She Knows Her People, So Let Me Hold Her

What kind of wealthy family was this? Even their custom-made cat collars were inlaid with jade.

"Why is this cat acting as if she has no bones? Is the necklace too heavy? Is it making her uncomfortable?" Grandma Lu worriedly prepared to take it off.

Boneless Ruanruan immediately perked up and firmly stretched out a paw to stop her, gently touching the back of Grandma Lu's hand before placing her little paw on the necklace again. Her eyes seemed to say, Let me enjoy it a little longer. I don't think it's heavy. Just like this, just like this. Let me wear it for a while.

This is jade. I'm not heavy at all.

Let me wear it! the kitty screamed.

Lu Linyuan seemed to understand. "You can tell at a glance she doesn't think it's heavy. Let her wear it a little longer." She would find out how heavy it was soon enough.

Grandma Lu smiled and agreed. "I think she really does like it. She doesn't even want me to take the necklace away." With that, she let her have her way, as though it were merely an inconsequential cat toy, not a top-grade jade necklace.

Lu Yiyi smiled with her lips pressed together too. Clearly, everyone found Ruanruan so adorable like this that she melted their hearts.

"She's a lucky cat. She knows the value of jade, so she can't bear to just let it go. Didn't she look like a lucky cat when she raised her paw just now?"

"Yes, yes, exactly like a lucky cat. She wouldn't let us take it away, but she didn't lash out with her claws either. She was so careful, looking left and right, as if she couldn't bear to part with it." As Grandma Lu spoke, she lifted Ruanruan up and lovingly stroked her head once more. Her fur was so soft that once you touched it, you wanted to keep stroking.

Ruanruan only reluctantly took it off when the Lu Family was about to have lunch. It really was rather heavy hanging around her all the time, so she might as well put it down. After all, no matter how much she liked it, she couldn't actually wear it around. Enjoying it for a while was enough.

Grandma Lu was just about to call the butler to prepare lunch when another young man came in from outside. He wore rimless glasses and looked refined and gentle, with a slight resemblance to Lu Linyuan around the eyes and brows. Seeing the people present, he smiled and greeted Grandma Lu.

"Hello, Grandma. How has your health been lately? Dad asked me to come see you."

The young man was called Lu Linfeng, the son of Lu Linyuan's third uncle. But his identity was a delicate matter, making his position in the Lu Family somewhat awkward. He was the child of Third Uncle and his mistress, not his wife, and he was rather distant from his cousins.

After greeting Grandma Lu, Lu Linfeng smiled and greeted Lu Linyuan and Lu Yiyi as well.

"Hello, Second Brother. Hello, Yiyi. You've gotten even prettier."

Lu Yiyi was applying hand cream to Grandma Lu's hands. Hearing him, she smiled and said, "Hello, Brother Linfeng."

Lu Linyuan, for his part, merely gave a slight nod.

Though Grandma Lu wasn't particularly cold, her earlier smile had vanished, fading somewhat as she said gently to Lu Linfeng, "You came just in time. We were about to eat. Have you eaten?"

"Not yet."

"Then come join us." In the end, it was the child's parents who had been irresponsible. Didn't the child want a family with healthy relationships too?

But when she thought of her third daughter-in-law, Grandma Lu found it hard to be very warm toward Lu Linfeng.

That was why Lu Linfeng's position in the Lu Family was awkward. His mother still had no recognized status, and although he had been brought back to be raised by the Lu Family, which of the servants and drivers who had worked there all this time didn't know how he had come before the family, crying and making a fuss?

Fortunately, the child had always had a mild temper and had shown no interest in the Lu Family's businesses, so he hadn't affected anyone. Otherwise, he would probably have had to endure plenty of ridicule and barbed remarks.

Ruanruan looked curiously at the man, unaware of the turbulent undercurrents beneath the surface. Before she could get a good look at him, he looked at her and asked curiously, "Is this your new cat, Grandma? She's so tiny and cute."

Grandma Lu looked at Ruanruan in her arms and replied, "I wish she were. She's your second brother's cat. Come on, let's go to the dining room."

Grandma Lu had three sons and one daughter. Lu Linyuan's father was the second son, and he also had an eldest uncle, who had died young. His eldest cousin was an only child and had moved overseas long ago after his father's death. Then there was his third uncle, who was also Lu Linfeng's father. His wife had given birth to an only daughter, followed by Lu Linfeng, born to his mistress. Last was his youngest aunt, Lu Lingling, who had a seven-year-old son.

Hearing this, Lu Linfeng walked over and asked hesitantly, "May I hold her?" His tone was cautious.

Grandma Lu placed Ruanruan in the crook of his arm. "Go ahead. She's very well-behaved."

"She really is good, and so soft. I'll have to be careful not to accidentally drop her," Lu Linfeng joked.

Lu Linyuan strolled over and walked beside Lu Linfeng, neither too close nor too far away.

After wiping her hands clean, Lu Yiyi linked arms with Grandma Lu and walked with her to the dining room, chatting and laughing, while keeping her distance from Lu Linfeng.

Lu Linfeng fell a few steps behind, and Lu Linyuan slowed down as well.

By the time Grandma Lu and Lu Yiyi had entered the dining room, the two men still hadn't gone in.

Stroking Ruanruan's fur, Lu Linfeng looked at Lu Linyuan with a smile. "Second Brother, are you worried about leaving her with me?"

Lu Linyuan glanced at Lu Linfeng and asked in return, "Why would I be? Don't tell me you can't even hold a cat?"

"Meow-" Ruanruan felt a sudden tightness around her body and couldn't help crying out.

Lu Linfeng hadn't expected him to say that. While he was still stunned, his arms suddenly became empty. Lu Linyuan had already taken the cat away.

"She knows her people, so I'd better hold her. Wouldn't want her scratching up your clothes. That piece must have cost you quite a bit of your allowance, right?" Lu Linyuan's tone was casual.

Lu Linfeng was left speechless. Watching Lu Linyuan walk away, he slowly clenched his fist. But when he noticed a servant coming in, he immediately lowered his hand and, acting as if nothing had happened, was the last to enter the dining room and take a seat.