Chapter 1590 Goodbye, Grandma Li (Part III)
Iris raised an eyebrow.
Long Jian wanted to tell her more, but the other attendees started arriving. He hesitated before saying, "I'll talk to you later."
She nodded.
This wasn't the time to gossip. She needed to perform her duties as the Jin family head's wife.
Clover Chua and Alona Bauer took time off from their busy schedules and flew from Europe to attend the funeral.
Alric Buaer and the other representatives of the Orchidia headquarters also came.
Executives from Jin Corporation and Jin Liwei's close business partners.
Qiao Yu, Iris' long-time financial manager.
Representatives from Iris' other businesses.
Hou Liang (MonkeyFace) and Wu Chen (iEatSlippers) represented not only Planet Monkey but also the Black Stars.
Other Black Stars also attended. The four posh ladies came. Feng Wan (MrsLovePhantom) and her friends, Bai Li (JJNumber2Fan) and Kung Mian (JJNumber3Fan). Of course, Si Xinyue (JJNumber1Fan) attended with her Chief of Police husband.
Madam Feng Wan's cousin, Feng Jui, also attended. She was the host of the long-running talk show, "A Close Look with Feng Jiu".
There were also representatives from Bright Summit Entertainment Company, the former management of both Iris Long and Jin Chonglin.
Lin Dong, Jin Chonglin's long-time manager, and Tang Yiyi, Iris Long's manager attended as well.
JJ also came to offer his condolences.
Atty. Kang Huizhong, Jin Liwei's corporate lawyer.
Enrique Valdez came as well.
Not only him. Others flew all the way from Cross Academy to attend the funeral.
AJ Zheneres, Theresa Blipsburg, and Amanpio Kileksky all came.
Ashandra Knightson already called Iris. She wanted to come, too, but since the threat to her safety hadn't been cleared yet, she had to continue staying at the academy and could only offer her condolences over the phone.
Even Professor Erwan Dupont, the academy headmaster, and Giulia Moretti, the admissions officer sent their own representatives.
Iris' other mentors and schoolmates from the academy couldn't attend but all of them already contacted her beforehand.
Even the absent Wei Lan had called her last night to offer her condolence to the entire Jin family. Fortunately, Wei Lan was quite tactful this time and didn't annoy Iris at all with her usual drivel.
It seemed that René Alejandro also called but Iris didn't get the chance to speak with him. Dom was the one who answered the call.
Wei Lan and her stepson were still taking care of the severely injured Spanish viscount in Barbados. There was still no news as to when they would leave there.
More people attended the funeral.
Friends and acquaintances of Grandma Li, Huang Yuyan, and Jin Chonglin. Of course, some came because of their relationship with Grandpa Lu.
The members of the Jin family branches came. This time, nobody made any trouble.
After what happened to Jin Chenggong and his mysterious disappearance, nobody dared to go against Jin Liwei anymore. They understood that Jin Liwei now led their clan with an iron fist. More importantly, they had no choice but to accept Iris Long as the head's wife. If they didn't, they might suffer the consequences like Jin Chenggong and his family. Although none of them knew what exactly happened to him, the speculations were too frightening to even consider.
When everyone came inside the house, Iris and Jin Liwei invited everyone to eat lunch together. Nothing too formal. People were free to roam around while eating to chat with each other. Most of them chatted about Grandma Li.
Iris took this chance to check on the children. Long Jinjing and Jiang Ying Yue had the same idea as her.
They all went upstairs.
"Mommy! Mama! Anty!"
Little Jun was the fastest. He barrelled towards them. Jiang Ying Yue caught her son. No problem at all.
"Mama! Mama!"
"Ma!"
Next, the Jin twins toddled towards their mommy.
Behind them, the Lu twins crawled towards their own mother.
Their guard dogs walked beside their little masters, making sure that they didn't trip or fall on their faces.
