Chapter 627: Chapter 421: An Old Acquaintance, So We et Again
The first watch of the night had arrived, and I indeed kept my word by typing this out.
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Can she use a pair of guns? In an instant, Chuxia beca excited. Could it be that Grandma Jiang was the legendary old lady with twin guns? When she was little, her grandparents used to tell her stories about this figure—in fact, stories about four individuals with this title. Could it be she had t one of the originals?
By process of elimination, Zhao Hongwen from the north and Deng Huizhong from the south were out of the question. As for Liu Longhua and Chen Lianshi, her grandparents hadn’t really ntioned their ages. Luckily, she rembered their nas. “What’s Great Grandma Jiang’s last na?” Chuxia leaned close to Yu Tao and asked softly.
“The last na…” Yu Tao pondered hard for a mont, and then with an embarrassed smile, said, “My mory has been regressing terribly lately; I really can’t rember.”
Chuxia turned her gaze to Jiang Shan, who was silently following behind her. “Third sister-in-law, what’s the matter?” Jiang Shan felt a bit creeped out by Chuxia’s stare and unconsciously shrank her neck.
Realizing her expression might have been a bit too eager, Chuxia quickly adjusted it and asked softly, “What’s the last na of Great-grandmother?”
“The last na… I don’t know.”
A line of frustration ford on Chuxia’s forehead. What do you an you don’t know the last na?
Speaking of which, this great-granddaughter is really unqualified, not even knowing her own great-grandmother’s last na. Chuxia was speechless…
Noticing the shock on Chuxia’s face, Jiang Shan quickly explained, “Great-grandfather passed away, and no one at ho calls Great-grandmother by her surna.”
“Haven’t you ever interacted with Great-grandmother’s maternal relatives?”
“Yes, we have.”
At this point, Chuxia really didn’t know what to say. Were there still such foolish people? The old lady’s maternal family na is her surna, right?
Jiang Shan suddenly smacked her forehead in realization: “My maternal granduncle’s last na is Lin, so Great-grandmother’s must be Lin too.”
Not surnad Liu or Chen then, she wasn’t the legendary figure after all. But Chuxia didn’t feel a bit sorry—she shared a last na with her! And she could use twin guns, how aweso was that!
If Old Lady Yang were to hear Chuxia’s thoughts at this mont, she’d definitely stumble in frustration—being able to use twin guns and being precise with them are two different things, right? It was such an insult to her, wasn’t it!
When the old lady appeared in the hall, the people who had gathered in small groups to reminisce quickly surrounded her:
“Aunt Jiang, I wish you health and longevity.”
“Grandma Jiang, happy birthday!”
“Grandma Jiang, may you have as many days as this year and as many years as this day.”
“Grandma Jiang…”
“Aunt Jiang…”
“…”
After exchanging greetings with everyone who had co to inquire, the old lady sat down and chatted casually with everyone. At over ninety years old, she still had clear thoughts and articulate speech, which made Chuxia extrely envious on the side. How wonderful would it be if she could be so formidable when she got old?
Suddenly noticing that her mother-in-law’s expression had turned grim, Chuxia beca puzzled and followed her gaze, only to see Qin Xiangyi!
Right, she rembered her father-in-law saying he would avenge her mother-in-law. Had he done it or not? Judging by the current expression on her mother-in-law’s face, it seed very likely that her father-in-law had not fulfilled his task. She unconsciously moved closer to her mother-in-law. Okay, she didn’t know why she did that, but anyway, she just felt that being closer to her mother-in-law was a clear show of support.
Noticing her subtle movent, Lin Yanqiu’s expression softened sowhat. She smiled and gently patted the back of Chuxia’s hand without saying anything.
Although Yu Tao didn’t know about the previous incident between her mother-in-law and Qin Xiangyi, when she married into the Zhou family and accompanied her mother-in-law to shop for New Year’s goods, she had encountered Qin Xiangyi. They had an unpleasant exchange with her mother-in-law back then. Although she didn’t move closer to her mother-in-law this ti, she looked at Qin Xiangyi with added wariness.
“Lin Chuxia.”
Hearing her na called, Chuxia looked back and saw it was Yang Xiaoli. She stood behind her, grinning at her, her eyes full of joy.
Chuxia quickly got up to greet her. “Yang Xiaoli, when did you get here? I ca down for a bit earlier, how co I didn’t see you?”
“My dad’s driver brought us here. We had to take care of my dad’s business first, so we were late.” Yang Xiaoli pointed to a woman in her forties nearby. “That’s my mom. I ca with her. I didn’t really want to co, but I thought I might see you, so I ca.”
“Is everyone doing alright? Nothing’s been bothering you lately?” Chuxia hadn’t seen Luo Xiaoqiong, Liu ijun, and others for so days and was quite concerned about them.
Yang Xiaoli laughed playfully. “Apart from missing you, everything’s fine.”
Chuxia laughed as well. She realized that after truly becoming friends with her, Yang Xiaoli wasn’t an unlikable girl at all.
“Lin ngran?” Yang Xiaoli tugged at Chuxia and pointed toward the entrance. “Look, isn’t that Lin ngran?”
“Right, that guy’s here too.” Chuxia shook her head with a smile. “The world really isn’t that big, is it? Once you think about it carefully, isn’t there a vine link or a tendril connection between everyone?”
