Chapter 828: The Andersons in America (2)
As he spoke, Grandpa An looked at Ann carefully.”This must be Mrs. Zuo? Hancheng’s wife?”
Anhao smiled faintly.” I heard about you when you were young from Grandfather Chang Zai. I didn’t expect to see you in person today. Greetings, Elder An.””
“Good, good, good. This child is really sweet. What can he hear about my youth from Old Zuo? Isn’t it all about the two of us going on adventures together and quarreling with each other all day?”Elder An smiled as he looked at Anhao, then at Zuo Hancheng.””However, I was surprised that you suddenly came to visit.”
“It’s just that I’m in New York. I remembered that I haven’t seen Elder An for many years and happened to receive a call from my old master. He instructed me to prepare some gifts to visit.”Zuo Hancheng curled his lips slightly.
Grandpa An was delighted.”Is that so? I thought that Old Zuo had already forgotten about me. Although our two families are old friends, we have been estranged from each other for the past few years because I have never contacted Old Zuo.”
“Oh?” Zuo Hancheng raised his eyebrows slightly.
“Old Zuo’s temper is really stubborn as he gets older. A few years ago, I heard that you were forced to move Shengling Group to China because of your granddaughter. I was so angry that I called him and scolded him. The result was good. Old Zuo didn’t contact me for the past few years. He obviously hated me for what I said to him back then!”
“I didn’t know about this. In that case, you haven’t contacted our old master for more than eight years?”Zuo Hancheng said lightly with a smile in his eyes.
“Isn’t that so? After all, we were brothers for most of our lives. When I heard that you had left, I was so angry that I scolded Elder Zuo. Actually, I didn’t go too far. It was just that you were definitely given to him by G.o.d. He actually drove such a good child away. I was really angry at that time. If I had such a good grandson like you, I would treat you like a treasure all day long.”
Zuo Hancheng smiled and sighed,”Elder An’s words are too serious.””
Elder An laughed for a while before suddenly saying,”Don’t just stand here. Let’s go inside and talk. Hancheng, since you brought your wife here, can you stay with us for a few days?”
“It depends on the situation. There are still some things that need me to go back personally to the company in China recently. I’m afraid I can’t stay in New York for long.”When Zuo Hancheng answered correctly, his att.i.tude seemed nonchalant, but he was so tactful that Elder An could not find out his true intentions.
“Since you’re already here, if you can’t stay any longer, you can at least stay for a few days. Besides, judging from Mrs. Zuo’s expression, is it because you’ve been traveling recently? She looks very tired. Why don’t you stay here for a few days to rest? I happen to have an old Chinese doctor here from China. Let the old Chinese doctor take Mrs. Zuo’s pulse and see if she needs to eat.”
At this point, Grandpa An suddenly looked at Anhao, who had been silent all this while.””By the way, Hancheng, I haven’t heard any news about your marriage. Seeing Mrs. Zuo today, I remembered that you’re not young anymore. When do you plan to have a child?”
Anhao’s gaze immediately drifted to Zuo Hancheng, only to see him smiling faintly. His tone was still so casual that no one could tell his emotions.”I’m already prepared. If I’m fast, I’ll give birth next year.”
Anhao’s lips twitched.
She wasn’t pregnant yet, so how could she give birth?
However, she was not sure about next year. If she was really pregnant recently, she could indeed give birth next year…
For some reason, her thoughts suddenly turned to these aspects. When Anhao came back to her senses, she saw that everyone had already entered the An family’s main residence.
Grandpa An politely gestured for the servants in the An family to prepare the banquet. He also gestured for Zuo Hancheng and Anhao to sit on the soft and luxurious single-seater sofa in the front hall of the main residence.
Although the An family was also a Chinese family, it was inevitable that they would have some Chinese style hidden in all the designs of this house, just like many Chinese families with old people in the family.
Apart from the European-style sofa furniture in the bright front hall, Anhao also saw some Chinese-styled armchairs and eight square tables in the side hall. She didn’t know if they were used to entertain special guests or were just Old Master An’s collections.
“Although I’ve already prepared before you came here, I’m the only one in this house. I don’t know what you young people like. Since you’ve been in China for so many years, you must have a deep affection for the tea there. I’ve specially prepared some Biluochun tea for you. It’s not an ordinary Biluochun tea.”
When Zuo Hancheng and Old Master An were chatting and drinking tea, Anhao sat at the side and did not move. She just quietly observed the front hall. She felt that most of the things here were related to Old Master An, and there was no trace of An Ping at all.
She was not very clear about An Ping’s situation in the An family, but An Ping was Old Master An’s daughter. However, there was no photo of An Ping or anything related to her in the front hall, let alone a photo of the girl beside An Ping.
Just as she was puzzled, she suddenly heard Old Master An tease,”Elder Zuo had discussed with me for several years, but I couldn’t bear to share half of the Biluochun tea with him. I bought it from an old tea farmer in Suzhou, China, and it would never taste the same in this world. I couldn’t bear to share it with your grandfather. In the end, your grandfather was so angry that he specially sent people to Suzhou to look for that tea farmer, but he couldn’t find him. Instead, he bought the Biluochun tea from the east and west mountains of Suzhou. It’s said that he couldn’t taste it even after drinking it for several years. When I heard about this, I laughed so hard that I was about to suffocate, haha…”
Anhao turned to look at the smiling Old Master An.
She suddenly realized that although Elder An looked serious and had the demeanor of a high and mighty ruler, she did not expect him to be such an easy-going old man who liked to joke.
“You and my grandfather have been brothers for most of your life, and you have also quarreled for most of your life. If this relationship is broken just like that, I’m afraid that even this junior will be unable to help but sigh.”Zuo Hancheng said calmly.
Old Master An sighed softly.”Sigh, we’ve been quarreling for most of our lives, and we’ve never been convinced by each other. But there’s one thing I have to admit about Han City.”
Before Zuo Hancheng could say anything, Old Master An sighed with a melancholic expression. He suddenly looked at Anhao and said,””At least Old Zuo has a lot of children and grandchildren now. Even his granddaughter-in-law is about to get pregnant. It won’t be long before he can hold a great-grandson. As for me, let alone grandchildren, I don’t even have a grandson. How can I talk about a great-grandson?”
Hearing this, Anhao raised her eyes and looked in Grandpa An’s direction.