Chapter 502 - 264: Leaving_1
Qian Yijin saw Old woman Qian like this and, overcome with sorrow, tears streamed from his eyes. He went over to massage the old lady and, weeping, said, "Great-grandma, no matter what becomes of Jinwa, she will always be your great-grandchild. Jinwa will never forget, when I was small and often hungry, Great-grandma would conjure up delicious things to eat as if by magic. Sometimes it was an egg, sometimes a piece of malt sugar, sometimes a few slices of fatty meat..."
As Qian Yijin sobbed, Zhang Zhongkun had been massaging the old lady the entire time. Suddenly, he felt that her body seemed to soften a bit. He excitedly said, "Keep talking, the old lady’s body is softening."
Upon hearing this, Qian Yijin continued, "Great-grandma, that handkerchief wrapped around the fatty meat was soaked with oil, and it smelled so good... Jinwa also remembers, when you would let me sneak into your room for something good to eat, while Brother Shan and Sister Duo Duo cried outside, with Great-aunt banging on basins and bowls. You said to pay them no mind, those two kids weren’t going hungry, it was only Jinwa who was pitiful, never full and never warm enough..."
In the midst of Qian Yijin’s — no, it should now be said, Zhu Sujin’s — ramblings, the old lady’s body slowly softened, she let out a grunt, her iron-grey complexion gradually yellowed a bit, and her eyes also closed.
Zhang Zhongkun quickly applied acupuncture, then had Lady Wu help the old lady up; he patted her back a few times, and after the old lady coughed violently and spat out a mouthful of phlegm, she opened her eyes.
When she saw Qian Yijin, she grabbed him and cried, "Jinwa, they say you are not Great-grandma’s great-grandchild, they are lying, aren’t they?"
Qian Yijin buried himself in her embrace and cried, "Great-grandma, Jinwa is your great-grandchild, I will always be your great-grandchild."
When Old woman Qian heard this, she started laughing awkwardly, her mouth skewing even more, tears and snot flowing all together, as she embraced Qian Yijin and said, "I knew they were fooling me, how could my Jinwa not be my great-grandchild?"
Old man Qian, upon hearing the old woman repeatedly calling him great-grandchild, was terrified. This young noble was a royal relative; this was incredibly disrespectful. He quickly intervened, "I say old woman, have you lost your mind? Jinwa is now a person of status in the Capital City, and you still want to be his great-grandma? Are you seeking death?"
Having heard this, Old woman Qian rolled her eyes and fell back with her neck arched.
Zhang Zhongkun got so angry he had someone remove Old man Qian, and then administered another acupuncture treatment to Old woman Qian. Although the old lady came to, she stopped speaking and just watched Zhu Sujin with tears in her eyes.