Chapter 270: Fancy Show of Affection (1)
Translator: 549690339
Anhao had just sat down at the dining table. Zuo Hancheng was sitting beside her, and Zuo Yue was sitting in the first seat beside the old man. She was winking at Anhao.
Anhao smiled and gave Zuo Yue an ” I’m very okay ” gesture.
Seeing the two of them gesturing back and forth, the old master sat in the main seat and cleared his throat unhappily.
Zuo Yue immediately retracted her winking expression and turned to look at the old man. After the servant brought the dishes up, she obediently scooped some for the old man’s bowl.”Grandpa, you eat it!”
“At least you’re sensible.” The old man glanced at her coldly.
Zuo Yue secretly turned and gave Anhao a look. Anhao immediately understood and was about to pick up some of the dishes in front of her to give to the old man. Just as she was about to touch the Chinese chopsticks on the table, she suddenly heard some noise coming from outside.
Then, they suddenly saw a beautiful figure walking in from the main entrance of the hall. The group of people who were already sitting around the table paused for a moment because of that beautiful figure. At the same time, they all glanced at Anhao.
Anhao immediately understood that this was the girl called Chengxin, the precious granddaughter of the old man’s good friend in the business world.
“Grandpa, I’m back at night. I just went to the backyard with Aunt Liu for a while and thought that the banquet would start later. I didn’t expect to rush over so quickly. I’m still late. Please don’t take offense.”
Chengxin said as she walked to the old man’s side.
The old man’s cold expression changed. Instead, he said with a smile,”lt’s okay. Sit down. It’s already so late. You’ve been out in the wind for so long.”
“No, thank you for your concern, Grandpa.” Chengxin smiled and sat on the first empty seat on the other side of the old man. Looking at her natural appearance, she should be sitting next to the old man every time she came to the Zuo family. She was almost on the same level as Zuo Yue in the Zuo family.
Zuo Yue rolled her eyes in that direction after Cheng Xin sat down.
However, Chengxin acted as if she did not see Zuo Yue rolling her eyes. She turned to look at Zuo Hancheng, who was beside Zuo Yue, and then at Gu Anhao. Her gaze only lingered on Gu Anhao’s face for a second before she looked at Zuo Hancheng again. She smiled and said,””Hancheng, I haven’t seen you for five years. You seem to have changed a lot.”
“Isn’t that nonsense? It’s been five years. Can my brother still be the same as he was five years ago? Do you think everyone is like you? You’re already twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, but you still wear all kinds of pink, yellow, white, and blue puffed-sleeve dresses all day long to act young?”
Zuo Yue suddenly said sarcastically.
Chengxin’s expression froze. The old man immediately frowned.”Zuo Yue, what are you saying?”
Zuo Yue raised her eyebrows, lowered her head, and began to focus on eating
the rare pork ribs that she could eat at home. She changed the topic,”’I didn’t
expect the Chinese food made by our kitchen to be so delicious. If it weren’t for Brother and Sister-in-law’s sudden return, the kitchen would have specially
prepared Chinese food. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known that the ribs made by Aunt Wang and the others were so delicious!”
Seeing that Zuo Yue was deliberately ignoring Chengxin’s existence, the old man glared at her unhappily. Zuo Yue just smiled and pretended to be stupid.
She picked up a piece of pork rib in front of her and handed it to Anhao.”Then, Sister-in-law, it smells so good. Try it.”
She was clearly slapping the old man and Chengxin in the face by calling them sister-in-law. The old man’s expression was unusually ugly. Chengxin did not expect this to happen as soon as she sat down. She was stunned for a moment before she looked up at Zuo Hancheng.
In the end, Zuo Hancheng picked up a piece of pork rib and placed it into Gu Anhao’s bowl beside him. He said gently, “”1 know you haven’t eaten well after two days of flying. Eat. This is your home.”
“That’s right, that’s right. Sister-in-law, just tell us what you like to eat. We’re family. The baby in your stomach still needs nutrition!”
Zuo Yue added.
Chengxin’s face turned pale. She looked at Zuo Hancheng in surprise, then at Gu Anhao, who was still smiling. It was obvious that Grandpa Sheng had already told her to prepare for Zuo Hancheng’s marriage, but she did not expect Gu Anhao to be pregnant.
The atmosphere at the table was a little awkward because of Zuo Yue’s continuous instigation, but this awkwardness was only directed at Chengxin. Anhao, who was originally ignored by the old man, became the least awkward one.
Zuo Hancheng was obviously very satisfied with Zuo Yue’s performance. When he turned around and asked the servant to bring another spoon for Anhao, he gave Zuo Yue a faint smile that showed that she was in a good mood.
Zuo Yue immediately continued to talk to Anhao with a smile on her face, ignoring Chengxin whose face was already very pale.
“Sister-in-law, I saw how hardworking you were when I went to A City for A few days. I was inspired by you and started to study hard after I came back.”
“Really?” Anhao looked at Zuo Yue in surprise.” I’ve never heard Hancheng mention this before.
This was the first time Anhao had addressed Zuo Hancheng in such a manner. After she finished speaking, the old man’s cold gaze swept over her.
Zuo Hancheng, however, had a hint of warmth in his eyes. He chuckled and said, ‘”‘The two of you were fighting in A City, but in the blink of an eye, your relationship became so good. Women are indeed fickle.”
“It’s all because you doted on Sister-in-law too much when she was injured. I
only quarreled with her because I was jealous. No matter what, it’s all your fault. You’re too good to Sister-in-law, making me lose my sense of existence as a sister. But it’s not Sister-in-law’s fault, it’s yours. So it’s not strange that my relationship with Sister-in-law is getting better and better!”
Zuo Yue continued to nibble on the ribs as she spoke,’”‘l’m not going to talk to vou anymore. These ribs are delicious. I want Aunt Wang to make them for me every day.”
“Pa!” The old man suddenly put down the chopsticks in his hand heavily, causing everyone at the table to stop eating.
Other than Zuo Yue who continued to eat her ribs with an indifferent expression, everyone else looked at the old man’s expression.
Mother Zuo, Xu Yuan, saw that Chengxin’s face was a little pale, and seeing that the old man was really going to fly into a rage, she quickly opened her mouth to smooth things over.”Dad, Zuo Yue has always been a straightforward person. She’s about the same age as Anhao. The two girls have met before, so it’s normal for them to talk more now that they’ve reunited. I didn’t expect Miss Cheng to come today. Hancheng only returned to the Zuo family after five years. We specially held a family banquet. Once we talk about family matters, it’s easy to ignore Miss Cheng. Miss Cheng, please don’t mind.”
Hearing Xu Yuan’s words, Anhao couldn’t help but praise her mother-in-law’s intelligence.
Not only did he not offend anyone with these few words, but he also clearly expressed his position and everyone’s position, including the fact that
Chengxin was an outsider..