Gravy limped and sat down by Jiang Ying Yue's feet, wagging his tail. Behind him, Little Jun's new guard dog, Buster, followed suit, mimicking his older brother, Gravy, a hero who had saved their little master.
Dom followed behind the children along with the nannies.
"Thanks, Dom, for helping look after the kids," Iris said.
Long Jinjing and Jiang Ying Yue also sent him grateful smiles. As mothers, although they trusted their children's nannies, they trusted their friend more. The nannies received compensation for their job of taking care of the children, but Dom did it for his pure love for the kids. Iris and the other two knew that Dom would never do anything bad to their children and would protect them with his life.
"Don't mention it." Dom tried to play it cool but the doting look in his eyes couldn't be concealed.
"Come and eat with us downstairs," Iris said.
"Clover and Meimei are already wolfing down your favourite dishes," Long Jinjing said next. "If you don't come and eat yet, there won't be anything left for you."
"They dare!" Dom sent the kids rapid flying kisses before running downstairs.
Food was life, after all.
Jiang Ying Yue chuckled. Her son, Little Jun, followed suit, laughing alongside her despite not understanding what was so funny.
The three mothers herded their children downstairs with the help of the nannies. The German Shepherd guard dogs were all disciplined. They formed a protective circle around the group, performing their duties naturally without needing any commands.
Iris looked around. "Where are Ice Cream and Popcorn?"
One of the nannies answered, "Reporting to Madam, Housekeeper Yi Mei took the two cats somewhere to prevent them from being frightened by the visitors."
"Oh." Iris nodded.
But she smiled at the mention of her old housekeeper. Yi Mei had been watching over her old Gold Heights penthouse. She rarely went to stay there anymore, but Yi Mei would still update her about the penthouse's maintenance. Yi Mei and her subordinates would also clean up the condo unit that Iris gifted to her godson, Little Jun, located in the same building.
This time, Iris called Yi Mei to come help with looking after her cat children. Ice Cream and Popcorn both grew up at her penthouse unit, so they were very familiar with Yi Mei.
Chapter 1590 Goodbye, Grandma Li (Part III)
Iris raised an eyebrow.
Long Jian wanted to tell her more, but the other attendees started arriving. He hesitated before saying, "I'll talk to you later."
She nodded.
This wasn't the time to gossip. She needed to perform her duties as the Jin family head's wife.
Clover Chua and Alona Bauer took time off from their busy schedules and flew from Europe to attend the funeral.
Alric Buaer and the other representatives of the Orchidia headquarters also came.
Executives from Jin Corporation and Jin Liwei's close business partners.
Qiao Yu, Iris' long-time financial manager.
Representatives from Iris' other businesses.
Hou Liang (MonkeyFace) and Wu Chen (iEatSlippers) represented not only Planet Monkey but also the Black Stars.
Other Black Stars also attended. The four posh ladies came. Feng Wan (MrsLovePhantom) and her friends, Bai Li (JJNumber2Fan) and Kung Mian (JJNumber3Fan). Of course, Si Xinyue (JJNumber1Fan) attended with her Chief of Police husband.
Madam Feng Wan's cousin, Feng Jui, also attended. She was the host of the long-running talk show, "A Close Look with Feng Jiu".
There were also representatives from Bright Summit Entertainment Company, the former management of both Iris Long and Jin Chonglin.
Lin Dong, Jin Chonglin's long-time manager, and Tang Yiyi, Iris Long's manager attended as well.
JJ also came to offer his condolences.
Atty. Kang Huizhong, Jin Liwei's corporate lawyer.
Enrique Valdez came as well.
Not only him. Others flew all the way from Cross Academy to attend the funeral.
AJ Zheneres, Theresa Blipsburg, and Amanpio Kileksky all came.
Ashandra Knightson already called Iris. She wanted to come, too, but since the threat to her safety hadn't been cleared yet, she had to continue staying at the academy and could only offer her condolences over the phone.
Even Professor Erwan Dupont, the academy headmaster, and Giulia Moretti, the admissions officer sent their own representatives.
