My Southern Branch Dream

In an art exhibition, Nan Ke saw a young man playing the piano. He was handsome and refined, with an elegant and otherworldly aura. Her heart was moved in a way it hadn't been for a long time.<...

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When Nan Ke was leaving, Quan Xiu's parents stopped her.

"Thank you for your concern for Xiao Xiu."

Nan Ke shook her head, feeling a little guilty. She always felt that if she had not been distracted at the beginning and given Quan Xiu the wrong information, he would not be so obsessed with it now.

"Have you ever been home to see your mom and dad?"

Nan Ke: “…”

She understood instantly. No wonder Quan Xiu's brother knew that she was married. She originally thought that it was because of Quan Xiu that his family paid special attention to her.

"Uncle and aunt, they haven't let me call them mom and dad for a long time, and they never think of themselves as my own parents."

Nan Ke pretended to know nothing and looked helpless when the matter was mentioned.

"I don't think I'll have the chance to see them again. You might not know this, but they gave me some money and told me to go abroad and never come back. Although I didn't make it in the end, I've been fulfilling their request to me."

Nan Ke said that he had something else to do and said goodbye to them.

The couple offered to send her out, but Nan Ke declined.

After getting into the car, Nan Ke took several deep breaths before he felt a little more comfortable.

Nan Ke knew that Yang Ruixi was a man who would not give up until he achieved his goal.

But I never thought she could be so omnipresent.

But it’s not surprising. When interests are at stake, how can there be eternal enemies?

She thought of her former nominal father.

If it weren't for his efforts, perhaps life would be completely impossible for Xing Chen and I now.

Are you grateful? A little bit. Are you touched? Not really.

Thinking of Xing Chen, Nan Ke called him directly and the other party picked up the call quickly.

"Baby?" he asked. "Are you done?"

"Well, I just came out. What are you doing?"

"There will be a discussion meeting soon, and we are waiting for everyone to gather."

Before Nan Ke could speak, Xing Chen asked her what she wanted to eat in the evening.

After thinking for a while, Nan Ke said, "Hot pot. It's too cold. I want to eat something hot."

"Okay, then I'll go back and buy groceries in advance."

After chatting for a few more sentences, Xing Chen said that the meeting was about to start, and Nan Ke hung up the phone.

She drove home, and Xing Xiaobai came up to her and rubbed her legs, and was picked up by Nan Ke and touched on the head.

Nan Ke suddenly remembered that it had been more than two weeks since Xing Xiaobai had received his last vaccination. Logically, he should have gone for a check-up and sterilization.

Sitting on the sofa, she typed a message to Xing Chen about this matter.

Xing Chen replied quickly and said he would check which hospital nearby was reliable.

Soon after sending it, another sentence came -

"We say that we feel like a couple."

Nan Ke was a little speechless. They used to talk about these things.

But she understood why Xing Chen said this. The key point was that he wanted to get some kind of answer from her.

"We are husband and wife, Teacher Xing."

Xing Chen was satisfied and immediately sent a smug expression.

As the Chinese New Year approached, both of them had some free time.

Mogo said that he always mentioned them to his grandmother, and his grandmother wanted to invite them home for dinner.

It was hard to refuse the old man's request. Before going to Mogo's house, Nan Ke saw the weather forecast saying it might snow. She said she was looking forward to it and took Xing Chen to the supermarket to buy a lot of things.

Mogo had already told them not to buy anything, and when he saw them appear with things in their hands, he looked helpless.

But it was obvious that he had anticipated this situation.

I just said thank you and took it.

Mogo's grandmother looked healthier than Nan Ke had imagined, and she was always smiling, especially to her.

I kept holding her hand and talking to her, asking her if she was used to eating, what she liked to eat, and what she didn't like to eat.

Nan Ke was a little confused.

She hadn't spent time with the older folks in a while.

When interacting with the elders in her network, she always sticks her neck out and plays the negative role.

So when Nan Ke was with Mogo's grandmother, he felt a little emotional.

Mo Ge was busy in the kitchen, and Xing Chen went to help.

He was worried that Nan Ke would be at a loss and unable to cope with the old man's enthusiasm.

Seeing her slightly distracted expression but quickly getting back into the swing of things, I felt relieved.

Mogo said to comfort her: "Don't worry, my grandma is just old, she has no problem dealing with people, she won't make things difficult for Sister Nan Ke."

Xing Chen glanced at Mo Ge and saw that he cut vegetables skillfully, so he knew that he often cooked at home.

"You said your grandma wasn't feeling well before, but today she seems to be doing well. You're just being overly concerned, but there's no need to worry."

Mogo smiled and said, "That period of time was true, but after I met you, everything that happened to me was good. My grandma became happy too, and things are getting better."

"You have the ability yourself, don't always attribute it to others."

Mo Ge glanced at Xing Chen and said with a smile: "Senior, you and Sister Nan Ke are talking more and more like each other."

Xing Chen was slightly stunned.

