Chapter 169: Chapter 169

“Ahem, Xi Bao, should we reconsider this?”

Inside the villa, Mrs. Jiang looked at her precious granddaughter, who was gazing at herself with sparkling eyes. Her heart was struck for a moment, but the next second...

“Forget the others, but this diplomat... Xi Bao!”

It wasn’t that the path was bad, but rather that temperament.

Thinking about the “glorious” deeds of this girl from childhood to now, Jiang Yuxiu couldn’t help but want to rub her forehead.

In Mrs. Jiang’s eyes, her precious granddaughter was extremely smart and beautiful. Even if she was occasionally a little mischievous, that was just a sign of liveliness and health.

But stepping properly into the officialdom, where the occasions were all serious and solemn...

After thinking it over, aside from that ever-persistent, eloquent mouth she had since childhood, as an old insider of the system, Mrs. Jiang truly could not figure out how these two completely mismatched traits could coexist...

“Forget the rest, Xi Bao, would you really be willing to part with that whole room full of beautiful clothes and jewelry of yours?”

Even compared to An Ning, she preferred bold and bright styles more.

For example, right now, she wore a stylish light pink suit jacket, a plaid short skirt with small leather shoes. Her slightly curled long hair casually flowed behind her under a delicate knitted hat, and her ears were adorned with small exquisite pearl earrings...

The whole person was as refined as a beautiful girl in a painting.

At first glance, anyone would believe she had just stepped off a runway.

“Grandma, you’re overthinking it!”

Casually putting the foreign language book aside, Lu Xi couldn’t help but retort:

“Grandma, our times are different now. Please, Mrs. Jiang, don’t have such stereotypical professional ideas...”

“Besides, people often used to say how scientists or agricultural workers were this or that, but Grandma, you’ve seen it yourself. My mom hasn’t been like those rumors all these years!”

Even during the toughest years, she hadn’t treated herself badly.

In little Lu Xi’s eyes, the one with the best taste at home, the one most skilled at dressing and even picky, was definitely her mom...

Mentioning her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jiang’s throat tightened.

She was about to say, can it be the same?

Not to mention the rest, the intelligence and capability of her daughter-in-law—how many people have that? Once a person reaches a certain level, some things naturally won’t reach their ears.

Even certain implicit rules no longer apply.

“Oh dear! My beautiful, generous, and charming Mrs. Jiang, I know you worry that I might suffer or not adapt well, but it’s okay! No matter what, it’s something I have to go through!”

“Besides, granddaughter really likes it.”

“Moreover, when I applied for this major, my dad already asked me about it. He didn’t stop me, right?”

As for her mom, besides daily guidance and company, she never interfered much with her choices.

But in Lu Xi’s opinion, with her mom’s intelligence, she must have guessed when she found out about her application.

Mentioning her unfortunate son, Mrs. Jiang couldn’t help but complain: “With your dad like that, all he sees day in and day out is his own daughter-in-law. What else could there be?”

Even the company he worked hard to build earlier was now wanting to be a figurehead.

Lu Xi couldn’t help but choke for a moment. This she really couldn’t argue.

Sigh, the young lady rested her chin on her hand and sighed deeply. Who could blame her? Her mom was both beautiful and extremely charming.

At this age, going out with her mom was like going out with a sister. Every time they went out, there were plenty of admirers...

When her dad had just succeeded in starting his business, some people even asked with ill intentions, saying that people with too much money always get corrupted...

Ten-year-old Lu Xi just wanted to roll her eyes when she heard that. With her mom’s personality, she would have kicked those people away the moment her dad showed interest. And there were probably many more waiting for a chance to climb up...

They just didn’t scare Old Comrade Lu to death.

Maybe because there was a new target for complaints.

Anyway, in the evening, when An Ning returned, the grandmother and granddaughter were already happily chatting again, with no trace of the earlier disagreement.

Looking at the two walking back together, with the obviously deliberately arriving unfortunate son coming along, Mrs. Jiang couldn’t help but twitch the corner of her mouth.

Back home, before sleeping, Mrs. Jiang deliberately wrapped the quilt tighter around herself. Only when Old Comrade Lu next door sensed something was off did she reluctantly share part of the quilt.

At the same time, inside the villa.

Though it was unspoken, this unexpected visit from the mother-in-law, Mrs. Jiang, already said a lot.

But An Ning simply thought about it and didn’t take it too seriously...

This was the advantage of modern society—her daughter would always have freedom of choice and the confidence to start over.

Moreover, in An Ning’s eyes, although little Xi seemed overly lively and restless, in reality...

No matter how wild the little one played when she was young, after An Ning laid out facts and reasoned things through, she rarely came home late.

Even if she fell hard on the sandy shore, she would learn from it next time and still dare to run barefoot happily again.

Even now, in An Ning’s private studio, the little one wore a small dress running on the sunny beach, occasionally stopping to tease little crabs, or excitedly holding up colorful seashells, loudly showing off to her not-far-away parents...

All kinds of little moments, too many to list.

“Wife, were you just thinking about our little Xi again?”

While An Ning was lost in thought, suddenly a somewhat sour and faint voice whispered near her ear in the dark.

In fact, regarding the paintings in her studio, less than half were of herself—this had long been a sore point for Lu Ting.

It was clear that his wife had been the one to teach her how to paint.

Hearing his tone, An Ning couldn’t help but chuckle, her fair fingertips seemingly casually pinching his waist.

Growing up together had this downside—this guy’s intuition was sharper than some animals, especially about her.

In An Ning’s eyes, her daughter’s lively cuteness not only softened hearts but was an excellent source of inspiration. And really, which was more attractive—the lively, imaginative little cutie or the already bored adult?

Even so, this guy could still get a little jealous. Incredible.

After being pinched hard by his wife, Lu Ting just chuckled and hugged her tighter, casually catching her hand in his palm:

“By the way, An Ning, you mentioned before wanting to go to the island for a trip, and you’ll have some free time soon...”

“Hmph, our daughter is busy studying and preparing for exams, right? Just the two of us will do, wife...”