Chapter 19
Did Not Agree to the Proposal
The former was Shi Yan, and the latter was Grandma Jiang.
Their reactions surprised everyone, especially that of Grandma Jiang. No one had expected her to object to the proposal.
Kong Xiangxiang frowned slightly.
Grandma Jiang indeed had the idea of matchmaking this orphan girl from the countryside with her son, which was why she did not agree to be her god-granddaughter!
If not for Grandma Jiang’s intention, she would have admired Shi Yan a little.
It was indeed admirable for an orphan from the countryside to have such looks and bearing. However, it was a different story if she was to be her daughter-in-law.
She would not be able to get through just based on her family background!
If her son was only from an ordinary aristocratic family, it would be fine. However, her son was the future head of the Jiang family in Sea City. The other half of her son would have to have a substantial backer, not to mention help her son. At the very least, she would have the ability to take charge when there was a sudden crisis.
This was only because his beauty and temperament were not enough. He had to have the ability and a place where he could seek help.
It was still unclear whether Shi Yan had that ability. After all, she was still young and had room to grow up. However, Shi Yan was an orphan girl from the countryside. If something happened to her, she would have nowhere to find help.
A few days ago, she received a silk scarf from Grandma Jiang. She said that it was a welcome gift from Shi Yan. She had a good impression of Shi Yan. She felt that she was a child who understood etiquette and had good taste, until she heard the rumors outside that the old lady intended to matchmake Shi Yan and her son. Then her impression of Shi Yan changed a little.
However, after a meal, her impression of Shi Yan changed.
Shi Yan was not a person who liked to stand out. It could be seen from the fact that she had been quietly listening to others while eating. Moreover, she had an indifferent and lustless temperament.
Even so, she still wanted to prevent Grandma Jiang from matchmaking Shi Yan and her son.
After all, Shi Yan might not have any intentions towards this, but Grandma Jiang might.
Anyone with eyes could see Grandma Jiang’s fondness for Shi Yan.
It was impossible to disagree with Shi Yan living in the old residence. She could not oppose Grandma Jiang on such a small matter, so she came up with a proposal to let the old lady accept Shi Yan as her god-granddaughter.
If she officially accepted Shi Yan as her god-granddaughter, she would be a member of the Jiang family. In the future, the Jiang family would prepare a generous dowry for her when she got married, and she would also have a share of the family property, although it would not be much.
She was willing to give both the dowry and a small share of the family property. As long as Shi Yan became Grandma Jiang’s granddaughter, it would be impossible for her to be with her son.
She originally thought that only Grandma Jiang would oppose her proposal, but she did not expect Shi Yan to oppose it as well. Could it be that such an elegant girl, who did not have any desire in her eyes, also had feelings for her son? Was it not Grandma Jiang’s wishful thinking?
Her son was very outstanding. Shi Yan was young, so it was understandable that she liked outstanding men.
However, she still felt displeased and had the feeling that she had misjudged this person.
Luckily, her opinion of this girl had changed just now.
Under the others’ gazes, Grandma Jiang looked at Shi Yan as if she was not surprised by her reaction at all.
“I treat Xiao Yan as my own granddaughter. As long as our own family knows about it and lets others see it, there’s no need for us to hold a formal ceremony to formally acknowledge her as my granddaughter. The Jiang family is not an ordinary family. When we formally acknowledge her as our granddaughter, we have to split our wealth. It’s not that I’m reluctant to part with this little bit of wealth, but if we really acknowledge her as our granddaughter, how would outsiders view Xiao Yan? They might even think that Xiao Yan is here for our family’s wealth.
“If Xiao Yan really wants this property, I will make the decision to give it to her in private. However, I am certain that Xiao Yan will not want it.”
Shi Yan smiled at Grandma Jiang, obviously agreeing with her words.
Grandma Jiang lovingly patted the back of her hand and said, “Since Xiao Yan doesn’t want it, there is no need to carry such a name to give people an excuse to suspect her.
“Xiao Yan will live here when she is still in school in Haicheng. If Xiao Yan chooses to stay in Haicheng after graduation and still lives here, whoever dares to say that her name is not legitimate, I will personally go and talk to him!”
“But…”
Kong Xiangxiang wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Jiang Qing.
Holding her hand and shaking her head, Kong Xiangxiang reluctantly shut her mouth.
