Chapter 66: Respect

“Sister-in-law, Ah Huang.” Zhang Jie saw them looking over and looked at Xiao Miaomiao.

Then he turned to the elderly people and said respectfully, “Grandpa Li, Grandpa Zhong, and all the grandmothers, hello.” He was full of respect for these elders.

One of the grandmothers spoke up, “Zhang Jie, you’re here. You need to keep a good eye on your Ah Huang, don’t let it run to the children’s playground again. My granddaughter is afraid to play there now.”

This was the same grandmother who had given Xiao Miaomiao chocolate earlier.

Zhang Jie quickly nodded in agreement, “Okay, Grandma Zhou. I’ll tell the caretaker to keep a close eye on Ah Huang.” Actually, this had happened many times, and Zhang Jie didn’t know what to do.

He could only helplessly look at Ah Huang, hoping it would understand what he meant.

Ah Huang seemed to realize that everyone was talking about it, so it put on an innocent expression and looked at Zhang Jie pitifully.

Xiao Miaomiao couldn’t help but laugh at Ah Huang’s cute appearance, “Ah Huang, remember, don’t be naughty and scare the children anymore!”

Ah Huang seemed to understand her words and nodded, indicating that it understood.

However, its habit didn’t change. In the evening, it snuck out again to scare the children.

Fortunately, Xiao Miaomiao saw this happen. This is what happened next.

At this moment, Xiao Miaomiao was holding a bunch of food. Seeing Zhang Jie walk over, she handed him a portion.

“You haven’t had breakfast yet, have you? This is from Grandpa and Grandma.” Xiao Miaomiao said with a smile.

Zhang Jie took the food and looked at the grandfathers and grandmothers with some confusion.

He knew that Xiao Miaomiao might be the first person to receive food from them. Although it was just some snacks, he noticed that the tea Xiao Miaomiao had just drunk was personally given by Grandpa Li.

When facing Xiao Miaomiao, the elders all seemed kind and amiable; but when facing Zhang Jie, they withdrew their smiles and seemed a bit arrogant.

Xiao Miaomiao keenly sensed the change in their demeanor and couldn’t help but feel a little surprised.

Grandpa Li looked at Xiao Miaomiao and Zhang Jie, a smile on his lips, and said, “You haven’t had breakfast either, go back and eat. We should also prepare to go home.”

Xiao Miaomiao stopped and turned to Grandpa Li, saying sweetly, “Okay, Grandpa Li. I’ll bring you some tea tomorrow, Grandma, do you like flower tea? I can make flower tea for you.” She didn’t favor one over the other, her gaze sincere as she looked at the grandmothers.

The old ladies smiled and nodded in response, “We like it, we’ll come over tomorrow and try your skills.”

A bright smile bloomed on Xiao Miaomiao’s face, and she excitedly said, “Okay, I’ll definitely bring you flower tea tomorrow!” After saying that, she happily called Ah Huang and left together.

Grandpa Li watched their retreating figures and couldn’t help but sigh, “The Li family is truly lucky to have such a lucky star as their daughter-in-law. Maybe one day Li Jingcheng will wake up.”

“Yes, this child is indeed good. Her eyes are clear and bright, without any gloominess, and her mentality is very open-minded.” Grandma Zhou agreed, “This kind of pure quality is rare.”

Zhang Jie curiously asked Xiao Miaomiao, “Sister-in-law, how come you get along so well with them? Did you know them before?”

Xiao Miaomiao ate the white chocolate in her hand, a sweet smile on her lips, “I don’t know them, I don’t even know whose grandparents they are! This is the first time I came here for a morning run, they saw I was pretty and took the initiative to introduce their grandson to me!”

She chuckled softly, secretly finding it amusing.

She didn’t expect her charm to be so great that even these unfamiliar grandfathers and grandmothers were interested in her.

However, it was no wonder, she had been a lovable child since she was young and always managed to win the favor of the elders.

Zhang Jie felt a little embarrassed when he heard this. He thought that as long as he was wary of Zheng Yan, it would be enough. But he never expected that the old grandfathers and grandmothers in the courtyard would also have their eyes on his sister-in-law and want her to become their granddaughter-in-law.

At this moment, Zhang Jie sincerely hoped that heaven would bless Li Jingcheng to wake up soon, otherwise, he would be unable to cope with the covetousness and attention of so many people.

Zheng Yan was already eyeing his sister-in-law, and the old people in the courtyard were also observing in secret. This situation made him feel pressured.

“Sister-in-law, those people are not ordinary people. The one who had tea with you is Grandpa Li, a master-level person, proficient in physiognomy. Grandma Zhou who gave you chocolate is a medical professor, Grandpa Zhong used to be a history professor, and Grandma Chen who gave you candy is a famous pastry chef, she even studied abroad to learn pastry, the candy she gave you was made by her herself.”

Xiao Miaomiao was also surprised to hear this, these grandfathers and grandmothers are so amazing?

“What about the grandma who gave me the melon seeds?” Xiao Miaomiao thought of another one.

“Oh, you mean Grandma Zheng, she’s a famous person in our neighborhood.”

“Grandma Zheng is also not simple, there’s nothing she doesn’t know in the courtyard, she’s a progressive old lady, a true gossip queen of the courtyard, her grandson is also the little gossip king of the courtyard.”

Zhang Jie laughed, “The old people in the courtyard don’t dare to provoke her, even though her background and everything are the lowest, but if she’s unhappy, others won’t be happy either. There was an old lady who looked down on Grandma Liang because her son was a boss.”

“In the end, Grandma Liang exposed all the secrets of her family, and the old lady didn’t even dare to go out, she had to pack up and move out with her family overnight.”

Mainly because this matter was quite a big deal, he happened to be at home and saw Grandma Zheng using a loudspeaker to talk at the old lady’s door, and even played a recording, he admired the old lady’s perseverance, he didn’t know how she found out, she even found out that the old lady’s grandson wasn’t her biological son.

This incident shocked the entire courtyard, everyone knew how powerful Grandma Zheng was, and no one dared to provoke her easily anymore. As for the old lady whose family privacy was exposed, she had to move out of the courtyard overnight due to shame and pressure.

It’s true that people who like gossip can’t live without melon seeds.

Xiao Miaomiao thought these grandfathers and grandmothers were great, and she also enjoyed listening to gossip.

To be honest, everyone was quite surprised that Grandma Zheng could get along with those old scholars, after all, some people with knowledge and ability are a little arrogant and have a sense of self-admiration, suddenly integrating with someone who can’t read a few characters is quite abrupt.