Chapter 125 - The Chen Family (1/2)

Chapter 125: The Chen Family

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Waterways coursed through tens of miles of fertile land, reflecting the sparking lights and excitement of the Jin City.

The Chen family’s residence was located at the foothills of the East Mountain, away from the noisy streets of the city. It was a perfect location for seniors to enjoy their slow-paced retirement.

Ever since Chen Fan’s grandfather Chen Huaian retired from work, he had been living here and taking care of his small garden. Almost all of his children were successful and were working in big cities, except for his youngest son who ran away with his life to a small county.

The Chen Family might be nearly unheard of in the Jiang Nan Province; however, the family was deeply rooted in the Jin City and had connections in all areas of the city. Chen Huaian’s brothers were spread across the city, and together they formed a tight-knit family clan: the Chen Family of the Jin City.

Chen Huaian stood in front of his mansion and looked toward the end of the road while waiting for his family.

His stubborn third son was coming home today.

The thought of Chen Gexin made him heave a sigh. He was his favorite son, talented and smart ever since he was a little boy. Chen Gexin was admitted into the Qinhua University in the 80s and became the pride of the entire family clan. However, he was as stubborn as a donkey. His mind was clouded by the ink he drank at the university, in a fit of delusion and anger, he ran away with the w.a.n.g family’s daughter to the countryside just to prove himself right.

“Grandpa, we don’t know when Uncle Gexin is going to come eyet. Let’s just wait inside.” An attractive girl said.

“It’s alright, really. I exercise my old legs and arms with Tai Chi every day. I will be fine.” Chen Huaian waved a hand. “I haven’t seen Xiao Fan and Xiao Ya for a while. I wonder if they have grown taller?”

The old man murmured to himself. The older he got, the more he found himself talking to himself.

Chen Ning stood aside and listened to the old man’s murmur with a smile.

She was An Ya’s friend. They were both of the same age and went to the same university, and even their major was the same: business. Therefore the two had a lot of common interests. They both appreciated each other’s talents and enjoyed each other’s company.

However, she had little love for the son of Uncle Gexin.

“Stubborn, cold, naive little spoiled dip s.h.i.+t!” Chen Ning cursed in her mind and gritted her teeth.

Chen Fan’s parents rarely had time to look after him, and therefore, he used to be a savage little nightmare for the people around him. His temperament didn’t improve until he went to Chu Zhou City for school.

However, Chen Ning’s impression of Chen Fan remained the same as that when he was a little boy, and therefore, she didn’t have anything good to say about him.

“Uncle Gexin was exceptionally talented, and Auntie Yun was one of the toughest women in business I have ever seen, even An Ya has a lovely personality, how come their son turned out to be such a black sheep?” Chen Ning shook her head as she lamented.

As she thought so, a black VW pulled over to the entrance.

The Chen family emerged from the car.

“Dad!”

Chen Gexin and w.a.n.g Xiaoyun shouted.

Chen Huaian nodded. Chen Huaian and his sister came over to the old man and greeted him. “Grandpa.”

Chen Huaian was very pleased with his step-granddaughter. No one in the Chen family could rival An Ya’s talent and appearance. From time to time, he even attempted to set her up with his oldest grandson Chen An. However, An Ya resisted the idea and ended up upsetting the old man even till this day.

The old man s.h.i.+fted his gaze to Chen Fan; right away, he noticed something was amiss.

Chen Gexin and w.a.n.g Xiaoyun were still young in the eyes of Chen Huaian, who was already in his eighties. His rough and tumble life had given him a pair of keen eyes to pick up even the smallest details.

However, there and then, he suddenly felt that he knew practically nothing about his little grandson.

“Interesting. It’s only been half a year, how come Xiao Fan had changed so much?” Chen Huaian asked himself.

In other people’s view, Chen Fan had not changed at all. He was still reticent, and average in his looks and talent. However, in the eyes of Chen Huaian, the little grandson was full of unexplored latent talents. His sharp mind and iron-will were like that of an unsheathed blade, ready to take action.

Under Chen Fan’s ordinary appearance, he harbored a sense of pride that set him apart from everyone else.

The old man had only seen such an imposing manner in people who were at the top of the food chain. Plus, there was something more than just dignity in Chen Fan; in his eyes flickered a cold light that was indifferent to anything around him. Not until his gaze met with his father and sister An Ya did a small emotion ripple on his face

“This feeling is… very familiar…” Chen Huaian’s heart thumped heavily in his chest as he finally realized where he had felt the feeling before.