Chapter Thirty-Two: Heaven's Match

  Li Jingya didn't know that Xia Chuchu knew Ye Ming, and she didn't expect her to have visited him in K City yesterday. So, she asked curiously: "Chuchu, do you know Little Ye? Didn't you just say you were getting ready for work? How did you suddenly have time?"

  Xia Chuchu giggled on the phone and said in a spoiled tone, "Auntie, don't ask! I didn't have time originally. But that rascal Ye Ming is here, so I'm not going to work today. He's a country bumpkin who rarely comes to the provincial city, so later I'll take him around the city to broaden his horizons and get rid of the rustic smell on him."

  Li Jingya knew she was joking, but this joke didn't sound quite right: she would call him "little rascal" one moment and "country bumpkin" the next, yet her tone was affectionate and urgent, like a girl in the throes of infatuation, playfully scolding her boyfriend in front of others.

  What's going on here?

  Li Jingya was confused, and Xu Fei smiled beside her: "Director Li, is Chu Chu coming to play? You may not know that Chu Chu has known Xiaoye for a long time. Yesterday, she even went to K City specifically to visit Xiaoye."

  "Really? So Xiaoye and Chuchu have known each other for a long time, and Lao Li and I were still in the dark! No wonder Chuchu didn't even go to class when she heard Xiaoye was at my place... Xiaoye, how long have you known Chuchu?"

  Ye Ming smiled a little awkwardly and said, "Auntie, I also met Xia Chuchu at the Provincial People's Hospital over ten days ago. At that time, she asked me to participate in her program, and later we had dinner together with Director Xu."

  A few minutes later, Xia Chuchu appeared at the door.

  Someone hadn't even entered the house, and their eyes were already fixed on Ye Ming, smiling and teasing: "Hey, country bumpkin coming to the city again? You're not being very kind, yesterday I specially ran to K City to visit you, for your sake, and suffered a lot of grievances from those guys at the Municipal Tax Bureau. But now that you've come to the provincial capital, you didn't even give me a phone call. What's going on, are you trying to burn your bridges after crossing the river? Are you afraid I'll eat you up or worried that I'll drag you onto my show?"

  Ye Ming also laughed and said: "When I arrived in the provincial city last night, it was already midnight. If I called you at that time, I'm afraid you would report me for harassment. Besides, Miss Xia is a city person, and I am a country bumpkin. Country bumpkins are naturally a bit inferior when they see city people, so they dare not disturb Miss Xia's beautiful dreams in the middle of the night."

  Li Runji's mother heard Xia Chuchu's voice, quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks, stood up excitedly and said: "My dear granddaughter is here? Come over and let grandma touch you!"

  Xia Chuchu ran over, snuggled into the old lady's arms, and coquettishly said: "Grandma, did you hear that? Ye Ming is always polite to others, but he loves to pick on me. I say one sentence, and he must retort with three sentences. He doesn't know how to yield to a girl at all. I think you should scold him."

  The old lady stroked her hair affectionately, and chuckled: "Chu Chu, do you think Grandma is a fool? I just figured it out: obviously you bullied Little Ye first, calling him a country bumpkin. How did you turn around and come to Grandma to tattle? By the way, Little Ye is also my grandson now. From now on, you two are siblings, so be more harmonious with each other, okay?"

  "Grandma, I'd rather not be siblings with this country bumpkin! Just look at him, he's so rustic and has a bad temper, and he likes to bully girls. Whoever becomes his sister will be unlucky!"

  Xu Fei had previously noticed at the Furong Hotel that Xia Chuchu liked Ye Ming, and last night he heard Ye Ming say that Xia Chuchu had made a special trip to K City, so he was even more certain that she had feelings for Ye Ming. So he followed her words and joked: "Auntie, do you know why Chuchu doesn't want to be siblings with Little Ye?"

  The old lady laughed and asked: "Xiao Xu, tell me, what's going on?"

  Xu Fei smiled and glanced at Ye Ming and Xia Chuchu, saying: "Because Chuchu wants to develop a more intimate relationship with Little Ye. Chuchu, didn't I say that?"

  Although Xia Chuchu was open-minded and didn't have the bashful attitude of a young lady, when Xu Fei so bluntly expressed his thoughts, her face still turned red. She glared at Xu Fei and scolded: "Director Xu, how can you be so unscrupulous? Who would want to develop an intimate relationship with this rascal? With his stubborn temper, any girl who becomes his girlfriend will surely be bullied to death!"

  Ye Ming thought Xu Fei was joking, so he also laughed and retorted: "Miss Xia, our thoughts are surprisingly consistent! You're a big star, a young lady, I'm a country bumpkin, an old turtle, as the saying goes 'different paths don't converge', no matter if it's siblings or other relationships, between us two it's impossible to exist, because of the mismatched status, right? Director Xu's joke is indeed a bit too much! Hahaha!"

  Xia Chuchu looked at him, although seemingly joking, but in her heart she might be thinking that way, her mood suddenly fell, but her mouth didn't dare to let go, glaring at Ye Ming, and said with a pout: "You know what's good! Remember: you and I are not of the same status, next time you see me, you'd better kowtow and ask for mercy, or roll away far, far away!"

  As she spoke, for some reason, she suddenly felt a pang in her heart, her eyes reddened, and tears almost fell...

  Li Jingya had been listening to the two of them bickering, and the more she listened, the more shocked she became: looking at Chuchu's demeanor, her words, especially those last few sentences of angry words and her tearful expression, it was clear that she had fallen in love with Ye Ming...

  The old lady was also listening to the two of them arguing, and when she heard Xia Chuchu's last few words in a huff, she thought she was really angry, so she quickly hugged her into her arms and comforted her, saying: "Chuchu, Xiaoye is just joking. You and he are both my grandsons, there is no distinction between high and low, noble and humble."

  Here is the translation:

  At this point, the old lady suddenly remembered what Xu Fei had just jokingly said, and with a smile, she leaned her mouth close to Xia Chuchu's ear and whispered: "Chuchu, was what Little Xu just said true? I think you and Little Ye are quite a good match. Little Ye is like Dong Yong from the ancient opera, and you're like the Seventh Fairy Maiden. In my opinion, you two are a perfect heavenly match!"

  Xia Chuchu's face suddenly turned red like a burning cloud, and she said awkwardly: "Grandma, what are you talking about? That rascal Dong Yong? I think calling him Dong Donkey would be more suitable!"

  As she spoke, she buried her head in the old lady's bosom and began to giggle.

  At this time, Li Jingya, who had already seen the clue, took advantage of the situation to make a joke: "Chu Chu, your grandmother has just recognized Xiao Ye as her grandson. You should consider carefully: you can either be the old lady's granddaughter or her daughter-in-law. These two paths, choose one for yourself. I think, you don't have to be my goddaughter anymore, just become my daughter-in-law! Haha!"