Grandma Jiang glanced at Kong Xiangxiang and said to Shi Yan, “It’s settled then. Xiao Yan, you will live here from now on. Don’t be in a hurry to refuse. You promised to help Grandma Jiang. How can you help if you don’t live at home?”
Shi Yan smiled when she heard that. “Grandma Jiang, look at you. You seem to be afraid that I will refuse. I have food and shelter in the Jiang family. I don’t have to worry about anything. I can’t wait to live here forever. Why would I refuse?”
In fact, if it weren’t for Grandma Jiang’s repeated invitations, she wouldn’t have planned to stay in the Jiang family. It was only because she couldn’t refuse Grandma Jiang’s good intentions that she agreed to stay in the Jiang family. However, even if she agreed to stay in the Jiang family, she had originally planned to stay until the start of school.
She would stay in the school when school started.
She didn’t expect that there would be a change so soon.
She didn’t stay here to help Grandma Jiang. She stayed here to help herself. The fifth master of the Jiang family didn’t leave his house. If she didn’t stay here, it would be difficult for her to even meet him, let alone talk about anything else.
She didn’t procrastinate when she did things. Once she set her mind on something, she would act immediately. Moreover, once she set her mind on something, she wouldn’t change it easily.
This wasn’t her evaluation of herself. Many people said the same thing about her.
However, most of them used words like “stubborn” to describe her.
“Then I’ll be disturbing you from now on.”
Shi Yan’s words were not meant for Grandma Jiang alone, but for everyone present.
“What do you mean by ‘disturbing you’? Xiao Yan, I’m so happy that you can live in the old house. I’ll have company from now on. Not only will I have company at school, I’ll also have company at home.”
Jiang Rui was happy from the bottom of her heart.
In fact, she was also curious as to why Grandma Jiang was looking for Shi Yan to help, but she did not ask much. She thought that Grandma Jiang must have mentioned it when she was talking to Shi Yan alone on the way to the main building. Since Grandma Jiang did not want others to know, she would not ask. Anyway, she would know when she should know.
It could be seen that there was a reason why Jiang Rui was so open-minded. She had never been a narrow-minded person. She lived thoroughly and easily.
Jiang Cheng took a look at Jiang Rui and opened his mouth, which was rare.
“In that case, Miss Shi, you can live in the old mansion in peace from now on. If you need anything, just say it. Don’t be a stranger.
“I still have some work to do in the study. Please excuse me.”
Then, he looked at Jiang Rui, “Rui’er, are you leaving?”
Jiang Rui looked at Jiang Sheng and then at Shi Yan. She was a little hesitant.
“You don’t want your phone?”
Jiang Rui suddenly understood.
“Oh, right. Brother, if you didn’t tell me, I would have forgotten. I left my phone with you.”
She apologized to Shi Yan, “I’m sorry, Xiao Yan. I have to go get my phone. I can’t go back to the yard with you. My Brother went out in the afternoon. He picked up my phone and locked it in the cabinet. I can’t get it. You don’t know how hard it has been for me to go without my phone for the past few hours.”
“It’s okay. I’ll go back with Grandma Jiang later,” Shi Yan said with a faint smile.
Jiang Rui had already been held up by Jiang Sheng. She quickly waved to the others.
“Dad, Mom, Second Uncle, and Second Aunt, Brother and I will leave first. You guys should go back and rest as soon as possible. Grandma is too old to stay up too late.”
It could be seen that her mother had a prejudice against Xiao Yan. Then, she should disperse as soon as possible and not let her mother stay in the same space as Xiao Yan. Otherwise, she would not be here to keep an eye on her. She was really a little worried.
Kong Xiangxiang saw through Jiang Rui’s intentions and glared at her.
There wasn’t much blame in her eyes. It was obvious that she doted on her daughter, Jiang Rui.
Seeing her look over, Jiang Rui even stuck out her tongue playfully at her.
Kong Xiangxiang glared at her again.
Unfortunately, Jiang Rui was pulled away by Jiang Sheng and couldn’t receive her warning anymore.
Shi Yan saw the interaction between the mother and daughter. She picked up the teacup and took a sip. There was a faint smile on her lips.
There were many unexpected surprises in Haicheng.
Meeting Jiang Rui, the likable girl, was one of them.