After lunch, Jiang Se took Feng Zhongliang's arm and took a walk in the garden. Pei Yi stayed in the living room to watch TV, leaving the time for the long-lost grandparents to spend together.
"Go back to the Pei family with Ayi as soon as possible, and don't let the elders wait too anxiously."
Feng Zhongliang had been urging her since dinner, but Jiang Se was not in a hurry. After listening to him read a lot, she smiled and said:
"There's no rush."
"Why not?" He raised his voice a little when he heard it. "The old man should have known about your return a long time ago. Why is he dragging his feet all the time? What's the point of saying that?"
"Grandpa, I just want to accompany you." Jiang Se's words touched the softest spot in Feng Zhongliang's heart, and he could no longer be stern with her.
"What's there to accompany? The old man won't die for a while, and we can see him at any time."
He was touched in his heart, but refused to admit it: "It won't take a little while."
"Being able to see you in the future is a matter of the future. Now I want to accompany you and talk to you." Jiang Se lowered his head. "In the past, I grew up with you and was so close to you, but there were some things I kept in my heart and didn't dare to mention."
It’s too far behind, so there’s no chance to mention it even if I want to.
"That was the time when I regretted the most. I had many ideas that I didn't have time to tell you, and I don't know if I will have the chance to mention them again." She thought of the scene at that time and laughed. Feng Zhongliang gritted his teeth and said nothing.
Fortunately, Pei Yi recognized Jiang Se later. With Pei Yi's relationship, she was able to enter and leave the Feng family mansion and restore her relationship with Feng Zhongliang. She could tell him many things that she had not dared to say before, and she also found that Feng Zhongliang was not as difficult to get close to as she had imagined.
Her grandfather's stern appearance was just a cover for his inner loneliness. Sometimes he would drive people away with cold words just because he wanted someone to stay and care about him a little longer.
Under his weird temper, he actually has a very soft heart. He would scold her if he saw that she was not wearing enough clothes, and every time she came, he would ask Wang Ma to stew tonic food for her.
I used to think that he only loved to tend to flowers and plants and do his own things, but after I was reborn, I found that he also cared about what books he read, what kind of tea he tasted, what kind of paintings he looked at, and where he liked to sit.
I clearly missed her, but I didn't dare to call her. Instead, I stayed up late at night just to read her news online.
When I knew she was coming back, I changed my clothes several times and waited at the door early in the morning, looking in the direction of the gate countless times and listening to the sound of the car coming in.
Because of her, I will try to let go of my prejudices against celebrities and be willing to go to the cinema for the first time in my life at midnight just to watch her movie.
"I heard Uncle Liu mention it."
But Feng Zhongliang would not tell her these words. The old man's temper was the same as always, and he liked to keep things to himself.
"I heard that you've been staying up late lately, but you don't listen. You were in good health before, but because of staying up late, Doctor Zhao has warned you." She scolded him. Feng Zhongliang felt happy, but he scolded her:
"Xiao Liu talks too much."
Jiang Se's rebirth means more to her than just becoming a different person. It also makes her cherish the hard-earned family affection more and deepens the mutual understanding between her and her grandfather.
"Uncle Liu did something wrong. If you are angry with him, just scold him. He has been by your side and taken care of you for many years. He is like a family member." Jiang Se said this. Feng Zhongliang felt something was wrong and said with a gloomy face: "Did he ask you to plead for him?"
"Uncle Liu is also concerned about you."
Feng Zhongliang said nothing after hearing this.
Xiao Liu did care about him, but everyone has his or her own weak spot. He glanced at Jiang Se and didn't like the worry in her eyes.
Her face is different from Feng Nan's, but her temperament is exactly the same and her eyes are clear. Why didn't he realize before that this child is his granddaughter
Feng Zhongliang's heart softened and he sighed:
"I'll think about it carefully." When he said this, Jiang Se helped him take two more steps.
The plants in the garden are lush and green, and clusters of roses are sprouting tender branches, bringing the brightness of early summer.
The weather at this moment is really comfortable, neither hot nor cold. The afternoon sun is warm and can shine into people's hearts.
Feng Zhongliang was silent for a long time, then suddenly asked:
"Will you be angry if Grandpa didn't recognize you for so long?"
In the past, given his personality, he would never have been able to ask such a question.
He was very proud and tough all his life. Not to mention bowing to the younger generation, he was also quite polite and reserved when interacting with Old Man Pei. Asking such a question at this time proved that he was indeed thinking about this matter and was very uneasy. He was really worried that his granddaughter would be troubled by this matter in the future.
He was clear about Feng Nan's character. After the kidnapping case, Feng Qinlun and his wife accused her several times. Although she was still Feng Qinlun's obedient daughter, she was always less intimate with her parents.
“It’s sad sometimes.”
She nodded honestly, "But you are grandpa."
This sentence made Feng Zhongliang feel even more distressed, but Jiang Se changed the subject: "In fact, I am more afraid of you getting angry. I entered the entertainment industry and became a star that you don't like. You asked me several times not to make movies, but I didn't listen to you."
Feng Zhongliang knew that she was trying to cheer him up, and he felt relieved, but pretended to be angry:
"I knew you were a troublesome girl. You can't do without me watching you!" He said this and coughed twice, looking a little uncomfortable:
"But 'Demons' is pretty good, except that you're a little too skinny, and the actor is having a hard time."
He has been trying to accept the changes in his granddaughter, trying to learn to understand Jiang Se's work, and trying to enter her world and get closer to her.
For a whole afternoon, the two grandparents sat in the garden, talking about Feng Nan's childhood, Jiang Se's work, Pei Yi, "The Devil" and the movie "Beijing Events". They were closer than before Jiang Se was reborn.
When Jiang Se and Pei Yi left the Feng family, the old man insisted on seeing them off on crutches. Xiao Liu supported him and walked several hundred meters away. Even as the car drove farther and farther away, Jiang Se could still see his increasingly smaller figure in the rearview mirror.
The dinner party at the Pei family is not as simple as that at the Feng family. The significance of this meal is more than just a dinner. It also means that Pei Yi officially brings Jiang Se back to the Pei family to make him a member.
People from the third branch of the Pei family showed up. This time, Old Lady Pei observed Jiang Se carefully and asked her about her future plans.
Academically, Jiang Se plans to continue her postgraduate studies. She has good grades. Although she has not been in school for a long time, she has not given up her studies. She is still reading the books she should read, and she will not give up her career for the time being.
Marrying Pei Yi, besides the natural development of their relationship, also requires her to take on many responsibilities.
Before the wedding, she will learn some necessary things from Old Lady Pei, and will also attend some social gatherings of the Pei family in the future.
Old Mrs. Pei did not say anything about Jiang Se continuing to work. Jiang Se's manners were impeccable, and there was no messy news about her in the entertainment industry. Several senior artists with both virtue and talent in the art world had very good opinions about her, and she also maintained good contacts with veteran artists such as Chang Yuhu and Hou Xiling. Compared with Feng Nan, she was like heaven and earth.
The role she played in the movie was not out of the ordinary. The Pei family had already checked all this information clearly before she stepped into the Pei family's gate.
Except for her family background and having a tainted biological father, Jiang Se can be said to be impeccable. (To be continued)