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Chapter 12 Willing to Compromise for You
Chapter 12 Willing to Compromise for You
Jiang Shaozheng wanted to stay in Ning Lixia's apartment forever, but the landlord suddenly sold the house and only gave one month's rent as compensation, and Ning Lixia was restricted to move out within a week.
Even Ning Lixia is about to lose her shelter, let alone take another one.
After returning to this city for two years, due to various reasons, she changed residences countless times, so the most impatient thing was to find a house, but all the money in hand was invested in the restaurant, and even the [-]% down payment was not enough, so there was nothing she could do , I had no choice but to go to the agency to look at the house whenever I was free.
"Why are you in such a hurry, why not move to my place first." Hearing Ning Lixia complain that the pictures provided by the agency were deceptive, Jiang Shaozheng proposed again.
"No, the chances of meeting people you don't want to see when you live in your house are too high." In addition to Mrs. Jiang, Song Yarou was the one she didn't want to see.
Jiang Shaozheng was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "Then let's stay in a hotel first, the house is a big deal, what style do you like? I'll help you find it."
"My requirements are not high, clean and comfortable, reasonable rent, and in a prosperous area. It is best to have a sofa bed in the living room, a large cloakroom and a beautiful bathroom, a dressing table in the bedroom, and a rocker floor lamp."
"Isn't that demanding? No wonder you can't find it," Jiang Shaozheng smiled helplessly, "Can you get a reward for finding it for you within a week?"
"It's only okay if everything is in line."
Ning Lixia thought he couldn't do it, but Jiang Shaozheng only took three days.
Seeing that Jiang Shaozheng brought himself to his apartment, Ning Lixia was very dissatisfied: "I told you not to live in your house."
"It's not for nothing. There just happens to be a room that I want to rent out. If you don't come, I'll go to the school tomorrow to post a rental notice. The female students must be overwhelmed."
"Just try."
"Go and have a look first, and then come in if you can't live."
As soon as he opened the door, Ning Lixia was stunned. It only took Jiang Shaozheng three days to completely change the appearance of the apartment.
"Clean, comfortable, bustling location, sofa bed, large cloakroom, beautiful bathroom, bedroom dresser, rocker floor lamp, check them one by one, are they all up to standard?"
"How did you know I like French country style? I've always wanted a dresser like this, where did you find it?"
Jiang Shaozheng didn't answer, just said: "The rent is also reasonable, I want you to spend all your time except work."
"I just came in to have a look, and I didn't say I would move in."
"If I promise that my mother won't show up without your consent, do you want to think about it?"
"Didn't Song Yarou often come to your house to ask about your health? How inconvenient it is for me to live here." As soon as this vinegary sentence was uttered, Ning Lixia began to regret it.
Sure enough, Jiang Shaozheng smiled and rolled his eyes: "If she really comes, you can put on the air of a hostess and say that she is not welcome here, and ask her to go home."
Ning Lixia "cut": "You coax me to be a shrew, do you want to watch the fun?"
"If you're willing to spoil for me, it's too late for me to have tears in my eyes. I don't have time to have fun. A few days ago, she called me to greet me and asked if I needed her help because my arm was inconvenient. Listen to me. When I get to your house, there will be no more text."
"Ning Yu is right, Song Yarou is indeed the most hypocritical." Knowing that Song Yarou hadn't given up, Ning Lixia started to feel aggrieved again, "She is such a smart person, she should have seen that we were not the same when she met me at your house last time. It's not just ordinary friends, but knowing that other people are not single and still have nothing to do, it's hard to understand!"
Ning Lixia's angry appearance put Jiang Shaozheng in a good mood, and he asked further: "Apart from being a different kind of person, is there no specific reason why you hate her?"
"Because you, who are always impatient with me and Cheng Qingqing, only treat her with a pleasant face. I have been jealous of her since I was a child, and now seeing that your mother who has a headache when I hear my name is especially fond of her, my psychology is even more distorted. ——Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Jiang Shaozheng's eyes were full of smiles, he pulled the angry Ning Lixia to the sofa, peeled a grape and stuffed it into her mouth.
Ning Lixia glanced at him sideways: "I really didn't expect you to be such a shallow person."
"I don't like to see you confronting Song Yarou for me, but I'm afraid to hear you say that the reason you hate her is Ning Yu. The one who is jealous is actually me, but I was afraid of being hated by you before, and I didn't even mind your relationship with Ning Yu They dare not show it.”
"Are you pretending to be cute and pitiful?"
"Did Ning Yu call you again yesterday?" Jiang Shaozheng simply put aside face and asked, "Didn't you break up your friendship? Will your going to his mother's funeral give him the illusion of hope?"
"Personal grievances aside, legally speaking, he is still my brother."
"If I don't pay attention to Song Yarou anymore, can you also ignore him?"
Ning Lixia raised his face and smiled, "What do you mean by ignoring it? We met face to face, and you pretended not to see her when she greeted you? I don't believe you can do it so thoroughly."
"As long as you can do it, I'm fine."
"I really... can't do it. Ignoring each other is too naive, and I'm not a primary school student. I have nothing to do with Ning Yu, so there is no need to deliberately draw a clear line."
"Didn't you already talk about marriage some time ago, did you almost agree to him? Can this level be called nothing?" Jiang Shaozheng feared that his low status would be lowered, and immediately transferred after complaining. Topic, "I moved the bed in the master bedroom to the second bedroom, and replaced it with a new one for you. The tenant sleeps in the master bedroom, and the landlord sleeps in the second bedroom. Doesn't this treatment tempt you?"
"I'm going to start my thesis defense soon, and then I'll write my thesis. I need a study that is completely my own, but your house only has four rooms, two of which are bedrooms, one is a cloakroom, and the rest is your study. There is no extra room. It's over." Ning Lixia's face was full of pushing forward.
"The study room is more than half the size of the master bedroom. I'll buy a desk tomorrow and add it in. We'll use it together."
"But I can't do anything with you."
Jiang Shaozheng, who spent much more time in the study than in the bedroom, readily compromised without even thinking about it: "That's easy, the desk is added to the guest bedroom, and I will move a few more books there, and I will give you the entire study."
Ning Lixia was in a good mood when he heard the words: "I have been dreaming about such a day since I was seventeen or eighteen years old. Although it was a little late, the feeling of turning over is so good that it is indescribable."
Jiang Shaozheng smiled helplessly: "As long as you don't take revenge and run away, love can do whatever you want."
Jiang Shaozheng's sincerity is commendable, and Ning Lixia naturally has no reason to refuse. The two of them will live together for a long time and need to buy too many things. Excluding the desk, there is a whole sheet of A4 paper filled with bits and pieces.
After choosing the full-length mirror and waiting for Jiang Shaozheng to pay the bill, Ning Lixia went to the adjacent home furnishing store to look at the decorations.There was a solid wood carved retro globe on the display stand at the entrance, which was exactly what she liked, so the clerk asked, "This globe doesn't have a price tag, is it for sale?"
"What a coincidence, it was just bought, and the supplier will send two more similar globes later. If you are interested, you may wish to leave a phone number, and we will notify you as soon as the goods arrive."
"Is it the same as this one?"
"The style is the same, but not the same, because it is purely handmade, and there is only one of each."
"Forget it then." Just as he was about to leave, Ning Lixia caught a glimpse of an old-fashioned metal hand bell placed in the cabinet on the left, and smiled and joked to Jiang Shaozheng who was pushing the door in, "Buy a hand bell?" Ring the bell to send me off! Every time I shake the bell, you'll know it's time for dinner."
"Shake it and go to eat, am I a puppy?" Jiang Shaozheng reached out to flick her forehead, "What else do you want to buy?"
Ning Lixia took a look at the list: "There is only one porch light left to buy."
The clerk at the side recommended without losing the opportunity: "There are a few retro cast iron desk lamps on the second floor, which are also suitable for the entrance. The two of you can go up and have a look."
Before Jiang Shaozheng and Ning Lixia went upstairs, Song Yarou came down the stairs.
Seeing the hands tightly held by the two, Song Yarou's eyes froze, but she quickly laughed: "It's such a coincidence. Li Xia, you really value sex and despise friends. I asked you to come out and you said you didn't have time, but you were willing to hang out with Shao Zheng. "
Ning Lixia casually said: "It's not just hanging out, I changed my place of residence, and I have a lot of sundries to add."
"Moving is the most troublesome. Where have you moved? Do you welcome me as a guest? I envy those of you who move out and live alone. You don't have to listen to nagging. It's a pity that my mother doesn't allow me to leave home before I get married."
Before Ning Lixia could figure out how to fool her, he heard Jiang Shaozheng say: "I'm afraid it's not convenient, she moved to my place."
Song Yarou showed a look of embarrassment, and it was the female teacher from the same school who was holding hands with her. Seeing this, she immediately opened her mouth to help her: "Mr. Jiang has made such a beautiful girlfriend without saying a word, and she was caught by the school. I don’t know how long the female students will be sad when they find out. Visiting the furniture store together, are you planning to get married?”
Jiang Shaozheng looked at Ning Lixia with a smile and said, "I really think so, but it's a pity that the female students don't agree, and the road ahead is long."
"Oh? Your girlfriend is actually a student of our school? If Principal Hong knows that you are in love with a student, his blood pressure will definitely rise! Teacher Jiang, how much are you going to pay me for keeping your mouth shut?"
"I'm sorry to disappoint you. She was already my girlfriend long before she became my student, so it's not really a teacher-student relationship."
