Contract Marriage: Billionaire and His Deaf Wife-Chapter 1052: Every Step Startles the Heart (8)

"What?" The old lady was taken aback, "The young master gave it to her?"

She couldn’t believe her grandson had sold off his family property in such a grand gesture.

"I don’t think so." Uncle Tang dared not mislead the elderly about this matter, saying, "The deed, it’s said that the young mistress bought it herself, and it has nothing to do with the young master."

Old Mrs. Xiao’s face displayed an expression as if she had seen an alien, proving the upheaval in her inner world.

Uncle Tang’s words at this moment, perhaps were meant to persuade the elderly to accept reality, saying, "Anyway, the young mistress had already taken control of the company—"

Old Mrs. Xiao remembered this matter. This was the woman her grandson chose, from a poor family background, yet able to acquire their family’s company, and not through marriage, but through her own efforts.

She is a strong woman.

"It’s not that I think she’s bad; I mentioned this last time." Old Mrs. Xiao said.

Uncle Tang knew she was finding an excuse for herself again and couldn’t refute her words.

"I’m just worried that with her pregnant, living in that haunted house might be like her mother-in-law—" Old Mrs. Xiao furrowed her brows, seemingly truly worried about her granddaughter-in-law’s safety.

"However, the young mistress’s temper is quite stubborn; she only adheres to reason." Uncle Tang spoke from his recent experience with Gu Nuan.

"Is that so?" Old Mrs. Xiao felt helpless, saying, "Alright, let’s discuss it again when we get back."

As Uncle Tang accompanied her away, it suddenly occurred to him, why wouldn’t this old lady take the opportunity to move back into this luxurious big house?

He didn’t know that, upon hearing the deed wasn’t signed under her grandson’s name but Gu Nuan’s, the old lady had the self-awareness not to boldly move back into this house. Certainly, Gu Nuan seemed unlikely to drive her out.

Gu Nuan entered the Ruan Family villa and looked around the environment inside. The people Uncle Tang instructed had put in effort, cleaning it up brightly and neatly, but it wasn’t as magnificent as the last time she visited.

The reason was simple: back then, after trouble arose in the family, the old lady hastily instructed people to either move the valuable decorations out or hide and lock them away.

As for the current simplicity and cleanliness, Gu Nuan found it quite nice. Previously, when she visited, seeing the chair the old lady sat in, which looked like the Empress Dowager’s seat, she always felt—it was too much like a nouveau riche.

Like a tycoon, without substance.

Perhaps Xiao Jianming intentionally did this to please the old lady’s taste, but it didn’t suit Gu Nuan’s preferences.

It was instead a simple wooden stool she had seen last time, placed in a corner, that caught her interest. Now, the stool remained in its original place.

Butler Xiao was among those who first returned here to greet her.

Seeing her gaze fall there, he smiled with eyes as he said, "That was something Madam brought back from a friend before, seemingly a handcrafted item without a price. Because the old lady found it dirty, it was placed there untouched."

That wasn’t dirty; in the old lady’s eyes, such a simple and primitive thing was considered shabby, so, of course, it could only be placed in the corner. Had it not been kept by the daughter-in-law, it would have ended up in the trash long ago.

This only showed that the old lady’s investment vision was limited. Compared to Ruan Ruzhen, there was a significant gap.

That primitive wooden stool likely bore the signature of some artist, its value probably far surpassing the Empress Dowager chair the old lady used.

As for Xiao Jianming, did he not know, or did he deliberately refrain from informing his own mother of the truth?