Chapter 145

Chapter 145: Even a Dog Gets a Loving Look

“Hand? Which hand?”

“Your left hand.”

Although Grandma Qin did not really understand what Du An Rao wanted to do, she still trusted her and held out her hand.

Du An Rao carefully studied Grandma Qin’s palm. She confirmed that the life line, which had once faded, now bent at an angle and continued for another section.

It did not look very long, but compared with the previous part, it was definitely more than just a few years.

[ Great, Grandma Qin’s fate has changed. She and Granduncle can be together for a very, very long time. ]

Only then did the old couple understand why Du An Rao had suddenly wanted to look at her hand. Their hearts shook with excitement.

Before this, Grandma Qin had hesitated over all of her lover’s suggestions, and part of the reason was her worry that her health was poor and she would not be able to stay with Du De Sheng for long.

Now that she had heard Du An Rao’s words, her last worry disappeared.

“I thought it over and you are right,” she said. “A person only lives once. Some things should be decided early, so that we will not regret it when it is time to close our eyes.”

“Pui pui pui, what are you saying? You and my Granduncle will definitely live to a hundred and grow old together,” Du An Rao said.

“Yes, yes, yes, we will take your good words,” Grandma Qin replied.

Du De Sheng was also wild with joy. Grinning foolishly, he said: “An An is our family’s lucky star. If she says we can live to a hundred, then we will definitely live to a hundred.”

Du An Rao straightened her back confidently, her face full of pride.

[ Hmph hmph hmph, that is right. You will not go wrong listening to me! ]

Du De Sheng said: “Now you can relax. In this life we will get a certificate and leave our mark. Then in the next life I can find you again and be your husband for another whole lifetime.”

“This life is not even over and you are already thinking about the next one. You wish. I did not agree,” Grandma Qin said.

Du De Sheng was not upset at all. Looking every bit like a lovestruck fool, he said: “It is fine, it is fine. We still have a long time to think about it. Sooner or later I will make you agree.”

Watching the two of them, Du An Rao could not help laughing too.

[ That is why love depends on who you are with. Love like Aunt, Liao Jing Yi, and the Cui father and son just makes people afraid of getting married, afraid of having children, and afraid of love. But love like Granduncle and Grandma Qin’s warms your heart just by looking at it and makes you want to find someone to fall in love with too. ]

At first Du Jun Yan had only been watching this old couple’s bickering for fun. When he heard Du An Rao say that, alarms went off in his mind and he shuddered.

He coughed: “Ahem, An An…”

Du An Rao turned her head in confusion: “What is it, Brother?”

“Brother does not object to you dating,” he said, “but only after you are a bit older. If you are too young, it is easy to be tricked. You do not know how sly the men outside are now. They are very good at pretending.” In his heart, he added: Like that scheming Mr. Xi beside you!

“I know,” Du An Rao said.

[ Just like Cui Jue Yan and his father. Until the very last moment, who knew if the thing under that human skin was a person or a ghost. ]

She said: “Brother, relax. I am not even thinking about dating right now. Even if I do date, I definitely will not let myself suffer!”

[ If anyone dares to trick your Ancestor me like that, he is really kicking an iron plate. Once I find out he lied to me like the Cui father and son, I will break his hands and his legs, then confiscate his crime tool and make him a eunuch for life! ]

The three people in the room could not help it: “Pfft…”

Carrying some health supplements, Xi Jing Yue had just reached the ward door when he heard these frightening words. He suddenly felt a chill all over his body.

When dealing with the Qin Family, Du De Sheng completely changed the careful, low-key style he had used in the past few years. He did things fast and fierce, shaking heaven and earth.

Because of that, right after the two of them left City C, many people in the Du Family heard that Du De Sheng had gone to the Du Family branch and, on that trip, had finally found the other half he had been searching for all these years.

Some relatives who knew the inside story quietly let out a sigh of relief and secretly felt happy for Du An Rao’s family. They had now gained a backer that no one dared to provoke. From now on, Du An Rao would no longer have to worry about anything.

At the same time, a few relatives who had been hesitating about whether to risk going to the Du Family to give them a warning could now openly visit them.

So, when Du An Rao and the others returned home, what they saw was Fourth Aunt Ruan Xiu Ru with her two children and Fifth Uncle and Fifth Aunt with Second Cousin, Second Cousin-in-law, and their two kids, all gathered together, chatting and laughing with Father Du and Mother Du.

Mother Du was the first to see the two of them at the door. She called out: “An An is back? Come and greet your uncles and aunts and your brothers and sisters-in-law.”

As soon as she spoke, everyone who had been sitting on the sofa stood up.

The two aunts, who had already talked with Du An Rao at the birthday party before, quickly came over. One stood on each side and took her arms, enthusiastically saying: “An An, you are back? Your mom said you went to soak in a hot spring. Did you have fun? Are the hot springs there good? Next time when we have time, we will go soak too.”

The corner of Du An Rao’s mouth twitched. For a moment, she did not know how to answer.

[ It was pretty fun, but we never got to soak in that hot spring at all. ]

Everyone: Uh…

She finally said: “It was alright. Uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters-in-law, how do you all have time to come over? Is something going on?”

“It is nothing big,” Fourth Aunt said. “We came to City S for work and also came by to thank you.”

“Thank me?” Du An Rao asked.

Fourth Aunt said: “On your birthday, you did a reading for Auntie. You said Auntie’s own grandson had a tribulation. But the one who got into trouble turned out to be my adopted daughter’s child. After I went back, the more I thought about it, the stranger it felt. That night I questioned my two kids, and I never thought the two of them actually…”

Fourth Aunt gave the pair a hateful look, like iron that could not become steel.

Du Hong Yun and the person beside him: “…”

Du An Rao listened with great interest. Following Fourth Aunt’s gaze, she openly studied this fashionable little pseudo-sibling couple.

[ This Big Cousin really has the standard face of a male lead from a romance novel. His features are sharp and his cheeks are thin. His jaw is a bit short of that so-called knife-chiseled look, but that is not the main point. The main point is that he has a pair of big, gentle, affectionate eyes. With those eyes, he would look deeply loving even when he is looking at a dog. ]

Du Hong Yun: “…” That is not true. He only looks loving when he is looking at his wife. Heaven can prove it! And what is with a knife-chiseled jaw? Is that even human anymore?!

[ This cousin in name but cousin-in-law in truth also really fits the setting of a little white flower female lead. She is pure and fair, and looks so pitiful that you want to protect her. No wonder the author likes to torture her again and again. When she cries with tears all over her face, it must look especially moving. ]

Du Zi Xuan: “???” That is going too far!

Before coming, the two of them had already been warned by Fourth Aunt. They knew that this little cousin, who had only been recognized not long ago, had some strange abilities. They also knew that it was because she had accidentally revealed the tangle of feelings between them that the child’s tragedy had been stopped.

So on their way here, they had already prepared themselves to be scolded and lectured. They never thought that the first thing they would receive as soon as they met her would be a fierce round of comments about their looks.

The two of them: “…” This little cousin seemed very different from what they had imagined.