"Girl, I am not so heartless as to lock up my savior in a dungeon. You are always free to air your views. And stop calling me GrandFather Fu, call me Grandfather." Old Mr. Fu said to her in a kind smile.
"I can call you Grandfather?." Jia Li asked with raised brows.
"Yes. And don't mind what I said earlier, you are pretty." Grandfather replied.
Jia Li smiled sheepishly as she said a word of thanks to him.
Grandfather Fu smiled as well before further asking to know her level of education, and it turned out Jia Li was in her second year in college.
She was currently studying fashion and designing.
"That's a good course, and it's a little expensive." Grandfather Fu commented. There was a hidden concern in his tone.
Jia Li heaved a sigh as she became sad. "Yes it is a good course, but it is very expensive."
Grandfather Fu saw she was sad and guessed her parents might be struggling to pay her fees even if she wasn't attending a good college.
"Will you like to marry now?." Grandfather Fu asked her all of a sudden, at the same time, changing the topic.
Jia Li almost choked on her saliva. She glanced at the Old man with shock on her face.
Grandfather Fu still had his gaze on her, meaning he was still waiting to hear a response from her.
Jia Li could feel her cheeks heating up, so she covered them up with her hands.
"I have never thought about that." Jia Li replied before standing to her feet and walking towards the door.
"Where are going to?." Grandfather Fu asked with a kind smile on his face.
Jia Li heaved a sigh before turning to face him.
"Grandfather, you tease me a lot. Well, I'm a bit tasty so I'm going to look for water."
"There is water over there." Grandfather Fu replied as he pointed at the flask.
"It belongs to you." Jia Li replied before turning to walk out of the room.
She was feeling so hot to stay with Grandfather Fu. She was wondering if she offended him in any way for him to get back at her by teasing her.
Just as she released the door handle and looked up, she saw an entourage closely approaching her. Some of them were in army uniforms, so she hurriedly rushed back inside the room.
She wanted to bolt the door, but she couldn't find one.
Seeing her she came inside hurriedly, Grandfather Fu was worried as he asked, "Girl, why do you look scared, it's somebody chasing after you?."
Jia Li finally gave up on finding the bolt and turned to reply to the old man.
"Grandfather, some people in the army uniform are here."
"Oh! They are here, so fast." Grandfather Fu said as his facial expression changed to that of indifference.
He didn't look surprised at all. He looked as if he was expecting them.
Jia Li was surprised with the look of indifference on his face. But one thing she was sure of, is that the Old Man was expecting them, so she asked, "Grandfather who are they?."
"You will see." Grandfather Fu replied, and just then, three knocks came on the door, and Jia Li quickly shifted away from the door.
The knock was heavy but wasn't too loud.
"Father, it's Fu Lei." A mature male voice said from outside the door.
Jia Li and Grandfather Fu exchanged glances.
"That's my son. Come and sit beside me." Grandfather Fu whispered to her, and Jia Li quickly went to sit beside him, in her initial position.
"Father, I'm coming in." Fu Lei said after he knocked for the second time, but he was interrupted by Grandfather Fu's voice.
"Come in!." Grandfather Fu replied in a commanding tone.
With his approval, the entourage Jia Li was talking about, walked in.
The man who walked in first was a middle-aged man in an army uniform, and he shared similar features with the old man.
Amongst the men in army uniforms, only two were dressed in an English style and they were the youngest.
The other three men that immediately followed behind Fu Lei, were in army uniform.
The men in uniform, offered a military salute, while the young men in English-styled dresses, offered a bow.
Jia Li could feel a restriction in her airflow as the aura of the men that walked in, were too strong for a mere girl like her that grew up in the countryside.
"What is the meaning of all these taunts you are pulling?." Grandfather Fu asked. He didn't look happy to see them.
"We will wait outside." The three men said to Fu Lei in a low tone after exchanging glances. And with that, they saluted the Old Man before leaving the room.
Jia Li could see that only three men remained in the room, but she didn't dare to look at them.
At this point, Jia Li stood up from the sit and offered it to Fu Lei, but he waved his hand, rejecting her offer, so she sat back down on the seat with an awkward expression on her face.
"Father, we came to bring you back." Fu Lei said, going straight to the point.
"Hmmm 😕. Who is that girl?." Yingpei whispered to Fu Hua with his gaze on Jia Li.
"Why don't you ask her?." Fu Hua whispered back to him.
Yingpei looked annoyed at his Older brother's reply, but he couldn't blame him. It was his fault for asking a stupid question.
Fu Hua didn't spare Jia Li a glance, as his gaze remained on his grandfather.
"Did you ask how I'm doing, and if I was recovering properly? You just went straight to telling me you came to take me back. You are so unfilial." The Old Man said in an annoyed tone as he glared at his son.
Fu Lei sighed before going ahead to ask how his Old Man was doing.
"You tell me, how do you think I'm doing?." The Old Man retorted.
