Nan's mother glared at him angrily: "Don't you remember your sister Li Mo? She is the daughter of your uncle's eldest brother. Do you remember?"
Nan Ling didn't remember who it was, but when he heard his mother mention his aunt, and then heard that it was not his aunt's cousin, but a relative from his uncle's family, he couldn't help but show a serious expression and said solemnly: "Mom, since she is not a relative, don't bring her home."
"How come we are not relatives?" Nan's mother pouted unhappily: "You should still call her cousin."
She is more than ten years younger than Nan's father and has always been spoiled by him like a half-daughter. Nan Ling has been influenced by her father since she was a child and is also very good to her mother.
As a result, Nan's mother developed a personality like that of a little girl even though she was in her early forties. She was impetuous, spoiled and willful.
Nan Ling didn't want to argue with her: "If you want to invite her to live at home, I will stay outside for a few days and come back after she leaves."
"What do you mean? I told you to take Li Mo out for a stroll, but you don't even come back home!" Nan's mother was really unhappy.
It was Nan's father who stopped him in time: "Okay."
Although Nan's mother was used to giving orders at home, she was still accustomed to listening to her husband's opinions in her heart and subconsciously kept her mouth shut and looked over.
Father Nan said to her gently, "What Nan Ling said makes sense. He is an adult, in his twenties, and Li Mo is about the same age, still a girl. If the two were related by blood, it would be easy to explain, but they are not. Living under the same roof, it is indeed easy for people to gossip."
"We are all relatives..." Nan's mother wanted to say something else.
Father Nan raised his hand to interrupt her: "When Li Mo comes, you can just accompany her for a walk, don't ask Nan Ling to come."
Seeing her husband's firm attitude and realizing that he would not change his mind, Nan's mother angrily went up to continue watching the servants renovate the guest room.
Nan's father ignored her and turned around to talk to Nan Ling briefly: "I heard that the Li family has encountered some troubles recently and they are still not out of it. This time Li Mo and your aunt came to play, there is nothing wrong with it, just as if they were visiting relatives. But it is really inconvenient for you as an adult man to stay at home. I will talk to your mother later, and you should try to avoid suspicion. If you really can't avoid it, you can do whatever you want. After all, she is your cousin."
Nan Ling heard the deep meaning in his words and nodded seriously: "I understand."
When something happened at the Li family, Li Mo did not stay at home but ran to her own home.
Apart from Nan's mother, I'm afraid anyone with a brain could notice something. Nan's father wanted to save face for his wife by not pointing it out.
But he also didn't want Li Mo to get involved in his family.
For the time being, it is the best solution for Nan Ling to move out.
"By the way, remember to find time to apologize to Master Ji."
Nan Ling's expression quickly faded: "Okay."
Father Nan thought about it and said, "And that Oriental man you mentioned... Since Young Master Ji values him and he is Young Master Ji's friend, don't worry about his character or whether he brags about having rare earth mines. Build a good relationship with him first. Even if you don't want to be friends, don't make enemies for yourself."
"I understand." Nan Ling could not accept his father's philosophy of not offending anyone, and felt that it was too cowardly.
He came back feeling unhappy, so he decided not to sit for long. He stood up and said to Nan's father, "I'll go pack my clothes first."
"Go ahead."
Nan's father saw that he was already impatient and did not force him to stay.
(End of this chapter)