Chapter 817: Chapter 691: Liking You Since the First Glance (Part 34)
The only reason to look for Jian Cheng is money, money, money.
Except for money, the Jian Family never takes the initiative to call Jian Cheng.
Hai Lan seems to know that this is not the place to talk, so she places the white chrysanthemum she bought next to the tombstone, closely alongside Jian Dan’s bouquet.
Standing in front of the tombstone, she bows three times completely and then steps aside.
Every time Jian Dan comes to pay respects to Jian Cheng, she cries—not a sound, her shoulders shaking, looking pitiful and fragile, as if she could collapse at any moment. Lai Wei half-kneels beside her, listening to Jian Dan quietly reporting the good news.
"Dad, your good friend Uncle An came to see you. Your daughter also came to see you. I’m sorry it was so hard for you, only seeing me once a year.
Once your daughter grows up, she’ll come to see you more frequently, okay?"
Jian Dan originally thought that the Jian Family might not come, but as soon as she finished her offering and was about to get up, a sharp shout rang out from a distance, "Jian Dan, you disrespectful little brat, who allowed you to pay respects to my son?"
Jian Dan was already not in great spirits, and being suddenly scolded made her face look even worse.
She saw her aunt and uncle leading the old lady toward her. The old lady didn’t seem like her father’s mother at all, because ever since Jian Dan was very young, she knew this grandmother didn’t like her father at all. Every time her father came home, all he received were grandma’s accusations and scoldings, and if he didn’t bring money back, the scolding was even harsher.
Initially, they didn’t know her father had bought an apartment in the city, living peacefully with the money her father provided. However, once someone leaked the news about her father’s apartment purchase to the family, grandma chased after her father, her words exceptionally harsh.
Every time she thinks about it, Jian Dan feels her father’s efforts weren’t worth it.
She was young. Every time her father took leave and came back, he would always show a smiling face, because he didn’t want to see her unhappy. When it was late at night, her father would hold her and apologize, say sorry.
Once, when her father thought she was asleep, he bitterly smiled beside her, "Jianjian, Daddy wishes he wasn’t a child of the Jian Family. That way, you wouldn’t have to suffer so much. But unfortunately, after several tests, I am indeed a child of the Jian Family."
Back then, she couldn’t understand the despair in her father’s words. Now thinking back, doesn’t her father’s death have a little something to do with the Jian Family? Whenever she recalls the grievances her father suffered in the Jian Family, Jian Dan becomes especially angry.
Her eyes are very red, but she doesn’t cry. She thinks, if her father were still around, he surely wouldn’t like the Jian Family to scold her like this. He would feel sadder than she does.
She doesn’t give them a chance to approach; she first steps forward and stops them at the stairs, "You are not welcome here. Please do not make a scene here. While my father was alive, you already made him uneasy. I don’t want him to be disturbed even after his passing."
"What did you say?"
The little old lady, looking frail and weak, is oddly robust at this moment. She throws off her children’s support and jumps up, ready to give Jian Dan a slap, but An Jie, quick-eyed and deft, pulls Jian Dan behind him and stands in front of her, gripping the old lady’s hand.
Let go.
"Who are you?"
The old lady looks at the imposing man before her, her eyes, like inverted triangles, narrow as if seeing a shiny lamb.
Jian Dan steps out from behind An Jie and stands beside him, "If you’re going to cause trouble here, I will call the police."
"As an elder, how can I not discipline my own juniors? Even if the police come, can they meddle in family affairs? Let me tell you, Jian Dan, the money your father used to buy a house back then was our pension fund. You silently took it all and didn’t even give us a share. Had your father known you were such an unfilial daughter, do you think he would be so angry as to slap you twice?"
Jian Dan was so furious her breathing quickened, her eyes turned red.
It was Lady Hai Lan’s first time witnessing such family members; the environment she grew up in was always warm. She never expected that such a young girl like Jian Dan would have to face so much. At that moment, she lost interest in observing the man.
She rushed over, shielding Jian Dan behind her, looking at the old lady, and sneering, "The house that her father sold, as the primary heir, how does Jian Dan not have the right to take the money? Legally, she is the primary heir. Even if you are his birth parents, you have no right to manage to whom his money should be given. I’ve seen shameless people, but this is the first time I’ve seen someone like you."