After dinner, Nanzhi helped clean up.
Ah Xuan followed her, quietly and honestly.
He clumsily wanted to help, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything. He could only pick up the bowl by feeling and rub it by the sink.
"I'll do it." Nanzhi said softly.
She faced the light and looked at the boy in front of her. Trying to connect the two people in her mind, maybe the sun was too bright today, and she could only see the brightness and pure kindness in Ah Xuan.
"After washing, my aunt and I will go check out the store. Do you want to come with us?"
Nanzhi regretted it as soon as he finished speaking.
Ah Xuan seemed to sense her concerns and smiled: "Okay."
He is a blind man and has long been accustomed to such conversations.
In the past, no one except his family would worry about whether he would be sad. At least Nanzhi would worry about himself.
After cleaning up, Xuan’s mother pulled Ah Xuan in front, and Nanzhi followed Lin Ya behind.
"You have been absent-minded since last night. What happened?" Lin Ya vaguely felt that Nanzhi was hiding something from her.
"It's nothing, I just think Ah Xuan looks familiar."
After hearing this, Lin Ya burst into laughter.
She looked at Nanzhi as if she were a fool and said, "You really don't remember anything?"
What should she remember?
"When you were little, you played house with Ah Xuan, and you said he was good-looking and asked him to marry you in the future."
Nanzhi's face turned hot when Lin Ya said that.
"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Nanzhi quickly lowered his voice, carefully looked forward, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that A Xuan and his mother didn't respond.
"I was not welcomed in the Nan family at that time, and I brought you back to live for a while when you were five years old. It must be because you were so young that you forgot all about it."
"But Ah Xuan still remembers that his mother asked me at noon if you were married."
Nanzhi was speechless, her cheeks were too hot to say a word.
"I said-"
Lin Ya gave it away: "Your children are all running around."
"Mom!" Nanzhi scolded: "How could you make such a joke?"
While they were chatting, Xuan’s mother had already listened at a facade.
The blue brick house has a sense of age.
Maybe he hadn't lived there for a long time, so the old wooden door was a little loose, so he opened it with a gentle push.
"For this position, 1,500 a month is enough."
Xuan's mother walked inside and introduced: "Look, the space is quite large."
There were no lights in the room, and there were a few broken tables scattered on the floor.
"This place used to be a kindergarten, but unfortunately the town is now aging seriously and there are no more newborn children living here."
Nanzhi glanced around.
She looked at the cantilevered roof, lost in thought.
If this place were to be rented, the decoration would cost at least tens of thousands.
"Aunt Xuan, do you know the landlord?" Nanzhi asked.
"Of course I do, the town is just so big." Ah Xuan's mother smiled and said, "Do you want to rent?"
"Yes, the price needs to be negotiated."
Ah Xuan’s mother took Nanzhi and Lin Ya to the small courtyard next door.
A young and beautiful woman was feeding the chickens. After several exchanges, she smiled and said: "1,500 is already very cheap. At most, I can just paint the walls, replace the doors, and connect water and electricity."
"If you don't rent it to me, no one will want such a big place, 800."
Nanzhi doesn’t like to take the easy way out: “I’ll reinstall it myself and buy tables.”
The woman raised her eyebrows and said, "The little girl has such a loud voice that she half suppressed me."
"You think about it, I'm not in a hurry." After Nanzhi finished speaking, he took Lin Ya and left.
"Wait, 900, it can't be lower." The woman stopped them.
"make a deal."
Nanzhi agreed to sign the contract in a few days. In the free two days, she could look at the furniture. It happened that her grandfather's small building also needed to be equipped with an air conditioner.
After making these arrangements, Lin Ya and Nanzhi went back.
…
Beijing
Grandma Huo suffered from high blood pressure and a recurrence of heart disease, and it took her three days of rest to stabilize her condition.
She was both angry with Nanzhi and worried about the Huo family's prophecy.
After much thought, he decided to ask Huo Sijue to take Nanzhi back and remarry her when she gets pregnant.
These words sounded like fantasy, and even Huo Sijue, who had always been patient, could no longer bear it.
"Grandma, Nanzhi is not an accessory of the Huo family. Don't think she cares about Mrs. Huo's identity."
"It's her, she doesn't want me now."
Huo Sijue suppressed the cramping feeling in his heart.
He leaned against the window of the ward, lit a cigarette, and took a deep drag.
He didn't dare to go anywhere these days because of his grandma's unstable condition.
Last night, Huo Sijue thought that Nanzhi should calm down, so he made a call, but what he heard was that the other party had turned off his phone.
When will you get pregnant and remarry?
Huo Sijue laughed sarcastically. Even he now felt that grandma was being unreasonable.
"What is she dissatisfied with? Isn't the Huo family good enough for her? Nan Xi is eager to get in. If her horoscopes weren't suitable for you, why would I bother with Nanzhi?"
"It was for your own good that I turned a blind eye and let her marry in. Look at the Jiang family. Even Jiang Jinxing wants to marry Su Ling. Look at Nanzhi's knowledge and family background. Where can I compare to her?"
"enough!"
Huo Sijue suddenly scolded him.
