"Sister, you can live in my room! I have just washed and dried the sheets and quilt covers!" Tang Nuo said.
After receiving Ning Xi's call in the morning, he personally washed the sheets and quilt covers, thinking that if it was too late and it was inconvenient for her to go back, she could stay overnight.
Before, Ning Xi slept in a small firewood room where sundries were stored. Now that she hadn't been back for many years, the room was naturally no longer habitable.
"Then where are you sleeping?" Ning Xi asked.
"I can just sleep on the floor in the living room!" Tang Nuo said nonchalantly.
At this time, Mrs. Tang, who was talking to her son and daughter-in-law, immediately changed her expression and said, "How can that be possible? What if you catch a cold?"
"Grandma, I'm a man, what's wrong with sleeping on the floor? You can't let a girl sleep on the floor, right?"
"No, you're so weak, how can you sleep on the damp ground!" Old Mrs. Tang refused to give in, looking at Ning Xi as if she had murdered her own grandson.
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"Ahem..." Ning Xi coughed lightly, "Xiao Nuo, don't bother me. I can just stay in a nearby hotel for one night."
"That's even worse. The conditions there are bad and the environment is messy!" Tang Nuo frowned, looked at Mrs. Tang who looked like she would never compromise, then looked at Ning Xi, and finally said, "It's better at home anyway. Then you can sleep in the living room. I'll make the floor thicker for you!"
"Okay." Looking at Tang Nuo's gaze, Ning Xi had no choice but to nod.
Mrs. Tang was barely able to stop talking. She pulled her son and daughter-in-law aside and said, "I haven't asked you yet, why did this damn girl come here today?"
Tang Shan coughed lightly, "Ahem... Mom... I am now the eldest daughter of a wealthy family... I am not your granddaughter..."
"I gave her so much rice for nothing, but it turned out to be someone else's! I told you to throw this money-losing commodity away, but you didn't listen! Look what you think now, you've raised someone else's daughter for so many years for nothing!" Old Mrs. Tang's face was filled with pain.
Tang Shan hurriedly pulled his mother away and lowered his voice, "Mom, please stop talking! If we really throw it away and someone comes looking for us, we will be in real trouble!"
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The voices of the three people were getting farther and farther away. Tang Shan and Sun Lan saw the old lady off and then went into the bedroom.
Tang Nuo lowered his head and started to make a bed on the floor in the living room. "Alright!"
"Thank you!" Ning Xi was about to lie down, but was pulled up by Tang Nuo, "What are you doing, sister? You really want to sleep here! I was just kidding. How could a grown man like me really let a girl sleep on the floor? Go to sleep in the room!"
Ning Xi was stunned for a moment after hearing this. She didn't know what she recalled, and her eyes were slightly red. The next second, she took a step forward and hugged the boy in her arms, not letting him look at her wet eyes, "You stupid kid..."
Tang Nuo scratched his head innocently, "Sister...what's wrong with you?"
From childhood to adulthood, this child has always been like this... Always protecting her...
Ning Xi adjusted her mood before letting Tang Nuo go, "It's okay."
"Sister, go to bed quickly. Staying up late will give you dark circles under your eyes!"
"Okay, I won't argue with you, a grown man. By the way, don't worry too much about the admission letter. It will be fine!" Ning Xi comforted.
When this was mentioned, Tang Nuo's face suddenly darkened, and he smiled bitterly, "How can I not worry... I've been looking forward to it for so many years... I've worked so hard for so long... Actually... Sister... I'm almost dying of sadness... I'm so scared... What if I really can't get into Imperial University..."
Ning Xi smiled and ruffled the boy's hair, "Don't worry, I promise you can do it!"