Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me-Chapter 266 - 265: The Old Man I Found (1 Update)

The old man was holding a brightly colored, tattered cloth bundle in his arms, which looked particularly ancient and didn’t match the good quality of the clothes he was wearing at all.

Suddenly seeing such an old man sitting at her front door, Xu Niannian was stunned for quite a long time.

Elder Master Jin, seeing Xu Niannian, was equally stunned for quite a long time.

This was his house, right?

Had he taken the wrong turn? Or was his memory failing him again?

The old master’s whiskers bristled, what was he to do now?

Angered by that unfilial descendant, Elder Master Jin had come to Nancheng in a huff, and it took him a long time to find this place following the route in his memory.

Just as he was about to enter, he suddenly realized he didn’t have the keys; he had long since thrown them to that unfilial descendant.

It wasn’t that he couldn’t climb over the wall to get in, it was just that an old man like him climbing walls would be a disgrace to the Jin Family’s reputation.

So, the old master simply sat down on the ground and pondered how to enter.

He hadn’t expected that there would actually be people living inside.

Elder Master Jin was suddenly overwhelmed with surprise.

Xu Niannian saw the old man’s pitiful appearance, opening his mouth wide as if he were starving, and she couldn’t bear it.

"Old grandpa, what’s wrong with you?" Influenced by news about fraudulent beggars in the future society, Xu Niannian only stood at the door and asked without daring to come closer.

But she still kindly inquired.

Elder Master Jin looked at the bright and spirited young girl in front of him bewilderedly, thinking that this might not be his home, that he might have found the wrong place, and his mouth puckered unhappily.

But he had the dignity of the Jin Family to preserve; he couldn’t let outsiders know that he, the old patriarch of the Jin Family, couldn’t even find his own house—it was too humiliating.

So, the old master slowly stood up, looking at Xu Niannian with a face full of silent grievance, "Young lady, is this Nanshui Road?"

Seeing the old man’s upright and robust posture, not resembling a scammer at all, Xu Niannian nodded and assured him, "Yes, grandpa, this here is Nanshui Road."

So this was Nanshui Road!

With his location confirmed, Elder Master Jin felt that he must have come to the right place; this spot looked too much like his own home.

"Young lady, may I come to your home to ask for some water to drink? Don’t worry, I have money." freewebnσvel.cøm

Fearing Xu Niannian wouldn’t let him in to look, Elder Master Jin hurriedly made it known that he had money.

And he hinted to Xu Niannian that he was just thirsty, not begging for food.

The most important thing to Elder Master Jin was his dignity, and he had an almost stubborn insistence on preserving it.

Realizing it was just for a drink of water, Xu Niannian promptly said, "Grandpa, please come in."

Xu Niannian suspected that the old man might have lost his way home and thought about whether to call the police.

Because the old man looked so upright, Xu Niannian felt he didn’t seem like a con artist, and besides, with so many people at home, even if he were a bad person, he wouldn’t get the better of her whole family.

So, Xu Niannian kindly led him back to her home for a drink of water.

The old master walked in, and the more he saw, the more something seemed off; it was right, wasn’t this his home?

Could that unfilial descendant really have sold his house?

The thought made Elder Master Jin so angry his liver ached.

Xu Niannian found the old man’s demeanor quite odd, as he went from looking completely bewildered one second to having a face full of storm clouds the next, as if someone had wronged him.

Yang Cuihua saw Xu Niannian bring an old man inside and couldn’t help but ask, "Niannian, who is this old man?"

Xu Niannian explained with a smile, "This grandpa has come to ask for some water to drink."

"Oh, then I’ll go pour him a glass of water." Yang Cuihua said, and with a wiggle of her hips, she went to get the water.

The moment the old man arrived, he headed straight to the main chair in the central hall and sat down with proper posture.

His back ramrod straight, his eyes scanned from left to right, and the anger at the bottom of his eyes grew more intense—he knew this was his home.

"Old man, here, drink some water." Yang Cuihua brought over a large bowl of cool boiled water and handed it to the old man.

Elder Master Jin lowered his eyes to the big bowl of water and, his eyes wide, thought it rather a large bowl, didn’t he?

However, having already made the request, Elder Master Jin felt that not finishing it would make him appear particularly incompetent, a loss of face.

"Thank you." The old man accepted the bowl, his lips moved slightly, he closed his eyes, and he drained the bowl in one gulp.

Hearing the gulping sound of the water being drunk, both Yang Cuihua and Xu Niannian were momentarily stunned.

Yang Cuihua thought to herself, it was a good thing she had considered the old man might have been thirsty for a long time, so she had used the biggest bowl in the house to serve him water.

