NovelKBC Chapter 879 - 872: My Maternal Grandfather’s Surname Is Xu
Chapter 879 - 872: My Maternal Grandfather’s Surname Is Xu
As soon as Old Mrs. Lu spoke, Bai Yiran’s face darkened. She least liked hearing someone question in front of Xiao Lang whether he was a child of the Leng Family. Precisely because Xiao Lang was not a biological son of the Leng Family, he became more sensitive, and being asked repeatedly would inevitably leave a shadow in his heart.
Seeing Bai Yiran’s expression turn sour, Luna quickly tried to smooth things over, "Mom, stop talking, the food is getting cold."
Old Mrs. Lu frowned. She was the type to dig until she got an answer. If she didn’t get one, she wouldn’t let it go. "Oh come on, what’s wrong with asking? I’m the eldest in this house now, should I not get answers when I ask the younger generation questions?"
Bai Yiran raised an eyebrow. Was this old lady leveraging the generational hierarchy against her?
Before Bai Yiran could respond, a child’s voice piped up beside her. Xiao Lang looked fearlessly at the old lady and said crisply, "I am not my dad’s biological son. I am the child my dad and mom adopted in E Country! But my surname is Leng, my full name is Leng Yanlang. My name is on the Leng Family household register, and I’m the eldest son of the Leng Family. Does this answer satisfy you?"
Bai Yiran listened to Xiao Lang’s response with delight. She was very happy that this child could face this issue so directly. It seemed she had thought of him as too fragile before, overprotecting him. She didn’t realize that his inner strength exceeded her imagination!
Hearing Xiao Lang’s answer, Old Mrs. Lu’s face looked awkward. She muttered, "Why adopt a child for no reason..." She had wanted to say that maybe Bai Yiran couldn’t have children, but seeing the little girl beside Leng Yichen, she held back her words.
Xiao Lang laughed upon hearing that, "Yeah, and your granddaughter is perfectly fine too; why are you asking our Leng Family to find her a partner?"
That afternoon, after coming back from kindergarten, Xiao Lang had been staying with Sister Liu and Sister Wu, playing with Xiao Xi, and had a clear understanding of the situation.
As soon as Xiao Lang spoke, a smile flashed in Bai Yiran’s eyes. Qiu Zi couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.
Old Mrs. Lu felt utterly embarrassed being retorted like this by a kid in public, her face turning sour as if she’d swallowed a fly, and she glared fiercely at Xiao Lang.
Lu Zitong didn’t expect her matchmaking to be mocked by a child, her face flushed red with anger, and she glared at Bai Yiran, thinking it must have been Bai Yiran, the mother, who taught him to say that.
Old Mrs. Lu glared menacingly at Xiao Lang, "Adopted kids are adopted, they don’t know how to talk properly, I don’t know what kind of education this mother is providing!"
With that one sentence, Old Mrs. Lu included both Xiao Lang and Bai Yiran in her scolding. Back at home, no one dared speak to her this way. At the Leng Family, she had been infuriated repeatedly and now even retorted by a child. She had used fainting once already and couldn’t use that trick again, or Luna might send her to the hospital.
"Exactly, I don’t know what kind of education they’re getting," Lu Zitong chimed in.
"My wife Bai Yiran and son Xiao Lang are not for an outsider to comment on," Leng Yichen’s voice suddenly interjected.
The atmosphere instantly turned awkward. Lu Zitong looked over to see Leng Yichen’s face was dark as ink, his eyes filled with cold disdain and loathing for their entire family.
Old Mrs. Lu, hearing this, slammed her chopsticks down in anger and pounded the table hard twice with her palm, "Leng Liewei, is this your son, showing no respect to his, uh, maternal grandparents?"
"Maternal grandparents?" Leng Yichen sneered, "My maternal grandfather’s surname was Xu, and he passed away over a decade ago."