Fu Lei sighed before going ahead to ask how his Old Man was doing.
"You tell me, how do you think I'm doing?." The Old Man retorted.
"Father, I can see you are recovering quickly. But we still need to take you to the City for proper recuperation." Fu Lei insisted.
He could see how energetic the Old man was, so he insisted on him coming to the city for a full body checkup.
"If that is what you came for, just leave immediately." The Old man was sitting up, quietly laid down on his bed, and shut his eyes.
It was obvious he wasn't even ready to take a step out from the hospital room.
Fu Hua knew the matter had come to a dead-end, so decided to intervene by taking a step forward.
"Grandfather, it's Fu Hua. How is your health?." Fu Hua asked, but his tone seemed awkward like he wasn't used to caring about other people or asking about their well-being.
"Did you come to force me back to the city like your father? Then go away, I'm not interested." Grandfather Fu rejected him without opening his eyes.
"No Grandfather, we came to see how you are recovering. Nobody is forcing you to go back home." Fu Hua hurriedly explained.
"Yes, Grandfather. Who would dare to force the Great Militant?." YingPei said with an exaggerated look on his face.
Grandfather Fu opened his eyes to glance at his Grandsons before turning to look at their father.
"Fu Lei, go back home, I will be fine here. Go back and take care of your wife before she causes trouble. I don't know why you dragged everybody out with you."
"Father, I will do as you said. I will be waiting for you back home." Fu Lei said before saluting.
"Take those people with you, I don't want any disturbance." Grandfather Fu said as he shared his son away.
Fu Lei turned to look at his sons before walking out of the room.
That look meant they had to persuade the old man to get back home soon.
"Grandfather, have you had lunch?." YingPei asked as he came to his side.
"You Brat if you disturb my peace, I will send you away." Grandfather Fu warned, and YingPei raised his hands in defeat.
Jia Li was surprised 😲 to see how respected the Old Man was. And it looked like they would do anything the Old Man asked for.
See how the two grandsons were standing, she stood up from her seat, but the Old Man asked her to sit back down.
"If they can not stand, they should leave with their father."
So Jia Li had no choice but to sit down with her gaze lowered.
"Heh! What is your name?." YingPei asked Jia Li with his gaze on her? He seemed to be curious about her identity.
Jia Li was not slow-witted and knew he was referring to her, so at last, she looked up to look at him while sparing the Older one a glance.
"Jia Li."
"Jia Li?." YingPei asked as he tried to depict the meaning of her name.
"Jia Li means, Good and Beautiful," Grandfather said as he helped him out.
"Ohh! Your name sounds pretty, but..."
Grandfather Fu caught him off before he could finish his sentence.
"Stop acting like a rouge!."
"Grandfather, where did you pick her up from? She looks so young." YingPei asked the Old Man.
"It is the Other way round. She picked me up." Grandfather Fu replied.
"Oh! She saved your life." YingPei said with a little wonder as he gave Jia Li a scrutinizing gaze.
"How did she save your life?." YingPei asked again, but he received a warning glare from the Old Man.
"Your Brain has been eaten up by the foreign food. Look where you are and who you are questioning. Fu Hua, get your brother to join the company with immediate effect once you get back to the City, I can see his brain has been idle for a long time."
"Yes, Grandfather." Fu Hua replied respectfully.
"And what's with the Cold countenance? Don't scare Jia Li, or you better wait outside." Grandfather Fu said to him as he pointed at the door.
Jia Li didn't dare to butt in or to take a look at the young men being scolded. She didn't want to get into any kind of trouble.
"Grandfather, we'll be back. We need to speak with your doctor and settle your bills." Fu Hua said before turning to walk away with YingPei behind him.
When his grandsons left, Grandfather Fu said to Jia Li. "Girl relax, they are my grandsons, they don't bite. One is quiet while the other is playful. When you get to know them very well, you will understand them better."
"When I get to know them very well?." Jia Li said, repeating the Old Man's words to him with confusion on her face.
"When the time comes, you will understand better." Grandfather Fu replied with a knowing smile on his face.
"Oh!. But Grandfather, why are you Authoritative with your family?." Jia Li asked.
"If I don't do that, my opinion won't matter. Look at me, I am already Old. I have two sons and one daughter, and all three are doing well in their capacity. If I act calm with them, I can not maintain peace, and nobody will listen to me if there is a misunderstanding between any of them." Grandfather Fu explained.
What he meant is that if he didn't act strong-headed, his children and grandchildren being great people already, will not bother to take his words important, so he has to act as one in Authority and keep them under his watch and command.
If he did everything they wanted of him, then things will change for the bad.
Grandfather Fu is acting this way because of the Kind of Family he has.
"Oh! Grandfather is only doing this to protect yourself and the interest of your family." Jia Li said having gotten his point.
"You are right." Grandfather Fu said with a smile on his wrinkled face.
"Grandfather, how many grandchildren do you have?." Jia Li asked.
"You will know soon." That was the old man's reply.
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