Chapter 414 - Really Something (2/2)

Catching sight of Zhu Changshun, Nao Nao greeted him obediently as her mom told her. Zhu Changshun then held the little girl in his arm, playing with her for a while. Actually, he was very fond of children and liked hanging out with them when time permitted.

After that, he said to the old lady with a gentle smile, “Mom, I haven’t seen you smiled like this in a long time. You’ve waited so long to meet your beloved grandson.”

The old lady replied with joy that was all over her face, “I’m happy to have my grandson back, aren’t you?”

Zhu Changshun found this little joke both annoying and funny, then he turned to the rest and spoke. “Now that Qin Sheng is back, you guys all fall like stale bread. Go kiss up to your grandma from now on.”

People in the room burst into laughter, and the old lady too couldn’t help giggling.

Dinner had long been prepared and was ready to begin now that Zhu Changshun and his wife had arrived. Anyway, he had only a short while before he would need to leave for work. The round table in the living room was big enough to seat all these guests and provide more collective hilarity than dividing people in half.

The old lady just couldn’t let her grandson out of her sight and kept him sitting beside her, nipping those delicacies into his bowl. Qin Sheng’s bowl was then full of those tasty dishes served constantly to him by her grandma, sister, and Aunt Zhu, and he would be stuffed once he ate all those up. It was such a special treatment reserved only for Qin Sheng that was envied by all the others, which, however, he felt a bit too much to afford.

It was quite an occasion so people would obviously like to have a little drink. Zhu Changshun substituted tea for wine, leaving his son Zhu Jiayou to entertain the guests. During the feast, it was natural for Zhu Changshun to ask things about Qin Sheng, who on the other hand, felt too tired to repeat those details once again, but he was lucky enough to be saved by his warmhearted insiders.

Zhu Changshun took his leave after dinner. The rest came back for the company with the old lady after sending him away, and that pleased her a lot. When the night came, Zhu Qingwen began to make arrangements for the guests. Both Qin siblings were to stay the night here with their grandma, therefore, the others were going to head back to their own houses, while the Zhu Qingyuan couple were to spend the night at Qin Ran’s apartment in Shanghai. Everybody had their own place to rest.

It was already 11 o’clock in the evening and high time for the old lady to go to bed. Qin Sheng had a little chat with his grandma and then helped her to the room upstairs, which was already made up.

Then came the nanny with hot water for the old lady to wash her feet. It was one of those everyday routines, and Qin Sheng took the basin in both hands and said, “I’ll do it.”

The nanny found herself in a difficult position to say yes or no and turned to her master for a final decision. The old lady as well found it inappropriate to have her grandson do this inferior task, and said, “Sheng’er, let them do their work, you just go have a rest.”

However, Qin Sheng insisted on doing so. “Look, Grandma, I was not around in the past, but now I’m back, and I feel it my obligation to help you wash your feet. Anyway, you bathed me countless times when I was a child.”

His tender stubbornness almost got her crying, therefore, the old lady gave in and let Qin Sheng do it for her.

Knees on the floor, Qin Sheng tested the temperature, added water if necessary and talked to her every now and then, looking quite skilled, and that delighted the old lady much to her content. Qin Sheng was also touched by the moment, for he thought of his grandpa, whom he would never get a second chance to look after.

“Grandpa, are you all right up there?”

Qin Ran was moved by the bonding moment while she came downstairs, but she chose to leave it to themselves and left with a smile.

After helping his grandma get in bed, Qin Sheng went back to the living room, where Qin Ran was watching TV. She then asked her brother, “So, about our uncle-in-law, did you figure out his official ranking?”

Qin Sheng thought for a second then asked, “Municipal level?”

“You need to be more specific.” Qin Ran seemed cryptical.

Qin Sheng gave up guessing, and said bitterly, “How am I supposed to know that? Unless I walk through them one by one.”

At this point, Qin Ran pointed out the TV news to Qin Sheng and said, “You don’t need to guess anymore. See? That’s your uncle-in-law, isn’t it?”

Qin Sheng was confused, yet when he turned to the news in which his uncle-in-law showed up, he suddenly lost his tongue.

The man was really something…