Chapter 800: Chapter 780: Gongyang Che Returns
"Yes, yes, yes, it’s my fault, Old Man Jimo, don’t be mad at me." Old Master Zhao immediately apologized, looking remorseful: "I know how much you value this child, isn’t that enough? Look at you, acting as if you’re going to turn hostile. My grandson is already twenty-two, and he wouldn’t dare to mess with those young ones." Old Master Zhao paused, looking amused: "Who doesn’t know that the Luo Family has a bunch of brothers above her? If you provoke this little ancestor, you’ll be in for a lot of trouble."
Jimo Cheng suddenly recalled those challenges he faced from the Luo Family Brothers when his relationship with Luo Qianqian was first announced, and couldn’t help but smile.
Yes, Luo Qianqian certainly has strong support behind her, who would dare to mess with her?
Luo Qianqian thought of her brothers, feeling so proud. She wasn’t afraid of being bullied, even if Jimo Cheng did bully her, if Luo Shufan wasn’t around, she still had four brothers. Besides, was Jimo Cheng someone who would bully her?
Jimo Kong was completely exasperated: "Only you would think like that, why provoke others for no reason?" Didn’t he know about those four brothers from the Luo Family? Thinking of his own grandson and his skills, he felt relieved. Moreover, among men, if you can resolve something with physical actions, there’s no need to drag things out.
He was very concerned about the situation of ’scholar meets soldier, reasoning becomes unclear’, so he decided to have Jimo Cheng, the grandson raised by his side, learn both literature and martial arts. Faced with a scholar, he could reason; faced with a soldier? Then he’d use his fists.
Old Master Zhao pursed his lips, not saying anything, as it was the kind of situation where no matter what you say, it’s wrong.
Over there, a car approached, and Old Master Jimo slightly frowned: "Should I check the almanac? How come I meet this guy as soon as I show up?"
The new arrivals were someone Luo Qianqian and Jimo Cheng recognized immediately: it was Gongyang Chou.
But the next person... made their faces flush with slight embarrassment. It was Gongyang Che.
"Oh, you came too, what a coincidence?" Gongyang Chou greeted Jimo Kong with a chuckle: "I heard my grandson was mistreated at your Han Moxuan?"
Jimo Cheng was about to respond, but Luo Qianqian held him back tightly and shook her head, stopping him from speaking.
Jimo Kong remained calm: "Yes, it’s the first time I saw someone play small tricks at Han Moxuan, it was quite an eye-opener."
Gongyang Chou laughed: "That’s nothing, you must be ready to take responsibility for your actions. Che, apologize to your Grandpa Jimo."
Gongyang Che, looking completely different from his earlier appearance in the store, was now in athletic casual wear and wearing fine gold-rimmed glasses, walked openly towards them: "Yes, Grandpa."
Then he turned towards Old Master Jimo: "Grandpa Jimo, I’m sorry, it was my mistake, if I offended you, please forgive me."
"No problem." Old Master Jimo waved his hand: "There was no damage in the store, and even if there was, I, as an old man, could just consider it a welcome gift to you."
"You make it sound like I didn’t give your family’s children a welcome gift, but you gave my grandson one? Isn’t that a bit embarrassing?" Gongyang Chou looked calmly at Jimo Cheng: "Then I should also offer a welcome gift to compensate."
Saying this, he pulled out a jade pendant from his pocket, its quality transparent and craftsmanship superb, a top-grade piece. He handed it to Jimo Cheng: "Consider this my welcome gift to you."
Jimo Cheng frowned, and Luo Qianqian shook his hand slightly and winked at him, whispering: "It is polite to accept what a senior gives."
Hearing Luo Qianqian’s words, Jimo Cheng quickly realized that in front of a crowd, anything said or done might be seen as improper, so he calmly accepted it with both hands: "Then I thank you for the gift, Grandfather Gongyang. I feel honored and will be sure to keep it well." He slightly bowed, behaving flawlessly. Not getting a welcome gift during the first meeting, but receiving one now, what’s that about?
Old Master Jimo nodded, very pleased with Jimo Cheng’s demeanor.
Searching his own body intending to find something for a return gift, he could only watch as Gongyang Chou pulled out a pouch from his bosom again, from which he extracted a jade bracelet, and his expression turned a few shades darker.
Never mind other things, this was clearly of much higher quality than the previous jade pendant, and this jade bracelet was clearly part of a pair, leaving only... Luo Qianqian as the remaining junior.
"This youngster, I am rather fond of her, although she isn’t a Jimo family child, but still, here’s a small trinket as a welcome gift." Gongyang Chou said as he looked at Luo Qianqian.
Looking at the difference in the position from which the jade pendant and bracelet were taken out, Luo Qianqian could guess the bracelet wasn’t simple, and accepting it wouldn’t be good. However, she had just advised Jimo Cheng that she couldn’t refuse a senior’s gift. For a moment, she was in a dilemma.
After a moment, Luo Qianqian’s eyes brightened as she tilted her head: "I am not a member of the Jimo family, that’s true."
Jimo Cheng was flustered at that moment, but Luo Qianqian directly held his hand.
Then she let go and pounced on Jimo Kong: "Grandpa said that when outside the house, besides things given by Grandpa Kong and Senior Brother, not to take anything from strangers, whether food or toys, or else I might be kidnapped. Many kids are taken to remote mountains this way; I’m a child, so I don’t understand much, but I know prophecies like ’a weasel paying a New Year’s call to a chicken, all with bad intentions’ and ’without merit, don’t accept gifts’. I haven’t heard Grandpa mention any Grandpa Gongyang or Grandma Gongyang... I’m a child; I don’t understand much, but I know I can’t accept things from strangers."
Her little mouth babbled on, and the people around couldn’t hold back their laughter. One moment she was saying, ’I’m just a child, I don’t understand’, the next, ’a weasel paying a New Year’s call to a chicken, all with bad intentions’, then something about ’without merit, don’t accept gifts’. Even if someone wanted to do something, Luo Qianqian’s words prevented them from saying anything further.
Jimo Cheng lightly coughed twice, covering his mouth, still taking the opportunity to educate Luo Qianqian: "What did I tell you last time? You can’t say such things in front of others; you’re still young, but you won’t be allowed to in the future." A tacit acknowledgment of Luo Qianqian’s claim of being young.
After all, Luo Qianqian was indeed the youngest there.
Playing the age card wasn’t something Gongyang Chou had anticipated.
He thought Luo Qianqian’s advice to Jimo Cheng of ’it is polite to accept what a senior gives’ had trapped her, but who knew she slipped through the cracks of the net???
"Ahem, ahem... The best thing about Qianqian is that she always listens to what her family says, she’s a good and obedient child." Jimo Kong remained calm, though he was initially a bit confused, who knew Luo Qianqian would say that? Instantly, the crisis vanished, filled with comedic effect.
"A university-going child like Luo Qianqian wouldn’t be ignorant?" Gongyang Che scoffed.
Luo Qianqian naturally responded: "Yes, because I dedicate all my time to studying hard, it’s only natural that I wouldn’t know how to interact with people. Grandpa wants me to study well and become a good person useful to society, so I must fulfill his wish, Mom says that’s what filial piety is." She smiled lightly: "Grandpa also told me not to talk to strangers, ah, Grandpa Kong, Senior Brother, you must help me keep this a secret, or I’ll be punished to do more exercises..."
Jimo Kong and Jimo Cheng dutifully nodded in agreement.
Punished to do exercises? They had no idea.
Not just them; even Old Master Luo, who allegedly punished Luo Qianqian with exercises, was completely in the dark!
