Chapter 105 Zhou Shuaishuai

As the sky gradually darkened, the light reflected from the floor gradually faded, and finally only the flickering of the TV screen remained.

Yan Nian hugged her legs with her chin resting on her knees and slept for an unknown amount of time. When she woke up, her chin was sore from the knock.

She glanced outside and saw that it was already dark. The upper right corner of the TV displayed 18:59. Waiting for it to jump to 19:00, Yan Nian grabbed the phone next to her.

A lot of news has already piled up.

Zhou Ran, Xu Ke, Cheng Xiao, and Xu Yiqing all sent her messages.

Yan Nian first clicked on the message from Zhou Ran, which he sent her an hour ago. He should be at the dinner party now.

Zhou Ran: [Did you miss me?]

Ten minute intervals.

Zhou Ran: [What are you doing?]

Zhou Ran: [Falling asleep again?]

Yan Nianhui: [Yeah, just woke up.]

Zhou Ran replied immediately: [Are you hungry? ]

There was nothing at home. Yan Nian had porridge at noon and was indeed a little hungry now.

Yan Nian: [Yes, I ordered takeout.]

Zhou Ran didn't reply, so Yan Nian switched to read other messages.

Xu Ke: [Nian'er, my second aunt asked me to come to my house for dinner in the next few days before we went on the trip.]

Yan Nian: [Come over tomorrow night. I'm going to grandma's house at noon.]

I have never been so busy replying to messages as I am now. The depressed feeling after waking up is transferred through chatting.

Xu Yiqing sent her a photo of him and his friends on a boat trip, and asked her where she was celebrating the festival and whether she had eaten.

Yan Nian habitually answered all her questions one by one.

Cheng Xiao: [Happy holidays! When will Zhou Ran and I come to my restaurant for dinner? We're leaving in a few days.]

She ran away before the wedding was over that day, and Yan Nian felt very embarrassed. They were planning to go abroad for their honeymoon and wanted to invite them to get together.

Yan Nian: [It depends on his schedule. I can do anything. Love]

With the constant flow of messages, Yan Nian forgot about ordering takeout. He turned on the lights in the living room, poured himself a glass of warm water, and read the messages.

Not long after, I received a text message: [Hello, I'm a takeaway delivery person. Tell me your building and I'll deliver it to you.]

She thought it was a scam and ignored it, but then she received a WeChat message from Zhou Ran: [The takeaway has arrived, go pick it up downstairs.]

The takeaway guy brought it downstairs for her. Yan Nian took the heavy takeaway upstairs, took a photo and sent it to him: [Received! ]

It was sent from the Hongyue Restaurant. Zhou Ran took her there once and the dishes tasted good.

Yan Nian opened it and found that the packaging was very exquisite, with a good combination of meat and vegetables. The dishes had good colors and were not collapsed. There were three dishes and one soup in total, which was a bit too much for one person.

It was already nine o'clock in the evening after dinner. Zhou Ran finally found the time to send her a photo of the dinner party that was not over yet, with a voice message below: "Where are you going tomorrow?"

Yan Nian also replied: "Let's go to my uncle's house for dinner."

Zhou Ran didn't send any more messages.

Yan Nian felt extremely tired. After washing the clothes, she realized that her aunt hadn't been home for a long time and there was dust everywhere.

I rolled up my sleeves and wiped the house inside and out. After washing up, I lay down on the bed and was almost exhausted. I fell into a deep sleep without even turning off the lights, which stayed on until dawn.

The next morning, Yan Nian woke up, got herself ready, and drove to her grandmother's house for breakfast.

Yao Lijun didn't have a card game scheduled today, and it was still early. She said, "Baby, come with me to the supermarket to buy some groceries. Someone's coming over for lunch."

Yan Nian asked, "Is Dad coming over?"

When Yao Lijun heard her son, her face darkened: "No, I told him not to come."

Yan Nian lowered his head and said nothing.

The woman had already taken Wen Ruirui to transfer schools back to her hometown. Yan Qilin told her this on WeChat. Yan Nian didn't quite understand what he meant, so she ignored him.

Considering her parents, Yan Nian thought, let it be!

Yao Lijun didn't want to mention Yan Qilin, so Yan Nian tacitly changed the question: "Are there any relatives coming over?"

