novelraw Chapter 570 - 569: Want to Test Him (Second Update)
Chapter 570 - 569: Want to Test Him (Second Update)
Although these words sound hurtful, she has to admit that in doing so, she is indeed using the old man’s feelings for her.She was mentally prepared to receive a roar or reproach from the Old Master.
Unexpectedly, the Old Master on the other end of the phone chuckled lightly, "Haha, calling you silly, you really are quite silly! Do you think Grandpa is really senile? Wouldn’t I know that you only registered for marriage after eavesdropping on my words?"
Caught in the act, Le Tong stammered awkwardly and ended up staying silent.
"Actually, don’t blame Grandpa. The words I said to Ji Rui were not meant to make things difficult for him, but rather to test him."
Upon hearing this, Le Tong vaguely understood something.
"If he had proposed to you after listening to me, I wouldn’t have been happy. But from Ji Rui’s reaction yesterday, it was obvious he was tricked by you. Didn’t you see? His face was so unpleasant when you threw that big stack of documents to me saying it was a betrothal gift!"
Le Tong actually saw it, but at the time she couldn’t pay attention to Ji Rui’s feelings, her mind was solely focused on persuading the Old Master.
"Grandpa, did you dig a pit for me to jump into? And here I was feeling so guilty!" Le Tong complained aggrievedly, unconsciously adding a hint of playful chiding.
Listening to these words from the other end, the Old Master couldn’t help but feel his granddaughter was simply acting coquettishly with him!
"Haha, how can that be a pit? You silly girl, Grandpa is doing it for your own good! Baobao is already six years old, and yet you’ve been in this ambiguous situation with him without complaint; you’re the one suffering, don’t you know?"
Le Tong pouted, "Tsk, he’s the one always wanting to get married; I’m the one who thinks it’s too early."
Of course, Le Tong felt it was too early. They had only been lovers for a few months.
But to outsiders, the emotional entanglement between her and Ji Rui had lasted at least seven years, so the Old Master’s misunderstanding was quite normal. However, Le Tong couldn’t possibly disclose those past events to the Old Master.
If the Old Master knew that his precious granddaughter once chose that way to get surgery money for her mother’s treatment, he’d surely feel even more guilty.
"Alright, alright, I won’t meddle in the past issues between you two. Anyway, if he treats you poorly in the future, you must tell Grandpa, and Grandpa along with your brother will help you get justice."
It seemed the Old Master didn’t want to dwell on those troublesome things from the past anymore, and Le Tong breathed a sigh of relief because of this.
"You and Ji Rui are both busy. As for the wedding, us two idle folks will think about it first, and when you two are not busy, we’ll all sit down to discuss and decide together."
The "we" mentioned by the Old Master clearly referred to himself and Mr. Ji.
At this point, Le Tong couldn’t say much more. But knowing Ji Rui well, he would probably handle the wedding according to his own wishes and wouldn’t let the elders intervene too much. However, the two elders seemed very concerned and attentive to the matter, and if Le Tong were to strongly oppose, it would only dampen their high spirits.
Thinking of this, Le Tong decided to ignore the matter.
With Ji Rui absent, Le Tong would be taken by Xiao Li to pick up Baobao after work.
She got off work a bit late, but as the car approached the kindergarten entrance, Baobao, who was sitting in the security room at the gate, immediately ran out joyfully with his little backpack upon seeing their car.
"Mommy!" Before Le Tong even got out of the car, the little fellow had already opened the car door and jumped in.
"Baobao, I’m sorry, Mommy came late."
Baobao moved closer and gave her a loud kiss, cooperating as Le Tong took off his backpack, saying, "Baobao was chatting with the security uncle. It’s okay."
Le Tong pinched the little fellow’s gradually filling cheeks, "Oh, what were Baobao and uncle chatting about so eagerly that you didn’t even notice Mommy was late?"
"Mommy, isn’t Wenwen little sister in D Province?" Baobao didn’t respond to Le Tong’s teasing but seriously shifted the topic.
Le Tong nodded. Although she had returned several months ago, she kept in touch with Zhang Yi, and Baobao would still chat with the little girl Wenwen every week like before.
"Why did you suddenly mention Wenwen little sister?"
"That uncle is from D Province too and said there were bumper harvests of crops there this year, but they had no market, and many went rotten in the fields, causing his family to lose a lot of money. That’s why he came out to work."
Le Tong frowned slightly. She hadn’t heard Zhang Yi mention this.
A while ago, he even said he made some money and asked her how she planned to use it. She only said to continue the investment, and afterward, she didn’t inquire further about the mountain crops.
Returning home, Baobao dropped the backpack and went to play with Nuonuo, while Le Tong held her laptop and searched online, confirming that, indeed, many places in D Province were experiencing unsold crops this autumn.
After reading the reports, Le Tong picked up the phone and dialed.
Zhang Yi initially insisted on his previous statement, but under Le Tong’s probing, he stammeringly admitted that he indeed lost some money.
The sales of those crops were not only through direct online sales, but some channels were connected by Ji Rui too. The crops were sold, but the prices were so low that losing money was quite normal.
"Brother, do you want to find a job outside? If not, I can help you and Sister-in-law find jobs, and Wenwen can come here to attend kindergarten."
Le Tong knew Zhang Yi’s family of three relied solely on the money from the contracted mountain to live.
When she was in trouble, Zhang Yi and his wife, unrelated and unfamiliar, helped her, so she cherished this friendship and naturally wanted to help in their difficult times.
He hesitated for a moment, "You don’t need to for now. I want to hang on for another year or two to see how things go. Also, you said, no matter how good it is outside, it’s still someone else’s place, and being at home feels different."
Le Tong didn’t force him. The two chatted for a while about their current conditions before hanging up.
Just after hanging up, the phone rang again, startling Le Tong; it was Ji Rui.
"Who were you talking to for so long?" As soon as the call connected, Ji Rui on the other end didn’t wait for Le Tong to speak.
"My brother."
"Your brother? Le Tong, you really know how to joke. Yang Sheng is sitting opposite me drinking, and I didn’t see him on the phone." Ji Rui was slightly displeased.
Le Tong then remembered that her answer was indeed quite ambiguous.
"Not Senior Brother, it’s Zhang Yi." Le Tong explained with a smile.
Lately, Ji Rui had fewer and fewer opportunities to get angry, and Le Tong couldn’t help but miss the old Ji Rui who used to get so angry at her, almost blowing his beard and glaring.
She somewhat regretted why she didn’t randomly pick a man’s name to say just now but instead honestly mentioned Zhang Yi.