Move in with Lu Tianchen?
An Xing leaned his phone against the head of the bed, rolled over and rubbed himself, then lay in the quilt hugging the pillow and supporting his cheek.
"Well, will this work? If I'm not at home, Ning Rong will be able to be closer to his parents?"
Lu Tianchen put the document aside and looked at the young man on the other end of the video, his voice low and gentle.
"Then tell me first, do you really want Ning Rong to be closer to Uncle An and Aunt Shen?"
The boy tilted his head: "Of course!"
Lu Tianchen smiled and said, "Then just listen to me and move in for a while."
Feelings are developed through time, and now An Zhaoming and Shen Ying undoubtedly care more about An Xing. But Ning Rong is their biological son, a biological son whose adoptive parents have both passed away, who is excellent and has a good relationship with An Xing.
Then, in time, the balance will inevitably slowly tilt towards Ning Rong, becoming equal on both sides, and even Ning Rong will be more important than An Xing.
If An Xing had bad intentions or was selfish, he would have monopolized the love of the An couple - his biological parents were dead! The only people he could rely on were the An couple.
If An Xing was really such a bad kid, perhaps things would be simple. Then the An family could abandon An Xing without any psychological burden and take back the excellent child who could inherit the family business.
But An Xing was not like that. The Ning couple had passed away, so the An family wanted both children and took the most difficult path. They could not ignore An Xing, and they also had to get close to Ning Rong as soon as possible.
Since recognizing each other, Ning Rong and the An family have been testing each other, cautiously, trying to see each other's character and bottom line, and exploring the appropriate way to get along. But the little fool doesn't understand anything, he is just anxious and worried, why hasn't this family become close yet?
Lu Tianchen didn't intend to explain this to the little fool, he just smiled and said:
"Like I said, you have to give them more space and opportunities to get along."
If An Xing had continued to participate in their mutual testing, it would have been fine if the result was good. But if the final result was not good... would the little fool be blamed?
After all, An Xing is an "outsider" and people's hearts are fickle.
The man's deep voice became softer, which made the young man subconsciously turn up the volume to the maximum and move closer to listen carefully.
"There's only a month left before school starts. You can come and stay for two weeks... no, three weeks, so they can get along well."
"Of course, you should go back on weekends and take them to do some parent-child activities...hiking, sports, picnics, all of which can enhance the relationship."
The little idiot has tried very hard. If you still can't get close to each other, it has nothing to do with him and you can't blame him.
An Xing nodded as he listened, and even wanted to take a small notebook to record all of this. He couldn't help but ask in admiration:
"Brother Chen, how come you are so experienced? Where did you learn this?"
After saying this, An Xing suddenly felt something was wrong.
He and Lu Tianchen grew up together. He had met Lu's uncle and aunt. Those two... were a typical wealthy couple who got together for profit. They didn't seem to be raising a son, but rather training an heir.
Other families may have parent-child activities, but the Lu family definitely does not. These methods are definitely not Lu Tianchen’s own experience, but he specially collected them.
As for who you are searching for, is there any need to ask?
It must be for him!
His brother Chen is simply the number one good brother in Tangcheng!
An Xing was so touched that she got out of bed and sat on the bed. "Brother Chen, you are right. It is better for them to get close without me. I will move out this weekend!"
After a pause, he hesitated again.
"But what reason can I use to move out? If I tell the truth..."
"I suggest you don't."
On the other side of the video, Lu Tianchen picked up the file again.
"If you tell the truth, Uncle An and Aunt Shen will definitely care more about you than Ning Rong. They will certainly refuse you to move out. Then according to this progress, when school starts..."
"...They must still be polite to each other like they are now!"
An Xing clenched his fists, thinking that this absolutely could not be done!
Lu Tianchen: "So I'll recommend a reason to you, and you just say..."
The following words were unclear, but An Xing listened carefully with his eyes shining.
"That's a good idea. They will definitely have no reason to stop me from living with you!"
Lu Tianchen was in a very good mood and encouraged the young man with a smile.
"Then you have to work hard. Whether Ning Rong and they can truly become a family in the future depends on you."
The boy's round face was full of excitement, and his light brown eyes sparkled when he looked over.
"Okay, Brother Shen! In the future, our family will be harmonious, and you will be credited as the first contributor!"
