Jiang Se looked up at him, Feng Zhongliang looked gloomy:
"Xiao Liu!"
Jiang Se sighed, stood up, threw away the things in his hands, and clapped his hands:
"Don't be angry. I just saw you cut these branches and buds on the ground, so I picked them up. When I was at home, I would occasionally accompany my grandfather to do this. He believed that dead branches and leaves falling on the ground would easily produce bacteria after decomposition, which is not good for roses."
She stepped back. Feng Zhongliang saw her standing in the distance with sweat on her face. Her call of "Grandpa" reminded him of the old Feng Nan. This should not be her fault. She could only blame Feng Nan for having changed so much and becoming disobedient. He should not have been angry with her.
But after saying this, he had never done anything like lowering his face to apologize to a younger generation. In the end, he had no choice but to let Xiao Liu help him. He stopped trimming the branches and sat back on the chair. Seeing Jiang Se still standing, he couldn't help but stare at Wang Ma:
"Go get a chair, make a pot of tea, and a towel, too!"
After saying this with a sullen face, he looked at Jiang Se's sunburned face again, stretched out one hand, and gestured with the other:
"Also, what do girls put on their faces that won't make them tan? Go check out the girls' room..."
When he said this, he felt a little upset again. He gritted his teeth and looked up after a long while:
"How did you come up with the idea of giving me the Geography?"
Jiang Se said:
"I saw you reading books the last few times I came here. You had subscribed to some geography magazines on the bookshelf in the living room. I'm just guessing."
"Thank you for being so thoughtful."
Feng Zhongliang pounded his leg with his hand, and softened his attitude towards her again and again:
"I had a granddaughter at home before, but she didn't realize that I liked these things. But a little girl like you who doesn't come here often discovered it after coming a few times."
He kept Feng Nan by his side for many years. Before, Feng Nan had never noticed what he liked, let alone that Feng Nan had changed later.
"No."
Jiang Se was stunned for a moment and quickly shook his head.
It was not until this moment that she realized that there was a huge misunderstanding between her and her grandfather. Perhaps both of them were not good at expressing themselves, so now, after changing her identity, she heard her grandfather speak in such a tone, thinking that she did not notice what he liked.
She couldn't help but reflect on whether she had said too little in the past, which led to such a generation gap between grandparents and grandchildren.
"No, maybe she has noticed it but just didn't say anything."
"Really?"
Feng Zhongliang murmured and asked back, and she nodded:
"In fact, if you feel this way, you should tell her." She paused for a moment and then whispered:
"You have a serious personality. She didn't give you these books, maybe just because she was afraid you wouldn't like them."
She had been with Feng Zhongliang since she was very young and grew up in the imperial capital. In some aspects of her personality, she was very similar to Feng Zhongliang. He was not good at expressing himself and was emotionally reserved. Feng Nan was similar at that time.
So now that the identities of the grandfather and grandson have been changed, Jiang Se discovered that there were many misunderstandings.
He didn't say anything. Xiao Liu brought some water for the two to wash their hands. When she stretched out her hand, her wrist was slender and thin, and she looked so fragile.
"Why have you lost so much weight recently?" Feng Zhongliang took a handkerchief to wipe his hands, but he couldn't help it in the end. He wanted to ask this question when they met.
Over the past few months, Jiang Se has come to Feng's house to see him regularly. Although Feng Zhongliang didn't see her the last time she came, she had lost much weight compared to when she came a month ago.
"It will recover." Jiang Se smiled. Aunt Wang handed her a handkerchief. She thanked him and took it.
"I have a new movie to shoot, and the character in the movie requires me to lose some weight."
Feng Zhongliang is prejudiced against the entertainment industry. In fact, when Jiang Se said this, she was not sure whether he would be disgusted.
But now she also hopes that her grandfather can know about her life. Even if he is against it, telling him bit by bit will make Jiang Se feel that she is still following the guidance of her elders in her life.
He was disgusted and frowned:
"Filming?" He was a little angry, obviously thinking of Feng Nan:
"What kind of movie are you shooting? Good girls shouldn't be in this circle. What's wrong with Pei Yi? Can't the Pei family afford to support you? They want you to go out and show your face."
He held his cane and tapped the ground:
"When you marry into the Pei family in the future, you will have a lot to learn. It's inappropriate for a girl to act in a play!"
This has always been his idea. He was born before the Chinese War of Resistance against Japan. In some aspects of his thinking, he is very stubborn and sticks to his own opinions.
If it were the Feng Nan of the past, she might have thought that her grandfather said this because he was angry with her and despised her. But after changing her identity and talking about this with Feng Zhongliang, she suddenly realized that Feng Zhongliang's frankness to her might not be because he looked down on her, but because he was truly worried about her.
"Is Grandpa worried about me?"
Feng Zhongliang hastily retorted:
"Nonsense, you're not my granddaughter, why should I worry about you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Jiang Se's face turn pale, as if the words he just blurted out made her a little sad. He felt a little regretful, but Jiang Se quickly calmed down and smiled again:
"My family was not well off. My mother remarried and took me with her. I had younger brothers and sisters. I first entered this industry to earn money for college tuition."
She briefly described the situation at the Du family and mentioned the reason why she entered the entertainment industry. Feng Zhongliang's expression eased a lot. When he was at the Pei family before, he had heard people from the Pei family mention that she was now in the First Academy.
As she said, her family background was not good, and being able to be admitted to the top university was already very good. She is a very hard-working girl.
Feng Zhongliang felt a little sad again, thinking of Feng Nan:
"My granddaughter also graduated from the Language Department of the First Academy."
When he said this, his tone was somewhat proud, but his eyes were slightly red:
"You were very well behaved and obedient at first. Your personality is very similar to hers."
So this is why sometimes he doesn't want to see Jiang Se when she comes to Feng's house.
The first time she came to visit their home with Pei Yi, the apple she peeled brought back sad memories. Feng Nan hadn't done that for a long time.
How much influence does a man have on her? After she got together with Zhao Junhan, her personality changed drastically, and he almost couldn't recognize her.
"No more talking." Feng Zhongliang waved his hand. Knowing Jiang Se's background, he did not show any disdain. He was not from a wealthy family in his early years. Everything he had later was achieved through his own hard work.
Jiang Se's family was poor, and she had no choice but to enter this industry for tuition. He asked again:
"Since you had no choice at the beginning, now that you are with Ayi, you should study hard. It is good for a girl to study more."
"I am also reading books, and I have also read Hou Xiling's novels." She smiled at Feng Zhongliang, and Feng Zhongliang also smiled unconsciously, "But I am not going to give up filming." (To be continued)