Tomb raiding: A mere 20 is nothing!

Wu Xie's eyes widened in disbelief.

He admitted he wasn't young anymore, but hearing those four words from his dearest grandmother gave him a strange sense of grievance.

To everyone's surprise, when Grandma Wu met Wu Xie's gaze, she not only didn't find anything wrong with it, but instead laughed.

"Your expression now is a bit like your younger self. You were so gloomy a few years ago that I almost didn't recognize my sunny and cheerful Xiao Xie."

Sunny and cheerful...

Wu Xie sighed. The person he remembered was so different from the person he was now that sometimes even he felt like a stranger to him.

"People always grow up, Grandma."

That's all he could say.

Grandma Wu stroked the dog's head and sighed.

"Yes. People always grow up, but over the years, I've been wondering if it's because you have too many things to do and too many burdens on your shoulders that you don't have the extra energy to think about other things, which has delayed you."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xie shook his head: "Grandma, don't say that. I was born into the Wu family, so there are some things that are destined for me to do."

In other words, whether he liked it or not, fate would eventually push him down this path; that was his destiny.

I was heartbroken and stubborn about this when I was young, but now I can accept and face it calmly.

Grandma Wu pursed her lips and remained silent for a long while. There were some things she couldn't stop, even if she couldn't bear to.

The Wu family's long-standing plan has cost so many people; it cannot be ruined at the last minute.

Now that the Wang family has been destroyed and the plan has succeeded, the naive Wu Xie will never come back.

Ultimately, they felt guilty towards Wu Xie.

So, after everything settled down, they didn't interfere too much with Wu Xie's private life, letting him find a quiet place to rest.

As for the girl named Shen Mingchao, it was a complete surprise. They also knew that Wu Xie wasn't the only one who was interested, but that wasn't a big deal. The more people there were, the greater the competition, which only proved how outstanding the girl was.

But the fact that her own child is currently in such a depressed state makes it seem like he has become a loser in this competition.

Tsk.

In recent years, we've focused on developing his tomb raiding skills, but he's a complete blank when it comes to emotions.

No wonder they lost the competition.

Grandma Wu began to patiently explain, "Your grandma doesn't know what happened between you and that girl, and you don't tell us much."

"But when it comes to pursuing a girl, you have to be sincere and patient. Besides, our family background is complicated, and girls from ordinary families might not be able to accept it. You need to learn to proceed step by step in this regard."

When Wu Xie heard his grandmother say this, he suddenly remembered a phone call his father had made to him a long time ago.

He said he felt that his grandmother had fallen in love with someone, and he was open-minded and could accept that his grandmother was looking for a partner, but his grandmother herself did not want things to become complicated.

After all, she has a special status. When an old man comes to her house for dinner and sees his sons, grandsons, and other servants who have come to pay New Year's visits, he will probably choke on his own.

Wu Xie thought to himself, "He's a respectable old man, it's just that his family isn't respectable."

His father's idea was that he hoped his grandmother wouldn't keep things to herself and wouldn't feel pressured. She would find out sooner or later what she needed to know.

Grandma meant that the flavor comes from keeping things hidden. She'd lived her whole life and knew exactly how to cook each dish to make it taste good.

Just as Wu Xie thought of this, Grandma Wu suddenly clapped her hands, as if she had discovered the truth.

"Grandson, you're not just feeling melancholic because you told that girl everything about our family and she didn't accept you, are you?"

"Oh dear, I told you we shouldn't have told you this so early. What respectable family could accept it so easily?"

Wu Xie sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.

"...Grandma, it's not like that."

He hesitated, knowing that Grandma Wu was misunderstanding something, but he couldn't explain it clearly in just a few words.

But then Grandma Wu made another startling remark, each one potentially fatal.

"Oh dear, grandson, not to be rude, but the age difference between you and her is quite large, so it's normal that she doesn't like you."

"I heard that the girl is quite outstanding, and many people like her, all of them are exceptional individuals. It's understandable that you can't compete with her; you don't have much of an advantage over others."

Grandma Wu looked troubled as she spoke, but after thinking for a while, a sudden inspiration struck her.

Have it.

"Since that girl can't accept the Wu family, you can still marry into their family. Anyway, your father married into the family, so you can leave a child for the Wu family to raise. After all, the Wu family has such a large business, and someone has to inherit it. It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl. If you're marrying into the family, we can't have such high expectations."

"Tell her that the Wu family can't be short of money. Giving birth is like going through hell for a woman. The Wu family only needs one child, and the others can take the woman's surname."

"Oh, by the way, you'd better start smoking and drinking less now. Being clean and fresh will give you a lot of points with girls, and it'll also help you prepare for getting pregnant in the future."

"Don't blame Grandma for being blunt, but given your age, even if you're healthy, the quality of everything will decline. If you prepare in advance, the woman will suffer less during pregnancy."

"And one more thing—"

"No more, Grandma."

Wu Xie was so tired of listening that he quickly interrupted his grandmother, feeling that if he didn't stop her, she would even come up with a name for his child.

Given his current relationship with Shen Mingchao, it's not even close to happening yet. He doesn't even know Shen Mingchao's birth chart, let alone get married and have children. What kind of pipe dream is that? If he comes to Shen Mingchao now, he'll be lucky if he's not kicked out.

Wu Xie rubbed his temples and finally told the truth: "You're overthinking it, Grandma. Right now, she and I... sigh, we probably can't even be considered ordinary friends."

"62 (盝儿)"

As everyone knows, dialect insults are the most deadly.

This is a Hangzhou slang term that means "fool" or "useless".

"..."

That final strike hit the bullseye.

Wu Xie touched his chest; this feeling of being both angry and stifled was strangely familiar.

After being away for months, I still feel heartbroken upon my return.

He immediately lost his composure, his face turning pale and then flushed as he screamed in a frenzy.

"Grandma, are you here to comfort me or to mock me?!"

Grandma Wu clicked her tongue.

Oh no, I spoke too quickly.

I finally spoke my mind.

She looked a little embarrassed, her eyes darting around, and she coughed before quickly trying to cover it up: "Um, you must have misheard me."

Wu Xie: ?

Grandma, please don't lie through your teeth.

Your grandson's sense of smell wasn't very good before, but his hearing was still fine.

Wu Xie was frustrated and couldn't refute it, so he simply gave up and rolled his eyes, pulling someone down as a scapegoat.

He looked up at Grandma Wu, a hint of resentment in his eyes: "Grandma, you can't be so biased. I'm not the only male left in the Wu family, why are you only targeting me? My second uncle is still single, why don't you talk about him?"

Wu Erbai, who was handling official business at the company, suddenly felt a chill down his spine and sneezed.

Ok?

He thought it was just getting cold, so he got up and closed the window. Little did he know that it was his beloved nephew who was putting on a show of "filial piety between uncle and nephew" in front of his mother, behind his back.