Fortunate to Have You This Lifetime
Chapter 1349

Chapter 1349: Chapter 1349

A faint melody of traditional Chinese instruments wafts from ahead, and after climbing a few steps, there’s a spacious stone platform.

Allen Rivera’s grandparents, dressed in plain-colored Chinese-style garments, are currently...

Um...

Jane McCain observes carefully for a moment; are they practicing Tai Chi?

A little while later, she notices that the little boy named Gilbert from yesterday is also there. He is dressed in the same color, and since it’s dark, Jane hadn’t seen him at first.

The kid sure gets up early.

The old folks see Jane, but their movements don’t stop. They smile and ask a question.

Jane doesn’t understand, feeling embarrassed, until the little boy runs over and says, "My great-grandma is asking if you’re up early because you didn’t sleep well last night."

"Ah... no, no, I slept well last night, I’m just... used to waking up early," Jane says uneasily, "Getting up early is nice, breathing in fresh air."

The old person smiles at her.

The little boy translates again: "My great-grandma says, don’t worry about yesterday, Allen has a bad temper, it’s rare to see him care so much about a girl, so everyone is happy."

Jane is taken aback, "He has a bad temper?"

"Spoiled from a young age, terrible personality; he’s made countless girls cry, and the girls he brought home would break up with him shortly..."

"Ah? Is he... is he fickle?"

"No, it’s because he can’t get along well, so girls break up with him."

Jane is dumbstruck.

A bit uncertain... are they talking about the Allen she knows?

Allen is great, very considerate, very meticulous; when his eyes turn gentle, he feels super loving, she almost drowns in it, how could he have a bad personality, be unable to get along, and be dumped?

Grandpa from a bit further away also speaks up, and the little boy translates synchronously: "Things obtained too easily are not cherished, lightly trampling on others’ feelings; at the root, it is a too serene nature. To be a good chef, you must first care about the diners’ health, tastes, preferences, eating habits... with Allen being indifferent to everything, he cannot become a chef, he’s like a bone of contention in this family."

Jane is stunned upon hearing this.

The old master pauses for a moment, then continues speaking (the little boy keeps translating): "However, a family should have a bone of contention; otherwise, if everything remains unchanged, it becomes stagnant, and the family declines soon."

Jane McCain smiles lightly and says, "You said it so well; it’s rare to see such open-minded elders nowadays. In ordinary families, if there are rebellious grandchildren, they’d be hopping mad."

"Our family’s tradition is to avoid anger; great-grandpa and great-grandma say that angry people don’t live long. Our family members never get angry," the little boy says.

This time, he’s not translating.

Jane squats down and asks with a smile, "How can there be people who never get angry? What if someone does?"

"Each of us has a tree. When we feel upset, we just carve a mark on our tree with a knife to let out the bad mood," the little boy says crisply, "I have an osmanthus tree, and it grew so beautifully, I’ve never carved it once!"

"Wow... does that mean your temper is really good?" Jane smiles.

"Yep!" The little boy nods affirmatively, then says, "Sister, I’ll take you to see my osmanthus tree!"

The elderly person says something.

The little boy listens, purses his lips, and changes the address, "Auntie, I’ll take you to see my osmanthus tree."

His tone is quite unwilling.

Jane finds the kid quite interesting, and smiles while nodding in agreement: "Sure, I’ll take a look to see if it really has no marks."