Chapter 98 - The First Meeting

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After listening to the oldest old man finish speaking, the others in the room all exchanged colors with each other. 

Each and every one of them also began to weigh in their hearts the weight of Elder Liu and the god-granddaughter that Liu Bolin acknowledged. Previously, they, the collateral branches of the Liu family, had only suddenly heard the news that Elder Liu had acknowledged a god-granddaughter from the secret sentry that they had placed beside Elder Liu. 

As for Elder Liu’s temper, how could they, who had grown up with Elder Liu and Liu Bolin, not know about it. After Elder Liu’s only son had died in a plane crash, there were countless people in Elder Liu’s collateral branch who had their own plans. They either wanted to pass their son on to Elder Liu, or they wanted their own grandchild to adopt Elder Liu as an adopted grandfather. These were all rejected by Elder Liu. 

They remembered clearly that the irritated Elder Liu had said to their faces that he had no idea of stepchildren and had no idea of relatives. Give them all a break! 

When the words of Elder Liu were still reverberating in their ears, they actually heard the news that Elder Liu had recognized his god-granddaughter. This made those old men of the same generation as Elder Liu, who had just received this news, think that the news had been misinformed. 

Because of this news, they had to confirm it three times before they had no choice but to admit that this time, it wasn’t that the news had been wrong, but that Elder Liu had really changed his character. 

These old fellows who had the same seniority as Elder Liu in the Liu family would specially make this trip. They were completely driven by curiosity. They wanted to see what kind of child would make Elder Liu, who had always kept his word, change his path halfway through. Moreover, they had also heard that this time, it was Elder Liu who stubbornly insisted on taking him as his god-granddaughter. 

Previously, those people from the Liu family’s side branches had thought of passing their children on to Elder Liu or taking him as their goddaughter. They all had their own plans. They all thought, if their child had a relationship with Elder Liu, the current head of the Liu family, then becoming the next head of the family and taking over everything in the Liu family was something that could be done by rubbing their hands together. 

However, when Elder Liu acknowledged that the child of the Liu family was not his god-granddaughter, they never thought that Elder Liu’s god-granddaughter would take over everything and become the head of the Liu family. After all, the god-granddaughter that Elder Liu acknowledged was not related to the Liu family at all. 

However, this thought had completely changed until just now. Just now, when Elder Liu heard the movements outside, he hurriedly rushed out to welcome them. This made them start to worry. 

They knew Elder Liu’s character. If Elder Liu was certain of one thing, it would be like if Elder Liu insisted on handing the Liu family over to his new adopted granddaughter. With Elder Liu’s current strength, they, the side branches of Elder Liu, would not be able to change Elder Liu’s decision no matter how unwilling or tormented they were. 

However, they were unwilling from the bottom of their hearts to accept their fate and let someone who didn’t have any blood ties with the Liu clan take charge of the Liu clan and become the clan head of the Liu clan. 

Thus, when the few old fellows in the room saw through each other’s thoughts, they couldn’t sit still anymore. They stood up swiftly and quickened their pace, following Elder Liu’s footsteps as they walked out. 

Just as they reached the back door of the front hall, they heard Elder Liu’s hearty voice from inside the room, “Meng’er, you’re finally here. How is it? Are you tired? Are you Hungry?” In the front hall, Elder Liu held Chen Meng’er’s little hand and pinched Chen Meng’er’s little face lovingly. It was not until Chen Meng’er raised her head and looked at Elder Liu with a face full of grievance that Elder Liu reluctantly let go of his hand. 

It was unknown when it began, but Elder Liu had developed a habit. Every time he saw Chen Meng’er, the first thing he did was to reach out and pinch Chen Meng’er’s little face. 

“I’m not tired. I’m already used to the bumpy ride now.” Chen Meng’er was telling the truth. She was already used to the bumpy ride. If there really was a day when the road was smooth, she might not be used to it. 

“Then our Meng’er girl must be hungry. Grandfather forgot to ask your uncle Da Peng to bring the snacks that you like to eat when he came to pick you up,” Elder Liu said as he held Chen Meng’er’s hand. “Xiao Liu, pass down the order. The Little Miss is here. Let’s eat.” 

“Alright, I’ll go right away. Nanny Li knew that the Little Miss was coming today, so she prepared a lot of dishes that the Little Miss likes to eat. Oh, the snacks are also ready.” Ever since Elder Liu acknowledged Chen Meng’er as his god-granddaughter, Xiao Liu’s attitude towards Chen Meng’er began to change bit by bit. 

Especially after he got along with Chen Meng’er, Xiao Liu fell in love with this Chen Meng’er who was only three years old but was so mature that she didn’t seem like a three-year-old child at all. 

The few old fellows who were standing outside the door and openly eavesdropping, the more they listened, the more surprised they were. They had never seen Elder Liu use such a gentle voice to talk to others. Even Elder Liu’s son didn’t receive such treatment from Elder Liu. 

And the few old fellows who were openly eavesdropping outside the door, after seeing Elder Liu’s attitude towards Chen Meng’er, this god-granddaughter, alarm bells rang in their hearts. It seemed that their previous worries were not unnecessary. 

The few old men outside the door looked at each other and exchanged their opinions. After that, they stopped eavesdropping outside and walked into the front hall. 

Elder Liu held Chen Meng’er’s small hand and muttered non-stop along the way. Later on, he asked Chen Meng’er how she felt about staying in school. Was she bullied? Which part of the book did she read? Anyway, it was just a small matter. Elder Liu could tell Chen Meng’er once. 

Chen Meng’er, on the other hand, pretended to be obedient and listened to Elder Liu’s nagging seriously. 

“Bolin, aren’t you going to introduce us?” Just as Elder Liu was getting excited, a voice that annoyed Elder Liu rang in his ear. 

Elder Liu raised his head and looked at the person standing opposite him and Chen Meng’er impatiently. Then, he lowered his head and looked at Chen Meng’er. He immediately put on a gentle expression. “Meng’er, let Grandpa introduce them to you. These are all people from Grandpa’s family.” 

Well, these old guys were at first shocked by Elder Liu’s quick change of expression. Then, when Elder Liu opened his mouth to introduce them to Chen Meng’er, all of them raised their heads slightly and assumed the posture of an elder. But they never thought that Elder Liu would introduce them like this. He only used one sentence, “This is a member of Grandpa’s family.” To introduce them..