The existence of Xu Chengze did not bring any changes to the Nan family. The eldest brother and the second brother regarded Xu Chengze as nothing. Grandma liked to scold Nan Xiaonan for a day or two. Nan Xiaonan actually started to habitually compete with Xu Chengze for grandma.
of favor.
The old man also vaguely noticed that Nan Xiaonan seemed to be particularly clingy during this period. Nan Xiaonan was obviously not like this before, but she was very entangled during this period.
"What's wrong with you?" The old man finally said to Nan Xiaonan alone one day during afternoon tea time, "Just tell me if you have anything to do. I didn't teach you the bad habit of being coy."
Nan Xiaonan stood there, looking down at the old man who was much shorter than him. When he was a child, his grandma had always been very tall, but when he grew up, he realized that his grandma was so tall.
's thin.
Nan Xiaonan didn't know what to say. He always woke up from his dreams in the middle of the night. He clearly saw himself standing in the old man's mourning hall looking at the black and white photos of the old man. People around him were wearing black and white clothes, as if
Like the god of death, it surrounds the coffin.
Clearly aware of the thought that the old man was dead, Nan Xiaonan knew that she could not let go of this thought.
"Because I really like grandma. Doesn't grandma like me?" Nan Xiaonan sat next to the old man. Even though his hand had been beaten several times, he couldn't help but reach out and grab the old man's finger. Grandma's hand was warm.
It's very low, but low temperature doesn't mean it's not there. The touch of your fingers is very rough, but this rough feeling is much better than any other feeling.
"Nan Xiaonan!" Finally the old man couldn't bear it anymore, "Sit down on the chair over there!"
Nan Xiaonan trembled instinctively, not daring to disobey. When he was young, his grandma would make him sit on the bench and not allow him to leave when he did something wrong. Grandma would never hit him, but she knew how to do it.
How to punish him and let him know his mistake? After all, he was a naughty child before, but fortunately his grandma taught him well.
"I obviously didn't do anything wrong?" Nan Xiaonan sat in her seat aggrievedly.
"What's going on with you recently? You don't go out to play with your friends, what happened?" How could the old man not understand Nan Xiaonan? Every time he had something on his mind, he would become particularly clingy. This habit used to be
Those who don't have it are all spoiled by the two older ones.
"Grandma." The old man who was trying to be coquettish and knew what he wanted to do immediately gave up as soon as he glared at Nan Xiaonan. He sat on the stool with his mouth flat and said nothing.
"Speak!" Although the old man was old, his voice was loud. Nan Xiaonan shivered at the sound.
Nan Xiaonan is full of fear of the elderly, which is something she doesn't have with anyone else. As for the person who can control him, there is probably no one except grandma.
"I'm afraid grandma will leave me."
The old man was about to scold Nan Xiaonan for what he was talking about, but suddenly something came to his mind and he fell silent.
"I'm not cursing grandma, I'm just a little scared."
The old man sighed unconsciously. How should she face this child's fear of this problem?
"People always have to be separated. I'm old, and it won't be strange when I leave." The old man stretched out his hand and rubbed Nan Xiaonan's hair. "I didn't always want to scold you, but you have never been able to be independent. You are like this
How can I feel relieved?"
"Then don't be independent anymore. Isn't it good for grandma to always protect me?" Nan Xiaonan was a little unhappy. Why did she talk about leaving? It would have been better not to say so.
"No one can protect you all the time. Everyone needs to be independent. Don't listen to the nonsense of your eldest and second brothers." The angry voice gradually calmed down, "Grandma is old and cannot protect you all the time.
Regarding you, your mother is unreliable, and your two brothers... are really outstanding, so I have been worried."
"worry about what?"
"I'm worried that you will get into trouble. What people fear most is comparison. How can you not care at all if others are better than you?" The old man frowned, "Your father always prefers your eldest and second brother. I also know that he
What kind of temperament is it? I will not know about the children I raised by myself? Let alone brothers in this world, even husband and wife will go their separate ways when disaster strikes. If you are still unable to be independent, what will happen to your eldest brother and second brother in the future?
How should I do it?"
"I don't think so."
"How do you know it won't happen?" The old man seemed to hate the iron. "You are like this. If I suddenly disappear one day, you won't be able to die peacefully!"
"You won't die." Nan Xiaonan curled her lips, unwilling to discuss such a topic.
"Sooner or later, people have to leave." The old man didn't want to discuss these things with the child so soon, but she was old, really old. If she left, the child would have no one to give her advice. Those two have always been
I only know what Hu Chong’s two elder brothers will do with this child, “You are living a good life now because you are still young, your brother loves you, and it is also because you are good to your brothers now, but if in the future
Suddenly there was a conflict and you were on the opposite side of them. At that time, were you sure that your brother would not turn against you?"
Nan Xiaonan was stunned.
"Anything is possible. If you can't be independent on your own, you will never be able to live without your eldest and second brothers. You can only grow up the way your eldest and second brothers like. What about the future? What should you do in the future? Do you want to
Do you want to be your eldest brother and second brother's toy for the rest of your life? They will always get married in the future and have their own families. What should you do then? "
"I..." Every word grandma said was serious, and he also made it clear. He clearly knew that things in this world are always ever-changing. He is still young, just like grandma said, what about the future?
