CHAPTER 757: CHAPTER 754: GRANDMA’S MAGNANIMITY

"How do you feel?"

Shen Siyuan asked this out of the blue, but Grandma understood his meaning.

She laughed and said, "She’s a good girl."

"How can you tell?" Shen Siyuan asked curiously.

"She has a full forehead, round cheeks, bright eyes, and large, thick ears. She’s someone with a good character and fortune," Grandma said.

"How come I feel like you’re describing a pig," Shen Siyuan said.

He intentionally said this just to amuse Grandma.

Sure enough, Grandma burst into laughter and lightly slapped him, scolding him, "Don’t talk nonsense."

Then she sighed and said, "This girl is simple-hearted, don’t let her down."

"Don’t worry, Grandma, I definitely won’t."

"If you ever let her down, then don’t come back to see me."

She added, "Ruan Ruan too. How come all the good girls end up with you, and you just squander them."

"Grandma~" Shen Siyuan whined.

It’s only in front of Grandma that Shen Siyuan would completely show his childish side.

"Hehe, Grandma won’t say more, just as long as you know it in your heart."

"Don’t worry, Grandma, I definitely won’t let down either of them."

Upon hearing this, Grandma chuckled and said, "In this regard, you’re quite like your grandfather, both being quite affectionate."

Upon hearing this, Shen Siyuan’s expression changed instantly, he stood up abruptly, and stared angrily at Grandma.

But Grandma still smiled calmly at him, her expression serene. He deflated like a balloon and crouched down again to help clean the chicken they had just slaughtered.

Mumbling, he said, "Grandma, don’t say things like that."

Seeing him like this made Grandma laugh heartily.

Watching Shen Siyuan’s sulking appearance, Grandma was even more delighted. It had been many years since she had seen her eldest grandson like this, which made her particularly happy.

But she only laughed for a while, then stopped and shifted the conversation, starting to ask Shen Siyuan how he planned to arrange things with the two girls.

Do the parents know about each other, and will they have any opinions?

How will the wedding be managed? Will it be done together or separately?

If separately, how to invite relatives? It’s hard to explain if they have to attend two events.

Of course, the main thing is, when are you planning to have children?

...

"Before I die, I want to see your child and hear him call me Great-Grandma."

"Grandma, don’t say such unlucky things. As long as I’m here, there are many days ahead."

"Even if there are many days, Grandma doesn’t want to wait. Hurry up and have a kid for me. Other people have one wife, you have two, make some effort..."

Shen Siyuan: ...

"Is Grandma talking too much, and you don’t want to hear it?"

"No."

"Then why aren’t you saying anything?"

Shen Siyuan sighed helplessly, realizing that women of every age have the same temperament.

"I got it. I’ll quickly have a child and let him call you Great-Grandma."

"That’s more like it."

Upon hearing this, Grandma was extremely happy and stopped talking, focusing on her work.

But after a little while, she spoke again, "Why do you keep looking at me? Just say what you need to say."

It turns out Shen Siyuan had been watching her all along, and she knew her grandson must be up to something.

"Then I’ll speak directly."

Grandma gave him a glare.

"Why are you beating around the bush with me?"

"The last time I came back, didn’t you think about asking me for an elixir?" Shen Siyuan said.

Although his words seemed random, Grandma understood him.

He was basically asking if she had considered asking him for an elixir for Grandpa.

It’s only when one gets old that they realize how important good health is.

When one gets old, the body’s functions decline, carrying a heavy burden is a torturous pain, and it’s a chronic affliction that erodes all of one’s energy bit by bit.

Shen Siyuan had prepared it for her, but Grandma never asked.

Grandma didn’t answer his question but instead asked, "Can that elixir prolong life?"

Shen Siyuan shook his head directly, "No, it only supplements bodily functions, maintains a healthy state, but it doesn’t extend lifespan."

"This is actually extending life. How many people truly die of old age? When people get older, it’s the illnesses that torment them, breaking down their bodies, and then they pass away."

"Then why didn’t you ask?"

"Why would I ask?" Grandma retorted.

"You don’t say it, but I know you still care about him," Shen Siyuan said slightly annoyed.

He was just throwing a childish tantrum.

But what he said was true; if Grandma didn’t care about Grandpa, she wouldn’t have him come back and stay for several days.

Grandma didn’t admit or deny it, simply saying, "You’re the most important thing in Grandma’s heart. If he wants to be old, let him be old; if he wants to die, let him die. Who doesn’t age or die? Before you were here, he lived perfectly fine, and I think after you’re gone, he’ll live perfectly fine too."

"Transparent," Shen Siyuan gave Grandma a thumbs up.

"Mischievous, get back to work," Grandma scolded lightly, her hands moving even faster.

Shen Siyuan particularly liked Grandma’s character.

Grandma can be seen as a model for new-age women, truly achieving the belief that women need not be inferior to men, strong and independent, not relying on men at all.

Grandma was very beautiful when she was young, or else Shen Siyuan’s grandfather wouldn’t have taken a liking to a rural girl like her. After all, even though he was demoted to the countryside, he was a young master from a Shanghai family with a discerning eye.

So even though later Grandpa abandoned his wife and returned to Shanghai, Grandma could have easily remarried at that time.

She was beautiful, had a good personality, worked efficiently, and was seen as an ideal daughter-in-law by many families, willing to accept her even with a child.

Moreover, in those days, remarriage for women wasn’t seen as a disgrace, rather it was quite common.

Because everyone was striving to live, for labor force, for progeny, though ignorant, everything followed instinct, so there was nothing to be ashamed of.

But Grandma stubbornly raised her son on her own, and life wasn’t bad at all, the hardships she endured are self-evident.

From this, it can be seen that Grandma has a strong and independent character.

Yet Shen Siyuan’s mom is the complete opposite, he always suspected she couldn’t survive leaving Dad, which is why Grandma disapproves of her the most.

However, she’s also lucky, having met Shen Siyuan’s dad, Lin Jianjun, and never suffering hardships in her life.

If she’d met someone who didn’t treat her well, she would be the type to silently endure her whole life.

Because the two of them were efficient, they quickly cleaned up the freshly killed chicken, when suddenly Tang Tang came running over with an egg in each hand, delighted.

"Be careful, don’t fall..."

Before Shen Siyuan could finish his sentence, she fell flat on her face.

Falling was one thing, but the two eggs cracked, covering her all over.

What a mess, they hadn’t brought any spare clothes for her this trip.