Free Web NovelChapter 1277: Chapter 765: Alliance Army?
"Civilized?" Luo Ye raised an eyebrow, "The word following ’civilized’ isn’t quite pleasant, I think it’s better to just skip it."
"Pfft!"
The woman with Jing Chen instantly burst into laughter, looking up and down at Luo Ye, "You’re Uncle Luo’s daughter, Luo Ye, right?"
"That’s correct." Luo Ye nodded, "Jing Xi?"
"Yes, I’m Jing Xi." The girl extended her hand, "Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you too." Luo Ye glanced at Jing Chen, her mouth slightly curled, "How can they be siblings? The personality difference is just too big, don’t you think?"
"Don’t mind him, he’s liked acting mature since he was little, nosing into everything. Sigh, having such a brother is really annoying." Jing Xi waved her hand as if swatting a fly.
"Is what you said true?" Jing Chen’s eyes behind the lenses narrowed slightly.
"Brother, don’t be mad. Aside from being nosy, you’re not bad in other aspects. If..." Jing Xi rolled her eyes, charmingly wrapping her arms around Jing Chen’s, "If you want to prove me wrong, then stop following me, okay?"
"No way!" Jing Chen refused without a thought, "I’ll say it again, Wang Mingyang is not suitable for you, don’t think about going to find him privately!"
Not wanting to get involved in their family matters, Luo Ye chose not to stay any longer, politely smiling at Jing Xi, "Come over to my place when you have time, I won’t leave until ten tomorrow morning."
"Alright, I’ll come over tonight." Jing Xi waved her hand, enviously watching Luo Ye walk away surrounded by one dog and one bird, "Coming out of military school, the figure is indeed good."
"Is it edible?" Jing Chen furrowed his brow, "Looks and figure will fade as you age, only knowledge and inner qualities remain unchanged.
A woman should not always think of attracting men with her looks and figure. Only a man who truly appreciates your inner self will treat you well for a lifetime."
"Brother, did you study abroad in Arabia, or perhaps in India?" Jing Xi was speechless, "Forget it, I’m going home."
Jing Chen cleared his throat, "Meet a friend with me tonight, if he takes a liking to you, it will be your fortune."
"Why is it my fortune if you want me to meet him, but what I like isn’t right? Dad and mom aren’t interfering, I really can’t stand you!" Jing Xi simply turned around and ran towards where Luo Ye had disappeared.
"Sigh, people are just like this, not listening to family advice. You ought to know, the only ones who truly care for you unconditionally are your family..." Jing Chen shook his head as he chased after her.
He couldn’t help but be concerned, Wang Mingyang is really unreliable, and he couldn’t let his only sister fall into a pit.
Even if his sister blames him now, one day she will understand who truly has her best interests at heart.
Inside the greenhouse, the heater was on, various vegetables showed off an incongruous green amidst the season—two racks of cucumbers, two racks of small tomatoes, a plot of celery, a plot of rapeseed, a plot of baby bok choy... quite a variety.
Grandpa Luo was helping Grandpa Liu and Granny Liu pollinate the cucumbers, the serious look on the three elders’ faces made Luo Ye’s eyes crinkle with amusement as she walked over with a grin, "Grandpa, Grandpa Liu, Granny Liu, it’s time for lunch."
"What time is it?" Grandpa Luo got up and massaged his back, "Busy half the day and forgot the time, Old Liu, sister-in-law, let’s stop, when I get involved with farming, I just lose track of time."
"Brother, we haven’t been this content in years, seeing the land truly does bring joy." Grandpa Liu straightened up, releasing a long breath, "People are really annoying, when we were farming before, we wished for relaxation, now without land to farm, dreaming of it."
"You’re the lazy one, not our big brother, he’s always loved farming." Granny Liu teased her husband, pursing her lips.
"If you don’t criticize me for a while, your heart must be uncomfortable." Feeling embarrassed in front of others, Old Mr. Liu was displeased.
"I’m just speaking the truth, if you don’t like hearing it, there’s nothing I can do. Ye’er, isn’t that right?" Granny Liu waved her hands as she walked to Luo Ye, "My hands are dirty."
Luo Ye quickly pulled out a tissue to help wipe her hands, her favorite thing about Old Mrs. Liu was her exuberant straightforwardness, or else she wouldn’t have acknowledged her as god-grandmother.
"You old woman, what’s a bit of dirt on your hands, just love to be pampered." Old Mr. Liu hummed through his nose and walked over, his hands waved too.
"You wipe as well." Luo Ye handed him a tissue, grinning as she leaned next to Grandpa Luo and whispered, "Grandpa, isn’t it especially lively with them here?"
"Yes." Grandpa Luo responded and smiled too.
The old couple hadn’t stopped talking all morning, back and forth, seemingly finding each other disagreeable, but upon closer inspection, every word was filled with tacit understanding.
