"I……"
Before Jiang Ruojin could speak, Jiang Xiaoyu had already stuffed the freshly peeled orange into Grandpa Jiang's hand and said with a smile, "Grandpa, don't be angry."
Grandpa Jiang grunted twice, and actually managed to suppress his anger.
Jiang Ruojin's expression darkened further. He wanted to continue the previous topic, but Jiang Ruoyu tugged at his sleeve and shook her head at him, so he could only gradually suppress his anger.
Grandpa Jiang ate the entire orange in front of them before finally raising his head.
She ignored Jiang Ruojin and the other two, and only looked at Jiang Xiaoyu: "My little Yu'er is so filial and sensible, unlike some other things that only make me angry every day."
Jiang Xiaoyu smiled so much that her round eyes narrowed: "Mom said that Grandpa is the best grandpa in the world. She taught me from a young age that I should be filial to Grandpa when I grow up and not make him angry."
"She misses her grandfather so much!"
That's a lot...
Not to mention Jiang Ruoyu and Jiang Ruojin, even Jiang Haoming couldn't help but sneer.
Should I avoid upsetting my grandfather?
I really don't know who insisted on marrying a ragpicker, and even stole the family's household registration book to secretly marry him, which angered Grandpa Jiang so much that he threatened to kick him out of the Jiang family!
Grandpa Jiang was just saying it in anger, but Jiang Ruoya really took it seriously and didn't come back for twenty years.
Aside from occasionally transferring some money to the old man's card, sending some things back, or having Jiang Xiaoyu stay at the Jiang family home for a month or two each year, he barely made any phone calls.
This left the old man both longing for his daughter and too proud to ask her to come back, resulting in a stalemate that lasted for over twenty years.
Of course, Grandpa Jiang knew how much exaggeration Jiang Xiaoyu had made in her words, but as people get older, they become more soft-hearted and don't care as much about saving face as they did when they were younger.
Hearing this, she cleared her throat twice and deliberately put on a stern face, saying, "She only talks about it. If she really cared about me, why didn't she come back to visit? Does she only come to see me off when this old geezer is in his coffin?"
Jiang Xiaoyu was just waiting for him to say those words!
She immediately pulled out her phone and called her mother, saying loudly, "Mom, Grandpa says he misses you and is asking when you'll have time to come back and see him!"
"Yes, see if my dad is free. If he is, he can bring him along. Grandpa says he hasn't seen his son-in-law yet!"
"Okay, okay, I'll be waiting for you in Tiandu! Oh, and dress up nicely. I'll throw you a welcome-back party when you get back. I've made a few new friends, and I'll introduce them to you and my dad!"
"No problem, just remember to dress up nicely!"
After emphasizing it again, Jiang Xiaoyu hung up the phone and turned to the dumbfounded Grandpa Jiang with a smile, saying, "My mother went to book the plane tickets, and they should arrive tomorrow if nothing unexpected happens."
Grandpa Jiang: "..."
Jiang Ruoyu and the other two: "..."
This is all so sudden and unpredictable; isn't that a bit too hasty?
Moreover, why did Grandpa Jiang's perfectly good words completely change after she changed her tone like that?
Grandpa Jiang couldn't help but glare at his granddaughter, but the joy of his daughter's imminent return overshadowed his embarrassment. He cleared his throat twice and then complained, "You're all grown up now, and your daughter is all grown up too, yet you're still so impatient. You haven't made any progress at all!"
She then looked at Jiang Ruojin and glared at him, saying, "What are you still doing here? Didn't you hear your sister is coming back tomorrow? Hurry up and get ready!"
Jiang Ruojin: "!!!"
Damn it, fucking bastard!
Grandpa Jiang ignored him; he was secretly quite nervous.
While pondering where and how to hold the welcome banquet, he turned to Jiang Xiaoyu and said, "You just said you were bringing a few friends home. How many? Grandpa will write it down and have your uncle arrange it later."
"This is your first time bringing a friend home, so you can't afford any mishaps."
Jiang Xiaoyu had only said it casually to deceive her mother, but now that Grandpa Jiang was asking, she could only scratch her head and say, "Four or five, I'll have to call and ask first."
"Okay, find out and tell Grandpa."
However, when it came to the welcome banquet, Grandpa Jiang suddenly remembered: "Ruoyu has been back for two months, and we haven't had a welcome banquet yet. Let's have one together tomorrow."
"Take a look at who you want to invite, make a list for your brother, and let him get ready."
Jiang Ruoyu unconsciously clenched her fists while holding her bag, forcing a smile as she said, "...Okay."
Jiang Xiaoyu's eyes flickered: "By the way, didn't Grandpa just say that what Uncle and Aunt Haoming did today angered the Fu family? Why don't we take this opportunity to send a message to the Fu family as well?"
Grandpa Jiang was taken aback, but then began to think about it seriously.
A few seconds later, he shook his head: "No need to send a letter."
Jiang Ruojin immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
But before he could completely relax, Old Master Jiang continued, "I will personally go to the Fu family first thing tomorrow morning."
Jiang Ruojin: "..."
I couldn't help but call out, "Dad!"
Grandpa Jiang immediately glared at him: "I'm so old, I'm retired, and I still have to clean up the messes made by you bunch of bastards. And you still yell? You have the nerve to yell?"
Jiang Ruojin's face turned ashen: "Our Jiang family and the Fu family are both among the four great families of Tiandu. Even if the Fu family is stronger than us, they are not strong enough to make us lower ourselves to apologize to them."
"Besides, today's incident was an accident, and we've already agreed to compensation. What more do you want?"
“Besides,” Jiang Ruojin paused, a look of disdain flashing in her eyes, “if you really want to be honest, Qin Sheng is just Fu Jingheng’s girlfriend. Fu Jingheng has already been exiled from Ancheng, so how could his girlfriend possibly cause any dissatisfaction in the Fu family?”
Jiang Xiaoyu was displeased by these words.
She placed the half-peeled orange on the coffee table, pursed her lips, and was about to speak.
Just then, Jiang Ruojin's assistant rushed in from outside the door.
Ignoring the presence of others, he rushed to Jiang Ruojin as soon as he entered the room, sweating profusely, and said, "President Jiang, the Fu family has returned the money we sent to participate in the Western Development Project."
Jiang Ruojin's expression suddenly changed: "What did you say?!"
The assistant was sweating profusely, but he could only grit his teeth and repeat, "The Fu family has returned every penny of the money we invested."
Jiang Ruojin's face turned ashen: "Who? Whose idea is this?"
The assistant wiped his hands and called out in a low voice, "It's Young Master Fu, Fu Jingyuan."
"...He also sent a message."
Feeling uneasy, Jiang Ruoyu spoke first, "What did you say?"
The assistant glanced at her furtively and lowered her voice even further: "Young Master Fu said... said... that evidence or not doesn't matter. He only knows that this competition was hosted by the Jiang family."
"The Fu family will not cooperate with any forces that bully or insult the Fu family."
Jiang Ruoyu was startled and involuntarily took a step back.
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