Chapter 29.2

“Grandma, this is their job, they have to do it this way…”

Chu Xiaoyi explained awkwardly, “Actually, you can just pretend you don’t see the cameras.”

Lu Sumin retorted, “What kind of job doesn’t allow sitting? Besides, they’re adults, how can we pretend not to see them?”

The cameramen in black attire hadn’t anticipated the elderly lady to be so hospitable, insisting that they sit down. Despite their many protests, they couldn’t refuse her.

Finally, Lu Sumin reluctantly relented a bit, fetched small stools for the cameramen, and allowed them to sit in the corner, without forcing them to sit at the same table as the family of six.

With the chaotic scene finally settling down, Chu Xiaoxiao sat in her little chair and commented, “Grandma has a professional habit, arranging everything clearly.”

Chu Xiaoxiao continued, “The cameramen are like kindergarten kids. If you tell them to sit, they’ll sit, if you tell them to take a nap, they’ll take a nap. They can’t have any objections.”

Grandfather Jitong, who had been in the middle of brewing tea, couldn’t help but chuckle upon hearing this. He praised, “Xiaoxiao is right. If you don’t let Grandma organize, she’ll get into a spat with you!”

As Lu Sumin finished arranging the cameramen, she suddenly turned her head and asked, “Old Xiao, what did you say? Were you calling me?”

Grandpa Jitong  quickly lowered his head, weakly responding, “Oh, no, I wasn’t…”

Chu Jiadong and Xiao Bi first inquired about Grandpa Jitong’s health. Once Lu Sumin returned to her seat at the tea table, the topic quickly shifted.

Lu Sumin beamed, “Xiaoyi, isn’t it time for you to find a girlfriend? You’re already twenty-three this year, right?”

Chu Xiaoyi had just taken a sip of hot tea, and he nearly choked, hastily declining, “Grandma, I still want to focus on my work for now. After I establish my career…”

Lu Sumin decisively intervened, “Aren’t you successful in your career already? I’m not telling you to get married right away, just find a girlfriend and date for a couple of years!”

Xiao Bi intervened, “Mom, Xiaoyi is still young…”

Lu Sumin disagreed, “Young? He’s not young anymore. Xiaoyi has been working for several years. Nowadays, things are just different. In our time, people got married and had children at this age! You were around Xiaoyi’s age when you gave birth, right?”

“… ”

Chu Xiaoyi felt a wave of suffocation. Suddenly, he thought that those five years of not coming home seemed pretty good, avoiding countless rounds of similar questioning.

Chu Xiaoxiao chimed in, “Grandma, my brother’s not in a good position to find a girlfriend.”

Chu Xiaoyi, for the first time, found his younger sister so adorable and quickly chimed in, “Right, right, right. Grandma, I don’t have a house, a car, an education, no one would be interested in me…”

Upon hearing this, Lu Sumin immediately displayed a pained expression. She firmly held Chu Xiaoyi’s hand and spoke confidently, “Don’t belittle yourself. My grandson is handsome and outstanding, a famous big star. How could no one be interested in him? No one can compare to my grandson…”

Grandfather Jitong  joined the conversation, saying, “So Xiaoxiao should find a famous star as well?”

Lu Sumin’s anger flared instantly, “Nonsense! Xiaoxiao can’t marry an actor. It has to be a teacher or a government employee!”

Chu Xiaoxiao blinked, feeling that something was off. She looked puzzled and said, “Grandma, your statements are contradictory; they’re completely two different standards…”

Chu Xiaoyi added, “…that’s called double standards.”

As a renowned master of double standards in China, Lu Sumin saw her grandson Chu Xiaoyi as perfect in every way, an admired and celebrated big star. She believed that only celestial beauties from the heavens were worthy of him.

However, if her granddaughter Chu Xiaoxiao were to be associated with a celebrity from the entertainment industry, Lu Sumin would instantly become furious and agitated. She felt that such people were worthless except for their looks and didn’t deserve her granddaughter!

Even though Chu Xiaoxiao was just three and a half years old now and still had a long way to go before even having a lover, Lu Sumin was already thinking ahead.

[Grandma is the type of elderly lady I’m most afraid of. I always feel like if you don’t listen to her, she could twist your head open.]

[Chu Xiaoyi: Grandma, I’m actually the actor you talk about.]

[It’s too miserable, too miserable. In the eyes of his family, CXY is the epitome of a guy who can’t find a wife. My idol is really in an ‘Everyone Attacks Him’ situation.]

Chu Xiaoyi was becoming increasingly uncomfortable at the tea table. No one could make a matchmaking-minded old lady like Lu Sumin be quiet, especially when she was his grandmother.

Xiao Bi had initially tried to persuade her, but now she couldn’t control her mother at all. Chu Jiadong and Grandpa Jitong, as concerned bystanders, wisely kept their mouths shut, fearing they might inadvertently become targets.

Thankfully, Chu Xiaoxiao defused the situation just in time. She lowered her head, gazed at the clear tea in her small cup, and expressed a distressed look. In a low voice, she said, “It’s a little bitter…”

Grandfather Jitong  had brewed high-quality tea leaves, which were fragrant and refined.

However, children’s tastes are rather simple – if it’s not sweet, it’s not good to drink.

Grandpa Jitong patiently explained, “Xiaoxiao, this is really good tea. You should savor it slowly on your taste buds…”

“Savor my foot!”

Lu Sumin’s attention was instantly diverted by her granddaughter’s words. She suggested, “How about Grandma add some milk, honey, and a bit of diced fruit to your tea? Would you like that?”

At the mention of this, Chu Xiaoxiao’s eyes lit up. She immediately nodded, showing an expectant expression.

Grandpa Jitong  frowned disapprovingly and muttered, “The Tea Sage Lu Yu* once said that your way of tasting tea is like water flowing through a ditch…”

*T/N:  陆羽 was a Chinese tea master and writer.

Lu Sumin interrupted, “Shut up.”

Xiao Ji fell silent.

Lu Sumin didn’t care if anyone else wanted to drink or not. She lifted the teapot and poured the amount of tea needed for the milk tea, causing Grandpa Jitong to sigh regretfully as he slapped his leg, “You could have used the later brews. At this point, the flavor is the best. You just had to add milk.”

In Grandpa Jitong’s view, adding all sorts of random things to the tea would ruin its original flavor, turning it into a sweet beverage.

Lu Sumin lifted her chin arrogantly, saying, “I want the best, or else it’s not worth making milk tea for my granddaughter!”

Grandpa Jitong remained quiet.

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