One month had passed since Lu Fang's 'arrival'.

In one month, he had fully adapted to living in this world and in the Lu family. His daily life could be said to be rather peaceful and leisurely.

Without any responsibilities and with everything he needed at his fingertips, Lu Fang was almost tempted to scrap the idea of studying and just live out the rest of his life at home. Alas, reason won over desire.

As for the plot progression, the female lead, Wang Yi Fei, finally entered the Wang family as the official legitimate daughter.

Lu Fang wasn't clear about the specifics but he understood that she had entered the same university as the male lead and was steadily settling in.

In the forums online, many rumors sprouted about the Wang family, and many talks and discussions going on about the fake heiress and how Wang Yi Fei was wronged. Due to the protagonist's halo, the discussion tipped in favor of Wang Yi Fei instead of Wang Ying Lu, the fake daughter of the Wang family.

Lu Fang felt a bit sorry for this fake daughter who was subject to various criticisms and such. It's no wonder she turned into a villain with the way everyone treated her.

Truly, she was just an unfortunate character that the plot used to push the female lead and male lead's relationship further.

Lu Fang felt bad for her but he wasn't obliged to help her. Should fate have them meet, perhaps he could provide some assistance to her but otherwise, he wouldn't go out of his way.

Lu Fang closed the forums on his laptop and opened his mailbox.

Just yesterday, Lu Fang received the notice that he'd been accepted into City D's University. Till now, he'd been contemplating how to break the news to Father Lu and how to convince him to send him there.

Lu Fang hoped that his month's performance as a good child would be taken into account.

The greater obstacle however was not Father Lu but Mother Lu who doted on him senselessly.

There was no way she'd allow her baby out of her sight and if she shed enough tears, it was certain that Father Lu would choose to follow her words.

For that, Lu Fang needed some backup.

But...who would be willing to help him?

The current Lu Fang had no friends, and all his relatives outside his parents practically despised him.

In short, he was between a rock and a hard place.

Actually, there was one person he had in mind but the possibility of that person listening to him, much less agreeing with him, was impeccably low.

Said person was Grandpa Lu.

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It's not that Grandpa Lu hated this grandson of his but rather, he was displeased with how he turned out. He was nothing like his older brother and possessed zero talents whatsoever. He was also very naughty and played around often disregarding the Lu family's reputation.

However, Grandpa Lu was the only person who could convince his parents to go.

In other words, Lu Fang needed to meet this Grandpa Lu soon and show off his 'changed' self.

****

"You want to visit your grandpa all of a sudden?"

Mother Lu looked up from her bowl of congee.

Lu Fang nodded and served himself a pork and chives dumpling. He looked at her sincerely and said, "I feel as though I haven't done well as grandpa's grandson. I want to ask for forgiveness."

Father Lu glanced at his second son with slight suspicion. Since when did this brat care about the old man?

But then, he remembered how Lu Fang has changed over the past month and felt that maybe this was part of his change—wanting to become a good and filial grandson.

"If you want to go, then go. It's good you are finally thinking of your grandfather," Father Lu responded.

Mother Lu nodded, "Make sure you bring some gifts with you."

"Of course mother," Lu Fang replied with a soft smile. "I have already thought of the perfect gift."

"Oh?"

Lu Fang saw his mother's curiosity but he kept his mouth shut. The novel didn't mention a lot about the Lu family's head, but it did mention in a brief paragraph Grandpa Lu's appreciation for traditional Chinese artworks.

Now, although Lu Fang possessed little to no talents in anything in his former life, he had taken painting lessons in high school as an extra-curricular activity. Though he was no expert, his ability was decent enough to be called nice.

The key to his gift was sincerity. As long as it was given from the heart, Grandpa Lu wouldn't dislike it.

Lu Fang silently mulled over what to paint.

After dinner, Aunty Mo, one of the household caretakers and Lu Fang's former nanny, cleared the table and delivered some tea and pastries to the living room where the family now sat.

Mother Lu was watching a drama on television sitting on the couch. On a nearby armchair holding a tablet, Father Lu scrolled through various work emails, only glancing up every now and then to take a peak at the television. Meanwhile, Lu Fang was busy on his phone looking for ideas on what to paint.

He had decided on either a cherry blossom tree, lotus flowers, or just a landscape of mountains.

That was as far as his skill could take him.

Any more detailed work was not possible.

****

The following morning...

Lu Fang lay out a sheet of paper and dipped his paintbrush in the water-colored ink before pressing it on the sheet. He carefully traced the lines he'd faintly sketched and made sure to be as smooth as possible.

Unfortunately, he slipped up in the middle and had to start all over again on a new sheet.

Eventually, he completed his artwork and he looked at it with satisfaction.

Yes, it was not something praiseworthy of experts but it was definitely good enough for a grandson to paint for his grandfather.

Let's just hope that Grandpa Lu sees his sincerity and accepts his apology.

Otherwise, he would have just wasted a good four hours of his life.

Yes, it took him four hours to paint

The final result was his seventh draft.

Lu Fang: "..."