Chapter 585: Chapter 15: The Great Discovery
Xiao Xian and Zhang Yiyi had no idea that they had already been targeted by the people of the Wang Family.
As the most outstanding descendant among the grandchildren of the Wang Family, Wang Shuai also had to be respectful when he met his great grandmother. He entered the temple, drank tea while waiting according to the normal reception procedures, and waited for Zhang Lvxiao.
When Zhang Lvxiao came out to meet her eldest grandson, she was dressed in a light-gray lay Buddhist attire. She was not particularly eye-catching, even ordinary looking, which might have been why the patriarch of the Wang Family never really kept his legitimate wife in high regard as he was always flirting outside.
Unlike most female cultivators who pursue eternal youth, Zhang Lvxiao maintained the appearance of middle-age after reaching that period of life.
Her hair speckled with a few strands of white, body slightly plump, eyes clear as lamps, her face slightly wrinkled but her mouth always wore a calm smile.
The days in Fanyin Temple with wooden fish and green lights had set her apart from the bustling outside world.
"Grandma," Wang Shuai approached, presenting two newly bought cushions like a treasure.
"Recently, you all have remembered me, earlier Lu had delivered a cushion, and not long after, you brought two more. One pair of cushions is enough, having three is inauspicious. I don’t favor any over others, I keep one for each, and you take the extra one back." Had it been someone else, perhaps they would have chosen this pair that Wang Shuai had just brought, which were more aesthetically pleasing to sit on.
Zhang Lvxiao was unlike others; she was always strict in her dealings. Wang Lu, in the eyes of several people in the Wang Family, was mixed blood, but in Zhang Lvxiao’s eyes, everyone was watching her actions as a grandmother, and she had to treat everyone equally.
"Grandma, why compare? Mine are certainly better, I spent 800 Heaven-defying Values at the North Campus. You know, apart from a few items, most of the goods in North Campus are specially provided and not available elsewhere." One thousand in real-world money could not match up to one hundred Heaven-defying Values, as widely recognized by many, including Wang Shuai, in the North Campus.
Wang Shuai did not like his father’s rejection of Wang Lu’s family, but he didn’t have a special fondness either. He wouldn’t allow outsiders like Xu Lan Ya to talk badly about the Wang Family near his ears, nor did he like them currying favor in front of his grandmother.
"You naughty boy, not listening to Grandma again, wasting Heaven-defying Values. What did I tell you before? I asked you to accumulate as many Heaven-defying Values as possible, and it’s best to exchange them for better resources." Zhang Lvxiao favored Wang Shuai the most among all her grandchildren, solely because not only is he talented and smart, but most importantly, his nature is honest, not like his good-for-nothing grandfather and great uncle who always caused her distress, nearly tearing the family apart due to their actions.
"Hey, Grandma, I have my uses. I am now an advanced class student, and according to an A-class student’s monthly Heaven-defying Values, A- is 30000, A is 50000, A+ is 80000. The numbers seem considerable, but just one simulation class costs me 5000 Heaven-defying Values. Moreover, in the advanced students, only Ye Heng and I meet the sixty-year-old selection criteria for Cangqiong Palace." In saying so, Wang Shuai included a self-mocking tone, as by a family rule in the Wang Family, every three generations, someone must be chosen for the Cangqiong Palace.
"I have told you many times, haste makes waste. Gathering little by little forms a mountain; this principle you still haven’t grasped. Now that you are an advanced class student, it’s a waste of time to spend on simulation classes; it’s better to handle the challenging tasks at Huake Institute." Zhang Lvxiao truly found her grandson a handful, his unyielding nature somewhat resembling her unpredictably temperamental old husband.
"Grandma, please spare me. You won’t make me go and do some project like greening the Northwest, would you? Can you bear to see your grandson planting trees in the desert and fixing sand?" Wang Shuai did not understand; other grandmothers would nag their grandsons to get married and have children by their late twenties, unlike his great grandmother who loved getting him involved in supporting the nation.
"What Northwest project? Don’t think that because Grandma didn’t study at Huake Institute, I don’t understand your campus situation. I’ve heard that Huake Institute has a campus environment renovation project, as long as it is..." Zhang Lvxiao wanted to say more but was constantly pleaded for mercy by Wang Shuai.