"I don't know." Jiang Yuxue shrugged. "Maybe one of Junzhe's gifts."
After all, that man had an excellent reputation and was a responsible fiance. Jiang Meiling sent an explicable look toward the pair of rings. Her eyes shone with a thoughtful light.
Jiang Yuxue inwardly frowned, and she could hear her eldest sister muttering Li Junzhe's name before she went to her room. She glanced at the stairs where Jiang Meiling had disappeared into with a puzzled expression.
Most of the time, that eldest sister of hers would avoid her like a plague, afraid of the kind of trouble it would bring her. Just now, she even asked about the pair of rings. It was one of the rare moments she took the initiative to talk to her annoying younger sister.
She shook her head and stood up, going to find her parents. They were in her father's study at this moment.
"Mom, Dad," she awkwardly called and knocked on the door. They were just flirting with each other, and hurriedly fixed their behavior to be presentable in front of their daughter.
Jiang Yuxue was embarrassed, but she needed to give the ring before her father went on a business trip today. Her mother also needed to be present so that upon realizing she had given them a pair, they would treasure it more.
"Yu'er," Su Wenxin had an awkward expression on her face. "Do you need something?"
Jiang Yuxue blinked and then entered the room. She held out the pair of rings that she had put in sophisticated boxes. "I just want to give Mom and Dad a gift…"
She gave them the boxes. After taking it, they opened the boxes and saw the ring inside. In a shy voice, Jiang Yuxue explained, "I am not sure what I should give to you both, so I got a pair of matching rings."
"Thank you, Yu'er. We will wear the ring." Su Wenxin went to hug her daughter with a smile. She took the ring from the box and wore it. Jiang Feng also did the same.
"Remember that you must wear it all the time," Jiang Yuxue said seriously. "The seller said that it will bring you good luck."
Su Wenxin and Jiang Feng glanced at each other helplessly. Noticing that she didn't treat it seriously, Jiang Yuxue repeatedly reminded them that their smile stiffened. In order to assure her, they could only give her their promise.
"How about your preparation to go to your grandma's house? Is everything ready?" Su Wenxin changed the subject. Jiang Feng glanced at both of them but didn't speak.
Jiang Yuxue proceeded to tell them that she had already bought some snacks and pastries. Then she left the room.
The next day, they departed early in the morning, because the trip would take around a day to arrive at grandma's house. The university had a semester break a few days ago, and they were quite free.
The Jiang sisters went to the same university in their city. Meanwhile, the only son went to a prestigious university not far from where their grandma lived. Jiang Tianyu had an earlier semester break. He immediately went home because of his eldest sister, and he would follow them to grandma's house in a few days.
A long and exhausting day later, the Jiang sisters arrived at their grandma's house.
Grandma Jiang immediately hugged Jiang Meiling, helping her to take the luggage before the driver took over. Her face was full of smiles as soon as she saw her oldest granddaughter come out of the car.
"How have you been, Ling'er?" She scanned him from head to toe and frowned. "How come you are so thin? Does that unfilial son didn't feed you enough? Come inside, grandma already cooked all your favorite dishes."
"Grandma." Jiang Meiling smiled back in happiness. She immediately went inside just as her grandma ordered.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yuxue, who had just woken up and disoriented, also came out of the car at this moment. Grandma's previous smile faded, replaced by a frown.
"Look at where you are going and open your eyes when you walk. You might stumble," she instantly berated.
Jiang Yuxue steadied herself, and she looked at the old woman in front of her with a face full of complexities. Grandma always preferred the obedient Jiang Meiling, secretly stuffing more pocket money for her compared to the youngest granddaughter.
She wasn't jealous. Because she knew that Jiang Meiling, who hadn't received much familial affection from her parents, obtained it from Grandma. Besides, she was considered a troublemaker by her. When she was little, she would break something precious from her kitchen, her favorite teacup or bowl.
In short, she had been a headache for her.
However, it wasn't the source of her complex feelings at this moment. Because as soon as the apocalypse started, Grandma's fate was doomed from the start.
"Yes." Jiang Yuxue nodded, and then followed her inside, watching her back in a daze.
She had intervened, trying to save Grandma's lives countless times. Even Jiang Meiling did it too. Not once did they succeed in doing so.
Overtime, she understood something. Grandma was a push for Jiang Meiling to completely break her relation with Jiang family. Even though she often called Jiang Feng an unfilial son and sometimes didn't agree with his actions, she still cared about him.
On the other hand, Jiang Tianyu, who also experienced the partiality and strictness of the Jiang Feng, didn't hold much feeling for them. He was often forgotten, like an outsider in the Jiang family. When the family of three often took some trips outside, he was rarely included.
She took a bath and cleaned herself. After she felt refreshed, she joined the dinner table with Jiang Meiling and Grandma, who were already there. They were eating without waiting for her. Well, she didn't mind that.
Without making a fuss, she sat down and began eating, too.
"How is your study?" Grandma began to ask about Jiang Meiling's recent activities. She also sometimes turned to her, but Jiang Yuxue could see that Grandma wasn't that interested in her things. She merely did it to make her feel included.
"Tianyu is going to go back here in a few days too, right?" Grandma mentioned her only grandson, and her smile was even wider.
Jiang Meiling nodded with a smile. "Tianyu said once he is done with a business at the company, he will go back."
Jiang Yuxue glanced at her, and as expected, there were faint worry lines on Jiang Meiling's forehead.
When Jiang Tianyu was on his way here, the apocalypse has started, and he was stuck with those man-eating monsters and nearly died.
According to her previous life, she didn't even manage to find his bones. However, in the current plot of the reborn Jiang Meiling, of course, she could save him. Because this younger brother of hers was a significant support for her in the future.
"Tianyu also mentioned the engagement with Li Junzhe." This time, Grandma glanced at Jiang Yuxue with an inscrutable look on her face. "The engagement is supposed to be between the oldest children of different genders. I was there when your grandma made the agreement with the Li family."
Her wrinkled, old face turned to Jiang Yuxue. "Yuxue, what do you think about it?"