Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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In front of the main gate of the Tang family, there was a car that arrived earlier than the Luo family’s motorcade. Two young men got out of the car but did not go in. They just smiled kindly at the security guard and then stood by the car chatting and waiting.
The security guards wanted to step forward and ask but considering that the host had informed them in advance that an important guest would be coming today, and they didn’t know whether this was an “advance team”, they hesitated and didn’t dare to move.
After a while, the Tang family received notice that the Luo family’s convoy was approaching.
When Mr. Luo came to visit in person, the oldest generation would have to come out to greet him in any host’s house. So Mrs. Hang from the Tang family brought her son Tang Shixin, daughter-in-law Lin Manmei, and granddaughter Tang Luoqian to the front door in advance.
In order to welcome Mr. Luo’s arrival, the Tang family had begun to repair the front yard’s flowers and plants one day in advance. After coming out, Mrs. Hang glanced at the front yard and was about to nod with satisfaction, when she saw the two young men beside the car.
The old lady paused, frowned, and turned to the side: “Shixin, are those two from the Luo family?”
Tang Shixin looked in the direction indicated by the old lady. After seeing the appearance of the two young people clearly, Tang Shixin was stunned for a moment.
The security guard guarding the main gate of the Tang family and other people in the Tang family could not recognize the two young men next to the car, but Tang Shixin recognized them – they were none other than Tan Yunchang and Lin Qianhua from the INT Laboratory.
Tang Shixin wondered why the two were here, but at this moment he could only answer his mother: “No, they are Luo Zhan’s two classmates.”
“Luo Zhan’s classmates?” Old Mrs. Hang frowned and looked over. “How did you come to know them?”
Tang Shixin: “They came to our house before and made a special trip to give Xiao Ran a bionic robot that Grandpa Luo customized for her from abroad.”
Mrs. Hang’s eyes turned slightly cold, and then she asked, “Then why are they here today?”
Tang Shixin shook his head: “I don’t know.”
Mrs. Hang was silent for a few seconds, then waved to the side. The housekeeper on duty today trotted over and said, “Madam?”
“Call those two young men over here.”
“Yes.”
The housekeeper immediately turned around and walked out. After a while, he came in with Tan Yunchang and Lin Qianhua.
Lin Qianhua was a little reserved, but Tan Yunchang was very familiar with her. His smile was as bright as a flower. He greeted Tang Shixin as soon as he came in: “Oh, what a coincidence, Uncle Tang. I didn’t expect to see you today.”
“…”
Tang Shixin stood at the door of his house, not knowing whether he should be choked by this “coincidence”. When he came to his senses, he just shook his head and smiled helplessly.
Tan Yunchang’s focus quickly shifted to the short but dignified old lady. He still had that playful smile on his face: “This is the grandmother of the Tang family, right?”
As the saying went, you can’t hit someone with a smile on his face.
Even though the old lady didn’t like the frivolous character of this junior, she couldn’t blame him. So, she just frowned and asked coldly, “Do you know me?”
“Of course not.” Tan Yunchang raised his head, looking familiar. “I’ve often heard Xiao Ran mention you before – you may not know that Xiao Ran and I are friends. I heard that you have been very kind to her over the years and have taken very good care of her. You love her like your own granddaughter. I’ve always wanted to find an opportunity to thank you in person!”
“……!”
Old Mrs. Hang’s face changed.
Tan Yunchang’s expression, eyes and tone were all very sincere, and he almost looked like he was about to give Mrs. Hang a thumbs up.
However, in the Tang family, even if you randomly caught an ant from the grass, you would probably know how much the old lady ignored this young lady.
So these flatteries naturally became like piercing needles, and the old lady’s face became darker and darker due to the ridicule.
The servants nearby were all sweating when they heard this, not daring to raise their heads. Tang Shixin and Tang Luoqian, who were following the old lady, also stared at Tan Yunchang in a daze.
After all, in the Tang family, no one dared to speak to the old lady like that.
The main gate of the Tang family fell into deathly silence in this hot summer.
The wind blew through the hall, and Lin Qianhua was so nervous that his palms were sweating. He prayed in his heart while stealing glances at Tan Yunchang beside him with admiration. His smile remained unchanged and as sincere as ever.
For the first time, he felt that the image of this always slippery senior brother in his mind was so lofty.
——He also came here because of Luo Zhan’s instructions, but he didn’t have the courage to argue with the Tang family like this.
The dead silence lasted for several seconds.
Seeing that the smiling young man seemed to be unaware of the atmosphere, Mrs. Hang’s eyes became even colder: “Young man, when you speak to your elders, you should adopt the attitude of a junior.”
“Ah? Is my attitude bad?” Tan Yunchang looked at Lin Qianhua with a confused expression, “I thought I was quite sincere in my praise just now, but it seems it’s not enough.”
Since Senior brother was so bold, Lin Qianhua naturally felt that he couldn’t be a coward. He gritted his teeth and forced a smile: “No, Senior Tan, I think what you said makes sense, and I have always believed so.”
