Chapter 1231: The Story of Ling and Heng (494)
They never expected that things would develop to the point where Grandfather Li invited Feng Ling to the Li family for a meal.
Feng Ling looked at the elders in front of her and didn’t know how to answer. She thought that Li Nanheng had something to do with this matter, but she remembered that Grandfather Li was a stubborn old man who was not easily swayed. However, his attitude now… was clearly not only shaken, but he had also accepted her.
She was very curious about how Li Nanheng did it.
However, it was not good for her to look at him now. She only looked at Grandfather Li carefully. She saw that Li Junyan and the other three elders didn’t seem to have the same expression. At least, Li Junyan was calm. He clearly knew what he was saying and what he was doing. The other three didn’t know.
That would be even more embarrassing.
She did not speak, but Han Jin coughed. Everyone present could tell that Old Master Li had put down his eighty-year-old face. He had driven her away in front of everyone, and now he was apologizing to her in public. Old Master Li had already lowered his attitude. It would be unreasonable for her to keep silent.
Feng Ling also knew that she shouldn’t be silent. She deliberated for a few seconds before saying, “A few years ago, I was still young and my way of handling things was too stiff and immature. When you rejected me, Elder Li, I didn’t know how to prove myself in front of you. Now that I’ve come back so abruptly, Elder Li has forgiven me. This is already great for me. It’s enough for me to stay in XI Base.”
She continued to look at Li Junyan as she spoke. “Elder Li, you’re really magnanimous. You don’t even care about your face in front of so many people. We’re all children in your eyes. The fact that you’re apologizing to a child shows that you’re very generous. I’m already very satisfied. Thank you for accepting me, Elder Li.”
Feng Ling, who never understood the ways of the world, had learned some tactful words in the past three years.
She was more or less following Grandfather Li’s words. Although it wasn’t perfect, she still managed to regain some of Grandfather Li’s face. Neither of them suffered any loss.
Han Jin and the others were also very pleased to hear this. They secretly breathed a sigh of relief and exchanged a glance with Xiao Xu, secretly expressing their satisfaction: Not bad, Feng Ling has indeed grown up.
Li Junyan only gave her a chance to stay because of the Feng family and Li Nanheng. After all, he had seen this little girl’s backbone. How old was she then? Was she seventeen? Eighteen?
She was lying on the ground in a sorry state, but when she raised her head, her eyes were clearly distant and cold. Even though she was being criticized by thousands of people, she just stood there without moving. She did not beg or complain. If she could explain, she would explain. If she could not, she would not waste her breath.
He thought that a person like Feng Ling would be in a good mood today because she had regained her face. He didn’t expect that after not seeing her for a few years, not only had she grown taller and more mature, but her character was also not as straightforward as before. At least, she knew how to say some polite words to help each other.
This was what Grandfather Li wanted. He looked at Feng Ling for half a minute, and Feng Ling wondered if there was something wrong with her. A moment later, Elder Li smiled. “All right, let’s not talk about the past. We’re old, and the base is no longer under our control. Nanheng raised you single-handedly, and he poured all of his blood and sweat into you. I can’t hurt his heart. Besides, you’re really outstanding. I can’t deny that when the four of us were your age, aside from having some strength, we couldn’t beat you with our skills. So, what else can we say? Of course, we have to keep outstanding members. Besides…”
Li Junyan paused and suddenly said meaningfully, “You’ll be a member of the Li family sooner or later. We’re family, so don’t torture each other.”
Grandfather Li’s shocking attitude was enough to shock everyone present, especially the members of Team Three who had just ridiculed Feng Ling. Right now, they stood behind the crowd, their faces like frozen eggplants, alternating between green and black. In the end, they did not dare to say a word.
However, the sudden words “sooner or later, she will be a member of the Li family.” Could it be that Grandfather Li knew about the ambiguous relationship between Li Nanheng and Feng Ling? These four old men came to drive Feng Ling away three years ago, and then came again three years later. Could it be that they were here to see their granddaughter-in-law?
Feng Ling looked at Li Junyan in surprise. “Huh?”
The other three old men were also puzzled. They looked at each other, then at their older brother, who was sitting on the main seat, and then turned back to Li Nanheng, who was standing at the staircase not far away with his arms crossed. Seeing Li Nanheng’s expression, the three old men didn’t know what was going on today. Although they had their own temper, they didn’t want to discuss it with the members of the base, so they just kept quiet and looked at Feng Ling with confusion.
She was just a tomboy. Although she had fair-skinned and had delicate features and was a woman, how could she be related to the Li family?
When he first heard that Nanheng and this tomboy had some feelings for each other, wasn’t their older brother, Li Junyan, the first to throw his walking stick on the ground and curse, saying that he would never agree?
Wasn’t this too fast…
Without waiting for her to answer, Grandfather Li continued to speak to her. “Speaking of which, you’ve been in the base for so many years and have known Nanheng for many years. It’s indeed time for you to go to the Li family for a meal. There are two chefs in the Li family who are hired from China. The Chinese food they make is very good. I think you’ll like it.”
“I do like Chinese food…” Feng Ling paused. “But isn’t it inappropriate to go to the Li family? In fact, it’s already very…”
“You’ll be the Li family’s daughter-in-law sooner or later. Right now, you’re going to the Li family as a guest. If you go to the Li family in the future, it’ll be the same as going home. What’s wrong with that?” Seeing her in such a daze, Grandfather Li instantly understood why his grandson had only managed to win her over after so many years. He couldn’t hold it in anymore and decided to make things clear.