The embarrassing Song Yarou deliberately interrupted the two of them, and interjected with a smile: "You guys are progressing so fast! The day after tomorrow will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, you must go back together to celebrate the festival with your uncles and aunts, right? Li Xia has chosen a gift, do you want to?" Let me give you a reference? My aunt just told my mother yesterday that I want a hetian seed twisted silk bracelet... But, did you hear her talk about you? My mother will definitely call when she hears about your relationship. Auntie blames her for not sharing the happy event with her good sister!"
Jiang Shaozheng frowned slightly: "Li Xia doesn't like excitement, and my mother is already very happy if she is willing to go back with me. It doesn't matter if there are gifts or not, so don't bother you. We still have something to buy, let's go first. "
"This girl is really beautiful, and she fits so well with Teacher Jiang. Teacher Song, do you think I will look good with short hair like hers? Who said that all handsome men match ugly women, and beautiful women always look for beasts?" The female teacher watched their backs Sighed to Song Yarou, "You all know each other. It seems that this girl is in the same circle as you and Jiang Shaozheng. She is good-looking, rich and has a high IQ. Are people in your circle like this? How does this make us ordinary people live, old man?" God is so unfair."
Song Yarou was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, so she said contemptuously without thinking: "It can be regarded as a circle, but not everyone in our circle is rich, and there are many people who are bankrupt and in debt. This Ning Lixia's father owes a lot of money. A huge sum of money is hiding in Tibet and is being wanted! But she is very smart, and immediately changed her name and climbed up to a rich and powerful man as a backer, so she doesn't have to live a hard life without money, let alone wait until the limelight passes. Being able to come back to seduce her ex, men, most of them pity this kind of helpless, as long as they can successfully attract two men to fight, their worth will naturally increase immediately! She is not considered a serious student in our school, but she is just spending money. It’s just gold-plated for her MBA. With her ability, she can’t get into our school even if she takes the college entrance examination ten times. Jiang Shaozheng is also in a daze. Listen to his bragging, can anyone enter the gate of Jiang’s house? How dare he take such a His girlfriend went home! His mother was already sent to the hospital in anger just by seeing some signs of it a while ago."
"There is such a thing! I really can't see that the girl is so cunning!" The female teacher stuck out her tongue in surprise.
After walking a little further, Jiang Shaozheng turned his head and asked Ning Lixia: "By the way, how do you plan to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
"I'm not a child. To grown-ups, holidays are no different from ordinary days. You don't have to worry about me. Go back and be with your parents at ease."
"It's up to you whether I go back or not. If you don't want to go home with me, we can spend the holiday alone."
"I'm afraid that showing up with you will make your mother lose interest in watching the moon and eating mooncakes."
"She's not so narrow-minded, not to mention that my uncle and the others are also there. In front of the big family, my mother will definitely treat you with a pleasant face. I know you are very concerned about what happened back then, and it's okay if you don't want to keep in touch with each other. I won't force you .”
Ning Lixia noticed from Jiang Shaozheng's face that he hesitated to speak, so he smiled and asked: "It's not impossible to not communicate with each other, but you will be happier if you can reconcile, right? I'm not being unreasonable, but I just can't forget it for the time being." , later, I will try my best not to remember the annoying things."
Jiang Shaozheng didn't want to spoil the atmosphere, so he quickly skipped the topic: "How did you spend the Mid-Autumn Festival in previous years, will you feel lonely during the festival alone?"
"It's not lonely. Ning Yu doesn't want to see his father, so he never goes home and always eats with me." After speaking, Ning Lixia felt that he had slipped his words, and immediately hugged Jiang Shaozheng's arm to make amends, "Of course, in the future Even if there is no one to accompany me during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will never invite him to dinner again."
Jiang Shaozheng, who had something on his mind, didn't care, and just asked: "Otherwise, I will book two seats at the cruise ship restaurant, and we will go to the sea to enjoy the moon and have a whole crab feast?"
"No, Song Yarou's family runs the restaurant on the cruise ship that serves all crab feasts. If I eat it, I might have stomach bleeding. I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to stay comfortably at home."
"Alright, it's up to you."
However, the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ning Lixia received a call from his father who hadn't seen him for a long time.
Ning Lixia didn't tell Jiang Shaozheng the truth when he went out because his father repeatedly asked him not to let the third person know.
When it was approaching lunch time, besides the mooncakes he baked by himself, Ning Lixia made a detour to buy a spicy crab that his father used to love, but it was a pity that Yan Biao, who was hiding in a private hostel, was not in the mood to eat at all.
"I called you here to see you for the last time."
Such an opening remark made Ning Lixia feel cold, and blurted out: "What's the last one, it's really unlucky!"
"I was still hoping to end this matter, but now... I will leave early tomorrow morning. I don't know if I will have a chance to see you again in the future."
"What do you mean by leaving? You want to escape again! You can't hide for a lifetime, it's better to turn yourself in. After you come out, don't talk about making a comeback, at least you can live a dignified life!"
Yan Biao sighed: "You don't know my situation. If you really go in, you will be sentenced to at least ten years! Song Siren will not let me go, he will add fuel to the plot, and I might be sentenced to life! If I really cheated That's all, I was wronged!"
"Who wronged you?"
"It's hard to say. A few years ago, I was too ambitious and wanted to diversify my business. I invested in too many projects and the capital chain was broken. I used the purchase and sale contract signed with Song Siren to apply to the bank for an acceptance bill. I wanted to transfer some money first. Turnaround, who knows that those contracts turned out to be fake later, they said that I forged the contracts to defraud the bank of money! The money from the bank and the money I raised from my friends were all invested in the projects I did with Song Siren , It was all in vain. When I realized that it was Song Siren who was playing tricks, there was no evidence, and the people who lent me money didn't believe that I was really investing. They thought I was cheating them of their money. ! Investment failure, bankruptcy and debt are very different from fraud. Back then, I just didn’t want to go to jail for no reason, so I just ran away.”
"You trust Song Siren too much. He and Ning Yu intend to harm you. Naturally, you can't stand it."
"He and Ning Yu harmed me? What's the matter with Guan Ningyu? Sure enough, your stepfather is involved!"
Ning Lixia suddenly felt a headache: "It has nothing to do with Uncle Ning. What's the point of talking about it now? If you really didn't do it, don't run away. Finding ways to find evidence to alleviate the crime is serious."
"I came back this time to find evidence to surrender, but Song Siren not only refused to help me, but also cut off other roads. I really can't figure out what I did. It's worth killing him! In vain, I have always regarded him as my best friend. Forget it, time is limited, let’s not talk about it.” Yan Biao calmed down, and said to Ning Lixia in a different tone, “I know you blame me for not taking you with me, but with my situation back then, you follow me It’s far better to follow your mother, I brought some money with me when I left, I wanted to go to Myanmar to do jadeite business to earn money to pay off your debts and then take care of your future life, who knows that I don’t know the place well, business is not as easy as I imagined.”
"I can live by myself, but I don't want to feel sorry for you and your Auntie Fan. She was pregnant at the time, and I told her to abort the child. She was in a daze and refused to listen. She had to go with me... It seems that the surname Ning treats you Not bad, let you change his surname, how about your sister? I have never heard from her. "
"She's fine. She lives with her mother and Uncle Ning. She just graduated, and Uncle Ning found her a decent and easy job."
Yan Biao nodded and said: "This is the best, don't mention my situation to her! You all changed your surnames, and if others don't know about me, it won't affect your marriage work. I'm always worried that it will affect you. "
Ning Lixia originally thought that because her father hated Ning Yu's father deeply, she would be very angry when she knew that she had changed her surname to Ning. She wanted to explain the reason in detail, but who knew that not only did he not lose his temper, but he even congratulated him and said, "This is the best way." ", the huge contrast made her feel inexplicably sad, so she just bowed her head in silence.
"I'm relieved that you and your sister are doing well. Your little sister is not yet seven years old. I can't let her be so young without her father taking care of her. So if I can't prove that there is no fraud, I must leave. Xiao Yu, Dad not only Not being able to rely on you has become your stain..." Yan Biao paused before saying, "Don't hate me."
Ning Lixia still hasn't forgotten his father's high-spirited appearance back then. He was once her glory, and she has always been proud of her father's facial features. In less than ten years, he seems to be 30 years older, downcast and vicissitudes, and even more so. Compare yourself to the taint of your daughters.
Ning Lixia resisted the urge to cry, and said to her father: "Don't be discouraged, you should turn yourself in, as long as you really haven't done anything, I will definitely find a way to exonerate you."
"'As long as you really haven't done it'—you see, even you don't believe me, and you can't count on others." Yan Biao smiled, and there was no blame in his tone, only helplessness.
"Someone told me that you cheated a small boss of tens of millions before you went to Myanmar. That was his entire net worth. Is this true?"
"I didn't mean to lie to him. At that time, someone really offered to help me unfreeze the house and land. I found out later that that person was a liar hired by Song Siren. , I lost the ability to distinguish. When I ran away, I only had less than 200 million left in my hand."
Fleeing to a strange country with a language barrier with his pregnant girlfriend, leaving less than 200 million yuan but calling her 50 yuan at one time - Hearing this, Ning Lixia no longer blamed his father for abandoning her back then.
"I haven't touched a dime of the money you left me. It's all transferred to a card with a password of 100000. You can use it to pay back the money, or leave it to Aunt Fan and my little daughter."
"I left a sum of money for them. Even if they are arrested now, it is enough to maintain their basic life. Let that be your dowry, although it is not too much..."
