Xiao Chen finished loading the things in the car, took them out, and was about to take them inside when he saw Li Xian walk over and reach out to take them.
Xiao Chen said, "Sir, let me take it in for you."
"Need not."
As I walked over, I heard Ji Meiling say, "When are you free to come and help me plant flowers? I have planted so many in my garden, but they're not blooming well. Why don't you just help me replant them?"
Li Xian said coldly, "Nuonuo has a lot of schoolwork and also has to help me manage the company. She doesn't have time. I'm sorry."
Su Peiyi glanced at Li Xian in surprise, not expecting this man to disrespect her aunt.
They actually refused on the spot.
It's just planting some flowers.
Ji Meiling hadn't expected Li Xian to refuse, and her smile immediately faded: "Oh, I see. So Miss Xu is involved in business matters."
Naturally, it doesn't matter.
However, since Li Xian had already used this as an excuse, she could only nod and smile faintly: "Yes, the company is currently very busy and we can't handle everything."
After a few brief pleasantries, Li Xian led Xu Nuo into the house, while Ji Meiling returned to her own home.
Because they weren't walking fast, Ji Meiling and the others could still hear Xu Nuo and Li Xian's conversation.
Li Xian asked her, "Are you hungry?"
"A little bit."
I'll cook you something delicious tonight.
Xu Nuo looked at the bag in his hand: "What did you buy? I want to eat braised pork."
I couldn't hear what they said after that, because Li Xian had already closed the courtyard gate.
Ji Meiling and Su Peiyi exchanged a glance.
"Auntie, they seem to have a very good relationship."
Ji Meiling sneered: "Yes."
Old Liu and that short-lived woman used to have a good relationship.
In the end, he still ended up hooking up with her.
As soon as that woman dies, he will immediately marry her.
Ji Meiling advised, "It's all about human effort. I've told you before, if you want to marry well, you have to put in the work. Although Li Xian comes from a poor background, he is capable and has a good relationship with the Liu family. If Xiaoqin weren't so young, I wouldn't have been willing to introduce him to you."
Su Peiyi nodded and said obediently, "Thank you, Auntie. I know you mean well."
Ji Meiling rolled her eyes: "What's the use of knowing? You have to be able to do it."
Old Liu is going to be transferred next year, and it would be best if Li Xian could lend a hand.
Liu Xiaoqin said, "Cousin, you need to step up your game! The houses in Zhongxu Jiayuan are ridiculously expensive. If you get on good terms with him, we won't have to spend money to buy one."
Ji Meiling glared at her: "You're so useless. You're satisfied with just one house. If you don't try to please your father, he'll leave all his assets to your sister in the future."
Liu Xiaoqin's expression changed, and she stamped her foot: "That won't do."
Ji Meiling gently scolded her: "You better walk properly, what kind of behavior is this? If your father sees this, he will be angry again."
…
Looking at the lush plants filling the yard, Xu Nuo felt a sense of familiarity, as if she had returned to Luxian Village.
She opened her arms to the plants: "Oh, my darlings, I love you."
Li Xian carried the groceries in one hand and picked up the person with the other, carrying them towards the living room.
Xu Nuo leaned on his shoulder and giggled, blowing a breath onto his expressionless face: "You're my baby too."
A red mark crept up the man's earlobe. He coughed lightly, his eyelashes trembling slightly: "Hmm."
Xu Nuo was not satisfied. She turned his face towards her and stared at him with her big eyes: "How can you just say 'yes'? You have to say it too. You are my baby too."
The man paused for a moment, then casually placed the bag of meat and vegetables on the sofa. He reached out and pressed her face against his shoulder, his voice slightly hoarse: "You are my darling."
Xu Nuo burst out laughing, and naturally got another little smack on her lips, leaving them red.
Li Xian carried her to the dining chair and put her down, then helped her bring in her schoolbag.
"I'll cook."
"Okay." Xu Nuo nodded and took out her textbook from her schoolbag.
