While Jun Yueyue was still in a daze, the sound of a door opening and closing finally came from upstairs, followed by a low cough. Jun Yueyue’s gaze returned to its original state after Fang Anyu’s brief, bent-over curve returned to a straight line, and she, along with Fang Anyu, Fang Anyan, and Jun Yu in the house, looked towards the second floor.
It was indeed Old Master Jun who came down. He walked down the stairs, his arm supported by the old lady maid. Jun Yueyue saw that Old Master Jun was walking very fast, but after going down one step, he stopped to take care of the old lady supporting him.
It’s unclear who was supporting whom.
Fang Anyan stood up from the sofa, and Jun Yu sat up even straighter. She spoke first, calling out in a very sweet tone, “Grandpa.”
Jun Yueyue didn’t want to call the unfamiliar old man “Grandpa” anyway, and she didn’t intend to leave a good impression on Grandpa Jun, so she simply ignored the form of address, took Fang Anyu’s hand, and walked towards Grandpa Jun, saying as she walked, “If you don’t come down soon, I really won’t be able to resist asking Auntie to prepare dinner. I’m so worried!”
Unlike Jun Yu’s soft and delicate tone, Jun Yueyue’s voice was not soft and delicate at all. It was crisp and bright, and her voice was not quiet either. Old Master Jun paused in his steps as he walked downstairs and glanced at Jun Yueyue.
Then his gaze briefly swept over the curly hair on her and Fang Anyu’s heads.
”As I get older, I always feel tired. You’ve been waiting for a long time, haven’t you?”
Grandpa Jun was dressed in soft home clothes. If it weren’t for the cold, scrutinizing look he gave me when I came downstairs, I would have mistaken him for a very kind and ordinary old man.
But no matter how much he smiled, no matter how deep the laugh lines at the corners of his eyes were, he could not hide the sharpness of someone who had been in a high position for a long time, and his gaze was as sharp as a tangible piercing.
Jun Yueyue was completely unaffected. After all, no matter how scary Old Master Jun was, he was still not as scary as a Tier 3 zombie in the apocalypse. No matter how sharp Old Master Jun’s eyes were, they couldn’t emit rays that could burn people’s skin like a Tier 3 zombie.
However, just because Jun Yueyue was unaffected did not mean that the other three children were unaffected. Fang Anyan stood at attention like a primary school student, nervous. Jun Yu’s grandfather had called out to her quite gently just now, but now that Grandpa Jun was approaching, Jun Yueyue suspected that Jun Yu might stand up at any moment.
As for Fang Anyu beside her, he was a rather dim-witted little fool who didn’t know what to be afraid of. She didn’t know what kind of ideas Fang Anyan had instilled in him before they arrived, but he basically thought that Grandpa Jun was a monster. He was holding Jun Yueyue’s hand so tightly that it hurt a little.
After Grandpa Jun stood by the stairs on the second floor and said those words, Fang Anyan immediately replied, “We didn’t have to wait long.”
Facing Old Master Jun, Fang Anyan was honestly a little surprised by what he had expected. He was a bit tongue-tied. This meeting with Old Master Jun was of paramount importance to the Fang Group, and he dared not speak carelessly for fear of messing things up.
Junyu chimed in from behind, “Not really hungry either…”
Fang Anyu couldn’t speak, so he consciously didn’t step forward. However, his eyes were fixed on the direction of Grandpa Jun. Jun Yueyue had no doubt that as long as Grandpa Jun looked in this direction, Fang Anyu would obediently nod.
”Neither of you are hungry? Then I was the one whose stomach was rumbling just now,” Jun Yueyue said, pulling Fang Anyu over to Grandpa Jun. In front of Grandpa Jun, she patted Fang Anyu’s shoulder and said with a grin, “Just listen to their nonsense. Anyway, I’m hungry. You asked me to bring Anyu back for you to see, and I’ve already brought him back. The new son-in-law has come to visit, so we have to cook something delicious today!”
Grandpa Jun narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he didn’t recognize his eldest granddaughter. He subtly looked her up and down before smiling and saying, “Of course, his name is An Yu. It’s a good name.”
Grandpa Jun reached out and patted Fang Anyu’s shoulder, then turned around and whispered to the old lady who was supporting him, “Tell them to prepare a feast, and open a bottle of wine.”
As Grandpa Jun walked to the left, he said, “An Yu, An Yu, peaceful and carefree, he seems just like his mother described, a very good temperament, isn’t he?”
After seeing the old lady leave, Jun Yueyue let go of Fang Anyu, took over the old lady’s seat, and helped Grandpa Jun walk around. She nodded and said, “He has a very good personality and is easy to bully.”
The old man chuckled and glared at her, his eyes full of reproach. If Jun Yueyue hadn’t known that it was all a facade, she would have really thought that there was some deep grandfather-granddaughter relationship between the old man and the body she had transmigrated into.
Fang Anyan was left standing there for a moment, and Jun Yu seemed a little anxious as well. Jun Yueyue glanced at their reactions without leaving a trace, thinking to herself, “What’s the rush? Don’t they even want to keep up appearances anymore?”