Ning Lixia was about to persuade his father again, when Yan Biao's cell phone rang, and when he answered the phone, he immediately got up to pack his things: "I can't stay here anymore, I have to go, be wary of anyone, don't imitate you dad."
After separating from her father, Ning Lixia immediately called Ning Yu, and when she learned that he was on the plane, she decided to wait for him in person.
After booking the train ticket, she thought of explaining to Jiang Shaozheng, because she didn't want him to know about it, so she had to hide the real reason for the trip.
"My mother and Uncle Ning are going to have a wedding soon. They called me just now and asked me to go over to discuss the wedding and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. As you know, in order to take care of Ning Yu's emotions, Ning Yu's mother was missing. Their marriage was messed up, and my mother got a lot of anger from Ning Yu, and Uncle Ning wanted to make it up."
"Would you like me to go with you, even if you formally meet your mother."
"No, it's not time to see your parents. Go home and be with your parents."
Jiang Shaozheng didn't force it, and instead asked, "Will Ning Yu go too?"
"I don't know about that." Ning Lixia said vaguely, "When his mother disappeared, she only signed a divorce agreement, and didn't really divorce Uncle Ning, that's why he resisted my mother like that. Now that the dust has settled, maybe he wants to be together It's the holidays."
After inquiring about the time of Ning Yu's arrival, Ning Lixia picked him up half an hour earlier.Unexpectedly, he did not travel alone, and was accompanied by a very beautiful young girl.
Seeing her, Ning Yu was not surprised, and asked with a smile: "You and Jin Wei inquired about my whereabouts, and you came to the airport to wait for me, you don't mean to ask me to help your father?"
Ning Yu's joking attitude made the anxious Ning Lixia slightly annoyed: "Yes! Otherwise, what else would happen."
"I can't help you." Ning Yu replied bluntly.
Ning Lixia took a deep breath, lowered his posture and said in a negotiating tone: "How do you know if you can help if you haven't heard what's going on?"
"Even if it's a little effort, I have no obligation to help. Who are you to me?"
The girl embraced by Ning Yu was only about 20 years old, with a plain face and a rosy complexion. Seeing that Ning Yu was so impolite, she interjected in a soft voice: "Why are you so cruel to this sister? We are still friends after breaking up." Well."
"She's not my ex, she's barely my 'sister'."
"Oh." The girl nodded half-understanding, and then invited Ning Lixia, "Have you had dinner yet, come with us?"
"No, I have no appetite for him." After saying this, Ning Lixia turned his head and left.
When Ning Lixia walked out of the airport and was about to take a taxi, he saw Ning Yu's car parked not too far away. He lowered the window and said in his usual commanding tone: "It's not easy to park here, hurry up."
Ning Lixia weighed it over and over again, and finally held back his breath and walked over.
Seeing that the girl was not in the car, she opened the co-pilot's door and got in.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your date."
Ning Yu glanced at her, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, "You still have a droopy face knowing you've messed up my good business? I don't owe you anything."
Upon hearing this, Ning Lixia immediately opened the car door.
Ning Yu immediately pulled her back: "How dare you complain about my bad temper before? Didn't you have a weak relationship with me? You are only allowed to be weak to me, but I can't ignore you."
"Who forced you to control me? Let go, let me go down!"
Ning Yu shook his head and sighed: "Begging for help doesn't look like asking for help."
Time was running out, Ning Lixia stopped being angry, and said straight to the point: "I met my father at noon, and he said he was wronged..."
"I'm starving." Ning Yu interrupted her, "Let's find a place to eat first."
It wasn't until the fruit plate was eaten that Ning Yu stopped rambling, and said slowly: "I've heard people talk about your father looking around for witnesses to look up the evidence, because it has nothing to do with me, so I didn't pay special attention to it. Only your father and Song Siren knew the truth of the situation back then. No one else could know who was lying. Now that your father is in trouble, and Song Siren is in full swing, if you are their mutual friend, you will help owe money to yourself. Will the one who is still talking, or will he stand with the one who has a cooperative relationship with him?"
Ning Lixia questioned in a low voice: "Isn't my father's bankruptcy the result of your cooperation with Song Siren? How could you not know the inside story?"
Ning Yufei was not annoyed, and explained patiently: "I did intend to lure your father to invest blindly, and I bought a few real estate projects that he had half done at a low price when he was running out of money. , but I felt that the loss outweighed the gain for such a small profit, so I stopped. The following things have nothing to do with me, so I don't know whether the contract is true or not, and I can't judge whether your father is really involved. Song Siren's job is to bite back in order to get rid of the crime of fraud."
"My dad wasn't that kind of guy."
"You and your father haven't seen each other for seven years, let alone now, how much did you know about him in the past? Do you know what he did outside? There is no difference between a person in high debt and an addict, and there is no truth in his mouth."
Ning Lixia didn't want to argue about this, but only asked: "Can you help him?"
"I can't. I just want to persuade you not to mess around and mind your own business." Seeing Ning Lixia's face changed, Ning Yu said, "Even if you agree to marry me, I will not go into this kind of muddy water. Back then Song Siren depends on your father for 80.00% of his business, but in the end he was able to overwhelm your father. One can imagine the depth of his city. Now he owns nearly one million tons of ships, and I will fight to the death with him. It will only let others take advantage of it, I like you very much, but I also hate your father, he is not worth my time and energy."
After being silent for a long time, Ning Lixia lowered his head and smiled helplessly: "I understand that I also hate Jiang Shaozheng's mother. If Jiang Shao asked me to sacrifice something for his mother, I would not agree. It's my strength."
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. As a daughter, you don't owe him a penny. On the contrary, your father failed to provide you with a stable growth environment. Even if he was wronged, it doesn't matter, there is no absolute fairness in this world , [-]% depends on intelligence and [-]% depends on luck, unexpected things may happen from time to time, your father may not end miserably, and Song Siren may not have a happy ending."
"Anyway, thank you for your reassurance."
Not enough time to rush back, Ning Lixia naturally had to contact his mother and sister.Mrs. Ning's kindness was hard to turn down, so Ning Lixia had no choice but to leave the hotel and live in Ning's house.
The wedding is coming soon, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the whole villa is full of joy.Like Ning Yu, the stepfather didn't have many smiling faces, he politely expressed his welcome and then walked into the study and never appeared again.
Ning Lixia slept in her younger sister's room, and she missed dinner, so Mrs. Ning gave a rich supper to make up for it.
"Ning Yu can't come to live, there are still a few rooms, why don't you leave one for you, and you will have a natal family when you get married in the future."
"No, it's still too early to get married."
"Although the traffic is very convenient now, they are still two cities, too far apart. You are alone there, and I can't take care of you when you feel uncomfortable. Why don't you move here, and restaurants can open anywhere. "
"I'm used to it, it's best to stay where I was born and raised."
"If there is someone who can take care of you, I can rest assured. I heard that you and Jiang Shaozheng are very close. Does his parents have any objections to you being friends?" Mrs. Ning cautiously probed.
Even though he knew it was caring, Ning Lixia still felt impatient when he mentioned Jiang Shaozheng's mother: "I can't talk to his parents, how would I know if they have any opinions."
Seeing her daughter's unhesitating expression, Mrs. Ning immediately ended the topic: "It's getting late, go to bed after eating Sydney's bird's nest, and we will have breakfast together as a family tomorrow."
Before dawn the next day, Mrs. Ning got up to prepare breakfast.There is a table full of food for everyone's taste.
Yan Hanlu's mouth is very sweet, she praised her mother's cooking skills, and then said to her stepfather: "Dad, you should take this opportunity to eat more. Mom is so lazy. If my sister didn't come over, how could we have the breakfast she made by herself?"
"I'm lazy?" Mrs. Ning scolded her with a smile, "I want to cook for you every day! But every weekend you sleep until the afternoon, and you wake up late on weekdays, yelling 'I'm going to be late' while rushing out the door , I can’t even spare the time to drink a cup of soy milk.”
"It's a rare family reunion this year during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Don't go out for dinner. I'll cook and call Ning Yu over—if he's free." Mrs. Ning looked at her husband.
Without waiting for her stepfather to speak, Yan Hanlu interjected: "It's useless for Dad to speak, let my sister call Ning Yu, he will come over soon."
Mr. Ning took a deep look at Ning Lixia, but Ning Lixia didn't notice it. Words like "father", "family" and "reunion" made her miss her father naturally. No matter where she is, the safety and prosperity of her mother made Ning Lixia feel even more sad when thinking of her father.
So, after breakfast, Ning Lixia quickly found an excuse and left the Ning family.
She thought that Jiang Shaozheng, who was going back to the old house for the festival, would not be at home, and she was too lazy to cook, so she found a random shop and packed a fast food.Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the door of Jiang Shaozheng's apartment, he smelled a tangy aroma. When he opened the door, Jiang Shaozheng immediately greeted him.
"You didn't go home?"
"I was planning to go back. I knew you would come back early, so I stayed and waited for you. I remember that you love dried bamboo shoots, so I specially ordered some from my cousin. There is a mountain behind her newly bought house. After it rains, you will be ready to eat." I can dig bamboo shoots. I stewed the dried bamboo shoots and the bones together for more than three hours, go and try it.”
Ning Lixia took the chopsticks from Jiang Shaozheng, picked a dried bamboo shoot from the purple clay pot, put it in his mouth and asked, "How do you know that I will come back early?"
"Your sister said it by the way when she called to wish me a happy Mid-Autumn Festival."
