"Just ssing around? Is that how a brother should act? Not setting a good example at all!" Old Master An wasn’t buying it, looking at his eldest grandson through his gold-rimd glasses with eyes very similar to An Zhihang’s, full of authority.
"Grandpa, my little sister and I were really just ssing around, honestly just ssing around!" An Zhihang was almost in tears, "If you don’t believe , ask my little sister! Sis, tell him we’re just playing around?"
As he spoke, he kept winking at An Yiqing, almost popping his eyes out.
An Yiqing pressed her red lips together, trying hard not to laugh, and nodded at Old Master An. Joking is one thing, but she didn’t plan to let her own big brother get scolded by their grandpa.
"Grandpa, my brother and I were really just ssing around. I was just teasing him for fun!" An Yiqing stood up and affectionately linked her arm with Old Master An, saying softly.
"Teasing him? Teasing him about what?" With his granddaughter’s little act of endearnt, Old Master An’s temper vanished completely, and he imdiately smiled along, following her lead.
"Well, I was teasing him about not bringing back a sister-in-law after all this ti! I said grandma and grandpa are still waiting to hold their grandchildren!" An Yiqing playfully glanced at An Zhihang, whose face was as dark as ink, and whispered to Old Master An.
Old Master An nodded in agreent, "That’s right! You’ve been flirting with that little girl from the Gu Family for so long, and still nothing’s settled! Back in the day when your father was pursuing your mother, he sent her piles of love letters and flowers in her dormitory. And look at you, standing there like a block of wood! I really don’t know how Tingting is interested in you! Lao San, go back and talk to Tingting about it properly, I’ll introduce her to soone better. Why settle for a man with no romantic flair?!"
"Alright, I’ll go back and tell him tomorrow." Gu Yelin cooperatively nodded.
An Zhihang panicked upon hearing this.
"No, no, Grandpa! You can’t help outsiders over your own grandson! Tingting and I just started making progress..."
"It’s been two months and just started making progress? When your father pursued your mother, after two months you almost existed! Old Master An was fuming, his temples throbbing as he blew his beard and glared at An Zhihang, "Tomorrow you go declare your stance to right away! Use all those tricks you young people are good at! If you don’t know how, find that boy from the Bai Family, that rascal is useless in other areas but has a ton of tricks for wooing won! I’m giving you a month, if you don’t grab so gifts and head to the Gu Family to et the parents, I’ll introduce soone better to Tingting in no ti! It pisses off! Not taking initiative as a man, does Tingting have to throw herself at you?!"
"Oh Grandpa, is this really urgent? It requires gradual progress..."
"Gradual progress my foot! If soday there’s a man better than you around Tingting, you’ll be crying too late then! Can love and business be the sa? Don’t bring that marketplace ntality back ho!" Old Master An was anxious too, An Zhihang was perfect in all areas, except when it ca to won and relationships, he was clueless. It’s not that he doesn’t like Gu Tingting, his own grandson’s feelings are clear to him, An Zhihang not only likes Gu Tingting, but he likes her a lot. However, everyone has different personalities. Like An Yiqing, although she liked Gu Yelin, she was too dense at the ti. An Zhihang is the sa, what use is it to just like her quietly in his heart? Even an old guy like him understands "love has to be spoken and acted out loud"!
An Yiqing just smiled without interrupting her grandfather’s lecture to her big brother. She wholeheartedly agreed with Old Master An’s view, business and love are different. In business negotiations, it’s about "If the enemy doesn’t move, neither do I", grasping the opponent’s psychology, holding their weaknesses. But emotions aren’t business, and love between two people isn’t a transaction. If you like soone, you have to say it, and act on it. If you rely on the fact that the other person likes you and take it slow, it can be quite hurtful.
An Zhihang is great, whether it’s his attitude towards won or relationships, he’s a good man. But he needs soone to give him a nudge.
Finally, Old Master An kicked the pondering An Zhihang up to the second floor, sending him off to reflect upon his actions.
"Grandpa, where’s grandma?" After An Zhihang left, An Yiqing asked.
"Your grandma is asleep. During the month you were away, she had nothing to do in the evenings, didn’t like going out in winter either. She got into the habit of going to bed early, can’t change that in a hurry." Old Master An let An Yiqing help him to the sofa, though his body was as robust as a young man’s, he cherished his granddaughter’s filial piety dearly.
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