As long as grandfather Shen is taken care of, Jiang Ling needs to do nothing but quietly watch the show.
Grandfather Shen’s eyes were deep, "You are a pure-hearted child, how could you understand these intricate schemes? Grandpa will be your advocate; no one will dare bully you."
In fact, without Jiang Ling deliberately slandering, Grandfather Shen had already seen that someone was plotting behind this matter.
It was precisely because of this that he absolutely could not agree to Shen Mingjue and An Qiuyan being together.
A woman as calculating and cunning as her, once she entered the family, the Shen family would surely be ruined by her hands.
Jiang Ling still wore a distressed expression, "Because of this matter, the image I painstakingly built was destroyed, and I incurred a hefty breach of contract fee. Mingjue used this to threaten me into breaking off the engagement. The name is already signed, and it’s too late for anything. Forget it, let’s just say we have no fate…"
"It's not too late!"
Grandfather Shen cut her off, saying word by word, "As long as I am here, no one will change anything. You have indeed suffered grievances during this time. This little trinket was something I casually acquired abroad when I had nothing to do. It will surely look good on you!"
With that, Grandfather Shen pushed a delicate, elongated box towards Jiang Ling.
Inside this box was a string of pale purple jadeite beads.
A string of jadeite beads is the most valuable and consumes the most material among jadeite products.
Especially for purple jadeite, there is a saying in the industry, "Ten purples are nine beans."
Although the purple of this string of beads was light, its texture and clarity were excellent. The jade was fine and smooth, like a streak of purple haze, a rare masterpiece. Its market price was no less than thirty million.
Jiang Ling, being someone who knew quality, immediately recognized the preciousness of the item and quickly said, "Grandpa Shen, this is too valuable, I cannot accept it!"
Grandfather Shen chuckled, "What's valuable and what's not? It's just a piece of jewelry. Such good things, the Shen family has plenty. When you marry Mingjue in the future, those will be for you, Mingjue, and your children."
Seeing Jiang Ling still trying to refuse, Grandfather Shen’s face darkened, "A gift from an elder, one must not decline!"
Jiang Ling, seeing this, could only reluctantly accept it.
When Grandfather Shen casually gave away something like a string of jadeite beads worth tens of millions, it showed his genuine affection for the original owner becoming his granddaughter-in-law.
Of course, Jiang Ling also understood this.
The elder only approved of her because the original owner was pure-hearted and did not play tricks.
His grandson marrying such a woman, even if she couldn't be a capable helper, at least wouldn't scheme and harm others, and would certainly not collude with outsiders to plot against the Shen family.
If one cannot sweep their own house, how can they sweep the world?
With frequent fires in the backyard, how could a man dedicate himself wholeheartedly to his career and expand the family’s prosperity?
If Grandfather Shen knew that she was no longer the original person, he certainly wouldn't accept her, let alone give her such a valuable gift.
However, she didn't care how Grandfather Shen saw her.
Anyway, she and Shen Mingjue would never be together, nor did she need to deliberately please him!
She just wanted to use Grandfather Shen's affection for the original owner to restrict Shen Mingjue and An Qiuyan.
After all, these two were the male and female protagonists of the original work, blessed with protagonist halos and supported by the vast power of the Shen family. Dealing with her would be far too easy for them.
Therefore, she had to use Grandfather Shen to gain enough time to develop stealthily and strengthen herself.
With Grandfather Shen, this great Buddha blocking the way, no matter how much An Qiuyan hated her or was jealous of her, she wouldn't dare to act recklessly.