Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 356 - 355: Grandfather

Chapter 356: Chapter 355: Grandfather

Jin Yanzi chirped at the distant Dabao and Yanyan who were running after her, "Hurry and look, your grandfather, Daddy Chu’s father, is here!"

Marquis Chu saw two children and a group of adults running towards him, who were none other than the Eleventh Prince and Yan’er, whom he had encountered in the morning.

He was pondering whether he should turn around promptly to avoid a head-on collision with them when he heard a bird chirping. He turned his head to see a small swallow with feathers of black tinged with gold, standing on the fence and hopping up and down, chirping loudly with its tiny beak wide open.

Chirp, chirp, chirp...

"Come and look, daddy Chu’s daddy is staring blankly at me..."

Marquis Chu chuckled, this little swallow was not only peculiar in appearance but also unrefined, chirping noisily like a sparrow.

He had been pondering whether Rong Zhao had genuinely offended the "Bird Fairy", as why did the birds only target her? She had been hit by bird droppings three times, and now not a single bird would visit the Princess Mansion or Rong Zhao’s mansion. It had truly become a place where birds refused to defecate.

Although he did secretly rejoice about Rong Zhao’s situation, allowing him more time to tend to his affairs, he was nonetheless utterly baffled by it. Now, he had encountered another peculiar swallow...

Just as he was thinking about this, the two children had already run to the outside of the pavilion.

His gaze turned back to the two children. First, he looked at the Eleventh Prince, who, with his noble eyebrows and glistening eyes, was very much like the Ninth Master and was well cared for by his daughter-in-law.

Then he looked at the little girl, dressed in a silver-red blouse skirt, fair-skinned, beautiful, cheerful and energetic. Her laughter, as melodious as silver bells, could be heard from afar.

Was this the weak and silly little girl who had been tormented three years ago?

"Yanyan..." Marquis Chu murmured to himself.

He had glanced at her in the morning but didn’t have time to look carefully. Now, after a close look, she truly was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.

Dabao and Yanyan also spotted Marquis Chu and recognized him. Instinctively feeling that he, being connected to that mean woman, couldn’t possibly be a good person.

Chu Hanyan glanced at the guards behind her, and her courage swelled a little. She murmured, "Jin Bao, hurry over here. This man is with that bad woman. Be careful in case he hits you."

Jin Bao instantly flew over to attach himself to Hanyan’s collar.

Dabao eyed Marquis Chu, while his little sister hadn’t heard clearly what their mother was calling him, he had heard it clearly. He whispered, "Sister, our mother called him Godfather, he is our..." He hesitated and didn’t finish his sentence.

The little girl was puzzled, "The person Mommy calls Mommy, is our maternal grandmother. The person Mommy calls Daddy, is our maternal grandfather. The person Mommy calls Stepmother, is our grandma. The person Mommy calls Godfather, is who to us?"

Don’t blame the little girl for her lack of knowledge, she had only had contact with certain people in Tang Garden and Lu Garden. She hadn’t noticed that in front of her, Mrs. Wei occasionally called Manager Luo ’Godfather’. Also, her teachers like Chen Afu would not foolishly teach her about the identity of a Godfather. Thus, she genuinely didn’t know who a "Godfather" was.

With round-eyed innocence, the little girl scanned Marquis Chu, shook her head and said, "Impossible. Why doesn’t Grandma’s husband live with Grandma? Why has our grandfather never visited us? Plus, he’s with that mean woman who was going to hit sister and mommy. So, he cannot be Daddy’s Daddy, Grandma’s husband, our grandfather. Brother, you must have heard wrong."

The certainty in her voice was such that she truly didn’t believe this to be the truth. Her confidence even caused Dabao to have slight doubts about his own understanding, frowning and asking, "Did I really hear it wrong?"

While the children were carrying on their conversation as if no one else existed, the guards and servants witnessing it couldn’t help but feel a twinge of sadness. They knew that Marquis Chu had been forced by the Emperor to take a new wife and sent the original madam to Yingxue Nunnery. Both the old Marquis and Dabao harbored resentment towards him, thus they kept their heads low in silence.

Marquis Chu felt a bit sorrowful. He bent down and said, "Yanyan, I am your grandfather. Your mother addresses me as your godfather, Dabao was not mistaken." Adding, "Yanyan, you’ve grown up. You’re adorable, intelligent, and lively. Your mother raised you well."

He attempted to pat her head, but Hanyan unconsciously took a step back to evade him. With her wide eyes, she murmured, "If you are our grandfather, why don’t you come home to see us?"

Chen Dabao also spoke up, "Yeah, even our great-grandfather lives with us in Tang Garden, why don’t you live with us?"

Marquis Chu sighed, "Grandfather has been busy with affairs regarding the court and has been constantly residing in Capital City."

"No matter how busy you are with court affairs, you should always have time to see us..." Dabao insisted. Suddenly, his eyes widened in realization, and he blurted out, "Grandmother and Grandfather are a couple, they should live together. But as Grandma is a nun, she wouldn’t have a husband."

"That’s right, so what he said was a lie." The little girl also came to understand and glared at Marquis Chu. Her small hand tightly clutching her brother’s hand, she said, "Brother, Mommy told us not to talk to strangers."

Dabao nodded and said, "Yes, Mommy said that I was handsome and sister was beautiful, the kidnappers fancy children like us most, we would fetch high prices."

...

Meanwhile, Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu had arrived at the main entrance of Yingxue Nunnery, and they saw the scene in the pavilion.

Even though Chu Lingxuan couldn’t clearly see the appearance and attire of the man, he saw whom the man resembled. In astonishment, he asked, "Dad?" he muttered to himself, "Why is he here, hasn’t he returned to Capital City with that woman?"

Chen Afu responded, "I haven’t told you yet, your Godfather intended to stay at Lingyin Temple to copy scripture and fast for three days to pray for blessings for that woman."

Chu Xiao who was behind them also reported, "Sir, two hours ago, I received the intel that Marquis Chu and Princess Rong Zhao arrived at Dingzhou Wharf last night by boat, spent the night at the relay station outside the city, and arrived at Lingyin Temple in the late morning. They first went to visit Master Wu Zhi, and it’s said that Princess Rong Zhao was seen crying upon leaving..."

He described the location of Princess Rong Zhao and Marquis Chu clearly.

Chen Afu thought to himself, it was no wonder that they dared to leave the Eleventh Prince in this area, it was supposedly Chu Family’s sphere of influence.

Chu Lingxuan scoffed, "That woman has wild ambitions, she is already this old yet still desires to have a son..." as he spoke, he started leading Chen Afu towards the pavilion.

Seeing Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu approaching, Marquis Chu pointed at them and laughed, "Just ask your daddy and your mommy, am I your grandfather?"

The two children saw them and immediately ran to embrace Chen Afu. They asked, "Mommy, he said he’s Daddy’s Daddy, our grandfather. Is it true?"

Chen Afu looked at Chu Lingxuan, he nodded at her, and she then nodded and said, "Yes, he is your grandfather."