Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 184: Wanling Abyss (9)

Jueqing pouted; he’d been so preoccupied with looking for someone just now that he’d completely forgotten to say anything else.

Feng Xuxu washed up upon returning to Qinxin Garden and then, accompanied by Yingsu and Baihe, followed Jueqing to the dining hall for a meal.

"Grandfather, Uncle, Aunt," she was about to bow, but her aunt pulled her up.

"Come, come, come, take a seat." Xuanyuan Zhen could hardly keep his mouth closed, finally hearing his sweet granddaughter call him Grandfather.

Feng Xuxu sat down next to her grandfather and, tugging at his sleeve, said coquettishly, "Grandfather, I called for you. How are you going to reward me?"

"You little rascal, I’ve already prepared something for you." He said while taking out a brocade box and handing it to Feng Xuxu, "Open it and see if you like it." Feng Xuxu hadn’t expected a real present and opened the box carefully.

"Wow, Grandfather, it’s beautiful. I really like it." She gingerly took out a red jade bracelet from the brocade box, which was carved with a lifelike phoenix, so vivid and vibrant.

Xuanyuan Yan and his wife exchanged looks, covering their mouths to hold back their laughter; the older, the wiser, indeed.

"You like it, right? Here, let me put it on for my sweet granddaughter." He took the bracelet, grabbed Feng Xuxu’s hand, and slid it on immediately, looking back and forth before nodding his head in satisfaction.

"Grandfather, I’m a daughter, not a sweet grandson," she pouted, speaking to her grandfather.

"Hahaha, alright, alright, my dear granddaughter, if you like it, wear it. But don’t regret it later." He chuckled inwardly, thinking she had no chance of escape now.

"...Could it be I’ve boarded a pirate ship?" As she looked at her grandfather’s sly grin, she couldn’t shake the feeling that she’d been duped.

She turned her head to look at her uncle and aunt and then at Jueqing, all beaming with joy: "Humph, cousin, if you don’t tell me, I’ll... I’ll..."

Watching his cousin’s embarrassed face, Jueqing burst into hearty laughter, "What will my little cousin do, huh?"

"I’ll cry for you to see." She bit her lip, her large almond eyes staring at her cousin.

"Hahaha, how old are you to be still crying?" He teased, tapping Feng Xuxu on the head with his finger.

"Are you not going to tell me, cousin? Aunt, look at him. He always bullies me. The first time he met me, he just..." Feng Xuxu turned to her aunt to complain.

"I’ll tell, I’ll tell." He looked at his cousin with pleading eyes.

Feng Xuxu watched her cousin, inwardly smirking, thinking, you’re not that tough to deal with, ’cousin: Then tell me, I’m listening."

"Actually, it’s nothing much, this jade bracelet is the family heirloom, worn by the Holy Maiden of previous generations," Jueqing gave his grandfather a look that said ’you’re on your own.’

"...Dear Grandfather, are you giving me a gift, or are you putting another lock on me?" She called out to her grandfather with a half-smile, half-frown.

"Heh. Hehe. Hehehehe, Grandfather isn’t putting a lock on Xuxu. It’s an opportunity for Xuxu to grow stronger. Look at your cousin; he doesn’t have such an opportunity, does he, Jueqing?" Xuanyuan Zhen spoke sweetly to Xuxu but then furiously glared at his grandson, blaming him for spilling the beans. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

A line of sweat slid down his forehead as he forced a smile: "Yes. Yes. I don’t have that opportunity."

"Cousin, you’re a man." Feng Xuxu shook her head amusedly, watching the young and the elder exchange looks.

"Right. Right, haha, I’m a man." Jueqing idiotically slapped his head, blaming his grandfather for leading him astray.

"Here, Xuxu, try this dish. Your grandfather specifically ordered the kitchen to make it using one hundred and eight ingredients. It took a lot of time and effort." He served his niece a helping of the dish, indirectly saving himself, his father, and his son from further embarrassment.

"Thank you, Uncle." She tasted a mouthful with her chopsticks, finding the flavor exquisite and ate with visible pleasure, feeling how wonderful it was to be with family.