novelraw Chapter 580 - 579 Yang Family (Part 2)
Chapter 580 - 579 Yang Family (Part 2)
Because she ran into Uncle Jing and Xiao Jing, Le Tong decided to postpone her intention to visit the Old Master.Returning to the mansion with the father and daughter, Uncle Jing came over and was slightly surprised to see the three of them talking and laughing.
"Young Master Sheng, Miss Jing, you’re back? Uh..."
"She’s not feeling well today, didn’t come back," Uncle Jing answered quickly.
The "that person" Uncle Jing mentioned and the "she" Uncle Jing referred to was likely referring to Xiao Jing’s mother, also Young Master Sheng’s father’s concubine.
Le Tong guessed that the "not feeling well" was false; not wanting to return and face the awkwardness with Young Master Sheng was the real reason.
Through their chat along the way back, Le Tong felt that Uncle Jing was relatively decent, at least, he didn’t have Yang Hao’s disgusting aura of snobbery.
Of course, she also knew that people and matters couldn’t be judged by appearances, so for now, she held a reserved judgment on Uncle Jing’s character.
"Sister, isn’t Brother here?"
Xiao Jing entered the room and scanned around.
"There’s something at the company, Brother went back to handle it, he should be back soon."
Le Tong was quite curious about the young girl’s expectant attitude.
Judging by the girl’s appearance, she seemed to be around fifteen or sixteen years old. Considering that, Young Master Sheng was a full fifteen or sixteen years her senior. If they were siblings by blood, their relationship should be very good. However...
"Oh..." The young girl was clearly very disappointed.
"See, I told you Brother is very busy, but you didn’t believe me." Uncle Jing entered the living room with the young girl in tow.
"Ji Rui, this is Uncle Jing," Le Tong introduced to Ji Rui, who happened to be walking down from the second floor.
"Uncle Jing, this is my husband, Ji Rui."
Uncle Jing clearly knew Ji Rui and stood up to extend his hand to Ji Rui, "Hello Mr. Ji, long time no see."
"Hello, President Yang," Ji Rui politely extended his hand as well.
"Mr. Ji, you’re so courteous; if you don’t mind, you can call me Uncle Jing, like Tongtong."
Ji Rui glanced at Le Tong and discreetly pulled her back to his side, sitting down together, then casually touched her face, "Was it cold outside?"
Ji Rui’s disregard for Uncle Jing’s gesture made Le Tong slightly embarrassed.
It seemed Ji Rui was indifferent and contemptuous towards Uncle Jing because of Young Master Sheng.
"Not cold, the sun was quite big outside, it’s warm in the sunlight."
Ji Rui ignored Le Tong’s reply, touching her face, then her neck and hands, confirming that she was warm all over, still uneasy, he looked up at Uncle Jing.
"Uncle Jing, is there ginger tea in the kitchen?"
Upon hearing this, Uncle Jing responded affirmatively and quickly turned to fetch it.
Le Tong awkwardly smiled at Uncle Jing and Xiao Jing, "Xiao Jing, would you like some?"
Xiao Jing immediately made a distressed face, shaking her head and waving her hands, "Sister, I don’t want any, ginger tea tastes terrible!"
Le Tong found the young girl quite amusing, "It does taste a bit bad, but it’s very beneficial."
"No, no..." Xiao Jing’s face was written with a big character for bitter.
Le Tong stopped teasing her, and when Uncle Jing returned with the ginger tea, she took it and drank two sips.
"Uncle Jing, can the chef make ginger milk curd? That’s also quite beneficial but tastes better than ginger tea."
Uncle Jing, not being the chef, looked bewildered and went back to the kitchen to inquire, then returned to inform Le Tong, "Miss Tongtong, the chef said that’s a Southern dessert, he can’t make it."
Xiao Jing looked at Le Tong with curiosity, "Sister, is the ginger milk curd you mentioned tasty? Can you make it?"
Le Tong was talented at cooking but was never very good at desserts.
So she apologetically shook her head at Xiao Jing, "I can’t make it."
"Oh..." The young girl showed another disappointed face.
"Miss Tongtong, the chef said he can try to make some, do you want some?" Uncle Jing returned again, standing before Le Tong.
Xiao Jing immediately raised her hands and said, "I want some, I want some!"
But Uncle Jing didn’t turn his head to look at the young girl, just quietly waited for Le Tong’s response.
Le Tong originally hadn’t made up her mind to eat but seeing the young girl’s excitement, she nodded.
"Sure, thank you Uncle Jing."
Judging by Uncle Jing’s attitude towards Xiao Jing, it seemed that the young girl was not very welcomed in this home.
Ji Rui quietly glanced at Le Tong, pulled out his phone, and fiddled with it for a moment.
Soon, Le Tong’s phone chimed with a message notification.
She looked and saw the sender was Ji Rui, the content was simple, just a few numbers: Young Master Sheng’s dad hasn’t divorced.
No wonder!
Turns out, the young girl is an illegitimate child.
With this in mind, Le Tong’s phone chimed again.
The sender was still Ji Rui, the content was simple again: Avoid involvement with this father and daughter.
Le Tong didn’t know what to say, she understood Ji Rui’s position well.
But looking at the young girl’s innocent face, she felt the girl was very innocent.
While she was pondering, the sound of a door opening was heard.
"Young Master Sheng." A servant’s voice came, and the young girl who was obediently sitting and eating fruit suddenly stood up, and before anyone could react, she had already dashed out.
"Brother, you’re back!"
Le Tong heard the young girl’s cheerful shout, then heard Yang Sheng’s cool response, "Mm."
But the young girl didn’t seem to mind her brother’s indifference, or perhaps she was accustomed to it.
"Brother, Sister is just as pretty as you said!"
Le Tong looked up and saw the young girl tugging Yang Sheng’s arm as they walked in.
"Young Sheng..." The man on the sofa straightened his posture.
Yang Sheng simply nodded to him, with a slight furrow in his brow, somewhat helpless about the young girl clinging to him, but didn’t scold her.
He sat on the single sofa next to Le Tong and Ji Rui, and the young girl clinging to him sat directly on the armrest, without waiting for Yang Sheng to speak, started chatting away.
"Brother, you said you have a sworn sister, is it Sister?" The young girl smiled, pointing at Le Tong.
Yang Sheng monotonously responded "Mm," leaving Le Tong feeling baffled as she looked at the pair of siblings.
The young girl seemed to notice Le Tong’s confusion and laughed as she explained.
"Brother told me before, he said he had a sworn sister, with whom he had a very good relationship. He also said you’re very pretty and smart."
The young girl appeared genuinely candid, but to Le Tong, those words evoked some discomfort.
Of course, the discomfort was not directed at herself, but feeling uneasy for the young girl.
Based on what she knew about Yang Sheng, his purpose in saying those words was likely to tell the young girl that he didn’t need her as a sister because he already had a smart and pretty sister. Even without a blood relationship, their bond was very good. The intention was for the young girl to understand not to expect any brotherly love from him.
Looking at the young girl’s bright and cheerful smile, Le Tong felt quite overwhelmed.
She hadn’t anticipated that the first challenge she would face today was not the harsh words she anticipated, but this seemingly innocent and adorable little cousin.