Lin Chuxia shook her head innocently, "No, Grandpa, you know you want to hold a banquet for me and reveal my identity in front of the media. I'm too happy to refuse."
"Lin Chuxia, you—"
"Enough! Shut up! Is this how a mother should act? Go outside and see if any mother treats her daughter like this!"
"Dad, you don't know, it's all this girl…"
Xie Jinya tried to explain, but before she could finish, the old master interrupted her again.
"Enough! I'm not blind! I can still see who doesn't want this to happen!"
The old master had been a soldier in his youth and, even in his older age, his presence was still commanding when he got angry.
Xie Jinya was already somewhat afraid of him, and now her heart skipped several beats in fear, but deep down, she felt an even greater resentment towards Lin Chuxia.
"Dad, it really wasn't us, it was Lin Chuxia. When she arrived, she clearly agreed with us..." Xie Jinya didn't dare to finish her sentence as she saw the disappointment written all over the old master's face.
The old master turned to look at An Guosheng, "And you, what do you think?"
An Guosheng hesitated for a moment, then slowly spoke, "Dad, this matter, we shouldn't rush it, we need to think it over carefully."
"How is this rushing?! Huh? It still needs careful consideration? As if I'm asking you to elect a national president? It's just about publicly announcing Chuxia's identity; is that so difficult for you?"
The old master was so angry that he slammed his cane hard on the ground.
Xie Jinya and An Guosheng didn't dare make another sound.
Lin Chuxia, worried the old man might get sick from anger, quickly spoke up to soothe him, "Grandpa, don't be angry! It's not a big deal, not worth your getting so upset. If you get a bad temper from this and end up bedridden for three to five days, I'll have to uproot all those precious flowers and plants in your yard. Then when you recover, you'll only have a bare yard."
"You girl…" After Lin Chuxia said this, the old master's face, which had been red with anger, instantly smiled.
"Alright, I'm not angry," the old master said and then singled out An Mingzhu and An Mingyu, "You three kids go play in the yard. I need to talk with your parents."
Seeing that the old master's facial expressions had returned to normal, Lin Chuxia nodded and left the room, reassured.
An Mingyu also followed her out, angrily at her, "How could you go back on your word?"
"When did I ever go back on my word?" Lin Chuxia retorted.
"Just now! If not for you, would Grandpa have gotten so angry at mom and dad?" The teenager was so upset his cheeks puffed out.
Lin Chuxia was somewhat amused: "It seems like it's always been you forcing your ideas onto me. When did I ever agree to do things your way?"
"You… how can you be so unreasonable?"
"I'm being unreasonable?" Lin Chuxia chuckled lightly, "I merely agree with Grandpa's idea, wishing that mom and dad would acknowledge my identity publicly, how is that unreasonable?"
"Doing this, where does that place your sister? Isn't this just making it difficult for her deliberately and not giving her any way out?"
Lin Chuxia suddenly looked up seriously at the youth in front of her.
"Is that really what you think, or did someone deliberately tell you that?"