After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 381 - 372: Meticulous Arrangement

Chapter 381: Chapter 372: Meticulous Arrangement

Watching the car leave, everyone turned their attention back to the old man still standing in the same spot.

Zhang Anfeng stepped forward, "Dad, shall I take you back?"

"No need, Zhang Ye is on his way to drive me back." Zhang Nachuan waved his hand, "It’s getting late, you all should head back as well."

Seeing that the old man had no other instructions, Lin Yi quickly looked at her younger son with concern, "Xiao Zhou, how is it, does your arm still hurt?"

"Hiss, it’s a little better than before." Zhang Lingzhou carefully moved his arm, his face wrinkled in pain as he couldn’t help but complain softly, "That Jiang Lingxi, with her thin arms and legs, who would’ve thought she’s so strong!"

Zhang Nachuan, who hadn’t left yet, turned back upon hearing this and frowned at the mother and son, "Is the name of Miss Jiang something a rascal like you can just say?"

Every time Zhang Lingzhou heard the old man’s voice, he couldn’t help but tense up all over.

What else? That Jiang Lingxi isn’t even older than him, so should he call her grandaunt?

Lin Yi, who was just about to complain as well, quickly changed her tone, "And you, why did you provoke Miss Jiang for no reason?"

Another slap on the back from his mom left Zhang Lingzhou speechless, "..."

Everything’s his fault!

Who knew he initially only wanted to invite her for a drink or a late-night snack!

Of course, if the atmosphere was right, and it was mutual, spending a lovely night together wouldn’t be bad.

But the reality was that he got blocked in front of her!

He didn’t even have a place to pour out his grievances.

Looking over at his silent sister, he cast a glance seeking comfort.

Zhang Lingxuan: "Deserved it!"

She was in a bad mood and found her brother particularly annoying.

How could someone with such a tendency to ogle good-looking people be more valued by their dad!

"Grandpa, Dad, Mom, Nannan is really sleepy, and Yisheng and I have work in the morning, so we’ll head back first."

As she said this, Zhang Lingxuan looked at her grandpa with hopeful eyes.

This place was quite far from where she and Yisheng lived, but much closer to the museum. Would grandpa let them stay there for the night?

After all, Xu Ling’an already left by car, and the place they arranged was now vacant anyway.

Facing his eldest granddaughter’s hopeful eyes, Zhang Nachuan only nodded slightly, "Go on, be careful on the road."

Zhang Lingxuan took a deep breath and forced a smile, "Got it, Grandpa."

Zhang Ye drove over, and as soon as he got out of the car, he sensed that the atmosphere at the door was a bit off.

He approached and greeted everyone, "Uncle Grandpa, Uncle Feng, Aunt Lin, Xiao Zhou."

Zhang Anfeng gave him a cold glance.

Ever since this kid caught the old man’s eye in the past couple of years, he now had the demeanor of a close confidant.

He was sure that the matter of the old man doing a DNA test with that niece was orchestrated by this Zhang Ye.

It was infuriating that he didn’t even leak a word to him, completely catching him off guard.

He almost got exposed for having secretly fathered an illegitimate child!

Zhang Ye’s forehead started sweating under the cold stare.

He knew this would be the result.

The older the old man gets, the more willful he becomes, and his temper grows day by day. All the younger generation around him try hard to please him, afraid to upset the old man, appearing very filial and obedient.

But these days, who doesn’t have a bit of their own agenda?

Watching coldly over the years, Uncle Feng’s son used to be about seventy percent sincerely filial, but now seeing the old man getting increasingly hard to serve, while still tightly holding onto his assets instead of distributing them to the heirs, that filial heart might only be about thirty percent left.

Now the old man has a newfound granddaughter, which, for Uncle Feng, is like adding another competitor for the family inheritance. The old man might even compensate the granddaughter out of guilt, which... can’t exactly make Uncle Feng’s family happy!

But it’s not something he could meddle with.

Besides, it was due to the old man’s appreciation that he’s in his current position. Between the old man and Uncle Feng, even if Uncle Feng might be his boss one day, his heart leans more toward the old man.

One must repay kindness, right?

