Chapter 153: Euphemisms
"Do you think they’ll upset Dad and drive him away?" Gong Ruwen really hates them.
"Today Grandpa was talking to me, saying many good things. He even asked how I’m doing here." Gong Ruwen had never seen Gong Dajiang be so pleasant.
If it were the past, he’d be happy, but now he really isn’t pleased with all the scheming. Do they really think he’s a fool?
Ah, Gong Dajiang would ask these things too, looking like a decent person but really he’s biased. Otherwise, why would he pull Gong Ruwen aside to inquire about this?
Thankfully, they were prepared in advance. Lately, they’ve been scheming non-stop, making Gong Ruwen much more hardened, no longer as gullible as before.
Zhan Jing wore a displeased look. Why involve the children in adult matters? She really couldn’t stand the Gong Family elders and their bit of skill.
"From now on, when they talk to you, just answer what you can; if you can’t, say you don’t know." Ideally, Zhan Jing hoped Gong Ruwen would not speak to them.
Gong Ruwen laughed joyfully, "I know it all. When Grandpa asks the questions, I just know it’s not well-intentioned."
"Like asking what I eat normally and if we ate meat during New Year."
"Also asking if we often go up the mountain, and what we do there."
Tut-tut-tut, the old man is stirring trouble all the way, and Zhang Lan seems noisy, but such people are really nothing to fear since you can just ignore her.
But Gong Dajiang is the sneaky one making moves. "Brother, how did you answer?"