The old man was just like he appeared on the phone, a cheerful and free-spirited person.
After talking with him, Xinluo's previous resistance was swept away, and she even developed a kind of admiration for this old man who exuded such kindness.
But even so, Shen Yi's words still lingered in her ears.
She knew that Shen Yi would not harm her.
But Xinluo didn’t understand why Shen Yi, such a kind and cheerful great-grandfather, still made her wary.
"Come here, I'll give you this jade token as a gift from your great-grandfather."
The old man took out a jade token that was emerald green, moist and transparent and placed it in Xinluo's palm.
Xinluo could see that the jade token was of great value and tried to shirk responsibility.
But the old man said, "Every child of your generation will have one, just take it."
Xinluo knew that the old man meant well and couldn't refuse, so he thanked the old man.
To show that he treasured it, Xinluo carefully put the jade token away.
Unexpectedly, a sneer came from the side.
"Tsk... No wonder she's an adopted daughter. She's so shallow."
As soon as the beautiful girl spoke, she received a cold warning look from Shen Yi.
"Shen Xinchen, watch your words and actions!" Shen Yi didn't expect that his eldest daughter was also here, otherwise she would have told the old man about Xinluo's life experience as soon as she entered the door.
This matter involved the inside story of Shen Wan replacing the child, and he didn't want to bring it up in case others heard it and alerted the enemy.
Xinluo then remembered that no wonder she felt the girl looked familiar. It turned out that she had seen her at the gate that night when she broke into the Shen family.
Shen Xinchen should be Shen Yi's daughter.
"Humph, I'm not wrong. I've always been short-sighted." Shen Xinchen had been thinking about this since he found out that the woman he met at Lu Yuchen's blind date party was his aunt's adopted daughter.
He had a hostile attitude towards this adopted daughter.
Shen Xinchen said this and pulled out a jade token from his collar.
It’s almost exactly the same as the one in Xinluo’s hand.
However, no matter in terms of quality, smoothness or luster, the jade pendant in her hand is better than the one in Xinluo's hand.
"Chengle, Gu's cousins, and Yueze all hold this kind of jade token. In our generation, she is the only one who has such a jade token. Great-grandfather, you are too biased!"
Obviously, the jade token in Shen Xinchen's hand is dozens of times better than Xinluo's, but she insisted on saying that.
On the surface, it seemed that the little girl was ignorant and was complaining about her great-grandfather's favoritism.
In fact, he was telling Xinluo.
The jade pendants that she and her brother Shen Chengle, cousins Gu Zonghan, Gu Zihan, Yue Ze, and cousin Gu Xuaner got from Grandpa Shen were all of excellent water content and top quality.
But what the old man gave Xinluo was completely different from them.
Needless to say, this is because Xinluo was adopted, not a biological child.
The old man didn't expect that his great-granddaughter would reveal the inside story, and he felt embarrassed for a moment.
But he loved his great-granddaughter and was reluctant to teach her a lesson, so he had to put on a stern face and casually said a few words to her, "Nonsense."
Only then did Xinluo finally understand.
No wonder Shen Yi said that even Mr. Shen couldn't fully believe it.
He may be a good elder, but he has a deep sense of bloodline.
Xinluo was not angry. Firstly, she did not lack these things. Secondly, the old man mistakenly thought she was an adopted daughter, so it was normal for him to be biased towards her.
I guess if it weren't for Shen Zi, Mr. Shen wouldn't be so enthusiastic towards her.
"Xinluo, don't take it to heart, and don't listen to what Xinchen says. Their jade plaques were all made together, so they are of the same quality. Yours was made later. If you mind, wait a little longer. When my great-grandfather finds a better piece of jade, I'll make you a new one."
"It's okay, great-grandfather. I think this is good enough. By the way, since this is your first time meeting, I have prepared a gift. I'll show it to you and see if it suits your taste."
The author has something to say and there is more~ (to be continued)