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Feeling a deep sense of internal guilt after learning about Qi Chunlan’s actions, Yan Jinsi thought that it was all because of him that his mother did such things. It was for his sake.
Karma should be borne by him, Yan Jinsi.
His frailty was not an excuse to evade responsibility.
Seeing the dispirited look on his youngest grandson, Mr. Yan pointed at his eldest grandson to help him, but his gaze met Xie Jingchen’s stern tiger-like eyes, and he asked loudly:
"What a fine young man you are, so robust! However, the elder is still the biological grandfather of your wife. Don’t you feel guilty for addressing him in such a manner? My granddaughter has just borne your Xie Family a pair of dragon and phoenix twins! Whether she acknowledges the Yan Family or not is a matter for us to deal with, but for you to deny the Yan Family is to insult her!"
Yan Xiqing wasn’t so polite. It was within his granddaughter’s right to be upset with her daughter-in-law or the Yan Family; as an old man, he could tolerate it.
But facing Xie Jingchen, his cheap son-in-law, his words were different.
Xie Jingchen furrowed his brows, meeting the dissatisfaction on the old man’s face and braced himself to respond—
According to Mr. Yan, he was indeed the son-in-law of the Yan Family. Regardless of whether his little wife was willing to admit it, the Yan Family were indeed her direct maternal relatives.
Therefore, he should indeed acknowledge the Yan Family.
However, the previous behavior of Qi Chunlan made Xie Jingchen quite displeased, and the ambiguous and insincere attitude of the Yan Family members led both Xie Jingchen and his wife to feel that these relatives could be related to in a lukewarm manner, but not necessarily fully accepted.
In Zhang Shan Ni’s words, this family was not even as good as Li Baojia’s family! Let alone being as close as the Zhou family.
Nonetheless, no matter how displeased the couple was, the Yan Family people were indeed Zhang Shan Ni’s relatives.
This was an undeniable fact.
Xie Jingchen thought a lot, but in reality, it took only two or three seconds; plus, the astonished look on his face masked his inner thoughts well enough to keep others from prying.
Once Xie Jingchen relaxed his expression, easing his stern demeanor slightly, a smile appeared along with a hint of the straightforward and honest demeanor of Rong Wei. He even touched the back of his head in a seemingly hesitant moment before giving a sincere ninety-degree bow to Yan Xiqing, this respectable, revolutionary old Military Governor, in a somewhat flattering manner:
"Mr. Yan, it was I who was impolite."
Yan Xiqing had a very rich life experience. Just the fact that his family sacrificed themselves for the nation’s affairs was enough to warrant all Rong Wei soldiers to salute the martyrs of the Yan Family.
To say that Yan Dongsheng was the only son of Yan Xiqing is not quite right.
Yan Dongsheng could only be considered as Yan Xiqing’s youngest son. Above Yan Dongsheng, there were two elder brothers who sacrificed themselves for the country’s affairs, revolutionaries worthy of the love and respect of all citizens.
Every member of the Yan Family served as Rong Wei, with many men sacrificing themselves for the country; and after the particular period of character reform, the number of remaining Yan Family members became even more scarce.
Therefore, in Yan Xiqing’s eyes, the daughter-in-law who bore the Yan Family three sons was a great benefactor to the Yan Family.
Although the old gentleman knew that Qi Chunlan’s actions were both detestable and pitiable.
Being old softened the heart. Regardless of who was right or wrong, whatever happened couldn’t be prevented; the only thing left to do was to find a way to make amends.
"Hey, you’re a brave young man, daring to play dumb with an old man! Brother Liu has taught you well! A husband who dotes on his wife is a true man!"
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