novelraw Chapter 538 - 537 Le Tong’s Soft Heart (Third Update)
Chapter 538 - 537 Le Tong’s Soft Heart (Third Update)
"I was anxious at the time too, pressing him until he got upset and left home on impulse, never to return..."At this point, the Old Master paused, taking a deep breath as if trying to calm his emotions.
From the moment the Old Master began telling this story, Le Tong’s gaze never left the old man’s face.
Though her expression remained composed, she listened intently to every word the old man said, and she caught even the slightest change in his facial expressions.
Seeing the old man struggling to continue calmly, Le Tong felt a tinge of compassion.
"Chairman Yang..."
"Girl, you can call me Grandpa, just like Sheng does..." The Old Master quickly interrupted Le Tong, his eyes filled with wisdom yet full of hope.
The Old Master’s words left Le Tong momentarily stunned.
Judging from the way the Old Master looked at her and his previous words, it seemed he had already decided she was his granddaughter?
Yet she couldn’t understand why the shrewd old man described by Yang Sheng was so certain!
After all, she was Le Tong, the daughter of a man named Le Ming, and she didn’t know the Yang Weikang the old man was talking about. So, as of now, she had nothing to do with this old man before her.
"Chairman Yang, my last name is Le, not Yang."
She wasn’t intentionally trying to disappoint the old man, but determining she was his long-lost son’s daughter based solely on a Jade Pendant seemed too rash.
The old man’s eyes dimmed a bit, "Girl, I know it’s hard for you to accept this fact. I know your last name is Le, but you can’t rule out that it might be Yang. How about this? Just fulfill an old man’s wish and stay here for one night, let the doctor draw some blood for a DNA test, and let the results determine whether it’s true or not, okay?"
There was a hint of coaxing as well as pleading in the Old Master’s words.
Despite her initial resistance, faced with the somewhat pitiful pleading of an over eighty-year-old man, Le Tong eventually nodded, "Alright, let the doctor draw some blood for testing, but all our luggage is at the hotel, so it’s still better for us to go back there tonight."
Seeing Le Tong finally relent, the Old Master’s face seemed to brim with joy, even the wrinkles seemed to smile.
"Ah Jing, send someone to pack the girl’s luggage and bring it here. Staying at a hotel is not as convenient for a family with kids, besides, it’s been a while since you and Sheng have seen each other, staying at home allows for a good chat, and it’s easier to take care of the kids’ meals and accommodation. Alright, it’s settled then."
Le Tong finally witnessed what true assertiveness meant, she hadn’t even had the chance to refuse before Uncle Jing was out of sight.
Thinking back to the old man’s words just now, his act of looking pitiful wasn’t entirely an act. At his age, indeed, nothing is more important than family reunion.
Thinking of this, Le Tong felt a pang of compassion and decided not to fuss with the Old Master but didn’t know what to talk about with him either, so she brought the now spirited Nuonuo into her arms, cooing and playing with the little girl.
Seeing Le Tong finally not refusing, the Old Master was overjoyed.
Looking at Le Tong and then glancing at Baobao, "Girl, Baobao doesn’t look like you at all but looks just like that lad from the Ji Family."
The tone sounded somewhat dissatisfied.
On this matter, Le Tong really didn’t know how to respond because the Old Master had made it clear he already saw her as his granddaughter, hence wanting to speak for her.
"Old Master, Baobao might not look like Mummy, but he’s smart and lovable just like her!"
The little one didn’t avoid or interrupt the grown-ups’ conversation just now, how much he understood of the complicated ties in those words, only he would know.
However, his attitude towards the Old Master was indeed warmer than to others.
The Old Master smiled, glanced at Le Tong, and then at Baobao, saying cheerfully, "Yes, Baobao, just like your mummy, is lovable by everyone!"
It’s often said that the bond skips a generation, and the Old Master exemplified that.
When he was young, he seldom showed a kind face to his children, always believing that only strictness could raise good children. Hence, he always maintained a stern face with them.
As he grew older and realized he wanted closeness with his grandchildren, those grandchildren were all money-minded. Though they actively tried to please and draw near to the old man, he could easily discern their motives. Among many grandchildren, aside from Sheng, who genuinely showed a bad temper to him, which was real, others approached him for money, right?
The girl in front of him, upon close inspection, seemed much like the wayward Sheng, with a prideful nature as tough as stainless steel.
Clearly with that Jade Pendant in hand, even if it couldn’t confirm her surname as Yang, it was enough to extort a huge sum from his old bones.
Yet, she cared not a whit for such things.
If she were an ignorant woman, perhaps unaware of what the Yang Family signified, her indifference wouldn’t be surprising.
But since she was the daughter-in-law of the Ji Family, she couldn’t be unaware that the Yang Family’s power and wealth were greater.
Knowing this yet remaining so indifferent, so dismissive, it indicated that she genuinely didn’t care.
"Who does Nuonuo look like?"
The Old Master reached out to tease the little girl’s cheek with his finger, filled with curiosity about these three juniors, knowing Le Tong wasn’t much willing to engage him, having studied Baobao, he turned to Nuonuo.
Baobao, a bit nervous, glanced at Le Tong before hastily replying, "Nuonuo is my sister, she looks like me!"
Le Tong freed a hand to rub her precious son’s head, kindly helping her son cover up, "Nuonuo isn’t even two months old yet; she hasn’t fully grown into her looks. Once she does, she’ll surely be a beautiful little princess."
Unaware, the Old Master tensed at hearing the little one wasn’t yet two months old.
Turning his head, he examined Le Tong up and down, speaking with a slightly scolding tone, "Girl, you too, how can you be running around with a baby girl who just turned one month old? Postnatal confinement is a significant matter, not to be careless about!"
Saying this, he had already stood up and reached to pull Le Tong’s arm.
"It’s windy here, quickly head inside, look at your frail frame, blown away with a gust of wind."
Le Tong found herself both amused and exasperated by the Old Master’s overly anxious actions, yet she couldn’t debunk the lie she personally uttered.
Thinking she had been outside for quite a long time, she decided to go along with his suggestion to head inside, to avoid any unnecessary explanations and hassle!