to adults' advice? Because being a unruly kid is so fun! You can throw tantrums and act like a spoiled brat without any reason.
Reason is meant for those who are reasonable. If you encounter someone who doesn't reason with you, it's useless unless you resort to force.
Lü An was well aware of this; the young girl in front of him was clearly unyielding. There was nothing he could do.
He could only smile and say to Old Master Chen, "It seems I have also been defeated. We'll have to deal with it later. I dare not keep all these gifts, lest I humiliate you. But I'll have someone put down the food here so my family can have a taste."
Lü An remained polite throughout. Outside the door, Seventh Grandma bit her lower lip tightly, her eyes practically spitting fire.
If it weren't for the Seventh Young Master holding her tightly from behind, she would have rushed inside long ago.
The seventh young master was afraid that if someone came out and saw her like this, it would cause another scene. So he forcibly dragged her back to their own room.
As soon as the door closed, the seventh young mistress became furious. "Why are you pulling me like that? My father tried to reason with her, but she wouldn't listen. My brother came with gifts to apologize, but she ignored him. Look at her arrogant and smug attitude."
Your older brother has never been smart; he brings home anyone who claims to be his daughter. With that kind of mentality, he'd rather just leave them there to fend for themselves than bring them home.”
Remembering his mother's instructions, the seventh young master knew he couldn't afford to offend anyone. He could only offer advice based on what she wanted to hear, coaxing her with humility and subservience.
"I really don't believe that a ten-year-old girl is so special. What's so great about her? Those people are blind to take her in as their goddaughter."
"Sister, it's best to believe him." Lü An pushed open the door and walked in. She nodded to the Seventh Young Master and explained.
“I knocked on the door, but you didn’t hear me, so I came over to talk to her.”
The Seventh Young Master knew his brother-in-law well; despite his young age, he was very experienced. He was a pillar of the Lü family, and not only his father-in-law valued this son.
Even his own grandfather once said that the next generation of the Lü family would surely achieve great things with this child.
Upon seeing him enter, the Seventh Young Master hurriedly stepped aside, becoming a mere background figure.
“Sister,” Lü An sighed, and sat down in the seat where the Seventh Young Master had just been.
"I heard you shouting just now. We don't know why that person recognized her as their goddaughter, and we can't say for sure. Maybe she just caught their eye. Who can say for sure what kind of attraction you have?"
Father had some things he couldn't tell you in detail this morning. It was Master Zhang who knew about our relationship with the Chen family and specifically called Father over to relay these words. So, our family is also there to back her up.
"Father?" The seventh young mistress was shocked.
“Their situation is better than ours right now, so we can’t confront them head-on. Even if we were to, it wouldn’t be the right time. If you take action against her now, not only will Master Zhang and his men outside object, but I think even Grandfather Chen and Father will not agree.”
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