The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Xi Jingchen felt a bit worried for Anning: ”Grandma, you’re not familiar with Su Hai. Do you know where to sell it? Be careful not to get swindled.”

Anning waved her hand with a smile: ”Don’t worry, I have connections here. Also, I tore down our old house and discovered that the big beam was made of golden nanmu, so I sold it. The buyer’s family is in the business, and if it doesn’t work out, I’ll sell it to him again.”

If that’s the case, Xi Jingchen was not so worried anymore: ”Then be careful.”

Anning smiled: ”No worries, I won’t sell it all at once. I’ll sell a bit first to test the waters. I’ll tell them clearly that I have plenty of good stuff. If the price is not satisfactory, I won’t go back to them next time.”

Xi Jingchen thought for a moment. Nowadays, jewelry businesses are going crazy for top-notch materials. If they know Anning has a lot of excellent materials, they definitely won’t dare to deceive her.

”Alright, that’s how I talk to them when selling jade. I think we can get a good price.”

”Just handle it as you see fit.” Anning really wasn’t too concerned.

She checked the time: ”It’s getting late. Let’s go; I’ll treat you to dinner.”

Indeed, without realizing it, it had become quite late. Xi Jingchen checked the time; it was almost seven.

He pulled Xia Man up to stand.

Anning grabbed a bag and walked out, with the two kids following behind.

Once outside, Anning asked Xia Man: ”Manman, what do you like to eat?”

Xia Man quickly smiled and said: ”I eat everything, not picky at all.”

”Good child.” Anning linked arms with Xia Man as they walked and chatted: ”I’ll tell you, Jingchen was so picky when he was little. Didn’t eat this, didn’t eat that; I had such a hard time getting him to eat more. Funny thing is, he’s not that picky now, who knows who he takes after...”

Xi Jingchen walked slowly behind the two of them.

He watched Anning and Xia Man chatting and laughing like they were truly grandmother and granddaughter. His heart felt warm.

Xi Jingchen had the deepest feelings for Anning at home.

Li Wanping left when he was very little. He really had no memory of Li Wanping, and Xi Zhenhua was always busy working, seldom home. Sometimes Xi Zhenhua came back when Xi Jingchen was already asleep, so his childhood memories of his father weren’t many either.

From childhood to adulthood, Anning was always by his side, caring for him, teaching him to read. Every bit of his life couldn’t be without Anning. It can be said that Anning occupied an extremely important part of Xi Jingchen’s life.

Therefore, Xi Jingchen brought Xia Man to meet Anning.

He wanted Anning to accept Xia Man and wanted Xia Man to know Anning. Now that these two most important women in his life seemed to get along so well, all his worries were gone, and a genuine smile appeared on his handsome face.

The three of them didn’t go far and found a spot in the hotel lobby, ordered a few dishes, and chatted quietly while eating.

After dinner, Xi Jingchen took Xia Man to say goodbye and leave.

As they got into the taxi, Xia Man took off the jade bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Xi Jingchen: ”You should keep this. It doesn’t seem right for me to wear it.”

”Why not?” Xi Jingchen put the bracelet back on Xia Man: ”This is from Grandma, it’s her gift to you. You keep it. If you feel it’s not suitable to wear it at school, you can store it in the cabinet and wear it later.”

Xia Man couldn’t refuse and ended up wearing it: ”I don’t feel at ease. This jade bracelet is worth as much as a house in our area. Wearing it really makes me nervous.”

Xia Man’s family condition is quite good locally, but they live in a small city. Her parents are both salaried workers.

She’s the only child, and her parents bought a house early on, two sets of three-bedroom two-bath apartments. The family has cars and savings and lives comfortably, but Xia Man had never encountered someone like Anning, who would give a jade bracelet worth a house upon the first meeting. She really didn’t dare to wear it, thinking what if she lost it? What if it got chipped? That would be heartbreaking.

”Don’t worry.” Xi Jingchen whispered in Xia Man’s ear: ”You can store it away when you go back. When I buy us a house, we’ll keep the jade bracelet in our new home.”

Only then did Xia Man brighten up.

Back at school, Xi Jingchen walked Xia Man to her dormitory before going back to rest.

Outside the dorm, Xia Man thought for a while, then took off the jade bracelet and put it in her bag.

She smiled and opened the door to enter.

At this time, most of the people in the dormitory were present.

Wang Xin saw Xia Man enter and asked: ”How was it? Did you meet Xi Jingchen’s grandma?”

Li Yan jumped down from the upper bunk: ”She didn’t give you a hard time, did she?”

Xia Man smiled, put her bag in the cabinet, and changed her shoes: ”Yes, I met her. Grandma is very nice, very cheerful, and was very kind to me. She even treated us to a meal.”

”Really?” Wang Xin was a little skeptical: ”Did she act one way in front of Xi Jingchen and another behind him?”

Xia Man shook her head: ”No, Grandma isn’t like that.”

Xia Man thought for a moment and felt she should clear up any misunderstandings about Anning. She sat on the bed and told her roommates the story about Xi Family in detail: ”Grandma had her reasons for disliking Aunt Li...”

She recounted how Li Wanping got pregnant before marriage, how she considered Xi Zhenhua a backup plan, and how she married him after having the child: ”Xi Jingchen’s grandfather died early, and Grandma raised Uncle Xi all by herself. It wasn’t easy for her, she just wanted Uncle Xi to be happy. But she saw early on that Aunt Li didn’t truly love Uncle Xi, she was just using him. So, how could Grandma like Aunt Li? But even so, she didn’t make things hard for her; all of it was Aunt Li’s act to have an excuse for divorce.”

”What?”

These words left the other three in the dorm stunned: ”My goodness, this is... even TV dramas wouldn’t dare write this! Isn’t Aunt Li too much of a drama queen?”

”Sometimes you can’t believe everything you hear, and even seeing isn’t always the truth. You have to observe carefully and analyze well,” Xia Man, a child wise beyond her years, reflected on the Xi Family affair and felt she had learned a lot.

Li Yan nodded: ”True, bad people are good at acting. Sometimes, good people suffer loss and get blamed.”

Xia Man laughed, went to the washroom to freshen up, and Li Yan patted her chest, saying to Wang Xin: ”Finally relieved, Grandma Xi isn’t like that; our Manman won’t suffer in the future.”

After sending off Xi Jingchen and Xia Man, Anning sent a message to Xiao Yuan.

About an hour later, a low-key black car parked in the hotel parking lot, and Xiao Yuan got out and took the private elevator to the suite where Anning was staying.

Both were quite happy to see each other.

Anning had already showered, changed into comfortable clothes, and was lazily half-lying on the sofa, with a fluffy blanket over her and holding a cup, smiling gently at Xiao Yuan.

Even though Anning was an old lady now, Xiao Yuan still found her most beautiful.

He grabbed the cup from her hand and placed it aside, then hugged Anning: ”It’s so good to see you.”

Anning smiled: ”What’s the situation on your side, do you need my assistance?”

Actually, Anning had long guessed Xiao Yuan’s thinking. Asking was just half-joking with him.

”Yes, definitely.” Xiao Yuan nodded emphatically: ”Your son’s got dimwit love-brain, and mine’s even worse. At least your son is capable; hmph, mine’s just a loser, bringing the whole family to disgust me. Ningning, you have to help me; let’s disgust them back.”