Chapter 246
Hong Lao's eyes flashed with a fierce glint. "That old shrew, if killing wasn't illegal, I would personally strangle her to death!"
Lan Zixin softly persuaded, "Master Grandpa, please calm down. It's not worth getting upset over someone insignificant."
Hong Lao sighed, "I feel sorry for Yuxi, to have such a mother-in-law. And your grandmother... Sigh, I won't say more, lest you get angry too."
"Mhmm, we won't get angry," Lan Zixin smiled. "Master Grandpa, I'm going back to Norcas in a while. Will you come with me? Grandma really misses you."
Hong Lao hesitated. "I have to go to Jiangnan these few days. I'm afraid I can't make it this time."
"I'm not in a hurry to go back. I'll leave when you have time."
"I heard from Yuxi that Mu Shang has already left. You've been delaying. Isn't he rushing you?"
Lan Zixin's face flushed slightly. "He's not in a hurry at all! He told me I must wait for you and go back with you."
Hong Lao looked at her with a smile. "Your grandmother knows about you two, doesn't she?"
"Mhmm."
"Is she happy about it?"
Lan Zixin pouted and shook her head. "Not particularly happy."
"Mu Shang is so outstanding. What more could she be dissatisfied with?"
"I don't know, Master Grandpa. Grandma listens to you the most. You must go and appease her. She's my only family. I don't want to make her angry, and I don't want to leave Big Brother."
Hong Lao frowned slightly. "I can probably guess what she's thinking. I'll call her tonight and try to persuade her."
"No, I can't explain it clearly over the phone. You should go there in person." Lan Zixin shook Hong Lao's hand. "Master Grandpa, I beg you."
Hong Lao chuckled and smiled. "You and Yuxi are truly sisters. Even your ways of acting spoiled are the same."
Lan Zixin giggled. "I learned this from Yuxi. If you don't agree, I'll call her over, and we'll both pester you."
"Don't you dare bring her to pester me. I'll go with you, alright!"
Lan Zixin asked with a smile, "So, Master Grandpa is afraid of Yuxi?"
"Of course! I'm not afraid of anything in the world except her pestering me," Hong Lao said, pushing open a door. "Come in and take a look. This is where your grandmother lived. Everything inside hasn't been moved."
Lan Zixin helped Hong Lao in and looked at the antique-style boudoir. Her eyes lit up.
"Master Grandpa, can I take some photos?"
Hong Lao smiled affectionately. "Take them. If you like it here, you can come and stay anytime. This house belongs to your grandmother, and it's yours too."
"Okay, I'll definitely come and stay when I have the chance," Lan Zixin said, taking out her phone and snapping several photos. "I'll send them to Grandma tonight so she can see too."
Hong Lao smiled, opened a drawer, and took out a sandalwood jewelry box. "This was left by your grandmother. It's yours now."
Lan Zixin happily took it. "Wow~ So many beautiful pieces of jewelry, they look quite girlish."
"These were given to her by my father, myself, and Nan Zhenting on her birthday every year before she left. She kept them because she was reluctant to wear them. Later, when Yuxi came, I wanted to give them to her, but that girl didn't like these things at all and refused to take them."
"She really doesn't like these things much," Lan Zixin said, picking up a jade hairpin. "The quality of this is really good. It's obviously not cheap. Master Grandpa, can I give it to Mumu?"
Hong Lao smiled. "The items are yours, you can give them to whomever you wish. However, don't get your hopes too high, because Mumu, that little girl, is just like her mother and doesn't like wearing these things much."
"Mumu doesn't like them, but she'll definitely like this jade hairpin. I see her putting this kind of thing on her dolls every day."
Hong Lao's mouth twitched. So, she wanted to give it to Mumu as a toy. But such a valuable item as a toy, wasn't that a bit of a waste? Sigh, let it be a toy. With his precious disciple's wealth, let alone a jade hairpin, he could even buy a ship for the children to play with.
"Doo doo..." Tang Wan's call came in at this moment.
Lan Zixin smiled and answered, "Mom, is something wrong?"
"Are you still at Hong Lao's place?"
"Mhmm."
"Second brother and Peipei got their marriage certificate. If Hong Lao is free, please invite him to have a few drinks. We'll celebrate for second brother and his wife."
"Really! Second brother finally got the beauty! We should definitely celebrate. Wait a moment, Mom, I'll ask my Master Grandpa." Lan Zixin blinked at Hong Lao, imitating Lan Yuxi. "Master Grandpa, there's a wedding banquet! Are you going?"
Hong Lao smiled and pointed at her. "Going! I must go!"
Tang Wan heard Hong Lao's voice and said with a smile, "Then you elders must come early."
Hong Lao took out his pocket watch and looked at it. He smiled and said, "I'll show Zixin around a bit more, then I'll be there."
"Okay—" After Tang Wan hung up, she called Lan Yuxi. "Yuxi, what time can you be back?"
"I'll get off work at the normal time... What's wrong? Did something happen to someone?"
"What are you talking about! No one is in trouble. It's just that your second brother and Peipei got their marriage certificate. You and Nan Xiao come back early. Your master will also be here tonight."
Lan Yuxi calmly replied, "Oh."
Tang Wan frowned slightly. "What's with your attitude? Your second brother, that old bachelor, finally found someone. Can't you just pretend to be surprised and humor me?"
"It was I who taught him how to get married to Peipei. What's there to be surprised about? If I told you about the other thing, wouldn't you be so shocked you wouldn't be able to close your mouth?"
Lan Yuxi's words immediately piqued Tang Wan's curiosity. "What is it?"
"Hahaha, I won't tell you! Maybe someone will tell you tonight if they can't help it." Lan Yuxi saw Nan Xiao's call coming in and said with a smile, "My dear mother-in-law, your son-in-law is calling me. I'll hang up now."
"Hang up then! You brat!" Tang Wan muttered and hung up.
Lan Yuxi pouted and answered Nan Xiao's call. "My dear Mr. Nan, I'm being scolded as a brat by your mother-in-law just to answer your call."
Nan Xiao's hearty laughter came from the other end. "What can I do? If it were someone else, I could scold them back for you, but I can't afford to offend my mother-in-law."
Lan Yuxi pouted. "You calling me at this hour, it must be something important. Is it something about the old lady again?"
"It's not about her. It's about an old comrade of mine who has returned from out of town. Is there a celebration for second brother and them at home today? If there's an event, I'll have Xiang Dong accompany that old comrade for me."