Chapter 96: Encounter at the Old Jian Residence (3)

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"Young fellow, why are you so focused on figuring out who your sister is friends with? Didn't you say that you came over to accompany me? Was that a lie?" Grandma Jian asked. She was deliberately teasing Jian Yujie.

Jian Yujie paused. For a moment, he looked like a deflated ball. He had to swallow down all of his questions and sit down.

He hadn't said that he came over to accompany his grandma... He just wanted to see Yiling...

Yiling had knitted a sweater for him. He hadn't yet gotten the opportunity to personally say thank you to her!

Finally, Jian Shuxing couldn't help but say something, "Mother, where is Yiling? She has been living here for quite some time already. Has she gotten used to it? We came here today to see her."

It was obvious that Jian Shuxing and the rest of them had put effort into talking to Jian Yunnao. As they talked about Jian Yiling, Jian Yunnao didn't become angry or disgusted.

'This should be considered an improvement right?' Grandma Jian wondered to herself.

However, in actual fact, whilst persuasion had accounted for a small part of this, the larger part was due to the progression in finding a doctor to operate on his hand.

Once again, Grandma Jian replied slowly, "She's gotten used to it. I know how to take care of children. If you're doubting me, why don't you look at you and your brothers?"

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Grandma Jian wasn't intentionally scolding the couple. However, to a certain extent, she wanted the couple to stop worrying about both children so much. If they did that, they would be incapable of taking care of even one child.

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From the look on Wen Nuan's face, Grandma Jian could tell that she hadn't slept well in the past few days. She had been married into the family for almost thirty years. However, this was the first time that Grandma Jian had seen her so stressed.

"Mother, I didn't mean that. I know that you can take good care of Yiling," Jian Shuxing replied.

"Okay, okay. She'll be back soon. We planned to have a BBQ today. She went to buy ingredients." Grandma Jian answered. She finally stopped going in circles with her responses.

Jian Yujie was quite curious, "Grandma, why did you think of having a BBQ?"

His grandparents didn't seem like people who would like to have an outdoor BBQ.

"What's the matter? Am I not allowed to try something new?" Grandma Jian replied. She enjoyed teasing her grandson.

Although there were three grandsons in front of her, only Jian Yujie was fun to tease.

"Grandma, I'm not saying that. Don't falsely accuse me."

Jian Yujie desperately shook his head.

"Okay okay. This suggestion was proposed by Yu Xi. The Old Jian Residence and Yu Residence are right next to each other. As we don't have many people living with us, we thought that it'd be boring to just have a normal meal. Therefore, Yu Xi proposed to come over and have a barbecue together. It would be fun to have everyone together. Your grandfather and I found this suggestion quite interesting. That's why we asked them to go and prepare for it."

'Ahhh, so that's what Grandma Jian had meant when she said that Jian Yiling had gone out with friends. It turned out that her friend was Yu Xi. They had both gone out to purchase fresh ingredients for the barbecue.'

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Speaking of the devil.

Whilst Grandma Jian was speaking, Jian Yiling arrived home. There were two men that trailed behind her.

One of them wore light-colored leisure clothes and the other wore a black shirt with dark gray pants.

One was Yu Xi and the other was Zhai Yunsheng.

Jian Yiling had come back empty-handed. However, the two men that had followed her were carrying several bags of food.

It wasn't surprising to see Yu Xi. However, most people in the room were a little shocked to see Zhai Yunsheng.

Even Grandma Jian didn't know that Zhai Yunsheng had gone to buy ingredients with Jian Yiling and Yu Xi.

However, the focus of the Jian Shuxing family was on their daughter Jian Yiling.

Against the backdrop of two men that were both about 1.8 meters tall, she looked particularly small.

They could see her young face and clear eyes.

They hadn't changed from back then... Back when she went to visit Jian Yunnao at the hospital. Just like back then, she remained quiet.

Chapter 97: Encounter at the Old Jian Residence (4)

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All of a sudden, the atmosphere felt strained.

