The Beloved and Pampered Girl

“Grandpa, we’re here.”

Jian Dan and Chu Liyuan walked in, each carrying a box. They carried the boxes to the kitchen and placed some of the content in the locker and some in the refrigerator.

“We made a lot of food from strawberries.”

After putting the items away, Jian Dan sat on the couch.

“You two made them together?”

In the past, Chu Liyuan made them himself every year and did not allow anyone to help. This year, he actually brought Little Jian along.

From the looks of it, his relationship with Little Jian was really very good! It should not be long before his great-grandson came along.

“These are all made by Uncle. I can only be his assistant.”

It couldn’t be helped. Jian Dan really didn’t have much talent in the kitchen, so she could only stick to being a foodie.

“I’m going to cook!”

“I’ll help you.”

“Why are you going? Let him do it. A wife is meant to be doted on. Stay and chat with me.”

“Then… Uncle, you have my moral support! Buck up.”

Every year on this day, he would cook a feast for Grandpa’s birthday. This year was no exception.

In the past, their birthdays were celebrated by the two of them only. Their birthdays were very cheerless and dull. In addition, Chu Liyuan was extremely taciturn, so it was no different from normal meals. However, today was different. There was Little Jian.

He hoped that she could have a baby next year. That would be even more lively!

“Little Jian, how are you getting along with Liyuan?”

They had such a huge age gap. He wondered if there would be a problem with their communication!

“We’re great!”

She was extremely happy spending every day with Chu Liyuan.

From the looks of it, the two of them were getting along quite well. He was relieved. He was terrified that this granddaughter-in-law that he had finally obtained would be gone.

He knew his own grandson very well. Chu Liyuan had never been in a relationship before and was a workaholic who had no life outside of work. He was a very boring man.

As for Little Jian?At her age, she would definitely be into passionate and romantic relationships.

“What do you usually do when you’re together?”

The two of them definitely liked different things. Then what could the two of them do together?

“Uncle and I go on dates on our rest days!”

Dates? How did this brat suddenly become so smart? He knew to bring Little Jian on dates!

Hmm! Not bad, not bad. There’s still hope for him yet.

“If we’re at home, we watch movies, play chess or read books.”

“Chess?”

Little Jian even knew how to play chess? That was a surprise. How many millennials like to play chess nowadays? Their basic hobbies were e-sports.

“You know how to play chess? What kind of chess do you know?”

“I know a little bit about most of the popular ones.”

Jian Dan was a science student. Therefore, things that required logical thinking were usually not difficult for her.

“Really?”

That’s great. 1 won’t have to worry about not having chessmates in the future.

“That’s great. Grandpa, I love playing chess, all kinds of chess. After dinner, let’s go a few rounds.”

“Alright!”

She did not expect Grandpa to like playing chess. However… wouldn’t it be bad if she slaughtered Grandpa on the chessboard? But, it seemed worse if she deliberately went easy on him. What should she do?

She wondered how Grandpa’s chess skills were compared to Chu Liyuan’s. Even Chu Liyuan could not win against her.

When Grandpa went to get the chessboard, Jian Dan went to the kitchen in a flash…

“Uncle, how’s Grandpa’s chess game?”

She had to find out Grandpa’s strength before deciding how to make her moves.

“Chess? Grandpa wants to play chess with you?”

“Yeah! He went to get the chessboard.”

“You want to ask if you need to go easy on Grandpa?”

Uncle, can you read my mind? You even know this?

“No need!”

Uncle said that there was no need! It seemed like Grandpa must be a rather good chess player.

After the meal, Chu Zhiyuan dragged Jian Dan and started…

Grandpa chose Chinese chess.

As the saying went, it was a blessing to meet a chessmate who’s your match!

Grandpa’s chess skills… couldn’t be any worse.

Whoever lost had to stick a note on their face after each round. Grandpa had run out of real estate on his face… Jian Dan was at a loss.

“Grandpa, why don’t we ask Uncle to play Fight the Landlord B with us?”

If they continued with the chess, there would really be no end to it.

“Okay! That’s great.”

Fortunately, Grandpa went along with Jian Dan.

“Liyuan, come over and play Fight the Landlord.”

“No!”

Uncle didn’t want to play?No, she had to drag him down with her.

“Uncle, let’s play together!”

Jian Dan used her sure-kill move—wheedling!

“Alright!”

Yay! It was definitely a sure-fire move!

“This time, we won’t paste notes. The losers will have their faces doodled by lipstick.”

A few rounds later, Grandpa’s face was already covered in makeup. Red marks adorned Jian Dan’s face as well. Only Chu Liyuan’s face was spotless.

No! How could she let Chu Liyuan escape unscathed?

Hence…

In the last round, Jian Dan and Grandpa exchanged glances and reached a consensus…

“A pair of aces.”

Grandpa still had a straight after the pair of aces. Jian Dan had the pair of twos.

Of course, Jian Dan would not want them, so…

“Straight! 1 won. Hahaha!”

Grandpa won this round as the landlord.

“Oh! Why didn’t I see that 1 had a pair of twos just now?”

Jian Dan put on a rueful act.

“Your acting sucks.”

How could their trickery escape Chu Liyuan’s eyes?

“Uh-oh, busted!”

Jian Dan and Grandpa walked towards Chu Liyuan with raised eyebrows.

“Since you lost, you have to admit defeat! Come on!”

“Come on!”

Chu Liyuan was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered as the two of them doodled on his face.

These were the only two people in the world who dared to trick him. Now that the two of them were ganging up, how could he stand a chance at all?

But… so what?