Chapter 255 Mom, are you checking the household registration?

"It's not what you think... She's just the sister of one of my comrades... She doesn't even know me yet..."

Shen Changfeng's ears were red, and his fingers unconsciously rubbed the edge of the phone. He scratched his crew cut in annoyance, and the cuffs of his military uniform were wrinkled from the force.

The light from the dining table shone on his angular face, making the embarrassment particularly obvious.

Xu Wenxin narrowed her eyes and tapped the table with her well-maintained fingers. "Don't know him? Where did you get the photo?"

She leaned forward slightly, as if interrogating a prisoner, and continued, "If you don't explain yourself clearly today, you won't be able to enjoy this meal."

Mu Nanyan held back her laughter and fed Chenchen a mouthful of egg custard. The little guy held the spoon in his mouth, and his big black eyes moved back and forth between his uncle and aunt.

Mr. Shen took out his reading glasses and put them on at some point, looking like he wanted to eat the melon seriously.

Shen Changfeng's Adam's apple rolled, and then he explained in a low voice:

"My comrade-in-arms didn't get his leave approved this time, so he asked me to go to the hospital to deliver something to his sister. He was afraid I'd mistakenly recognized him, so he sent me a work photo..."

"oh--"

Everyone at the table drew out their words in unison. Even Mrs. Shen, who was serving the soup, stopped and made a meaningful "tsk" sound.

Xu Wenxin's shoulders slumped, and his eyes, which had been bright just now, dimmed instantly.

"Is it really just a gift? Does she have a boyfriend? How old is she? Which hospital is she in? What department?"

Xu Wenxin still had some hope. What if the girl didn't have a boyfriend and they fell in love with each other? It wasn't impossible.

Shen Changfeng's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he looked at Xu Wenxin with a helpless look on his face:

"Mom, are you checking the household registration?"

"Wenxin."

Shen Zhenguo suddenly spoke and tapped the table twice with his fingertips. The majesty formed by years of giving orders made Xu Wenxin subconsciously sit up straight.

He looked at Shen Zhenguo with a puzzled look and said, "What's wrong? Do you also think I did something wrong?"

But the next second, Shen Zhenguo changed the subject:

"Take it step by step, don't scare the girl."

"dad!"

Shen Changfeng almost jumped up from his chair, but he saw the old man leisurely put a piece of braised pork into his grandson's bowl:

"Okay, let's eat first."

Upon hearing this, Shen Changfeng looked at Mr. Shen with a touched face. Mr. Shen was really good to him. Finally, someone came to his rescue.

Who knew that after a while, Mr. Shen continued:

"It won't be too late to match them up after they meet. After all, the girl doesn't even know him yet."

Shen Changfeng: ???

Mu Nanyan finally couldn't help but burst out laughing, and Chenchen followed suit and giggled.

Shen Changfeng held his forehead and lamented. He just didn't have a girlfriend, so how could he become everyone's public enemy? They treated him like a Japanese?

The topic at the table gradually turned to family matters, and Shen Changfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense shoulders relaxed.

Although Xu Wenxin was still somewhat unwilling, she finally stopped asking about the photo after her husband's eye contact, and instead talked about the newly opened senior citizen university in the community.

As dusk deepened, Mrs. Shen brought out the Tremella soup she had made herself from the kitchen, and its sweet aroma filled the entire restaurant.

Chenchen had been in a very excited state the whole afternoon. Now that he had relaxed, his head was already dozing off, but he still insisted on listening to Mr. Shen finish the story of "One bullet pierced three Japanese soldiers."

Xu Wenxin held Mu Nanyan's hand tightly, looked at Mu Nanyan with reluctance and said:

"Yan Yan, can you sit for a while? The guest rooms are ready."

Mu Nanyan glanced at her watch. The hands had passed nine o'clock. The shadows of the sycamore trees outside the window swayed gently in the night breeze, and the moonlight cast on the wooden floor was cut into tiny spots of light.

"Aunt, Chenchen has to go to school tomorrow, and I've been busy at the studio lately... I'll bring him back to live with me when Chenchen has his day off."

She explained softly, bending down to wipe the white fungus soup stains from the corners of her sleeping son's mouth. The little guy curled up in the armchair and fell into a deep sleep.

Mr. Shen stood up with the help of a cane, his military jacket draped over his shoulders: "I'll take you out."

"No need, Grandpa. It's only a few steps away. Besides, it's cold outside at night. It would be bad if you catch a cold."

Mu Nanyan was about to pick up Chenchen, but when Shen Changfeng saw this, he quickly said, "Let me do it."

Mu Nanyan stepped aside, and Shen Changfeng picked up Chenchen from the chair. Chenchen rubbed against his arms, mumbling unconsciously:

"Goodbye, great-grandfather."

Mr. Shen's eyes warmed up when he heard this. What a good child! If only he could stay by his side forever. What a pity...

Mr. Shen suddenly thought of something and said to Mu Nanyan:

"It's hard to drive at night, and we're worried about you going back on your own. How about letting Changfeng take you back?"

"No need, my cousin just came back today, let him rest early."

Mu Nanyan actually wanted to give them more time to spend together, because during dinner, Shen Changfeng said that he would return to the army tomorrow afternoon and might not be able to come back during the Chinese New Year.

At this moment, Shen Changfeng said:

"It's okay, I'm not tired, I'll take you back."

Looking at Shen Changfeng's determined eyes, Mu Nanyan finally agreed.

Shen Changfeng carried Chenchen and walked out, and Mu Nanyan followed behind. Just as she was about to walk out the door, she was stopped by Old Lady Shen:

"Yanyan, wait a minute..."

Mu Nanyan heard the voice and stopped, then saw Mrs. Shen hurried out of the kitchen with a food container in her hand.

"What's wrong, grandma?"

"Don't you and Chenchen like to eat osmanthus cake? I made some extra today. You can take it back and have it for breakfast tomorrow."

As Mrs. Shen spoke, she stuffed the food storage box into Mu Nanyan's hand. Mu Nanyan looked at the food storage box and felt bad. For a moment, she really wanted to agree and stay here for one night, but she still held back.

What's the point of staying here for one night? I still have to leave tomorrow morning...

"Thank you, grandma."

Mu Nanyan said this, hugged Old Lady Shen, greeted everyone, and walked towards the yard.

Chenchen had been placed in the child seat by Shen Changfeng, and he was standing at the car door waiting for Mu Nanyan.

"Let's go."

"Uh-huh."

Mu Nanyan handed the car keys to Shen Changfeng and then sat in the back seat.

Until the taillights of the car disappeared at the entrance of the alley, the porch light of the Shen family courtyard was still on. Xu Wenxin looked at the empty road and suddenly sighed:

"It would be great if Yanyan still lived in the old house..."

Shen Zhenguo put his arm around his wife's shoulders, his fingertips accidentally touching the lighter engraved with "peace" in his pocket, and comforted her:

"If you miss her, you can go see her when you have time. We are in the same city anyway, so it's easy to meet."

"I'm just worried about affecting Yanyan's work."

Xu Wenxin said this and sighed helplessly.