Chapter 226 - They Should Not Bully His Granddaughter

When Li Ren Xin arrived in the dining area, he was greeted by the cheery chattering and laughter of his wife and his granddaughter. He entered the dining area silently and his wife was the first to notice his presence.

"Old man, you're here," Mu Ling Xi called out with a smile. "We have been waiting for you for a long time. Come. Come. Sit down." She stood up to grab the old man's hand and dragged him to a seat next to her. Then, she turned to Auntie Han and the hot dishes were brought in into the room.

Li Ren Xin looked at the array of dishes on the table and frowned. He knew that his wife enjoyed cooking. Every time they received a guest in the house, his wife would not forget to feed their guest with a lot of food before she would let them leave.

A few days ago, when his wife heard that their granddaughter, Li Qin Yao would be coming to visit with her boyfriend, his wife was got excited that she spent hours thinking of what she wanted to cook for this granddaughter.

"What happened to Mu Chen?" Mu Ling Xi whispered as she leaned to her husband.

Li Ren Xin's mood was dampened as he heard Li Mu Chen's name. His anger rose as he thought of what he had witnessed with his very own eyes earlier. "She went back with her father."

"Ah? Li Jing came earlier?" Mu Ling Xi's eyes brightened as she heard that her son had dropped by earlier. "Why didn't you ask them to have lunch with us?"

"They have important stuff to deal with," Li Ren Xin spoke in a low tone. "Moreover, Yao Yao and her boyfriend are here. Do you want them to be uncomfortable?"

Mu Ling Xi narrowed her eyes at her husband. When she looked at her granddaughter again, a smile appeared on her face. "Why do you guys keep staring at the food. Eat. Eat. I cooked them especially for you when I heard that you will be coming to visit. Yao Yao, didn't you like grandmother's steamed garlic prawn the most?"

Seeing that the elders have started to pick up their chopstick, both Li Qin Yao and Zhang Yu Han followed suit, and soon, the harmonious atmosphere where the old and younger generation shared their meals could be seen.

As lunch was approaching the end, Li Qin Yao reached to hold Zhang Yu Han's hand under the table. The two of them exchanged a glance and smiled.

"Grandfather, grandmother. Actually, I came back this time because I have something to announce." Li Qin Yao paused to study her grandparents' expression. Her heart sped up as she was suddenly anxious at how her grandparents would react at her announcement. 

Zhang Yu Han gave a squeeze at his wife's hand to show his encouragement.

Taking a deep breath. Li Qin Yao continued, "Zhang Yu Han and I had obtained our marriage certificate earlier this week."

Mu Ling Xi's mouth parted, while Li Ren Xin had a deep frown on his face as they both heard the unexpected news. There was a brief silence as the two elders were not sure whether their ears were playing tricks on them. 

"You got married?" Mu Ling Xi was the first to broke the silence. 

Li Qin Yao nodded slowly.

"But why so sudden?" Mu Ling Xi asked. It was only a few weeks ago when her granddaughter came and introduce this man as her boyfriend. How come his status changed so quickly to her husband? A thought crossed her mind, but she dare not to say it out loud.

"Grandfather, grandmother," Zhang Yu Han spoke up. "Although this news might come a little sudden for you, marrying your granddaughter is something that I have been dreaming for a long time. I love Li Qin Yao and wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. Therefore, I asked her to marry me." He turned to the woman beside her and his gaze turned gentler. "And she had said yes."

Mu Ling Xi looked at the couple alternately and saw the way they were looking at each other. "You and your cousin Ming Han is the same. Only telling me everything once you've took action," she sighed. "Since both of you had already obtained a marriage certificate, what else can we say?"

Li Ren Xin cleared his throat. The frown on his face deepened. "It's fine if you wanted to marry my granddaughter. But what about a wedding ceremony? Are you not going to give my granddaughter a wedding?"

Although Zhang Yu Han came from a powerful family as compared to his, Li Ren Xin thought that they should not bully his granddaughter.

Getting a marriage certificate was alright. But if he dared to say that they were not going to have a wedding, Li Ren Xin was determined to give Zhang Yu Han a beating.

Li Qin Yao was someone he had raised since she was a baby. Although he had done her wrong previously after that accident two years ago, it does not mean that he did not care about this granddaughter. 

"You don't have to worry about a wedding," Zhang Yu Han said. "Currently, my parents are both in C Country for business. Once they returned, I will arrange for a meeting to discuss a wedding."

Once Li Ren Xin heard his answer, the frown on his face gradually disappeared.

As the news of her granddaughter's marriage finally sunk in into her brain, Mu Ling Xi began to fire a series of questions to the couple.

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Meanwhile…

The situation was not so harmonious with Li Mu Chen.

Li Mu Chen held her left cheek as she endured with the stinging pain. She could taste the blood in her mouth and wonder whether she was going to lose a tooth. Her tears streamed down her cheek. She wanted to raise her head and look at her father, but she did not dare to meet his gaze.

She was already this big, and her father would still hit her as punishment. If any of her friends heard this, they would be laughing at her.

"Li Jing! You dare to hit our daughter!" Zhao Wei shouted. She ran over to stop her husband from giving another slap to her daughter.

Li Jing clenched his hand into a fist has his wife suddenly appeared in front of him. "Our daughter did something wrong. Why wouldn't I dare to hit her?"

"If she did something wrong, then you can just reprimand her. Why must you use force? Why beat her?" Zhao Wei turned to look at her daughter's reddened face and gasped. "She's a girl! How can you hit her face? Li Jing, did you not know of your strength?"

"Do you know how embarrassed I was when father called and told me what Mu Chen did?" Li Jing pointed his finger to his wife. "If you educate your daughter well, she would not turn out to be this shameless! Daringly seducing her cousin's boyfriend in front of everyone!"

Lu Mu Chen had thought that her grandfather only heard her mention of the incident from two years ago to Zhang Yu Han. She did not realize that her action was being watched from the beginning she appeared in front of that man.

No wonder her grandfather was furious. But how was that wrong? She was only trying her luck. It was not as if the two of them were married!

"From now on, you are grounded for a month." He said to his daughter. Then, he turned at his wife and warned, "If you let her out of this house, you will see how I will punish your daughter," Li Jing said before he left angrily.

Seeing that her husband had walked away, Zhao Wei went to approach her daughter. "I asked you to accompany your grandparents. How did you return home like this?"

"Mom!" Li Mu Chen wailed as she retold her mother about what happened. Of course, she denied everything on that part about seducing Zhang Yu Han.