"Auntie, to be honest, Iāve always thought the child was quite good. Although he doesnāt have parents, if Xiaxia marries him, she wonāt have any in-laws to control her, right? And look at Brother An, though his leg isnāt good, heās working in the town and has some land now. Heās capable of supporting a family. Itās just that the two children are still young, and I, as their mother, am worrying about this for no reason. I donāt think the two kids have thought about it at all. When Xiaxia talks to Brother An, thereās no shyness of a girl at all. I even suspect she regards him as a brother."
"Thatās true, your Xiaxia is like a boy. Although sheās a bit fierce, she may be clueless about such matters. Maybe we should wait a little longer." Land Officerās wife said, "However, you can talk to Xiaxia privately later. I really think heās a good child, and sheāll regret missing out on him. You know how many girls would like to marry into a family without a mother-in-law."
"Auntie, youāre right. Iāll try talking to her later."
After the two women finished talking, suddenly a crying sound came from the room. They exchanged glances, hurried inside, and found Old Yang hugging Yang Dachuan while crying and shouting, "Why isnāt he? Why isnāt he? He looks so alike, why isnāt he?"
Old Yang was so distraught he couldnāt catch his breath. Yang Chuxia came out of the room, guessing that Old Yang must have drunk too much.
"Father, it seems my grandpa drank too much." Yang Chuxia looked at Ms. Wang and said, "Mother, please cut some ginger slices for my grandpa to put in his mouth."
Maybe drunk people never admit theyāre drunk. For example, Old Yang, hearing Yang Chuxia say he drank too much, immediately waved his hand, "Who says I drank too much? I didnāt drink too much!" Then, after saying that, he started crying again, grabbing Yang Dachuan and refusing to let go, repeating, "Why isnāt he? Why isnāt he?"
Yang Chuxia frowned at this unusual behavior of the old man today.
"What nonsense are you talking about, why isnāt he what?" Land Officer Yang couldnāt help scolding when he saw how drunk Old Yang was. Unfortunately, the drunk man had no idea what he was saying and kept repeating the same words, "Why isnāt he? Why isnāt he?"
"Xiaxia, the ginger slices are here."
Yang Chuxia took them and moved towards Old Yang to stuff them in his mouth.
At this moment, Old Lady Hua somehow sneaked in and pushed Yang Chuxia forcefully, "You little devil, do you want to kill your grandpa by letting him eat any random things? Third, your father is drunk, why donāt you help him to the room to lie down?"
Yang Dachuan was feeling dazed from being hugged by Old Yang and didnāt realize how Old Lady Hua got in. When he heard her, he helped to support Old Yang and led him out.
After they left, Yang Dachuan and Old Lady Hua guided the drunk man back to the principal wifeās room. Old Yang still refused to let go, so Yang Dachuan stayed by his side until Old Yang fell asleep. Only then did he pull his hands away and go back to his room.
By this time, the guests from the third branch of the family had all left, leaving only the family and Ye Ziāan.
Seeing him return, Yang Chuxia put down her bowl and chopsticks, "Father, howās Grandpa?"
"Heās asleep."
"Did Grandpa say anything else?"
Yang Dachuan thought for a moment and shook his head, "He just kept saying the same thing, I donāt know what he was talking about."
Yang Chuxia didnāt continue the conversation, but she sneered inwardly. What could he say? Maybe her silently suffering grandpa thought her father wasnāt his son.