Chapter 489: Concocting Marriage Plans and Tea Tension

Bai Lexin saw his sincere attitude, not at all like he was lying, so he had to temporarily put this matter aside.

“Okay… okay… let’s not talk about such disappointing things, have some tea… have some tea…” Bai Lexin handed Zhang Dadan a cup of tea with a bright smile.

Seeing that he had turned the page, Zhang Dadan naturally didn’t mention the matter again, took the teacup and downed the tea in one gulp.

Bai Lexin saw this and couldn’t help but frown slightly, but quickly dismissed it. After all, he came from a mountain village, it’s understandable that he doesn’t know these customs!

“Dadan, we’ve known each other for so long, but I still don’t know how old you are!” Bai Lexin said with a smile.

Bai Jie knew that her grandfather was about to get straight to the point, she couldn’t help but feel a bit shy, so she stood up and said, “Grandpa, I’ll go upstairs first!”

Bai Lexin saw her cheeks blush, knowing she was embarrassed, but he couldn’t help but smile bitterly inside, why didn’t this child inherit any of my good traits?

“Alright! You go upstairs to rest first! I’ll chat with Dadan for a bit more!” Bai Lexin waved his hand and responded.

Seeing Bai Jie going upstairs with a shy look, Zhang Dadan couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy, what’s this old man planning? Why does it feel like there’s a cold wind blowing?

“Dadan… Dadan, you haven’t answered my question yet!” Bai Lexin saw him in a daze and patted his arm.

Zhang Dadan snapped back to reality, awkwardly smiled and said, “I’m nineteen, I’ll be twenty after the New Year! I remember like I told you before?”

“Uh? Did you say that? How come I don’t remember? Old people, you know, memory’s not good!” Bai Lexin said self-deprecatingly.

After saying that, he pretended to casually say, “Almost twenty? That’s not young anymore. People your age in your village should all be married by now, right?”

Upon hearing this, a lightning bolt struck Zhang Dadan’s mind, thinking it’s not good, it seems the old man wants to take action himself?

But didn’t he already promise Bai Jie to Qian Xinxin? Why is he now trying to assist Bai Jie?

Could it be that he’s overthinking, and the old man isn’t trying to assist, but rather wants to warn him not to get too close to Bai Jie?

“Grandpa Bai, rest assured, I definitely have no inappropriate thoughts towards Bai Jie!” Zhang Dadan didn’t answer his question but instead promised firmly.

Seeing him misunderstand, Bai Lexin felt even more embarrassed. At his age, he still had to help his granddaughter with her love life; if word got out, it would be so embarrassing!

“Dadan, that’s not what I meant! Young people like you… it’s good to interact more! I don’t mind!” Bai Lexin pretended to be calm as he responded.

Seeing his somewhat shy expression, Zhang Dadan couldn’t help but feel it’s not good, it seems his guess was right, the old man genuinely wants to help his granddaughter to win him over.

What is with this family? Why has the atmosphere suddenly changed so drastically, have they all been completely charmed by my charisma?

Most people attract beautiful women, why do I attract so many weirdos?

Now even this old man thinks highly of me, wanting to marry off his granddaughter to me, it’s really troubling!

Zhang Dadan hesitated a lot but eventually thought of the dumbest way, and said, “Grandpa Bai, I’m still young, no rush!”

He originally wanted to decline, even shut Bai Lexin’s mouth, making him abandon some unrealistic ideas.

Unexpectedly, this made Bai Lexin even more excited, laughing and saying, “Not young… not young at all… this is the best age for dating!”

“Back in my days, when I was your age, I attracted a lot of girls, but unfortunately, I had too high of standards, couldn’t fancy any of them, now I’m old and alone, an old bachelor!”

Zhang Dadan couldn’t help but sneer in his heart, your being alone has nothing to do with rejecting a bunch of girls back then, it’s simply because your wife passed away early!

“I can’t compare with you. I’m ugly, girls don’t like me!” Zhang Dadan said self-deprecatingly.

But since Bai Lexin had started this, how could he tolerate returning empty-handed, admitting defeat?

“Dadan, don’t be too humble! My granddaughter likes you quite a lot, doesn’t she?” Bai Lexin said casually.

Drinking tea to soothe his nervousness, Zhang Dadan almost sprayed his tea upon hearing this.

What do you mean by humble? Didn’t you see I was trying to be modest and self-deprecating? So to you, I really am ugly?

“Well… Grandpa Bai, have you ever heard of a term called self-deprecation?” Zhang Dadan choked and asked Bai Lexin.

Bai Lexin, nearing seventy, didn’t surf the web much and wasn’t familiar with trendy terms, naturally didn’t know what self-deprecation meant.

“What do you mean? You think you’re too white and need some sun?” Bai Lexin deliberately teased.

With this digression, Zhang Dadan was at a loss for words, so he just looked down at his nose, nose at his heart, pretending to be mute.

Seeing him suddenly silent, Bai Lexin switched to selling watermelon mode, smiling and saying, “Bai Jie, this girl, has been smart since childhood, skipped two grades in elementary school!”

“Her elementary classmates are still in first year of high school, but she’s already in college. By the time they go to college, she’ll be interning!”

“Oh right! Zhang Dadan, in terms of young people’s aesthetics, how does my granddaughter look?”

Zhang Dadan originally just wanted to echo a few sentences but was stunned when he heard Bai Lexin mention Bai Jie’s appearance.

In his view, Bai Jie was undoubtedly a great beauty, graceful figure, full bust and curvy hips, a high-quality beauty.

But what does that have to do with me? Am I the type of superficial person who judges by appearance? No! Absolutely not! (Even if I am, I can’t admit it!)

“Of course, Bai Jie is very pretty! Otherwise… otherwise, Mr. Qian wouldn’t be pursuing her persistently!” Zhang Dadan simply mentioned Bai Jie’s fiancé, hoping to shut Bai Lexin up.

When Bai Lexin heard him mention Qian Xinxin, he paused for a moment, but it was just a brief pause.

“Dadan, I don’t like to meddle in young people’s affairs! The engagement with the Qian family was just casually mentioned, nothing serious!” Bai Lexin said with an embarrassed smile.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the butler hurried over, glanced at Zhang Dadan and whispered, “Mr. Qian is here!”

Qian… Qian Dongcheng? Can’t be this coincidental, right? Speak of the devil and he appears? What’s this old man doing here all of a sudden?

Bai Lexin hesitated for a moment looking at Zhang Dadan, just as he was about to ask the butler to invite Qian Dongcheng in, the latter pushed the door open and entered.

“Old thing! Hiding at home? Not even coming out to greet me?” Qian Dongcheng teased.

Bai Lexin patted Zhang Dadan, then stood up and yelled, “You old geezer, what are you here for?”

As the two old men exchanged insults, Qian Xinxin followed behind Qian Dongcheng and noticed Zhang Dadan, his face instantly looked awkward.

“Grandpa… Grandpa, look! It’s that guy!” Qian Xinxin tugged his grandfather’s sleeve gently as a reminder.

With his reminder, Qian Dongcheng finally noticed Zhang Dadan, smiling and said, “Divine Doctor Zhang is here too? What a coincidence!”

Although he pretended to be affable, his expression was somewhat grim, like spotting a piece of rat droppings.

Out of courtesy, Zhang Dadan still stood up and greeted, “So it’s Mr. Qian, sorry for not welcoming you properly, I hope you can forgive me!”

His words were actually somewhat inappropriate as he wasn’t the villa’s owner, and Qian Dongcheng didn’t come to see him specifically.