The huge ward fell silent instantly.
He nervously put out his cigarette butt and picked up the clothes on the hanger.
"Now that you are well, I will go back to the company."
He turned around and walked out without looking back, no matter how much Grandma Huo shouted, she didn't stop.
Downstairs of the hospital, the black Maybach was parked steadily on the roadside.
Huo Sijue smoked one cigarette after another and leaned on the back seat tiredly after smoking half a pack of cigarettes: "Did you find it?"
Lu Cheng was confused: "Mr. Huo, I swear, I swear to God!"
"I checked the medical center and Miss Jiang's house, including Bishuiwan, inside and out, but I really didn't see Madam."
"Where's the cell phone?"
Huo Sijue asked as if he had expected this answer.
"I checked the phone records and found that the last call was made to Su Ling. The phone has been turned off since then. Yesterday..."
Lu Cheng's voice became softer and softer: "The account has been closed."
Huo Sijue's heart thumped.
He suddenly sat up, frowned his handsome eyebrows and continued to ask, "Where is Jiang Jinxing?"
"He went to England, but his wife didn't seem to follow him. The phone records show that the time was after Master Jiang left."
Lu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. After being busy these days, he finally had something to explain.
After saying this, Huo Sijue smoked another cigarette and remained silent for a long time.
He is not a person who will be at a disadvantage, both in business and as a person.
In the few years he has been in business, no matter how hard it is to get a project, no matter how much money he uses up to exhaust his contacts, he will definitely make a comeback.
But not Nazhi...
He always held back, maintaining his last bit of rationality, reminding himself over and over again: no violence, no force, no robbing!
These are his three principles for Nanzhi.
But now, Nanzhi's decision to leave was obviously determined to break up with him.
Huo Sijue held the cigarette butt and squinted as the fire slowly burned out. His cold lips finally responded: "Go to Su's Teahouse."
The shadow of a black car was speeding along.
When Huo Sijue got out of the car, there was air-conditioning all over his body.
The black leather boots walked firmly past the guard and headed towards the second floor.
"Wait, who are you!"
Just as the young man guarding the door was about to call the guard, Lu Cheng stopped him by grabbing his collar.
"I advise you to speak less and don't cause trouble for your young lady."
Lu Cheng whispered in his ear, then patted the man's clothes with his backhand, signaling him to retreat.
In the teahouse stall, Su Ling is drawing a folding fan.
She was wearing a slim-fitting cheongsam, looking casual and elegant. Huo Sijue suddenly kicked the door open.
When he came in, the air pressure around him dropped a bit.
The pen Su Ling just lifted fell down instantly and fell to the ground with a 'clack'.
"Little...brother-in-law?"
She stuttered and quickly picked up the pen and simply cleaned up the ground.
"Why are you here?"
"Don't you know why I came?"
Huo Sijue casually found a seat by the window and sat down. He raised his hand and turned over the tea lid. Su Ling quickly asked someone to make a cup of tea and greeted her carefully.
"Uncle... he's always very busy. This is the first time he comes to my place, so——"
"I'm not so sure either."
Su Ling's words became softer and softer, and she felt extremely nervous.
She tried her best to hint to herself that there was nothing to fear.
She is unmarried and Jiang Jinxing is her fiancé. Even if her brother-in-law comes, he can't say anything.
It was Nanzhi who was ashamed, and it was she who wanted to leave!
"Nanzhi has been here before?" Huo Sijue asked, taking a sip of tea.
"I came here a few days ago." Su Ling said without changing her expression, "But I didn't stay too long. I drank a cup of tea and left."
"The reason." Huo Sijue cherished words like gold.
The more he behaves like this, the more oppressive Su Ling feels.
She pinched her palms, pursed her lips, and raised her eyes instantly, filled with grievances: "Uncle, you are my elder, I shouldn't have said this."
"but--"
"Jinxing and aunt, they seem to have an unusual relationship."
Huo Sijue's hand holding the teacup suddenly became so hard that his joints turned red.
Seeing this, Su Ling took a deep breath and continued: "That day, my aunt came to tell me that she would not ruin my relationship with Jiang Jinxing, and then left. I thought she had gone back long ago."
"How do you know she didn't come home?"
Huo Sijue suddenly raised his head, his cold eyes falling on Su Ling.
She was so frightened that she had difficulty breathing, her heart jumped into her throat, and her eyes began to turn red subconsciously.
"Why are you so cruel, brother-in-law? If you find me properly, it's because my aunt hasn't come back."
After Su Ling finished speaking, tears fell.
Huo Sijue drank the rest of the tea silently. When he saw there were stains on the bottom of the tea, he put the cup on the table.
"I can't tolerate sand in my eyes."
This was meant for Su Ling.
"If she does anything wrong, it's my wife."
"As long as I am here, I will not tolerate criticism from others."
The word "others" completely brushes Su Ling aside, and the implication is that she is just an outsider.
It was the first time that Su Ling was reprimanded by Huo Sijue like this. She stood there feeling aggrieved and her whole body was shaking. Tears fell one after another and hit the carpet.
"Uncle, we are related."
"I know you love her, but I am the one who is wronged in this matter."
