Destined Wife: The Apple Of My Eye

Qiang Di leaves angrily. Shu Sheng sees her kick the elevator door.

“Young Master, do we need to send someone to watch her?”

“No.” Lang Ruoxian rubs his eyebrows. “If my guess is correct, she will go to Yanjing sooner or later.”

Yan Hua doesn"t know Qiang Di"s plan. She is standing in front of a beautiful and elegant Buddhist nunnery. Though it is near November, the place is full of pine trees which are lush.

Following a young nun to go to the back of the temple, it turns out to be an independent small courtyard. The old woman in plain Tang suit, with silver hair, is looking towards the door and her eyes light up when she sees them.

“Grandma!” Tang Cao moves fast and starts to run over.

Chang Pei"e looks at her grandson, the corners of her mouth quivering.

“Grandma, my sister is back.” Tang Cao knows what she is going to say and hurries to hold the old woman.

Yan Hua also walks up to the old woman. Yesterday Yan Hua saw the photo and her first impression of her grandma was “lady of a n.o.ble family.” Now Yan Hua has seen the real person, although her grandma is in her 60s, but she is not wrinkled like many other old people.

“Grandma, I"m sorry to break your heart.” Yan Hua kneels down with a splash.

Chang Pei"e shakes her head hard, shivering and trying to tug her up. She cannot say a word for a long time, tears on her face.

“Grandma! It"s me. I"m back.” Yan Hua says again.

Her grandma Chang Pei"e finally finds back her voice. But she wails in a low voice, then says in a trembling voice. “Hua… My Hua!”

Yan Hua is held in her arms. Chang Pei"e almost exerts all her strength to hold her. Yan Hua also holds her grandma"s waist. “Hua is back. I"m back!”

The sound of crying.

Bai Susu wipes her tears. “Mom, let"s enter first! It"s cold outside. Don"t let Hua kneel.”

“Get up… Get up quickly!” Chang Pei"e quickly lets go and Yan Hua stands up to hold her. “Grandma, let"s go inside and chat.”

It"s not big inside, but it"s also with two rooms and one hall, warm because of a heated brick bed.

Chang Pei"e clutches Yan Hua"s hand with one hand. The green jade bracelet on her wrist is shining brightly in the light. Yan Hua can see that the old lady is a very exquisite lady. The room is neat and there is a plum put in the porcelain vase in the corner.

“I"ve known everything.” Chang Pei"e wipes her tears. “It"s our fault. If we didn"t believe it was you then and kept looking for you, maybe you would have come back home long ago.”

“Grandma, please don"t say so!” Yan Hua pulls out a facial tissue to wipe Chang Pei"e"s tears. “In those days, it was intentional calculation. No one would have thought that the corpse was a fake.”

Chang Pei"e asks, “Really… You can"t remember anything at all?”

“I"m sorry, Grandma…” Yan Hua is somewhat ashamed. “Dad has made arrangements. I shall go to see the doctor of the brain science later. Maybe there is a way.”

“No hurry.” Chang Pei"e thinks for a moment, “If you can"t remember anything, it won"t affect much. If you go to see a doctor now, it is hard to avoid doubts in case someone knows it.”

Bai Susu nods. “I think so, too. So we have to wait for Tang Yao"s friend to come back from abroad, whose background is known to us.”

“Well, I know you"ll handle it well.” Chang Pei"e pulls Bai Susu. “It is me who is useless. Thank you for taking care of Tang Family in recent years.”

“Mom, don"t mention it.” Bai Susu rubs against Chang Pei"e like a little girl. “Shouldn"t I take care of my own family?”

Chang Pei"e finally shows a smile. “The most correct thing I did in my life is to marry you to Tang Yao.”

“Yes, yes!” Tang Yao nods vigorously. He and Tang Cao have been staying aside as onlookers all the time. “Thank you, Mom. Mom"s decision is wise and great!”

Chang Pei"e laughs this time. “Well, except for your father underground, our family is really reunited. By the way! Where is Gungun? Where is my great-grandson?”

“He fell asleep on the way, and bodyguards are looking after him in the car! I"ll carry him in.” Yan Hua says and is about to go out.

“Don"t do so, in case get the child a cold.” Chang Pei"e takes hold of her and says, “I have packed my things. Let"s go!”

Chang Pei"e is decisive and rapid. Tang Cao carries the suitcase. Tang Yao carefully covers the Avalokitesvara with red cloth, which is for Chang Pei"e pays respect for Buddha, and picks it up. Yan Hua walks to the door and sees an old nun. She looks at Yan Hua kindly and smiles.

“Master, I have disturbed you for a few years, and Pei"e will return home.” Chang Pei"e folds her hands in a salute.

Having returned the salute, the old nun smiles and says, “I said long ago that your dusty affinity is not yet finished, so I stopped you from shaving your head. After a few years of disciplining as a haired nun, you have become half of my disciple.”

At this point, the old nun takes out a jade tablet from her pocket. “At the time of parting, I shall give you a gift.”

“How can I dare…” Chang Pei"e is startled, for she recognizes this thing. It is said to be left by the first master of this Buddhist nunnery, which has been enshrined in front of the Buddha for hundreds of years.

“It"s not for you.” But the old nun smiles and shakes her head, looking at Yan Hua. “If it is possible, please give your second child this jade tablet after it is born!”

Bai Susu"s eyes flash. “Master, is it male or female you are talking about?”

“It doesn"t matter whether it"s male or female. Heaven has already arranged it.” The old nun smilingly watches Yan Hua take the jade tablet. “Please go ahead, everyone. If there is luck, we"ll come across.”