“…”
The courtyard became even quieter, and everyone held their breath.
Tang Shixin was particularly confused by this: Tan Yunchang was still the same slick person he first remembered, but he didn’t show such obvious hostility towards the Tang family last time – he didn’t know why he was in such a provocative posture today.
But even if he couldn’t figure it out, he had to stop it.
After all, Old Lady Hang was his mother. Even though they often disagreed with each other in ideas and he had to submit to her, Tang Shixin naturally could not bear to watch his mother being mocked by two younger generations at this time.
Tang Shixin frowned and walked forward, lowering his voice. His tone was not very harsh, but more of a persuasive tone: “You two are not here to cause trouble today, are you?”
“That’s impossible, Uncle Tang.” Tan Yunchang laughed, “We didn’t stay in our lab and came all the way here to cause trouble. Are we just idle?”
Tang Shixin: “Then what are you doing here?”
Tan Yunchang: “Came to give something to our captain.”
“Your captain?”
“Oh, our captain is Luo Zhan.”
“…was it Luo Zhan who asked you to come?” Tang Shixin finally came to his senses.
When he asked this question, the expressions of Old Lady Hang and Tang Luoqian behind him changed.
Coming back to her senses, Old Lady Hang snorted coldly: “The youngest son of the Luo family really lacks discipline, and the friends he makes are not polite. I think Mr. Luo dotes on him too much.”
When Tan Yunchang heard this, he immediately stuck his head out from where Tang Shixin was blocking him. “Old lady, you are really wronging me. Normally, I don’t know you, and you called me over but I didn’t need to respond. But not only did I come, I also greeted you as soon as I entered the door, and praised you a lot. And you are saying that I don’t know etiquette? Isn’t this really wronging me?”
Tang Luoqian was so angry that she muttered, “Scoundrel!”
Tan Yunchang was amused and pointed at Tang Luoqian: “Did you see that? This is called being rude – thank you Miss Tang for sharing your experience.”
“Who are you talking about!”
Tang Luoqian was so angry that her face turned pale.
“Alright Luoqian,” Tang Shixin stopped her from talking with a headache, turned around and said to Tan Yunchang, “You two are juniors, I won’t bother with you. Before our old lady gets angry, you should leave quickly, don’t make things awkward for both sides.”
Tan Yunchang: “I’m sorry, Uncle Tang, we really have to give the things to the captain.”
Tang Shixin finally couldn’t help but frowned: “What has to be sent to the Tang family before it can be given? Can’t you wait for him to go back?”
Tan Yunchang: “He needed it urgently tonight, but he couldn’t take it with him when he left.”
Finally, after saying this sentence, Tan Yunchang took a deep breath and tried his best to raise his voice to the highest level. He asked in surprise, “Oh – you guys don’t know this, do you?!”
Tang Shixin realized that there was a trap ahead, but at this time he could only bite the bullet and ask, “What don’t we know?”
“…”
The slick, playful smile on Tan Yunchang’s face finally faded away. He looked at Old Lady Hang and Tang Luoqian from the Tang family with mockery and sarcasm.
“Our captain couldn’t take it himself. He didn’t come to the Tang family voluntarily today. The old man called a team of people and tied him up and brought him here.”
Tang Shixin was shocked: “Kidnapped?”
“Yes.” Tan Yunchang paused and smiled, “Our captain asked me to come early because he wanted me to pass on a message – the last time I didn’t come to your house, it wasn’t straightforward enough, right? I wanted to save some face for the elders, but you guys didn’t want it.”
“…”
Including Old Lady Hang, several people from the Tang family looked livid.
No matter how harsh Tan Yunchang’s previous sarcasm was, it was ultimately a private matter of the Tang family, and outsiders could not say anything about it – but if this matter were to get out today, it would probably become a huge joke in the circle.
The joke would be that the eldest daughter of the Tang family was so desperate to marry that she had to tie up a man who refused to get engaged.
Old Mrs. Tang was so angry that the cane in her hand was clenched tightly and trembled slightly.
After Tan Yunchang finished speaking, he immediately retreated to Lin Qianhua’s side and whispered, “F**k, is this old lady going to hit me with her cane?”
Lin Qianhua smiled bitterly: “I’m more afraid that the old lady will call a group of people to beat you up.”
Tan Yunchang: “…”
Tan Yunchang: “Did what I just said cause so much hatred?”
Lin Qianhua: “Very sarcastic, the hatred value is full.”
Tan Yunchang: “This shouldn’t be the case. Luo Zhan usually talks like this, why haven’t I seen him get beaten?”
Lin Qianhua was silent for a moment, then said frankly: “Maybe it’s the difference in face.”
Tan Yunchang: “…”
Tan Yunchang: “Damn it, Luo Zhan has misled me. If I get hit later, my old body won’t be able to withstand it. You, my junior brother, will have to take more hits for me.”
Lin Qianhua smiled bitterly.
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