"Your elder sister’s child is five years old this year, so it really does count as five generations living together," Ye Xuan said with a light chuckle. "When I have ti, I’ll fill you in on the details of our family mbers, so that if one day there’s an unexpected fight, at least we’ll know we’re family after patching things up."
"Am I really that aggressive and quarrelso in your eyes?" Luo Ye gave him a glance. "Get to the main point straight away, don’t shift the topic."
"How could I dare shift the topic? It was you who asked about it..." Ye Xuan organized his thoughts and continued, "At that ti, the Yu Family ca to the Ye Family to propose marriage, but it happened that Great Grandpa was seriously ill, and the elders at ho were in no mood to deal with them, so they said they would discuss it later. Mr. Yu thought the Ye Family looked down on him, and imdiately threw out so harsh words.
The Yu Family is indeed a prestigious and reputable big family. Even if the Ye Family is powerful, they did not want to make an enemy without reason. Considering the pros and cons, Grandpa told him the truth. Mr. Yu felt embarrassed, apologized, and after visiting Great Grandpa, he left.
Sohow, this incident got out, and the story morphed into the Yu Family coming to propose and being rejected by the Ye Family. Soone even specifically asked Grandpa about it. Only after Grandpa explained did they believe that the rumor was false.
For such matters, those who were not directly involved usually found it inappropriate to ask in front of the heads of the household. Hence, apart from Grandpa clarifying it once, no one else had the chance to ntion it.
Strangely enough, the Yu Family didn’t clarify the rumor, so the story just spread and beca regarded as truth. As for why the Yu Family never ca again, that remains unclear."
"Your Great Grandpa..." Luo Ye hesitated and looked at Ye Xuan, not continuing.
"Great Grandpa is 96 this year, and his health is still quite robust, but his mory has faded sowhat, and his temperant has beco like a child’s. The only ones he still recognizes are Grandpa and ..." Ye Xuan’s eyes flickered with a hint of sadness. "Every ti I go back, he gets as excited as a child, insisting on personally moving a small stool for to sit on.
He likes to tell what he thinks are interesting stories. If I laugh, he grins happily; if I don’t, he looks at anxiously. Sotis I deliberately tease him by keeping a straight face, and he would desperately switch topics until I smiled, then he’d feel relieved...
Ye’er, if possible, I want you to et him sooner rather than later. After all, no one dares say how much longer an elderly person can last."
"I can." Luo Ye answered with a choked voice, tears shimring in her eyes. "Whenever I have a vacation, I’ll visit him with you. I don’t care about anything else, just to et him."
"Ye’er..." Ye Xuan’s eyes filled with emotion. Generally, girls are quite reserved about these matters. He was fully prepared for her to refuse him, to say wait until both families have set a date.
He never expected that she would agree so readily; after all, girls aren’t the sa as boys. For a mont, words stuck in his throat, unable to co out, as it seed anything he said would sound pretentious and unworthy of her...
"Don’t look at like that," Luo Ye, feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, her cheeks ever more delicately pink, reproached. "Staring at soone like this is very impolite."
Ye Xuan gently embraced her. "I feel so fortunate that I took this step early. Do you rember, when we first t, how much I enjoyed bantering with you?"
Luo Ye nodded. "Yeah, back then you were so annoying, and I really wanted to annoy you too."
"I can’t believe myself that I actually acted like that, completely unaware of my own abnormal behavior at the ti. After returning to Beijing, Captain Jiang always joked with , saying I definitely fell for his niece, otherwise why would I act so out of character?
I thought it over carefully. Throughout my life, I’ve never been so verbally careless in front of anyone else. Since then, I’ve spoken a lot less around you.
Thinking about it now, I was really quite immature, being six years older than you. Sotis, I feel like you’re freer than I am."
"Why add a ’sotis’ and ’seem’? It’s clear that I’m more carefree than you, you scaredy-cat!" Luo Ye pinched his nose teasingly. "So, that ans it was love at first sight for you?"
"Ye’er, next ti we have a break, don’t forget to invite to your Grandpa’s house with you," Ye Xuan suspiciously shifted the topic.
"Got it," Luo Ye rolled her eyes playfully. "Scaredy-cat who dares not admit it, not carefree at all, hmph!"
Unbeknownst to them, she had already half lied down in his arms, blooming beautifully like a flower, radiating enchanting fragrance. The slanted evening sun recklessly sneaked in, casting an alluring glow over the delicate figure of her.
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