?Can he do this in the future?
"Xiao Nan, grandma doesn't want to say anything about you, but growth is the path that everyone must take. Some people leave early, some leave late. Xiao Xu is forced by his family to grow up. Grandma also hopes to see you grow up one day.
It looks big so grandma can go away with peace of mind."
"Grandma." Nan Xiaonan couldn't refute, and knew that all the words grandma said were for his own good.
"I have always been worried that you will compete with your brother. Now I am more worried about you not comparing. If you don't compare, how will you make progress?" The old man's tone gradually became stern, "You know you look like a person who is still eating.
Baby, I taught you so many principles before, but I didn’t teach you how to be an independent person before you were taken away. I regret it very much now."
"Am I always worrying grandma?" Nan Xiaonan's eyes were dim.
When grandma saw Nan Xiaonan's appearance, she finally sighed and reached out to rub his hair.
"I'm just a little anxious, but... you are still a child. Grandma is still strong and can still support you. Grandma can still stay with you for a while, but you have to have this awareness."
"Yes." Nan Xiaonan nodded, and hugged the old man's thin body obediently, "Grandma is really the most amazing grandma in the world."
"What nonsense are you talking about?!" The old man didn't like such an overly intimate hug, but the child's hug would not offend anyone.
"Grandma can raise such an outstanding father, then I will definitely become a person no worse than my father."
The old man sighed and said nothing in the end.
Probably because of grandma's promise, Nan Xiaonan is finally not as pathologically clingy as before.
Winter is too cold to go out, and it’s almost time for the Chinese New Year. The Nan family has also started to get busy, but the busy work is basically work. Xu Chengze’s injuries have healed a lot, and the wounds that did not require hospitalization have actually recovered.
It was easy to get up. Nan Xiaonan looked at the other party's shoulder.
"Can you go out now?"
"What's wrong?" Xu Chengze asked.
"Shall we go out for roast chicken?"
"What?"
"Didn't you mention that you wanted to eat roast chicken when you were sick last time? Haven't I never eaten it before? I really want to eat it. I asked Yu Yiheng to go out to eat with us." Nan Xiaonan became interested and immediately
I turned on my phone to make an appointment with Yu Yiheng, and then also chatted privately with Xia Wei to see if anyone from Xia Wei's dormitory would go. However, at this moment, a friend applied to join.
When Nan Xiaonan saw the familiar little wings, she was stunned.
It had been a while since the last time we met. Because all his attention had been taken away by grandma, Nan Xiaonan actually forgot about Feng Yi for a while.
"What's wrong?" Xu Chengze asked, looking at Nan Xiaonan's sudden change in expression.
"Well, it's okay." Nan Xiaonan didn't know why she had to turn her back and accept Feng Yi's friend application. But looking at the application, Nan Xiaonan felt a little nervous for no reason. However, it took a long time after adding her as a friend.
There was no movement at all. From the initial anticipation to the end, Nanxiao Nanka began to laugh at herself for having such expectations for a message, and joined the group chatting happily.
However, in reality, Feng Yi had been staring at his phone in a daze, while Xia Shu, who was sitting next to him and was bored, secretly counted the time Feng Yi spent in a daze.
"Your time is so precious, wasting even one second is a huge waste of resources! How can you just waste it thinking about how to send messages?!?" In the end, Xia Shu couldn't help it anymore. The air was so solid that he couldn't breathe.
Anger is coming.
"I don't know why." Feng Yi didn't send anything in the end, and he put down his phone.
"It's just a message to ask him what he is doing? What is he doing? What does he need? Do you want to have a meal together or something? You can do it, right?"
"I haven't sorted out my mood yet." Feng Yi stroked his phone with his fingers.
"What do you need to sort out your mood?!"
"Didn't you already say that you want me to fall in love?"
Natsuki was stunned.
"You...are you enlightened?"
"It doesn't count. I really don't mind falling in love with Xiaonan, but the phone call with Nan Qinse at that time, now I imagine it was not a good contact." He directly confessed in front of Nan Qinse that he was willing to fall in love with Nan Xiaonan,
But in fact, for the brothers of the Nan family, his relationship with Nan Xiaonan is completely useless. If the news that is constantly circulating in the mouths of those boring people does not disappear, then Nan Xiaonan's exposure to this information is likely to be affected.
And hate him.
There may be nothing more important to Nan Xiaonan than his two brothers, but he played a not-so-good card.
"Can I tell the truth?"
"kindness."
Xia Shu rubbed his messy hair irritably: "Are you thinking too much? He is only sixteen years old, not sixty. This is the best age to be pure, cute and unpretentious. How can you spend a day
Do you think he would think so much about it?"
"He can't do it, but I can't." Feng Yi tapped his fingers on the table with a serious expression.
"I didn't say I wanted to fall in love with you?!" Xia Shu really regretted what she said before. Who wants to have his lover think about all these messy things when they are in love? This is what everyone wants.
You can't stand it.
"..." Feng Yi was stunned.
