Chapter 224: Grandpa Xiao
Translator: Henyee Editor: Henyee
“No, Grandpa, don’t worry. No one forced me. I came here willingly and will live here for two months. I’ll go back home after that.”
Grandpa Xiao paused when he heard Tang Xi’s words. Two seconds had passed before he nodded and patted Tang Xi’s hand. “Okay, you can live wherever you want. It doesn’t make sense that you throw something away when you don’t like it and take it back when you suddenly want it. Rourou, no matter what decision you make, I’ll always support you.”
Tang Xi smiled and nodded. “Thank you, Grandpa.”
Xiao Hongyi who had been standing aside awkwardly said to Grandpa Xiao, “Dad, the dishes are getting cold. Let’s have dinner.”
Grandpa Xiao grunted, walked to the dining table and sat down. Then he looked up at Xiao Hongyi and said flatly, “Do you still have the cheek to have dinner? You make a mess of your family. How do you have the cheek to have dinner?”
Tang Xi who was standing at the side, pursed her lips as her stomach grumbled. She thought, sadly, that it seemed that she couldn’t have dinner today. Grandpa came here not to have dinner but instead came to scold his son.
It was understandable. As the leader of the Xiao Family, he was at a loss what to do when so much happened to the Xiao Family and the Xiao’s Group’s stock price had been fluctuating. No wonder Grandpa got angry.
Xiao Hongyi blushed and avoided looking at his father. “I’m not to blame. Ah Ru and I didn’t expect her parents would be so crazy…”
Bang… Grandpa Xiao pounded his palm against the dining table, stared at Xiao Hongyi and asked angrily, “How dare you say this? Didn’t you know your daughter was swapped? You said you didn’t know your daughter was swapped because you were busy dealing with business and didn’t have time to go to the hospital. Now your wife was pushed downstairs by them, and can only lie in the bed. And you still said you didn’t expect they would do this? Then tell me, what on earth do you know?!”
Tang Xi, standing at the side, kept silent, and Xiao Hongyi lowered his head in shame but he still tried to defend himself. “I really didn’t know it. How would I know that old woman was not Ah Ru’s biological mother and abused her. She even swapped Rourou with her own daughter’s child. And now again, she injured Ah Ru so seriously for that bastard.”
Saying this, Xiao Hongyi raised his head to take a look at Grandpa Xiao and pursed his lips. “Ah Ru wouldn’t be paralyzed in the first place, but she was so worried that she fell from the bed, when she heard Rourou was attacked by Xiao Jinning in the interrogation room, so her conditions worsened. It’s impossible for me to foresee this and stop it in advance, right?”
Bang…
Grandpa Xiao pounded the table again. He pointed at Xiao Hongyi with trembling fingers and Tang Xi hurriedly came up to him and stroked his back, trying to comfort him. “Grandpa, don’t be angry. Father is really not to blame…” Tang Xi took a look at Xiao Hongyi and continued, “We can’t blame Father for these things. None of us, including Mother, would expect that her parents with whom she has spent dozens of years were actually not her real parents. What’s even more unexpected is that, that woman swapped Mother’s child with her own granddaughter. She just didn’t expect her mother could be so vicious.”
Grandpa Xiao looked at Tang Xi. Tang Xi continued to stroke his back and smiled. “She was caught off guard because she thought that woman was her mother. Mother didn’t guard against Tao Yan just like you won’t guard against your mother. That’s why she was so shocked and sad when I told her the truth.
“Yes, Dad.” Xiao Hongyi nodded. “None of us would expect that Tao Yan and her family were such shameless people.”
Grandpa Xiao glared at Xiao Hongyi and said coldly, “Shut up!”
Xiao Hongyi immediately shut up. Tang Xi sat beside Grandpa Xiao and looked at him. “But Grandpa, now those people have been put into jail. We won’t let them get away with it, neither will the law. So don’t worry. Things will mend. The Xiao Family will be getting better and better.”
“But I feel so sorry for you whenever I think of these things.” Grandpa Xiao patted her hand and said in a low voice, “I’ve watched the news. I know the videos online is real. Otherwise you wouldn’t choose to stay in your uncle’s home back them. There must be someone who hurt you so deeply that you were scared and unwilling to live under the same roof with her.”
“It must be so hard for you.” Grandpa Xiao’s eyes became red. “But that person has been driven out, and you…”
Tang Xi’s eyes also became red. Coming back to life, she discovered many facts that she didn’t know before and understood many truths that she didn’t know before. The most important one she learned was that nothing was more important than her family…
Because they were family, so they would be angry at each other, quarrel with each other, yet help each other grow up and find the truth of life. Grandpa Xiao said these with the hope that she could acknowledge her biological parents and brother back.
“Grandpa, don’t worry about me. This is Xiao Rou’s home and that is my home.” In Xiao Rou’s heart, she wanted to come back, but she, as Tang Xi, only took Xiao Hongli and his family as her family, beloved family.
Grandpa Xiao nodded gladly and tears come out of his eyes. “Rourou has grown up. Good girl, good girl…”
Finally Tang Xi had the delicious dinner. After dinner, she said contentedly to Grandpa Xiao that she was going to see Lin Ru, and Grandpa Xiao said he wanted to see her too. Tang Xi was a bit surprised, but didn’t say anything, but supported Grandpa Xiao to Lin Ru’s room with Xiao Hongyi. When Lin Ru saw Grandpa Xiao come in, tear ran down from her face.
Seeing she cry, Grandpa Xiao sighed. “Okay, don’t cry. Now you’ve known a lot of truths that were unknown to you before. You should try to stand up again with your own strength. I can’t promise you a lot, but I can promise you that our Xiao Family will never abandon you.”
Xiao Hongyi immediately refuted when he heard his words, “Dad, what are you talking about? I told you I would treat Ah Ru well. Aren’t you implying that I’m an irresponsible husband?!
“Thank God you know you should treat your wife well!” Grandpa Xiao grunted and looked at Lin Ru. “This is your home and I’ll back you up. You’ll always be a member of the Xiao Family. Don’t think too much. It’s not good for your recovery.”
Tang Xi raised her eyebrows and looked at Grandpa Xiao in surprise. To be honest, she really didn’t expect Grandpa Xiao would say those words to Lin Ru.