CHAPTER 159: GRANDMA SU’S MONTHLY TICKET ADD-ON CHAPTER FOR REACHING 690 VOTES

Su Yan took the tea, sipped it, and then sighed as if resigned, "Alright, I was wrong okay? I shouldn’t have been so domineering and taken your things without asking for your opinion. It was my fault. Now I’ll ask Miss Li, would you be willing to move in?"

Li Xianglu rolled her eyes, leaned on the sofa, and nodded her head, "Alright, Grandma Su!"

’Pfft’!... Hearing this, Su Yan spat out her tea, drenching both Li Xianglu and Qin Xi.

By the time the three of them sat down together again, Li Xianglu and Qin Xi had changed into clean clothes and were sitting across from Su Yan.

Su Yan, seeing that Li Xianglu was sitting cautiously to one side, said irritably, "As long as you don’t call out recklessly, I won’t be so rude."

Li Xianglu frowned and stubbornly said, "Why though, Grandma Su?"

Su Yan...

It took a while before Su Yan finally said, "I’m begging you, please don’t call me Grandma Su, okay? I’m not that old."

Li Xianglu was stunned for a moment, "Ah, Lawyer Xu said you are four years older than my grandfather, was he wrong?"

Su Yan... suddenly felt that taking a twenty-day cruise to Hong Kong was for the purpose of being provoked.

Fine, Su Yan decided to endure it.

It was now half-past three in the afternoon, time for tea, and the servants quickly brought over a variety of pastries and cakes, of which Li Xianglu sampled almost every kind.

Su Yan, watching from the side, frowned, "Aren’t you afraid of getting too fat to marry off?"

Li Xianglu’s eyes widened, she swallowed the cake in her mouth before saying, "No way, I’m already married."

What? Su Yan’s eyes widened. The girl in front of her seemed to be only eighteen or nineteen years old, albeit a bit excessively mature and sophisticated.

Li Xianglu introduced, "I forgot to introduce him to you. This is my husband, legally, Qin Xi. He’s twenty years old this year, and well, I’m already eighteen, of age for marriage."

Su Yan had actually noticed the young man sitting beside her earlier, originally thinking he was just someone Ah Ren called over to accompany his granddaughter, only to find out he was Ah Ren’s grandson-in-law.

Qin Xi greeted her with a smile, "Hello Miss Su, my name is Qin Xi, Xiangxiang’s husband."

Su Yan nodded, "Okay, I didn’t know you were married. Xu Xi didn’t mention it when he came back."

Qin Xi smiled.

After Li Xianglu finished the cake in her hand and took a sip of Qin Xi’s tea, she wiped her mouth and sighed with satisfaction, "This cake is really delicious."

Su Yan was at her wit’s end; the kid must have had three or four pieces already, yet still acted like she was being so restrained. But such a child, Ah Ren probably liked very much, capable of eating and also being fun to be around.

Thinking of the morning’s events, Su Yan suddenly asked, "How did you know it was mine?"

Li Xianglu lifted her chin proudly, pouting her lips, "Mm, it’s that watch, the Vacheron Constantin with twelve diamonds. Could it be something a common market aunty could afford to wear?"

Su Yan glanced at her watch, having first thought that the other party was just a little country girl. Little did she know that the girl was so quick-witted she even recognized a Vacheron Constantin watch. Alright, a miscalculation there.

Li Xianglu had just listed all her flaws: how well-maintained her hair was, the absence of wrinkles on her neck and forehead, the feeling of incongruity that came from wearing a floral shirt that cost five yuan. This made Su Yan instantly happy—it seemed that her own aura was so elegant that even when wearing cheap clothes, she stood out.

Finally, Su Yan asked, "Since you felt something was off about me, why did you still chase after that woman?"

Li Xianglu’s expression became serious: "Although I was suspicious, what if it was true? What if the child was lost because of my hesitation? I would feel guilty and blame myself."

Su Yan blinked, this child was just as kind as Ah Ren had said, but also very clever, not bad.

Time flies when you’re chatting, and soon the servants announced that the meal was ready.

After washing their hands, the three sat down at the dining table.

With ten dishes and one soup, Li Xianglu’s eyes dazzled as she looked at the delicate dishes, each seeming delicious.

Su Yan didn’t have a big appetite, and she had already eaten a pastry at afternoon tea, mostly because this girl kept eating and enticed her to eat one too, so she wasn’t very hungry. She simply scooped up a bowl of soup and started to drink.

Li Xianglu, however, began to devour the food with great relish—the squirrel fish was so delicious, the chicken with chestnuts was smooth, the soy sauce chicken had a great flavor, the roast goose was rich and fragrant, the kelp salad wasn’t bad either, and even the mushrooms and bok choy were topped with broth. The rice was also good; it was like Thai jasmine rice—very fluffy and tasty.

By now, Su Yan was stunned: "Can’t you get food in your country?" Wasn’t it said that the situation within your country had improved? How come you’re still unable to get food?

After Qin Xi swallowed the chicken Li Xianglu put on her plate and wiped her mouth, she said somewhat embarrassedly, "Nowadays we can have enough to eat, but we can’t have such good meals all the time. Xiangxiang loves to eat; please excuse her enthusiasm."

Su Yan nodded with a strained expression, thinking that it couldn’t be that the news Lawyer Xu sent back was false. She still remembered a night when Lawyer Xu ate a dish called ’big plate chicken’ at Ah Ren’s home and even called her to describe it: it had chicken pieces, potatoes, and some bok choy added, with a slightly soupy sauce, then wide hand-pulled noodles were cooked and poured on top. He said it was particularly delicious. Since they could even eat chicken, their living standards should not be bad.

Li Xianglu had a bowl and a half of rice and quite a bit of food, and now she was holding a bowl of sea fish soup, praising, "Grandma Su, the food at your place is really delicious."

There it was again, "Grandma Su." Su Yan’s eyebrows twitched, and she nodded, "Later, you and Qin Xi should take a few laps around the yard. With all the food you’ve eaten, how will you sleep tonight?"

In any case, she often ate a lot at home, and she used to walk with Mr. Qin regularly, so it had become a routine. She obediently nodded in agreement.

After dinner, Su Yan went upstairs to make a phone call, while Li Xianglu and Qin Xi changed their shoes and started to stroll around the yard.

So this was a big swimming pool at the back, and behind the tall walls were mountains. Rich people really knew how to enjoy life.

Qin Xi touched the little girl’s braid and said, "Are you going to call Mr. Qin tonight?"

Li Xianglu thought about it and nodded, "Yeah, we’ll call. I feel that Mr. Qin’s feelings for Grandma Su are a little different, kind of like unfulfilled love. He’s probably anxious at home, unable to sleep and wandering around."

Qin Xi nodded, "Alright, we’ll call when we get back. Qin Zhen is back too, and I’ll have a word with him. He shouldn’t run around too much lately."

Li Xianglu raised her eyebrows: "Are you worried about Qin Miao?"

Qin Xi nodded, "Qin Miao is not a simple character. She has good relations with some influential families in the capital. I’m afraid that Qin Zhen, being a bit naive, might unwittingly fall into her trap."

Li Xianglu frowned. This Qin Miao really was a lingering ghost. What was the reason behind all this? Was it really the issue pertaining to the older generations that Qin Xi had mentioned before? It wasn’t the fault of Mr. Qin’s family that he changed wives, so how can one resent them without any principles?