When Luo Yan met Luo Shicheng's godfather, she was startled. He looked like a Maitreya Buddha, so fat that he seemed out of place in this era of scarcity.
"grandfather……"
Luo Shicheng walked a few steps to the sofa, where Ximen Bei, who was sitting on the sofa, grabbed his hand.
Ximen Bei's old eyes reddened. "Shicheng, if it weren't for Xiang girl calling you, would you have forgotten about your godfather?"
Luo Shicheng said with shame, "It's all my carelessness that has caused Grandpa to suffer."
"Yanyan, come here, this is your great-grandfather..." Luo Shicheng turned around and called to Luo Yan.
Luo Yan walked up to Ximen Bei and said, "Great-Grandpa."
Ximen Bei looked Luo Yan up and down. "This is your daughter?"
Luo Shicheng squatted down and put his arm around Luo Yan. "Yes, she's three years old this year. Her name is Luo Yan."
Ximen Bei's smile faded. "So, Xiang girl was made to cry by you?"
Oh, is the old man going to interrogate me? Luo Yan's face darkened, and she shook off Luo Shicheng's arm and walked towards the door.
You're Luo Shicheng's godfather, not mine. You're giving me attitude and trying to back up Xiang Yu without even asking what happened. I don't have time to deal with you.
Luo Shicheng quickly caught up, picked up Luo Yan, and apologized to Ximen Bei.
"Grandpa, I'll take Yanyan home first, and I'll come see you again later."
Ximen Bei was humiliated by a little baby. Not only did his adopted grandson not say anything to the baby, but he also left him. Ximen Bei's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and he turned his head away and waved his hand.
Luo Shicheng could also see that Ximen Bei was unhappy, but Luo Yan would definitely not agree to stay. If she was not sent home, who would compensate his precious daughter if she ran away?
"Luo Shicheng?"
As soon as Luo Shicheng stepped out the door, a beautiful figure came to greet him.
"You've come to see your godfather, right? Come in quickly."
Xiang Yu warmly reached out to the open door of ward 217.
Luo Yan glared at Xiang Yu, who had complained about her to Ximen Bei. Xiang Yu was fair-skinned, with delicate features and wore gold-rimmed glasses, exuding an intellectual beauty.
Luo Shicheng glanced at Xiang Yu a few more times and asked, "Do you know Liu Jingqiu?"
When Luo Shicheng received Xiang Yu's call earlier, he didn't think much of it. But after seeing Xiang Yu, Luo Shicheng suddenly had an idea: could this Xiang Yu be the one Liu Jingqiu mentioned who sponsored people in need but didn't give Liu Jingqiu any money?
Xiang Yu acted naturally, smiling as she admitted, "Yes, it's me. You know Liu Jingqiu too?"
Luo Yan, is she the Xiang Yu that Liu Jingqiu wrote down in his notebook? It seems this person is definitely not simple.
"Liu Jingqiu was sentenced to ten years for participating in human trafficking. What, you didn't know?" Luo Shicheng's gaze at Xiang Yu was sharp as a knife.
Xiang Yu was first surprised, then regretful.
"How could someone as good as Liu Jingqiu do such a foolish thing?"
Xiang Yu's expression was sincere and did not seem fake.
Luo Yan, let the bullets fly for a while.
Luo Shicheng scrutinized her with his eyes, "You haven't contacted her since you came back?"
Xiang Yu shook her head dejectedly, "I have too many things to do here. I was planning to go see her after I finished..."
How did you two meet?
Xiang Yu was surprised by Luo Shicheng's interrogation-like attitude, but still answered Luo Shicheng's questions.
"Her mother is the daughter of my mother's nanny. I met her mother when I returned to China in 1965 at my mother's request."
At that time, she was with her mother, very well-behaved and quiet. I felt a connection with her, so I left my address with her. We corresponded for a while afterward, and I even asked her to help sponsor some people in need.
"It's just that overseas remittance services have been suspended, so the money I promised to give her hasn't arrived yet. I'm back this time to return the money to her."
For the time being, there was no apparent problem. Luo Shicheng tried to walk past Xiang Yu to leave, but Xiang Yu stopped him again.
