The two interacted for a while before Meng Yue came down from upstairs, and then she led them to another villa to attend the banquet.
Before leaving, Meng Yue also dressed herself up, changing into a relatively formal outfit.
When mother and daughter appeared together, Ye Ziming suddenly felt that they… had quite a big difference.
Meng Yue was over 1.7 meters tall, with a plump figure, belonging to the tall and mature type.
As for Xiaomuqing, she was 1.6 meters tall and petite, belonging to… a slightly tall legal loli type.
If it weren’t for the resemblance between them, he would have doubted if they were mother and daughter.
PS: C+(D) and B-(A+), about the difference between an apple and a pineapple, right?
“Wait a moment, let’s go visit your grandfather first…”
On the way, Meng Yue mentioned the old head of the Lin family again, that is, Xiaomuqing’s grandfather.
This old man had retired for some years. Recently, because he was feeling a bit unwell, he went to a sanatorium in a certain place in the country to recuperate.
Originally feeling a bit unwell, he suddenly felt much better upon hearing that he had gained a granddaughter!
PS: It was mentioned earlier that the Lin family had no female members, except for wives married from outside.
If he hadn’t been held back to undergo examinations, he might have already “air-dropped” at the Lin family villa yesterday to see his biological granddaughter.
“Oh, oh.”
Xiaomuqing, who didn’t understand anything, carefully remembered what her mother said after listening to her.
Grandfathers and grandmothers were creatures she had never seen, so when they said they were going to see them, she felt a little nervous.
“Ziming, remember to take good care of her later…”
After giving her daughter a few more instructions, Meng Yue turned to look at Ye Ziming and gave him a few words of advice as well.
For some consideration, she felt that with Ye Ziming around, she could confidently let her daughter play around at the banquet.
Of course, she wasn’t worried about her precious daughter being bullied, after all, she had three sons.
In a short while, the group of three arrived outside a villa.
They didn’t use the main entrance, but a private passage that led directly to visit the old head of the Lin family, Lin Zhengzhi.
“What could be wrong with me? Just fretting unnecessarily!”
In a small living room, Old Master Lin was sitting in the main seat, speaking impatiently to a junior.
Upon hearing of his arrival, the juniors of the Lin family naturally came up to express their concern, but Old Master Lin, having heard such words many times, was clearly getting impatient.
He was also a bit displeased; if they hadn’t insisted on stopping him, he would have arrived yesterday to meet his beloved granddaughter.
“Grandpa, don’t rush, little sister has arrived.”
Seeing the displeasure on Old Master Lin’s face, Lin Qiwen quickly stepped forward to deliver the latest news he had received.
It could be seen that upon hearing the news of his granddaughter’s imminent arrival, Old Master Lin’s expression immediately brightened considerably.
After a short while, as Xiaomuqing curiously looked around, Meng Yue brought her into the small living room.
With just one glance, Old Master Lin recognized Xiaomuqing; in his eyes, she was undoubtedly his granddaughter!
“Grandpa.”
Led forward, looking at the somewhat familiar old man before her, Xiaomuqing uttered a well-behaved voice.
“Ah!”
Hearing this voice, Old Master Lin immediately responded, his face filled with a very satisfied smile.
He had many grandsons and maternal grandsons, so many that he couldn’t be bothered to count, but only one granddaughter, so she was absolutely precious.
“Come, sit here with me.”
After responding, he patted the sofa beside him, gesturing for Xiaomuqing to sit next to him, wanting to get close to his beloved granddaughter.
“Oh, oh.”
Xiaomuqing was a little overwhelmed. Before this, she had heard from others (her brothers) that her grandfather had a bad temper and easily got angry.
But looking at him now, she didn’t feel like he had a bad temper at all; on the contrary, she found him quite good, even kindly.
“Ye family kid, Ye Ziming.”
After settling his granddaughter, Old Master Lin’s gaze shifted to Ye Ziming, who was still standing there.
Before coming here, he had heard of Ye Ziming. He had inquired himself and listened to his son and daughter-in-law’s accounts, and the conclusion was that he thought this young man was good.
“Hello, Grandpa Lin.”
Seeing Old Master Lin look at him, Ye Ziming asked his greeting unhurriedly, using the form of address he had used since childhood.
“Mm, good.”
Nodding with a hint of satisfaction, he then motioned for him to sit in the seat next to Xiaomuqing.
Seeing Ye Ziming, Old Master Lin couldn’t help but recall that he had chatted with that person from the Ye family, his old friend, before he returned.
They were in the same sanatorium, but their conditions were vastly different. The person from the Ye family had something extra in his brain; to put it severely, he could die at any moment.
During their casual chat, he had mentioned his granddaughter and Ye Ziming’s affairs, after which Old Master Ye suddenly became very happy.
He even clamored to see his grandson-in-law.
Thinking of this, Old Master Lin proposed to Ye Ziming that if he had time during this period, he should bring his granddaughter to visit that person at the sanatorium.
“Is Grandpa’s health not good?”
Hearing such a suggestion, Ye Ziming frowned slightly and asked this Grandpa Lin.
“He looks in good spirits, but I don’t know the specifics. You can go and ask.”
After speaking, Old Master Lin looked at the time and found that it was getting late. So, with a very kindly smile, he ended his interaction with his beloved granddaughter and let her go out to play for a while.
In his opinion, having this granddaughter bring her grandson-in-law to see his old friend had two purposes. Firstly, it would make his old friend feel better.
Secondly, he could show off, essentially saying: “Haha! Old man, I have a granddaughter too!”
Smiling, she bid farewell to her grandfather and walked out of the small living room with her good brother. Then she noticed that her good brother’s expression seemed a bit off.
“Boss.”
Although she didn’t quite understand, from her grandfather’s words just now, she could gather some information.
It was that her good brother’s grandfather was not in good health; it sounded like he had a serious illness.
“In a while, come with me to see Grandpa, how about it?”
Turning to look at Xiaomuqing, Ye Ziming thought for a moment and said softly.
“Sure.”
Without even thinking, Xiaomuqing answered decisively.
When she was talking to her grandfather earlier, she felt that her grandfather was very easy to get along with, almost perfectly embodying kindness.
However, she didn’t notice that when she and Old Master Lin were chatting, the way people around them looked at her was very subtle.
Especially Lin Qiwen. He was the most mischievous since he was a child and was often lectured by his grandfather. Therefore, in his impression, his grandfather only seemed kindly at very rare moments.
And after his sister appeared, Old Master Lin’s reaction could surprise everyone.
Others would greet him about his health.
Old Master Lin: Annoying! How many times have I said I’m fine? Go play somewhere else!
Xiaomuqing would greet him about his health.
Old Master Lin: Oh, how nice of you, Grandpa is in very good health, not unwell at all.
