In the hall of the Old Age Home, the atmosphere has turned into something like a tiger and goat situation.
The old men were smiling awkwardly as Grandma Xue looked at them with a glare.
Meanwhile, the old ladies were giggling among themselves finding the men in such a situation.
"Miss Xue, we were just saying Qiqi's father to take care of Little Qiqi and her mother now that he is here."
"And considering that he had reunited with them after so many years, we were just saying that such occasion should be celebrated."
Two of them tried to convince Grandma Xue while others nodded at Ye Qian, signalling him to say yes.
"Oh is it?"
Grandma Xue turned to look at Ye Qian who was still about thinking about what to say.
"Ah Yes, yes."
He nodded aggressively.
"If that's it then alright."
"Papa, how are we going to celebrate your return?"
Little Qiqi reached out of the group of the ladies and asked with her puppy eyes.
Ye Qian looked at her and smiled while he chuckled.
"How about we come here on Sunday and have a small party with all of them."
Little Qiqi's beamed with joy as she heard him.
"Yes, Papa, Qiqi will also help with the party."
Little Qiqi nodded in excitement.
Grandma Xue looked at them and shook her head.
"You don't have to do this."
The men looked at her with annoyance as she tried them to reject.
She glared back at them, so they went to their work compromising in fear.
"It's alright, you all have been taking care of Qiqi for so long, I won't feel good if I don't do anything."
Ye Qian assured as he clasped his hands in front of her and bowed in gratitude.
Grandma Xue smiled at his gratification and comforted him.
"It's not like that; we also love Qiqi's company and feel good when she is with us."
"It becomes lively in this place all the time when she is here."
"Yes, yes."
The other ladies also nodded beside her.
"But you have to bring Qiqi here after school, even if you are back or we will feel rather empty here."
Grandma Xue further added as she looked at Little Qiqi lovingly.
"Qiqi is like our grandchild, she makes us feel like there is someone who cares for us, so please don't take us away from her; she is the hope that we all want."
She said as she looked at everyone who was around her as her eyes turned moist.
"Grandma Xue, don't feel sad, Qiqi will always come to meet and play with you all, Qiqi will always be Grandma Xue and others Qiqi."
Little Qiqi consoled as she ran to Grandma Xue and hugged her thighs.
Listening to her, the ladies around also had their eyes tearing up as they smiled at her.
"Qiqi, come I have made some cookies today, let's eat them."
Another old lady who had most of her hair white exclaimed.
"Yes, Grandma Wu."
Little Qiqi nodded as she patted her head.
"Come on let's eat some cookies. I have also added some choco chips to some of them, you like them don't you Qiqi?"
"Yes yes!"
Little Qiqi grinned as everyone doted on her and brought her to the kitchen room.
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After Little Qiqi left with the ladies again, now only Ye Qian was left with the old men in the hall.
"Hey Young man what are you standing there for, come to have around with us."
An old man who was playing chess called out.
"Yeah, let's see what the young generation has got."
The surrounding one's cheered him.
Ye Qian walked to the table and sat on the opposite seat as the old man.
Seeing him so natural, the people felt something amiss and asked.
"So your name is Ye Qian?"
"Hmm."
Ye Qian nodded.
"Tell us how did you meet the Yuan Meng girl, we are really interested to know about how you fished her, you don't seem that bright either."
"Umm."
Ye Qian smiled awkwardly.
He was indeed not that bright in anything back then, it was just that when he was doing his masters, that Yuan Meng was his classmate and he proposed to her since he liked her.
Even he was shocked when she accepted his proposal.
He was in shock for a week until his friends beat him up for having a beautiful flower like Yuan Meng as his girlfriend.
"Well, it's nothing much, we met at the college and I proposed to her about six months before we completed our masters."
"Ohh that's very simple, did she readily accept you, seeing her looks now, I don't think that there were no good boys out there asking for her?"