"Grandpa misses you terribly, why didn't you go inside when you came?"
"Hmph, let him go. This old man is annoying. Don't delay his family reunion."
Ximen Bei, leaning on a cane, came out of the ward. He spoke with a tough tone, but his eyes were full of reluctance as he glanced at Luo Shicheng.
The nickname "old child" wasn't given lightly; Ximen Bei, who was over ninety years old, was practically a child himself, which Luo Shicheng couldn't bear.
"Yanyan, how about we have dinner with Great-Grandpa before going to Grandpa's house, okay?"
Xiang Yu also encouraged, "Yes, darling, I'll go to Fangshan Restaurant to order dishes right now. They're all delicious, I guarantee you'll love them."
Xiang Yu was both enthusiastic and tactful, leaving Luo Yan with no reason to criticize him. If she were to insist on leaving again, she would be being unreasonable. Moreover, Luo Yan was also eager to see just how sophisticated Xiang Yu really was.
Luo Yan nodded, and Xiang Yu thanked her happily, "My darling is so good. On behalf of your great-grandfather, thank you."
Seeing that Xiang Yu had successfully kept Luo Shicheng and his daughter, Ximen Bei's mood brightened, and he looked at Xiang Yu with exceptional kindness.
Luo Yan sneered, "Dad, Mom, Aunt Xiang Yu."
Who are you, Xiang's mother? Who acknowledged you as their mother? Luo Yan slapped Luo Shicheng. She said, "She's my Xiang's mother, why don't you object? Do you really want to be her husband?"
Luo Yan's small hand, though small, hurt a lot when it hit his shoulder. Luo Shicheng gritted his teeth and endured the pain but didn't point out Xiang Yu's inappropriate words, which made Luo Yan roll her eyes at him.
Luo Shicheng didn't say anything, but Xiang Yu repeatedly agreed.
"Yanyan is right. It's Aunt Xiang Yu, not Aunt Xiang. Aunt Xiang likes Yanyan too much and said the wrong thing. I'm sorry."
Upon hearing this, not only Ximen Bei, but even Luo Shicheng looked at Xiang Yu with admiration.
Let alone adults arguing with children, how many adults can truly tolerate a child's unreasonable behavior, let alone apologize? Yet Xiang Yu showed no dissatisfaction with Luo Yan from beginning to end, apologizing with a smile, which was rare in its generosity and propriety.
Ximen Bei sighed, "Xiang girl, you don't need to spend too much. The state-run restaurant is fine."
Xiang Yu firmly rejected the idea, saying, "It's rare for little Yan Yan to come all this way, and besides, you haven't eaten properly during your hospital stay, so it won't cost you anything."
As he spoke, Xiang Yu asked Luo Yan affectionately.
"What does Yan Yan like to eat? Why don't you come with Auntie and pick it out yourself?"
Luo Yan reached out to Xiang Yu.
It was rare that Luo Yan stopped making a fuss and even let Xiang Yu hold her. Luo Shicheng handed Luo Yan over to Xiang Yu and helped Ximen Bei back to the ward.
Xiang Yu carried Luo Yan out of the hospital, followed by two men in plain clothes.
Surprisingly, there were bodyguards too. Luo Yan carefully memorized the faces of the two bodyguards.
Xiang Yu carried Luo Yan into a car parked by the roadside, while two bodyguards got into the jeep behind them. The group headed towards Fangshan Restaurant.
Upon arrival, Xiang Yu put Luo Yan down on the ground, took her hand, and walked into the antique-style shop. They then passed through the fairly spacious shop to the order window.
Xiang Yu first ordered the signature dishes from Fangshan Restaurant: ten small steamed buns, ten green bean rolls, and ten minced meat sesame cakes, plus one serving each of hazelnut sauce and cucumber sauce. Then she let Luo Yan order the dishes.
The menus at this time only had dish names and no pictures. Luo Yan couldn't say that Xiang Yu did it on purpose, but normally, a three-year-old child can't read, so why would she order food based on the words? Would she think it would be funny to see a child make a fool of himself?
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