Chapter 1330 Princess Dress
In the end, Yue Yue had to drag Mu Chenyan away, 'Let them go inside first.'
Mu Chenyan sighed and nodded, "Okay, all of you can go and freshen up. We'll talk later." Seeing them entering the house, she looked at Yue Yue, "I think they had fun."
'If you're so worried why didn't you just join them?'
"It'd be awkward with me around," said Mu Chenyan. "Obviously, this was Fai's idea to bring everyone closer and bond together."
'And you just love following his stupid ideas.'
"You know, my godson is not stupid. His ideas might be a bit different but they are never stupid too. Don't always say such things to me." Then she also rushed in saying, "I'm gonna prepare something for my Elle. She must be feeling tired from this trip. And Fai must be very hungry too. Do you think I should make something sweet for Justin?"
Yue Yue almost rolled her eyes at her best friend but held herself back. Forget it. It wasn't a day or two when Mu Chenyan was worried about others. This was just who she was.
'Didn't we make some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes this morning?'
From Yue Yue's reminder, Mu Chenyan was enlightened, "Yes! Why did I forget that? Right. I should bring some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes for Justin."
"Are the kids back?" asked Grandfather Xiang.
"Yes! They went to wash up. They'll come to see you after that," said Mu Chenyan and rushed to the kitchen.
"Why is she in a hurry?" 'What do you think?'
Grandfather Xiang pursed his lips and asked, "She is rushing to feed the kids."
Yue Yue nodded in response, 'I'll go and see if she needs help.'
"Yes, please do before she brings the whole kitchen to the dining table," said Xiang Hulin. "And sorry for the trouble, little sister."
'It's okay,' responded Yue Yue.
"Sometimes I think that Mom's spirit has taken over Chenchen," said Xiang Hulin to his father. "She loves to feed people just as much as Mom."
"True," agreed Grandfather Xiang. "But whatever. As long as she is happy. And you should be happy that she at least has an interest in home matters now."
Xiang Hulin nodded in agreement, "That's right. Before she didn't know anything about what was happening at home. It's almost as you used to say that once she is forced, she'll learn everyone on her own. And Mom used to say that you're just spoiling her this way."
"I didn't spoil her," said Grandfather Xiang. "I obviously raised a beautiful and capable woman."
"You're waiting for something, Father?"
"Yeah. I'm waiting for Yenay," replied Grandfather Xiang.
"You are missing her already?"
"Not really. I'm just waiting to ask how she spent the past 24 hours. You don't understand. This isn't her comfort zone. She is good at adjusting but she doesn't like change all that much either. She was raised in true luxury from a young age. The only time she has had to face a difficult and uncomfortable environment was when she got kidnapped. Apart from that, she was truly raised in comfort and warmth. So, this past 24 hours had been the first time she had such a normal experience. I have to know how she cope with it."
Xiang Hulin gave his father a look, "Father, have you noticed?"
"What?"
"You are not just a daughter slave but also a granddaughter slave."
Grandfather Xiang gave his son a look, "What's wrong with that? Did I do something wrong? Are you thinking about the times when I used to throw you to the barracks to train when you were younger? You wanted me to raise my soft and adorable Yenay like that? No way!"
"I didn't say that," said Xiang Hulin. "I'm just saying that you didn't even go this soft with Chenchen. You even raised her roughly. So, how come it's different for Raelle? Is it really as they say that as parents people are strict but they become very soft when they become grandparents?"
"There is no such thing," said Grandfather Xiang.
"Right. That's what I thought. I don't think you'd be this soft with Wai too."
"It's not like I don't love my eldest granddaughter."
"No, you do. But the status of her in your heart is different. Isn't it?"
Grandfather Xiang didn't deny it, "Yes. It's very different. It's not like I didn't put Raelle in some rough situations growing up. She had to follow the same training as you all did. But since she didn't have to become a soldier, she didn't have to continue that training excessively when she grew up. I always had to force Raelle to make sure she'd be willing to step out of her comfort zone and explore outside. But Chenyan made sure to make everything comfortable in her life. So, it can be said that even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to give Raelle the same lifestyle as you."
He sighed to himself and went on, "First of all, she had very few interests in life. So, she hardly ever asked for anything from me. She never had to step out of the house to buy herself food, clothing, transportation, or anything at all. Everything was always available for her at home which made it even more difficult for her to do things out of her comfort zone."
"Well, you still managed to raise her well."
"I'll borrow Chenyan's words to say, she grew up on her own. She hardly gave us a chance to do anything."
Xiang Hulin shook his head as he didn't agree with those words, "Father, you don't have to say that to me. I understand you and Chenchen very well. You guys gave your all for Raelle and that's why she was able to grow up safely and became what she is today."
"I'll still say she was worry-free," said Grandfather Xiang. "You pick out any dress for her, she'd just wear it as long as it's comfortable without any question. The first time she actually raised an objection was when Chenyan purposely bought a beautiful princess dress for her and she was not happy with it."
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