CHAPTER 1333: CHAPTER 378: OVERBEARING (PART 3)

Jing Feng happened to come down from upstairs. When he heard that the young master of the Mu Family was here, he thought he had heard wrong. But when he saw Mu Yichen walk in, he had a bad feeling and frowned, asking: "Why have you come?"

"I’ve come to apologize to Grandfather!"

Mu Yichen glanced up, seeing Jing Feng there too. Was this good or bad? Mu Yichen looked slightly troubled, but soon regained his composed and calm demeanor.

The old man was sitting on the sofa, squeezing a newspaper while reading it. Even when he heard them walking together, he didn’t put the newspaper down, maintaining his authoritative posture, expecting others to show respect.

"Grandfather, how’s your health since you came in?"

It had been several months since Mu Yichen had last seen the old man, but seeing him unchanged for decades made Mu Yichen feel slightly hurt in his self-esteem.

The old man glanced up, then slowly put the newspaper down: "Sit down! Jing Feng, you sit too!"

Jing Feng saw the old man’s determined gaze, his heart speculating somewhat, then sat beside him along with Mu Yichen.

"You’re not here to pay respects, are you? If it weren’t for your feelings with Jing Feng, you’d probably never step foot into the Jing Family’s door again, hmm?"

The old man was very clear-minded. He had just visited the Mu Family yesterday, and today someone from the Mu Family came, not the old one but the young one. The old man weighed the reason for Mu Yichen’s visit, clearly angry inside but suppressing it, because even at his age he had to ask favors from someone so young.

"Grandfather went to the Mu Family yesterday and had tea with our old man. Our old man talked to me, and today I’ve come specifically for this matter."

Mu Yichen saw the old man’s straightforward manner, not beating around the bush.

Jing Feng sat quietly on one side, listening to their exchange, not speaking the whole time.

Some things, whether he speaks or not, are the same to Mu Yichen.

"So you’re not planning to leave this path?"

The old man frowned at him, finding it hard to smile, just seriously staring at Mu Yichen with as slow a tone as possible.

"Yes!"

Mu Yichen saw the old man’s clear perception and spoke directly.

The old man’s expression suddenly changed, lifting his head to ponder aloud, then felt the urge to rebuke him; depending on his temperament from previous years, he would have picked up his cane to strike Mu Yichen by now. But now he couldn’t, because he understood Mu Yichen’s disposition, and couldn’t act on a whim like before; Mu Yichen was no longer the child he could scold as he had before.

Jing Feng lowered his eyes, not wanting to look at anyone any longer, sensing a storm might be on the horizon.

"Then why did you come here?"

The old man gritted his teeth, still unable to resist wanting to hit him.

"Because you are an elder, I have a proposal, I wonder if you would be willing to hear it!"

Mu Yichen saw the old man pale, genuinely worried the old man might be angered to death by him, asked gently.

"A proposal? I just want my granddaughter to be married from our family house, what proposal do I need? All I need is for you, this unruly boy, not to cause trouble on my granddaughter’s wedding day."

The old man couldn’t help but pick up the cane next to him and tap it on the ground.

"How about buying a house locally, let her marry from the local Jing Family residence, like that?"

Disregarding the old man’s anger, Mu Yichen made the proposal.

"What?"

The old man’s brow furrowed tightly, completely not understanding Mu Yichen’s meaning, extremely furious.

Jing Feng’s brow also furrowed, realizing Mu Yichen wished the news of Jing Qing’s marriage not to spread in Rongcheng, as if Mu Yichen hoped everyone treated Jing Qing as if she was already dead in Rongcheng.

Jing Feng felt a bit annoyed at this, Mu Yichen turned to look at him: "I am indeed very opposed to your sister repeatedly making high-profile appearances here, so this is my biggest concession."

Jing Feng then lifted his eyes to look at him, his expression very serious.

"You unruly boy, do you know what you’re saying? Our Jing Family is also a noble family, granddaughter’s marriage is such a big matter, you..."

"Your granddaughter orchestrated a play years ago, ending our quarrel with her death, this is her fate, her self-imposed fate."

Mu Yichen, unhappy with the old man’s use of prestige to talk, finally showed some coldness.

The old man’s heart skipped a beat.

Mu Yichen saw the old man suddenly fall silent, so he slightly restrained his temper, lowered his gaze, hiding the agility in his eyes: "Of course you can find a good excuse, such as the distance from here to that place is too far, so to catch the auspicious time, favorable timing, my parents, and anyone from Rongcheng that you wish to invite, I will invite them all for you."