Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

No, no, no, I'm not scared, I'm just a little confused and don't understand what's going on.

And also, the terms "old lady" and "old man"... your Chinese is really quite authentic!

"Um...Grandma and Grandpa?" Yu Zhe finally couldn't help but ask. "I...of course I'm alive, I...Ahaha, it's just that, Grandma and Grandpa, have you heard about me from somewhere before? You seem very surprised to see me."

It's more than just a surprise; your reactions were downright shocking!

Upon hearing this, Grandma and Grandpa exchanged a glance, seemingly exchanging the limited information they both possessed.

In the end, it was Grandpa who was the first to see the current situation!

He bent down to pick up his cane and stroked his beard.

beaming with joy.

"Hahaha, Yuzhe, tell me, isn't this a misunderstanding? Just now, my wife and I thought it was Qiuyun who brought Lizhi over. Sigh, we're getting old, our eyesight is failing. My wife, you know how similar Yuzhe and Qiuyun looked when they were young, but... compared to then, twenty years have passed now, Qiuyun doesn't look like that anymore, how could we be mistaken?"

"Yes, old man, you're so dense! Twenty years have passed, Yuzhe should be this age by now! Time waits for no one... Qiuyun's daughter has grown so much..."

"It's not a daughter! It's a son!" Yu Zhe immediately corrected the mistake!

Yu Zhe really couldn't hold it in anymore!!

It turns out that Grandma and Grandpa weren't just stunned.

Instead, they mistook Yu Zhe for Yang Qiuyun.

When they suddenly realized that Yu Zhe was Yu Zhe and not Yang Qiuyun, they had the same reaction of surprise and shock.

no...

Even if my mother and I look alike, how could you two not be able to tell the difference immediately over a span of twenty years?

Do your reaction times last for twenty years?

Hearing my grandparents' hearty laughter after they were told they had said something wrong...

Yu Zhe suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.

Where does it feel familiar?

It's just... I always feel like he's a bit goofy...

Speaking of being simple-minded.

Suddenly, Yu Zhe turned his head and looked at Xiao Lizhi, who had an innocent look on her face.

Oh, I understand.

I immediately understood where this sense of familiarity came from.

Little Lychee blinked, asking with considerable confusion.

"Brother Yuzhe...what's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly remembered an academic question."

"?"

Little Lychee, do you know what question I'm thinking about?

The wisdom passed down through generations.

I knew it! How could someone as clever and intelligent as Aunt Elisa have given birth to such a silly daughter like you!

So the source is here?!

36. Three Lively Treasures

As it turns out, Yu Zhe's attitude towards this trip was a complete misjudgment.

In his imagination, Xiaolizhi's maternal grandparents, while not necessarily difficult to communicate with, should at least be the kind of people who are particularly conservative and strict with their younger generations.

Types of people.

Yu Zhe's conjecture is based on fact. Since Aunt Elisa's family of origin is a traditional aristocratic family in Northern Europe, Yu Zhe naturally assumes that Aunt Elisa's parents must also be traditional people.

but...

Little Lychee sat next to Yu Zhe and had just told a corny joke to her grandparents sitting opposite her.

Yu Zhe looked across the Western-style marble dining table in front of him.

The two elders were all smiles after hearing the joke, teasing each other without any regard for the local table manners that are valued.

Yu Zhe didn't find the joke particularly funny... but it was novel to older people, and it's normal for them to find it amusing.

Yu Zhe was simply curious that they not only didn't act like elders, but even seemed to treat the younger generation like friends.

Simply put, they are "the same kind" as Xiao Lizhi, and when they sit around the table, they are like three lively treasures!

The gap between reality and imagination made Yu Zhe secretly smile bitterly.

Also, Yu Zhe needs to correct one thing.

He used to say that it wasn't easy for a prodigy like Xiao Lizhi to emerge from such an excellent educational environment as Aunt Elisa's.

He has now changed his mind.

It turns out that quite the opposite is true; it's not easy for someone like Aunt Elisa to emerge from such a family environment!

But... to be fair, things are better this way.

If Grandma and Grandpa were really as rigid as Yu Zhe imagined, the atmosphere wouldn't be so lively now; it would be incredibly oppressive, which would be too unbearable.

As he relaxed and gradually got used to it, Yu Zhe used his fork to pick up a piece of turkey meat, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and savored it.

It was a delicious flavor unlike anything I'd ever tasted before.

Another fork strike, and the squid tentacles were chewy and delicious.

Another fork, roasted foie gras, one word: delicious.

Another one...

"..."

Did I have that much food in my little dish just now?!

Yu Zhe suddenly turned his head to the side and caught the little lychee right in the act.

While chatting with her grandma, this girl nonchalantly used her own fork to put food into Yuzhe's plate!

But she herself didn't eat much.

Yu Zhe quickly whispered a reminder to her: "Hey, hey... you should eat too. I can use a knife and fork myself."

"Huh?"

Of course, Little Lychee knows that Brother Yuzhe can use a knife and fork.

Yu Zhe also saw this meaning in her eyes.

So the two of them could only stare at each other blankly, unable to come up with a reason.

Don't let Grandma's simple-mindedness fool you; she has the experience accumulated over a long period of time, and she quickly and accurately identified the source of the conflict.

"Hey! Old man, you see? Our Lizhi has really grown up. She knows how to be a good wife!"

"what?"

"Didn't you see her putting food on Yuzhe's plate just now?!" Grandma was furious.

"I... Ah, I saw it! Lizhi, you did a great job!"

"Where...where is it..."

Hearing this, especially the word "virtuous wife," Xiao Lizhi smiled contentedly.

Grandpa thought to himself, "What is high emotional intelligence? This is what I call high emotional intelligence."

He was in such a hurry to eat that he didn't notice as much as his observant grandma.

However, he understood that at this moment, he had to go along with what she said and give his granddaughter face!

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhe finally understood.

If you hadn't told me, I would have thought Little Lychee had the wrong plate!

and...

This is practically Xiaolizhi's own home, so Yuzhe believes there's no need to worry about what she says.

"Hey Little Lychee...did you learn how to pick up food like that from Zixiao?"

"No way... Ugh, okay, it is true... I just see that Zixiao is always so considerate... and Brother Yuzhe is also enjoying his meal."

“I knew it…” Yu Zhe put down his fork and pointed out the crux of the problem, “I don’t object to you learning from Zi Xiao, I should even encourage it… but you haven’t grasped the essence, do you understand?”

"The essence...? Brother Yu Zhe, you have to explain it clearly, I don't understand."

"That's too much!! You've put way too much food on your plate!"

Don't blame me for being ungrateful, sob sob!

Yu Zhe silently pointed to his plate.

Look at this mountain of food! It's rare for your grandparents to prepare such a huge table of dishes for us, like a Chinese meal. Did you put half of it in front of me?!

Little Lychee looked aggrieved: "But I don't think it's much..."

That's you! You think everyone can eat as much as you?!

Yu Zhe was correcting Xiao Lizhi in his words so that he wouldn't be overeaten in the future.

But in reality, he picked up a fork and took a big bite of foie gras, even though he didn't actually eat that much.

Little Lychee's aggrieved expression gradually softened...until she became moved.

Sigh, Yu Zhe felt that, from another perspective, Xiao Lizhi, such an outrageously gluttonous girl, was willing to give him her food, which showed how much she wanted to show off. It would be a shame not to give her something in return for her efforts.

"Don't just look at me...you should eat too."

"okay!"

To the grandparents sitting opposite them, this scene could only be described with two Chinese characters.

—Affectionate.