"You!"
Father Shen was so angry that his hands were trembling. Suddenly, he whipped his head around and said to the person behind him, "Father, although Xia Xun is the head of the Shen family now, I'm still his father after all. And A Yao is carrying your own grandchild. Last time, it was this little girl who was rude to me. I tolerated it because she was young. But this time, she cursed your grandchild not to be born. You can't still side with Xia Xun, can you?!"
It was only then that Nian Nian noticed an old man with gray hair and beard standing behind Father Shen.
The old man looked rather intimidating, with a straight - faced and serious expression. He clearly wasn't easy to get close to.
"Xia Xun, is this your junior sister?"
Grandpa Shen walked slowly towards Shen Weixun, leaning on his walking stick. He ignored his own son and instead questioned Shen Weixun in a superior's tone.
"Yes, she's my junior sister. Her name is..."
"Her name doesn't matter. Guests are always welcome, and as the host, we should show hospitality. But guests should also follow some rules, right?
Lu Mengyao was invited by me. She's carrying your father's child. It's inappropriate for her to just leave after staying outside. If you have any objections, Grandpa will come up with a compromise.
But right now, Lu Mengyao has been wronged. Shouldn't you ask your junior sister to apologize to her?"
The old man interrupted Shen Weixun before he could even finish the introduction.
In his opinion, a Taoist priest from a remote place and the daughter of a small capitalist who couldn't even rank in the top ten in a less - developed city were not worth paying attention to, let alone remembering.
Even hearing their names was a waste of time.
The relatively gentle words he said now were all because these people were brought back by his grandson.
Otherwise, he would have kicked them out long ago.
He thought that after saying this, Shen Weixun would give in and lead Nian Nian to admit their mistakes.
The old man looked confident, but he never expected his grandson to refute him.
The young man stood straight. Under the old man's powerful aura, he didn't show the slightest bit of weakness. He said neither over - bearing nor humble, "Grandpa, my junior sister never lies. She has quite an achievement in physiognomy. She was just telling the truth. What's wrong with that?
We can't just shut everyone up because some people can't stand the truth, right?
That would be even more unreasonable."
The old man frowned, his eyebrows knitted together.
He was really getting angry now.
Shen Weixun rarely refuted his words before. Except for the time when he was determined to practice in the Taoist temple and didn't want to go home later, he never disobeyed his orders.
He was very satisfied with his grandson's obedience. The tasks he assigned were always completed perfectly, and he never slacked off on what he was taught. So whether his grandson came home or not didn't seem that important.
The old man always thought that Shen Weixun would always be obedient, but he never thought that one day his grandson would embarrass him in public for a six - year - old little girl.
"Are you saying I'm wrong?"
The old man exuded an aura of authority without even getting angry. Although his facial expressions didn't change much, one could tell that he was very angry.
Such an aura and expression would probably scare an ordinary child into crying.
But who was Little Yuanzi?
She was the little baby who dared to climb on the Judge.
She wasn't even afraid of the Ten Kings of Hades.
How could she be afraid of an ordinary old man?
The third senior brother was the old man's grandson, so it was not easy for him to refute or be too harsh to his elder. But Nian Nian didn't have so many scruples.
In her opinion, the old man in front of her was just being unreasonable and trying to force the third senior brother and her to admit their mistakes.
Would Little Yuanzi be happy about that?
Definitely not!
"Grandpa, I'm telling the truth. If you don't believe me, I can give you another free fortune - telling."
The old man clearly had a prosperous and wealthy appearance. People like him were usually shielded by the secrets of heaven, and it was difficult to calculate specific details without a careful calculation.
Little Yuanzi puffed out her chest and stared directly at the old man's face, pinching her fingers and chanting incantations.
She roughly calculated the old man's character, past experiences, and future events.
"You were born into a wealthy family, but your childhood was extremely rough. You weren't favored by your parents, and your family bond was very weak. Later, you got married and had a son, but your relationship with your wife wasn't as good as it seemed. You only had a son in middle age, and there were no more children after that.
You value interests more, so you don't care much about feelings. You always put interests first.
By the way, there's a villain around you. I advise you to guard against this villain as soon as possible. You're only suffering some minor losses for now, but in the future, you may even be in danger of losing your life because of this villain."
Nian Nian only made a rough calculation, so she didn't go into too much detail.
But when she mentioned the villain at the end, she subconsciously glanced at the woman standing aside.
This single glance scared the woman.
She subconsciously avoided Nian Nian's gaze and silently lowered her presence.
It was a rule for every sorcerer and Taoist priest not to reveal things too clearly.
So even though she knew who the villain was, Nian Nian didn't point it out.
Just this one piece of advice was already worth a fortune.
As for whether the old man believed it or not, that was up to him.
As the saying goes, good advice can't persuade a doomed person.
If he didn't believe it and something went wrong in the future, it was his own fate, which couldn't be changed. Destiny was hard to go against.
If one tried to interfere forcefully, the fortune - teller would also be punished by heaven.
"There's a villain around me? Little girl, how old are you? You've just learned some superficial knowledge in the Taoist temple and now you're showing off. Such vanity is not good. Considering that you're brought back by Xia Xun and you're his junior sister, I won't argue with you. But be careful what you say."
Grandpa Shen didn't give Nian Nian a good look. His dislike for Little Yuanzi was obvious in his eyes.
It was clear from his reaction that he didn't believe her.
Little Yuanzi shrugged indifferently.
She gave him another free fortune - telling: "Considering that you're the third senior brother's grandpa, I won't argue with you either. I'll give you another free fortune - telling.
You'd better not get close to any water or touch any water tonight.
Otherwise, if something unexpected happens, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself."
This was a very clear warning, but Grandpa Shen simply didn't believe it. As Little Yuanzi's words seemed more and more absurd, his face turned darker and darker.
He knew that he couldn't persuade his grandson, but he couldn't really argue with a six - year - old little girl either. That would make him seem so ungenerous.
Finally, he snorted angrily, leaving behind a veiled warning, and then strode away.
"Look around and then leave. Although you're the head of the Shen family now, I'm still alive. Lu Mengyao was left here by my decision. There's no room for discussion on this matter."