Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 561 - 560: Mass Release 40

Chapter 561: Chapter 560: Mass Release 40

Feeling down, Xu Wentian’s words of comfort lifted her spirits, and seeing how proud Elder Master Jin was, almost sending his tail sky-high, she scolded herself for being so foolish to have fallen for the old man’s trick.

But she didn’t expose him directly, instead, she said smilingly, "It seems Baby Nian still cares about her grandmother and me the most, after all, we are her true relatives."

Elder Master Jin, feeling smug, didn’t get the response he expected, and turned with a look of surprise to ask Gao Lihong, "What does that mean?"

Gao Lihong covered her mouth with a giggle and said cheerfully, "You also said our Niannian is not quite sure yet, she probably fears that if it turns out to be false, we, as her elders, would be heartbroken. That is different for you—you’re not her biological grandfather, so there are no such feelings, and you can say whatever you want without worry."

The more Elder Master Jin listened, the more he felt something was off. How could it be that he didn’t have any feelings?

That was his grandson’s wife, as dear to him as his own grandson.

No, even dearer than his grandson, since after all, his grandson can’t cook delicious food.

"Hey, old woman, what you’re saying..."

"Hmm? What did you call me?" The old lady glanced at him sideways, and Elder Master Jin shrank his neck in fright and sheepishly corrected himself, "Old pal?"

"Hmph, who’s your old pal."

Elder Master Jin: "..."

"Anyway, Niannian talks to me and didn’t tell you guys, which means she’s closer to me."

"Pah, Baby Nian is just afraid we’ll be disappointed, not worried about you being disappointed, so she could tell you anything. No matter how disappointed you get, it doesn’t matter, as you’re not concerned about your health or feelings. You can be easily provoked, and it’s no big deal even if it turns out not to be twins, so that’s why she told you."

"You..." The old master’s face turned red and his neck thickened with anger, feeling like he had shot himself in the foot, he said indignantly, "That’s not true, Niannian didn’t tell me for fear of my disappointment; she only told Nanxi. It was Nanxi who accidentally let it slip to me, so Niannian does care about her grandfather."

Having said that, he gave a resounding snort through his nostrils to express his annoyance.

After snorting, he noticed that everything on the other side had gone quiet, so Elder Master Jin opened his eyes, and right then, he saw Xu Wentian and Gao Lihong looking at him with half-smiles.

Gao Lihong snickered, "Caught in the act now, aren’t you?"

Xu Wentian watched Gao Lihong, his face full of indulgent smiles.

Elder Master Jin suddenly felt: "..."

Shoot, there seemed to be something wrong with this opponent.

Ah, wasn’t he here to brag?

It seemed like not only did he get out-bragged, but they had also revealed all his secrets.

Elder Master Jin admitted feeling a bit distressed.

He wanted to struggle a bit more and mumbled with moving lips, "The children born to Niannian must carry the Jin surname."

Finally, he found some footing and Elder Master Jin felt proud once again.

But then the old lady countered, "Didn’t you say she was carrying twins? Well, good, one of them can carry the Xu surname."

Elder Master Jin: "..."

His face turned red with effort as he argued stubbornly, "That won’t do; they are seeds of the Jin family."

"Anyway, without our Xu family’s people, they couldn’t have been born; even if they were, they wouldn’t be these original twins."

However, what mattered most now was that Xu Niannian was pregnant with twins.

The old master and Gao Lihong argued half the day until they turned red in the face and even enthusiastically discussed what to name the children afterward.

Xu Wentian, watching from the side, was not pleased, and pulled his wife over, "Don’t talk to him so much; he’s not a good person."

Elder Master Jin: "... Eh, how come I am not a good person? When you bad-mouth me, couldn’t you at least not do it in front of me?"

Xu Wentian glanced at him and replied, "I could."

Then he led the old lady away, guiding her towards the house, repeating all the while, "Pay him no mind in the future; he’s not a good person."

In reality, Xu Wentian was just jealous.

Gao Lihong loved a good verbal spar, but since he was a man of few words, Wentian filled with jealousy every time he saw her dueling wits with Elder Master Jin.

Elder Master Jin, feeling utterly unseen, covered his face and exclaimed, "My eyes hurt."

Having learnt that Xu Niannian carried twins, the old lady went back and had the servants buy pigeons to make a nutritious soup with Xu Wentian.

The two elders took it upon themselves to prepare it for their granddaughter.

When the three seniors arrived at the Jin Family’s home, and found out Xu Niannian had come down with a high fever and was still resting, the old lady immediately became distressed.

"My poor baby," she mourned.

Xu Wentian was also worried and asked Jin Nanxi many questions. After being reassured that everything was fine, he let his concerns ease.

Xu Niannian had a bit of porridge at noon, still not feeling well, and went back to bed for more sleep. She slept so deeply that she didn’t hear any noise from the outside.

Xu Wentian, the old lady, and Elder Master Jin all visited Xu Niannian’s room at some point, careful not to disturb her.

Seeing Xu Niannian’s pale face and cracked lips, the old lady felt a wave of distress; how could her precious little one have suddenly come down with a fever?

Jin Nanxi told them if she hadn’t come upstairs to call her for lunch, the fever might have gone unnoticed.

This only heightened the old lady’s worry.

What if she hadn’t asked? What if her precious granddaughter had stayed in bed all this time, thinking she was just napping and didn’t call her?

The thought alone was heart-wrenching for the old lady.

Her dear granddaughter, pampered and cherished at home, had married and now didn’t even have a man by her side to look after her.

Pregnancy is the hardest for a woman, and it was unbearable to think of her alone in her room, having to fend for herself for anything she wanted.