Chapter 321: Chapter 321 - 316: What Did I Really Do That Night?

Hui, who was just about to go again, quickly stopped in her tracks and didn’t disturb Jing Jihan and Shi Su anymore.

However, Mrs. Jing didn’t quite catch what Mr. Li just said to Mr. Jing, she only heard Mr. Jing’s words, "Let them sleep."

Them?

Who?

The person Jing Jihan brought back last night?

Mrs. Jing asked, "Jihan isn’t up yet? This isn’t like his usual style; even Luozhou is already awake, how could he still be asleep?"

Jing Luozhou, suddenly being mentioned, seemed not to have heard anything. Seeing Mr. Jing already using his chopsticks to start eating, he too casually picked up his chopsticks to pick some food, without any intention of speaking.

Although Jiang City is not in the north, Mr. Jing spent over a decade in the north when he was young, so the Jing Family’s meals continued his love for northern cuisine. Breakfast was salted vegetables with rice porridge and some simple vegetarian pastries, nutritious and healthy.

Mr. Jing was holding a piece of salted vegetable with his chopsticks, but his gaze simultaneously swept over Mrs. Jing and Jing Sixue who hadn’t started eating yet: "It’s just breakfast, no outsiders here. No matter how competent Jihan is outside, he’s still my grandson whom I raised in this home. Why does my grandson need so many reasons to sleep in? He can sleep as he wishes."

Only then did Jing Luozhou click his tongue: "I’m your real grandson too, tired as hell, and yet Hui pulled me out of bed?"

Mr. Jing immediately glared at him: "Well, go bring a wife home and cuddle her to sleep, see if Xiaohui will wake you then?"

Jing Luozhou rolled his eyes on the spot.

All right, this sounds like Mr. Jing’s words are cutting, but actually, what’s truly cutting is Jing Jihan — not even here, yet clearly, with Mr. Jing’s longing for a great-grandchild, he’s remotely controlling the situation.

Mrs. Jing heard this and visibly flashed a hint of displeasure in her eyes, but since the words came from Mr. Jing, she couldn’t argue, she just laughed and said, "So Jihan brought his girlfriend back? Today’s young people may have a habit of sleeping in, but considering this is the Jing Family, being this unruly isn’t quite appropriate. Besides, I’ve only just returned to the country a couple of days, it’s only right for me as a mother to meet Jihan’s girlfriend, right? Or am I supposed to wait here until she wakes up?"

Mr. Jing took a bite of salted vegetable and a sip of porridge, speaking leisurely, "The last time that girl came, she got up pretty early, polite and knowledgeable about opera, a child who understands etiquette. Why the young lady got up late today requires asking your son."

"Ahem." Jing Luozhou suddenly choked on something.

Fuck!

Earlier I was ridiculed for not bringing a wife home to cuddle with.

And now this sentence really is of low harm to singles, but extremely insulting!

Mrs. Jing was momentarily taken aback too, too embarrassed to say more at the moment, she turned to Jing Sixue, who was seated beside her and hadn’t touched her chopsticks either, "Let’s eat."

Jing Sixue grew up in the United Kingdom, basically never ate Chinese food; even if she occasionally did, it was some of the more famous domestic dishes, but she’s never had this sort of ... white porridge and salted vegetables ...

She looked at the strange-colored salted vegetables in front of her, somewhat thoughtful as she picked up her chopsticks but eventually didn’t pick any, so she grabbed a spoon instead and had some porridge, though it was tasteless, her face didn’t show much, she usually didn’t eat a lot either, so after a few bites she put it down.

Mr. Jing looked at Jing Sixue after a while, "Not used to it?"

"No, I just came back to the country, still adjusting to the time difference, might take a few days for my appetite and body to recover. Grandpa, you keep eating, don’t mind me." Jing Sixue hastily replied.

"Alright." Mr. Jing said flatly, "The Jing Family is large, but in terms of food, we rarely have grand feasts unless it’s a festival or a birthday banquet. Daily meals mostly consist of these, which I enjoyed when I was young, and everyone got used to eating with me. If you’re not used to it, you can ask the kitchen to prepare some Western breakfast for you separately."

Jing Sixue shook her head again, "Thank you, Grandpa, no need to trouble yourself, I will eventually adapt to life back home, give it a few days."

Mr. Jing seemed satisfied with her words and didn’t say more, but then suddenly turned to Hui, "Xiaohui, you don’t need to wake Jihan and them up, but skipping breakfast isn’t good for the stomach. Take some food to them, last time the girl liked the buns you made particularly well, she ate several in a row."

"Alright." Hui smiled and hurried off.

Upon hearing this, Jing Sixue’s smile slightly faded, and her gaze returned to the salted vegetables and pastries in front of her. Thinking about it, she still picked up her chopsticks to eat some, but really couldn’t get used to it, so put them down after a few bites.

Shi Su truly fell back asleep in Jing Jihan’s arms, but her biological clock woke her up soon. She vaguely heard a knocking.

She opened her eyes to look towards the door, seeing Jing Jihan already bringing breakfast inside for her.

"Is the Jing Family this indulgent? Sleeping in and still getting breakfast delivered?" Shi Su, lazily lying on the bed wrapped in a blanket, asked.

Jing Jihan chuckled lightly, "This is the old man’s tolerance towards his future granddaughter-in-law. If Jing Luozhou dared to be this lazy, someone would be storming in with a cane to beat him up."

Shi Su laughed, getting ready to wash up and then eat, suddenly remembered last night and quickly grabbed her phone to check it.

Finally, at 2 AM last night, Wen Ke replied to her on WeChat: [Sorry Susu, there was a sudden situation before leaving. I couldn’t make it, Mr. Jing already called to assure your safety. Rest assured, I’ll return Mianmian to you tomorrow and explain then. I still have cookies I baked for her.]

Shi Su’s tense mood relaxed upon reading this, and she replied to Wen Ke on WeChat: [As long as you’re okay, no need to explain, I know you too well. If it wasn’t something really major, you would have been there. No worries!]

Only then did she get off the bed to wash up, and when she came back, she saw that the breakfast sent by Hui was actually the little buns she had eaten at the Jing Family before.

That day, all she did was drink with the birthday man, Mr. Jing, and the next morning, when her stomach felt unwell, eating the little buns made her comfortable. She didn’t expect today, coincidentally after drinking, just seeing the buns made her feel warm-hearted.

She sat down and began eating, "I don’t usually drink much, but I drank a lot last time at the Jing Family, made a fool of myself. This time again is a hangover, won’t Mr. Jing think I’m a drunkard?"

Jing Jihan helped her wipe a tiny bit of oil residue from the corner of her mouth, "No, the old man is clever, he wouldn’t judge someone based on just two short meetings."

His fingers paused at her lip corner, then said, "Besides, last time it was him who got you drunk."

She was surprised, "Why would he get me drunk?"

As she spoke, she noticed the deep meaning in the man’s smile and instantly widened her eyes, "What exactly did I do the last time I drank too much at the Jing Family?"