Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 2362 - 2298: Is She Really That Spoiled?

The Sixth Young Master of the Jiang family possesses an eighteen-year-old daughter already!

Without that unfortunate incident and his departure from the Jiang household, he couldn't possibly have fathered a daughter of such an age at this moment.

After all, the arrangement with the Lu family back then was to handle marriage discussions only upon reaching twenty-one.

Should he have wed at twenty-one as planned, the soonest for a child would have been at twenty-two, making that offspring no older than thirteen today.

Yet astonishingly, following the mishap, a daughter arrived in his life far sooner than imagined!

"Ah Liu, were you, were you truly in love with that woman?" Lu Shuangshuang inquired with a quiver in her voice, struggling to hold back her emotions, though her quivering lips and ashen complexion revealed everything.

The revelation struck her like a thunderbolt.

Jiang Shiheng replied coolly, "No, it was merely a mishap with that woman, a fleeting encounter of just one day, and she has since departed this world."

His statement plunged the Jiang family into silence once more, leaving Lu Shuangshuang utterly dumbfounded.

The quiet lingered until Old Master Jiang cleared his throat, shattering the hush.

"We've raised this topic today to pave the way for bringing the child home and presenting her to the family. She's occupied with her studies right now, and since Xiao Sixth returned ahead this time, he left her behind. Still, I've formally accepted her as my rightful great-granddaughter, so on this occasion, we'll inscribe her name in the family genealogy as a tribute to Xiao Sixth's homecoming."

Old Master Jiang turned to Jiang Shiheng and continued, "Xiao Sixth, what's your view? Little has borne her maternal grandfather's surname all along, yet she carries the Jiang blood through and through, which means her name ought to be altered."

Jiang Shiheng had long resolved to reveal Jiang Xiao's presence upon his return, but he hadn't anticipated Old Master Jiang's intent to register her in the genealogy right then and there.

Such an action would fully legitimize Jiang Xiao's place.

Naturally, he agreed wholeheartedly.

Placing Jiang Xiao's name beneath his own filled him with a sense of completeness, offering a pillar of support amid the family's apparent prosperity laced with hidden dangers.

Perhaps it served merely as emotional solace.

Nonetheless, including Jiang Xiao in the genealogy was essential; it ensured her rightful claim to all the Jiang family's assets down the line.

Take Cheng Cheng, for instance—he declared no interest in the Jiang inheritance, so he won't be added to the records. That's precisely why the family had only just begun to embrace him.

"Thank you, Grandpa, and please accept Little's gratitude as well."

Old Master Jiang chuckled approvingly and nodded, adding, "Very well, that's decided, though one detail remains. We could easily assign Little a proper name ourselves, but she has her own preferences, so the choice should suit her tastes. I've prepared several options these past days; feel free to suggest others if you wish, then phone her to recite them aloud and allow her to pick. Afterward, we'll retrieve the genealogy to enshrine her selected name officially."

The rest of the family, catching Old Master Jiang's declaration, felt their astonishment deepen.

Since when did Old Master Jiang go out of his way to name a great-granddaughter himself, fretting over her approval to the point of consulting her by call?

Was he truly so concerned about displeasing her?

Did he dote on that girl to such an extreme degree?

This mysterious girl known as Little, absent from the scene, had already ignited intense curiosity across the entire Jiang family.

Furthermore, with Jiang Shiheng sharing just a single day's connection with the girl's mother, how had he ended up raising his daughter? And why did she bear her maternal grandfather's surname?

What drove the Sixth Young Master Jiang to cherish her with such fervor?