"What else did she say?" Ning Lixia inevitably felt guilty.
"Guess." Jiang Shaozheng said with a smile, "I'll give you a chance to confess."
"...I actually made a special trip to find Ning Yu this time, so I didn't want you to know about my father, so I lied."
Jiang Shaozheng stretched out his hand and patted her forehead: "I will fine you to go to the kitchen to cut ginger. When you come back, I brought a box of crabs from home."
"Aren't you angry that I went to find Ning Yu?"
"I want to be angry, but unfortunately I dare not."
Ning Lixia was about to speak, but Jiang Shaozheng's cell phone rang, and he could vaguely hear the other party calling him to go back for the holiday through the phone.
Jiang Shaozheng seldom refuted his elders, and he didn't put down the phone until his uncle finished his lesson.
"There are only eight crabs, how can there be enough to eat?"
"I'll give you all you can eat."
"I can eat ten at a time! I'd better go to your house to eat, if my presence won't embarrass you."
Hearing that Ning Lixia was willing to go home with him, Jiang Shaozheng was naturally overjoyed.
Even if he didn't want to entertain Mrs. Jiang, he couldn't lose his etiquette. After careful selection of gifts, Ning Lixia took Jiang Shaozheng's arm and knocked on the door of Jiang's villa.
Although Jiang Shaozheng's grandparents have passed away, Jiang Shaozheng's uncles and aunts still carry on the habit of going to the old house to worship and reunite with their ancestors every Mid-Autumn Festival.
Jiang Shaozheng and Ning Lixia were the last to arrive, and it was Jiang Shaoxuan who answered the door. After taking the gift box from her cousin, she smiled and took Ning Lixia's hand.
"My sister just said that she hasn't seen you for a long time and wants to invite you to go shopping. They are all drinking tea in the small living room. Let me take you there."
Jiang Shaozheng wanted to follow, but was stopped by his sister: "The living room is where you men are!"
Ning Lixia turned around and smiled at him: "Don't worry, I won't embarrass you."
In addition to Jiang Shaomin who just got engaged, Jiang Shaofei whose husband's family is far away is also there.Hearing Jiang Shaofei's daughter calling her auntie, Ning Lixia casually took a piece of chocolate from her pocket and put it in her hand, and praised her for being beautiful and cute.The little girl peeled off the tin foil with the consent of her mother, and stuffed the chocolate into her mouth.
Ning Lixia naturally wants to compliment Jiang Shaofei for knowing how to teach children. Jiang Shaofei loves to hear this, and said to her daughter with a smile on her face: "Next time I see this beautiful aunt, remember to call her aunt."
Jiang Shaoqi laughed and said, "Brother is so boring, she might not agree to marry her."
Jiang Shaomin was naturally indifferent, and after a brief exchange of greetings with Ning Lixia, he looked down at his phone. Ning Lixia knew her temperament, so he didn't take it seriously, and turned to chat with the other two.
After chatting for a short time, the aunt and aunt who had just come out of the kitchen also sat down, and after greeting Ning Lixia, they said to Jiang Shaoxuan, "Our dishes are all done, and you are the only one left with no work to do."
The Jiang family’s reunion dinner has never been prepared by a specific person. Each person always contributes one or two special dishes, and finally gather together for a table.
Jiang Shaoxuan smiled and lied to his mother: "I have already packed desserts from the hotel, why do I have to do it again?"
Jiang Shaozheng's aunt has nothing to do with her daughter: "A person like you who has nothing to do with Xianhui will have to be unsalable in the future."
Jiang Shaoxuan "cut": "Who stipulates that women must be around the stove? I can find someone who is passionate about cooking to marry."
"No one asks you to be a housewife, but you must have the skills to conjure up a table of meals that can entertain guests at any time. Desserts cannot be counted as dishes, and the number of dishes for the reunion dinner cannot be single..."
"Stop! I'll just make up another one." Jiang Shaoxuan covered his ears and refused to listen, pulled Ning Lixia up and said, "It's too boring to be alone, Sister Gu Yu, please accompany me to the kitchen."
Ning Lixia naturally would not refuse.
Unexpectedly, before reaching the kitchen, Jiang Shaoxuan begged flatteringly: "Sister, cook for me! There are only a few things I know, if I really cook it, I will be laughed at by them. My mother is the worst. Knowing that I can't do it, but making things difficult for me on purpose. In fact, I'm not afraid of her, I just find a reason to hide because I don't want to listen to their family's complaints."
"It's easy to cook, but it's hard to do well. I can only guarantee that it looks good, but the taste is not guaranteed."
Jiang Shaoxuan doesn't have high requirements for anything: "As long as the color and fragrance can occupy one!"
Just about to enter the kitchen, the two ran into Jiang Shaozheng's mother and second aunt.
Seeing Ning Lixia, Mrs. Jiang was startled for a moment, then avoided Ning Lixia's gaze, turned to Jiang Shaoxuan and said, "You child! There's no reason to bring guests into the kitchen."
The second aunt on the side smiled at Jiang Shaoqi: "Hurry up and take him back to the living room, don't you see that your little aunt loves her daughter-in-law!"
"Sister Gu Yu is the future second sister-in-law, so she's not a guest!"
There was fleeting embarrassment on Mrs. Jiang's face, and she paused before saying to Ning Lixia: "I didn't know you would come, and I didn't prepare any special food for you, but it's going to be a long day, and it's not the first time I've seen you. You're welcome."
Ning Lixia returned a polite smile, and followed Jiang Shaoxuan into the kitchen.
Turning over the refrigerator, she realized that there were not many ingredients available, and they could barely make a sweet and sour hairtail dish together. Just as she was about to beat the egg liquid, the conversation between Mrs. Jiang and her second aunt came faintly from the balcony on the second floor.
"Isn't that child very good, beautiful and quiet, and has no habit of nonsense. It's not worth your headache and sigh. Although family is a deduction item, it is not something she can choose. She can only rely on herself at a young age. , it's not easy, if you really become a family, you should cherish her more."
"It's none of your business, of course you say that. If Shaomin's fiancé also has such a father, I don't believe you can laugh it off."
"Marrying a daughter is different from marrying a daughter-in-law. Naturally, you have to choose the family of the other party. Otherwise, how can there be an old saying that you marry high and marry low." At this point, the second aunt lowered her voice. He is a good father, but his family education is not ordinary. When talking to people, his nostrils can be raised to the ceiling. Because the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not good, the young couple did not come back this time. Didn't you notice the expressions on the faces of the third and third when you entered the door! There is no such thing as perfect, so be content and be happy.”
"What can I do if I'm not satisfied? Family harmony is the most important thing." Mrs. Jiang's voice was resentful. "A son is not as good as a daughter. If he has a daughter-in-law, he will not recognize his mother. If it wasn't for the favor from others, I am afraid that Shao Zheng would not appear tonight." Woolen cloth."
"An elder should turn a blind eye and close one eye. Shao Zheng is already obedient enough. It's not too outrageous to make a fuss about marriage..."
Hearing this at the same time, Jiang Shaoxuan showed embarrassment, and quietly closed the window with a dry smile: "This year's autumn came really early, and I would shiver in the wind while wearing unlined clothes."
There was no trace of abnormality on Ning Lixia's face: "Yes, it seems that summer ended overnight."
Jiang Shaoxuan felt uneasy, and secretly sent a text message to inform his second cousin.Within 3 minutes, Jiang Shaozheng rushed to the kitchen.
Jiang Shaoxuan used the excuse of going to the bathroom to hide, and before Jiang Shaozheng could speak, Ning Lixia, who was well aware of his appearance, smiled and said: "This house is really poorly soundproofed, the whispers on the balcony on the second floor are also received by the kitchen on the first floor." Yes. From now on, before I talk about right and wrong, I must confirm that the other party is one kilometer away.”
"Sorry for wronging you. If you are not happy, we will leave now."
"Why should I be wronged?" Ning Lixia didn't care, "Actually, your mother's attitude and evaluation of me are much more gentle and friendly than I expected. If she heard me talking about her behind my back, maybe I will be so angry that I will sever the mother-child relationship with you."
"...Don't swallow your anger for my face. If you don't like to socialize with my family, we will never attend this kind of party again."
"Although I don't know what your sister said to you, it's not as serious as you think. You are afraid that I will be wronged because of you, and I am also worried that you will be scolded by the elders because of me. What your mother said is the truth, she no longer It’s been an honor for me to be making fun of my parents in front of me, and I even think it’s a good start.”
However, accidents can happen anytime and anywhere, and the hard-won peace between Ning Lixia and Mrs. Jiang only lasted for one evening.
When the two policemen came to the door, the Jiang family's reunion dinner had just begun.After reporting his family name, one of them asked Ning Lixia: "Are you Ning Lixia?"
"I'm."
"Your father's name is Yan Biao?"
"Correct."
"Some things about your father's case require you to go back with us to cooperate with the investigation."
Ning Lixia didn't have time to see everyone's reaction, turned around and smiled at Jiang Shaozheng who had already got up: "It's okay, I just understand the situation, it happened before, it's not the first time."
Jiang Shaozheng was worried, and he called Ning Lixia to let Ning Lixia leave. Looking back, Mrs. Jiang, who looked livid, cast a glance at him and threw her chopsticks away, regardless of the presence of everyone present.
There was a second of silence, and everyone immediately changed the subject. Jiang Shaozheng naturally had no intention of staying any longer, and immediately left the grandfather's house.
