The elderly man snorted, “What’s wrong? Grandfather still understands your character, doesn’t he?”
“It was wrong from the beginning. Under normal circumstances, you should have questioned the man who took away your granddaughter…” Ye Wanwan muttered discontentedly.
The elderly man asked, “Do you even know what normal circumstances are?”
Ye Wanwan had nothing more to say.
After a deep sigh, Ye Wanwan hugged Sì Yèhán’s arm and said with a smile, “Responsible, of course we’re responsible! How could we not be responsible? We’re definitely getting married. There have been so many things going on lately, one after another. Otherwise, I would have kidnapped him for a wedding long ago!”
Hearing the girl’s words, Sì Yèhán’s heart raced like an electric shock.
Upon hearing Ye Wanwan’s words, the elderly man’s expression eased slightly, and then he seemed to recall something, appearing somewhat distant.
If he hadn’t been so stubborn back then, insisting on stopping his daughter’s marriage, she might not have ended up in this situation today…
Now, for him, nothing was more important than his family’s happiness.
“But, Grandfather, there’s a big problem now. My parents have some reservations about Ah Jiu. They’ve been against us being together all along. You know Ah Jiu is the leader of the Asura and one of the bigwigs in the underworld. So my parents think his reputation isn’t good and they’re afraid he might mistreat me. But it’s not true; those rumors are baseless… So, Grandfather, we might need your help to persuade my parents when the time comes!” Ye Wanwan quietly requested.
Now that the issue with Ah Jiu’s mother had resurfaced, she was afraid her parents would be even more opposed.
The elderly man gave his granddaughter a look and said mildly, “You make it sound like your reputation is pristine. Your reputation is worse than Ah Jiu’s! Why do they have the right to look down on him?”
Ye Wanwan was speechless.
Heh, was he really her grandfather?
Beside her, Sì Yèhán patted the girl’s drooping head and said, “Grandfather, Wu You is wonderful. It’s me who doesn’t deserve her. I understand Uncle and Aunt’s concerns.”
Ye Wanwan couldn’t help but look at Sì Yèhán again, feeling touched and surprised at the same time. Sì Yèhán’s way of speaking had improved by leaps and bounds!
The elderly man also seemed quite satisfied with Sì Yèhán. Then, perhaps realizing that his granddaughter was, in fact, a girl, he cleared his throat and said to Sì Yèhán, “Ah Jiu, let me remind you too. Since my granddaughter is in your care, you must not let her suffer any grievances, no matter who or what the cause may be. Do you understand what I mean?”
Sì Yèhán understood the elder’s concern well. “I understand. I’ll handle everything properly.”
After the conversation, their precious granddaughter kindly volunteered to stay and keep her great-grandfather company.
As they walked out of the room, Ye Wanwan couldn’t help but interrogate Sì Yèhán, “My goodness, Sì Yèhán! What did you do? Why does my grandfather like you so much and scold his own granddaughter like that?”
Sì Yèhán remained unfazed. “Really? What did he say?”
Ye Wanwan was furious. “Of course he did! If you knew how my father treats me and compare it to how my grandfather treats you, you’d understand that comparison is odious. If my father finds out how well my grandfather treats you, he’ll probably be furious! It’s just bizarre! Why does my grandfather like you so much?”
Sì Yèhán replied with a straight face, “Probably because ‘the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.'”
Ye Wanwan nearly burst out laughing at his solemn use of the phrase. “Seriously, ‘the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’?”