The flight booked by Zhuang Yan's parents originally arrived at the airport at 2:30 in the afternoon, but it was delayed midway, and it was almost 5:00 when Zhuang Yan and Xie Ning received them.
"I'll keep you waiting." Ms. Qiao wore a pair of sunglasses and was always elegant and fashionable.
Xie Ning smiled: "It didn't take long."
Ms. Qiao Xie Ning has met several times, and she has always been very good to him. Now she doesn't say anything when she sees the hands they are shaking. Instead, she puts her hand to her lips and smiles slightly.
Zhuang Yan's father was a little unfamiliar, and looked at Xie Ning with complicated eyes, but there was no dissatisfaction in it.
The attitudes of the two were very kind, and the nervousness in Xie Ning's heart dissipated a little.
The palm held by Zhuang Yan seemed to be scratched. Xie Ning remembered what Zhuang Yan said in the morning and asked him to call his parents.
He opened his mouth, but couldn't get out.
It's too abrupt, he found a reason for himself, later... Let's talk about it.
The driver brought the luggage to the house first. Ms. Qiao took off her sunglasses, rubbed her eyes, and asked, "It's getting late, let's go to dinner first?"
Zhuang Yan glanced at the watch on his wrist and frowned: "I guess it's too late to go home. Which restaurant can still book a table at this time."
Ms. Qiao glanced at him leisurely: "The day lily is sure to be cold when I order it now. Fortunately, I have the foresight and ordered it in advance."
I booked a very romantic restaurant for dinner. The overall environment is elegant and generous. In the evening, there is a band playing on the stage in the middle of the hall.
When the group arrived, the restaurant was already full, and Ms. Qiao's reservation was a place where she happened to be able to see the band's performance without being too noisy.
"It's a foreign band." Ms. Qiao introduced after sitting down. "It's not an internationally-renowned band, but it's quite famous."
Zhuang Yan's father helped her put away the bag and sat down next to her: "your mother likes to do these bells and whistles."
Ms. Qiao gave him a dissatisfied look: "this is called sentiment."
Zhuang Yan's father covered his mouth and coughed.
Xie Ning smiled, thinking that Zhuang Yan could have so many romantic feelings and emotional styles, and Ms. Qiao should have contributed.
A few people were talking and eating, and Xie Ning found that Zhuang Yan's father was actually the most talkative person. Whether it was talking about movies, music, or painting, he could put in a few words, and even speak eloquently.
Before that, Shaining had always thought he was the kind of calm patriarch, experienced in the mall, and powerful.
Ms. Qiao seemed to see what Xie Ning was thinking, and when Zhuang Yan's father finished speaking, he swallowed the food in his mouth and said softly, "He looks puzzled, but he is actually very particular about style. These artistic sentiments cover a wide range, otherwise I have so many suitors, but I just fell in love with him."
Zhuang Yan's father held back his smile: "Isn't it because you like this that I went to learn it?"
Ms. Qiao glanced at him and stopped talking.
After all, it is in front of the younger generation. It is not good to keep showing affection like this. Ms. Qiao changed the topic and said to Xie Ning: "I missed your birthday before, so I can only send a gift. Did you receive it? Do you like it?"
Speaking of gifts, Xie Ning was very grateful for Ms. Qiao's thoughtfulness, and remembered that Zhuang Yan had given an extra one that day, and couldn't help but smile: "I received it, I like it very much."
"I knew you would like it." Ms. Qiao picked up the corner of her lips, "Please ask a famous British designer to customize it for you."
Xie Ning felt warm in his heart and said in a low voice, "It's just... it's too precious."
"What's this." Ms. Qiao laughed, "It's all a family, don't care about it."
When she said this, Xie Ning didn't know what to say, so he could only eat with a blushing face.
Zhuang Yan's family... The people are really nice.
The people in the dealer are all well-educated. Seeing that Xie Ning eats slowly, Ms. Qiao asked whether the food he ordered was not to his taste, and blamed Zhuang Yan: "I don't know, forget it, why don't you order him? love to eat."
Xie Ning shook his head quickly: "No, it's all delicious."
Zhuang Yan inexplicably carried a pot: "that's how he eats slowly."
Then Xie Ning found that Ms. Qiao and Zhuang Yan's father both slowed down their meals, not deliberately, but they seemed to be waiting for him.
Everyone ate almost at the same time to avoid embarrassment.
Ms. Qiao wiped her mouth with a napkin and asked, "Do you have any plans for the evening?"
Zhuang Yan picked a piece of pineapple from the fruit after the meal and gave it to Xie Ning: "He will go to the hospital to accompany grandpa later."
"You reminded me." Ms. Qiao said, "My dad and I should also go to see Mr. Xie. Your grandfather is worried about his hospitalization. If he wasn't afraid of disturbing him, he would probably have to go there in person. See you at the hospital."
Zhuang Yan nodded: "then together?"
Ms. Qiao thought for a while: "Yes, but it's not good to go empty-handed. You have to buy some gifts first."
Xie Ning interjected, "It's okay... just find a fruit store and buy a basket of fruit."
Ms. Qiao thought for a while, but didn't refute: "Alright, I remember that the fruit shop on Kunshan Road is still open."
When he arrived at the fruit shop, Xie Ning discovered that Ms. Qiao was indeed the one who could give birth to Zhuang Yan. Even if she wanted to buy fruit, she had to find a high-end fruit shop and buy imported pure.
"The cherries here are delicious." Ms. Qiao said to him while picking, "they are all imported, big in size, delicate in flesh, and juicy. Although the price is a bit more expensive, they are not available in other fruit stores. It tastes so sweet, you can buy some to take home."