Li Xian was washing vegetables by the stove. After a while, he brought over a basin of washed fruit, placed it next to her, and then went back to the stove.
"Li Xian."
Li Xian turned around: "What's wrong?"
Xu Nuo took a bite of the strawberry and said, "I want to drink water."
Li Xian wiped his hands on a rag and then touched the back of his hand to her water glass to test the temperature.
I put it in cold water to cool it down, and it wasn't so hot anymore.
He brought it over and saw her doing her homework with her hair down. He took a hair tie out of his pocket, walked behind her and tied it up twice: "Don't drink too much, or you won't be able to eat later."
Xu Nuo yawned: "Okay, great."
Stir-fried shrimp, steamed egg with minced meat, cola chicken wings, braised pork, and stewed pork rib and radish soup.
Although simple, the two sat side by side, each bite filled with sweetness and satisfaction.
Li Xian fed her a shrimp and asked, "What did Mom and Dad say?"
Xu Nuo had just chewed a couple of times and was about to swallow when Li Xian reminded her, "Chew slowly."
She chewed a couple more times and replied, "Dad said he could accept the transfer, and Mom resigned from her job directly."
Xu Jinan and Xue Ping dreamed of coming to Shanghai, but they had to compromise due to reality.
At first, Xu Nuo said in his letter that he had a way to get Xu Jinan to Shanghai through a job transfer, but Xu Jinan didn't believe it at all.
It was only after Director Chen called him in for a talk and asked him if he was willing to accept the transfer to Shanghai that Xu Jin'an believed him.
Chen Qingxia asked him personally, "Old Jin, do you have someone over there?"
Xu Jinan shook his head: "No, I don't know what happened either."
Chen Qingxia had no choice but to nod, her attitude quite different from before.
She knew everything about Xu Nuo's affairs in Shanghai, even though others might not. Now that the Chen family was relying on this connection to buy herbal tea, they were naturally being polite and friendly to Xu Jin'an.
Xu Jinan immediately agreed to the transfer.
Xue Ping's situation was even easier. She had long wanted to quit her job at the neighborhood office, and now that she knew Xu Nuo's company was short-staffed, she wrote her resignation letter without hesitation and prepared to wait for Xu Jin'an to hand over his work so they could go to Shanghai together.
Xu Nuo put down her spoon, pushed her chair, and was about to leave when Li Xian called out to her, "What's wrong?"
"I'll go get the letter."
She showed Li Xian the letter she received today: "Dad said he should be able to come over by the end of this month."
Li Xian felt a slight stirring in his heart, sensing that the timing was perfect.
"I'll be able to see them when I get back from Guangzhou."
He looked at Xu Nuo, his dark eyes filled with seriousness: "Nuonuo, now the whole world knows that you are my lover, and they should know too."
Even without Li Xian saying it, Xu Nuo had already planned to find a suitable opportunity to tell her parents, so that they wouldn't keep treating Su Zhao as their son-in-law.
She reached out and wrapped her arms around Li Xian's waist, leaning against him, and said with a sense of peace, "When they come, I will tell them that I have found them a son-in-law."
The man couldn't help but smile: "Okay, I also have something I want to tell them."
Xu Nuo looked up: "What is it?"
Li Xian pulled her back into his arms and said, "You'll find out when the time comes."
Curiosity killed the cat. Xu Nuo couldn't stand the suffering, so she raised her head and whined, "Waaah, tell me, or I'll feel so bad."
Li Xian sat upright, expressionless, and shook his head firmly: "No."
Xu Nuo clung to his arm and shook it, sobbing, "Waaah, Li Xian, why are you like this? I don't like you anymore! I'm so angry! I hate you so much! Tell me, or I won't be able to sleep tonight! Waaah, Li Xian, Li Xian, Li Xian..."
Li Xian: "..."
Five minutes later, under Xu Nuo's incessant whimpering, Li Xian surrendered.
With his face flushed, he said, "I want them to agree."
The sobbing stopped, and Xu Nuo looked up and asked, "Agree to what?"
He said, "I'll marry you."
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