Second watch.

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"Grandpa..." Chuxia reached out and held Old Master Ye’s withered hand, tears uncontrollably falling down, "We are still waiting for you to drink to my grandson and granddaughter’s full month celebration. If you don’t want Grandpa Jing to beat you to it, you need to hurry and get well."

"Grandson and granddaughter?" Old Master Ye’s cloudy and dull eyes lit up, "You mean..." He looked at Zhou Mikang, who quickly nodded, "Yes, Chuxia wants you to be our child’s honorary grandfather, and the whole family thinks it’s a great idea. But Grandpa Jing also wants to take this position. Although children can have many honorary grandfathers, the first one is different. Your relationship with my grandpa is so good, surely you don’t want someone else to take this spot, right?"

Old Master’s gaze shifted to Chuxia, with a touch of faint tears in his eyes: "Child, don’t worry, Grandpa will definitely attend your full month ceremony, and definitely won’t let Old Man Jing take the lead."

"Okay." Chuxia nodded seriously, "Don’t tell Grandpa Jing, or he will definitely get mad at me."

"Alright, won’t tell him." Old Master Ye laughed happily, "Having such a perk after being so ill, it’s worth it for me, this old man... ah..." He sighed softly, "Girl, do you know what I am most grateful to you for?"

Chuxia shook her head. She believed that when the old man said such things, he was definitely not just being polite. However, she couldn’t guess his real intention, so she decided not to guess randomly.

"I have known your grandpa for decades, rolled in the trenches together, slept in the same bed, and our relationship is no less than that of real brothers. We used to compare ourselves when we were young.

But our kind of competition was not out of any dislike or envy, just urging each other forward, neither of us wanted to be left behind and become the other’s burden.

I know many people misunderstood us, thinking I have been at odds with Old Man Zhou all my life, and now I’m trailing behind him, it surely doesn’t feel nice inside, including when I got sick, many thought it’s because the younger generation of the Ye Family lags behind the Zhou Family that I couldn’t take it.

Your grandpa quarrels with others because of this matter, but later I told him, let others say what they want, as long as we old brothers understand what’s in each other’s hearts.

So, at this moment, you allowing me to be the honorary grandfather, and the most foremost honorary grandfather, it truly excites me! To live to this age and also witness four generations together, my life isn’t wasted, truly not wasted!"

Chuxia looked at him seriously: "Grandpa Ye, you can’t just say it’s not wasted, you also have to watch them grow up and help educate them."

"Okay, okay, okay..." Old Master Ye nodded repeatedly, "I heard your grandpa had a similar illness and he recovered, I’m sure I can too. Chuxia, just you watch, Grandpa Ye absolutely keeps his word and won’t disappoint you."

"Hmm..." Chuxia nodded solemnly, "Afterwards, I’ll visit you periodically. If there’s no progress, you will be punished."

"How will you punish me?" Old Master Ye looked at her a little nervously, "Tell me."

"I won’t bring the baby to see you..." Chuxia spread her hands, "You said you’d treat the younger ones of the Zhou Family as your own. If you feel it doesn’t matter to see them, it’s clearly just saying nice things to deceive us, and we would be very disappointed."

"Alright alright alright..." Old Master Ye smiled and looked at Zhou Mikang, "Xiaomi, help me up to sit, I want to have some porridge, go downstairs and fetch it for me." 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Zhou Mikang quickly helped him up and went downstairs to get porridge.

"Xia..." Old Master Ye patted Chuxia’s arm, looking at her seriously, "Grandpa is very grateful to you, and I also ask you to take good care of Xiaomi, this child, hasn’t had it easy."

"I know, you have already told me this before..." Pausing, Chuxia said with a face of grievance, "You keep saying this, do you think I am always bullying him?"

"Of course not..." Old Master Ye laughed, "I feel guilty towards Xiaomi in my heart..."

"Grandpa, if you keep saying that, I’ll be upset..." Chuxia interrupted him, "Are you outright telling me that you are not satisfied he chose me?"

"You, child..." Old Master Ye shook his head helplessly, "You know I’m not meaning that, alright, I won’t say it anymore, as long as you know grandpa is happy to see you all live happily."

"That, depends on your actions..."

"Alright..." Old Master Ye laughed heartily, "Upon hearing I’m going to be an honorary grandfather, I’m filled with energy, just wait, I will definitely be able to attend the full moon celebration on my own."

Zhou Mikang brought up a bowl of porridge and personally fed Old Master Ye, then the two accompanied him for a chat before they got up to leave. Old Master Ye’s eyes were filled with reluctance, which made Chuxia feel a sour sensation in her heart. When people age, isn’t it natural to long for closeness with their children and grandchildren?

