novelraw Chapter 60 – She knows that she is not qualified
Chapter 60 – She knows that she is not qualified
Jiang Ci had been staying at the Lu Family villa for several days.
One day, Lu Yudong told her that Grandpa's birthday was coming up in a few days.
"Are we going to have a big celebration for Grandpa's birthday? What should I do?" Jiang Ci asked earnestly.
"Grandpa is against extravagance, so it'll just be the three of us," Lu Yudong replied.
Jiang Ci checked the calendar and realized that day was a Sunday.
On Friday night, she went to the mall and ordered a massage bed for Grandpa, hoping to surprise him. The massage bed was scheduled to be delivered on Sunday.
She also planned to personally cook a big feast for Grandpa.
On Saturday night, Lu Yudong kept her up late, and being young, she slept in, not waking up until ten on Sunday.
Drowsily standing on the stairs, she saw Grandpa sitting in the living room, with leftover longevity noodles on the dining table beside him.
Jiang Ci assumed the noodles were made by the housekeeper.
As she walked downstairs, she saw Yin Xuemo wearing an apron and slippers, carrying a dish of fish out of the kitchen.
"Just woke up? Forgot Grandpa's birthday?" Yin Xuemo joked with Jiang Ci.
"I..." Jiang Ci wanted to say she hadn't forgotten, but she had just woken up and hadn't done anything.
"Grandpa." Jiang Ci felt guilty for waking up late and looked at Grandpa apologetically.
Grandpa smiled kindly, "It's okay if Little Ci doesn't remember Grandpa's birthday, it's only the first year."
Jiang Ci thought about how Grandpa might not have much time left, possibly no second or third year.
But she had missed most of this important birthday.
Thinking of this, Jiang Ci felt a pang of sadness.
"Alright, Grandpa knows Little Ci is thoughtful, don't worry about it. Come, help Grandpa finish the longevity noodles, you haven't had breakfast, must be hungry. Young people, Grandpa understands," Grandpa said kindly.
Jiang Ci understood what Grandpa meant by "understands," and tears welled up in her eyes but didn't fall. She shyly said, "Grandpa."
Just then, Yin Xuemo came out of the kitchen with a dish, seeing Jiang Ci and Grandpa so close, and overhearing their conversation.
A shadow briefly crossed Yin Xuemo's face.
But being an actress, she quickly replaced it with a "gentle breeze."
"Where's my husband?" Jiang Ci looked around but didn't see Lu Yudong.
She deliberately said "my husband" for Yin Xuemo to hear.
Jiang Ci knew Yin Xuemo liked to stir up trouble. She not only accused Jiang Ci's umbrella of being a fake but also told Lu Yudong about Jiang Ci and Chu Shuo, and even mentioned "giving Lu Yudong to her."
"Your husband? He went out to buy me some seasoning. We ran out at home," Yin Xuemo said, her tone as if she were talking about "her man."
"Oh." Jiang Ci sensed something off in Yin Xuemo's tone but responded indifferently.
"I came early to make longevity noodles for Grandpa. Now I'm cooking for you all, just wait, it'll be ready soon." Yin Xuemo went back to the kitchen.
She acted like the lady of the house.
Jiang Ci looked at the lavish spread on the dining table: salted egg yolk stir-fried lotus root, lamb spine stew with Chinese cabbage, lotus seed lily white fungus soup, golden soup beef, steamed sweet potato, braised fish...
There were about twenty dishes in total, both meat and vegetarian.
These were supposed to be Jiang Ci's responsibility.
Yin Xuemo's actions seemed aimed at undermining Jiang Ci's position.
The massage bed Jiang Ci ordered arrived, and the delivery man was arranging to move it into Grandpa's room.
Grandpa was delighted, "As long as it's from Little Ci, Grandpa likes it. Whatever Little Ci buys, Grandpa likes."
Jiang Ci smiled too.
Yin Xuemo jokingly said, "Just ordered it for Grandpa? You woke up late but made up for it well."
She implied that Jiang Ci had truly forgotten Grandpa's birthday and had just ordered the gift.
Jiang Ci knew how manipulative Yin Xuemo was and didn't bother to argue.
After all, Grandpa didn't like Yin Xuemo either.
When Lu Yudong returned, he went to the kitchen to put down the seasoning.
Seeing Lu Yudong with something on his clothes, Yin Xuemo said, "Look at you, where did you get that on you? Let me dust it off."
With that, Yin Xuemo picked up an apron, one hand on Lu Yudong's shoulder, and started dusting him off.
Jiang Ci saw this but pretended not to, feeling a sourness in her heart.
But she knew she had no right.