“It’s my pleasure.”
What the An family does to him, Lu Tianchen thought, he just wants the little star of the An family.
There is no strict schedule in the An family, so An Xing can sleep in and get up later.
But he had something on his mind, so he woke up very early, rolled around on the bed, and counted on his fingers what he should take to the Lu family.
Well...it seems like I don't need to bring anything, just bring my study materials.
An Xing's cell phone vibrated, and he grabbed it and saw that it was his loving family asking him if he was awake and if he wanted to come downstairs for dinner.
An Xingxing Chaoxing: Let’s go, it’s time to eat.jpg
It took less than ten minutes from washing up to going downstairs. When the boy in monster pajamas rushed down, breakfast was just on the table. An Zhaoming was reading the news on his tablet, Chen Ying was talking to a friend on the phone about visiting an art gallery, and Ning Rong was eating while playing with his phone.
Seeing An Xing coming down, the three of them looked up at the same time with sharp eyes.
An Xing was completely unaware, her attention was focused on breakfast: "Good morning, Aunt Zhang, what are you having for breakfast today?"
"Come and eat the pancake while it's hot!"
An Xing sat over happily, indulging himself in the food. The secret battle was defeated by breakfast, and there was a faint atmosphere of boredom on the table.
Chen Ying and An Zhaoming also came to sit down and eat. They had just taken a few bites when they heard the young man say:
"By the way, Mom and Dad, I plan to live at Brother Chen's house for the next half month!"
“…”
The table fell into silence, and then the three of them turned their heads and looked at the boy in shock.
"What? You're going to live with Tian Chen?!"
An Zhaoming spoke first, his usual calmness and seriousness completely gone.
An Xing nodded like a chick pecking at rice, with an innocent expression on his face, as if this was a very ordinary thing.
But considering the premise that "An Xing and Lu Tianchen had an unspoken engagement", this matter is not ordinary at all.
"Xingxing feels that the Lu family's little... child has helped us a lot recently, so she wants to stay with him for a few days to get closer to him? Actually, it doesn't have to be that troublesome. Dad has said before that he would treat him to a meal. Isn't this just right? You can ask him to come over for a meal this weekend."
"As for living there... forget it. That kid is usually very busy with work. If you go there, he will have to take care of you. It would be a bother to him."
When negotiating with others, you cannot deny them right away. First, you should affirm that the other party's idea is correct, then subtly distort their cognition, change their idea, propose another solution, and finally reject their initial proposal.
Ning Rong had great respect for An Zhaoming. He felt that he was really immature for only wanting to beat up that wild man who stole the baby. He still had a lot to learn from his father.
An Xing was confused for more than ten seconds and still couldn't understand An Zhaoming's logic, so he just made a summary.
"Yeah, Dad, you're right. We'll just invite Brother Chen to our house for dinner this weekend. After dinner, I'll just move in with Brother Chen tomorrow, and he won't have to make an extra trip!"
An Zhaoming: ...
I don’t intend to sacrifice my son’s dinner!
Chen Ying glanced at her husband and son and felt that they were useless and completely unable to grasp the point. She pushed a bowl of preserved egg and lean meat porridge on the table to her son and asked softly:
"Why did Xingxing suddenly want to live with Tianchen? Are you planning to go out and play together?"
Hey, traveling is also a pretty good excuse!
An Xing nodded: "Yeah, we are planning to go out for some fun."
"Why do you have to stay for half a month? Will it disturb Tianchen too much? I heard from your father that Tianchen is indeed very busy recently. If you go over as a guest, he will have to take care of you..."
"Why should I take care of him? We are so familiar with each other!" The boy waved his paw, not thinking it was a problem at all. "We both go out to work during the day and do our own things when we come back at night. I don't need him to take care of me!"
Important information: Single men and single women do not stay in the same room for half a month. They still have to go out to work during the day.
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief silently. The man remained silent while the woman continued to ask.
"Then what's the reason for doing this? Xingxing never mentioned this before, so it must be a sudden decision. Don't lie to mom, or she will be sad!"
The boy was so good at acting like a spoiled child, he was just imitating the adults. When the woman opened her almond eyes and showed a pitiful expression, An Xing could only surrender.
