The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 219 - 218: Just a Bit of a Useless Old Man

Chapter 219: Chapter 218: Just a Bit of a Useless Old Man

Ye Manman was escorted to the front hall by Zhou Jing and Liu Gaoyuan.

Both were anxious and flustered, constantly reassuring her that her stomach would be fine, and she shouldn’t be afraid.

Unexpectedly, Ye Manman suddenly chuckled, "Alright, I’m fine, Grandpa, Aunt, I’m just trying to scare my mom, don’t panic, my stomach doesn’t hurt."

This revelation left Liu Gaoyuan and Zhou Jing completely stunned.

Liu Gaoyuan, "Your stomach really doesn’t hurt?"

Zhou Jing, "Really?"

Ye Manman smiled slyly, "Really, I just didn’t have time to notify you both. If you’re going to act, you need to make it convincing. Look, with your strong reactions, I’m sure my mom was scared too. If you don’t believe me, let Uncle go and have a look later; maybe she’ll put on the ointment herself."

"I deliberately dropped the ointment in the yard, so even if she doesn’t apply it, we can have Uncle send a message later saying that my stomach hurt out of concern for her. I’m sure she’ll be willing to use it."

Who would have thought she would pull such a scare just to get Liu Rulan to obediently apply the ointment? For a moment, Liu Gaoyuan didn’t know how to describe his feelings.

He wanted to lightly tap the head of this mischievous girl, "You little rascal, why are your tricks so terrifying? I almost collapsed from the fright this gave me. Next time, give me a heads-up."

Ye Manman realized that her act might have caught them off guard, but it had to be genuine, to make sure Liu Rulan would believe it and remember.

It was really demanding on the old man.

She stuck out her tongue and quickly patted Liu Gaoyuan on the back, soothing him, "Sorry, Grandpa, next time I’ll make sure to inform you in advance. I wasn’t thorough enough this time."

Saying this, she gave an apologetic smile to Zhou Jing, "And Aunt, I’m sorry for scaring you too; I’ll let you know next time as well."

Zhou Jing, "..."

Liu Gaoyuan’s beard twitched in anger, "You still think there will be a next time? One time and you’ve scared half my soul out of me. You can’t joke about such things again, not even for your mom’s sake, understood?"

Liu Rulan has been like this for over a decade, and Liu Gaoyuan is used to it. He doesn’t expect her to get better quickly, just as long as she improves day by day.

But Ye Manman is different; Ye Manman is his biological granddaughter, and she’s carrying his soon-to-be-born great-grandchild. Both are cherished; since Liu Rulan is not in mortal danger, he naturally cares more about Ye Manman.

Only if she is fine can this family get better.

Ye Manman felt their genuine concern and her heart felt warm.

"Got it, I’ll listen to Grandpa and won’t scare you like this anymore."

She turned to take a glance, feeling the noise in the yard suddenly stop, thinking it might have worked.

"I won’t be seeing her today; let’s let Uncle go check on her later, see if she put on the ointment. If not, let Uncle act sorrowful and say I’m hospitalized because I care about her and my stomach hurts too much. She should listen to that."

"Don’t go see her again before I ’get discharged.’ If it works, perhaps this incident will make her think things through and she won’t harm herself anymore. We should wait and see, maximizing the effect."

Ye Manman knew this method was quite harsh for someone deeply caring, but if she didn’t do so, Liu Rulan would continue to harm herself, which Ye Manman couldn’t bear to see.

She’d rather be a bit harsh today and scare Liu Rulan into never daring to harm herself again than to use a gentle approach slowly. Who knows how long that would take?

Sometimes, the result is more important than the process.

Everything depended on whether Liu Rulan could think things through today.

Ye Manman frightened Liu Gaoyuan quite a bit, and he insisted on personally sending her back to her rented place, walking her upstairs, and only leaving after seeing her sitting safely.

Liu Yanghua was not at home that afternoon. Originally, he was supposed to go shopping with Zhou Jing to buy some things for Ye Manman, but an emergency came up at work, so he had to go to the office, working until around seven or eight in the evening before coming home.

As soon as he got home, Liu Yanghua noticed his father was restless.

His wife Zhou Jing was also visibly tense and uneasy.

"What happened? What’s going on?"

Zhou Jing, seeing he was back, quickly relayed everything Ye Manman had instructed.

Listening, Liu Yanghua felt his heart pound, "Manman’s stomach is really okay, right?"

Liu Gaoyuan was still slightly shaken, but had calmed down after a while.

"She’s fine."

He grumbled with mild irritation, "That child’s got such nerve; don’t know who she takes after. Sigh."

Liu Yanghua paused for a moment, "Dad, isn’t that from our Liu Family? Who in our family doesn’t have courage? You once tore up a painting on the spot because you weren’t satisfied with the selling price, and Little Sis dared to climb trees in a skirt to get bird eggs when she was little, which other girl dares to do that?"

"..."

Liu Gaoyuan didn’t expect his son to remember so clearly his youthful antics, feeling a bit embarrassed. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

But on reflection, Ye Manman did indeed take after them, and he couldn’t help but smile, stroking his beard.

He remembered his own father, who went to war with just a hoe when out of guns and knives.

The Liu Family never had a coward.

"Should I go check on my sister?"

Prompted by Zhou Jing, Liu Yanghua remembered the key points, wearing a look of deep sorrow and a hint of reproach.

Under Liu Gaoyuan’s and Zhou Jing’s expectant gaze, he slowly made his way to the backyard.

There was no one at the iron gate of the backyard, so Liu Yanghua walked closer, keeping the somber expression he had prepared, and peeked inside.

Liu Rulan was actually applying the ointment herself!

Though clumsy, she was careful, even applying it to old scars, even if the ointment had no effect on scars.

But the fact she knew to apply it was already surprising.

Liu Yanghua could hardly believe his eyes, and couldn’t help loosening his expression slightly.

Not daring to make any noise, he quickly ran back to the front hall.

"She’s putting on the ointment herself! My goodness, how did Manman get it so right, know she would obediently apply it?"

"It’s been years, and no one else’s words mattered. Why only listen to Manman? It’s truly astonishing!"

Liu Yanghua couldn’t help but marvel as he recalled what he had just seen.

Though feeling a bit bittersweet, knowing his love and care for his sister didn’t compare to the daughter she seldom met, he was mostly happy.

This was a sign Liu Rulan could get better!

Perhaps one day, she could walk out from behind that iron gate and call him brother once more, like before.

The thought of this possibly coming true in the future left Liu Yanghua choking up.

"That’s wonderful."

He sat down, took a big gulp of water, trying to calm his emotions.

Liu Gaoyuan, too, stroked his beard happily, "Manman really is a blessing to our family; since she came, your sister started showing signs of improvement—everything will get better from now on."