The most important thing was, apart from the initial restraint upon meeting, the more they interacted, the more comfortable it became, the old couple never flattered Grandpa Luo due to a significant disparity in their statuses.
This was what Grandpa Luo liked the most.
With Grandpa happy, naturally Luo Ye was cheerful too, Yu Fa felt that his decision was right, usually having the Li Baohan couple to socialize with, occasionally the old Liu couple come over to join the fun, Grandpa’s life was far from lonely.
As they laughed and chatted their way out of the greenhouse, coincidentally Jing Xi ran over, greeting Grandpa Luo from afar, then looked at Luo Ye, "Want to hang out with you, hope you don’t mind me being annoying?"
"No." Luo Ye shook her head with a smile.
"Is Xiao Jing following you again?" Grandpa Luo glanced back with a smile, and indeed, from a distance, Jing Chen was pacing back and forth.
"It seems like you siblings often have this kind of situation?" Luo Ye laughed, linking arms with Jing Xi. "But no brother would act like that if he didn’t truly care for his sister."
"The way he treats you, you still speak for him?" Jing Xi wrinkled her nose, "My brother has been annoying since childhood. In kindergarten, kids wouldn’t play with me because he always followed me around.
In grade school, he went to the same school, watching me every day, causing me to have no close friends. In middle school, he went overseas and bribed Ma Yali from my class to watch over me.
When I went to college, he returned to the country and resumed his strict surveillance. I’m already twenty-one years old, and finally a boy likes me, but he dismisses him with a single sentence.
And he says, his friend would be better, and if his friend fancies me, it’s my good fortune. Tell me, having such a brother, isn’t it bad luck for eight lifetimes?" freēwēbηovel.c૦m
By the end, Jing Xi was nearly in tears, clearly frustrated by Jing Chen’s overbearing care, otherwise she wouldn’t have poured out so many grievances upon meeting Luo Ye.
This is textbook sister complex!
Though thinking that way, it wouldn’t be proper to voice it, so Luo Ye continued to comfort Jing Xi: "Don’t be sad, no matter what, having a brother who cares is still a good thing."
"Forget it, I knew it, you’re all siding with him." Jing Xi shook her head in disappointment. "Sorry for bothering you."
Seeing her run off, Luo Ye didn’t stop her.
In that instant, she somewhat understood why Jing Chen managed Jing Xi so meticulously; this Miss Jing was evidently someone emotional.
Moreover, she was pampered and unaware of the ways of the world.
She was curious how Secretary Jing managed to raise two distinctly characteristic children.
Knowing his granddaughter’s personality, Grandpa Luo timely explained Luo Ye’s curiosity: "Secretary Jing and his wife were always busy with work, so they had the grandparents watch over their children. The elderly tended to spoil the kids, and Jing Chen was very sensible, always indulging his sister.
As for Jing Chen, he was greatly influenced by Secretary Jing’s father, Brother Jing, who was exceptionally responsible, diligent, and upright."
The consecutive ’exceptional’ thoroughly explained Jing Chen’s personality development.
Growing up witnessing and influenced by the western and eastern cultural clash, Jing Chen’s character turned out as it is today, which isn’t surprising.
"Good day, Grandpa Luo, Luo Ye. Can we chat for a bit?" Midway, Jing Chen approached.
"Alright." Luo Ye agreed, not dislikeful of Jing Chen; apart from a somewhat rigid character, he had no other issues.
"Tonight, Feng Tianzhi and I are having dinner, and I want you to join us, is that alright?"
"Why?" Luo Ye stared at him, her eyes taking on a scrutinizing look.
"Rest assured, it’s not Feng Tianzhi asking; it’s me hoping you’ll come..." Jing Chen paused and smiled sheepishly, "Joining us also is my bosom friend from studying abroad, Sima Tengyue. I want to introduce him to our Xiao Xi, hoping you can help with this."
"I can’t see the necessary connection in helping," Luo Ye looked confused. She didn’t think she was stupid, but she couldn’t find any linkage among them.
"Just Xiao Xi being the only girl isn’t right, asking others, I don’t want misunderstandings. Only you, you’re the most suitable." Jing Chen awkwardly scratched his head, "I realize my request might be too much. You’ve managed to come home, surely you’d wish to spend more time with family, but it’s almost the New Year, and you’ll likely be home again, right?
This time, I boldly seek Little Luo’s help with this favor, as you can see, Xiao Xi is too simple-minded; leaving it to others isn’t reassuring.
She likes that Wang Mingyang, who clearly is up to no good, yet she regards him as a treasure; I’m really worried..."
Watching Jing Chen’s mouth move, Luo Ye suddenly found him quite pitiable, being young and having to act as both father and mother to his sister, yet not understood...
However, the change in his attitude seems a bit too quick!
They just met, and he asked her to be gentle, reluctant to interact with her, and now suddenly she’s aligned with the Alliance Army’s camp?
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