Chapter 940: Love is Restraint
"I gave it to my friend."
In order to avoid upsetting his mother, Xie Nancheng didn't directly say that he was giving it to Tu Ran.
"Which friend?"
"I know all your friends." Mrs. Xie asked.
"Mom, I'm not a child anymore. Do you really need to ask about such trivial matters?"
"You don't interfere with the company's projects worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but you are concerned about a cat?" Xie Nancheng glanced at his mother's face calmly, and his tone was not very polite.
Mrs. Xie didn't want to destroy the relationship between her and her son, so she naturally wouldn't continue the stalemate.
"I'm just asking. Since you promised to send it, then go ahead."
"I never liked cats anyway."
Zhou Han quickly tried to smooth things over, "Godmother has been feeling unwell recently and has been having a lot of fun. Once she gets better, everything will be fine."
Xie Nancheng actually didn’t eat dinner at night, although the food in front of him was all his favorite.
Especially the braised beef brisket, which he had been eating since he was a child and was made by Aunt Ping herself.
But now, Zhou Han was here, and he had no appetite.
I just took two bites of vegetables as a token of my appreciation.
After dinner, he again insisted on taking his mother to the hospital, but Mrs. Xie refused, saying she was tired.
Xie Nancheng also asked, picked up Lihua and left.
"Young Master Nancheng."
"That's the old lady's favorite cat."
"It's also the young lady's favorite cat."
"If you give her away, make sure to find a good family and don't treat Lihua harshly." Pinggu said this with tears in her eyes. She knew that as a nanny, she shouldn't say too much.
But when I think of the warm scenes of the past, whether it was the old lady holding Lihua or Tu Ran holding Lihua.
The old houses used to be so cozy...
But now, only a year has passed and everything has changed.
The old lady died.
The young lady left.
Mr. Xie also moved out temporarily.
In the huge house, there is only one hostess left, all alone and without the vitality of the past.
"Don't worry, I will."
Xie Nancheng nodded seriously.
Then he carried Lihua into his car.
After getting on the bus, he was even a little excited.
Because I now have a legitimate excuse to go see her.
I was inexplicably nervous.
He picked up his phone and sent a WeChat message:
Xie Nancheng: Are you busy?
Tu Ran: Is there anything wrong?
Xie Nancheng: Well, I want to come over to see you.
Tu Ran: Now?
Xie Nancheng: Yes, I promised you before that I would give you the pear blossoms. I happen to be free today, so I will send them to you.
Tu Ran: Okay.
Xie Nancheng: You are in Muyunzhai, right?
Tu Ran: Yeah.
Xie Nancheng: See you later.
Tu Ran: Okay.
After a few simple exchanges, Xie Nancheng was in a good mood.
There was even light music playing in the car along the way.
"Pear blossom."
"Grandma likes her, and I know you like her too."
"I will visit you often in the future."
"With you there, I actually have an excuse..."
"Because you know, I like her too."
Xie Nancheng was talking to himself, actually talking to a cat.
Lihua lay on the passenger seat, very well behaved.
It's as if it knows where it's going.
Soon, he arrived at Muyunzhai.
It was already eight o'clock in the evening.
Most of the later employees in Muyunzhai were young people.
They were drinking and chatting happily because of the return of Wei Ming and Xiao He.
We cooked a lot of dishes and had a lively party in the glass house built on the east side.
Tu Ran didn't like drinking, so he didn't join in the fun.
Instead, she sat in the small tea room at the door and drank tea.
Also waiting for Xie Nancheng.
Ever since he sent a WeChat message saying he was coming over.
Tu Ran began to feel a little restless.
I can't concentrate on anything.
Until his car comes in!
Someone didn't understand. After seeing the car, he was about to stand up and said, "Hey, are there guests?"
"No need to go out, that's the boss's friend."
"Let's continue eating." After seeing that it was Xie Nancheng's car, Wei Ming quickly stopped these young people.
Tu Ran stepped forward.
Xie Nancheng picked up Lihua and walked over.
The moment Lihua saw Tu Ran, she excitedly kept calling out - meow, meow.
Tu Ran quickly hugged her in his arms, "Lihua, long time no see."
"How are you?"
"Why do you seem to have lost weight?" Tu Ran lowered his head and looked at the kitten.
"After grandma left, Aunt Ping took care of Lihua, but she said that Lihua hasn't been eating much lately... She doesn't like going out to play, and she's not interested in the toys I bought her. I guess it's because there's no one at home she likes now."
"Yes, it likes grandma the most." Tu Ran said.
"It likes you too." Xie Nancheng looked at Tu Ran with tenderness in his eyes.
He actually wanted to pretend to be calm and indifferent.
Even pretend to have a bit of a sense of boundaries.
But the moment he saw her, he could no longer pretend.
If I hadn't tried so hard to restrain myself, I would have hugged her in my arms and kissed her hard to relieve the pain of missing her.
"It's cold outside, come in and sit down."
"good."
Xie Nancheng then followed Tu Ran into the tea room.
"Have you eaten dinner?" Tu Ran asked casually.
After all, it’s already past eight o’clock, who wouldn’t have eaten?
But this guy was extremely honest today.
He just said, "I haven't eaten yet."
"Um...why haven't you eaten yet?"
"I've been busy." Boss Xie lied.
"Then... do you want to eat something?" Tu Ran asked tentatively.
"Is it convenient?" Xie Nancheng pretended to be polite this time.
"It's convenient, but the food might not be that good... The chefs are on break, and the staff are all doing it themselves. I'm the only one who can make whatever you want."
"Spinach and egg noodles, is that okay?" Xie Nancheng ordered.
Tu Ran chuckled, "Do you think this is the only dish I can make?"
"No, I just think this one suits my taste best." Xie Nancheng said softly.
Especially when Tu Ran smiled, he felt that all the gloom that had accumulated in his heart during this period was swept away by her bright smile.
"Okay then, I'll do it, you wait a moment."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
"It's just a piece of cake." Tu Ran stood up and went straight into the kitchen.
Spinach and noodles are all ready.
Tu Ran also added two poached eggs.
I even took some pickles that I made myself.
"This is pickled peppers after frying them."
"Northeastern style. Xiao He's hometown is in the Northeast, and he can cook a lot of delicious dishes. I learned this from him. You should give it a try."
"Okay." Xie Nancheng took off his coat and became less polite.
In front of Tu Ran, he didn't need to be a gentleman and just ate noodles in big mouthfuls.
Tu Ran just watched him eat quietly, just like when he was in Tianyi Pavilion before.
Neither of them ate or spoke, one ate while the other watched.
"You... don't want to eat?" Xie Nancheng was halfway through his meal when he remembered to ask.
"I seldom eat at night. I don't have this habit."
"The pickles are delicious, I like them very much." Xie Nancheng commented.
"Thank you very much, thank you for the compliment, Mr. President." Tu Ran said playfully.
Since Zhang Luo's divorce, there has rarely been such a relaxed atmosphere.
Xie Nancheng suddenly thought of something and asked, "By the way, Ranran, do you know the Pang family?"
"Who?" Tu Ran was stunned.
"Pang Tianye, do you know him?" Xie Nancheng asked.
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