However, now that the old man has found his own granddaughter, the ultimate destination of Nachuan’s private calligraphy and painting museum is uncertain.

Realizing this, Zhang Ye felt much calmer facing Zhang Anfeng’s cold gaze.

After helping the old man into the car, he even turned around and nodded a goodbye to the couple watching him, before returning to the driver’s seat.

Zhang Anfeng held it in for a while before finally letting out a cold snort, "This Zhang Ye, truly a good dog raised under the old man’s wing!"

Lin Yi glanced at her husband and followed up with a complaint, "Anyone who didn’t know would think Zhang Ye was the old man’s own son. Being so close to such a distant relative, yet not half as nice to his actual son."

This certainly poured more oil onto Zhang Anfeng’s already burning anger.

"Alright, let’s not stand around the door, we’ll talk back in the booth."

He absolutely couldn’t let things develop in the way he least wanted them to.

The old man might be fond of his newfound granddaughter for now, but it’s okay, there’s a long game to play.

Can he really not handle a little girl?

Lin Yi was just about to catch up with her husband when she caught her youngest son trying to sneak away, "Where are you going?"

Zhang Lingzhou stopped in his tracks, "Dad, Mom, I won’t bother you, I’ll head back on my own."

"Where to? Your bachelor pad or the bar owned by your bunch of rowdy friends?"

Zhang Lingzhou: "..."

Can’t his own mom stop being so perceptive!

Having been both ghosted and beaten today, then scolded, he felt particularly frustrated, indeed planning to hit the bar for a drink to unload his feelings.

But there was no way he’d answer honestly, "With flying, driving today, and entertaining the newly found cousin, I haven’t the energy to hit the bar, clearly going back to the apartment."

Only then did Lin Yi recall her son’s packed day, especially having made a special trip back without getting any good from it, her heart softened, "Go back and rest early."

Truth was, the Zhang family, separated into three groups and returned to their residences, couldn’t sleep well.

Every time they closed their eyes, all they could see was the old man doting lovingly on Xu Ling’an at the dinner table, while they felt like abandoned roadside weeds in comparison.

Thinking of the properties, the private museum, the calligraphy and paintings collected over a lifetime, the hefty dowry left by the matriarch from a centuries-old family...

So many possessions right in front, unreachable, possibly slipping away under their very eyes, how could they sleep!

*

Sending her grandmother and cousin Xiaolei home first, Xu Ling’an returned to the crew hotel with Jiang Lingxi.

Reaching the hotel, it was already past ten.

In the elevator, Xu Ling’an took out her phone to check the time, only to see that a message had been sent from her grandfather a quarter-hour ago.

[Granddad is home now, where’s An’an?]

[I’m here too, Granddad. In the hotel elevator.]

[Great, remember you have filming tomorrow; rest early and don’t play on the phone too late. By the way, Grandpa sent you some photos of rooms just arranged. Take a look, and if there’s anything you don’t like, just tell Grandpa, so it can be rearranged.]

Just as Xu Ling’an opened the first picture of this message, the elevator door opened.

Jiang Lingxi glanced at the little girl engrossed on her phone, nudging her back, "Let’s get out of the elevator first before playing on the phone."

Xu Ling’an, embarrassed, pursed her lips, put down the phone, and stepped out of the elevator. Walking down the corridor, she said in a low voice, "Sister, Grandpa just sent me photos of the newly decorated rooms."

The two leaned heads together to look at the photos. Jiang Lingxi nodded, "The old man has quite the taste."

She wasn’t just flattering, in fact, she was being conservative.

If she wasn’t mistaken, the antique dressing table in the corner of one image was a piece over five hundred years old.

More than likely, it was storing jewelry. Anything placed in such an antique box had to be worthy of its prestige!

Not to mention the calligraphy and paintings on the wall facing the bed, all personally penned by the old man. She had checked before, such paintings could fetch millions, even tens of millions in auctions outside, with plenty eager yet unable to buy. And now they seemed freely placed as if for the taking.

The old man was genuinely generous!

However, if the Zhang family’s eldest saw these pictures, they’d probably be envious to the core!

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