Chapter 125

Chapter 125: I’ll Give You a Chance to Say It Again

“They hate you when you have something, laugh at you when you have nothing. They despise you for being poor and fear you when you’re rich. For people with bad hearts, even if you squeeze yourself dry and cut off your own flesh to feed them, they’ll still say you’re not generous enough. They’ll ask why you didn’t snap off your bones to give them too.”

Father Du had been in business for many years. He had seen plenty of ungrateful people like that and never wronged himself by trying to understand how they thought.

Anyone who betrayed him did not need to be kept. Anyone who hurt him or his family had to pay the price, no matter who they were or what kind of relationship they had with him in the past.

These words really hit the mark. Jiang Wen Tao’s eyes turned sharp, and he said in a cold voice: “You’re right. No matter the reason, since he wanted my life and even hurt my family, we can’t just let this go.”

“As long as you understand. Also keep an eye on An An. Her situation is special. She will only come into contact with more and more people in the future. Ru Ning and I will do our best to protect her, but we can’t avoid making mistakes.”

Jiang Wen Tao was not stupid either. He quickly nodded and said: “I understand what you mean. Don’t worry. You see how your sister-in-law dotes on her and wishes she could take her home to raise as a daughter. Even if you didn’t say anything, my wife and I would definitely look after her. We won’t let her suffer any losses.”

“Good.”

To be safe, Jiang You Nian stayed in the Third Hospital for another week. After checks confirmed his body was in great shape and there was nothing wrong, he returned the Five Emperor Coins to Du An Rao, then went back to City B with his mother and brother.

Jiang Wen Tao, on the other hand, hurried back to City B the day after Jiang You Nian was out of danger.

Du An Rao guessed he must have gone to cause trouble for that old friend who had given him the blood jade. She was itching inside, wondering if, when Second Cousin went back, Aunt could give her a friendly live report about her uncle going to settle the score, so she could satisfy her gossip-loving curiosity.

However, what Du An Rao did not expect was that instead of news from her uncle’s family, she got an unexpected visitor, who was also a relative from City B.

“What’s going on? Who is this old grandpa, and why are Mom and Dad so nervous?”

Du An Rao hid by the railing on the second floor and poked her head out to look. While watching these guests who looked low-key but gave off danger in every detail, she whispered to Du Yu Xi about why they had come.

“I heard he is Grandfather’s old brother, from the patriarch’s branch. He’s a rather distant relative of ours. Usually we don’t have much contact with them. I don’t know why he suddenly showed up.”

As Du Yu Xi said this, she glanced at Du An Rao without thinking. She actually had a few guesses in her heart but didn’t dare say them out loud.

“So he is a senior from Grandfather’s generation. No wonder Mom and Dad take him so seriously.”

“It isn’t only because of his age. This Granduncle’s early years were pretty legendary. He built up a huge business all by himself and has very high status in City B. He has connections in all kinds of fields and is a remarkable big shot. The pity is, he never married and has no children. So many relatives in the family are eyeing his businesses, breaking their heads trying to send their own kids over to be adopted, so they can sit back and enjoy the benefits later.”

When she mentioned this, worry showed in Du Yu Xi’s eyes.

This sudden visit from Granduncle might be good news for those relatives who coveted his fortune. But for their family, who didn’t have much ambition toward his assets, it was very dangerous.

If they were not careful and let those people think Granduncle treated their family differently, those relatives might put aside old grudges, unite as one, and swallow their family alive first.

Du An Rao didn’t know all these twists and turns. Hearing Du Yu Xi say this, she frowned in confusion.

[This background, this identity… why does it sound kind of familiar?]

Du Yu Xi froze for a moment and suddenly turned to look at Du An Rao. She had just opened her mouth to say something else when Mother Du’s voice came from downstairs: “Jun Yan, go upstairs and see if An An is up. If she is, bring her down and tell her Granduncle wants to see her.”

Du An Rao was stunned: “See me? Why does he want to see me for no reason?”

Seeing this, Du Yu Xi was even more sure of her guess. She pressed her lips together and comforted her: “Don’t be nervous. He probably heard about what happened between us and came over because he was curious. I’ll go down with you.”

When the two of them went downstairs, the atmosphere in the living room was a little strange.

It was clear that this Granduncle had quite a presence. Besides a young lady who looked like a care attendant and a middle-aged man in a dark suit who looked a bit thin and weak, he had brought seven or eight plainclothes bodyguards. They were all tall and strong, lined up in a row, which was really intimidating.

With one look, Du An Rao could tell these people were different from those useless good-for-nothings around Jiang Huai Ying before. These men were real fighters who had seen blood.

Realizing this, Du An Rao became even more curious about Granduncle’s background.

“Mom, why did you call us down?”

Du De Sheng stood up, leaning on his cane. Before coming, he had already read through the information on everyone in the Du family, but he still pretended not to know and asked: “Is this the one…”

“No, this is Yu Xi.” Mother Du stood up and pulled the two kids over to her. “This is An An.”

“An An, Yu Xi, this is your Granduncle.”

“Hello, Granduncle.”

“Good, good, good.” Du De Sheng smiled kindly. He took the red envelopes that had been prepared ahead of time from the young care attendant beside him and handed one to each of them.

“You are both good children, and your parents are clear-headed, kind and honest people. No matter what happened before, from now on, as long as the family stays united and peaceful, you will have endless blessings. This is a small meeting gift from your Granduncle. It should have been given to you on your birthday, but something urgent came up that day, so I couldn’t make it. Time dragged on, and it is only being given now.”

Of course, that was just an excuse. With how things were at their house back then, they probably hadn’t even been able to catch his eye during the birthday banquet.

Father Du understood this too and quickly followed up: “It’s just a kid’s birthday. It wasn’t a big deal. We’re already grateful that you remembered. Since it is Granduncle’s gift, you two should accept it.”

“Thank you, Granduncle.”

The two of them took the red envelopes and sat down on either side of Mother Du.

On the other side, after Du De Sheng sat back down, he went straight to the point.

“Actually, besides bringing gifts for the two children this time, there’s something else I need your help with.”

Father Du and Mother Du looked at each other and said: “Please say it. As long as it’s something we can do, we won’t refuse.”

“I’m planning to stay in City S for a few days. It’s a bit inconvenient to stay in a hotel, so I was wondering if I could stay at your place for a while.”

“This…”

“If you’re worried that an old man like me will be hard to take care of, you can relax. This is my care attendant, Qiao Yi Ting. She is very capable and can handle all my daily needs by herself. I just have to trouble you to also free up a room for her.”

He had already said this much, so the couple really couldn’t refuse. They were about to agree when someone poked them from the side. They turned their heads and saw their younger daughter’s blank face.

[I’ll give you a chance to say that again. What did you say your care attendant’s name was?]