No, grocery shopping this early in the morning? I'd only been away from home for a few days—had grandmother's habits changed that much? Uh, tonight seemed to be the weekend, and aunt was home too. This was awkward.
Zhang Yuanqing grumbled inwardly. He had intended to put on a "ladylike" smile, but remembering that Old Clapper had possessed Blood Rose last time, he instead adopted Fu Qingyang's aloof demeanor and greeted her politely but distantly:
"Hello, grandmother."
He had originally wanted to call her "Madam," but that did not seem appropriate either.
Grandmother froze for a moment, then quickly put on an awkward yet courteous smile. "Ah, hello, hello. You're White Orchid, right? Um, are you here to see our Yuanzi?"
Because of the misunderstanding last time, Grandmother still felt somewhat awkward upon seeing this girl and did not know what attitude to take toward her.
Although Yuanzi had said that he and this excessively beautiful White Orchid were merely ordinary friends, Grandmother did not quite believe it. They might not be boyfriend and girlfriend, but there was probably some mutual flirtation and affection between them.
Zhang Yuanqing's thoughts raced, and an idea suddenly came to him. He said:
"Zhang Yuanqing hasn't contacted me in ages. He doesn't reply to my messages or answer my calls, so I came to check on him. But it looks like he isn't here."
As he spoke, he cooperatively put on a "resentful" expression.
Upon hearing this, grandmother nodded repeatedly. It seemed Yuanzi had taken her words to heart. That was more like it. Since he had already moved in with Guan Ya, he should properly focus on his relationship. Being fickle was not the Chen family's style. Even his scoundrel of an uncle had always been quite upright when it came to relationships