Iris' other mentors and schoolmates from the academy couldn't attend but all of them already contacted her beforehand.
Even the absent Wei Lan had called her last night to offer her condolence to the entire Jin family. Fortunately, Wei Lan was quite tactful this time and didn't annoy Iris at all with her usual drivel.
It seemed that René Alejandro also called but Iris didn't get the chance to speak with him. Dom was the one who answered the call.
Wei Lan and her stepson were still taking care of the severely injured Spanish viscount in Barbados. There was still no news as to when they would leave there.
More people attended the funeral.
Friends and acquaintances of Grandma Li, Huang Yuyan, and Jin Chonglin. Of course, some came because of their relationship with Grandpa Lu.
The members of the Jin family branches came. This time, nobody made any trouble.
After what happened to Jin Chenggong and his mysterious disappearance, nobody dared to go against Jin Liwei anymore. They understood that Jin Liwei now led their clan with an iron fist. More importantly, they had no choice but to accept Iris Long as the head's wife. If they didn't, they might suffer the consequences like Jin Chenggong and his family. Although none of them knew what exactly happened to him, the speculations were too frightening to even consider.
When everyone came inside the house, Iris and Jin Liwei invited everyone to eat lunch together. Nothing too formal. People were free to roam around while eating to chat with each other. Most of them chatted about Grandma Li.
Iris took this chance to check on the children. Long Jinjing and Jiang Ying Yue had the same idea as her.
They all went upstairs.
"Mommy! Mama! Anty!"
Little Jun was the fastest. He barrelled towards them. Jiang Ying Yue caught her son. No problem at all.
"Mama! Mama!"
"Ma!"
Next, the Jin twins toddled towards their mommy.
Behind them, the Lu twins crawled towards their own mother.
Their guard dogs walked beside their little masters, making sure that they didn't trip or fall on their faces.
Gravy limped and sat down by Jiang Ying Yue's feet, wagging his tail. Behind him, Little Jun's new guard dog, Buster, followed suit, mimicking his older brother, Gravy, a hero who had saved their little master.
Dom followed behind the children along with the nannies.
"Thanks, Dom, for helping look after the kids," Iris said.
Long Jinjing and Jiang Ying Yue also sent him grateful smiles. As mothers, although they trusted their children's nannies, they trusted their friend more. The nannies received compensation for their job of taking care of the children, but Dom did it for his pure love for the kids. Iris and the other two knew that Dom would never do anything bad to their children and would protect them with his life.
"Don't mention it." Dom tried to play it cool but the doting look in his eyes couldn't be concealed.
"Come and eat with us downstairs," Iris said.
"Clover and Meimei are already wolfing down your favourite dishes," Long Jinjing said next. "If you don't come and eat yet, there won't be anything left for you."
"They dare!" Dom sent the kids rapid flying kisses before running downstairs.
Food was life, after all.
Jiang Ying Yue chuckled. Her son, Little Jun, followed suit, laughing alongside her despite not understanding what was so funny.
The three mothers herded their children downstairs with the help of the nannies. The German Shepherd guard dogs were all disciplined. They formed a protective circle around the group, performing their duties naturally without needing any commands.
Iris looked around. "Where are Ice Cream and Popcorn?"
One of the nannies answered, "Reporting to Madam, Housekeeper Yi Mei took the two cats somewhere to prevent them from being frightened by the visitors."
"Oh." Iris nodded.
But she smiled at the mention of her old housekeeper. Yi Mei had been watching over her old Gold Heights penthouse. She rarely went to stay there anymore, but Yi Mei would still update her about the penthouse's maintenance. Yi Mei and her subordinates would also clean up the condo unit that Iris gifted to her godson, Little Jun, located in the same building.
This time, Iris called Yi Mei to come help with looking after her cat children. Ice Cream and Popcorn both grew up at her penthouse unit, so they were very familiar with Yi Mei.