When Jian Yunnao heard the sound of movement, he noticed that Jian Yiling had returned. His body moved an inch before the expression on his face visibly stiffened.

However, he didn't look up. He continued to play on his phone. He pretended that Jian Yiling didn't exist.

Wen Nuan gazed at her daughter longingly. She hadn't seen her for such a long time. When she saw her daughter's slim figure, all sorts of feelings welled up in her heart. Her eyes dampened.

Jian Shuxing and Jian Yuncheng's expressions were also quite solemn.

Grandma Jian couldn't help but sigh internally. It was difficult for her to see the family like this.

As an elder, she naturally hoped that the family got along together. She wanted everyone to be safe and happy.

But alas, things don't always turn out the way you hope. She couldn't do anything about it either.

Initially, He Yan wanted to watch the drama erupt. However, now that Master Sheng had arrived, her focus was entirely on him.

She had met Master Sheng again! And once again, it was at the Old Jian Residence.

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For a moment, she felt that maybe it would be a good idea to send her son to stay with his grandparents for a while.

Even if Jian Yujie only managed to have a couple of meals together with Master Sheng on the weekends, they'd still be able to chat a few times. As a result, he could leave a good impression on Master Sheng. That would eventually be of great help to Yujie in the future.

Jian Yujie broke the silence that had settled. He quickly walked over to Jian Yiling. He stood deliberately in between Jian Yiling and Master Sheng.

Then he smiled at Jian Yiling and said, "Yiling, thank you for your gift. I really really like it!"

As he said it, he winked at Jian Yiling. It appeared as though there was a secret in between them that only the two of them knew.

"Yeah," Jian Yiling responded.

It was good that he liked the gift.

Jian Yujie leaned in and whispered into Jian Yiling's ear, "Are you carrying the self-defense equipment with you?"

"Yes." She brought the pepper spray with her.

"Remember that if anyone suddenly approaches you, use it on them!" As Jian Yujie spoke, he glanced at Zhai Yunsheng from the corner of his eye. It seemed as though his message was targeted.

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"Yeah," Jian Yiling replied.

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The two of them whispered to each other.

It seemed as though Jian Yiling and Jian Yujie got along extremely well.

Compared to her brothers by blood, Jian Yiling seemed closer to her cousin.

He Yan turned around and snapped at the servants, "Hurry. Go and help Mr. Zhai and Mr. Yu with their bags. What are you standing around for? Everyone here is a guest. We shouldn't ask the guests to be carrying things!"

When the servants heard He Yan's words, they hurried forward to take the bags from Zhai Yunsheng and Yu Xi.

However, before they arrived, Zhai Yunsheng had already turned around and started heading towards the kitchen. He brought Jian Yiling away as well.

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"Let's go and prepare the ingredients."

With a simple sentence, Jian Yiling was taken away to the kitchen.

Jian Yiling didn't pause to think about the situation. The ingredients that they had bought were fresh. It was important to prepare the ingredients when fresh. She had to marinade, slice, and dice.

This was the first time that Jian Yiling had seen her parents ever since she left the Jian Residence.

She behaved quite calmly.

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There were no complaints or objections.

When Jian Yujie saw what had just happened, he quickly followed his sister.

He couldn't let Jian Yiling and Zhai Yunsheng be alone in the kitchen!

He Yan's words had gotten utterly rejected by Zhai Yunsheng. There was no room for objection.

If someone else had rejected her like that, she'd probably hold a grudge against them. However, since it was Zhai Yunsheng, she felt that it was completely normal.

However, He Yan felt anxious that Zhai Yunsheng and Jian Yiling seemed quite close.

Chapter 98: Get Master Sheng to Find An Excuse

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When Yu Xi saw Zhai Yunsheng and Jian Yiling both head to the kitchen, he thought that the situation was quite strange.

Yu Xi turned around and said to the other people, "I'm very sorry. I didn't know you guys were going to turn up. We had only bought enough ingredients for five people..."

The original barbecue was meant for five people. And now, it had suddenly increased to eleven!

