Chapter 142: Grandfather Finds Little Aunt

  Wen Yan pulled up Luo Ye and went over, "Uncle Liu, is Grandpa looking for me? I'll go right away, would you mind accompanying Ye back?"

  Liu Shu hastily stopped Wen Yan, who was about to leave in big strides. "Young Master Yan, the old master is looking for Miss Ye."

  Wen Yan's eyes flashed with a hint of doubt, and then he smiled: "Ye Er, hurry up and go, don't keep Grandpa waiting."

  "Big brother, then I'll go first, Uncle Liu, I'll take a step ahead." Luo Ye's voice fell and her figure had already darted out a long distance. Uncle Liu smiled in approval: "Good girl, quick hands."

  "Yes, I'll have to go all out to defeat her. She's the first 'girl' to enter Grandpa's study, it seems Grandpa really approves of Ye Er. By the way, how did Uncle Liu know she was here?"

  Liu Shu waved his hand: "I don't dare to take credit, it was the old master who guessed it. He said that if Miss Ye wasn't in the hall, she must be by the small lake."

  "Grandpa is indeed formidable, in front of him, there's always a feeling of being unable to hide. If he wanted to, the Wen family would definitely not be like this today." When talking about Old Man Wen, Wen Yan had an expression of admiration.

  "The old master is a wise man, the Wen family has too many things that make people jealous, standing too high, and encountering bigger waves. Now it's not like before." Liu Shu sighed: "Today's matter can also be considered as the Wen family's blessing in disguise. If something really happens to Young Master Yan, the old master will collapse by half."

  "Wen Yan clenched his fist: 'This is also too calm for too long, coupled with Auntie's return, we have all lost some vigilance. In the future, they will not have such an opportunity again.'"

  ……

  Lu Ye arrived at the study just as Lu Zheng was whispering something to Old Master.

  How did Dad and Grandpa become so close all of a sudden? Luo Ye hid the doubts in her heart, greeted Grandpa, and sat obediently beside Dad.

  "Dad, I'll go out first." Luo Zheng just quietly held his daughter's small paws and stood up: "Ye'er, stay and chat with Grandma for a while."

  Her eyebrows and eyes curved as she nodded to her father: "Dad, I know." She suddenly felt that compared to Grandpa, Dad's former sternness was nothing to mention, it only intimidated the weak her, her brother, and their mother. Just by sitting there like Grandpa did, an aura of authority emerged without needing a stern face.

  The old man suddenly chuckled: "Little girl, what are you staring at with your eyes rolling around?"

  "I wasn't thinking about anything, just comparing your majesty with my old man's, and suddenly I understood, it's hard to paint a tiger's bones, my old man is a tiger wearing tiger skin, but you are the real deal from inside out." Luo Ye answered this question with an unusually serious expression.

  "Hehe..." The old man was amused and burst out laughing, Xiang Ye felt a bit relieved in her heart, Grandfather wasn't as strict as she had imagined, look at him now, smiling so warmly.

  "Yèr......" The old man's expression suddenly turned serious: "Wēn Tóng saw you when you were a child, and this time when he met you again, both you and Fēngér surprised him greatly.

  I just found your dad and asked him about you, and it turns out that you're even more surprising than what Wentong saw, really making Grandpa look at you in a new light.

  "If it weren't for Ye Er, the Wen family would have been in a mess today. Your eldest brother is the best among his peers and the greatest hope of the Wen family. If something happened to him, your uncle would also be finished, and Grandfather would naturally be affected."

  "Grandfather looking for me to just say thank you would be meaningless, my mother had wronged the Wen family in the past, as her daughter, making it up to them is what I should do."

  "Are you angry?" Old Master Wen looked at his granddaughter who was sitting up straight with a calm face and burst out laughing.

  "Grandfather, I just think that family members don't need to be so polite to each other. It's not just about being brothers, even if it were a stranger, if I saw them, I would also rush to help them up - it's a natural human instinct."

  "Yeh's words made Grandfather believe that when people face such things, their instincts are faster than their brains, which is very normal. However, Yeh's perception and eyesight were too surprising for Grandfather. By the way, I heard you want to attend a military academy?"

  "Yes," Luo Ye nodded seriously.

  "Your dad is obviously worried, but Grandpa thinks he's overthinking it." Old Man Wen suddenly changed the subject: "Ye Er, Grandpa asked you to come over not to thank you, but to let you know that saving Xiao Yan is something Grandpa remembers. Grandpa wants to ask you one thing, do you like Ye Xuan?"

  "What's... why are you asking this?" Luo Ye was choked by saliva and coughed violently.

  "Alright, I know." Old Master Wen waved his hand: "Yè, go out and get some water to calm down."

  Lu Ye hastily said: "Wh...what do you mean? Grandfather, we must make this clear, what are you planning to do?"

  "Don't worry about the rest, just go."

  "That's not okay, it has nothing to do with me. I can ignore it, but you just asked me that question which clearly has something to do with me. You don't really think I'm going to get engaged to Ye Xuan, do you? My dad must have already told you, that was just a strategy to get through the tough times, right? Don't take it seriously, I don't want to lose face all the way to the Pacific Ocean."

  Old Master Wen pointed at Ye's small paws tightly grasping the desk: "Ye, don't be so 'excited', look, I can toss you out from across the table?"

