Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Grandpa looked at her and said, “Xiang Xiang, how did the talk go with Ah Chi when you were upstairs? The young brat didn’t anger you, did he?”
Gu Xiang looked at Jiang Chi. He was focused on eating. She thought of what he had said upstairs. Tsk, if I told Grandpa about this, Jiang Chi would most probably be scolded badly.
But before she spoke up, Jiang Chi answered readily, “Pretty good, we had a rather good chat.”
His survival instincts were very strong. He totally did not look as condescending as he had been when around her. After he spoke, he put on a show by picking up some prawns and putting them into her bowl.
Gu Xiang looked at him and said, “Thank you for your concern, Grandpa. My husband and I will definitely communicate well.”
The two words, ‘my husband,’ startled Jiang Chi for a moment. Meanwhile, Gu Xiang looked nonchalant and began to eat the prawns.
Seeing how the two of them looked so lovey dovey, Grandpa Jiang was very satisfied. He smiled. “That’s great, that’s great! I was afraid that the two of you would not get along well. Now it seems like your personalities are quite a good fit. Ah Chi, since you are married, you should treat your wife better and have a child soon.”
Hearing the words, ‘have a child’ made Gu Xiang bite her lip in shock while she was eating. She hissed in pain.
Grandpa Jiang looked at Gu Xiang, “Are you okay?”
Gu Xiang answered, “I’m fine, Grandpa.”
She picked up her cup and drank some water quickly in an attempt to soothe the pain.
Grandpa Jiang continued. “Since the two of you get along so well, Xiang Xiang, you should move in and live with Ah Chi.”
Live with him? Gu Xiang looked at Jiang Chi instinctively. She was fiercely against this idea. Although he looked like he treated her very well right now, deep down she knew how he would treat her when they were alone. He wants me to live with him? Please let me off this wild ride!
Jiang Chi was very against this idea as well. He did not like people disrupting his world.
He said, “I’m usually busy…”
Grandpa Jiang did not give him a chance to object. He said sternly, “I know you’re busy and that is why I made Xiang Xiang come over to see you. You are too used to being single that you don’t even care about eating your meals! Now that you have a wife, you have someone to look after you. Learn to be content! Right, Xiang Xiang?”
Grandpa’s eyes were filled with anticipation.
Gu Xiang was silent. She really wanted to refuse!
Gu Xiang’s mother sat to the side. Hearing Grandpa Jiang’s words, she smiled and said, “Of course, husband and wife definitely have to live together! When we return, I will make Gu Xiang move in. Xiang Xiang, be more sensible. If Ah Chi is busy with work, you have to learn to understand him and not cause him any trouble.”
“Exactly!”
Grandpa Jiang was very pleased. Her mother was very pleased as well! Gu Xiang and Jiang Chi sat to the side and neither of them spoke.
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As soon as they returned from the Jiang residence, Gu Xiang’s mother began to pack her things. She put clothes and stuff in suitcases and said, “You are married now and you have to be more sensible. It’s not like being at home. No one will satisfy all your needs. The Jiang family helped us, so don’t make Jiang Chi angry. If he gets angry and doesn’t want you…”
Gu Xiang standing by the side and watched as her mother nagged. Her mother seldom went into her room or organized her things. Now she couldn’t wait to send her off to Jiang Chi’s place.
Gu Xiang stood by the window and suddenly realized how cunning she was. Since she had entered the Meng family, she had never thought of leaving no matter how bad things were.
She did not know when she began to treat this place as her own. After all, the person she was closest to, her mother, was here. Now, it seemed to be time for her to leave!
Her mother had already placed her luggages in front of her and she said, “Everything is here. If anything’s missing, you can come back to collect it. Did you hear what I just told you?”