"Okay, I'll ask Xiaofan. If he agrees, we will meet the local leaders on this trip. But please don't mention it. It depends on Xiaofan's mood." Aunt Thirteen said to the old lady, not giving her too high expectations.
The old lady’s intention towards her children and grandchildren is to “make the best use of everything”, but she also has real feelings for them.
Even if Thirteenth Aunt said that she would not see any guests on this trip, the old lady would not be angry. Instead, she would still arrange food and accommodation for them so that they could have a pleasant trip.
"Thirteen, obeying your husband in everything is also the way to control him, but you can't be without your own opinions." The old lady wanted to teach Thirteenth Aunt how lovers and couples can get along with each other.
Aunt Thirteen had talked enough with the old lady and didn't want to talk any more, so she said, "Xiao Fan and I get along very well, grandma, don't worry too much, you should enjoy your old age."
The old lady sighed in her heart. Her granddaughter used to be so opinionated and strong, but after meeting someone she liked, she restrained all her edge and changed a lot.
Thinking back to my past, there hasn’t been such a huge change.
This is love.
"Thirteen, I don't know your exact state of mind right now, but I still want to say a few more words. If you don't fight, you will lose your current position sooner or later." The old lady said, "The Liu family's daughter is equally excellent in every aspect. You don't have any absolute advantage."
Thirteenth Aunt also knew this. She felt that her advantage over the girl from the Liu family was that she controlled more wealth.
But the girl from the Liu family is young, a typical fair, rich and beautiful woman. Except for being not as rich as her, she is not inferior to her in the other two aspects.
After a moment of silence, Aunt Thirteen said, "Xiao Fan once told me that only a man who does not fight can be compared with someone else in the world. He loves girls who do not fight the most. Guo Guo never fights for anything, so he likes her very much."
The old lady pondered for a moment, then asked, "Does Miss Liu know about your relationship with Xiaofan?"
Thirteenth Aunt shook her head: "I don't know yet, but Qianqian is not stupid. After such a long time, she can feel something, but she didn't point it out."
"Doesn't she fight?" asked the old lady.
Aunt Thirteen said, "I believe in Xiaofan. He can make me stop fighting, and he can also make Qianqian stop fighting."
The old lady was helpless. Is this what love is like
She herself was not so blind back then. No one could make her give her complete trust, not even her husband.
In the evening, Yang Fan, who had been shooting and recording materials in the wild for a whole day, dragged his tired body back to the hotel in the small town.
Yang Fan received a message from Aunt Thirteen before going to bed and called her.
When he was on a business trip, Guoguo, who had gradually become sensible, no longer pestered him to tell her bedtime stories every night.
"Xiaofan, the old lady and her people want to participate in the eternal life project." During the video call, Aunt Thirteen had a gentle smile on her face. Due to advanced technology, the camera in her room can be connected to the mobile phone.
Therefore, Yang Fan could see the full body image of Aunt Thirteen.
At this moment, Thirteen's nightgown was soft and silky, and seemed to be shining.
Because she wasn't done yet, she was still walking around the room. Yang Fan, who hadn't seen her for a few days, missed her even more, and it was definitely not because he was greedy for her body.
How can love be said to be lusting after the body? It is liking.
There is a fundamental difference between liking something and being greedy. How can a scholar's affairs be considered greed
"What immortality project?" Yang Fan asked puzzledly while admiring Thirteen's figure.
"Guoguo called the old lady and told her that we are going to travel during the long vacation. The old lady wants to arrange someone to entertain us then." Aunt Thirteen sat in front of the dressing table and combed her hair. Although she was going to bed soon, she still cared a lot about her hairstyle.
Guoguo had already fallen asleep in his little bed. After Guoguo fell asleep, the old lady went back to the elderly room downstairs to rest.
"So there is free food and accommodation?" Yang Fan asked.
Aunt Thirteen looked up at the camera in the corner of the ceiling, which was equivalent to looking at Yang Fan. There was more than one camera in the master bedroom.
The master bedroom is very spacious, almost equal to the size of Thirteen's apartment in the city. The facilities inside are also similar to those of an apartment, with a bathroom, study, cloakroom, etc., the only thing missing is a kitchen.
"Are you so fond of taking advantage of small opportunities?" Aunt Thirteen rolled her eyes at Yang Fan.
"Taking advantage of your family members is not called being greedy, it's called liking it." Yang Fan has an open mind.
"Everything you say makes sense." Aunt Thirteen didn't bother with Yang Fan about these trivial matters and asked, "So you want the old lady to arrange for someone to receive us?"
"That's a good thing. Why don't you agree?" Yang Fan held his cell phone in one hand and rummaged through his suitcase with the other, preparing to take a shower.
"What if I ask you for a calligraphy like last time?" Aunt Thirteen said to Yang Fan.
Yang Fan glanced at Aunt Thirteen on the phone and said, "You must want to see my handwriting too, but you're just afraid that I don't have any to send out, right?"
Thirteenth Aunt did not deny it, this is the fact.
She didn't feel embarrassed even though Yang Fan saw through her thoughts.
Anyway, everything she could see inside and outside had been looked through by Yang Fan, so he had no way to see what she couldn't see. He could only listen carefully and feel it with his heart.
"Then I agree to the old lady's request?" Aunt Thirteen asked Yang Fan for his opinion.
"Agree to it." Yang Fan was very happy, even though he was the one who arranged the accommodation and found the hotel, and the money was paid by Shisan.
But he had seen that even in the top-end hotels in the area, an ordinary room on holidays, also known as a king-size or double room, would cost over a thousand yuan.
Aunt Thirteen’s requirement is a family room, with at least two rooms.
For a long vacation like this, the starting price for a house like this in one of the top local hotels is over ten thousand yuan a night, and that’s not even the presidential suite.
If the old lady takes care of the arrangements, we can save at least 100,000 yuan in accommodation fees for those seven days.
Yang Fan was happier to save the money for Shisan than to save it for himself.
"That's fine." Thirteenth Aunt said with a smile, "The old lady came from Yanjing today and stayed at our house tonight. She is sleeping downstairs now."
Yang Fan was surprised: "Why did the old lady come here so suddenly?"
"Maybe she thinks it's insincere if she doesn't come." Aunt Thirteen didn't say much. The old lady came here with the first purpose of testing Yang Fan and then pulling him into the official career.
As for the second purpose, Thirteenth Aunt didn’t know whether the old lady wanted to see Guoguo or to ask for a calligraphy.
Whether it was the old lady’s second or third purpose, Aunt Thirteen could accept it.
But she didn't accept the first goal!
She is on the path to a career in politics, even though she has been slacking off.
If Yang Fan were to pursue a career in politics, he would absolutely have no control over his own affairs. For example, he would not even have weekends, and he might not even have statutory holidays, as he would have to run around everywhere.
Thirteen doesn't like this kind of family. From childhood to adulthood, her parents have rarely been at home.
My mother runs a business and flies all over the country.
My father pursued a career in politics and was often away on field trips, for further studies or at the grassroots level. Even when he was busy in the city, he often came home late at night.
Growing up in such a family, how could Shisan be willing to let Yang Fan follow the path taken by his elders and have no home to return to