While waiting for Chengye to come back and have dinner together in the evening, Xiang Huan received a call from his mother, Pan Ning.
Pan Ning said that he would come to see them later and it was inconvenient to ask.
"I'm fine. I don't know about Chengye. He hasn't come back yet." As soon as Xiang Huan finished speaking, someone knocked on the door of the room.
She opened the door and it was Narino.
Xiang Huan told him that Pan Ning was coming over, and Chengye said okay, they just happened to have dinner together.
"Did you come here by yourself, or did you bring a friend?" Xiang Huan asked cautiously.
"Just me."
Chengye waited for Xiang Huan to finish the call, then leaned over and asked her why she didn't say that Pan Ning was also in town.
Xiang Huan said that he didn't know it until then.
Within an hour, Pan Ning arrived at the hotel and offered to treat them to a meal at a local restaurant in town.
Chengye didn't have any objections, but Xiang Huan said he didn't want to go out and just ate in the hotel. The food here tasted good.
Pan Ning listened to her daughter's words. After the mother and daughter made eye contact, Pan Ning said, then I will listen to you.
The last few people ate in the hotel's Chinese restaurant. Xiao called Xiao Wu to join them, but when he saw Pan Ning coming, he made excuses and pushed away.
In this way, the only ones eating are the three of them.
When Pan Ning heard that Cheng Ye said he had opened a cafe here, he started chatting with interest and said that now everyone is very optimistic about the development of Marriage Town.
Narino asked her: "If you don't think about doing something, this is where you started after all."
Pan Ning looked at her daughter with a smile and replied that of course she wanted to, and she had already started making preparations.
"What project?" Narino asked.
Xiang Huan originally thought that according to his mother's style, he might keep it a secret and not say it casually. It was a business secret after all.
Unexpectedly, Pan Ning told Narino directly,
He said he wanted to open a high-end nursing home in the town.
"I have no reservations about you. Xiang Huan and I have never mentioned this project." Pan Ning looked at Chengye with a smile.
Cheng Ye also smiled in cooperation and glanced quickly at Xiang Huan.
"The elderly care industry does have a bright future, and it should be profitable in the future. Older people are better than old people." He said the compliment in a weird way.
Pan Ning could certainly hear it, but he would never show it on his face. He just said that he was only passing the standard in business.
She then mentioned Mr. Cheng and said, "Who is more powerful than your father?"
Cheng Ye listened noncommittally and lowered his head to eat.
Xiang Huan also ate silently, not wanting to continue the conversation, so Pan Ning also ate quietly.
After the three of them ate in silence for a while, Chengye spoke first and asked Pan Ning if he was running a nursing home by himself or if he had a partner.
Xiang Huan looked at Chengye and thought that his mother should be waiting for him to take the initiative to ask about this.
Pan Ning said that this time, instead of just looking for a partner, he would do it himself. We would wait for changes in the future.
This surprised Xiang Huan. She thought her mother was trying to get Cheng Ye to join the gang.
Narino probably thought that was the case. After hearing this, he narrowed his eyes, said softly that it was good, and continued to eat.
He had a good appetite tonight and kept eating, and later added another dish.
Pan Ning glanced at Xiang Huan and asked Chengye if he hadn't heard anything bad in town.
Xiang Huan stared at her, wondering why he suddenly mentioned this.
"I heard it, it's quite a lot." Narino answered nonchalantly and finally let go.
I stopped eating with chopsticks.
Pan Ning put away the smile on his face and continued quite formally: "This town is quite sensitive to a few of us. I actually didn't expect you to come back to do business on your own initiative."
Chengye took out a tissue and wiped his mouth, and said, "You are only sensitive to me. Do you and Xiang Huan have anything to be afraid of? I don't think so."
After the words fell, Pan Ning and Xiang Huan looked at each other with complicated expressions.
Xiang Huan
Remaining silent, the tacit understanding cultivated over the years made her know what Pan Ning had to say at this time.
"Now that there are only three of us here, there is no need to talk like this. Xiang Huan and I both remember your kindness about what happened back then, so we are worried." Pan Ning's tone became obviously heavy.
Cheng Ye was still quite indifferent. He smiled and looked up at Xiang Huan and asked her what dessert she wanted to eat.
"I'd like another piece of cheesecake." He really has a great appetite.
Xiang Huan said that she would also like to have a piece, and asked Pan Ning if she wanted it.
"You guys eat, I'm too old to eat too much." Pan Ning did not ask for dessert, but ordered a glass of water to prepare for taking medicine.
Xiang Huan asked about her recent physical condition, and Pan Ning said that she and Cheng Hong just had a physical examination a few days ago, and the report has not yet come out.
Hearing that his aunt was mentioned, Cheng Ye asked Pan Ning why he and his aunt were not cooperating on the nursing home project. He had heard Cheng Hong talk about it and wanted to do this as well.
Pan Ning stared in surprise and said, "Well, your aunt didn't tell me, but I told her, and she didn't express her opinion. I thought she looked down on this kind of small business."
Narino: "Then I don't know. Maybe she doesn't like Marriage Town."
The waiter brought the cheesecake
, Narino continued as if he was not full again, and had no time to talk anymore.
He said nothing more until he finished eating and left.
In the evening, Pan Ning stayed and opened a room next to Xiang Huan. After taking a bath, Pan Ning came over to talk to her daughter.
When I walked in and saw Narino in pajamas, I wanted to find an excuse to leave.
As a result, Narino left first, saying that he was very tired today and took a rest early, leaving space for mother and daughter.
After he left and closed the door, Pan Ning said that he thought Xiang Huan was sharing a room with him.
Xiang Huan was lying on the sofa with a facial mask on and said that they had been living separately since they came out.
"Come here this time, are you together? How about his enthusiasm for you?" Pan Ning has always been very direct when asking about such intimate topics.
Xiang Huan has long been used to it and replied that there were two times when she was not sure how hot it was.
Pan Ning also asked for a facial mask and put it on. She closed her eyes and lay down. She didn't speak for a while.
"I always feel that he insisted on bringing me here this time, not because of the cafe, but because of other things, but I haven't figured it out yet." Xiang Huan took off the mask, sat next to his mother and lifted it up.
Pan Ning slowly opened his eyes and looked at him: "He is completely different from what he was ten years ago."
"It's definitely different. We've all changed, let alone him." Xiang Huan's heart sank when he thought of Cheng Ye's ten years of experience there.
"I'm not talking about normal changes. What I'm saying is," Pan Ning turned to look at her daughter, "Is he preparing to take revenge on you and me?"
Xiang Huan stared at her mother. This idea had never occurred to her.
Pan Ning sat up and said, "You are still a fan of the authorities. I have actually wanted to tell you this for a long time. How much did I think you were?"
I can feel it a little bit too. "
Xiang Huan couldn't answer and stared at the air blankly.
"He definitely didn't tell you what he did behind your back when he came to town this time."
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