Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 1380 - 1379: No Pastries

At this moment, Xiao Zhen finished speaking and gave Su Zining a look, but Su Zining thought Xiao Zhen really missed the old man, and that the old man would be much happier because of it, so he went straight up to the old man.

"Yes, the last time I saw Grandpa, I didn’t get a chance to have a good chat with him, and I figured Grandpa must be lonely by himself, so I came to see him. I hope Grandpa won’t mind. By the way, I brought some tea this time. I hope Grandpa will like it. I personally asked someone to find it for me."

The tea was originally meant for his friends, but since he ran into the old man, he decided to give it to him. The tea wasn’t expensive anyway, but saying it was personally arranged might make the old man happy. Thinking of this, Su Zining felt a small sense of joy. He was truly clever.

The butler shook his head. The old man might like tea, but he was particular about the quality, and Su Zining was just being perfunctory. The old man wouldn’t drink this tea.

But to avoid awkwardness, the butler took it directly: "Thank you very much, Young Master Su. Our old man indeed enjoys some tea in his spare time, but he has a picky taste, so sometimes he might not appreciate the tea given by others. I hope Young Master Su will refrain from gifting it in the future."

The butler thought his words were clear enough—they were discouraging any more tea-giving. But at this moment, Su Zining...

Completely misunderstood the meaning and, with excitement in his voice, said to the butler, "That’s really great! One of my hobbies is making pastries, and if possible, I’d be happy to make some for the old man. I hope he won’t mind my skills."

"My former colleagues loved my pastries, and even my old boss was particularly fond of them. Maybe I could bring some for the old man tomorrow. I hope he will like them."

After Su Zining finished speaking, he felt a sense of joy, thinking he finally had a chance to connect with the old man, and the old man should be quite happy, right?

After all, being so considerate and filial, the old man probably hadn’t encountered someone like him in a long time, so today he would surely appreciate it.

At this moment, the old man’s face turned black. He couldn’t believe this young man didn’t understand anything and still wanted to gift him pastries.

Xiao Zhen was always thick-headed and didn’t understand when the old man was angry, so he didn’t realize the old man was upset. He even thought Su Zining was truly filial for knowing what the old man liked to eat. With this kid, he might be able to get along peacefully with the old man.

Thinking of this, Xiao Zhen felt a bit excited and even helped Su Zining: "Yes, yes. Maybe eating these pastries will lift your spirits. And he specifically came to see you today. I even heard he can play chess, so let him play with you for a bit. It might cheer you up. You’ve been unhappy for days, and it weighs on my mind."

It was rare for Xiao Zhen to say something like this, but in this situation, the butler shook his head. Xiao Zhen couldn’t be blamed if the old man scolded him; he was truly thick-headed.

The old man tried hard to suppress his temper. He couldn’t believe his son was this stupid and even brought back such a dimwit.

"Enough. I have no interest in eating any pastries, and I’ve told you to work hard so you two can have a future. But apparently, you’ve taken my words lightly. You’ve been taking leave from the company for half a month before my birthday. What company could tolerate half a month’s leave? Not to mention being promoted, it’d be a miracle if they don’t kick you out."

"I always thought that as long as you worked hard, you could join the Xiao Group and have a good career. But look at you now. You haven’t listened to anything I said that night."

Su Zining never expected that after trying so hard to be considerate, he would get scolded out of nowhere. He thought that by being obedient and gentle, the old man would like him, but apparently, the old man wasn’t buying it. Now feeling a bit anxious, he glanced at Xiao Zhen.

Xiao Zhen was shocked. Wasn’t Su Zining always well-behaved? Why was the old man scolding him?

"I always thought he was striving hard. Dad, did you misunderstand something? Also, Dad, I think you’ve changed. Besides, he’s Yiyi’s fiancé; he came to see Yiyi. Is there anything wrong with two young people developing their relationship? If they don’t develop feelings, my daughter might be taken away by someone else."

Xiao Zhen didn’t think he did anything wrong; he even felt he was contributing to the family. Even bringing Su Zining to cultivate a bond with his daughter seemed perfectly reasonable to him. So Xiao Zhen felt smug and didn’t realize where he went wrong.

Xiao Keyi was about to explode with anger. She didn’t expect her father to bring Su Zining into their home, using her as an excuse for doing so.

"I never wanted Dad to think for me. Besides, Dad hasn’t thought about me today either. Doesn’t Dad have other sons? In that case, he could think for someone else. I beg you, Dad, sometimes please don’t think for me. It’s too much for me to bear."

"And if Dad really wanted to think about me, you’d consider my reputation. But now, every day Dad brings people home. How does that make me look? When I go out, I’m just—"

Xiao Keyi was so angry she couldn’t speak. Seeing his granddaughter so upset, the old man grabbed his cane and gave Xiao Zhen’s leg a hard knock. He couldn’t believe his son was this muddled.

"Alright, since you’re this muddled, I’ll properly teach you a lesson to show you what a father should and shouldn’t do."

With outsiders present, Xiao Zhen didn’t expect the old man to actually mean it. So he quickly stepped back and shouted, "No, let me explain! This isn’t my fault. He wanted to come see you, which is why I brought him. If I had known, I wouldn’t have brought him home."

At this moment, Su Zining felt particularly awkward. He didn’t expect things would turn out this way. Besides, wasn’t visiting Xiao Keyi normal?