(End of this chapter)
Jiang Shaozheng wanted to stay in Ning Lixia's apartment forever, but the landlord suddenly sold the house and only gave one month's rent as compensation, and Ning Lixia was restricted to move out within a week.
Even Ning Lixia is about to lose her shelter, let alone take another one.
After returning to this city for two years, due to various reasons, she changed residences countless times, so the most impatient thing was to find a house, but all the money in hand was invested in the restaurant, and even the [-]% down payment was not enough, so there was nothing she could do , I had no choice but to go to the agency to look at the house whenever I was free.
"Why are you in such a hurry, why not move to my place first." Hearing Ning Lixia complain that the pictures provided by the agency were deceptive, Jiang Shaozheng proposed again.
"No, the chances of meeting people you don't want to see when you live in your house are too high." In addition to Mrs. Jiang, Song Yarou was the one she didn't want to see.
Jiang Shaozheng was silent for a while, then smiled and said, "Then let's stay in a hotel first, the house is a big deal, what style do you like? I'll help you find it."
"My requirements are not high, clean and comfortable, reasonable rent, and in a prosperous area. It is best to have a sofa bed in the living room, a large cloakroom and a beautiful bathroom, a dressing table in the bedroom, and a rocker floor lamp."
"Isn't that demanding? No wonder you can't find it," Jiang Shaozheng smiled helplessly, "Can you get a reward for finding it for you within a week?"
"It's only okay if everything is in line."
Ning Lixia thought he couldn't do it, but Jiang Shaozheng only took three days.
Seeing that Jiang Shaozheng brought himself to his apartment, Ning Lixia was very dissatisfied: "I told you not to live in your house."
"It's not for nothing. There just happens to be a room that I want to rent out. If you don't come, I'll go to the school tomorrow to post a rental notice. The female students must be overwhelmed."
"Just try."
"Go and have a look first, and then come in if you can't live."
As soon as he opened the door, Ning Lixia was stunned. It only took Jiang Shaozheng three days to completely change the appearance of the apartment.
"Clean, comfortable, bustling location, sofa bed, large cloakroom, beautiful bathroom, bedroom dresser, rocker floor lamp, check them one by one, are they all up to standard?"
"How did you know I like French country style? I've always wanted a dresser like this, where did you find it?"
Jiang Shaozheng didn't answer, just said: "The rent is also reasonable, I want you to spend all your time except work."
"I just came in to have a look, and I didn't say I would move in."
"If I promise that my mother won't show up without your consent, do you want to think about it?"
"Didn't Song Yarou often come to your house to ask about your health? How inconvenient it is for me to live here." As soon as this vinegary sentence was uttered, Ning Lixia began to regret it.
Sure enough, Jiang Shaozheng smiled and rolled his eyes: "If she really comes, you can put on the air of a hostess and say that she is not welcome here, and ask her to go home."
Ning Lixia "cut": "You coax me to be a shrew, do you want to watch the fun?"
"If you're willing to spoil for me, it's too late for me to have tears in my eyes. I don't have time to have fun. A few days ago, she called me to greet me and asked if I needed her help because my arm was inconvenient. Listen to me. When I get to your house, there will be no more text."
"Ning Yu is right, Song Yarou is indeed the most hypocritical." Knowing that Song Yarou hadn't given up, Ning Lixia started to feel aggrieved again, "She is such a smart person, she should have seen that we were not the same when she met me at your house last time. It's not just ordinary friends, but knowing that other people are not single and still have nothing to do, it's hard to understand!"
Ning Lixia's angry appearance put Jiang Shaozheng in a good mood, and he asked further: "Apart from being a different kind of person, is there no specific reason why you hate her?"
"Because you, who are always impatient with me and Cheng Qingqing, only treat her with a pleasant face. I have been jealous of her since I was a child, and now seeing that your mother who has a headache when I hear my name is especially fond of her, my psychology is even more distorted. ——Are you satisfied with this answer?"
Jiang Shaozheng's eyes were full of smiles, he pulled the angry Ning Lixia to the sofa, peeled a grape and stuffed it into her mouth.
Ning Lixia glanced at him sideways: "I really didn't expect you to be such a shallow person."
"I don't like to see you confronting Song Yarou for me, but I'm afraid to hear you say that the reason you hate her is Ning Yu. The one who is jealous is actually me, but I was afraid of being hated by you before, and I didn't even mind your relationship with Ning Yu They dare not show it.”
"Are you pretending to be cute and pitiful?"
"Did Ning Yu call you again yesterday?" Jiang Shaozheng simply put aside face and asked, "Didn't you break up your friendship? Will your going to his mother's funeral give him the illusion of hope?"
"Personal grievances aside, legally speaking, he is still my brother."
"If I don't pay attention to Song Yarou anymore, can you also ignore him?"
Ning Lixia raised his face and smiled, "What do you mean by ignoring it? We met face to face, and you pretended not to see her when she greeted you? I don't believe you can do it so thoroughly."
"As long as you can do it, I'm fine."
"I really... can't do it. Ignoring each other is too naive, and I'm not a primary school student. I have nothing to do with Ning Yu, so there is no need to deliberately draw a clear line."
"Didn't you already talk about marriage some time ago, did you almost agree to him? Can this level be called nothing?" Jiang Shaozheng feared that his low status would be lowered, and immediately transferred after complaining. Topic, "I moved the bed in the master bedroom to the second bedroom, and replaced it with a new one for you. The tenant sleeps in the master bedroom, and the landlord sleeps in the second bedroom. Doesn't this treatment tempt you?"
"I'm going to start my thesis defense soon, and then I'll write my thesis. I need a study that is completely my own, but your house only has four rooms, two of which are bedrooms, one is a cloakroom, and the rest is your study. There is no extra room. It's over." Ning Lixia's face was full of pushing forward.
"The study room is more than half the size of the master bedroom. I'll buy a desk tomorrow and add it in. We'll use it together."
"But I can't do anything with you."
Jiang Shaozheng, who spent much more time in the study than in the bedroom, readily compromised without even thinking about it: "That's easy, the desk is added to the guest bedroom, and I will move a few more books there, and I will give you the entire study."
Ning Lixia was in a good mood when he heard the words: "I have been dreaming about such a day since I was seventeen or eighteen years old. Although it was a little late, the feeling of turning over is so good that it is indescribable."
Jiang Shaozheng smiled helplessly: "As long as you don't take revenge and run away, love can do whatever you want."
Jiang Shaozheng's sincerity is commendable, and Ning Lixia naturally has no reason to refuse. The two of them will live together for a long time and need to buy too many things. Excluding the desk, there is a whole sheet of A4 paper filled with bits and pieces.
After choosing the full-length mirror and waiting for Jiang Shaozheng to pay the bill, Ning Lixia went to the adjacent home furnishing store to look at the decorations.There was a solid wood carved retro globe on the display stand at the entrance, which was exactly what she liked, so the clerk asked, "This globe doesn't have a price tag, is it for sale?"
"What a coincidence, it was just bought, and the supplier will send two more similar globes later. If you are interested, you may wish to leave a phone number, and we will notify you as soon as the goods arrive."
"Is it the same as this one?"
"The style is the same, but not the same, because it is purely handmade, and there is only one of each."
"Forget it then." Just as he was about to leave, Ning Lixia caught a glimpse of an old-fashioned metal hand bell placed in the cabinet on the left, and smiled and joked to Jiang Shaozheng who was pushing the door in, "Buy a hand bell?" Ring the bell to send me off! Every time I shake the bell, you'll know it's time for dinner."
"Shake it and go to eat, am I a puppy?" Jiang Shaozheng reached out to flick her forehead, "What else do you want to buy?"
Ning Lixia took a look at the list: "There is only one porch light left to buy."
The clerk at the side recommended without losing the opportunity: "There are a few retro cast iron desk lamps on the second floor, which are also suitable for the entrance. The two of you can go up and have a look."
Before Jiang Shaozheng and Ning Lixia went upstairs, Song Yarou came down the stairs.
Seeing the hands tightly held by the two, Song Yarou's eyes froze, but she quickly laughed: "It's such a coincidence. Li Xia, you really value sex and despise friends. I asked you to come out and you said you didn't have time, but you were willing to hang out with Shao Zheng. "
Ning Lixia casually said: "It's not just hanging out, I changed my place of residence, and I have a lot of sundries to add."
"Moving is the most troublesome. Where have you moved? Do you welcome me as a guest? I envy those of you who move out and live alone. You don't have to listen to nagging. It's a pity that my mother doesn't allow me to leave home before I get married."
Before Ning Lixia could figure out how to fool her, he heard Jiang Shaozheng say: "I'm afraid it's not convenient, she moved to my place."
Song Yarou showed a look of embarrassment, and it was the female teacher from the same school who was holding hands with her. Seeing this, she immediately opened her mouth to help her: "Mr. Jiang has made such a beautiful girlfriend without saying a word, and she was caught by the school. I don’t know how long the female students will be sad when they find out. Visiting the furniture store together, are you planning to get married?”
Jiang Shaozheng looked at Ning Lixia with a smile and said, "I really think so, but it's a pity that the female students don't agree, and the road ahead is long."
"Oh? Your girlfriend is actually a student of our school? If Principal Hong knows that you are in love with a student, his blood pressure will definitely rise! Teacher Jiang, how much are you going to pay me for keeping your mouth shut?"
"I'm sorry to disappoint you. She was already my girlfriend long before she became my student, so it's not really a teacher-student relationship."
