Grandpa Lu was sitting in his wheelchair. Although his voice was hoarse, it was full of texture and exuded a sense of calm and strength. "If you don't bring Miaomiao here again, I'll start to think you two have divorced."
Hearing this, the two of them glanced at each other and, quite tacitly, didn't say a word.
Grandpa Lu was really perceptive.
All their subtle interactions fell into Grandpa Lu's eyes. His expression remained calm, and the corners of his lips even curled up slightly. "What? Did I, an old man, hit the nail on the head?"
"Lu Yan" was silent for a few seconds, while "Ning Anmiao" beside him remained as calm as ever.
"Lu Yan" tilted his head and glanced at "Ning Anmiao", then turned back with a faint smile and looked at Grandpa Lu. "Grandpa, you're just worrying needlessly.
"Miaomiao and I get along very well. Don't overthink it. Instead of worrying about us, you should take better care of your own health.
"It's the season change recently. Make sure you don't catch a cold."
There was tenderness in "Lu Yan"'s voice, and his eyes clearly showed the care of a junior for an elder.
Grandpa Lu didn't expect "Lu Yan" to say so much to him all at once. A glint of light flashed in his eyes. "You rascal... Have you finally seen the light?"
As soon as Grandpa Lu said this, both of their faces changed.
Lu Yan: …
Lu Yan closed his eyes. His mood was extremely complicated.
Although he knew in his heart that Grandpa Lu really cared about him and he did care about the old man in return, he was used to being cold and aloof towards others and rarely took the initiative to show concern.
Ning Anmiao's display of concern made "Lu Yan" seem a bit different from usual.
Because of "Lu Yan"'s sudden show of concern, the atmosphere changed instantly.
"Lu Yan" gave "Ning Anmiao" a strange look and only then realized something was amiss. He opened his mouth to explain but was afraid of saying the wrong thing, so he had to shut up.
Grandpa Lu didn't think there was anything wrong with it. His smile grew wider, and he looked at the two of them lovingly with his eyes.
"It seems you two made the right choice in getting married."
Grandpa Lu definitely couldn't have guessed that their souls had switched, but he was old, and his wise eyes could see things clearly.
"Miaomiao is clearly a kind and caring girl. You've really learned a lot from this girl."
Grandpa Lu said cheerfully, thinking that the two of them were becoming more and more alike.
He could tell that the current "Lu Yan" was much more approachable than before. At least his facial expressions were more vivid.
This was a good thing.
Before they could chat for too long, "Ning Anmiao" walked over quickly, grabbed "Lu Yan"'s hand, and said, "Grandpa, Lu Yan and I are going out to buy some groceries. We'll be back later. Let's have dinner together."
Lu Yan was sure that if he let Miaomiao keep chatting with Grandpa, they would expose more flaws.
It was better to quit while they were ahead.
Seeing his granddaughter-in-law take the initiative to talk to him, Grandpa Lu was even happier. His eyes were almost squeezed shut with laughter. "Sure, sure, sure. You two go and have a stroll.
"You don't need to come back too early. I just had breakfast and I'm not very hungry yet."
Although Grandpa Lu didn't usually go to the company, he knew every little detail about what was going on inside.
The relationship between this young couple had indeed been on shaky ground recently.
It was just right that they came this time. It was time for him, as a grandfather, to help his grandson save his marriage.
...
After they left Grandpa's house, Lu Yan finally let out a sigh of relief.
Ning Anmiao bit her lips, knowing that her behavior just now was different from Lu Yan's usual self. She felt guilty and subconsciously touched the tip of her nose.
"Miaomiao, I know you're filial and a good girl," Lu Yan sighed. "When you're with Grandpa later, try to talk less. Do you understand?"
Ning Anmiao nodded, then after a few seconds, she shook her head.
"Lu Yan, he's your grandfather," she said seriously. "He's your own grandfather. It's perfectly normal to show a bit of concern, isn't it?"
Seeing that Lu Yan didn't say anything, she continued on her own. "Grandpa is getting old. What an old person wants isn't really material things you can give them, but family love and companionship.
"Besides, saying a few words of concern won't cost you anything." Ning Anmiao said this in a softer voice, but Lu Yan still heard it.
He paused for a moment, and the words he wanted to use to teach Ning Anmiao were stuck in his throat.
He pondered for a while.
"Do you really have to say it out loud if you care about someone?" Lu Yan was silent for a while before finally blurting out this question.
Ning Anmiao sensed the doubt in his tone and couldn't help but helplessly rub her forehead. She thought Lu Yan was really like an artificial intelligence machine.
Although he was perfect, he had no emotions at all.
It was really boring.
"If you don't say it out loud, how can the other person feel your feelings?" Ning Anmiao rarely took the opportunity to teach Lu Yan instead.
"Since you care about Grandpa, you should say more things to make him happy, instead of being so silent. Otherwise, Grandpa will be sad too."
"Really?" Lu Yan stared blankly at her and suddenly asked.
Ning Anmiao nodded. As they were chatting, they had already reached the entrance of the nearby supermarket.
"Of course. There aren't so many cases of 'love without words' in the world. The other person is also a living human being. If you don't say it out loud, they won't be able to guess your feelings."
Ning Anmiao smiled and winked at him. "And, didn't you see just now? Grandpa was really happy because of those few words of concern."
This was indeed true.
Lu Yan was silent for a few seconds, looked at her face, and nodded slightly.
"Okay, I understand."
Lu Yan readily agreed, and Ning Anmiao nodded in relief and cooperated with him. "But I'll also try to control myself so as not to expose any flaws."
The two of them reached a high level of consensus on this point.
After entering the supermarket, Lu Yan automatically picked up a shopping cart and pushed it in front of him. Ning Anmiao walked around, looking here and there, carefully selecting the right ingredients.
"Don't buy any liver. Grandpa has high cholesterol."
"Old people shouldn't eat too much sweet food. We can buy some low-sugar oatmeal."
"Does Grandpa like fish? It seems he can eat a little seafood, but seafood is cold in nature. We need to be careful later."
"..."
These two people were already extremely good-looking. Now that they appeared in this small supermarket, they had obviously attracted a lot of attention.
However, the person involved, "Lu Yan", was completely oblivious and still carefully selected the items he wanted to buy.
He didn't notice the whispers around him at all.
"Look at that man. He's so handsome and considerate. I'm so envious of his wife."
"Men like this are really rare these days. When I walked past him just now, I noticed that he looked at the food ingredient list and expiration date for a long time. Where can you find a man this good?"
"All the good men are taken..."