IN LOVE WITH A SOLDIER - SEASON 9 EPISODE 3

Just as when she was about to check who it was, she saw a man walking towards her. He was a tall handsome man full of youthful spirit. He was wearing a pair of cool sunglasses. He looked so familiar that Elsa couldn’t believe her eyes for a moment.

Lawrence stopped in front of her and took off his sunglasses.

“Grandma, I am back!” Lawrence excitedly exclaimed and gave his grandma his most pleasant smile.

Still looking surprised, Elsa scanned the young man in front of her. She noticed that his purplish eyes looked very much alike to Cherry’s.

When she finally recognized him, Elsa couldn’t help but scream out of excitement, “Oh, my! Lawrence, you’re back?”

She immediately put down the watering can in her hand and looked at him intently, scanning him from head to toes. Then she held Lawrence’s hands and emotionally said, “You are really my Lawrence.” Then she added, “My good boy! You’ve grown up to such a strong and handsome man now.”

Elsa never got bored to look at Lawrence and she couldn’t hide the excitement on her face. He was taller than Wilson now plus he had a more handsome face. He was even cuter than young Jackson.

Lawrence stretched his arms and hugged Elsa tightly. He rested his head on her shoulder and said, “Grandma, we haven’t seen each other for many years. I’ve grown up into a big man now. I am no longer that scamp you used to know.”
“You are so right, my dear. Violet has also grown up into a big girl now as well as her brother,” Elsa agreed. Elsa was actually lonely because Violet went away for a few days. But now that Lawrence was back, she felt very pleased. She wouldn’t be lonely anymore because her beloved grandson had come back.

After a while, Lawrence held his Grandma’s hands and led her into the house.

When they were seated on the sofa, he asked, “Where is Grandpa?”

“Oh, he went to his old friend’s house to play chess. He felt so bored at home so he went out for a walk,” Elsa vigorously answered.

Elsa seemed to have a lot of stories to tell Lawrence since they haven’t seen each other for a long time. So she continued to chatter, “Your uncle and your aunt already went to work. They seem to be very busy recently, especially your aunt. She works overtime every day. Alas, I’m always left at home alone.”

“Aunt Selina always works hard because she is a very career oriented woman. We all know that,” Lawrence tried to pacify his grandma. As far as he could remember, his aunt was always a shrewd and capable woman who was so passionate about business.

“Yes, I know. But I feel distressed whenever I see them work so hard. I really hope that they could take a rest and relax sometimes,” Elsa said with a concerned look in her eyes.

“Grandma, don’t worry too much about aunt. She has uncle by her side and uncle will certainly take good care of her,” comforted Lawrence. He had always trusted the affection between his uncle and his aunt.

“Hmmm… but now that you’re back, I won’t be lonely anymore,” Elsa beamed with a wide smile while clasping Lawrence’s hand. Suddenly, she remembered something and asked, “My boy, why didn’t you tell us of your arrival? We could have picked you up at the airport. If only they knew that you will be back today, your uncle and your aunt won’t probably go to work.”

“It’s okay, Grandma. Anyway, I will always be home from now on so I still have many chances to see uncle and aunt. I don’t want their work to be affected by just picking me up at the airport,” Lawrence said. Actually, no one else knew about his plan of going back except for his mother. As much as possible, he didn’t want to cause any rumpus by having the senior management of the JC Group to pick him up eve though he would be the new successor of the JC Group.

“Okay, okay, if you say so,” Elsa gave in. She gave him her gracious smile and asked another question, “My boy, are you going to stay here or at your own house?”

Lawrence pondered for a few seconds before he replied, “Grandma, you just need to tidy up Violet’s room for me because I will be coming here occasionally. But I plan to spend most of my time at my own house especially on normal days.”

“It’s not a problem. I clean Violet’s room every day so you can stay there anytime you want,” Elsa said kindly.

“Thank you, Grandma,” Lawrence said as he nodded his head. He looked around the living room and found that it was still the way it used to be several years ago before he went abroad. He loved the feeling of being home.

“By the way, what’s your plan now that you’re back? What did your parents say about this?” Elsa asked. Since Lawrence’s coming back was so sudden, Elsa would like to know his future plans. “Well, I’ve been living abroad for quite a long time and I really miss home that’s why I decided to come back,” Lawrence answered.

“Father and mother also supported me, especially mother. You know how much she loves me and she is always supportive of whatever I want to do.” Lawrence started to show off in an ostentatious manner.

“You chatterbox. You’re still as roguish as before,” Elsa smiled.

“But my father was not so supportive,” Lawrence complained. “He told me that it’s time for me to give him something in return since I’ve already spent too much money. So, he wants me to take over the JC Group in mainland China. I’m afraid that he had already sent the documents to the company and the senior management is now waiting for me to take office.”

Elsa was pleased to hear the good news so she said in a happy voice, “That’s very good! Since you are back, it’s only right that you take over the company so your father can take a rest. You know how busy he has been.”

“That’s exactly what my father thought,” Lawrence continued to complain. “He is much relaxed now. He only needs to take care of the Hong Kong branch and some international businesses and I will be in charge of the rest. Grandma, do you think that your son-in-law wants to blight me, the flower of our motherland?”

“Oh, stop it! You are not the flower of our motherland. You are the gold and it’s the time for you to glow,” Elsa smiled at him. She felt like Lawrence was still the talkative and witted boy like he used to be.

“Oh, I’m so sad,” Lawrence pretended to be helpless in front of his Grandma and grumbled, “I am still very young and I still want to enjoy life to the fullest. However, I will soon get into that dull office and check heaps of files, hold endless meetings, and meet with those managers I don’t know just to talk about the business.”

“You brat! How about I call your mother right now and tell her about your sentiments?” Elsa pretended to take her phone out to call Cherry.

“No, no, no. Don’t bother her. You know that I am afraid of her, Grandma,” Lawrence immediately stopped his grandmother.

“Hahaha! You brat!” Elsa helplessly shook her head and put her phone back.