The villain is too crazy, the little ancestor is not going to do it anymore

In the evening of midsummer, around six or seven o'clock, the setting sun fills the sky like molten gold, covering the city with a layer of gentle golden gauze.

Gu Ranle drove the car slowly into the familiar street. Occasionally, the chirping of cicadas could be heard outside the car window, interweaving with the laughter of children in the distance, forming a warm picture of life.

She had just come out of the Civil Affairs Bureau after finishing her business. Although she was a little upset, she appeared exceptionally calm on the surface.

The car stopped outside Mr. Jiang's residence.

The old man was dozing off at the door, but he suddenly opened his eyes as if he had noticed something.

"Old Zhao said you left in a hurry, are you okay?"

There was a hint of anxiety in Mr. Jiang's words, and his eyes were fixed on Gu Ranle, as if he wanted to read something from her expression.

Seeing this, Gu Ranle raised a gentle smile, trying to ease the old man's worries.

"It's okay. I just went to the Civil Affairs Bureau."

"Go to the Civil Affairs Bureau?" Grandpa Jiang frowned instantly, his face showing even more anxiety. "You, didn't you break up with Li Shenzhi? Why did you suddenly go to get a marriage certificate? You are getting married without planning to hold a wedding? Lele, grandpa is telling you, marriage is a serious matter, this won't do!"

By the end of his speech, Mr. Jiang's expression had become extremely serious, and his eyes were full of worry about Gu Ranle's future happiness.

Seeing this, Gu Ranle quickly leaned over, gently pressed the old man's shoulders with both hands, and said in a soothing tone: "Don't be excited, I didn't get a marriage certificate, it was my third uncle and third aunt who divorced."

Her words were clear and sincere, trying to clear up the misunderstanding in her grandfather's mind.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Jiang was stunned for a moment, and then his nervous expression gradually eased, but there was still a trace of worry between his brows.

"Really? You didn't lie to grandpa?" His eyes were full of inquiry, and he obviously needed more confirmation.

Gu Ranle nodded slightly and decided to briefly tell her grandfather the whole story to completely dispel his doubts.

She simply told Mr. Jiang about how Zhao Lili went to the Jin family to ask for money for her gambling debt, which led to the Jin family breaking off the engagement with Gu Yueming.

After listening to this, Mr. Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had finally gotten some relief. However, his eyes still revealed his deep concern for Gu Ranle.

"Le Le, you have to promise Grandpa that no matter what happens in the future, especially regarding your marriage, you can't be sneaky. If you really want to get a marriage certificate, you must tell Grandpa first, understand?"

Gu Ranle looked at her grandfather's wrinkled but loving face, and a warm feeling surged in her heart.

She nodded solemnly, her voice firm and warm, "Okay, I promise you, if that day ever comes, I will be the first to tell you."

In the setting sun, the figures of the grandparents and grandchildren were elongated, and the picture was frozen at this moment, full of warmth and tranquility.

"You persuaded your uncle and aunt to divorce out of kindness to your cousins, but can they really understand your good intentions? Will they blame you for this?"

There was deep worry in Mr. Jiang's words and his eyes were full of concern, as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart, making it hard to breathe.

Gu Ranle was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, which showed both helplessness and relief.

"Whether they will complain or not, I don't have a definite answer in my heart. Even if they don't understand, that's fine. I just followed my heart and did what I thought I should do. As for other things, I didn't think too much about it. At least, I can have a clear conscience. Anyway, in everyone's mind, I am a cruel, unreasonable and arrogant person. Whatever I do will be considered normal by others."

Her tone was calm and firm, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her.

However, when she casually said that she was a "cruel, unreasonable and arrogant" person, Mr. Jiang's heart seemed to be tightly strangled by an invisible big hand, and the pain was so severe that he could hardly breathe.

He stared at Gu Ranle deeply, trying to catch a trace of ripples in her eyes, but there was calmness there.

After meeting Gu Ranle, he was eager to know about her life over the years, so he secretly sent someone to investigate.

However, the results of the investigation broke his heart.

Seven years ago, after Gu Ning got into trouble, she almost lost her life at the greedy hands of her uncle and aunt.

The despair and pain she experienced after her father passed away are hard for ordinary people to imagine.

Overnight, the heartless little girl seemed to be forced to grow up a lot.

Her growth was achieved at a bloody and heavy price.

Mr. Jiang's heart was filled with endless regret and self-blame. He wished that time could go back and let her be that carefree little girl forever.

However, the reality is cruel.

Over the years, she has had to disguise herself as a cold and powerful person, which is a way she has taken to protect herself.

Because she has no one to rely on and can only rely on herself.

Old Master Jiang stretched out his shaking hands slowly towards Gu Ranle, his lips quivering, as if he had thousands of words to say but couldn't find the right words for a moment.

After a long while, he finally squeezed out a complete sentence: "My child, you have suffered a lot these years."

Gu Ranle held his hand back and patted it.

"Old Jiang, you really misunderstood. Apart from that life-and-death experience, my life has actually been pretty good these past few years. If we really have to talk about suffering, it should be my uncle and aunt. Under my 'special care', their lives can be said to be in dire straits."

Speaking of this, she seemed to remember something interesting, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"Guess what they used to call me in private? Divine beast. In fact, they wanted to call me devil, but they didn't dare to."

"I don't believe you would treat them like that." Old Master Jiang tilted his head and quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. "I know you have always been very tolerant of your uncle and aunt."

"Tolerance? Maybe. Logically, they almost killed me and participated in the murder of my father. Even if I didn't kill them myself, I should have sent them to prison. But I chose to let them live freely."

Mr. Jiang nodded. "Yes, why is that? Don't tell me, it's because you think that keeping them by your side and torturing them is a better way to relieve your hatred than sending them to prison."

"Why can't it be this reason?" Gu Ranle asked back, with a sly glint in his eyes.

Old Master Jiang glanced at her and shook his head helplessly. "If that's the case, you can just kick them out of the Gu family and let them live a miserable life instead of keeping them in front of you, which is both an eyesore and dangerous for you to look at."

Gu Ranle chuckled and looked towards the yard.

Not far away, Gu Lanshan and Gu Zhenzhen were watering each other with water pipes. They were originally watering the flowers, but somehow it turned into a water fight.

Gu Yueming stepped forward and tried to dissuade him, but was instead doused with water. He turned around and left angrily.

Mr. Jiang followed her gaze and asked in a low voice, "Is it because of them?"

"Yes, I can easily make my uncles and aunts lose everything, live on the streets, or even die. But after doing so, there will only be a few more orphans like me who have no parents."

Having said that, Gu Ranle raised the corners of his lips in self-mockery, and a barely perceptible sadness flashed in his eyes.

"I have already lost my parents, and the feeling is too bitter. I don't want them to become like me."

"You kid..."

Mr. Jiang's throat was choked with sobs, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

He secretly sighed in his heart that Gu Ning had taught her very well, very well, with an indomitable will and a gentle and kind heart.

She was able to put aside personal grudges and show such a broad mind, which is already a manifestation of great love.

But she is just a child in her twenties!

I was just an adult back then.

If this happened to him, he might not have the same broad-mindedness as her.

"Okay!" Gu Ranle took a deep breath and stood up. "Let's end this sentimental topic. We should go to Luo's house for dinner. Also, I'm not a kind person. What you've seen of me recently is only one side of me. So, don't feel sorry for me, or you will find it hard to accept the other side of me one day."

"Really?" Old Master Jiang didn't believe it. "How bad could a person with such a broad mind be?"

Gu Ranle smiled mysteriously, "It's worse than you can imagine."