He Yan quickly replied, "As long as you don't mind that we join you, I'll go and arrange for the remainder of the ingredients."

It was such a rare opportunity to have a meal with Master Sheng. She definitely was not about to miss out on it!

Yu Xi smiled lightly, "You must be teasing me. This is the Old Jian Residence. Why would we mind? I'll leave the remainder of the ingredients to you then. I'll go help out in the kitchen."

With that, Yu Xi picked up the remaining bags and headed off to the kitchen.

As soon as he entered, Yu Xi saw Jian Yiling holding a kitchen knife in her hand.

She was cutting the meat that they had just bought into thin and even slices.

Other than the steak, the other meat was sliced incredibly thin.

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Jian Yujie was opening the scallops. His actions seemed quite clumsy.

Whilst the other two were busy, Zhai Yunsheng stood there and watched them.

As Yu Xi approached, he saw Jian Yiling hold the kitchen knife.

The knife that she was holding looked bigger than her hand!

When Yu Xi saw what was happening, he had the instinct to grab the knife off her. He would have switched it to a smaller one.

However, when he thought about how he had gotten carried in the past few days, he realized that it probably wasn't needed for him to do so. It's better for him to just stay by the sideline and cheer her on.

He had a new nickname for Yiling. God Ling was what he had been calling her in the past few days.

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Whilst he was incredibly confused when he had gotten carried by Jian Yiling the first time, by the second time, he had gotten used to it. By then, he even started to flatter Jian Yiling.

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Throughout the game, Yu Xi kept yelling, "That's sick Master Sheng!," or "Holy, that's so cool God Ling!" He was incredibly good at flattering them.

If he was getting carried, the least he could do was flatter them.

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When he saw Jian Yiling slice the meat, he realized that he didn't need to worry. Jian Yiling was incredibly stable and steady with her knife technique.

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She was much better than Yu Xi. In fact, probably miles better than him.

To be honest, a dog would probably cut the meat up better than him... He would have cut up chunks of meat that looked like they had been gnawed through.

Besides that, Yu Xi began worrying about another thing. A matter that both Yu Xi and Master Sheng knew about. The situation between Jian Yiling and Jian Yunnao.

As of now, Jian Yunnao was outside. He didn't know how their God Ling was feeling. Yu Xi was worried that she felt bad.

When he thought about this, Yu Xi couldn't help but suggest, "God–, cough. Yiling, if you're unhappy, let's just go out and eat. If we need an excuse, we will just get Master Sheng to find one!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he received a sharp look from Zhai Yunsheng.

All of a sudden, Yu Xi felt bad. However, it wouldn't work out if he tried to look for an excuse. Only Master Sheng could find one.

After all, Master Sheng was famous for his willfulness...

He was known for being well-behaved. How could a good boy like him kidnap the girl next door?

After Jian Yujie heard Yu Xi's words, he paused as well.

Although he wasn't clear about the situation, he had heard about bits and pieces of it. The atmosphere just then was also quite strange.

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This time, Jian Yujie agreed to Yu Xi's idea, "He's right. Let's go out and eat."

"It's fine," Jian Yiling replied. She shook her head.

Jian Yiling knew that her parents had brought Jian Yunnao over today in hopes that they'd get along together.

If she had any conflict with Jian Yunnao today, everyone, including her grandparents, would feel bad.

After his suggestion had gotten rejected by Jian Yiling, Yu Xi turned around to look at Zhai Yunsheng. He wanted to seek Master Sheng's opinion on the matter. At the same time, he also wanted Master Sheng to persuade Jian Yiling.

Previously, Master Sheng had seemed quite concerned about God Ling's matters.

"Don't look at me. I'm only here to eat." Zhai Yunsheng replied. He leaned against the sink and looked idle.

Chapter 99: Conversation between Grandpa Jian and Jian Shuxing

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Whilst everyone was busy preparing for the barbeque, Jian Shuxing went to the orchid greenhouse to see Grandpa Jian.

"What's the matter?"