"Brother Chen said that other people's boyfriends have a probation period, and we also have to have a probation period before we get engaged."
"He asked me to live with him for half a month to get a feel for it. If I feel unhappy living together, I have the right to refuse the engagement."
This method was proposed by Lu Tianchen last night, and An Xing thought it could be used.
From mom and dad’s reactions just now, it can be seen that they would definitely not agree for conventional reasons, but if it involves something as important as engagement, they cannot refuse.
Although An Xing felt that this engagement would most likely be cancelled by his brother Chen in the future, he could use it as an excuse for now - this kind of "engagement trial" could not be replaced by others, and it was indispensable, so the necessity of cohabitation was established. And he was in summer vacation recently, and he would have to live on campus when school started, so the urgency of cohabitation was also established.
Sure enough, as soon as this reason came out, Dad, Mom and Ning Rong all fell silent, as if they were thinking about something.
"Lu Tianchen said, engagement trial?"
In the silence, Ning Rong spoke, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was somewhat ambiguous.
"Then he is quite sincere."
An Xing didn't understand and nodded stupidly.
Seeing the silly look of the little fool, it was obvious that he hadn't realized anything yet. Chen Ying and An Zhaoming looked at each other and smiled.
"In that case, why don't you invite Tian Chen to come over for lunch tomorrow."
She didn't say whether she agreed or not, so An Xing just thought that this meant she agreed. He happily responded and continued to eat the pancake.
When the little fool lowered his head to eat, the other three exchanged glances and saw the same determination in each other's eyes.
The wolf cub must have a conspiracy! I must peel off his wolf skin tomorrow!
Chen Ying and her friends made an appointment to visit the gallery, and An Zhaoming went fishing with an old friend. An Xing had planned to stay at home, but when he heard Ning Rong say that he was going back to move things, he sat up immediately and wanted to go with them.
"Brother Hong said yesterday that the Ning family has been looking for you recently. Maybe they want to do something bad. I want to go with you to protect you!"
“…”
Ning Rong was silent for a while, then reached out and pinched the boy's soft little arm.
"That's it?"
An Xing slapped him angrily.
"Why are you pinching my arm? I'm not fighting! I mean to ask Uncle Li to protect us!"
Ning Rong took back his hand and said leisurely:
"Uncle Li and I will protect you."
An Xing: ...
No matter who protects whom, Ning Rong didn't take those two people seriously and could take An Xing with him.
Uncle Li drove to the Ning family's house, and the three of them went upstairs together. Ning Rong dragged out the empty boxes at home and picked out the things he wanted to take away. An Xing sat on a small stool to sort them out, and after packing them, Uncle Li and Ning Rong moved them downstairs.
——The squeamish artist tried to help, but was shooed back to his small stool by the two men and told to behave himself.
"Are you only taking these books, notebooks, and photo albums? Nothing else?"
An Xing was walking around the house taking pictures with a camera in his hand. He saw a row of horizontal bars carved from low to high on the door of Ning Rong's bedroom, with numbers marked next to them. He knew that this was probably the mark left by Ning Rong's annual height measurement, and he went over to take pictures with great interest.
When the flash came on, the room was already mostly empty, with only a few odds and ends and large pieces of furniture left.
Ning Rong came back to his senses and responded.
"Maybe next time. I want to go back and sort it out first to see if there is anything I missed, and then bring it next time."
The old house was out of electricity, not to mention turning on the air conditioner or fan. Only by opening the door could we get some cool air. Ning Rong glanced at An Xing, who was sweating from the heat, and picked up the box on the ground.
"Just two more trips and I'll go get a drink. You wait at home."
An Xing agreed and continued walking around with the camera.
Ning Rong and Uncle Li each carried a box and went downstairs. The room became quiet. An Xing sat on the sofa and looked at the photos that had just been taken.
Looking at these photos one by one, and combining them with the photos in the album, it seems as if one can see how that couple raised Ning Rong little by little in this house.
An Xing exhaled, feeling a little disappointed. He was lost in thought when he heard footsteps. He was wondering how Ning Rong and Uncle Li came up so quickly. When he turned around, he saw Uncle Ning and Aunt Ning running up, sweating profusely.
"Good nephew! We have finally waited for you!"
An Xing: ...
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