She helped Grandpa Jun to the table and sat him down, then walked to the sofa and directed Fang Anyan to help Jun Yu into her wheelchair, and pushed Jun Yu to the table as well.
The wheelchair stopped next to Grandpa Jun. Jun Yu immediately turned her head, hugged Grandpa Jun’s arm, and pressed her little face against his arm. “Grandpa, how have you been lately…”
This is true grandfather-granddaughter affection. Jun Yueyue stood nearby, quite close, but always maintained a slight distance, keeping a quiet and distant relationship.
The kitchen had probably prepared the food well in advance, and the dishes were served very quickly. Several servants took turns bringing out the food from the kitchen, and the five people sat down at the table.
Grandpa Jun wiped his hands with the towel brought by the maid, picked up his chopsticks first, and then said, “Eat up, they’re all our own children, no need to be so formal.”
That’s an interesting point. Fang Anyu, who is married, can be considered one’s own child, but Fang Anyan can hardly be considered one’s own child.
Since the beginning, Grandpa Jun hadn’t looked at Fang Anyan properly. Fang Anyan was so nervous that his neck was about to snap, but after hearing Grandpa Jun’s words, his hand holding the chopsticks slowly relaxed.
Jun Yueyue wasn’t in the mood to analyze their conversation or observe their expressions; she found it too tiring. She simply tilted her head, observing Fang Anyu’s actions, and the smile on her lips never stopped.
Fang Anyu seemed very reserved, not as casual as he was at home. He ate very elegantly. It was the first time Jun Yueyue had ever seen him eat so gracefully. If everyone were silent and a stranger were invited in to watch, Fang Anyu’s manners and posture would be even more striking than Fang Anyan’s. No one would think he was disabled.
Having seen Fang Anyu eat until he vomited at home, Jun Yueyue always wanted to see him lose his temper again. So she ate half-heartedly, but stuck her foot out from under the table and first stepped on Fang Anyu’s shoes.
Fang Anyu paused for a moment, turned his head slightly to look at Jun Yueyue, his eyes filled with doubt, but he did not take out his notebook to try to communicate with Jun Yueyue as usual. Instead, he turned his head back and continued to eat the food next to him elegantly.
Aside from the sound of chewing, there was almost no other noise at the table. The group was even breathing cautiously. Old Master Jun was also very quiet because he had barely eaten anything and was observing the four people the whole time.
After calming down for a while, Jun Yueyue stretched out her foot to hook Fang Anyu’s ankle again, lingering and rubbing against him until he could no longer bear it and gently bumped Jun Yueyue’s leg under the table.
Jun Yueyue laughed briefly, successfully attracting the attention of everyone at the table. Old Master Jun looked over with a deep gaze, and everyone else, including Fang Anyu, stiffened up a bit. Only Jun Yueyue didn’t seem to care and reached out to brush her curly hair aside, looking at Old Master Jun and saying, “You don’t know, I was laughing at Anyu. He was really nervous when he saw you. He’s not usually like this when he eats.”
Fang Anyan’s gaze was so intense it seemed to burn through Jun Yueyue. Even Old Master Jun smiled and asked, “Oh? Do I look scary? What’s he usually like?”
Grandpa Jun appeared to be smiling, but he asked the question casually, and his gaze toward Jun Yueyue was somewhat cold, clearly indicating that he was not satisfied with her actions.
Older people tend to be more meticulous in everything they do, and they enjoy the respectful attitude towards younger generations, especially in families like theirs.
Jun Yueyue’s attitude is not wrong in an ordinary family, but if someone doesn’t like you, no matter what you do, they won’t like you. Moreover, even if Jun Yueyue tries to please him, she won’t get anything good in return. After all, the original owner played the cards too badly, and the previous bad deeds cannot be erased overnight.
Moreover, her striking curly hair, coupled with her increasingly radiant eyebrows and eyes after she made no attempt to conceal them, made the naturally strict and self-disciplined Old Master Jun feel uncomfortable.
Whether it’s comfortable or not, Jun Yueyue only cares about her own comfort.
She put down her chopsticks with a loud clatter, which caused the plate next to her to vibrate on the table for a few moments before stopping.
Jun Yueyue ignored the slight frown on Grandpa Jun’s brows and said with a smile, “You don’t know, he usually doesn’t know when he’s full. Just a few days ago, he ate so much that he had to throw up.”
Upon hearing this, Fang Anyan’s face darkened, and Jun Yu’s expression also turned sour. However, Old Master Jun, being an old fox, managed to keep his composure. “Is An Yu having a poor appetite?”
“Of course not,” Jun Yueyue shrugged. “He just can’t feel full, but he can’t express it, and he can’t hear anyone trying to persuade him. Don’t you know that, Grandpa?”
This was the first time Jun Yueyue had called Grandpa Fang “Grandpa” since entering the house, but she used a very soft voice, without any respect, and instead sounded very sarcastic.
Jun Yueyue also had to say these things. She didn’t intend to leave a good impression on Old Master Jun this time, nor did she intend to fight for that piece of land, but she still had to ask for the money.
