Chapter 221: I Am Willing to Be a Step-Grandfather

Ming Zi:...

She looked at Xue Ming with some surprise, thinking to herself, what a stubborn man this is.

More than seven years have passed; in the meantime, her parents-in-law have passed away one after another, and her children have had children of their own and gotten married.

The world changes so fast, yet the moment Xue Ming opened his mouth, it was as if time had not moved at all.

Uh, after thinking about it for seven years, he still wants her to take responsibility.

Ming Zi felt that her mood was a bit chaotic now, so she slowly pulled the car over to the side of the road.

How slow was it? Just like how Si Rong drives.

"Look," Ming Zi said, her hands resting on the steering wheel, "you might not know yet, but I am already a grandmother now."

Once these words were out, she felt that there was even a generational gap between her and Xue Ming.

She couldn't help but want to use a preachy tone, something like, "Grandma here..."

She was almost amused by her own thought.

"I know."

Xue Ming added, "Just because you're a grandmother, does that mean you can just take away another man's innocence?"

"It's like this," Ming Zi was now certain that this man was very paranoid and not thinking clearly, "about what happened seven years ago, I am very sorry. I offered to compensate you, but you didn't want it. However, I think you shouldn't be so narrow-minded. As for things like innocence, the first kiss only accounts for a very small part."

"I also ask you to please stand in my shoes and consider it a little. I am already a grandmother now. If I were to get married again, how would I tell the children in the family? 'Grandchildren, I am going to get you a grandfather!'"

"Listen to yourself, does that sound right?"

Ming Zi patiently explained to him.

"With your qualifications, you could completely find a more excellent young girl; you wouldn't need to be a stepfather or a step-grandfather to anyone..."

Just as she was rambling on, she heard Xue Ming say: "I am willing to be a step-grandfather, and I am also willing to be a stepfather."

Anyway, aren't men born to be fathers and grandfathers to others?

Ming Zi:...

She now deeply understood the meaning of the saying: when a scholar meets a soldier, reason cannot be explained.

Is this a matter of whether you are willing or not? Besides, no one asked if you were willing.

"Why can't you understand what I'm saying? Between you and me, other than..."

The next second, Ming Zi's mouth was blocked.

Xue Ming blocked it.

This time, he was the one who initiated it, and the taste was exactly the same as what he had missed every night.

Ming Zi really couldn't push away the strength of this sturdy ox, so she bit him hard.

The man seemed not to feel pain, and a metallic, rusty taste spread between their lips.

After it ended, Ming Zi was almost out of breath.

This, this, this damn man!

Doesn't he know that this kind of suffocating love is no longer suitable for an old lady of her age?

She calmed down for a moment before speaking, "Alright, now that you've gotten it back, we are even from now on."

"Get out of my car!"

Xue Ming gave her a deep look, then pushed the door open and got out of the car.

Since he had come to Huaiyang, he naturally wouldn't leave easily.

So what if she is a grandmother? He already said it: he is willing to be a step-grandfather to others.

Because of the passing of Old Lady Jiang, all happy events had to be postponed.

Jiang Zhi's wedding had to be pushed back by three months.

After twists and turns, she still ended up with Chen Yun.

The Chen family bought a house in Jing Shi to serve as their bridal chamber.

Si Rong prepared to buy a set of gold jewelry for Jiang Zhi as a wedding gift.

Jin Lou.

"This phoenix crown, do you like it?" Si Rong picked it up and held it against Jiang Zhi's head to compare.

Jiang Zhi didn't want her aunt to spend so much money, so she just said she didn't like it and picked out a thin gold bracelet instead.

"Aunt, get me this one!"

When checking out, Si Rong still took the phoenix crown and paid for it together; a girl should still have some valuable jewelry on her when she gets married.

Jiang Zhi was moved in her heart; holding the phoenix crown in her hand, it felt heavy.

She walked out of the gold shop arm-in-arm with Si Rong, and just as she was talking to her, she caught a glimpse of a figure diagonally across the street.

Her whole body froze.

"What's wrong with you?" Si Rong looked in the direction she was staring, but didn't see anything strange.

Jiang Zhi steadied herself, her smile a bit forced, "Nothing, Aunt, I'm fine. By the way, I suddenly remembered I have something to take care of, let's stop shopping for today!"

"Alright," Si Rong felt a bit strange and urged, "Okay, if anything happens, just call me or our family, you hear?"

Jiang Zhi nodded heavily.

After parting ways with her aunt, Jiang Zhi turned back and went to that small alley again.

Xu Hu was waiting for her there.

"Yo! Buying gold already? Are you really planning to marry Chen Yun?"

The man was slouching, a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

Jiang Zhi was furious. Everything had been quite normal when she broke up with Xu Hu at school, but after leaving school and meeting him again, Xu Hu had already turned into a hoodlum.

Sometimes a few lackeys would follow behind her, all jeering and calling her "Big Sister-in-law."

"We broke up a long time ago. Please stop pestering me like this. I'm begging you, okay?"

She didn't dare tell Chen Yun or her family about this matter, wanting to resolve it herself.

Having not grown up by her mother's side, Jiang Zhi's first thought when encountering trouble was to try not to trouble others.

Besides, in her memory, Xu Hu was not some heinous, wicked person.

"Not a chance," Xu Hu laughed, "I f*cking like you, Jiang Zhi. If you dare to marry Chen Yun, I'll kill him!"

"Don't think that just because his dad is an officer it's anything special. Do you believe I can make him die silently in Jing Shi?"

Jiang Zhi was terrified, "Don't be like this. This has nothing to do with Chen Yun. Even if he didn't exist, I still wouldn't be with you."

"That's not necessarily true, is it? I remember our relationship was perfectly fine, it was just that damned uncle of yours who brought Chen Yun to your house. Was it because you thought my family was poor? You wanted to arrange a marriage between you and Chen Yun; you two are indeed f*cking well-matched in social status, but I can't swallow this anger!"

Xu Hu held up three fingers, "I'm only giving you three days to break up with Chen Yun, otherwise I'll turn your wedding into a funeral!"

After saying this, he rode off on his motorcycle with a roar.

Jiang Zhi leaned against the wall, only then relaxing.

What should she do?

Should she tell her uncle? But her uncle is old now; even if he could temporarily intimidate Xu Hu, she and Chen Yun still have to return to Jing Shi to work later. What if Xu Hu does something to Chen Yun there?

She was extremely conflicted.

Jiang Zhi thought for a long while, and as she walked out of the alley, she thought that perhaps she should cancel the wedding between her and Chen Yun, but what reason could she come up with?

Many people in Huaiyang already knew the news that the Jiang Family and the Chen family were to be joined by marriage; canceling it now would surely make many people laugh at them.

If only someone could give her an idea.

The PHS phone in her bag rang; it was Chen Yun.

Listening to Chen Yun's voice, she suddenly felt like crying.

Actually, when her uncle first called Chen Yun to their home, she was able to sense the intentions of her uncle and aunt.

No one likes being arranged, and she was the same.

So at the beginning, she didn't have any good feelings toward Chen Yun.