??Chapter 521: Chapter 516: Hello, In-laws
Chapter 521: Chapter 516: Hello, In-laws
“Jiajia, what card do you have in your hand?”
Out of curiosity, after entering, Jiang Fengwei couldn’t help but ask.
Mu Jiawen pursed her lips, then handed the card to him.
“Yu? Why is there only one character on this card?”
Besides that character, everything else was just the background color, nothing else, really strange.
“Where did you get this made?”
As he returned the card to Mu Jiawen, Jiang Fengwei couldn’t help but ask another question.
“My brother gave it to .”
It was the truth, the card was designed by Yu Heng, and he had given it to her.
Jiang Fengwei didn’t keep asking. He hadn’t even previously asked who Mu Jiawen’s biological parents were, not because he didn’t want to know, but because he was afraid that knowing more would only make him feel worse.
Her family was from Beijing, and Jiang Yan had ntioned before that he wanted to marry into her family as a live-in son-in-law, regardless of whether the young man was joking or not. Jiang Fengwei could roughly guess that the family was well-off, certainly belonging to a class he, coming from the inside, couldn’t compare with.
Since he couldn’t compare, he decided not to ask at all.
Without too much disparity, he could feel a little better.
The three of them walked on, with Jiang Fengwei pointing out the buildings on both sides and introducing them to the two.
The pair cooperated well; they listened attentively to what he said, which made Jiang Fengwei feel very gratified.
What sensible children!
“Xiaosi?”
At this mont, a sudden shout interrupted Jiang Fengwei’s ongoing introduction, and he felt a bit displeased at being cut off.
Who is being called here?
He turned his head to look at an old man who was about sixty or seventy years old, carrying a cloth bag and walking towards them with a joyous expression on his face.
Why does he look sowhat familiar? Where had he seen him?
Before Jiang Fengwei could search his mories, he heard Mu Jiawen beside him sweetly call out to the approaching man, “Grandpa ng.”
“When did you arrive? Why didn’t you go ho? Have you eaten yet?”
After asking Mu Jiawen, Uncle ng then turned to Jiang Yan beside her, “Xiaojiang is here too. Are you two not leaving tonight? Alright then, I’ll go back and prepare rooms for you.”
It seed that to prevent Mu Jiawen from declining, Uncle ng didn’t wait for the two to reply before turning around to leave.
However, seeing this, Jiang Fengwei, who was standing by, beca anxious. Wait, what’s this old man’s intention?
He had finally waited for his son to visit once, why was this man trying to take them away?
Who are you?
Uncle ng had just taken a couple of steps when he was stopped by an arm, and at the sa ti, he heard the other person say, “Elder sir, no need to trouble yourself, they will stay at my place tonight.”
Stay at your place?
Uncle ng squinted at Jiang Fengwei, his face showing a trace of surprise, as if he had just noticed him.
Because the other party was with Miss Xiaosi, Uncle ng tried to ask as politely as possible even though he wasn’t happy inside, “You are…?”
“I’m Jiang Yan’s father.”
Xiaojiang’s dad?
Uncle ng, after a mont of stunned silence, his face soon beca very friendly, “Oh, so you’re the in-law, are you traveling with Xiaojiang? When did you get here? Co co co, you must sit at our house when you visit. Xiaojiang, you too, why didn’t your dad let us know in advance? Look at this, it makes us seem so inattentive.”
Without waiting for a response, he took Jiang Fengwei’s arm and started walking forward, his enthusiasm as if he were indeed eting an in-law.
“Did you just get here today? How many scenic spots have you visited? Let
tell you, in-law…”
Jiang Fengwei hadn’t even had a chance to react and was bewilderedly pulled forward by Uncle ng.
Behind them, Mu Jiawen and Jiang Yan exchanged helpless glances; they had only intended to take a stroll inside, not planning to visit the old Yu Residence. And with Jiang Fengwei following, it was even less likely they would go.
They hadn’t expected to bump into Grandpa ng, nor could they have imagined he would be this enthusiastic.
After all, every ti Jiang Yan visited, Grandpa ng had been very kind to him, given how unlike other restless young n he was, very composed; Xiaosi had a good eye, she hadn’t picked the wrong person.
He had even overheard him scolding Yu Zekun, “Do you have a problem? What good is your objection? Does your daughter even acknowledge you?”
Although he was an old servant of the Yu Family, the old man had watched the Yu brothers grow up and actually held quite a detached position within the family.
The two of them slowly followed behind, listening to Uncle ng chattering away to Jiang Fengwei about the ancient town, ntioning that the Yu Residence was not open to the public, but he could take him there tomorrow if he wanted…
Dizzy and disoriented, Jiang Fengwei finally managed to ask with caution after Uncle ng expressed tiredness, “Um, sir, aren’t we going the wrong way? We should be heading out to get ho, but why are you…” Keep going in?
He glanced back and saw Jiawen and Jiang Yan were now so distance behind. Internally, he couldn’t help but grumble, ‘You would think these two kids’ mouths are sealed like a bottle gourd. At least tell
what your relationship is with this overly warm old man, right?’
Calling him ‘in-law’ was comforting to him, but… what should he call him?
“How should I address you?”
“Just call
Uncle ng. Xiaosi’s dad grew up under my watch, and I used to serve her grandfather, who never treated
like a servant…cough, let’s not talk about this now. You say we’re on the wrong path? How could that be? I’ve walked this path my entire life, I could do it with my eyes closed. Look, there it is in front.”
As Uncle ng pointed, Jiang Fengwei saw a large gate under the streetlight with a tall plaque hanging above it. The two gleaming characters read: Yu Residence!
Jiang Fengwei: “???”
Wasn’t this the place he had ntioned to the two kids before they arrived?
The Yu family’s old residence, resembling a garden.
But…
He was about to say sothing to the man called Uncle ng, but saw the old man step sprightly forward towards the gate under the plaque and with a push, opened the two thick doors. Then, he turned back and grinned at him, “In-law, here we are, please co in.”
Jiang Fengwei stumbled, nearly falling to his knees, but fortunately steadied himself. Yet his heart still churned with shock and disbelief.
This… this is his house?
This has to be a joke, right?
Jiang Fengwei stood frozen at the gate, while Uncle ng had already stepped over the high threshold and called into the inside, “Akun? Changxia?”
By this ti, Jiawen and Jiang Yan had finally reached his side. Jiang Fengwei grabbed his son’s arm and glared at him, whispering urgently, “What the hell is going on?”
“It’s nothing,” Jiang Yan replied casually, patting him and signaling him to stay calm, “Jiajia is the Yu family’s youngest daughter.”
The Yu family’s… youngest daughter?
The Yu of this Yu family?
“That’s not right, didn’t you tell
during dinner that Jiajia had changed her surna to Mu? How did she beco the Yu family’s youngest daughter again?”
“She goes by her mom’s surna. Her dad’s surna is Yu.”
Mu Jiawen turned to look at them and snorted coldly, “I don’t have a dad.”
Quickly, Jiang Yan cautioned Jiang Fengwei in a soft voice, “Later Grandpa ng might introduce you to her biological father, nad Yu Zekun. You don’t have to be too enthusiastic, just deal with it briefly, as my mother-in-law has already divorced him.”
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