The embarrassing Song Yarou deliberately interrupted the two of them, and interjected with a smile: "You guys are progressing so fast! The day after tomorrow will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, you must go back together to celebrate the festival with your uncles and aunts, right? Li Xia has chosen a gift, do you want to?" Let me give you a reference? My aunt just told my mother yesterday that I want a hetian seed twisted silk bracelet... But, did you hear her talk about you? My mother will definitely call when she hears about your relationship. Auntie blames her for not sharing the happy event with her good sister!"
Jiang Shaozheng frowned slightly: "Li Xia doesn't like excitement, and my mother is already very happy if she is willing to go back with me. It doesn't matter if there are gifts or not, so don't bother you. We still have something to buy, let's go first. "
"This girl is really beautiful, and she fits so well with Teacher Jiang. Teacher Song, do you think I will look good with short hair like hers? Who said that all handsome men match ugly women, and beautiful women always look for beasts?" The female teacher watched their backs Sighed to Song Yarou, "You all know each other. It seems that this girl is in the same circle as you and Jiang Shaozheng. She is good-looking, rich and has a high IQ. Are people in your circle like this? How does this make us ordinary people live, old man?" God is so unfair."
Song Yarou was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, so she said contemptuously without thinking: "It can be regarded as a circle, but not everyone in our circle is rich, and there are many people who are bankrupt and in debt. This Ning Lixia's father owes a lot of money. A huge sum of money is hiding in Tibet and is being wanted! But she is very smart, and immediately changed her name and climbed up to a rich and powerful man as a backer, so she doesn't have to live a hard life without money, let alone wait until the limelight passes. Being able to come back to seduce her ex, men, most of them pity this kind of helpless, as long as they can successfully attract two men to fight, their worth will naturally increase immediately! She is not considered a serious student in our school, but she is just spending money. It’s just gold-plated for her MBA. With her ability, she can’t get into our school even if she takes the college entrance examination ten times. Jiang Shaozheng is also in a daze. Listen to his bragging, can anyone enter the gate of Jiang’s house? How dare he take such a His girlfriend went home! His mother was already sent to the hospital in anger just by seeing some signs of it a while ago."
"There is such a thing! I really can't see that the girl is so cunning!" The female teacher stuck out her tongue in surprise.
After walking a little further, Jiang Shaozheng turned his head and asked Ning Lixia: "By the way, how do you plan to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
"I'm not a child. To grown-ups, holidays are no different from ordinary days. You don't have to worry about me. Go back and be with your parents at ease."
"It's up to you whether I go back or not. If you don't want to go home with me, we can spend the holiday alone."
"I'm afraid that showing up with you will make your mother lose interest in watching the moon and eating mooncakes."
"She's not so narrow-minded, not to mention that my uncle and the others are also there. In front of the big family, my mother will definitely treat you with a pleasant face. I know you are very concerned about what happened back then, and it's okay if you don't want to keep in touch with each other. I won't force you .”
Ning Lixia noticed from Jiang Shaozheng's face that he hesitated to speak, so he smiled and asked: "It's not impossible to not communicate with each other, but you will be happier if you can reconcile, right? I'm not being unreasonable, but I just can't forget it for the time being." , later, I will try my best not to remember the annoying things."
Jiang Shaozheng didn't want to spoil the atmosphere, so he quickly skipped the topic: "How did you spend the Mid-Autumn Festival in previous years, will you feel lonely during the festival alone?"
"It's not lonely. Ning Yu doesn't want to see his father, so he never goes home and always eats with me." After speaking, Ning Lixia felt that he had slipped his words, and immediately hugged Jiang Shaozheng's arm to make amends, "Of course, in the future Even if there is no one to accompany me during the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will never invite him to dinner again."
Jiang Shaozheng, who had something on his mind, didn't care, and just asked: "Otherwise, I will book two seats at the cruise ship restaurant, and we will go to the sea to enjoy the moon and have a whole crab feast?"
"No, Song Yarou's family runs the restaurant on the cruise ship that serves all crab feasts. If I eat it, I might have stomach bleeding. I don't want to go anywhere, I just want to stay comfortably at home."
"Alright, it's up to you."
However, the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Ning Lixia received a call from his father who hadn't seen him for a long time.
Ning Lixia didn't tell Jiang Shaozheng the truth when he went out because his father repeatedly asked him not to let the third person know.
When it was approaching lunch time, besides the mooncakes he baked by himself, Ning Lixia made a detour to buy a spicy crab that his father used to love, but it was a pity that Yan Biao, who was hiding in a private hostel, was not in the mood to eat at all.
"I called you here to see you for the last time."
Such an opening remark made Ning Lixia feel cold, and blurted out: "What's the last one, it's really unlucky!"
"I was still hoping to end this matter, but now... I will leave early tomorrow morning. I don't know if I will have a chance to see you again in the future."
"What do you mean by leaving? You want to escape again! You can't hide for a lifetime, it's better to turn yourself in. After you come out, don't talk about making a comeback, at least you can live a dignified life!"
Yan Biao sighed: "You don't know my situation. If you really go in, you will be sentenced to at least ten years! Song Siren will not let me go, he will add fuel to the plot, and I might be sentenced to life! If I really cheated That's all, I was wronged!"
"Who wronged you?"
"It's hard to say. A few years ago, I was too ambitious and wanted to diversify my business. I invested in too many projects and the capital chain was broken. I used the purchase and sale contract signed with Song Siren to apply to the bank for an acceptance bill. I wanted to transfer some money first. Turnaround, who knows that those contracts turned out to be fake later, they said that I forged the contracts to defraud the bank of money! The money from the bank and the money I raised from my friends were all invested in the projects I did with Song Siren , It was all in vain. When I realized that it was Song Siren who was playing tricks, there was no evidence, and the people who lent me money didn't believe that I was really investing. They thought I was cheating them of their money. ! Investment failure, bankruptcy and debt are very different from fraud. Back then, I just didn’t want to go to jail for no reason, so I just ran away.”
"You trust Song Siren too much. He and Ning Yu intend to harm you. Naturally, you can't stand it."
"He and Ning Yu harmed me? What's the matter with Guan Ningyu? Sure enough, your stepfather is involved!"
Ning Lixia suddenly felt a headache: "It has nothing to do with Uncle Ning. What's the point of talking about it now? If you really didn't do it, don't run away. Finding ways to find evidence to alleviate the crime is serious."
"I came back this time to find evidence to surrender, but Song Siren not only refused to help me, but also cut off other roads. I really can't figure out what I did. It's worth killing him! In vain, I have always regarded him as my best friend. Forget it, time is limited, let’s not talk about it.” Yan Biao calmed down, and said to Ning Lixia in a different tone, “I know you blame me for not taking you with me, but with my situation back then, you follow me It’s far better to follow your mother, I brought some money with me when I left, I wanted to go to Myanmar to do jadeite business to earn money to pay off your debts and then take care of your future life, who knows that I don’t know the place well, business is not as easy as I imagined.”
"I can live by myself, but I don't want to feel sorry for you and your Auntie Fan. She was pregnant at the time, and I told her to abort the child. She was in a daze and refused to listen. She had to go with me... It seems that the surname Ning treats you Not bad, let you change his surname, how about your sister? I have never heard from her. "
"She's fine. She lives with her mother and Uncle Ning. She just graduated, and Uncle Ning found her a decent and easy job."
Yan Biao nodded and said: "This is the best, don't mention my situation to her! You all changed your surnames, and if others don't know about me, it won't affect your marriage work. I'm always worried that it will affect you. "
Ning Lixia originally thought that because her father hated Ning Yu's father deeply, she would be very angry when she knew that she had changed her surname to Ning. She wanted to explain the reason in detail, but who knew that not only did he not lose his temper, but he even congratulated him and said, "This is the best way." ", the huge contrast made her feel inexplicably sad, so she just bowed her head in silence.
"I'm relieved that you and your sister are doing well. Your little sister is not yet seven years old. I can't let her be so young without her father taking care of her. So if I can't prove that there is no fraud, I must leave. Xiao Yu, Dad not only Not being able to rely on you has become your stain..." Yan Biao paused before saying, "Don't hate me."
Ning Lixia still hasn't forgotten his father's high-spirited appearance back then. He was once her glory, and she has always been proud of her father's facial features. In less than ten years, he seems to be 30 years older, downcast and vicissitudes, and even more so. Compare yourself to the taint of your daughters.
Ning Lixia resisted the urge to cry, and said to her father: "Don't be discouraged, you should turn yourself in, as long as you really haven't done anything, I will definitely find a way to exonerate you."
"'As long as you really haven't done it'—you see, even you don't believe me, and you can't count on others." Yan Biao smiled, and there was no blame in his tone, only helplessness.
"Someone told me that you cheated a small boss of tens of millions before you went to Myanmar. That was his entire net worth. Is this true?"
"I didn't mean to lie to him. At that time, someone really offered to help me unfreeze the house and land. I found out later that that person was a liar hired by Song Siren. , I lost the ability to distinguish. When I ran away, I only had less than 200 million left in my hand."
Fleeing to a strange country with a language barrier with his pregnant girlfriend, leaving less than 200 million yuan but calling her 50 yuan at one time - Hearing this, Ning Lixia no longer blamed his father for abandoning her back then.
"I haven't touched a dime of the money you left me. It's all transferred to a card with a password of 100000. You can use it to pay back the money, or leave it to Aunt Fan and my little daughter."
"I left a sum of money for them. Even if they are arrested now, it is enough to maintain their basic life. Let that be your dowry, although it is not too much..."
