Xie Zhong rubbed Zhu Yanyi’s head. "Ani, Grandpa thanks you."
Xie Zhong knew that having three sons was supposed to bring blessings, but more children meant more conflicts. The tensions in the Xie family were bound to surface eventually. It was better for them to explode now than to fester in silence, creating deeper rifts between the brothers later. She had been worried about how to smooth things over, but Zhu Yanyi had resolved it so easily. Thinking about the connections behind her, she felt relieved. Indeed, it was much easier for Zhu Yanyi to get various coupons than for anyone else.
"You child, why do you carry so many coupons with you? What if you lose them?" Xie Xinlian looked at Zhu Yanyi with a helpless expression. She knew her daughter had a secret stash of money, but she never imagined her daughter was this wealthy, holding so many valuable tickets.
Zhu Yanyi shrugged. She didn’t think much of it. "I just grabbed them randomly. I wanted to bring joy to Second Uncle. If she already had coupons, I wouldn’t have taken them out. If she didn’t, I did. We are all family, so there is no need to count so carefully." To Zhu Yanyi, these coupons were nothing special.
Xie Zhong smiled and rubbed Zhu Yanyi’s head again. "But Grandpa still wants to thank our Ani."
"No need to thank me. If you really want to, ask Grandma to make stir-fried pine pollen for me. I missed Grandma’s stir-fried pine pollen so much during my month in the capital," Zhu Yanyi said directly. She simply loved that dish.
"Alright, I’ll let Grandma make it for you tonight," Xie Zhong laughed heartily. His mood was complex. His eldest son’s foolishness contrasted with his granddaughter’s filial piety. Regardless, he would not show his true feelings to others. Seeing a person’s character through a few coupons was not a bad thing. He would help his eldest son if he could, but he would no longer put his heart into it. He had originally planned to help his eldest son get a better job next year, but now he changed his mind. His eldest son was too selfish. He would not fight against him, but he would no longer try to help him deliberately. If Xie Jingyu knew that a few coupons cost him a good job, he might tear them up in anger. But he didn’t know, so he looked at the coupons in his hand happily, thinking about how to handle them.
The sewing machine coupon was useless because Wang Zhaodi didn’t know how to use a sewing machine, so he could sell it to someone else. For the spirit projection and radio coupons, he needed to plan carefully. Should he keep them or not? If not, should he sell them or give them away to build connections? No matter what, he had to think it through.
During dinner, although there were several children like Zhu Yanyi, the atmosphere seemed lively, but Zhu Yanyi could clearly feel that her grandfather was in a bad mood. After the meal, Zhu Yanyi followed Xie Zhong to the study and got straight to the point. "Grandpa, you are unhappy because of Big Uncle’s matter."
Xie Zhong sighed. "Your Big Uncle has big ambitions."
Zhu Yanyi poured a cup of tea for Xie Zhong and placed it in front of her before speaking. "Actually, I think Big Uncle’s thoughts are nothing special." Zhu Yanyi hadn’t felt much during the coupon incident earlier. In her past life, she knew what kind of person Xie Jingyu was, so this life was no surprise. But seeing Xie Zhong sad, she comforted her. "No matter how capable Big Uncle is, or how ambitious she is, she is still your son."