CHAPTER 629: CHAPTER 255: SYSTEM CALLS ME TO SAVE THE DAY (PART 12)_2

"No, our family is just a poor household, where would we have any treasures?" Granny Qiao’s response was definitive and emphatic.

The previous time she had said "no" to He Tiantian, there was still a hint of emotion.

But this time, her expression and words left no room for hesitation or fantasy for Qiao Zhenbang.

"No? Granny, didn’t you once work in a wealthy family’s home—" as a maid.

And those maids who had served young ladies, basically also acted like young mistresses, not to say they were proficient in all arts and literature, but most of them could read and do Embroidery.

"I was just a runaround maid, usually carrying tea and water for the young lady. Apart from recognizing a few words, I can’t do anything. Nor do I have any treasures!"

Granny Qiao really didn’t leave any loopholes, she portrayed herself as completely useless.

To prove her point, she even gave an example, "If there really were any valuable items or crafts that could earn money, our family wouldn’t be living in such difficulty."

"When your granddad had tuberculosis, if there was a bit of money at home to buy some good medicine for him, and let him eat well, he could have lived."

"In order to treat your granddad’s illness, we sold everything we could sell, short of selling the house, and still, we couldn’t save him!"

"I was with your granddad for decades, if I really had any treasures, could I just watch him die?"

When Granny Qiao mentioned her late husband, it was originally just to make an example.

But as she spoke, she touched upon the grief, and couldn’t help wiping her tears.

Granny Qiao cried, and Qiao Zhenbang wanted to cry even more!

But he was still unwilling to give up hope so easily and stubbornly asked another question, "Granny, can you embroider? Like that double-sided embroidery?"

Granny Qiao was wiping her tears, and suddenly upon hearing her grandson’s question, her heart seemed to stop beating for a moment.

Embroidery? Double-sided embroidery?

Why would her grandson ask this out of the blue?

Could it be that he heard some Wind Sound?

Granny Qiao felt a surge of panic, feeling her hands and feet trembling uncontrollably.

No!

She must not let her grandson find out.

"What embroidery? I can of course do some needlework, and can embroider a handkerchief normally, but these years it’s not allowed, and I’ve been working hard regularly, my hands have become rough!"

Granny Qiao’s mental strength was indeed formidable.

Her heart was clearly in a panic, yet she managed to pinch her palm, trying to calm herself down.

She pretended to be helpless, and even deliberately stretched out her other hand for her grandson to take a closer look: "Look, they’re all calluses and thorns, with such hands, it’s hard to even hold a needle, let alone embroider."

"Also, the double-sided embroidery you mentioned, not to mention I don’t know how to do it, even if I knew, I couldn’t do it now."

"Double-sided Embroidery requires silk thread on high-quality fabric, those things are all too delicate, hands that are the slightest bit rough would ruin the threads and fabric."

"...Zhenbang, stop dreaming about pies falling from the sky. Your granddad was a landlord once, but that’s ancient history."

"Our Old Qiao’s Family has been poor since your father, without a single valuable thing at home."

Qiao Zhenbang’s eyes were vacant, his heart already in turmoil.

Granny didn’t have any hidden treasures, nor did she know how to do Embroidery.

So, whether it was what he, Qiao Zhenbang, thought was his "past life", or the scenes Jiao Jiao dreamed of, they were all damned lies!

Qiao Zhenbang felt as though someone had removed his backbone, his spine instantly curved, and his whole demeanor seemed to lose its vigor.

"Zhenbang? Zhenbang! What’s the matter with you? You better not scare me, Granny!"

Granny Qiao, seeing her grandson in this state, was both distressed and anxious.

She didn’t want to lie to him, but it was too obvious that this child had taken the wrong path.

If she didn’t wake him up in time, he, he might end up like those profligates and unworthy descendants she had seen, leading to a destroyed family and broken individuals.

"...Granny, I, I’m fine!"

Qiao Zhenbang, being the male lead after all, though heartbroken, still managed to pull himself together in the shortest time.

Lifting his eyes to see Granny’s worried look, Qiao Zhenbang felt extremely remorseful and hurriedly said, "I, I’m just a little anxious, our family needs money, and I found a good opportunity, but unfortunately, I don’t have the capital!"

Granny Qiao: ...Had it not been for her granddaughter-in-law telling her in advance about her eldest grandson’s true situation, she would have believed this story.

It’s uncertain whether to feel sorry or relieved that her grandson married a good wife who not only visited her, this old lady, every day but also didn’t forget to mention some situations about her grandson.

Tian Tian would run out early in the morning and only come back at the dead of night.