Chapter 152 An Extraordinary Boy
Bai Qingtian ignored what Old Man Li said. He just smiled at An Yan, pulled Bai Shichen over and pushed him in front of her, saying, "This is my grandson, a doctoral student. He just came back from abroad and loves to plant flowers, grass, and crops. He is still alone."
An Yan responded politely: "Yes, we already know each other."
"Only by going out for a walk and chatting from time to time can we get to know each other better. Simply meeting a few times is not enough. My grandson is a very gentle person." Bai Qingtian couldn't stop talking once he started. He wished that An Yan and Bai Shichen would fall in love with each other right away, get married tomorrow, and hold their great-grandson the day after tomorrow.
Bai Shichen said, "Grandpa, what are you doing?"
Bai Qingtian also realized that he was too anxious and quickly said, "An Yan, come and take a look. This is a gift I picked out especially for you."
At this time, a man came over with a red gift box.
When I opened it, I saw two little figures that looked like a newlywed couple, leaning against each other, standing under a tree of happiness. They were made of pure gold.
Li Rongsen couldn't help but feel that the implication was too serious.
Bai Shichen was also a little embarrassed, and Xiaoji beside him finally understood. Could this be a blind date meeting? The key point is that there are more than one young men present, and he is also single.
An Yan gave an awkward but polite smile, remained motionless, and had no intention of taking it.
Old Master Li snorted heavily at first, and then spoke: "You are so vulgar, too vulgar, so vulgar, just give this thing as a gift. It's made entirely of gold, so what? It's not worth much."
"This isn't about money. It's about my good intentions." Bai Qingtian immediately refuted him and added, "How can a girl like An Yan survive without a reliable and excellent man to take care of her?"
"What are you busy with? This is something you should worry about. An Yan is not a member of your family. Why do you worry about her?" Old Master Li sneered twice, thinking how could this old man be so ignorant that he had to pair An Yan and Bai Shichen together. Maybe An Yan would even look down on them.
"I have long regarded An Yan as my own family, and I want to give her all the good things." Bai Qingtian was also unwilling to accept it. If he looked down on my grandson, he could look down on yours. Li Rongsen was not much better than Bai Shichen. He even had an ex-girlfriend, but his own Shichen had never been heard to have a girlfriend.
Mr. Li added, "It's up to the young people themselves to decide on their marriages. Why should an old man like you worry about it?"
"Oh, that's not what you said before. What did you say? Parents' orders and matchmaker's words." Bai Qingtian retorted to him rudely.
"That's old-fashioned thinking. We need to keep pace with the times and let them fall in love freely and find the person they want to marry. Their lives are theirs after all." Grandpa Li said righteously.
An Yan didn't understand why they were arguing about this, and the argument was getting more and more heated. Even if the two old men came up with a conclusion, she wouldn't listen.
Li Rongsen was just watching the show. He knew what the two old men were going to do, but he didn't expose them.
It was Bai Shichen who came out to smooth things over, saying, "Please sit down, everyone. Didn't you invite An Yan to have tea? The tea is already cold."
"Oh, yes." Old Master Li quickly stopped arguing with Bai Qingtian, and smiled at An Yan, motioning her to sit down. He said, "Come, try this tea. And sweetheart, there's cake. Don't be shy and eat more."
"Thank you." An Yan nodded and then sat down.
Everyone sat down except Xiaoji.
"Xiao Ji, come here. Let me see how you are." An Yan motioned Xiao Ji to come over.
Xiaoji was surprisingly obedient. He immediately came over to take her pulse.
Bai Qingtian then noticed the unfamiliar young man and asked Bai Shichen, "Who is this kid?"
"He's my new friend. I took him to the fields to farm." Bai Shichen didn't say much, just answered like this.
Old Master Li stared at Xiaoji for a while and asked, "He seems very young, maybe under 18."
Xiaoji didn't answer, he seemed indifferent.
Bai Shichen was afraid that Mr. Li would feel uncomfortable, so he said, "This child is afraid of strangers."
Xiaoji rolled his eyes at him but still said nothing.
After checking his pulse, An Yan said, "He's fine, quite healthy."
Xiao Ji did not sit next to Bai Shichen, but sat next to An Yan, taking Li Rongsen's seat.
Mr. Li immediately became unhappy and said, "Hey, little brat, get up. That's the adult's seat."
Li Rongsen said, "It's okay, let him sit."
"Then sit here with me." After saying that, Mr. Li stood up and sat next to Bai Shichen.
This made Bai Qingtian unhappy. He quickly said, "Sit down, sit down. That's the main seat, you should sit there. Juniors can't sit there." At the same time, he said to Li Rongsen, "Come here and sit with Shichen. It's been a long time since we last met."
Li Rongsen knew what Bai Qingtian meant. If An Yan didn't sit next to Bai Shichen, then she couldn't sit next to him either.
Mr. Li didn't bother with him and didn't give up his seat.
Today's afternoon tea was all about the two old men bickering with each other, and a few young people just listened to their bickering and came out at the right time to smooth things over and act as mediators.
Mr. Li suddenly felt that bickering was boring, so he turned his attention to Xiaoji, a clean-cut young man. He asked, "Where are you studying now? What do you usually do?"
Xiaoji looked over, as if thinking about something, and then said, "I haven't studied."
"You've never been to school?" Mr. Li was surprised.
Bai Shichen tried to communicate with Xiaoji, but he said almost nothing. He was either silent or very frugal with his words.
Xiaoji lowered his head.
Bai Qingtian also became interested, thinking that a child of his age should be studying. He also asked, "You should be studying in school, why are you following my family's family to engage in agriculture?"
"Where are your family members? Don't they care about you?" Mr. Li asked again.
An Yan looked towards Xiao Ji and found that his face was not right. It turned red and his hands were clenched together as if he was trying hard to restrain something.
Bai Qingtian said, "If I don't study hard, I won't have a future. How will I support myself in the future?"
"I just want to do what I like to do." Xiaoji suddenly shouted loudly, and he seemed to be very excited.
"You have to support yourself first before you can do what you like." Grandpa Li taught him earnestly.
These words made Xiao Ji fall to the ground. His whole body began to twitch, just like he was having epilepsy, but he was not. He did not foam at the mouth or bite his tongue, but the situation was not optimistic.
Both Mr. Li and Bai Qingtian were shocked, and even Li Rongsen and Bai Shichen found it unbelievable.
An Yan immediately went over to check on him, took out the golden needles and gave him acupuncture, then began to comfort him: "Alright, alright, just do what you like. No one is forcing you to do something you don't like."
Xiaoji then slowly calmed down and even his complexion looked better.
Li Rongsen asked: "What happened to him?"
Old Master Li was completely confused. He exchanged glances with Bai Qingtian and asked, "Did we say anything to irritate him?"
Bai Qingtian expressed his confusion and said, "This young man doesn't look like an ordinary kid." He then turned to Bai Shichen and asked, "Where did you find him?"
(End of this chapter)
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