Transmigration: I Have Storage Space in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 700

Chapter 700: Chapter 696: Can’t Even Get Close to Them

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Yan Jinxian lowered her face, but her peripheral vision was focused on Yan Jinsu across from her. Despite Yan Jinsu having grown up in the countryside, the contrast between them in this moment made her seem more like a ’young lady’ than Yan Jinxian herself, who had been raised in Beijing since childhood.

With shoulder-length hair, a pair of round and spirited apricot eyes, and enticing red lips—even though she was modestly dressed, the paleness of her small face could not be overlooked.

Especially because, to those with keen eyes, it was obvious that this woman wore no makeup at all; her complexion was naturally fine, with no pretenses.

Confronted with such a stark contrast, Yan Jinxian thought about her own upbringing—how her life of privilege and meticulously cared for skin was seemingly inferior to that of a woman from a rural background. How could her heart be at ease?

Coincidentally, at that moment, Old General Rong emerged, and the area designated for male guests burst into liveliness. Zhou Zhenghui followed behind his grandfather, occasionally nodding and bowing to guests with an air of distinguished charm.

Then, the steward following behind Old General Rong hurried over to Xie Jingzi’s side and invited both Yan Jinsu and Xie Jingzi to come forward.

This drew sidelong glances from many of the ladies present. Inviting Xie Jingzi could be understood, since she was the longevity son’s wife, but inviting Yan Jinsu—what was that about?

Many people were aware that Xie Jingzi’s background was not very prestigious and could only vaguely remember that she had an older brother who was a military officer. But as for which military officer—unless it was one of the few well-acquainted individuals, no one really knew.

Yan Jinsu, upon seeing her husband approach, showed no surprise. However, after she had paid her respects to Old General Rong, she saw another old man looking at her with tearful eyes filled with nostalgia and kindness, which caused her scalp to tingle. What was going on with this elderly gentleman?

"My wife, this is General Tao," said Xie Jingchen as he stepped forward to introduce her.

"General Rong, hello," Yan Jinsu greeted, bending at the waist slightly.

Yet she saw General Tao unexpectedly extending his hand towards her. Yan Jinsu was momentarily confused until Xie Jingchen, realizing his little wife momentarily couldn’t recall the relationship, whispered in her ear: "My wife, General Tao is Grandpa Yan’s father-in-law from his first marriage—that is, Grandpa Yan’s wife’s father."

By familial hierarchy, Yan Jinsu was obliged to address General Tao as her great-grandfather.

It turned out she had previously called him by the wrong family relation. Embarrassed, Yan Jinsu looked at the elderly and frail General Tao, her face flushing as she admitted her mistake:

"Great-grandfather, Ni suffered an accident which led to memory loss, forgetting past events. I hope you won’t hold it against little Ni."

General Tao, who was much older than Grandpa Yan—almost ten years older than the Military Governor—had not been amused at all when Elder Yan, who was much younger than his wife, had sought to marry a daughter from the Tao Family.

Now, half a century later, seeing a face that greatly resembled his daughter in his great-granddaughter, he was deeply moved. Simply nodding with excitement, he extended his trembling, wrinkled hand, indicating for Yan Jinsu to come closer.

"Great-grandfather~" Seeing the old man’s face filled with kindness and excitement, Yan Jinsu obediently stepped forward and extended her small hand to be tightly grasped by the gnarled old hand.

The grip was actually not strong, which also indicated that Old General Tao was now very frail.