Chapter 1637: They've Even Come to Ask in Person

They’ve already been asked to come forward.

The Old Lady managed to stay calm and didn’t immediately respond. She was closely observing Nan Jiaojiao’s expression. No one knew how such a young girl developed such a steady and composed demeanor, becoming calmer in the presence of outsiders without revealing a hint of anxiety or confidence.

The Old Lady grew more and more satisfied with her; this was the demeanor a matriarch from a prominent family should have. She even felt that Bo Yanching’s entire life purpose was just to marry Nan Jiaojiao.

“What’s the rush? Jiaojiao is still so young, there’s no hurry.”

Yi Qinghuan slightly relaxed her tense fingertips, hiding the nail marks she had made in her palm under her sleeve, and said with relief, “Jiaojiao is indeed still young, it’s normal for Grandma not to be in a hurry. But the person you value won’t be lacking.”

Her words were complimentary, but the slight smile at the corner of her mouth carried a tinge of arrogance.

Orphaned from birth, and never exposed to such environments, how could she possibly manage the Bo Family well?

It seemed the Old Lady had no intention to give it to her.

Even if she did, it wouldn’t be long before this poor waif made a fool of herself.

However, the Old Lady’s next words left Yi Qinghuan unable to smile anymore.

“Of course, as long as she wants to learn, I’ll teach her. If she doesn’t want to learn, it doesn’t matter; as long as she can spend money, that’s enough. Xiao San marrying her is to treasure and pamper her, not to make her a housekeeper. My position, everyone thinks it’s good. If Jiaojiao thinks it’s good, I’ll give it to her. If she doesn’t want it, it doesn’t matter. After all, there was already one before her, and the women of our Bo Family are more or less the same, anyway, I can still hold on for a few more years.”

“Grandma?” Nan Jiaojiao silently glanced at the Old Lady’s hand, now almost smooth from stroking, took a deep breath, and suppressed the urge to turn her head, pretending to look moved.

She was favored, but perhaps not to this extent.

For the first time, the Old Lady held her hand in front of outsiders without letting go.

This performance was becoming too saccharine.

“So moved already?” The Old Lady teased her on purpose, “Xiao San has chosen you, and I’ve chosen you too. Rest assured, I’ve cleared the path for you to marry into the Bo Family, not a single stone to hurt your feet.”

“Grandma…”

That was too much.

Nan Jiaojiao was about to lose her composure.

Even knowing the Old Lady was putting on an act, her heart still got misty, and emotions surged. Sincerely moved, she placed her hand on the Old Lady’s petting hand and mumbled, “Grandma…”

Then she clearly felt the Old Lady’s hand withdraw slightly under her palms.

Almost slipped out of Nan Jiaojiao’s pincering hands.

Oh really!

So she knew this soap opera-like behavior was nauseating!

“The feelings between Grandma and Jiaojiao are truly deep.”

Song Yuan, who had been silent beside them, couldn’t help but express her envy after observing for so long.

Old Lady Bo actually had no particular impression of Song Yuan, but her mother knew how to manage relationships, always sending gifts during festivals. The Bo Family in the Capital City would send one too, but it would go to Old Master Bo and not to Wen Ya.

For this reason, the Old Lady permitted the relationship between the two families; even though there wasn’t substantive interaction between her and the Song family, she knew the Song family had a daughter. They had met a few times, but in her memory, she had only seen Song Yuan during her teenage years. After the Old Lady started meeting fewer guests, these seemingly close, but actually distant relationships with her had been intentionally avoided.

Today, Song Yuan and Yi Qinghuan came together, bringing a gift prepared by her mother, making it difficult for the Old Lady not to meet them.