When the old nun leaves, all the family walk to the car side in trance.

“Hua, you put away the jade tablet.” Chang Pei"e responds most quickly. “No matter what the reason is, this jade tablet has enjoyed hundreds of years of incense, which is extremely lucky. And it is a good thing to leave to your child.”

Yan Hua nods and carefully puts away the jade tablet.

When the car door opens, Chang Pei"e sees a chubby kid in the innermost part and hurries forward.

“Why doesn"t he look like Hua?” She cannot stop smiling when she sees the sleeping chubby kid. “Though he is unlike Hua, he is still good-looking. The baby"s father must also be a handsome man.”

Tang Cao is very jealous and says, “No matter how good-looking he is, he can"t be better-looking than my sister. Sister, you must have a child whose look should be like ours in the future. It"s better for the child to be like grandma, who is a great beauty!”

“You are just honey-tongued!” Chang Pei"e glares at her grandson. “Do you want to cheat pocket money from me again?”

Tang Cao lets out a cry and jumps into Chang Pei"e"s arms. “Grandma, you don"t even know that my living standard has plummeted since you left home. Every day I eat vegetarian food, and I"m almost like a rabbit.”

“By the way, Mom, Hua is back. Can we stop eating vegetarian food?” Tang Yao also pathetically asks.

Chang Pei"e smiles. “I"m old and used to being a vegetarian. Of course you can"t. Hua has lost weight. And my great grandson, he is growing up. How can they not eat meat?”

“Long live dear mother!” If it weren"t for being in the car, Tang Yao could jump up. “I"ll call Zhiwei Garden to book a table, and we"ll go straight there for lunch later.”

The predecessor of Zhiwei Garden was the residence of a sovereign in the Qing Dynasty. During the Republic of China, it was bought by private individuals. After the reform and opening up, it pa.s.sed on to an offspring of China"s elite. Now eating in this place is expensive and many political and business figures like to come here.

“Sister, Zhiwei Garden never accepts reservations, no matter who goes! But our family is an exception.” On the way, Tang Cao talks a lot to Yan Hua and says, “Because the boss and our grandpa were good friends. Now it is his son who inherits Zhiwei Garden, whom we call uncle.”

But it reminds Yan Hua of another thing. “You said grandma was going there. Will that uncle also show up?”

“Sure!” Tang Cao says, “Uncle Chen held you when you were a child!”

Bai Susu glances at her silly son and pats her daughter"s hand. “Don"t be nervous, the test has begun. This time there is only one person. Besides, Uncle Chen is our family friend, friendship spanning two or more generations. Even if he really finds anything, we shouldn"t be afraid.”

“Yes!” Tang Cao reacts until now. “Sister, you are going to start acting. Come on!”

Yan Hua is a little nervous, but when she sees that everyone else seems not nervous, she calms down. Tang Cao says.

“Sister, you are the smartest one in our family. Grandpa always said that it was a pity for you to be a girl when he was alive. If you were a man, you might be able to be a successful politician. Isn"t it just acting? You can do it!”

It turns out that she has the essence of drama queen. Yan Hua wants to roll her eyes, but what if she can"t even pa.s.s the first test?

“Chen and you are in different generations and do not play together at ordinary times, so there is nothing to pay attention to. Just regard it as eating normally with elders.” Chang Pei"e smiles and looks at her granddaughter. “My Hua is so smart that nothing is difficult for you, right?”

Yan Hua smiles and nods. “Well, I"m not nervous. But… Doesn"t that Uncle Chen have any children?”

“He has two.” Tang Cao curls his mouth. “We don"t play with them together.”

He is about to disclose the secrets of the two freaks of Chen Family when the packet at Chang Pei"e"s side moves, with a small head coming out.

“Gungun is awake!” Bai Susu hurriedly takes out wet tissue for wiping his face.

Yan Hua takes it and wipes Gungun"s face and then helps him put on baby cream. Gungun is awake, then finds that there is an old lady beside him, whom he never met before.

“Are you my grandpa"s mother?” Gungun tilts his head and asks. He remembered that his mother said so when they went out in the morning. She told him that they were going to pick up her grandma, that was, grandpa"s mother, whom he was going to address as great-grandma.

Chang Pei"e looks at the chubby little boy kindly. “Gungun, I am your great-grandma!”

“Great-grandma!” Gungun calls her, and then watches the old lady.

“What is the matter?” Chang Pei"e doubts whether Gungun likes her.

Tang Cao laughs. “Grandma, Gungun is waiting for you to give red envelopes!”

“Oh, yes, yes, yes!” Chang Pei"e smiles. “I forget all about it. I"ve prepared!” She takes out a brocade bag from her pocket and takes out a little green Avalokitesvara.

“Well, this is a Talasite from an old pit, which I have enshrined in front of Buddha in recent years.” Chang Pei"e wears it on Gungun"s neck. “Although it is not so good as the one given by the master of the nunnery before, it is also something I have been praying for blessing day and night. Gungun, wear it carefully. Don"t take it out casually.”

Gungun curiously holds the little Avalokitesvara to look at. Yan Hua waits for him till he has seen enough before putting it inside to let his clothes cover it. “Gungun, did you hear what great-grandma told you? Don"t take it out casually, OK?”

“Yes, I see!” Although he doesn"t understand why, he promised his father to obey before he came to Yanjing.

Gungun solutes with joined hands towards Chang Pei"e and says, “Thank you, great-grandma!”

“How lovely!” Chang Pei"e loves him so much. She takes out another red envelope. “Take it to buy toys.”

Gungun takes it and turns to hand it to Yan Hua.