Zhuang Yan really picked a few: "Ningning also likes these sweet and sour fruits."
"Really." Ms. Qiao said happily, "then buy more."
Then the group went to the hospital.
Mr. Xie didn't seem to be at all surprised by the arrival of Zhuang Yan's parents. After greeting twice, he chatted a few times about Grandpa Zhuang's recent situation.
"Dad's body is still strong, he just misses you all the time." Zhuang Yan's father said.
It was Xie Jing and Xia Wan's turn to come to the hospital today, but fortunately Song Qingqing didn't come, she said she had an appointment with someone at night.
Xie Ning breathed a sigh of relief because of this. Although he and Song Qingqing didn't have the slightest bit of ambiguous relationship, he still didn't want Zhuang Yan's parents to misunderstand.
Shaining felt that the relationship between him and his parents was also ups and downs.
When he was young, he felt that his family was happy, his life was happy, and his parents loved him very much. However, all of this seemed to vanish overnight.
What's even more ridiculous is that Xia Wan attributed the sudden change to Xie Ning's sexuality, as if they could go back to the past as long as he could change his sexuality.
But Shainin knew they would never be back.
After the incident at the age of 18, Shaining was taken back to the compound, and their attitude towards Shaining became like walking on thin ice again.
Maybe Xia Wan felt guilty, which made the four years of Shaining University clean.
But time is really a scary thing. Day by day, Xia Wan's sense of guilt gradually became lighter and lighter.
Perhaps Xie Ning University hadn't been in a relationship with a boy in the past four years, which gave Xia Wan hope again, and she began to repeat her old tricks - only the means became softer.
So family relations dropped to freezing point again.
So far the ice and snow have not melted.
When he saw Zhuang Yan's parents, Xia Wan was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Xie Ning, and happened to see Zhuang Yan leaning against him.
Xie Ning's attitude was very cold, but fortunately they knew Zhuang Yan's parents, and they didn't need any introduction.
"Come and visit the old man." Xia Wan's voice was a little slow.
Ms. Qiao smiled at her: "Yes. I just have something to talk to you about."
Xia Wan seemed to realize something, and his hands trembled: "What do we... have to talk about?"
"It's about the two kids, of course," Ms Jo said.
Xia Wan has always been a very imposing person, but in front of Ms. Qiao, her imposing manner seems to have decreased.
She frowned and said, "It's nothing to talk about."
Ms. Qiao smiled: "I think there are a lot of things to talk about... For example, their wedding date, the venue, and the guests to be entertained, these can't be handled by our dealer alone."
"Of course," Ms. Qiao continued, "if you don't want to talk, it's the same for us and Xie Jing. If you think you can't be the master... Our old man is also willing to come forward and talk to him in person, but we can talk about these things. If you do it yourself, you must do it yourself, and it’s not easy to disturb them.”
Xia Wan was silent for a while, his eyes were very complicated, and he revealed a little sadness.
Ms. Qiao opened the door first: "I'm afraid to disturb Mr. Xie's cleanliness here, let's find a quiet place to talk."
Xia Wan glanced at Xie Ning, and seemed to want to say something, but felt that it was not appropriate to say anything at this time, and finally followed Ms. Qiao out in silence.
Xie Ning wanted to follow him, but was stopped by Zhuang Yan: "their elders have their own way of talking, we don't need to intervene."
Mr. Xie also said beside him, "Yes, Ning Ning, you can just wait with peace of mind."
After a moment of hesitation, Xie Ning sat down again.
Zhuang Yan picked an apple from the fruits he bought and cut it aside, Xie Ning picked up the book on the bed cabinet and continued to read "The Little Prince" to Mr. Xie.
I don't know what the four elders talked about, but Xie Ning felt that it would not be too pleasant.
He knew Xia Wan, and it was impossible for her to have a good relationship with Ms. Qiao—especially if Xie Ning and Zhuang Yan were in a relationship.
Facts also proved his guess, because Xia Wan did not come back with them in the end, Xie Jing said that she was not feeling well and went back first.
Ms. Qiao's expression was very calm, not like she had quarreled with Xia Wan.
A nurse came in to change the medicine bottle for Mr. Xie, and reminded him, "It's time to take the medicine, don't forget to take it."
Xie Jing quickly took out the medicine, poured another glass of water, and helped Mr. Xie up to give the medicine.
After taking the medicine, Mr. Xie felt a little tired and fell asleep not long after closing his eyes.
The others quietly withdrew.
When Xie Jing left, he watched Xie Ning for a long time, as if he wanted to say something to him.
But Shainin didn't give him that chance.
Whether it was Xia Wan or Xie Jing, Xie Ning didn't feel the need to care about them anymore.
Their opinions and attitudes are irrelevant.
Xie Ning suddenly became enlightened, and finally understood why Mr. Xie wanted to directly transfer the shares to him when he was an adult.
Not to compensate, but to tell him.
You are already an independent person, you have paid back the life your parents gave you, and you have the ability to pay back the money they gave you.
From now on, you no longer owe them anything.
They can no longer interfere in your life, they can no longer make decisions for you, and they can no longer force you to do things you don't want to do.
You are an adult and you are free.
The author has something to say: The locked chapter is being unlocked, if you haven't read it, just... Comment on this chapter and send a red envelope to compensate for it qaq
By the way, I quietly talked about my e-sports brain hole, "What's wrong with the trumpet chasing the stars", the specific outline: Attacking the Weibo trumpet was ripped off, and it was found that it was full of all kinds of flattery. Overnight, everyone knew that he was a brainless fan of Shou. The background of e-sports, other things have not been thought out.