If she wanted money, and more money, she had to make Old Master Jun feel guilty towards her. Of course, making him feel guilty was a bit difficult, so Jun Yueyue chose the simplest and most direct method: to make Old Master Fang lose face.
As a grandfather, how could he not feel ashamed to arrange such a marriage for his granddaughter, marrying her to such a person?
Moreover, his purpose this time was clearly to bring Jun Yu and Fang Anyan together. Jun Yueyue didn’t believe that this old man Jun didn’t know that the original owner was crazy about Fang Anyan.
Knowing this, yet still doing it, ultimately shows favoritism. The original owner of this body was foolish and wouldn’t have used this favoritism, but Jun Yueyue certainly would.
Besides, she was telling the truth. Fang Anyu does indeed have these problems. The truth is always harsh, but the old man has to listen even if he doesn’t like it.
Fang Anyan thought Jun Yueyue was insulting Fang Anyu. He thought the woman had repented these past few days, but he didn’t expect her to be waiting here!
His hand gripped the chopsticks so tightly it turned white, but he couldn’t bring himself to throw them down and yell at Jun Yueyue like he would at home.
Fang Anyan lowered his head and stopped looking at Jun Yueyue. He was afraid that if he saw Jun Yueyue again, he would lose control. The Fang family really needed the Jun family as a powerful support. At this critical juncture, Fang Anyan had no choice but to endure it for the time being.
However, Jun Yueyue certainly didn’t want to insult Fang Anyu. From the time she transmigrated until now, Fang Anyu was the only person for whom Jun Yueyue was willing to put some effort into.
She didn’t need to worry about Fang Anyu, since they were going to agree to a divorce after they got back. However, she didn’t want to hurt Fang Anyu, so when she said this, she was looking at Fang Anyu and smiling, a gentle and tender smile that Fang Anyu couldn’t guess what she was saying at all.
She even patted Fang Anyu’s leg under the table to comfort him.
But to anyone else, her actions appeared to be deliberate provocation.
Grandpa Jun’s face finally broke down, and everyone stopped what they were doing, waiting to see what kind of trouble Jun Yueyue would cause next.
But Jun Yueyue picked up her chopsticks again, put some food in her mouth, and said nonchalantly, “Eat up, why aren’t you eating?”
She even piled Fang Anyu’s favorite flavors onto his small plate, patted his leg under the table, and smiled, gesturing for him to eat.
After making the other three lose their appetite, Jun Yueyue started eating seriously. Fang Anyu couldn’t hear what the others were saying, but he could sense that something was wrong. However, Jun Yueyue kept smiling at him, gesturing for him to eat. He was hungry anyway, so he soon started eating without a care in the world.
So only Jun Yueyue and Fang Anyu finished their meal. After a while, Old Master Jun excused himself and went upstairs, and Jun Yu went back to her room. Fang Anyan couldn’t lose his temper here, so he had no choice but to follow the servants back to his own room.
Only two people remained at the table. Fang Anyu had been eating the whole time. Jun Yueyue knew his appetite, so the dishes she prepared today were quite exquisite, but the portions were small. Fang Anyu was probably only half full by now.
So she didn’t stop him. After she finished eating, she leaned on the table and watched Fang Anyu eat. Whenever Fang Anyu’s eyes fell on a dish, Jun Yueyue would reach out and use her chopsticks to serve it to him, just like a little maid serving food to a nobleman in ancient times.
”You’re really my ancestor,” Jun Yueyue muttered as she added food to Fang Anyu’s plate.
Fang Anyu saw Jun Yueyue’s lips move and wanted to know what she said. After looking around and seeing that no one was there, he quickly took out his notebook from his pocket and scribbled down—What are you saying? And why aren’t they eating?
Jun Yueyue then placed all the dishes he liked in front of him, piling them up like a small mountain, before taking the notebook and replying—that old man probably didn’t have a good appetite. As for your brother and my sister, didn’t you know what they secretly ate on the way?
This was a complete lie to fool a fool, but Fang Anyu believed it easily and asked with some doubt, “When did you eat it? I didn’t know.”
—You’re asleep! I wanted your brother to leave you some, but he refused.
Fang Anyu was skeptical, because his younger brother had always given in to him since they were little, but Jun Yueyue looked very serious.
Seeing Fang Anyu struggling with his decision, Jun Yueyue took the notebook and quickly wrote: “Eat quickly, or the servants will remove the plates and you won’t be able to eat!”
Jun Yueyue nudged his arm again, and Fang Anyu quickly picked up his chopsticks and continued eating.
The kind-looking old lady came downstairs halfway down, but her kind expression changed as she passed by. Junyue was now completely certain that she and the old man were having an affair, otherwise why would they be so united against each other?
Grandpa Jun is dissatisfied with Jun Yueyue. What right does an old maid have to give her attitude?
Jun Yueyue didn’t indulge her and called out, “Hey, my husband likes to eat eggs. He’s not full yet. Go fry one for him.”
The old lady who had been glancing at Jun Yueyue with her eyes looked quite surprised. Perhaps because no one had been ordering her around for so long, she had really started to think of herself as the master.