After waking up and washing up, An Xing went downstairs in a daze.
"Good morning, Mom and Dad. Good morning, Aunt Zhang."
Aunt Zhang placed the last breakfast on the table and replied with a smile: "Good morning, Xingxing. Come and have breakfast. Today we have your favorite fried dough sticks and tofu pudding."
An Xing suddenly became energetic, staggered to the dining table, and suddenly stopped. He stared at the extra boy at the table for a few seconds, then realized that there was another person at home.
Oh my, they clearly slept together last night, how come he forgot all about it? This guy is so inconspicuous!
An Xing sat down as if nothing had happened and smiled at Ning Rong in a flattering manner.
"Good morning, Ning Rong. Did you sleep well last night?"
Ning Rong glanced at him with an unpredictable expression, and An Xing looked back innocently, and saw the boy sigh.
"That's fine, but you're already a big kid. I won't sleep with you anymore."
Not understanding what Ning Rong was saying, An Xing bit the fried dough stick with a confused look on his face.
An Zhaoming coughed lightly and changed the subject.
"Rongrong, since living here is fine, you shouldn't go back and move all your things here. I heard from Xingxing that the last time you went home at night, you were surrounded by hooligans. Those two people from the Ning family have bad intentions, so don't confront them head-on."
An Xing nodded quickly and agreed: "That's right, you should move back here. Your uncle and aunt are too mean. Stay away from them."
Ning Rong: "Theoretically, they are your uncle and aunt."
“…”
The boy's wrinkled little round face made everyone laugh, and no one thought that it was wrong for An Xing to despise his relatives like this - such a person was not worthy of being treated as a relative.
In An Xing's opinion, those two had fought with Ning Rong for the family property in his previous life and kicked him out of the house. Even if Ning Rong recognized him in this life, theoretically it had nothing to do with them, but An Xing felt that he still couldn't give those two a chance to get close to him.
Everyone was doing this for his own good. Ning Rong was not the kind of person who didn't know what was good for him, so he responded softly.
"I know."
He hesitated and didn't say any words of thanks. They probably didn't want to hear him say that.
In fact, this was indeed the case. Ning Rong accepted it without any resistance, which made An Zhaoming and Shen Ying feel much more relaxed - they were a family, and if they kept thanking each other, what would be the point?
An Xing was also happy and applied for it on his own initiative.
"Then if you have anything to move over here, I'll go with you!"
Ning Rong paused before saying:
"I've dealt with my parents' belongings and donated most of them. The rest are things they used to use. I..."
"Rongrong, let's discuss this a little bit. Do you think this will work?"
Chen Ying spoke up, interrupting Ning Rong's words softly.
"We have a small family, but a large place. Usually, only Aunt Zhang and Uncle Li live here, so there are a lot of empty rooms. I've discussed with your father, and you can pick one of the empty rooms upstairs to put their things in, okay?"
Ning Rong was stunned.
"Rongrong, you and Xingxing were taken away by mistake. No one expected it and no one wanted to see it happen. We are very grateful to them for raising you and raising you so well. They are all very good people."
"Now that they are gone, the house over there will be demolished and gradually it will no longer be habitable... What we mean is that you two can live in our home, and we will give you a room to store their things so that you can remember them..."
"Do you think this will work?" Ning Rong was stunned for a long time before coming to his senses and asked in a low voice:
"Are you... serious? Would you mind if I could have a room to store their stuff?"
After moving into the An family villa, Ning Rong did think about asking if he could vacate a room to store his parents' belongings - he had donated all their clothes and other things, but there were still some books, tools and notes that he couldn't bear to donate or throw away.
But in the end, he had some concerns in his heart and was unable to ask.
What if they don't want to? Or what if they hate the behavior?
Regardless of whether he said it or not, Ning Rong has become somewhat close to the An family now, and the An couple treat him very well. But because of this, Ning Rong is a little unsure about how to get along with them, and even... a little worried that his requests will make them unhappy.
The boy tried hard to hide his hope and caution in his eyes, which made Chen Ying feel distressed. She tried to say in a cheerful tone:
"Of course it's true. We don't mind that."
After a pause, she continued.
"Besides, they are Xingxing's biological parents. This was also Xingxing's suggestion."