"Hey, you haven't started dating that kid on the premise of falling in love, right? Stop it, right? He's only sixteen?"
"..." Feng Yi rubbed his brow with a headache, "I have gone astray."
Xia Shu murmured in her heart, maybe this is the person she really wants to fall in love with, right?
Feng Yi originally wanted to continue the message that he had not sent just now, but the break time had passed. At the end of the year, everyone was busy, and he had to attend important meetings.
Work time was very busy, Feng Yi had been very involved in it, and he didn't remember to turn on his phone until night, only to see a message from Nan Xiaonan on it.
Xiaonan:/Look at the picture! Brother! Is this you?!
The picture shows a grilled chicken wing, sealed wings:???
Nan Xiaonan invited his friends to have a whole chicken feast together. They ate at the roast chicken restaurant designated by Xu Chengze. Many people came in the evening. Not only Xia Wei's roommate came, but also other people.
Here, Nan Xiaonan breathed a sigh of relief that Su Maoyan did not come. He had not seen Su Maoyan since the last annual meeting. It was as if he had disappeared directly from his life.
Although he doesn't mind at all!
I have to say that it is indeed the roast chicken restaurant that Xu Chengze has always been thinking about. It is not only roast chicken but also many other things. Everyone who likes to have fun started to play some weird games and actually exchanged mobile phones. Nan Xiaonan didn't think much about it.
I took it back and put it aside.
"How is it? Is it delicious? If you like it, I can pack one for you to take away?" Nan Xiaonan approached Xu Chengze with a smile.
"It's delicious, but it's a bit greasy after eating too much." Nan Xiaonan laughed hard at the side.
"Do you think the roasted chicken is better or the food cooked by our chef?"
"There should be no comparison between different things. I have never eaten roast chicken cooked by a chef."
"I told the chef that he will stay at our house for half a day on New Year's Day this year." Nan Xiaonan tilted her head and said with a smile, "Let him cook us a roast chicken before leaving."
Xu Chengze was stunned for a moment. Of course he understood Nan Xiaonan's good intentions. In the end, he just scratched his cheek in embarrassment. He should be happy.
He is living really well at Nan Xiaonan's house. It's better than ever before. Every meal is very delicious. He doesn't have to worry about other things. They can surf the Internet, play games, and there are many facilities at home.
, there is also a home theater, and even...he can also get pocket money. This period of time is simply like a paradise for Xu Chengze, who already thinks that he is poor.
But when I came here to eat roast chicken, when Nan Xiaonan was ordering, the boy named Yu Yiheng came over.
"Are you the one who stayed at Xiaonan's house recently?" Yu Yiheng himself was not a person who made people happy. He lowered his eyes and stared at the person in front of him coldly, "Are you happy here? The clothes on your body are all...
Are they Xiaonan’s clothes? They don’t match you at all.”
Accustomed to the life in the Nan family, Xu Chengze doesn't think there is any big difference between himself and Nan Xiaonan. If he, like Nan Xiaonan, has two outstanding brothers who love him so much, he can do the same. What he lacks is family, and he won't
Much worse than Nan Xiaonan.
But Yu Yiheng showed up and said such words directly, which made him very unhappy.
"I really envy you. Why can you live next to Xiaonan so openly?" Yu Yiheng's eyes turned red with jealousy. "Is Xiaonan a very nice person? He has always been good at taking care of others, right? Are you living at Xiaonan's house?
Are you happy? Is the life where you have everything at your fingertips different from your previous life?"
Yu Yiheng's jealousy towards him was already very obvious. Such jealousy would not actually make him feel uncomfortable. Although it was only temporary, the fact that he was being jealous now was enough to make him happy.
Because he has really eaten a lot of delicious food recently, the roast chicken he has been craving for is no longer so tempting.
Probably because Yu Yiheng expressed such thoughts, Yu Yiheng became even more angry and almost directly targeted him. Everyone else could feel the embarrassment in the atmosphere.
Until Nan Xiaonan said: "Yu Yiheng, do you want to come to my house for roast chicken at noon? Then rush back for the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening. It's very close anyway."
Yu Yiheng turned from gloomy to sunny in an instant, and his face changed very quickly.
"It's okay to just have New Year's Eve dinner. My family doesn't pay much attention to these festivals."
"But uncle will be unhappy if the family doesn't eat together during the New Year, right?"
"No." Yu Yiheng's words made Nan Xiaonan stunned for a moment, and his mood was a little subtle. Yu Yiheng looked so glamorous now, but in fact... it wasn't so easy.
"Let's see then."
"That's great. I want to go too, but my home is too far away. I have to help my family that day."
"Me too."
“I really don’t want to help at all!”
"It's time!" Suddenly one of them said, "We just exchanged mobile phones and sent messages to each other's mobile phones. Now look at whether there is any reply?"
Everyone randomly puts their mobile phones together, takes away each other's mobile phones and selects a contact person to send a message. The conditions stipulate that there must be no troublesome messages. Whoever responds to the most interesting message in the end wins. The winner can pack a message today.
Take home a piece of roast chicken and Nan Xiaonan pays for it!
Poor Nan Xiaonan, who paid the bill, was also forced to participate.