"Yes, Mother!" Huang Yuyan immediately stood up and became frantic in trying to hurry. "Oh, no. I hope we’re not late to my son and dear Xiulan’s party."
"Calm yourself, dear," Grandma Li said.
"Y-yes, Mother."
"See? You and Jinjing girl are quite similar! Bahahaha!" Grandpa Lu slapped his thighs before standing up as well.
Huang Yuyan felt confused but didn’t ask for clarification. She was more worried about leaving the house right away so that they wouldn’t be late for the party at Dragon Palace.
They rode Grandpa Lu’s limousine. Grandma Li was wearing an elegant dark blue qipao with golden embroidered decorations. On the other hand, her two companions were dressed in modern Western-style clothing. Grandpa Lu was in a sharp custom-tailored tuxedo suit while Huang Yuyan wore a simple yet refined bluish silver dress.
"Do you know what kind of event we’re attending?" Grandma Li asked.
Grandpa Lu harrumphed. "Those kids won’t tell me anything! I ask and ask and ask so many times but they only tell me, ’Just please come, Grandpa Lu. You’ll know what it is on the day.’ Why is there a need for such secrecy? Tell me what’s the reason. I want to know!"
"Maybe my son and Xiulan are going to make an important announcement," Huang Yuyan suggested.
Grandpa Lu’s eyes lit up. "Excellent suggestion! Maybe Liwei my boy and Xiulan my girl are finally announcing a wedding date. About time! Or better yet, maybe those slowpokes are finally going to give Sister Zhiruo and I our long-awaited great-grandbaby! So I hope you’re right, Yuyan. This old man can’t wait!"
Grandma Li smiled and nodded in agreement. However, she still told Grandpa Lu, "Brother Jianhong, tone down your impatience a little. We don’t want to jinx anything or we might end up waiting longer for a wedding and great-grandchildren."
Huang Yuyan sighed dreamily. "I can’t wait to be a grandmother to Liwei and Xiulan’s children. Oh, I mean human children. I heard that I have four cat grandchildren now but I only met Ice Cream and Popcorn. Such adorable cats. I haven’t met the two youngest yet. There’s Ketchup and the newest one. I forgot his name. My son told me when I called the other day but I can’t seem to remember my new grandson’s name."
"His name is Sausage!" Grandpa Lu said in a confident, booming voice. "Or maybe Barbeque. Something like that! I know it’s meat."
Grandma Li touched her forehead and shook her head before releasing a light sigh. "I adore Xiulan and can’t wait for her to marry my grandson but that child has a terrible naming sense. Liwei is also not without fault. He doesn’t see anything wrong with Xiulan choosing names based on food. I fear what they will name their children—human children in the future. We must persuade them to allow us or anyone except the two of them to name our great-grandchildren, Brother Jianhong."
They all nodded in a solemn manner.
Since Dragon Palace was quite far from the Jin Family’s old house, the trio spent the journey chatting.
"I’m very happy that my two sons seem to have gotten closer," Huang Yuyan said, her eyes watering. "I cried in happiness and relief when I heard that Chonglin asked his older brother for Jin Corporation shares and Liwei gave him the ones that my husband originally left for our younger son when he...when he d-died...."
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