Chapter 307 - Can You Ask Yijun To Come Back To The Xian Family?
Not long after that, Dr Li arrived. He checked Jiang Ruolan"s body first to make sure that she was healthy and that her vital energy was much more stable than before. Once Dr Li said Jiang Ruolan"s condition had improved, only then did Zhan An and Old Man Xian feel at ease.
However, Dr Li advised them that it would be best to take another month"s worth of Chinese medicine. After all, Western medicine was not allowed to be used carelessly during pregnancy. Although Chinese medicine took quite a while to be effective, it was still very beneficial to both mother and child.
Thus, Zhan An quickly ordered someone to bring Sister Yanmei to the Xian Residence.
The Old Man liked to play chess whenever he was bored. That night, when Jiang Ruolan went downstairs, she saw the Old Man playing chess by himself, so she walked over with a smile. "Grandpa, let me play with you."
"Spoiled girl, you know how to play chess?" Old Man Xian looked at her with a smile, but he didn"t refuse. He gestured for her to sit down. "Come, come. Sit down."
"I only know the basics. Compared to a veteran like you, grandpa, I"d probably lose within a few steps." Jiang Ruolan set down the chess in front of her, "It"s better for two people to play chess than to play chess alone. I"ll help you relieve your boredom."
"Alright, alright. Come and let this Old Man test your skills."
When Jiang Ruolan saw that Hong Qi was on her side, she took a step forward. The Old Man immediately laughed. "You, spoiled girl, from the moment you showed up, you already wanted to eat this Old Man"s p.a.w.n. Do you think I"m that easy to provoke?"
"Grandfather, I only know how to play like this. I don"t know much about other things, but this is something that I vaguely remember from when I was three or four years old. It was something my mother taught me."
The Old Man stopped moving his chess pieces and suddenly looked at her. He asked sternly, "Spoiled girl, this Old Man has something to ask you. You need to speak the truth."
"Grandpa wants to ask about Yijun?"
"Smart! As expected, talking to you is not tiring!"
Old Man Xian looked at her and said in a low voice, "I would never have thought that my grandson, who has been missing for more than twenty years, would actually grow up beside you. The matter regarding my grandson is a huge taboo in our Xian Family, and no one has said anything about it in the past twenty years. However, since Yijun is very close to you, I might as well tell you about it."
Jiang Ruolan poured a cup of tea for the Old Man and placed it in front of him. She didn"t say much and just listened quietly. Old Man Xian seemed to have more trust in her as he smiled and nodded at her, "Twenty years ago, Jian had an affair with a woman and had a child outside. Zihao was only five years old at the time, and Guiying was only three years old. When I found out about it, I ended Jian"s contact with that woman."
Old Man Xian sighed and said, "Zhan An has always been a very sensible daughter-in-law ever since she married into the Xian Family. In fact, she knew about it all along, but she pretended not to know about it because of Zihao and Guiying. Neither of us wants to disrupt the family"s balance, and I have no intention of letting Jian"s illegitimate child take a step into the Xian Family. However, something happened later on. That woman became insane and got sick. She was sent to the United States to recuperate."
"That year was a bit complicated, but for the Xian Family, Zihao Guiying, and also Jian"s reputation, I suppressed all these rumors with great force. After that child went missing for so many years, I thought that the child was most likely dead and not to mention that his mother was very mentally disable, so everything was possible."
"During these twenty-odd years, sometimes I tried to find traces of the child, but when I didn"t hear any news, I decided that he was no longer alive. I didn"t use my full strength to look for him."
"Actually, it was also my fault." Old Man Xian rubbed his almost bald head. "Although what happened was for the good of the Xian Family, that child is innocent. I didn"t expect that the child would be so displaced for so many years. If it weren"t for your mother"s kind heart to adopt him, if it wasn"t for the fact that you always took care of him like your own brother, and if it wasn"t for your appearance in Xian Family, I"m afraid that even until I die, I wouldn"t have been able to see this grown-up grandson."
Although Old Man Xian was telling this story to her, Jiang Ruolan still could detect that he was hiding something.
"I will tell you this, Ruolan. I don"t know if you understand what I"m thinking, but I"m already so old, so how can I fight against the world just like how I was young? No matter how energetic I am now, I"m old in the end. Maybe I can still live for one or two more years, and if I can really live a long life, then I can only live for eight more years."
"Zihao and Guiying have both grown up. Although Zhan An has always been indifferent to what happened back then, when she saw Yijun that day, she didn"t say anything."
"I hope all my grandchildren can accompany and have a long talk with me. Cough! Cough! Cough!"
"Grandpa, please drink some water and speak slowly." Seeing the Old Man suddenly cough violently, Jiang Ruolan quickly pushed the teacup to him.
The Old Man took a sip of his hot tea and calmed himself down. His bright eyes become a little cloudy, "Our Xian Family owes Zhan An a lot. She"s always been very tactful and tolerant. Even though she"s always quarreled with Jian, she never mentioned that thing to Jian"s face. Zhan An knows that there are some things that can"t be taken back, so she silently endured them for years. Thus, I"ve always been working on her behalf and haven"t let that woman take a single step into the Xian Family"s home."
"Whether it"s the harm done to Yijun"s mother or the injustice done to Yijun, I only hope that the child can come back and have a good chat with me. I don"t want him to keep hating on Zhan An, Jian, and me."
"So that"s why spoiled girl, can you ask Yijun to come back to the Xian Family during the Spring Festival? Can you let me see him again? His surname is Xian and he"s also my grandson. He shouldn"t be surnamed Jiang. My blood runs through his body, how can I let him live outside after knowing where he is? Please ask him to come back, spoiled girl. I know he listens to you the most. Consider this Old Man owes you a favor. Can you think of a way to make him accompany me for reunion dinner?"
Jiang Ruolan lowered her head to look at the chessboard in front of her. In the end, she couldn"t help but ask, "Grandfather, since you mentioned that Yijun"s biological mother was severely ill and delirious, then she …" She pretended not to know anything. "Is she still alive?"