Grandpa Xia mentioned on the phone, and Old Man Xia wasn't surprised at all. The two young people had been talking for years, and it was completely reasonable for them to get engaged now. It's just that, well...
Deep down there was still a reluctance to let go.
Once engaged, in a few years, they would get married, and once married, his granddaughter would become another family's daughter-in-law.
No matter how well-off the Xia family was, the thought of his granddaughter marrying away always left a sour feeling in his heart, and it hurt.
Ye Jian could see the reluctance and heartache hidden in the Old Man's smile. She gently hugged his arm and said in a soft voice, "He mentioned it to me yesterday, but I didn't agree. I wanted to ask for your and Dad's opinions first."
She spoke very cautiously, and that kind of careful prudence brought both comfort and pain to the Old Man. This child was always so considerate of the family, even at the expense of her own happiness.