The men surrounded him from all sides, gazing at him like a criminal who was in custody and started questioning him.
"Umm, she was indeed the most beautiful girl among all but she rejected many boys with money and wealth."
"I just went there and asked her if she would like to stay with me and have a family."
Ye Qian said with a calm smile.
"And that's just it, how can a dumb question make her fall for you?"
"Boy, tell us the truth you didn't drug her right?"
The men turned their gaze turned sharp as they asked him.
It was most likely if Ye Qian were to tell the lie would just shoot lasers from their eyes like superman and burn him to death.
"No...no, I never would do such a thing and do you really think she would stay for me till now if I did such a thing to her?"
"Hmm, what you say is right, but that Yuan girl is too pure and doesn't do anything wrong, we have seen her for years now."
"Yes, I really liked her then but then it turned into love, then, at last, I asked her, if she would marry me."
"And she accepted that too. Boy, isn't it like a golden pie falling on your head?"
The old men snickered as they heard him.
"She later told me that she never wanted money or any luxury but had always dreamed of living a simple life and having a small family. And she also liked the way I was and behaved and.... no it's not right to say."
Ye Qian said until he came to last and stopped.
"There is something not right; boy, you better speak the truth, we have friends in police as well."
The men glared at him.
"Umm, she said that I was a dummy in a relationship and she would never have to worry about me having an affair as I don't quite understand what a woman wants and what she liked."
Ye Qian recounted as he thought and looked down as he replied with a bit of shame.
"Hahaha."
"Hahaha."
The old men suddenly fell to the floor and started to roll as they laughed.
"You really are a dummy."
"Old Wang, the Yuan girl is not really that innocent. If she had thought of all this six years ago."
"Hahaha. Old Yan that's called the legendary woman intuition, I suppose."
"She really is a good strategist, hmm, I need to play chess with her some time. Hahaha."
The man who played chess laughed and said.
"Don't worry Old Fu, on Sunday she will come here, then you can have a game with h"But just be aware she might just make you lose face in some moves. Haha."
Old Wang said as he finally controlled his laughter and looked at Ye Qian and said.
"Young man, have you met any women in these 5 years?"
Ye Qian nodded as he didn't understand what really meant.
"So, did any one of them tried to ask you for accompanying for dinner or like that were having trouble and asked for your help."
Ye Qian looked up and thought for a bit and said while nodding.
"Hmm, there were many women who asked such things. Why?"
"You really are a dummy. Hahaha."
The men again rolled on the floor not able to continue to hold themselves.
"Yesterday, Little Qing's mother also asked me when would I come back, why did she ask such a question?"
Ye Qian mumbled as he thought, while the old men heard some of his words and thought.
'Wow, he really is a dummy, a woman even asked him when he would return and he didn't understand it, what a waste of resources.'
'That Yuan Meng is really smart in her decisions.'
Hearing the huge commotion; the ladies walked in and asked.
"You old fogies, why are you wiping the floor with your clothes here."
Grandma Xue said aloud as she saw them laughing and rolling on the floor.
"Umm, miss Xue if you got to know this, you will also laugh like us."
Old Wang said as he controlled himself.
"What is this all about?"
Grandma Xue looked puzzled.
"The girl Yuan Meng is really smart, and we were worried so much about her."
"Just don't make more puzzles to me, Old Wang."
Grandma Xue snapped.
"Ok Ok, this young man right here is really a dummy."
Old Wang pointed at Ye Qian and said.
Ye Qian felt his cheeks burning.
Instead of having a chess game, the situation had turned into a comedy show with one being embarrassed.
Never in these 5000 years had anyone talked about him in such a way.
If the people in Heavenly realm were to know this they would definitely feel bad, the man they knew as the Immortal venerable was shamed by some old men who were not even a percent of his age.
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Umm, I really felt bad that our MC is so much of a dummy!
Well considering that I also gave some of my personality, he is like me #_#
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