Ning Lixia was about to persuade his father again, when Yan Biao's cell phone rang, and when he answered the phone, he immediately got up to pack his things: "I can't stay here anymore, I have to go, be wary of anyone, don't imitate you dad."
After separating from her father, Ning Lixia immediately called Ning Yu, and when she learned that he was on the plane, she decided to wait for him in person.
After booking the train ticket, she thought of explaining to Jiang Shaozheng, because she didn't want him to know about it, so she had to hide the real reason for the trip.
"My mother and Uncle Ning are going to have a wedding soon. They called me just now and asked me to go over to discuss the wedding and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. As you know, in order to take care of Ning Yu's emotions, Ning Yu's mother was missing. Their marriage was messed up, and my mother got a lot of anger from Ning Yu, and Uncle Ning wanted to make it up."
"Would you like me to go with you, even if you formally meet your mother."
"No, it's not time to see your parents. Go home and be with your parents."
Jiang Shaozheng didn't force it, and instead asked, "Will Ning Yu go too?"
"I don't know about that." Ning Lixia said vaguely, "When his mother disappeared, she only signed a divorce agreement, and didn't really divorce Uncle Ning, that's why he resisted my mother like that. Now that the dust has settled, maybe he wants to be together It's the holidays."
After inquiring about the time of Ning Yu's arrival, Ning Lixia picked him up half an hour earlier.Unexpectedly, he did not travel alone, and was accompanied by a very beautiful young girl.
Seeing her, Ning Yu was not surprised, and asked with a smile: "You and Jin Wei inquired about my whereabouts, and you came to the airport to wait for me, you don't mean to ask me to help your father?"
Ning Yu's joking attitude made the anxious Ning Lixia slightly annoyed: "Yes! Otherwise, what else would happen."
"I can't help you." Ning Yu replied bluntly.
Ning Lixia took a deep breath, lowered his posture and said in a negotiating tone: "How do you know if you can help if you haven't heard what's going on?"
"Even if it's a little effort, I have no obligation to help. Who are you to me?"
The girl embraced by Ning Yu was only about 20 years old, with a plain face and a rosy complexion. Seeing that Ning Yu was so impolite, she interjected in a soft voice: "Why are you so cruel to this sister? We are still friends after breaking up." Well."
"She's not my ex, she's barely my 'sister'."
"Oh." The girl nodded half-understanding, and then invited Ning Lixia, "Have you had dinner yet, come with us?"
"No, I have no appetite for him." After saying this, Ning Lixia turned his head and left.
When Ning Lixia walked out of the airport and was about to take a taxi, he saw Ning Yu's car parked not too far away. He lowered the window and said in his usual commanding tone: "It's not easy to park here, hurry up."
Ning Lixia weighed it over and over again, and finally held back his breath and walked over.
Seeing that the girl was not in the car, she opened the co-pilot's door and got in.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your date."
Ning Yu glanced at her, raised the corners of his mouth and smiled, "You still have a droopy face knowing you've messed up my good business? I don't owe you anything."
Upon hearing this, Ning Lixia immediately opened the car door.
Ning Yu immediately pulled her back: "How dare you complain about my bad temper before? Didn't you have a weak relationship with me? You are only allowed to be weak to me, but I can't ignore you."
"Who forced you to control me? Let go, let me go down!"
Ning Yu shook his head and sighed: "Begging for help doesn't look like asking for help."
Time was running out, Ning Lixia stopped being angry, and said straight to the point: "I met my father at noon, and he said he was wronged..."
"I'm starving." Ning Yu interrupted her, "Let's find a place to eat first."
It wasn't until the fruit plate was eaten that Ning Yu stopped rambling, and said slowly: "I've heard people talk about your father looking around for witnesses to look up the evidence, because it has nothing to do with me, so I didn't pay special attention to it. Only your father and Song Siren knew the truth of the situation back then. No one else could know who was lying. Now that your father is in trouble, and Song Siren is in full swing, if you are their mutual friend, you will help owe money to yourself. Will the one who is still talking, or will he stand with the one who has a cooperative relationship with him?"
Ning Lixia questioned in a low voice: "Isn't my father's bankruptcy the result of your cooperation with Song Siren? How could you not know the inside story?"
Ning Yufei was not annoyed, and explained patiently: "I did intend to lure your father to invest blindly, and I bought a few real estate projects that he had half done at a low price when he was running out of money. , but I felt that the loss outweighed the gain for such a small profit, so I stopped. The following things have nothing to do with me, so I don't know whether the contract is true or not, and I can't judge whether your father is really involved. Song Siren's job is to bite back in order to get rid of the crime of fraud."
"My dad wasn't that kind of guy."
"You and your father haven't seen each other for seven years, let alone now, how much did you know about him in the past? Do you know what he did outside? There is no difference between a person in high debt and an addict, and there is no truth in his mouth."
Ning Lixia didn't want to argue about this, but only asked: "Can you help him?"
"I can't. I just want to persuade you not to mess around and mind your own business." Seeing Ning Lixia's face changed, Ning Yu said, "Even if you agree to marry me, I will not go into this kind of muddy water. Back then Song Siren depends on your father for 80.00% of his business, but in the end he was able to overwhelm your father. One can imagine the depth of his city. Now he owns nearly one million tons of ships, and I will fight to the death with him. It will only let others take advantage of it, I like you very much, but I also hate your father, he is not worth my time and energy."
After being silent for a long time, Ning Lixia lowered his head and smiled helplessly: "I understand that I also hate Jiang Shaozheng's mother. If Jiang Shao asked me to sacrifice something for his mother, I would not agree. It's my strength."
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. As a daughter, you don't owe him a penny. On the contrary, your father failed to provide you with a stable growth environment. Even if he was wronged, it doesn't matter, there is no absolute fairness in this world , [-]% depends on intelligence and [-]% depends on luck, unexpected things may happen from time to time, your father may not end miserably, and Song Siren may not have a happy ending."
"Anyway, thank you for your reassurance."
Not enough time to rush back, Ning Lixia naturally had to contact his mother and sister.Mrs. Ning's kindness was hard to turn down, so Ning Lixia had no choice but to leave the hotel and live in Ning's house.
The wedding is coming soon, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the whole villa is full of joy.Like Ning Yu, the stepfather didn't have many smiling faces, he politely expressed his welcome and then walked into the study and never appeared again.
Ning Lixia slept in her younger sister's room, and she missed dinner, so Mrs. Ning gave a rich supper to make up for it.
"Ning Yu can't come to live, there are still a few rooms, why don't you leave one for you, and you will have a natal family when you get married in the future."
"No, it's still too early to get married."
"Although the traffic is very convenient now, they are still two cities, too far apart. You are alone there, and I can't take care of you when you feel uncomfortable. Why don't you move here, and restaurants can open anywhere. "
"I'm used to it, it's best to stay where I was born and raised."
"If there is someone who can take care of you, I can rest assured. I heard that you and Jiang Shaozheng are very close. Does his parents have any objections to you being friends?" Mrs. Ning cautiously probed.
Even though he knew it was caring, Ning Lixia still felt impatient when he mentioned Jiang Shaozheng's mother: "I can't talk to his parents, how would I know if they have any opinions."
Seeing her daughter's unhesitating expression, Mrs. Ning immediately ended the topic: "It's getting late, go to bed after eating Sydney's bird's nest, and we will have breakfast together as a family tomorrow."
Before dawn the next day, Mrs. Ning got up to prepare breakfast.There is a table full of food for everyone's taste.
Yan Hanlu's mouth is very sweet, she praised her mother's cooking skills, and then said to her stepfather: "Dad, you should take this opportunity to eat more. Mom is so lazy. If my sister didn't come over, how could we have the breakfast she made by herself?"
"I'm lazy?" Mrs. Ning scolded her with a smile, "I want to cook for you every day! But every weekend you sleep until the afternoon, and you wake up late on weekdays, yelling 'I'm going to be late' while rushing out the door , I can’t even spare the time to drink a cup of soy milk.”
"It's a rare family reunion this year during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Don't go out for dinner. I'll cook and call Ning Yu over—if he's free." Mrs. Ning looked at her husband.
Without waiting for her stepfather to speak, Yan Hanlu interjected: "It's useless for Dad to speak, let my sister call Ning Yu, he will come over soon."
Mr. Ning took a deep look at Ning Lixia, but Ning Lixia didn't notice it. Words like "father", "family" and "reunion" made her miss her father naturally. No matter where she is, the safety and prosperity of her mother made Ning Lixia feel even more sad when thinking of her father.
So, after breakfast, Ning Lixia quickly found an excuse and left the Ning family.
She thought that Jiang Shaozheng, who was going back to the old house for the festival, would not be at home, and she was too lazy to cook, so she found a random shop and packed a fast food.Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked to the door of Jiang Shaozheng's apartment, he smelled a tangy aroma. When he opened the door, Jiang Shaozheng immediately greeted him.
"You didn't go home?"
"I was planning to go back. I knew you would come back early, so I stayed and waited for you. I remember that you love dried bamboo shoots, so I specially ordered some from my cousin. There is a mountain behind her newly bought house. After it rains, you will be ready to eat." I can dig bamboo shoots. I stewed the dried bamboo shoots and the bones together for more than three hours, go and try it.”
Ning Lixia took the chopsticks from Jiang Shaozheng, picked a dried bamboo shoot from the purple clay pot, put it in his mouth and asked, "How do you know that I will come back early?"
"Your sister said it by the way when she called to wish me a happy Mid-Autumn Festival."