  She smiled wryly and let go, who made the old man's aura too strong? She reflexively grasped the table and wouldn't let go, "Grandfather, about this matter of mine, you must explain it clearly to me. If not, I'll stay here and won't leave. If you find someone to throw me out, I...I..."

  "What's wrong with you?" The old man leaned back in his chair, looking very pleased.

  "I... I'll never come again"

  "Grandfather wouldn't go out of his way to curry favor with the Ye family, let alone use my granddaughter as a bargaining chip to solidify the Wen family's power. I'm just asking you to confirm how I should handle things in the future regarding the few families, and Ye Er's personal matters - Grandfather won't interfere. Now can you relax?"

  "That... is the bullet, whose family made it, Grandfather should have a clue, right? I'm not intentionally trying to pry into the Wen family's secrets, but tomorrow my mom is going to pay respects at my aunt's grave, and I'm afraid that something unexpected might happen again. Grandfather, my mom, dad, and brother are the most important people to me, I couldn't bear losing any of them." As she spoke, Luo Ye's eyes became more determined.

  Old Master Wen stared at Luo Ye for a long time, nodded: "It's hard on you, don't worry, nothing unexpected will happen, it's not the old days, no need to shoot cold guns."

  Within three days, they will be at our doorstep. It seems that they really think the Wen family is a toothless tiger and can be intimidated with just one bullet?

  "Shouldn't there be an insider? Grandpa has already guessed who it is?" Luo Ye asked again, not that she wanted to interfere with other people's business, but judging from the situation, since grandpa had accepted her father and would give him proper support, then in the future, her father would be labeled as a member of the Wen family, and she didn't want to get caught in the crossfire for no reason.

  "Will know" Old Master Wen's eyes gazed far away outside the window: "It's time to clean up the unripe wolves." He then turned his head back: "Ye, Grandfather isn't keeping secrets from you, at 16 years old, Grandfather doesn't want you to worry too much about 'manipulation'. This path, from the day you stepped on it, has been tightly strung, relax for a few more years, later, Grandfather will give Ye a burden to shoulder."

  Lu Ye hurriedly waved his hand: "Grandfather, I won't ask anymore. You don't...don't need to give me a heavy burden. My brother and I are different, he's a genius, I'm not."

  "Yè ér's skills and temperament are already there, when the time comes, you won't need Grandfather to help you, you'll be able to handle it yourself. Alright, Grandfather has some business to attend to, go out and get familiar with your brothers and sisters, the Wen family is also Yè ér and Fēng ér's home, remember that?"

  "I'm leaving, Grandfather." Luo Ye walked to the door and turned back with a gentle smile: "I've grown quite fond of you, and I also understand why you never let my mom come back. Thank you."

  Watching the quick flash of the delicate little figure out of the door, the old man revealed a satisfied smile, and it was not in vain that he gave up some benefits for his daughter back then. The younger generation is indeed wealth.

  ……

  "Sister, I've come to see you. It's my fault that I haven't had the courage to face you all these years. Today, I finally let go. From now on, I'll live happily and take good care of mom and dad, don't worry..." Wen Xin knelt in front of her sister's grave, crying as she spoke.

  Looking at the photo on the tombstone, Luo Ye finally understood why Wen Rou had asked her to substitute for her in romance back then. The two sisters were indeed identical twins.

  Warm and youthful photos, gentle as if carved from the same mold. Love makes people blind, she can't discern whether her aunt's love is right or wrong. Perhaps, heaven envies beauty.

  Suddenly feeling that there was one more person beside her, Luo Ye turned her head to look and found it was her younger aunt Yu Miao, who was wearing all black clothes and a big pair of sunglasses, and was in the middle of paying respects. She didn't dare to greet her either, but just nodded slightly.

  After finishing worshiping, Wen Tong supported Wen Xin and turned to leave, not even giving Miao a glance. Luo Zheng hastily nodded at Miao before following closely behind them with big strides.

  The younger members of the Wen family politely greeted her with a "Young Aunt", but judging from their expressions, they didn't seem to care about Miao. Yu Miao pulled Luo Ye back, who had intentionally fallen behind by a step: "Ye'er, your uncle and aunt didn't know you were coming back yesterday, or else they would have definitely gone back already. Your uncle is so fond of you, can you help persuade him for me?"

  "Auntie, I'm younger and it's really not good for me to get involved in elder's business. By the way, how did you know we came to pay respects to Big Aunt?"

  "I..." Miao's expression flickered: "I called home and my mother-in-law told me."

  Lu Ye smiled slightly: "So, I heard that my aunt strongly dislikes me and Ye Xuan interacting with each other. She even quarreled with my uncle over this. I don't quite understand what business is it of hers if Ye Xuan and I interact with each other?"

  "Leaf, what's going on?" Yu Miao grasped Luo Ye's hand tightly: "Listen to your aunt explain, this matter is absolutely not what you heard."

  "We and your elders have always hoped that Nana and Yexuan would be together. After hearing about you and Yexuan, we wanted to ask if it's true or not. I just asked your younger brother-in-law to verify, but he got angry and said I was being disloyal. This is truly a great injustice."

  I'll be updating once today and taking a rest, then I'll start working on tomorrow's updates. Tomorrow will have three updates, as for whether they'll be posted together or separately, it'll depend on the actual situation. There will definitely be an update before 6 pm tomorrow.

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