They actually hadn't thought of this at all. It was An Xing who came over last night while Ning Rong was washing up and made this suggestion to them.
Meeting Ning Rong's gaze, An Xing, with his mouth full of fried dough sticks, blinked and spoke cheerfully.
"There's nothing I can do. Dad definitely can't afford to buy the land in the city center. Besides, that place will be demolished sooner or later because it will be developed for commercial purposes."
"Instead of messing with that house, why not bring mom and dad's things back and put them away. If you miss them in the future, or if I want to hear their stories, we can go look through their rooms!"
"And mom and dad's wedding rings don't have to be left alone in the cemetery anymore!"
An Xing thought his idea was great and felt very proud of it.
An Zhaoming was told that he couldn't afford to buy land. Although it was true, he couldn't help but glare at his son before comforting him.
"Your mother and Xingxing are right. Don't worry. I'll give you the cell phone numbers of my secretary and Lao Li. If you need anything, just call them. When Xingxing and I go back to move things, there will be people with us."
Whether it is An Zhaoming or Chen Ying, they don't mind Ning Rong calling the Ning couple "Mom and Dad", and they can also say "return to the Ning family" or "go back" without any hesitation. They are even willing to clean up the room to store the Ning couple's belongings. Every move they make is from the heart.
They seemed to accept and understand very naturally that Ning Rong was now more attached to the Ning family.
They did not force Ning Rong to change anything, but they made silent contributions.
Ning Rong felt a soft and painful spot in his heart. His heart, which had been floating and unable to find a place to rest since his parents passed away, finally found a place to rest in this sour and soft pain. His throat was sore and he felt like crying again, so he responded in a hoarse voice.
"Thank you... Dad, Mom."
He lowered his head, and a small piece of fabric on his trousers was suddenly wet.
An Zhaoming and Shen Ying tacitly pretended not to see it. An Xing didn't notice it at all. Seeing that the three of them had reached an agreement, he happily continued to eat and asked An's father while drinking soy milk.
"Dad, are you going to work today?"
"I didn't go yesterday, so of course I have to go today." An Zhaoming glanced at An Xing, "What about you? When are you going?"
An Xing took out his phone and took a look: "Well, Brother Shen and I have an appointment to visit Brother Xiao Yi in two days. I'll ask Teacher Xiao then."
Chen Ying cooperated and changed the subject: "I also heard that the kid from the Xiao family had a car accident. Xingxing, are you related to this incident? Why do you want to go see him?"
"It's not related, right?" An Xing grabbed the fried dough stick, also puzzled.
"I just reminded Brother Xiao Yi that he should wear a seat belt while driving. This time, Brother Xiao Yi was racing and he happened to wear it. He thought that nothing serious happened because I reminded him... I didn't do anything, but Brother Xiao Yi said I was his lucky star."
"He's a fast car driver at such a young age, why is he still so superstitious?"
Although he did have foresight and saved Xiao Yi's life, this man was unexpectedly too cooperative!
Looking at their little fool, An Zhaoming and Shen Ying fell silent.
Even if they never participate in such games among young people, they know that when those guys are racing, they pursue the so-called excitement of speed and danger and don't wear seat belts at all, so if an accident happens, it will be a big deal.
This little idiot was actually able to persuade people to wear seat belts, and coincidentally something happened to him. The seat belts played a big role... Who wouldn't shout "lucky star" when encountering this guy?
An Zhaoming ignored the little fool and looked at Ning Rong.
"Rongrong, now that the appraisal results are out, do you want to go to the company with dad to get familiar with it?"
Ning Rong glanced at An Xing: "What are you doing today?"
An Xing: "It seems like you don't do anything?"
Just as Ning Rong was about to say that she also wanted to stay at home, Chen Ying spoke up.
"You two, come with me to visit your grandparents today."
An Xing immediately looked up: "Okay, okay!"
The boy next to him showed some hesitation, thinking that Ning Rong was worried that the old man didn't like him, so An Xing quickly spoke out to comfort him.
"Grandpa and grandma are very nice people, they definitely won't dislike you, don't worry!"
Well, only children care whether others like them or not.
