Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 281 - 280: Important Decryption (3 more updates)

Chapter 281: Chapter 280: Important Decryption (3 more updates)

"No thanks." The man’s tone was icy to the extreme, devoid of any warmth.

Xu Niannian felt this man was very dangerous, so she didn’t continue speaking to him and hurried off after thanking him.

After Xu Niannian left, Ye Xiangtian remained standing there, until after a long while, he turned and walked into the hotel next to the bank.

"Xiang, that beauty is not bad, I want her," another man in the hotel said.

Speaking awkward Chinese, he had the look of a foreigner, the woman Ye Xiangtian had encountered downstairs, he had seen her.

He had never been able to appreciate the beauty of Eastern women, until he saw that girl.

Oh, my God.

Yale saw such a beautiful woman for the first time; she was as beautiful as an angel, making him desire her from the first glance.

Ye Xiangtian completely ignored Yale’s words, his icy gaze shooting towards him, "I am here to discuss serious matters with you, you better shut up about everything else, or I can’t guarantee you’ll still be alive tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, a flash of anger crossed Yale’s face, but when he met Ye Xiangtian’s cold and terrifying eyes, that anger instantly turned into fear.

He raised his hand, pretending to joke, "Oh, my Xiang, it’s just a joke, don’t mind it."

Ye Xiangtian’s gaze was still cold; looking closely, one could even see the cruelty hidden in his eyes.

*

On the other hand, Xu Niannian returned home and found Jin Ruiyang and Jin Yu sitting side by side on a sofa.

And Elder Master Jin was sitting opposite them.

All three of them, regardless of age, sat ramrod straight, creating a tense and eerie atmosphere.

Xu Niannian was dumbfounded, what was going on?

She instinctively looked at Wu Lan, who was arranging flowers nearby, Wu Lan seemed unfazed by the scene and enthusiastically greeted Xu Niannian upon her return.

"Ya, Niannian is back, come see if the flowers mom arranged look good."

Looking at the pile of trumpet flowers, Xu Niannian’s mouth twitched, not good-looking at all!

However, Xu Niannian’s smile was as radiant as flowers as she said, "So beautiful."

On that side, the silent trio finally had someone who broke the silence.

Jin Ruiyang put his hands on his knees, in a gentle manner, "Grandfather, you have to come back to the capital with me this time, I’m not at ease with you going back alone."

Elder Master Jin: "I’m not going back, it’s useless what you say, I’m just staying here."

Hearing this, Jin Ruiyang glanced at Jin Yu and signaled with his eyes, handing it over to him.

Jin Yu folded his arms, "Grandfather, your memory is not good, and it’s always easy for you to get lost here. I’m not always at home, and my mother can’t be watching over you every day. My wife also has to earn money to support the family. In the capital, you’re more familiar and less likely to get lost, so you have to go back."

Elder Master Jin bellowed angrily, "Jin Yu, you unfilial descendant, I just won’t go back."

Jin Yu cleaned his ears, "If you don’t go back, my wife will no longer cook for you, nor will she let you eat at her shop. I own half the shop; I’ll have the staff turn you away the moment they see you."

"You, you, you..." Elder Master Jin trembled with anger.

Jin Yu persisted, "Grandfather, think about it, if you get lost here and can’t find your way back, we’ll have to go to the trouble of looking for you. If this gets out to the capital, people will laugh at you, saying you’re old and forgetful, even getting lost in a small county town, how embarrassing is that? If it gets out, it will be the end of us, does the Jin Family’s face mean nothing to you?"

Elder Master Jin was immediately so aggrieved he could barely breathe and could only stare daggers.

The damned brat, actually daring to threaten him with the Jin Family’s face.

So what if he cared about his reputation?

"Go back, go back, I’ll go back right now, no, wait one more day, I’ll go back tomorrow." Elder Master Jin finally compromised.

Upon hearing the stubborn elder finally settle, Jin Yu and Jin Ruiyang both breathed a sigh of relief.

They exchanged a glance with each other.

But they were caught by Elder Master Jin, who ran over with his slippers swishing and gave Jin Yu two smacks, but did not smack Jin Ruiyang.

Jin Yu: "..."

Jin Ruiyang gently supported Elder Master Jin, "Grandfather, don’t stoop to Jin Yu’s level, he has been selfish from a young age; his lack of filial piety is normal. You just need to adapt and not take him seriously."

Jin Yu again: "..."

F*ck Jin Ruiyang, don’t be so obnoxious.

Xu Niannian had watched the entire process of Jin Yu being put in his place and laughed so hard she couldn’t straighten up.

