The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 424 - 395: Who Has Bai Qiongyu Ever Feared?_1

Chapter 424: Chapter 395: Who Has Bai Qiongyu Ever Feared?_1

Bai Qiongyu glanced at He Tiantian and was about to speak when Third Grandma Qi interjected.

"That’s my granddaughter," said Third Grandma Qi. "Do you have a problem with that?"

Ye Weiwen was taken aback, looked at Anna standing behind the old lady, and said with an awkward smile, "Your granddaughter and my Sister Bai look so much alike, especially Sister Bai when she was young. That appearance, so tender and attractive. Otherwise, Old Xin wouldn’t have been so captivated by her, chasing her relentlessly!"

At these words, Bai Qiongyu was infuriated.

Without an explanation, she feared He Tiantian might misunderstand.

But to explain herself would be to stoop to this woman’s level and degrade herself.

However, Bai Qiongyu no longer wanted to talk about those stale and insignificant matters; after all, they were all in the past.

Now that Third Grandma Qi could so brazenly declare He Tiantian her granddaughter, why couldn’t she?

What was she still worried about?

What big waves hadn’t Bai Qiongyu seen before, who had she ever feared?

"This is He Tiantian, my biological granddaughter," said Bai Qiongyu. "Sister Qi, this woman is Ye Weiwen, my deceased husband’s wife who could only share his wealth, not his troubles. Beside her is my stepdaughter, Xin Anan."

As soon as these words came out, both Ye Weiwen and Xin Anan were stunned.

But the reasons for the mother and daughter’s astonishment were different.

Ye Weiwen was outraged that Bai Qiongyu had exposed her shameful past for only being with a man during the good times and not during the bad.

She regretted it too—if she had known it would all be a false alarm, she wouldn’t have acted that way!

In contrast, Xin Anan was both angry and anxious. A biological granddaughter meant that there surely had to be a biological son.

If a stepmother had her own son, what benefits could her stepchildren hope to receive in the future?

"Mother, you can’t just take someone who looks like you as your granddaughter," Xin Anan said. "It’s better to be cautious."

Bai Qiongyu glanced at Xin Anan and said with a smile, "It won’t be wrong, I know my own child."

Ye Weiwen scoffed and pulled her daughter back, saying coldly, "Sister Bai, aren’t you being a bit too improper? Having a child behind Old Xin’s back."

"I’m not like some people. I was divorced for several years before I remarried, unlike some who cheated during their marriage," retorted Bai Qiongyu. Since that woman wasn’t leaving her any dignity, she wouldn’t give Ye Weiwen any face either.

"Bai Qiongyu, don’t spout nonsense," Ye Weiwen angrily pointed at Bai Qiongyu.

Bai Qiongyu replied with a cold laugh, "If I were spouting nonsense, would you be so furiously embarrassed and beside yourself with anger?"

"You... Don’t get too smug..." Ye Weiwen said angrily, glaring at Bai Qiongyu, then turning to look at He Tiantian.

Bai Qiongyu narrowed her eyes, looked at Ye Weiwen and Xin Anan, and said, "If anyone tries to harm my children, I will retaliate twice as hard."

Xin Anan, frightened by Bai Qiongyu’s gaze, stepped back.

She always feared her stepmother, and under her stepmother’s oppressive presence, she dared not speak.

"Don’t go too far. I’m afraid you, shameless as you are, might squander Old Xin’s legacy on outsiders," Ye Weiwen said. Her main purpose here was this—she couldn’t bear to see her son’s inheritance suddenly going to someone else.

"Heh, that was given to me by Old Xin. I will give it to whoever I want," Bai Qiongyu replied. "If you can, have Old Xin change his will!"

Ye Weiwen was frantic with worry. Such a vast fortune, and she hadn’t received a penny, nor had her son or daughter received as much as this woman.

Just thinking about this made Ye Weiwen’s entire insides ache with rage!

"You... you mustn’t bully people too much," Ye Weiwen cursed, "We’ll just wait and see!"

Xin Anan felt sad and anxious, saying, "Mom, stop it, let’s hurry up and leave."

She was at her wits’ end and decided to go back and ask her brother what to do.

Mom had always been like this, tearing her face off with her stepmother directly, and now they could never reconcile.

Ye Weiwen saw Anna’s and Third Grandma Qi’s eyes filled with mockery, her face flushed with embarrassment, and under her daughter’s urging, she left the mall.

With people gone, Bai Qiongyu felt a bit awkward and said, "I’ve made Sister Qi and Anna laugh."

"Heh, it’s nothing!" Third Grandma Qi chuckled, "I’ve seen too many such dramas. In fact, it all comes down to one thing, all that hard work raising an ingrate."

Bai Qiongyu dared to admit in front of her stepdaughter that He Tiantian was her granddaughter, proving her genuine love for He Tiantian.

In the scene just now, He Tiantian said nothing but observed others.

Especially when her grandmother acknowledged their relationship, He Tiantian felt very pleased in her heart.

"That’s right, Sister Qi is so right," Bai Qiongyu said, "But Tiantian, you don’t need to worry. I will protect you and your father, and won’t let you get hurt."

He Tiantian nodded and replied, "With grandma here, I’m not worried."

But He Tiantian thought more deeply; the death of her parents in her past life still remained an unsolved mystery to her.

However, with a grandmother like Bai Qiongyu, and step-siblings like Xin Anan, could their deaths be related to them?

The events of her past life were impossible to investigate, but He Tiantian could tell from the look in Xin Anan’s eyes that this matter was far from over; Xin Anan and Xin Wei were bound to take some action.

During this last period of time, He Tiantian decided to stay home honestly.

That way, Xin Anan wouldn’t have the opportunity to find fault.

Hearing her granddaughter’s words, Bai Qiongyu smiled, nodded, and said, "Thank you for trusting me! Let’s not talk about these things now. Do you like this necklace?"

"It’s too expensive, I don’t want it," He Tiantian smacked her tongue, two million US dollars, she could never earn that much money in her entire life.

How much braised meat would that be!

You can’t blame He Tiantian, because in her past life, her business was limited to braised meat.

"This is a gift from grandma. A girl has to dress up nicely to look good; don’t let down your beauty. With our chicken skin and crane’s hair, we can’t look young and fresh even if we want to," Third Grandma Qi said, helping He Tiantian choose.

He Tiantian also knew she couldn’t keep refusing. If she didn’t accept it, her grandma would certainly think she was being distant.

"Alright then, I will take it. But just this one piece, don’t buy any more," He Tiantian said, feeling too embarrassed to accept something so valuable.

Bai Qiongyu nodded and replied, "Alright, wrap up this set."

This set included a pink diamond necklace, earrings, a ring, a bracelet, and a hairpin.

The whole set cost a total of five million US dollars.

He Tiantian stared, stammered, "Grandma... Grandma... This is too valuable."

"All my belongings will eventually belong to you and your dad, this little thing is nothing," Bai Qiongyu said, "I have many more pieces of jewelry at home, which I will also leave to you."

"Take it, it’s all your grandma’s heartfelt gift," Third Grandma Qi laughed, finding Bai Qiongyu even more pleasing to the eye.

He Tiantian had to accept it, nodding and saying, "Thank you, grandma!"

Converted into RMB, it must be tens of millions.