At the door, Chuxia turned back to look at Old Master Ye: "Grandpa, I’m going to stay a few more days before returning to the Capital City. Before I leave, we will come to see you again, and then it’ll be baby’s full moon before we meet again."

"Good." Old Master Ye’s eyes immediately showed a hint of joy, nodding repeatedly in agreement... Meanwhile, Grandma Ye, who had been quietly standing at the door, felt a mixture of emotions she couldn’t quite express.

Since Old Master Ye fell ill, he’s always been distant towards her. The daughters-in-law always bickered when they met, and the grandchildren had been distant from him since they were young. Now, with these two visiting, Old Master Ye was so overjoyed...

When Chuxia saw Grandma Ye, she was taken aback for a moment, wanting to greet her initially. However, upon seeing the complex look in Grandma Ye’s eyes, she immediately lost the desire to say anything.

Zhou Mikang, being a perceptive person, immediately took his young wife’s shoulder downstairs, leaving Grandma Ye by herself. He believed that even if this old lady was muddled, she wouldn’t do anything to the gravely ill Old Master Ye. Someone as selfish as her must understand that if the family loses Old Master Ye, her good days would be over. Right now, with the daughters-in-law pulling at each other so fiercely in front of her, what about the future...

Qiang Yuxian sat in the hall with a sullen face, full of resentment since the two entered. However, her position in the family was different now, so she didn’t dare to say anything.

Seeing the two come down, her eyes were filled with venom as she focused on Chuxia’s conversation about her belly. In her view, this position and situation should have belonged to her daughter!

If so, she wouldn’t have been reduced to her current predicament, having Miao Yanlei riding on her neck!

"Xiaomi, Chuxia..." Miao Yanlei warmly came forward, took Chuxia’s arm, smiling like a sunflower, "It’s so thoughtful of you two to come and see Old Master Ye.

Lately, Old Master Ye has been in low spirits, no matter how we try to comfort him, it’s of no use. It’s been a long time since he’s laughed so happily, thank you so much!"

How could Chuxia not understand her intent? Not getting along with Qiang Yuxian, it naturally meant she liked what Qiang Yuxian disliked. Being affectionate with her was essentially a way to show off to Qiang Yuxian.

However, even though she understood, Chuxia wouldn’t respond with a cold face towards Miao Yanlei. After all, her words seemed genuinely happy for Old Master Ye, and she wasn’t a saint. Miao Yanlei’s actions indirectly helped her too, so she sweetly called her Second Aunt and exchanged polite remarks.

On the other hand, Qiang Yuxian felt like her lungs were about to explode, wanting to lash out. But she feared that Old Master Ye might actually deny her access to this home. Her staying here wasn’t out of filial piety but to keep track of Old Master Ye’s condition, so if any accident happened, Miao Yanlei wouldn’t take advantage of it all.

But watching the two people she disliked converse happily together felt like being fried in oil.

Suddenly, Qiang Yuxian stood up. Zhou Mikang, who had always guarded his young wife, sensed Qiang Yuxian’s movement and coldly looked over.

"Xiaomi, Aunt just wants to ask you if there’s news about Meiru? Now that Old Master Ye is so sick, shouldn’t she come back and fulfill her filial duties?

Just now you saw how much Old Master Ye likes being with his grandchildren. In this family, besides Meiru, who else would willingly cheer up Old Master Ye..."

She was shamelessly lying. If Ye Meiru knew how to make Old Master Ye happy, then there was no such thing as an unfilial grandchild!

The point of mentioning her daughter was merely to upset Chuxia.

Unfortunately, for Chuxia, this wasn’t a concern. If Zhou Mikang liked Ye Meiru but married her, hearing Qiang Yuxian say this might make her uncomfortable. But a woman never liked by her husband who’s even been betrayed by him? What was there to be angry about?

Thinking this way, Chuxia’s gaze towards Qiang Yuxian was like she was watching a clown. Then, she took Zhou Mikang’s hand and left the Ye family’s door without a word.

Everything actually happened in an instant. Until their figures disappeared, Grandma Ye was still standing upstairs, staring at the door with a complex look.

At this age, she certainly knew what was most important to her. At that moment of hearing her husband laugh heartily, she suddenly realized that maybe her ways all along had been wrong...

Looking at the two daughters-in-law downstairs, one smug and the other enraged... were these the daughters-in-law she chose back then? What... had she done?

"Come in."

Hearing this familiar voice call, Grandma Ye’s body shook, followed by tears overflowing from her eyes...(To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)