She ran in with a smile. Grandpa Tang, wearing a white silk robe, saw his precious granddaughter and Ye Gushen following behind. His face lit up with laughter, wrinkles bunching together.
"As expected of my good granddaughter! You said you’d bring your fiancé home, and you did!" Grandpa Tang waved at her. "Come here, let Grandpa see if you’ve gotten tanned!"
"You have no idea! I’m so tanned!" Tang Suiyu extended her slender arm. "Even my skin is peeling! The sun was so intense!"
"Yes, yes, my poor baby!" Grandpa Tang held her little hand. "Gushen, you should plant more trees to shield my precious from the sun!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Grandpa, I’m definitely not suited for this lifestyle. Otherwise, you might not recognize me next time you see me!" She took the opportunity to nod. "So, Uncle Ye and I have discussed it, and we’re breaking off the engagement! I’m still young, immature, and rebellious, so I don’t want to trouble Uncle Ye anymore!"
Grandpa Tang’s jovial face suddenly went stiff, his sharp eyes narrowing at Ye Gushen. "She’s being unreasonable, and you agreed? Do you really not want to marry her?"
"I respect her decision." Ye Gushen’s hands slowly clenched. How could he not want to marry her!
But the little girl disagreed and didn’t like him.
If they got married, she wouldn’t be happy.
Grandpa Tang’s face fell, and he immediately let go of his precious granddaughter’s hand and stood up. "I need a tranquilizer. Don’t bother me, you two!"
"Grandpa, Grandpa..." Tang Suiyu chased after him. "Grandpa, you are the wisest person in our family; you can’t sacrifice Uncle Ye’s happiness for your granddaughter, right? He deserves someone better. If it’s really about a family alliance, why not my cousin? She’s your granddaughter too!"
Grandpa Tang shot her a look and sternly rebuked, "What do you know!"
"I..." She had never seen her grandpa so angry with her; what had she said wrong?
Her cousin was Uncle’s daughter; wasn’t she also Grandpa’s granddaughter?
"Then I don’t like him! I don’t want to be with him. Is that reason enough?" she also shouted, "Why should my marriage be arranged by you all? This ridiculous notion of repaying a debt of gratitude with marriage—why not just give him some money instead? Wouldn’t that be more practical?"
"These old-generation agreements, forcing them on the younger generation, did you ever ask if Uncle Ye and I agreed? You’re all too overbearing!"
"I don’t like Grandpa anymore!" She turned and ran out!
Grandpa Tang, midway up the stairs, watched her leave. "Gushen, sorry to trouble you, but please go after her. She’s been spoiled since childhood, and this is the first decision made without her input. Sui Sui will understand in the future!"
"I think respecting her is more important."
"You don’t like her? Sui Sui is quite adorable. She’s my favorite!" Grandpa Tang’s eyes were filled with worry, even though they were at home.
Ye Gushen’s handsome face was serious. "I do like her."
"Then that’s settled. Don’t worry; Grandpa has his ways! She will agree!" Grandpa Tang gave him a knowing look. "Now go after her! Don’t you want a wife?"
Ye Gushen hadn’t been to the Tang Family’s Old Mansion for a long time. A servant guided him to where Tang Suiyu sat on a swing.
He thought she might be crying, throwing a tantrum, or sulking, but she was unexpectedly playing a game.
"The sun is blazing, but it’s not blazing here?" Ye Gushen raised a parasol over her. "You have a bias against the sun."