"Stop talking nonsense, Dad." Su Jiang countered disapprovingly in front of his son as his character was questioned, "Do you think I’m that kind of person?"
"That’s true, I really don’t know how our family ended up with Su Yun, that rotten thing." Mentioning Su Yun made the old man clench his teeth in anger, but he couldn’t afford to lose his temper at his age. If he were younger, he would’ve definitely whipped Su Yun.
Father and son exchanged a glance, and their conversation turned back to criticizing Su Yun.
Lately, the old man would curse his daughter whenever he felt irritated.
"By the way, Su Jiang, do you think it’s possible that Ningning is my granddaughter?" The old man asked with hopeful, twinkling eyes, revealing just how much he hoped so.
"It’s possible, but..." that ’but’ made the old man’s face darken.
"What do you mean by that? Do you hate seeing me happy? Or are you saying you don’t welcome my granddaughter back? If you dare say so, be careful or I’ll break your damn legs."
Damn! The old man was indiscriminately attacking now!
Su Huai’an gave his father a sympathetic look. After uncle and auntie left, now grandpa’s focus of attacks had shifted to Dad. He hoped his dad could withstand this; otherwise, it would be his turn as the grandson.
"What are you talking about, Dad?" Su Jiang glared, full of vigor, showing no signs of backing down. "You of all people should know what I think. If we really find her, I’ll treat her like my own daughter no matter what. But it’s still not certain whether she is Sheng Ning, as there is no solid evidence. We still need to wait for Xiao Hai to come back from the rural investigation."
"If she isn’t the one, then why does she look so much alike?" the old man was relentless.
"Dad, I haven’t ruled out the possibility now!" Su Jiang frowned, "I think the girl definitely knows our family and probably even dislikes us."
Su Huai’an strongly agreed with this statement, "Exactly! She must really dislike our family." From the few interactions, Su Huai’an could clearly sense the aversion in Sheng Ning’s heart.
It was unprovoked, and his intuition told him that it was not just aversion but even disgust.
"Yes! You two make sense." The old man nodded solemnly, putting his cup down on the coffee table. "I feel like she’s always very patient when talking to Old Hai and Old Chen, and she has a beautiful smile too." He finished, feeling a bit aggrieved, "It seems like she doesn’t really care to deal with me."
As a former leader who had mentored countless people, he had never faced such neglect before!
"It seems it’s not just my imagination!"
"Could it be that uncle had offended her before? I heard that someone had falsely accused her and uncle even had her taken to the interrogation room."
Could a young girl like her even belong in a place like an interrogation room? With uncle’s methods, even a grown man would come out skin and bones.
"This rotten thing, when he comes back, I’ll break his damn legs." The old man was furious, "He never does anything useful, always causing trouble. What use do I have for him?"
Su Huai’an’s mouth twitched; had he unintentionally betrayed his uncle just now? He hoped nothing serious happens when he returns; otherwise, his uncle could plot his doom.
On the train, Su Hai suddenly sneezed, rubbing his nose and pulling his clothes tighter around him.