Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 644: Chapter 624: Removing Stitches

”Ninth Grandpa?” Luo Qianqian’s mouth hung open as she literally jumped up.

Jimo Cheng chuckled and held her still, ”Don’t jump around.” Then he introduced her to the three people in the room, ”This is Grandpa’s contemporary, ranked ninth, hence Ninth Grandpa. Ninth Grandpa, please stop teasing Jin Yuee.”

”That’s no fun. With such an introduction, am I not supposed to keep a straight face like I do with those youngsters? How boring is that?” the old man pouted, ”I still prefer to be called the old trickster.”

”Ninth Grandpa, we still need to observe the proper respects,” Jimo Cheng said seriously, yet his face remained lightly amused.

”Hello, Ninth Grandpa, I am Jin Yuee,” Luo Qianqian bowed respectfully—given what Jimo Cheng had said, what choice did she have? ”I apologize for any offense earlier, I had no idea.”

The elder’s face was full of gloom as he rummaged through his clothes and a trunk, eventually pulling out a small black stone, ”Here, a gift for meeting you.”

Luo Qianqian quickly accepted it, bowing again, ”Thank you, Ninth Grandpa.”

”It’s nothing, this is what you ought to thank me for,” the elder waved his hand, observing Luo Qianqian’s clueless expression and snorted, ”Don’t underestimate this stone, it is ... extracted, very valuable, though it’s of no use to me now.”

Listening to the elder’s suddenly softer voice, Luo Qianqian eyed the small stone and then nodded solemnly, ”Rest assured, even if it were a common pebble, I would cherish it. A gift from an elder is priceless regardless of its intrinsic value. I understand.”

Understand my foot! The old man’s mouth twisted. This was indeed a very precious item. He had traded real stones to obtain it from that place, and nobody noticed. But that place disappeared, never to send another sign.

Later, he investigated many documents based on his faint memories at that time, but the more he searched, the more terrified he became, eventually deciding to let go. This thing had been as hot as a potato in his hands, difficult to dispose of or keep, until now.

If he hadn’t run out of suitable gifts for meeting her, he wouldn’t have given it away.

Thinking this, he clenched his hand tightly around a small square box in his pocket.

”Hmm, it does seem extraordinary,” He Wenyu whispered to Luo Qianqian, ”After all, it’s prettier than an ordinary stone.”

The black crystal, semi-translucent, became more apparent in the sunlight. Its shape was irregular, edged, yet the surface was rough on one side like a frosted phone screen, and very smooth on the other, like a clear phone screen protector.

Luo Qianqian nodded in agreement and went back to her room to wrap it with a tissue. She casually stuffed it into her bag of clothes.

”What would Ninth Grandpa like for lunch?” asked Jimo Cheng.

He knew what Luo Qianqian liked, so even without asking, he knew from which options to choose.

”Nonsense, it’s a coastal city, of course, seafood.” The old man rolled his eyes, ”I heard it’s fresh off the shore. Let’s go, hurry up.”

...What season is it now? You still want to eat freshly caught seafood from the coast? Isn’t it cold... that little wind blowing...

Lin Jiayou spoke up at this time, ”Ah, the place I used to work at is right by the sea, catch and cook on the spot, but it might be a bit more expensive.”

”Money is no issue,” the elder waved nonchalantly, then turned to Luo Qianqian and He Wenyu, ”Get the young ladies more clothes, don’t let them catch a cold and get a fever. Otherwise, they’ll blame the old man for poor medical advice.”

Luo Qianqian pouted her lips. So, was she going to shift the blame just like that? Even if this person wasn’t a senior from Mo Studio, and just an ordinary elderly person — a fatherly heart within the physician, having traveled all this distance to remove her stitches, she would still feel grateful. How could she randomly accuse him then?

Unexpectedly, Jimo Cheng picked up two bags from a table nearby. Seeing Luo Qianqian’s somewhat surprised expression, he light-heartedly laughed, ”On the way to pick up Ninth Grandpa, I spotted these and felt they really suited you two, so I bought them.”

He bought them on the way??? Luo Qianqian took the bags with a shocked expression, her heart full of nervousness. Jimo Cheng even remembered to buy her clothes on his way; if she couldn’t properly fall for him now, it would really be too inappropriate.

She smiled lightly at Jimo Cheng, ”Thank you, senior brother.”

He Wenyu, too, wore a surprised expression and followed up, ”Thank you to Qianqian’s senior brother.”

”Just call me by my name, Jimo Cheng, that’s fine.” Jimo Cheng smiled, ”Let’s go have some seafood then.”

Lin Jiayou didn’t really mind, but he felt a bit out of place in this situation, especially since Qianqian had Xiaoyu with her.

”Brother Jiayou, what’s wrong?” Luo Qianqian, noticing that Lin Jiayou’s expression seemed off, quickly asked.

”It’s nothing... You guys go ahead, I’ll go check on Aunt An...” Lin Jiayou smiled, ” Speaking of which, I haven’t really checked on An Hao yet, who has gotten all wrinkly.”

”There’s no rush at this very moment, though.” Luo Qianqian tilted her head, slightly frowning.

”We don’t know the way,” Jimo Cheng merely smiled and then told Luo Qianqian, ”Go change your clothes.”

Luo Qianqian and He Wenyu nodded repeatedly, went back to their room. Luo Qianqian didn’t forget to warn Lin Jiayou, ”Brother Jiayou, don’t you dare run off, I still need to pack some food to take to Linlin.”

She had learned from her mother during yesterday’s phone call that her grandmother’s family was staying in the marital home there and would leave only after the holiday ends, as they had come to visit the pregnant woman and, given it was the holiday, they naturally wanted to enjoy themselves.

Lin Xu directly gave the room key to Li Sheng, asking him to take the two elders and the two kids for a good tour around, as he needed to look after his wife and child and might neglect them. As for Luo Qianqian, Lin Xu also found an excuse for her, saying she was going to tutor Xiaoyu. Both An Zilan and He Wenyu were well aware of Luo Qianqian’s relationship with the An family, and so it was implicitly agreed upon. As for Lin Jiayou, he was said to have been sent out as a guardian.

With two kids at home, it’s really not safe to let them go out without supervision, so that settled it, since studying is more important.

An Zihua used this as a lesson to teach Li Menglin to learn from her sister.

Li Menglin proudly declared that she had finished her homework long ago.

”Wow...” Luo Qianqian looked at the black jacket on He Wenyu, then at her own white jacket, and triumphantly struck a pose, announcing, ”We are the Black and White Double Sha!”

”Get lost, can’t you say something nice?” He Wenyu pushed Luo Qianqian away in disgust, and then the two of them burst into laughter in the room.

Walking out of the room with a slightly reddened face, Luo Qianqian was surprised to find that Jimo Cheng had also changed into a white jacket. Lin Jiayou wore a gray one.

”Hehe, this is couple’s attire...” He Wenyu teased softly beside Luo Qianqian.