Chapter 81: A Rival Wants to Gift a Sports Car

"No need. Grandpa brought a family doctor with him. Aside from Doctor Li, he doesn't trust anyone else."

Xu Tian nodded, then rummaged through the various gift bags at his feet:

"Wife, I bought some gifts for Grandpa. I didn't know what he might like, so I just bought a little bit of everything I could think of."

In his past life, because he was single-mindedly focused on divorcing Tang Bingyan, he had never once met her family.

Having lived two lifetimes, this was his first time meeting Tang Laoyezi.

Chen Xiaoxiao, standing beside A Wei, glanced at the gifts Xu Tian had bought, a flicker of disdain crossing her eyes.

However, constrained by Tang Bingyan's authority, she pressed her thin lips together and ultimately dared not say anything.

"Grandpa will like them."

Tang Bingyan took Xu Tian's hand, her usually icy tone softening for once: "Whatever I like, Grandpa will like too."

After a while, A Wei parked the car in front of a villa.

Xu Tian followed Tang Bingyan into the villa and saw the white-haired old man sitting quietly in the main seat, drinking tea.

The old man appeared to be in his sixties, his presence commanding and intimidating without needing to show anger.

"Grandpa, it's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Xu Tian."

Seeing the old man, Xu Tian immediately stepped forward and said respectfully: "I should have come to the Imperial Capital to see you after registering my marriage with Bingyan, but our work has been quite busy lately, so it was delayed."

After finishing, Xu Tian saw A Wei and Chen Xiaoxiao enter and hurriedly took the gift bags from their hands.

"Grandpa, I bought you some gifts. I didn't know what you liked, so I bought a bit of everything, both food and daily necessities."

"This is fifty-year-old wild ginseng from Changbai Mountain."

"This is sugar-free snack from Changshou Zhai."

"And this is a fleece-lined vest."

Tang Laoyezi saw the pile of gifts Xu Tian had stacked on the coffee table, and the corner of his eye twitched.

A whole pile of things, messy like a general store.

However, the gifts Tang Laoyezi usually received were either antiques or collectibles; he had truly never seen anyone buy so many daily necessities like Xu Tian.

This child is actually quite interesting.

Tang Bingyan was his most beloved granddaughter, so he naturally had to thoroughly investigate the person she chose.

It must be said that the Xu Tian before him was far different from the information in the files.

"Grandpa, if you don't like these, you can give them away or put them in the warehouse. This was rushed, and I didn't have time to prepare properly, but I will definitely be more thoughtful next time!"

"You have a heart."

Tang Laoyezi's sharp gaze swept over Xu Tian a few times, his voice neither cold nor warm.

Tang Bingyan raised her eyebrows in surprise.

Her grandfather's reaction meant his first impression of Xu Tian wasn't bad.

Previously, when Xu Tian was causing all sorts of trouble, Tang Bingyan had kept the news airtight, so Tang Laoyezi naturally didn't know that Xu Tian had been set up by Xu Rixin and almost cheated.

In the information Tang Laoyezi had investigated, Xu Tian was just a man with no ability who didn't like Tang Bingyan.

Xu Tian's status was indeed not a match for Tang Bingyan, but who told his granddaughter to like him?

Since the two were already married, he naturally wouldn't play the role of the cruel separator.

After all, the Tang family lacked nothing, and his granddaughter didn't need to marry for status.

But the information Tang Laoyezi investigated first suggested that Xu Tian didn't like Tang Bingyan at all, so this time, Tang Laoyezi had originally come to Jiangcheng with the intention of taking Tang Bingyan back to the Imperial Capital.

However...

Since entering the door, Xu Tian had been considerate of Tang Bingyan, not at all like the files suggested—that he had no feelings for his granddaughter.

Could he be deliberately putting on a show in front of him?

Tang Laoyezi calmly sized up Xu Tian, wanting to expose his clumsy acting.

He slowly withdrew his gaze from Xu Tian and looked at Tang Bingyan, asking: "Bingyan, how is the company's business here lately?"

"Everything is normal." Tang Bingyan was always sparing with her words.

"That's good." Tang Laoyezi changed the subject: "I heard you were in a car accident a while ago..."

"Grandpa, it's my fault."

Xu Tian's heart skipped a beat, knowing Tang Laoyezi was about to hold him accountable, so he hurriedly explained: "It's because I didn't take good care of Bingyan."

"Grandpa, the car accident has nothing to do with him. It was me who wasn't watching the road."

Tang Bingyan didn't want to bring up that car accident again; it would make her think of the photos of Xu Tian with Lin Miaoyin.

"No, it was because I made Bingyan angry, which caused her to be distracted. In the end, it's all my fault."

Xu Tian said sincerely: "I promise, such a thing will absolutely never happen again!"

Seeing Xu Tian take all the responsibility upon himself, Tang Laoyezi's expression softened a bit more.

And just at this moment, a gentle voice came from the stairs.

"Grandpa, do we have guests?"

A tall, thin young man in a dark suit walked down from the second floor.

After seeing Tang Bingyan sitting opposite Tang Laoyezi, his footsteps paused for a moment before he quickened his pace.

"Bingyan, you're here."

Xu Tian looked in the direction of the voice, and a familiar figure came into view; his pupils suddenly constricted.

Gu Beicheng!

He actually came to Jiangcheng.

Gu Beicheng was a famous noble son in the Imperial Capital, Tang Bingyan's childhood sweetheart, her trusted business partner, and even the future husband of Tang Bingyan recognized by the entire Tang family.

In his past life, Xu Tian felt this man was unfathomable and skilled at hiding his emotions.

But because he had no interest in Tang Bingyan and was single-mindedly trying to escape an uncontrollable marriage, he hadn't spent any effort guarding against Gu Beicheng.

After his rebirth, he calmly recalled the events of his past life and realized in hindsight that the reason he had such deep misunderstandings and conflicts with Tang Bingyan was largely due to this man!

"Beicheng, you've come at the right time. Let me introduce you."

Seeing Gu Beicheng, a gentle and affectionate smile appeared on Tang Laoyezi's face.

"Xu Tian, this is my friend's grandson, Gu Beicheng. Beicheng grew up with Bingyan and can be considered half a grandson to me."

There was an undisguised intimacy in the old man's tone.

"Beicheng, this is Xu Tian."

"Mr. Xu, hello."

Gu Beicheng walked to Xu Tian's side and extended his hand: "I've heard so much about you."

"Hello." Xu Tian looked at the hand Gu Beicheng had proactively extended and the appropriate smile on his face, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.

This man was exactly the same as in his past life, calm and composed when dealing with him, his rival; he was truly a difficult person to deal with.

"Apologies, I didn't know you would be coming over with Bingyan today, so I didn't prepare a meeting gift. However, I will make up for it another day and deliver it personally."

Gu Beicheng explained to Xu Tian with some apology: "I heard you and Bingyan got married, and I originally intended to come and celebrate for you, but there were too many things at the company during that time, and I couldn't get away."

"Mr. Gu, you are too polite."

Xu Tian's vigilance toward Gu Beicheng was already maxed out, but on the surface, he remained calm and exchanged pleasantries: "Since you are an acquaintance of Bingyan, there's no need to be so formal. Besides, Bingyan and I lack nothing, so you can skip the gift."

"Even for the closest of people, etiquette cannot be neglected."

Gu Beicheng paused, then continued: "At your age, you should like sports cars. Why don't you come to my garage another day and pick one out." ===== CHAPTER 82 =====