As soon as Grandpa Jian saw his son furrowing his brows, he knew that something was up.

"Dad, I want to ask you a favor."

"We're family. Don't say it's a favor. If something is up, just tell me. Although I'm retired, I still care about family affairs."

"It's like this... We found someone to do Yunnao's operation. However, the other party wants us to wait. We're worried that it's just an excuse..."

The day before yesterday, they had received a reply from the other party.

The other party didn't refuse nor agree to do the operation. They just requested that they'd wait.

Wait until when?

The sooner Yunnao got the surgery done, the greater the likelihood his hand would recover.

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Grandpa Jian nodded, "I understand. I'll ask my friend for help."

Grandpa Jian was also quite concerned with this matter.

This matter affected the family.

"Thank you so much, Dad!"

"You don't need to thank me for these things. Also, I heard that you recently sent someone to investigate some matters in the neighboring provinces? What are you investigating?"

Although Grandpa Jian had retired, not many things could hide from his eyes.

"Um, some certain things."

"Is it serious?"

Jian Shuxing ended up telling Grandpa Jian the matters that his son had told him a few days ago.

"Are you saying that Yuncheng suspects that a servant in your house caused the incident between Yiling and Yunnao?"

"Yeah. It's only a suspicion. As of now, we haven't found any definitive evidence."

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The surveillance only showed that Aunt Mo had been peeking at the direction of the stairs when the incident had happened.

However, Aunt Mo could easily make up a reason for why she was there. She could say that she had to talk to Jian Yiling or Jian Yunnao about something. As she had seen them quarrel, she didn't dare to stop them.

In fact, they couldn't get many conclusions out of the surveillance.

Grandpa Jian replied with a serious expression on his face, "Shuxing, you must remember that Yunnao said that Yiling had pushed him."

The key to the problem was with Jian Yunnao. Jian Yunnao had claimed that Jian Yiling had pushed him. The focus wasn't on Aunt Mo.

"I know," Jian Shuxing replied. His brows were still furrowed. "Neither of us know whether investigating this matter will be of use. However, as there is a possibility, we don't want to ignore it. Even if it's the smallest of possibilities."

"That's good. Investigate the matter thoroughly. Even if it doesn't help out with the incident between Jian Yiling and Jian Yunnao, it is important to know the background of people who are close to you. If someone harbors ill intentions, you should get rid of them. Don't be soft on people who can hurt your family."

Although Grandpa Jian watered flowers and fed birds for most of his time, when it came down to the wire, he knew how to make someone wish that they were dead.

Jian Shuxing suddenly asked, "By the way, why is Zhai Yunsheng with Yiling?"

Everyone knew that Yu Xi was a good child. There was no problem in Yiling hanging out with him.

However, Zhai Yunsheng was a different case. Jian Shuxing couldn't help but worry.

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He was afraid that Yiling would learn bad things from him. At the same time, he was worried that Master Sheng had ulterior motives.

"I've talked to him before. Although his personality is a bit strange, he is not as bad as the rumors say. Yiling hangs out with Yu Xi quite a bit. As a result, she's in touch with Master Sheng as well. It's fine. Yu Xi is a good child."

If anything happened to Jian Yiling, Yu Xi would have quite a bit of explaining to do.

Chapter 100: Courtyard Barbecue (1)

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If Grandpa Jian said that, Jian Shuxing couldn't say much.

As of now, Yiling lived at the Old Jian Residence. Grandpa and Grandma Jian were looking after her. If they said that it wasn't a problem, he shouldn't interfere anymore.

However, in his heart, he still felt that it was inappropriate.

Regardless of how reliable Yu Xi was, he was still a boy.

And Yiling was their darling girl.

Although it was possible for their two families to get married in the future, that was not something for him to consider as of now. Yiling was still young. She had to grow older before they talked about these things.

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Around ten o'clock, Yu Xi started to bring out the ingredients that Jian Yiling had prepared.

There were a few sun umbrellas that had been propped up on the lawn. Alongside them, there were several barbecue grills as well.

Next to that, there were some