Ning Rong was amused by this way of coaxing a child, and his worries were reduced. He nodded and asked hesitantly:
"I haven't prepared anything. Will it be possible if I show up empty-handed..."
"You are just a little kid, are you planning to prepare a gift? Relax and follow me, and wait for the gift from your grandparents today."
Shen Ying relaxed and said with a smile.
After the truth of her previous life was revealed, Shen Ying was so shocked by An Hao's family that she fainted. The control group for her was the Shen family who came to visit her the next day.
Chen Ying is the youngest daughter of the Shen family. The aunts of the Shen family comforted Chen Ying first, and then the uncles went to find An Zhaoming to find out the situation. Then all the cousins came to comfort An Xing.
At that time, An Xing was also very anxious. He was worried that his parents didn't want him anymore. He was also entangled with his biological parents. He also felt guilty towards Ning Rong. He was haggard and depressed after one night. It was only when his cousins from the Shen family came over and rubbed him to comfort him that he was fine.
"My cousins are all very easy to get along with, don't be nervous."
Uncle Li drove for An Zhaoming. Today was also the day when the old father went to work alone. Shen Ying's assistant drove over to get the blueprints and sent the three of them to the Shen family. In the car, An Xing introduced the situation of the Shen family to Ning Rong.
"My grandparents are old and don't like living in the city. They live with my uncle and aunt, further south."
The southern part of Tang City is backed by mountains. The villa area where the An family lives is within the third ring road of Tang City, and the Shen family lives outside the fifth ring road.
"We have three uncles in our family. The eldest cousin is my eldest cousin, and he has a pair of twins. The second cousin is my second cousin, and she's getting married this year, so we'll both be best men. The third cousin is my third and fourth cousin, and they're twins."
An Xing counted on his fingers and told Ning Rong the composition of the Shen family, his eyes gradually brightening.
"My second uncle and third uncle, my third cousin and fourth cousin are twins, and my eldest nephew and niece are twin boys and girls. When you have children in the future, or your children's children, maybe they will also have twins or twin boys and girls!"
Ning Rong: ...
Chen Ying and the secretary in the front were trying not to laugh when they heard this, and Ning Rong asked helplessly, "What's so exciting about twins?"
"Brother, you're awesome!" An Xing sighed, "I used to envy my third and fourth cousins so much. I wanted to have a brother too."
Ning Rong: "Oh, then when will you call me brother?"
An Xing:!
An Xing kept his mouth shut and faced the wall of the car. He was poked several times by Ning Rong. He pretended to be dead all the way to Shen's house and did not call him brother.
What a joke, they were born on the same day, only fifteen minutes apart! If he simply called him brother, wouldn't that be embarrassing?
The two elders of the Shen family had heard from Chen Ying about the mistaken baby and sighed all night. When they heard that they would come today, they got up early and waited.
So as soon as An Xing and Ning Rong entered the door, they each fell into a warm and dry embrace.
"Don't be sad, our stars. It's not any of your fault."
An Xing felt a lump in his throat and felt like crying.
It was his grandmother who hugged him.
The two old people were old, and the situation was similar in their previous life. No one told them about the mistake. But in the end, the two old people still found out.
At that time, An Xing also came to Shen's house to see the two old people. He felt guilty and uneasy, but after entering the door, he was gently hugged by his grandmother.
"We Xingxing are not sad. You didn't do anything wrong. Grandpa and grandma love you."
He rubbed himself in the old man's arms and acted like a spoiled child skillfully.
"I know, grandma. It's actually a good thing. I have two sets of parents, and you also have two grandchildren!"
Ning Rong couldn't help but glance sideways and met the young man's clean eyes without the slightest greed.
——He didn’t get close to the elderly for fame and fortune, but just because he cared about them and wanted them to be happy.
"You're a good kid, don't hate the stars."
The old man holding Ning Rong touched the boy's head, his eyes full of love.
"You both did nothing wrong, so don't hate each other because of an accident like this."
"As long as you want, you can become the closest brothers and the closest family."
An Xing looked back in her grandmother's arms and saw the gloomy and cold boy from her previous life was silent for a long time, and then nodded meekly in front of the old woman.
"We will."
Just like a lone wolf that has been wandering for a long time, it finally finds a pack of wolves that accepts it.
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