"What else did she say?" Ning Lixia inevitably felt guilty.
"Guess." Jiang Shaozheng said with a smile, "I'll give you a chance to confess."
"...I actually made a special trip to find Ning Yu this time, so I didn't want you to know about my father, so I lied."
Jiang Shaozheng stretched out his hand and patted her forehead: "I will fine you to go to the kitchen to cut ginger. When you come back, I brought a box of crabs from home."
"Aren't you angry that I went to find Ning Yu?"
"I want to be angry, but unfortunately I dare not."
Ning Lixia was about to speak, but Jiang Shaozheng's cell phone rang, and he could vaguely hear the other party calling him to go back for the holiday through the phone.
Jiang Shaozheng seldom refuted his elders, and he didn't put down the phone until his uncle finished his lesson.
"There are only eight crabs, how can there be enough to eat?"
"I'll give you all you can eat."
"I can eat ten at a time! I'd better go to your house to eat, if my presence won't embarrass you."
Hearing that Ning Lixia was willing to go home with him, Jiang Shaozheng was naturally overjoyed.
Even if he didn't want to entertain Mrs. Jiang, he couldn't lose his etiquette. After careful selection of gifts, Ning Lixia took Jiang Shaozheng's arm and knocked on the door of Jiang's villa.
Although Jiang Shaozheng's grandparents have passed away, Jiang Shaozheng's uncles and aunts still carry on the habit of going to the old house to worship and reunite with their ancestors every Mid-Autumn Festival.
Jiang Shaozheng and Ning Lixia were the last to arrive, and it was Jiang Shaoxuan who answered the door. After taking the gift box from her cousin, she smiled and took Ning Lixia's hand.
"My sister just said that she hasn't seen you for a long time and wants to invite you to go shopping. They are all drinking tea in the small living room. Let me take you there."
Jiang Shaozheng wanted to follow, but was stopped by his sister: "The living room is where you men are!"
Ning Lixia turned around and smiled at him: "Don't worry, I won't embarrass you."
In addition to Jiang Shaomin who just got engaged, Jiang Shaofei whose husband's family is far away is also there.Hearing Jiang Shaofei's daughter calling her auntie, Ning Lixia casually took a piece of chocolate from her pocket and put it in her hand, and praised her for being beautiful and cute.The little girl peeled off the tin foil with the consent of her mother, and stuffed the chocolate into her mouth.
Ning Lixia naturally wants to compliment Jiang Shaofei for knowing how to teach children. Jiang Shaofei loves to hear this, and said to her daughter with a smile on her face: "Next time I see this beautiful aunt, remember to call her aunt."
Jiang Shaoqi laughed and said, "Brother is so boring, she might not agree to marry her."
Jiang Shaomin was naturally indifferent, and after a brief exchange of greetings with Ning Lixia, he looked down at his phone. Ning Lixia knew her temperament, so he didn't take it seriously, and turned to chat with the other two.
After chatting for a short time, the aunt and aunt who had just come out of the kitchen also sat down, and after greeting Ning Lixia, they said to Jiang Shaoxuan, "Our dishes are all done, and you are the only one left with no work to do."
The Jiang family’s reunion dinner has never been prepared by a specific person. Each person always contributes one or two special dishes, and finally gather together for a table.
Jiang Shaoxuan smiled and lied to his mother: "I have already packed desserts from the hotel, why do I have to do it again?"
Jiang Shaozheng's aunt has nothing to do with her daughter: "A person like you who has nothing to do with Xianhui will have to be unsalable in the future."
Jiang Shaoxuan "cut": "Who stipulates that women must be around the stove? I can find someone who is passionate about cooking to marry."
"No one asks you to be a housewife, but you must have the skills to conjure up a table of meals that can entertain guests at any time. Desserts cannot be counted as dishes, and the number of dishes for the reunion dinner cannot be single..."
"Stop! I'll just make up another one." Jiang Shaoxuan covered his ears and refused to listen, pulled Ning Lixia up and said, "It's too boring to be alone, Sister Gu Yu, please accompany me to the kitchen."
Ning Lixia naturally would not refuse.
Unexpectedly, before reaching the kitchen, Jiang Shaoxuan begged flatteringly: "Sister, cook for me! There are only a few things I know, if I really cook it, I will be laughed at by them. My mother is the worst. Knowing that I can't do it, but making things difficult for me on purpose. In fact, I'm not afraid of her, I just find a reason to hide because I don't want to listen to their family's complaints."
"It's easy to cook, but it's hard to do well. I can only guarantee that it looks good, but the taste is not guaranteed."
Jiang Shaoxuan doesn't have high requirements for anything: "As long as the color and fragrance can occupy one!"
Just about to enter the kitchen, the two ran into Jiang Shaozheng's mother and second aunt.
Seeing Ning Lixia, Mrs. Jiang was startled for a moment, then avoided Ning Lixia's gaze, turned to Jiang Shaoxuan and said, "You child! There's no reason to bring guests into the kitchen."
The second aunt on the side smiled at Jiang Shaoqi: "Hurry up and take him back to the living room, don't you see that your little aunt loves her daughter-in-law!"
"Sister Gu Yu is the future second sister-in-law, so she's not a guest!"
There was fleeting embarrassment on Mrs. Jiang's face, and she paused before saying to Ning Lixia: "I didn't know you would come, and I didn't prepare any special food for you, but it's going to be a long day, and it's not the first time I've seen you. You're welcome."
Ning Lixia returned a polite smile, and followed Jiang Shaoxuan into the kitchen.
Turning over the refrigerator, she realized that there were not many ingredients available, and they could barely make a sweet and sour hairtail dish together. Just as she was about to beat the egg liquid, the conversation between Mrs. Jiang and her second aunt came faintly from the balcony on the second floor.
"Isn't that child very good, beautiful and quiet, and has no habit of nonsense. It's not worth your headache and sigh. Although family is a deduction item, it is not something she can choose. She can only rely on herself at a young age. , it's not easy, if you really become a family, you should cherish her more."
"It's none of your business, of course you say that. If Shaomin's fiancé also has such a father, I don't believe you can laugh it off."
"Marrying a daughter is different from marrying a daughter-in-law. Naturally, you have to choose the family of the other party. Otherwise, how can there be an old saying that you marry high and marry low." At this point, the second aunt lowered her voice. He is a good father, but his family education is not ordinary. When talking to people, his nostrils can be raised to the ceiling. Because the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is not good, the young couple did not come back this time. Didn't you notice the expressions on the faces of the third and third when you entered the door! There is no such thing as perfect, so be content and be happy.”
"What can I do if I'm not satisfied? Family harmony is the most important thing." Mrs. Jiang's voice was resentful. "A son is not as good as a daughter. If he has a daughter-in-law, he will not recognize his mother. If it wasn't for the favor from others, I am afraid that Shao Zheng would not appear tonight." Woolen cloth."
"An elder should turn a blind eye and close one eye. Shao Zheng is already obedient enough. It's not too outrageous to make a fuss about marriage..."
Hearing this at the same time, Jiang Shaoxuan showed embarrassment, and quietly closed the window with a dry smile: "This year's autumn came really early, and I would shiver in the wind while wearing unlined clothes."
There was no trace of abnormality on Ning Lixia's face: "Yes, it seems that summer ended overnight."
Jiang Shaoxuan felt uneasy, and secretly sent a text message to inform his second cousin.Within 3 minutes, Jiang Shaozheng rushed to the kitchen.
Jiang Shaoxuan used the excuse of going to the bathroom to hide, and before Jiang Shaozheng could speak, Ning Lixia, who was well aware of his appearance, smiled and said: "This house is really poorly soundproofed, the whispers on the balcony on the second floor are also received by the kitchen on the first floor." Yes. From now on, before I talk about right and wrong, I must confirm that the other party is one kilometer away.”
"Sorry for wronging you. If you are not happy, we will leave now."
"Why should I be wronged?" Ning Lixia didn't care, "Actually, your mother's attitude and evaluation of me are much more gentle and friendly than I expected. If she heard me talking about her behind my back, maybe I will be so angry that I will sever the mother-child relationship with you."
"...Don't swallow your anger for my face. If you don't like to socialize with my family, we will never attend this kind of party again."
"Although I don't know what your sister said to you, it's not as serious as you think. You are afraid that I will be wronged because of you, and I am also worried that you will be scolded by the elders because of me. What your mother said is the truth, she no longer It’s been an honor for me to be making fun of my parents in front of me, and I even think it’s a good start.”
However, accidents can happen anytime and anywhere, and the hard-won peace between Ning Lixia and Mrs. Jiang only lasted for one evening.
When the two policemen came to the door, the Jiang family's reunion dinner had just begun.After reporting his family name, one of them asked Ning Lixia: "Are you Ning Lixia?"
"I'm."
"Your father's name is Yan Biao?"
"Correct."
"Some things about your father's case require you to go back with us to cooperate with the investigation."
Ning Lixia didn't have time to see everyone's reaction, turned around and smiled at Jiang Shaozheng who had already got up: "It's okay, I just understand the situation, it happened before, it's not the first time."
Jiang Shaozheng was worried, and he called Ning Lixia to let Ning Lixia leave. Looking back, Mrs. Jiang, who looked livid, cast a glance at him and threw her chopsticks away, regardless of the presence of everyone present.
There was a second of silence, and everyone immediately changed the subject. Jiang Shaozheng naturally had no intention of staying any longer, and immediately left the grandfather's house.
(End of this chapter)
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