allonlinenovel After Chapter 312, you can fend for yourselves.
After Chapter 312, you can fend for yourselves.
Upon hearing Jiang Zhao's words, Grandpa Jiang sighed heavily on the other end of the phone and said, "You know perfectly well that Youli doesn't want to have anything to do with you anymore, so why do you still go and make things difficult for yourself? Attending Youli's birthday party won't make her happy; it will only annoy her."
“I know… but I really want to give her my blessings in person. The thought that I, as her older brother, never celebrated her birthday once in the past twenty years, and that I treated her like that after she came back because of Jiang Yonghe, makes my heart ache terribly. Grandpa, I just want to give her my blessings, I won’t do anything else.” Jiang Zhao’s voice choked slightly.
After a moment of silence, the person on the other end said, "I'll ask for you. If Youli doesn't agree, there's nothing I can do. You should focus on your music and stop putting your energy into Youli."
"Okay, thank you, Grandpa." Jiang Zhao felt a glimmer of hope again after his grandfather offered to help.
Grandpa Jiang sighed, "Every time this happens, I can't help but lament, if only you had known this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place. When Youli first came back, I reminded you that Youli is your own sister, but you had to make things so embarrassing before you realized your mistake."
Jiang Zhao was overwhelmed with shame and had no words to reply.
"If I weren't old and couldn't bear to see our Jiang family fall apart before I die, I would never forgive your father for hiring someone to kidnap your aunt and trying to forcibly seize the family property in front of me," Old Master Jiang said solemnly. "Youli's willingness to detoxify your eldest brother Jiang Xing is already the greatest act of kindness she can show. Don't have any other thoughts."
"I know, Grandpa, we are sorry to Xiaoli, and we are sorry to you, Grandpa."
Grandpa Jiang sighed again, said "Wait for my news" and hung up the phone.
……
As night fell and the city lights began to twinkle, Jiang Youli, having finished a busy day, finally returned to her home in the villa in the East District.
As soon as she opened the door, she saw two people sitting in the living room: her handsome father, Jiang Yehan, and her kind grandfather.
At this moment, Jiang Yehan was talking with his grandfather, his voice deep and magnetic: "...The details of the cooperation with the Zhou family have been basically finalized..."
Hearing someone enter, Old Master Jiang looked up, his gaze meeting Jiang Youli's. He smiled slightly, revealing a kind smile: "Youli, you're back."
After sitting down on the sofa, Jiang Youli asked directly, "Grandpa, did you need something from me?"
Seeing this, Grandpa Jiang couldn't help but smile helplessly and said, "Look at you, child. Does that mean I've come here because I need something from you? Can't I just come to chat with you about everyday things?"
Jiang Youli blinked and replied playfully, "Grandpa, if you say that, then you really can only chat with me about everyday things later, and you can't talk about anything else, okay?"
Grandpa Jiang was clearly not expected Jiang Youli to answer like that. He was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter: "Haha, you little rascal, you really can't be polite with me."
"So what exactly happened?" Although Jiang Youli already had the answer in her heart, she still asked out of respect for her elders.
Grandpa Jiang looked at his granddaughter, remained silent for a while, and then slowly said, "Grandpa just wants to ask you, are you sure you don't plan to let your second uncle and his family come to your birthday banquet?"
Zhang Susu, who was cutting fruit in the kitchen, came out and happened to hear what Grandpa Jiang said, so she paused.
Jiang Youli nodded without hesitation and replied, "Yes, Grandpa, I'm sure. This is my first birthday at home, and also the first time I've celebrated my birthday with my parents. I hope I can have a happy and joyful birthday. Grandpa, you must also want me to have a happy first birthday after returning to the Jiang family, right? So, I will definitely not let Jiang Yangxu and his family spoil my fun."
Jiang Yehan immediately echoed, "Dad, you should know my stance. After what happened with Susu, I completely broke off relations with Jiang Yangxu. If it weren't for the fact that he's my brother, I would have called the police and sent him to jail long ago."
Since that incident, Jiang Yehan has stopped even referring to Jiang Yangxu as his second brother.
Jiang Youli added, "Last time, helping Jiang Xing detoxify was my last act of kindness towards their family. Grandpa should know that. If you force me to do anything else to accept Jiang Yangxu and his family, I will really turn against them."
Grandpa Jiang said seriously, "I understand. Actually, I already knew your answer."
"The food is ready. Since you're here, Dad, why don't you join us for a meal?" At this moment, Zhang Susu walked over with a fruit platter, placed it on the coffee table, and spoke up.
Grandpa Jiang knew that if he continued, he would truly become an unpopular person, so he nodded and said, "Okay."
After dinner, Jiang Yehan took out an electronic list from his study.
"Since you're here, Dad, take a look. This is the guest list for Youli's birthday party. Is there anyone else you'd like to invite to celebrate Youli's birthday?"
Grandpa Jiang took the invitation list and glanced through it. There were far fewer people than at the last welcome banquet, and this time most of the invitees were close relatives.
There were many names he had never heard of.
"The people with Jay Chou are the uncles and aunts from Youli's village. They will also be here to celebrate Youli's birthday." After Jiang Yehan finished speaking to the old man, he added to Jiang Youli, "Youli, last time at your engagement banquet, we didn't arrange for anyone to pick up your Uncle Zhou and Aunt Meng from the village. This time, we've invited more people, so I will arrange for someone to pick them up and drop them off."
"Okay." Jiang Youli nodded, not forgetting to praise, "I feel very reassured leaving things to my handsome dad."
Jiang Yehan blushed with embarrassment at his praise. He realized that having a daughter was such a blessing. Just a few words of praise from his daughter made him overjoyed.
Zhang Susu covered her mouth and chuckled, then teased, "Ahan, now you know why I wanted a daughter so much."
"Okay, I understand." Jiang Yehan had to admit that having a daughter was really great!
Seeing the harmonious scene before him, Old Master Jiang was deeply moved. He thought it best not to let his second son's family disturb such happiness.
……
Jiang Zhao didn't receive a call from Grandpa Jiang until 9 p.m.
He asked anxiously, "Grandpa, how is it? What did Xiaoli say?"
“Youli made it very clear that she would not invite your family.” Grandpa Jiang said in a very serious tone, “I had thought before that it would be best if you could put aside your past grievances and live in harmony as a family, but now I have come to realize that it is best if you do not disturb Youli’s family.”
"Alright, don't come to me with anything related to Youli anymore, and I won't help you anymore." Old Master Jiang's tone was very firm. "Now I only hope to see the Jiang family continue to develop under Youli's leadership and not be abandoned by the times. As for the rest, especially your family, let them fend for themselves from now on."
"Although I gave all of the Jiang family's assets and properties to Youli, you still have a lot of cash on hand. Your father and your eldest brother can easily start a small company on their own. As for you, you are a singer, so making money is not a problem for you. I hope you can cherish the life you have now and stop making things difficult for yourselves."