Yao Lijun finally smiled. "No, Shuai Shuai next door called me last night and said he'd come over at noon. He said he was busy with work and it wasn't convenient for him to come back here all the time, so he didn't plan to continue renting the house next door. I thought I'd ask him to come over for dinner before he moves out. I don't know when I'll see him again."

Yan Nian was rather curious about Zhou Shuaishuai. She had been back for so long, and despite repeated invitations, she had yet to meet him. She hadn't even met Xu Yiqing and Yan Qilin since their divorce. Now that she could meet him today, she wanted to thank him for all his help.

Yan Nian took Yao Lijun's hand and went out.

Yao Lijun was in a good mood and started chatting with her about personal matters: "Baby, I heard that you are in love. When will you bring that boy over for me to meet?"

Yan Nian was quite calm and admitted it openly: "Well, how about waiting for Mom to come back and bring him to meet you when I'm free?"

Yao Lijun patted her hands and said, "Okay, okay, bring him here for me to see. If he doesn't treat you well, I have someone else to choose from."

Yan Nian didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Grandma, he is a very nice person and he treats me very well too."

Yao Lijun: "Baby, you have to remember that being good to you all the time is the real good."

Yan Nian nodded.

Seeing that she was really serious and didn't hide anything about it, Yao Lijun thought that the boy must be a good one.

After thinking about it, he brought out his plan as a chat: "The person I'm talking about is the handsome guy next door. He's tall and good-looking, and he's also kind-hearted. When you were in Lingyun, he often asked me when you would be back."

Having never met him before, Yan Nian found it a little funny: "Why are you asking me?"

Yao Lijun looked up at her granddaughter and said with a smile, "My granddaughter is so pretty, isn't it normal for someone to ask about her?"

"Grandma, please stop joking with me."

Yao Lijun: "When has grandma ever joked with you?"

The two chatted casually and picked out ingredients from the supermarket and went home.

Yan Nian joined in to help. She didn't know how to cook, so after finishing her own work, she watched her grandmother fry shrimp heads and replied to Zhou Ran's message.

He had just gotten up, and Yan Nian didn't disturb him while he was washing up. He quit WeChat and stood aside.

As it was getting closer to noon, Yao Lijun pushed her out of the kitchen and gave her the task of opening the door for Zhou Shuaishuai.

Yan Nian looked around the living room and was not idle. He tidied up the pillows and cushions on the sofa, and took down the two large photo frames left by his grandfather from the wall one by one and wiped them.

There were family photos and photos of her grandparents when they were young. Most of them were photos of her childhood. Yan Nian always felt that one was missing, but she couldn't remember which one.

She hung the picture frame back in place and there was a knock at the door.

It should be Zhou Shuaishuai who is here.

Yan Nian ran over in slippers, grabbed the door handle and opened it.

The man standing at the door was tall, almost covering her completely, and his hand was still in the position of knocking on the door.

Standing at the door, one inside and one outside looking at each other.

In just a moment, the curiosity on Yan Nian's face turned into astonishment. His heart skipped a beat and he asked in a hoarse voice, "Why...are you here?"

"Let me take a look." Zhou Ran didn't expect her to be here, and his appearance obviously scared her.

"Oh!" Yan Nian's mind was in a mess, full of unspeakable guesses. "Then, then please come in."

We were very frank and sweet with each other last night, but now he is being extremely polite, like he is entertaining a guest.

Yan Nian stood stupidly at the door, forgetting to give way.

Zhou Ran raised his hand and pinched her face affectionately, not afraid of being seen by the elders, and suddenly laughed: "How can I get in if you don't let me?"

"Oh!" Yan Nian quickly let someone in. He felt that this was all too dramatic. He was stunned for a moment, then turned around and looked for shoes for him to change into from the shoe cabinet: "You wear this."

Yao Lijun heard the noise and came out of the kitchen with a spatula. She saw the two of them blocking the entrance. Her granddaughter had a dazed look on her face as she watched them change their shoes, while Zhou Shuaishuai had a smile on his face.

She shouted, "Here I come."

Zhou Ran nodded: "Yeah"

Yao Lijun: "Just sit for a while and then dinner will be served."

Zhou Ran: "Okay!"

Yan Nian was certain that this person was the Zhou Shuaishuai that his grandmother had mentioned.

She hadn't recovered yet, and when she saw him come in, she poured herself a cup of lemon tea she had just brewed from the transparent kettle and drank it as if he were entering her own home.

He returned to sit on the sofa and patted the seat next to him: "Come here."