Lin ngran arrived with a woman in her sixties and another in her forties, respectfully greeting and paying their respects to Old Lady Jiang.
As Old Lady Jiang stroked Lin ngran’s head with words of praise, Chuxia finally understood their relationship—the Lin family that Lin ngran belonged to was actually Old Lady Jiang’s maternal family.
No wonder Old Lady Jiang is in such good health, coming from a martial arts family, how could her body not be strong?
“Lin Chuxia, Yang Xiaoli, how are you?” After her grandma and mother joined the lively chat group, Lin ngran approached Chuxia and Xiaoli.
Yang Xiaoli laughed and poked her finger at her, “Hey, you’ve hidden yourself well, acting like you were poor at first.”
“I’ve ntioned before that my family has been practicing martial arts for generations. Plus, if I introduced myself as a mber of the Lin Family of Luxi every ti I t soone, don’t you think that would be showing off?”
“Do you think you weren’t showing off? Wherever you go, you have bodyguards following you, and you act like everyone owes you sothing,” Xiao Li said with a pout. “Let tell you, at first, you were the one I liked the least; you were such a poser.”
One to another…” Lin ngran threw up her hands in a mock toast, “You are the one with two bodyguards wherever you go, treated like a princess. Whatever you say goes, and you look down on everyone. You’re even more annoying than .”
“Do I really do that?” Yang Xiaoli looked to Chuxia, “I don’t believe what she’s saying, Chuxia, tell , do I act like that?”
“Pretty much.” Chuxia shrugged her shoulders as she spoke, “Anyway, you two are both pretty impressive. I just stay hidden in the corner, the farther from you, the better. It’s not safe to be close.”
Yang Xiaoli nudged her, “You little devil, are you making fun of us?”
“That…” Lin ngran looked Chuxia up and down, “And which family do you belong to? Seems like you’ve been playing a role all along, too?”
“I haven’t been pretending.” Chuxia pursed her lips, “What you see is what you get with ; I’ve never put on an act.”
“Then how co you are here to attend my great-aunt’s birthday party? Everyone here has so sort of background; you can’t fool , spill the beans.”
“I got married.”
Lin ngran interrupted her: “I know that, but I want to hear the real stuff.”
Chuxia felt exasperated, “Isn’t getting married the real deal?”
“It is serious, but I want to know about your background…” Lin ngran suddenly paused, realization dawning, “You an your husband’s family is prestigious?”
Chuxia looked very uncomfortable. Weren’t they seated just a ter away from her in-laws and others? Sister, could you speak up a little more…
Following Chuxia’s gaze, Lin ngran slapped her forehead hard: “I know who you married now. It’s…is it really him, not…no way, right?”
Yang Xiaoli nodded: “It is.”
“Really?” Lin ngran’s eyes widened even more as she scrutinized Chuxia, “What’s your husband’s family na?”
“Sister, do you have a problem with your brain?” An exasperated Chuxia did not know how else to describe Miss Lin.
“I just want to be doubly sure. I know that Great Grandma Jiang’s elder sister married soone from the Zhou family, and you just looked in that direction, so I guess you married into that family, right?”
Chuxia curled her lip in disdain.
“I really didn’t expect it!” Lin ngran repeated over and over, unable to believe what she was realizing was visibly inscribed on her face.
“What do you an?” Yang Xiaoli punched her jokingly. “What’s so unexpected? Be clear.”
“That…” Lin ngran glanced around and lowered her voice, “Our family doesn’t have any dealings with the Zhou family, but they are relatives with my great-aunt’s family. So, regarding the Zhou family, I’ve indeed heard a few things.
Commander Zhou seems very picky when it cos to this. Various families, aunts and uncles, classmates, and friends have tried to introduce him to a thousand, if not eight hundred, girls, and he has flatly rejected them all without even considering them.
Everyone guessed maybe he just didn’t like girls at all, but then he suddenly got married, and what’s more, he married soone I know. Tsk tsk… It’s unbelievable.”
“So you an I’m not good enough for him, is that it?” Chuxia glanced at her sideways, “Aside from my background, where am I not deserving of him?”
“No, no, that’s not what I ant. What I ant was, I didn’t know what kind of person he was looking for.”
“That still ans I’m not good enough for him.”
“That’s not it…” Lin ngran was on the verge of tears, truly at a loss for words.
“That’s not it, it’s definitely it.”
“Great-grandmother, could you not be like this, please?” Lin ngran clasped her hands in apology towards Chuxia, “I was wrong, it’s all my fault. It’s not that you’re not good enough for Commander Zhou, it’s that he’s not good enough for you.”
“That’s more like it.” Chuxia raised an eyebrow and smoothed her hair, “This delicate flower ended up with that pile of old cow dung; of course, he’s the one who ca out ahead.”
Lin ngran watched her stunned, then gave a thumbs-up before turning it upside down, “If you dare, say it louder, then I’ll admit I’m impressed.”
Chuxia refused without any guilt: “I don’t dare. How can you say such things out loud that are ant as a joke in private?”
Lin ngran gave her a speechless look: “You’re so shaless!”
The person in question matter-of-factly replied: “You just figured that out?”
Lin ngran: “…” (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to vote for it at Qidian (qidian), or on the monthly ticket list. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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