And Wu Lan had to add, "Exactly, dad, you shouldn’t stoop to Jin Yu’s level. Our family’s Jin Yu has been selfish since he was a kid. He’s not filial even to me, his mother, so don’t expect him to show any to you. Just go back peacefully and pretend you don’t have this grandson."

Jin Yu: "..."

"Pfft!" Xu Niannian finally couldn’t hold it in anymore and burst out laughing.

Jin Yu "tsked" and winked at Xu Niannian, his dark eyes sparkling with starlight.

Xu Niannian was instantly electrified.

Covering her face, she snickered, her Jin Yu was so adorable.

Having pacified Elder Master Jin, it was time for the elder to torment Xu Niannian.

Xu Niannian insisted on making him two jars of Butter Sauce to take back, and she wanted them the same day.

Jin Yu teasingly said, "Grandfather, you’re making my wife cook just as she’s entered our home. How did she not die from your cravings?"

The elder master Jin hit Jin Yu’s back with his cane, "Unfilial descendant."

So, the elder master Jin stood watch in the kitchen, his eyes glued to Xu Niannian.

Fortunately, Xu Niannian had prepared creek water in the kitchen in advance, initially planning to make a delicious meal tonight, but it seemed they’d have to make do with noodles instead.

After making two large jars of Butter Sauce for the elder master, the family enjoyed another round of Butter Sauce noodles.

This was the first time Jin Ruiyang and Wu Lan tasted the Butter Sauce noodles made by Xu Niannian, complete with soup.

As they savored the delicious broth, Jin Ruiyang almost wanted to steal Jin Yu’s wife all over again.

Wu Lan also praised Xu Niannian while eating.

Because he was leaving soon, Elder Master Jin was unhappy, eating with the gloom of a child.

He even remembered to pick out the ginger slices he didn’t like and put them in Jin Yu’s bowl.

Jin Yu had gotten used to this; whenever Elder Master Jin encountered something he didn’t like, he always enjoyed putting it in his and Jin Ruiyang’s bowls.

Jin Yu didn’t mind it, though.

After dinner, the elder master and Wu Lan went upstairs to rest, while Jin Ruiyang and Jin Yu were still in the living room studying something.

Xu Niannian saw the two with furrowed brows and walked over to take a look.

They were concentrated on a piece of paper.

This piece of paper was something sent back by a person dispatched by Jin Yu.

It had some crooked characters on it.

They didn’t look like words, closely packed together, indecipherable to anyone reading.

This left Jin Ruiyang and Jin Yu frustrated as the item had been given to professionals to decode before it reached them and Jin Ruiyang’s hands.

But no one was able to figure out its meaning.

There were also some odd patterns on it.

Undoubtedly, this was an important clue, but it was a pity they couldn’t figure it out once it was in their possession.

After a casual glance, Xu Niannian looked at Jin Yu and Jin Ruiyang strangely.

Were these two playing some kind of puzzle game?

Seeing them with such agonized expressions, could it be that they couldn’t solve it?

No way...

The game seemed pretty simple.

She used to play it frequently when she was bored.

It was a decryption scheme from a detective game; people who played it were usually quite smart. Xu Niannian wouldn’t call herself a genius, but she was fairly intelligent, too.

The decryption pattern they were staring at was the kind that Xu Niannian could solve without having to think too hard.

"Are you guys playing some sort of game?" Xu Niannian asked, shockingly curious.

Jin Yu and Jin Ruiyang, who were seriously studying, froze at the same moment.

Game?

Did they look like such childish people?

This was deemed a top-secret matter, but Jin Yu wasn’t worried about Xu Niannian seeing it.

After all, if he and Jin Ruiyang couldn’t figure it out, it was even less likely that Xu Niannian would understand.

"You think this is a game?" asked Jin Ruiyang with a smile.

Before he could marvel at how naïve his godlike daughter-in-law was, the next second, Xu Niannian said, "This is so simple, you two haven’t figured it out after looking at it for so long?"

"You know what it means?"

Jin Yu and Jin Ruiyang both looked up, asking in unison.

The two stared at Xu Niannian, shocked.

Xu Niannian let out a surprised "Ah": "Is it that difficult?"

Jin Yu and Jin Ruiyang quickly exchanged glances.

Feeling a rush of excitement, Jin Yu passed the piece of paper to Xu Niannian and even excitedly sat next to her.

"Niannian, can you really understand it?"

"What’s there not to understand?" Xu Niannian was speechless at Jin Yu’s and Jin Ruiyang’s apparent amazement.

Just as she was about to reveal the answer, she suddenly remembered something very important.

It seemed this game hadn’t come out yet, no wonder the two of them were so surprised.