That way, he wouldn’t ask for a second serving out of embarrassment.

The Elder Master finished his water and set the bowl down on the counter beside him. There were two seats in the main room, one on the left and one on the right, with a rosewood cabinet in the middle especially for placing tea.

The Elder Master showed no intention of leaving.

Xu Niannian and Yang Cuihua exchanged glances before Yang Cuihua quietly pulled Xu Niannian to one side, asking her, "Niannian, where did you find this old man? Why do I feel something’s strange about him?"

"I met him at the door," Xu Niannian honestly reported.

Yang Cuihua asked, "Is he going to leave?"

Xu Niannian thought for a moment, "Mom, I feel like this old grandpa doesn’t know the way home. Should we call the police?"

Yang Cuihua felt that made sense, as the old man did seem quite odd.

"Do you want more water, elder?" Yang Cuihua briskly inquired.

Elder Master Jin had heard the two women whispering but couldn’t make out the words. He thought they were discussing whether he was a beggar.

As a man who valued face, if he said he would pay, he would definitely pay.

All of a sudden, he took up his cloth bag, placed it on the countertop, and started rummaging around inside. Eventually, he pulled out a jade bracelet.

Upon seeing the Zhengyang green jade bracelet, Xu Niannian was immediately astonished.

This old grandpa was really not ordinary wealthy.

The Elder Master casually placed the bracelet on the countertop, telling Xu Niannian, "Young girl, this is for your bowl of water. I said I have money; I’m not begging."

Xu Niannian: "... Grandpa, I didn’t say you were begging."

Elder Master Jin: "But you thought it."

Xu Niannian: "... Grandpa, I really didn’t think that."

Perhaps because the old man gave off an aura of righteousness, Xu Niannian spoke to him with exceptional politeness.

And judging by the clothes he was wearing, no one would think he was a beggar.

The Elder Master pursed his lips, as if in deep thought, then after a half-second pointed at Yang Cuihua, "You certainly thought so. Here, this bracelet is for you."

Yang Cuihua: "..."

Yang Cuihua loved money and was stingy, but she only loved her own money or money that was obtained through clear, honest means.

When this old man suddenly emerged, offering such a grand gift for just a drink of water, she dared not accept.

After hearing what the Elder Master said, she continuously shook her head: "Elder, I cannot take your money."

Suddenly, the Elder Master felt that this family were good people.

After pondering for a while, he took the bracelet back: "Alright then, it’s because you didn’t want it. Remember, I’m not begging."

The charming behavior of the Elder Master almost made Xu Niannian laugh out loud.

It’s no wonder people say, ’Having an elderly in the home is like having a treasure.’ It seems there’s truth to that.

Isn’t this old man just like a child?

After a while, the family members got up one after another, and they were all quite surprised to see an additional old man in the house.

The Elder Master planned to ask later how this family came to purchase the house, how much they spent, and considered buying it back.

Xu Niannian had planned to go look for Jin Yu, but since the old grandpa showed no signs of leaving, she decided to wait until later to go.

Chen Xiaorou cooked breakfast, and the family ate noodles flavored with Butter Sauce, a culinary creation she and Du Wenwen had experimented with.

Although the family was curious about the old man, they didn’t ask too many questions, after all, it was Xu Niannian who had brought him in.

The family gathered around the dining table, and the Elder Master sat upright on one side.

When Xu Niannian called him over to eat, the Elder Master initially wanted to resist, but then he saw the familiar Butter Sauce in the bowl Xu Niannian brought over and his eyes suddenly widened, staring at Xu Niannian.

"Did you make this?" he asked.

Xu Niannian, seeing the old man’s wary face, smiled gently at him, "Grandpa, I didn’t make this. It was made by the chef at our family’s restaurant."

"A chef?" the Elder Master was stunned. He remembered that his grandson’s wife was the one who made the Butter Sauce. Was she lying? Or could everyone in Nancheng make Butter Sauce?

The Elder Master’s lips twitched slightly as he asked, "Can all the people in Nancheng make this thing?"

Before Xu Niannian could answer, Yang Cuihua eagerly boasted to the Elder Master.

"Oh, elder, you’ve got it wrong there. This was invented by our own Baby Nian. The Butter Sauce we’re eating now, she taught the chefs in the restaurant how to make it. Let me tell you, there’s nobody in Nancheng County who doesn’t know about our family’s Butter Sauce noodles. This is all the skill of my daughter. Only our family in Nancheng County can make it."

With this explanation from Yang Cuihua, something suddenly clicked for the Elder Master.

He tilted his head back at a forty-five-degree angle and looked up at the sky.

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