Free Web NovelChapter 161: Chapter 161: Lying in Wait
Lu Yunque chose his words carefully for a moment before speaking. "Grandma, do you remember that time you asked me to get the key to one of your rental properties from a girl?"
Fang Shuxin had quite a few properties, so when Lu Yunque mentioned this, she couldn’t quite recall it right away.
However, she had only asked Lu Yunque to help get a key once. Could it be...
"You’re not talking about Miss Yun, are you?"
She had met the girl several times, and from their interactions, she could sense that Miss Yun was a good, down-to-earth kid.
Her grandson had only just met Miss Yun. He couldn’t have already set his sights on her, could he?
Fang Shuxin looked at Lu Yunque suspiciously. Her grandson didn’t seem like the type to fall in love at first sight.
"Yes. I had actually met Zijin once before, prior to getting the key from her."
That one encounter was at the auction where Yun Zijin had won the bid for the West Suburb Land.
"You’ve met? How would your paths ever cross?"
Fang Shuxin had a good impression of Yun Zijin, so she paid a little more attention to her. As a result, she knew a bit about Yun Zijin’s circumstances.
Considering Yun Zijin’s social circle, it was practically impossible for her path to ever cross with Lu Yunque’s.
But they had somehow met before she even asked Lu Yunque to get the rental key!
This certainly piqued Fang Shuxin’s interest.
"At an auction."
As for the part where Yun Zijin had snatched the land from him, there was no need to go into detail.
’An auction? That’s strange.’
"As far as I know, Miss Yun grew up in an orphanage."
The implication was that Yun Zijin came from a poor background and most likely wouldn’t have been qualified to receive an invitation to an auction.
"That’s true, but some things have happened. You’ve been away from Dijing for a while, Grandma, so you might not be aware."
Even Lu Yunque had to admit that what happened to Yun Zijin was incredibly melodramatic.
"What happened? Tell me everything!"
Yun Zijin was, after all, one of the few girls she had a good feeling about. She had even considered setting up a blind date between Yun Zijin and Lu Yunque.
If the girl had been bullied while she was away from Dijing, she was definitely going to back her up.
"That’s not the main point. If Grandma wants to know, I can tell you later."
’His goal today wasn’t to sit here and gossip with his grandmother!’
"This *is* the main point! Hurry up and tell me!"
Who doesn’t have a heart for gossip? Especially when it concerned a girl she was so fond of.
Lu Yunque: "..."
’Fine. Looks like there’s no getting past this topic.’
"Do you know of the Xia Family? The one with Xia Zhengguang from the Xia Group."
Lu Yunque was afraid Fang Shuxin hadn’t heard of them, so he made a point to explain.
Fang Shuxin thought for a good while before finally remembering which Xia Family it was. She nodded, signaling for Lu Yunque to continue.
Lu Yunque then proceeded to briefly recount the melodramatic "real and fake heiress" incident between Yun Zijin and the Xia Family, as well as the conflicts between them that he was aware of.
From Lu Yunque’s perspective, Yun Zijin was of course the innocent and wronged party, while the Xia Family came across as petty and unreasonable.
"How outrageous! Miss Yun is right not to acknowledge them. Who treats an adopted daughter better than their own flesh and blood?!
Even if Miss Yun wasn’t raised in the Xia family, she still has their blood in her veins! How could they do something so shameless!"
Fang Shuxin was genuinely furious.
"This won’t do! I have to find some backing for Miss Yun. The Xia Family is just... just!"
The old woman was at a loss for words to describe the Xia Family.
Hearing Fang Shuxin’s words, Lu Yunque’s eyes lit up. ’Finding her some backing shouldn’t be hard. Isn’t there a perfect candidate right here?’
"I know! Why don’t I adopt Miss Yun as my god-granddaughter? That way, Miss Yun will be considered one of the Huo family.
Even though the Huo family isn’t one of the four great families, they’re still not someone the Xia Family can compare to!"
The more the old woman thought about it, the more she felt her idea was absolutely perfect.
Although she was retired now, her seniority was undeniable. Adopting a god-granddaughter wasn’t a major affair, and she figured neither the Huo family nor the Fang family would have any objections.
But when Lu Yunque heard his grandmother’s words, alarm bells went off in his head. ’A god-granddaughter? That’s completely off the mark! That isn’t what I meant at all!’
"Grandma, isn’t that making too big a fuss? Aren’t you afraid my cousins will get jealous?"
The Huo family and Fang family had plenty of people in the younger generation. If Grandma adopted Yun Zijin as her god-granddaughter on top of that, things would get very... lively.
"Then what’s your solution?"
If they wanted to back Yun Zijin up with a legitimate reason, they couldn’t just step in without some kind of official relationship.
"Didn’t you mention to me before... about me and Zijin meeting and trying to get to know each other?"
Lu Yunque finally revealed his true objective.
Fang Shuxin looked at Lu Yunque with a wry smile. "Aha! So this is what you were waiting for! Little sparrow, I don’t think you should be called a sparrow. ’Little fox’ would be more fitting!"
Lu Yunque’s hint was so obvious that if Fang Shuxin still didn’t understand, she would have truly wasted all her years.
"Does Miss Yun know about this plan of yours?"
’Could it be that her little sparrow’s love is unrequited?’
After all, she felt she knew Yun Zijin fairly well. The girl had always known what she wanted, relying on her own tireless efforts to get into one of Hua Country’s top universities. Her life revolved around studying and working part-time to make money; she paid no mind to other things.
Now that she was about to graduate, her mind was probably on graduate school or finding a job. She wouldn’t necessarily be dazzled by this grandson of hers.
"I mentioned it in passing, but I didn’t say it was actually for a blind date."
Grandma had brought it up last time, but neither of them was interested, so the matter was dropped.
But now, Lu Yunque wanted to put the matter back on the table.
Even if he couldn’t become her boyfriend, at least he would have a legitimate reason to pursue her.
If anyone else wanted to try, he’d have a reason to tell them to get in line behind him.
’He had to be the first one to get that ticket!’
"Hmph! When I was actively trying to arrange things, I didn’t see you cooperating. Now you want me to help you arrange it? What’s in it for me?"
Fang Shuxin had no intention of letting Lu Yunque off the hook so easily.
"Grandma~"
Lu Yunque resorted to a rare display of acting cute. For the sake of his future wife, he didn’t mind sacrificing a bit of his dignity. Besides, the target was just his grandmother.
Fang Shuxin immediately got goosebumps. She really couldn’t handle this side of her grandson.
"Alright, alright. Let me think about it."
After all, she had brought it up once before without success. If she were to bring it up again, Fang Shuxin wasn’t sure what Yun Zijin’s reaction would be.
If the young woman didn’t want to come, she couldn’t exactly force her to attend the meeting.
With his grandmother’s consent, Lu Yunque’s mood instantly brightened.
He believed that as long as he cooperated, his grandmother had plenty of ways to coax the girl over.
As long as Yun Zijin showed up for the meeting, he was confident he could find a way to make her give him a chance.
’A real man has to be shameless when chasing after his wife.’
’What’s that? Going out of character? What’s that supposed to be?!’