Thinking about it, what Mogo said was right. Whenever Nan Ke talked to him, he always reminded him to face up to his own excellence and said that the help he gave him was just icing on the cake.

Xing Chen smiled and said, "Maybe when a couple is together for a long time, they will become more and more alike."

Mogo raised his eyebrows and casually complimented.

He knew exactly what Xing Chen wanted to hear.

I also understand how important marrying Nan Ke is to him, so I always choose to tell him what he likes to hear.

After dinner, Mogo walked the two downstairs.

Nan Ke raised his head and was very surprised to find that it was snowing.

"The weather forecast is pretty accurate."

Mo Ge also looked at them for two seconds, then at Nan Ke and Xing Chen, and said with a smile: "The next time we meet is when school starts, so I want to say Happy New Year to you in advance."

Nan Ke responded with a smile: "Happy New Year."

She took Xing Chen's arm and said as if to take credit: "I just told grandma this."

Some snowflakes landed on Nan Ke's eyebrows. Xing Chen raised his hand and gently brushed them away for her, chuckling softly, "Is that so?"

Like the tone and attitude you would use to treat a child.

Mogo's teeth ached at the sight.

Xing Chen said a few words to Mogodo, and the three of them said goodbye and parted ways.

After getting into the car and turning on the heater, Xing Chen shared the new information he had just learned with Nan Ke.

"Mogo said he and his grandmother had just moved to a new house. This is the new house they rented. He said the environment where they lived before was not good, and he said that it was all thanks to the resources you introduced to him that he had a good income."

Nan Ke glanced outside the car. This was not a new residential complex, but the furnishings inside the house were neat and simple, and the rooms were clean and tidy, nothing to say.

She said: "Kind people will be rewarded by God, and those with talent will be rewarded double. If he doesn't have the ability, it will be useless for me to help him."

After Nan Ke finished speaking, he thought for a moment and added, "Su Shuo also contributed, so I can't say it's all my credit."

Xing Chen did not respond. Nan Ke looked at him and found that he was smiling all the time, not knowing what he was happy about.

Xing Chen laughed out loud when he asked, "Mo Ge said that the way I speak is becoming more and more like you."

Nan Ke frowned and asked him, "Is that sarcasm?"

Xing Chen pinched her face and kissed her loudly.

"It's saying we're becoming more and more like a couple. How can that be sarcastic? It's clearly a compliment."

Nan Ke complained in his heart that only Xing Chen would like, care about and enjoy this kind of compliment.

She would only complain in her heart and would not say it out loud.

Because she is determined to be a lover who does not spoil the fun.

Xing Chen touched Nan Ke's hand, and the two of them officially set off for home.

Nan Ke looked out the window and saw snowflakes falling everywhere, a beautiful sight beyond words.

"This weather is perfect for creation."

She whispered something, and Xing Chen said "Hmm?" and asked her if she wanted to go to the studio.

"No, I'm just talking."

She looked at Xing Chen's profile and said with a smile: "You have already accomplished my goal. I am really jealous."

Xing Chen didn't understand and asked her, "What's the goal?"

Nan Ke smiled and said nothing. Xing Chen asked her several times, but she didn't say anything. She just said that it was a good thing and she would talk about it after she did it.

From the beginning to now, when Nan Ke had some free time, he thought about it a little and made a brief summary, and found that Xing Chen has always been a qualified lover with high standards that exceeds the standards of an ordinary qualified lover.

He never spoils the fun, never attacks, is emotionally stable, always responsive, and considerate...

All the positive words can be used to describe him. The more Nan Ke looked at him, the more he felt that there were many problems with him.

Of course, these problems have always existed and are not big problems.

I didn’t notice it before because Xing Chen never thought there was anything wrong with Nan Ke.

Nan Ke believed that even if they discussed this matter now, Xing Chen would definitely be confused and then say that he didn't think there was anything wrong with her.

It turns out that I was the one with the problem all along.

Nan Ke thought that she had never paid attention to the people around her and had not seen many things clearly.

It turns out that when two people in a relationship want each other to be happy, they have already achieved happiness.

Nan Ke withdrew his gaze, turned his head, and focused his attention on Xing Chen.

Xing Chen noticed it, looked at her, smiled and asked her what was wrong.

His wife possessed the keen insight of an artist, but also the sentimentality often associated with those who create art.

Xing Chen is a science student, and he knew from the beginning that he lacked these things.

His intense feelings for his wife are the strongest emotional impulse in his life. He is worried about missing out on something and making his wife feel lost and sad, so he pays extra attention to every aspect of her life.

Nan Ke suddenly said, "Go back to see your grandfather sometime. I'll go with you."

Xing Chen was very surprised. He didn't expect her to say this.

"Why suddenly..."

"When I see Grandma Mogo and Mogo, I think of you back then."

Even after entering the garage, Xing Chen's excitement had not subsided, and Nan Ke held his hand.

"I'm very lucky to have met you at that time. You may always think that it was me who saved you from bad fate, but in fact you also made my life complete."

Xing Chen looked at Nan Ke with red eyes and heard her say thank you to him.

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