Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife-Chapter 504: He Caiyun

"What’s wrong with you? How could you not seize such a good opportunity? If I hadn’t stayed up all night waiting for you, would you really have let Qin Juan take the child to the shop without bringing them to me?"

She glanced in the direction of the inner room, her voice very low, "Are you dumb? Juanzi cares about the child the most. If you can get Ningning on our side and make her close to us, would you still worry about not finding someone to marry? A child is the easiest to win over. If we treat her with genuine affection and consider her part of the family, there will come a day when we are rewarded with sincerity. I see that Ningning is a sensible child."

"Mom," Jia Liang called out in dissatisfaction, "I like Juanzi and I like Ningning too. I want to marry Juanzi because I want to provide a home for the two of them and live a good life together. Listening to you just now, it’s as if I have some ulterior motive. Why are you now talking about using the child?"

Old Mrs. Jia was so angry that she hit him again, "What do you mean using? This is strategy. If you keep being so foolish, when will I ever be able to hold a grandchild? Even if I don’t get to hold my own grandchildren, if you bring the person back home, I could settle for a granddaughter at least. Eventually, someone will call me Granny, not Grandma Jia."

"Alright, alright, I get it."

"Don’t just understand, remember it."

...

Qin Yang stayed in the village for a weekend before heading back to the city.

The affairs at Ancheng Food Factory were progressing steadily, so Lin Chuxia didn’t need to watch over them constantly.

Having been back in An City for such a long time without visiting her master, Lin Chuxia, over the next few days when the business settled down, took alcohol, meat, and her master’s favorite pastries to visit his courtyard.

Before reaching the gate, she could already hear the noise coming from inside.

Lin Chuxia stopped in her tracks; her master usually lived alone and had almost no relatives left. Those so-called relatives had severed ties with him over a decade ago.

During her acquaintance with her master, aside from Granny Su and a few old neighbors from the Bun Shop, she had even never seen him interacting with anyone else.

But listening carefully, the voices were indeed coming from her master’s courtyard.

Without hesitation anymore, Lin Chuxia pushed open the door and entered the yard.

The loud noises became clearer, "You are Yanyan’s maternal grandfather, look at how few people you have left below, at such an old age, why bother being stubborn with your own daughter? If you help Yanyan this time, as your granddaughter, how could she not be filial to you in the future? Look at your current living conditions, with these broken pieces of furniture, this rundown courtyard, only you treasure them. If I don’t come over, nobody would even know if you died here."

Through the glass, Lin Chuxia saw a sharp-dressed woman standing opposite Old Sir He, gesticulating while speaking to him.

And beside her was a woman around 20, looking at Old Sir He with a face full of contempt and disdain.

Old Sir He waved his hand, "What does my death in the courtyard have to do with you? I don’t need your filial piety. Give it to whoever you want. Just leave now; I don’t want to see you."

"What are you talking about? I am your own daughter. Even if it was wrong for me to sever ties with you because of past events, it was under duress. After all, bone is connected to tendon, and I’ve also said that if you hand over the things to Yanyan, I will take care of you in your old age. Those things you are holding on to are just a pile of waste papers, I don’t understand your stubbornness."

"Weren’t you looking for it too? I’ve told you long ago, those things are gone. If you want to take care of me in my old age, then just do it. I can’t help you with other things."

"You’re lying," the woman’s voice suddenly rose sharply, "You can fool others but not me, I’m your daughter, how could I not know you? You must be hiding those items. Do you really dislike seeing me do well? You say I severed ties with you, and you bear a grudge, but in reality, you never cared about us in your heart. In your heart, from beginning to end, there was only Construction, Construction is your own son, and we’re all just foundlings..."

When that name was mentioned, Old Sir He’s body suddenly began to shake.

Lin Chuxia pushed the door open and entered, stepping forward quickly to push the woman aside and support Old Sir He.

The woman stumbled from Lin Chuxia’s shove, nearly falling flat on her rear if not for her daughter’s support.

Seeing Lin Chuxia next to Old Sir He, her eyes fierce, "Who are you? What are you doing in our house?"

From the previous conversation, Lin Chuxia had already guessed the identity of the other party and couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.

"Your house? I wasn’t aware that this house had other people besides my master. What are you doing here? I advise you to scram immediately, otherwise, I’ll accuse you of trespassing."

"Master?"

He Caiyun’s gaze shifted back and forth between Lin Chuxia and Old Sir He, suddenly understanding something.

"No wonder you said the items were gone, did you give them to her, am I right?"

The more she thought about it, the more it seemed to be the case; He Caiyun confronted Lin Chuxia directly.

"You threaten me with trespassing, and I should sue you too. This is our house, he’s my dad, and you tricked him into being your master, and did you swindle the formula from his hands? Give it to me quickly, my dad may be senile, but I’m not. That’s our family’s ancestral secret recipe; if you don’t hand it over, I’ll have to sue you."

Lin Chuxia steadied Old Sir He and stood in front of him.

Old Master He knew Lin Chuxia’s temperament; she became his disciple because he had insisted, and she was even less interested in the things he gave her.

Now, his daughter was pointing her finger at her, demanding something. With this girl’s nature, she certainly wouldn’t take advantage of it.

He urgently pulled on Lin Chuxia’s sleeves, but she instead took his hand and gently squeezed it in reassurance.

Then she turned around and said with a light laugh, "Who I thought you were turns out you’re my master’s daughter and granddaughter. No wonder I don’t recognize you. Master has always been living alone; I’d even thought he was a lonely old man..."

He Caiyun sneered coldly, "Now you know, huh? My dad isn’t some old man without children. If you want to cheat something off him, you have to ask if we agree. Hand over the formula immediately; if we consider the past as not having happened, you can continue to be my dad’s disciple. But my dad’s craftsmanship isn’t taught for free; you still have to pay tuition for schooling. I won’t dwell on the past, but from now on, you are to give my dad a hundred bucks a month for tuition. Plus, you can’t miss any of the customary teacher’s gifts during the holidays."

Lin Chuxia appeared somewhat melancholic, "Oh dear, you’re right about that. I just worry that master alone won’t be able to spend a hundred bucks a month. At his age, it’s also inconvenient for him to carry so much money. Wouldn’t it be better if I give the tuition directly to you, and with you around to allocate it for master?"

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