After the tin boxes being taken away, Jenny looks at the trunk for a moment and hesitates. She picks up a still intact box, pats the dust on it, and looks into it through the gap. Most of the cakes are crushed, but they are edible.
She sighs helplessly and blows on the paper box deciding to keep it for herself.
After entering the Flower House, she hears the sounds of greetings.
“Grandma, these are supplements I brought you from abroad and they are good for your health.”
“…”
“I spent a long time choosing this scarf and perfume, which is classic. You will look good with it.”
“…”
“And this one..."
“…”
Sky keeps introducing her gifts to Mrs. Lu like silk scarves and other small objects. Somehow, Mrs. Lu feels a little impatient.
Sky is the granddaughter of her only good friend, and the only granddaughter of her husband’s best comrade in army. When Sky was a kid, she was a lovely little girl. Mrs. Lu has witnessed her growing up. Since the grandpa of the Song grew old and the country allowed him to go abroad to reunite with his children, Sky followed him. And then the frequency of meeting each other in recent years gets less.
But the girl is still kind and warm. Every time they meet, she will bring a lot of gifts which are for all family members. Regardless of the price and the size of the gift, the most important thing is her good will. Now she is of good manner.
Mrs. Lu pats Sky’s hand and says with a smile, “Thank you. It is ready for dinner. Show me these things after dinner.”
Sky’s smile id particularly gentle, “OK, grandma, all listen to you.”
With a box of broken cakes in hand, Jenny doesn't wants grandmother to see her in a mess. She slips carefully from the porch to the living room, ready to go upstairs first. Unexpectedly, Harley, who doesn’t know her intention, calls out when she sees her.
“Jenny, it is time for dinner. Where are you going?”
When Mrs. Lu hears this, her impatience disappears immediately. She leaves Sky and walks towards Jenny.
“Oh, my baby girl has come back. It’s been a long time since you are here. I miss you so much!”
Jenny touches the back of her head, feeling a little embarrassed, “grandma...”
“What’s in your hand?”
“I originally wanted to bring these cakes to you, but they were broken carelessly. I'm going to keep them by myself and buy you a new one tomorrow.”
“Broken?” Grandma’s sights stop on the red paper box which looks bad. She opens the box and takes out half a piece of mung bean cake from inside, “let me see.”
“This piece is the most intact one. The rest is broken.”
Jenny feels upset.
Grandma puts the half of the mung bean cake in her mouth, chews it for a while and then says with joy, “ it tastes good. I like it. Why don’t you give it to me earlier, you are a mean girl...”
“Grandma...”
“Well, I don’t care what you’re going to bring me tomorrow. Today, this cake is mine. No one can take it away from me.”
“But it’s all broken.”
Jenny is a little embarrassed.
Jenny blushes, especially when she finds that Luke is looking at her.
Sky stands not far away when hearing these words. She looks surprised, but lowers her head to hide her emotions quietly.
Dinner is served in the dining room. Because Jenny and Luke comes back together, the cook has prepared a lot of dishes. In addition, more dishes are added for Sky’s visit. The table is filled with food.
At the dinner table, Sky hesitates for a long time, but still asks what she wants to ask.
“Grandma, you said Jenny is Luke’s wife. Is Jenny married with Luke?”
There is silence for a few seconds at the table, and Jenny pauses and looks up at her.
“Although the wedding hasn’t been held yet, it’s already in preparation. I’ve set the date and got several sets of wedding dresses back. I'm waiting for them to have a try together, so that I can ask someone to change the sizes.”
Grandma is very happy, “by the way. After dinner, you can come with us and have a look at Jenny’s wedding dresses. You have better taste, and you can help them to choose one.”
Sky looks a little stiff, but still tries to maintain polite and gentle. She nods and smiles. Suddenly she thinks of something, frowns and asks, “why is the wedding prepared in a hurry? I never hear uncle and aunt mention before. Have they met Jenny yet?”
When it comes it, Jenny’s heart sinks even more.
Grandma only wants to have a grandson and hold a wedding for them. But Jenny cannot. If she really needs to marry Luke, she has to meet his parents. What she wants to check needs the help of Luke’s mother, Tracy.
It seems that grandma doesn’t take Sky’s words into serious. She looks at Jenny with a smile, “they don’t even care about their sons, so there is no need for them to meet Jenny. It is totally enough that both Luke and I like Jenny. They would not and can not have other opinions.”
This makes Jenny feel warm, but also very struggled.
She secretly looks at Luke, who is sitting beside her. He seems not to be disturbed by their conversation. He eats and drinks soup slowly, and his Adam’s apple rolls regularly. Every movement seems to be well planned.
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