Translator: Henyee Translations
Editor: Henyee Translations
Once on the ground floor, she went straight for the dining room. At the dining-room entrance, she spotted everyone eating with their heads lowered. Standing at the door, she greeted, “Grandpa, Mom. I made a date with my classmate to get registered for school today. She called to say she’s on the way. I’m heading out now.”
Then she waved to everyone and turned to leave.
Li Yanqin peered at her. A devious look flashed across her eyes. She coolly said, “Lass, your Little Uncle just returned today. Everyone is having breakfast together with him to welcome him home. Are you that busy?”
A flagrant attempt at alienation.
All of them knew Old Master Ji thought the most highly of Ji Chicheng. The old man woke up first thing in the morning to personally prepare this table full of breakfast.
The entire family was sitting down for breakfast except her. His nephew’s wife was unreservedly brushing aside her Little Uncle, who had just returned from abroad.
Swiftly, she got pinned with the crime of not holding her Little Uncle in high esteem. Ji Anning went speechless. Before she headed upstairs to get changed, she had sought her Grandfather’s permission.
But it was an inopportune time to bring it up. Otherwise, she might get similarly fingered again for disrespecting her eldest aunt and giving her backtalk.
She stood where she was mutedly.
Yang Yufang could not bear the sight and wanted to help explain, “Big…”
But before a word came out from her mouth, a man’s voice beat her to it, “Did Big Sis-in-Law just exclude Older Sis from our family?”
The resounding voice intermingled with a hint of indifference, rendering it emotionless.
The voice left them all flabbergasted. All eyes veered towards its source, including Ji Anning.
With fork and knife in hand, Ji Chicheng was unhurriedly cutting the freshly fried bacon. He focused all attention on the plate of food in front of him.
As though he was not the one who spoke up.
Ji Anning was both somewhat astonished and flummoxed. Was Little Uncle coming to her aid? But why?
Or was he merely speaking the truth? As her youngest aunt was overseas and away from home, not the whole family was present for the meal.
Yup. That must be what he meant. No way would he help her out.
Everyone got baffled by Ji Chicheng’s abrupt intervention. Sitting at the main seat, Old Master Ji spoke, “Chicheng’s official welcome party starts at dinner.”
The old man was the authority. The moment he spoke, all suspicion dissipated.
She wanted payback for her daughter, but Ji Chicheng interfered out of the blue. Since Old Master Ji sided with Ji Anning, Lin Yanqin subdued all unwillingness to yield. She discreetly glowered at Ji Anning while a glimmer of cruelty swept across her eyes.
Plenty of time to settle the odds awaited them in the future!
One man’s loss was another man’s gain. Old Master Ji’s chiming in supporting Ji Anning left Yang Yufang furtively delighted.
She set down her fork and spoon. Gently smiling at Ji Anning, she said, “Anning, hurry up and say hi to your Little Uncle.”