Chapter 1474 Life is Unpredictable
Iris heard their conversation and told them, "The Lu twins also came here yesterday to visit their eldest cousin. I don"t think they"ll come again today."
"Really?" Yang Jiahui turned to Iris with a gentle smile. "Thanks for letting us know, Xiulan."
"You can always visit them at their new home if you miss the Lu twins," Iris suggested.
"You"re right." Yang Jiahui nodded.
Long Tengfei didn"t comment.
If it were only his daughter, Long Jinjing, then he would drop by her house to visit his Lu grandsons whenever he wanted. Unfortunately, her husband, Lu Zihao, was quite a scary guy. He must admit that even he, Long Tengfei, felt intimidated by his son-in-law.
Well, to be honest, both his sons-in-law intimidated him. But at least Jin Liwei knew how to be polite to him. Lu Zihao, on the other hand, didn"t bother to act nice. Although Lu Zihao wasn"t downright rude to him, he didn"t cater to him either.
Staying in the same room with this son-in-law of his could be quite awkward if there were no other people to fill in the silence.
He wondered how his daughter fell in love with such a crude man. Sighing, he could only comfort himself with the knowledge that at least both his sons-in-law seemed to treat their wives well.
Both sets of his twin grandsons were also close to their fathers. It appeared that both Jin Liwei and Lu Zihao took their roles as fathers seriously and were even quite active in personally raising their own children.
It was quite rare for men with their wealth and status to become so involved in raising their children. From Long Tengfei"s personal experience, most men just left their kids to their wives or mistresses to raise. Depending on their wives or mistresses, the kids might not even spend much time with the parents either, just the nannies or household staff.
This was how Long Tengfei dealt with his own children, especially the children of his official wives. Only his illegitimate children, Long Jian and Long Jinjing, grew up with relatively normal childhoods.
In contrast, Long Hui and Long Xiulan, both legitimate children of his legal wives, were raised mostly by nannies and household staff.
Long Hui had it better because as the firstborn, Long Tengfei personally groomed him to be his heir starting from a young age.
Long Xiulan didn"t have that privilege. In hindsight, their neglect caused her to grow up into a rebellious, spoiled brat.
Good thing that she changed for the better now. If she continued her old ways, Long Tengfei could only imagine how much trouble she would continue to make him clean up after her.
Now, however, she proved herself not only capable but also a genius. She could even contend against her eldest brother, Long Hui, for the position of the next head of Long Industries.
Long Tengfei once again released a heavy sigh. Life was indeed unpredictable.
The ones he initially believed to be reliable were now struggling to even stay afloat, while the ones he thought to be hopeless were now skyrocketing to the top.
"Let"s go."
His thoughts were interrupted by his wife.
Yang Jiahui looked at him. "I said let"s go see our twin grandsons. Xiulan says that they can now walk without anyone holding them."
Both his eyebrows lifted. "Really? Is that true?"
Iris beamed when the topic s.h.i.+fted to her sons. "Yes. Well, Little Matcha walks but Little Mochi runs. That child doesn"t have any brakes. He already fell several times."
"Is he alright?" Yang Jiahui asked in concern.
Long Tengfei also felt worried. "Don"t let him run off by himself. What if my grandson is injured?"
Iris sighed but her smile remained. "Little Mochi loves to show off."
"En." Jin Liwei nodded. "Just like his uncle, my younger brother."
Iris gave him a side-eye but didn"t refute his words.
Why did so many people think that Little Mochi inherited his Uncle Jin Chonglin"s love for showing off?
Maybe they were right, but Iris believed that her son inherited it from the original Iris Long. Even their needy and clingy personalities were almost identical. Indeed, DNA couldn"t lie.
Iris kept her thoughts to herself.
If they wanted to delude themselves into thinking that Little Mochi inherited his Uncle Lin Lin"s personality, then let them continue believing it.
It was already enough that Iris remembered the original Long Xiulan. Now that she had completely integrated into this body, she would honour Long Xiulan"s dream and achieve it for her. At the same time, she would also fulfill her own dreams that she failed to achieve in her past life as Evelina Vetrova.
She smiled at Yang Jiahui. "Let"s go to the nursery. I"m sure that Little Mochi and Little Matcha will be delighted that you came to visit."
Yang Jiahui turned to her niece who was busy gossiping with Dom. "Meimei, where are the gifts we bought for the children?"
"I have them, Auntie," Meimei replied.
Iris and Jin Liwei led the group to the nursery where they all fawned on the Jin twins, the cats, and the dogs.
"By the way, where is Little Jun"s dog?" Yang Jiahui asked. "Is it still alive?"
"Yes, Gravy is still alive," Iris replied. "But his injuries are extremely serious. Big Brother Zihao took him to…uh…a vet, yes. He took him to a vet. Gravy needs time to heal just like Little Jun."
Yang Jiahui: "Thank goodness!"
"Unfortunately, Gravy might not be suitable to work as a guard dog anymore," Jin Liwei said. "His injuries are too serious and is now handicapped. If not for Fourth Brother"s, uh, vet friend, then Gravy might have died already."
"No matter," Yang Jiahui said. "That dog still saved my grandson"s life. Your father told me about the surveillance footage of it protecting Little Jun from the kidnappers. Handicapped or not, it"s still an excellent dog. If it can"t work as a guard dog anymore, then just keep it as my grandson"s pet. We can just get him another guard dog."
"En." Jin Liwei nodded. "That"s the plan."
She sighed in relief and smiled gently. "Then that"s great."