Chapter 857 Aunt’s Gift
I thought about it and realized that my uncle didn’t know what was going on. After all, he and I were only engaged and not married yet. I didn’t want to bother him with these family matters.
"No need, I can go back by myself, it's not a big deal, it's just that my uncle is here and I have to go see him.
I'm not that familiar with him, so you should just focus on your work. Otherwise, Tang Yi will go and complain to Tianyi again if he skips work because of me right after you come back."
He nodded, "That's fine, let Xiaoyan accompany you back, and live across from your community as before.
I feel more at ease with her by your side."
At noon, Xiao Shiqiu took me to have lunch in the company building for the first time. Under the gaze of countless people, I enjoyed the privilege of getting food in the cafeteria without having to queue up.
"We both have a cafeteria, but the food in your company is much better than that in our school!" I said with some jealousy.
"Of course. The chef I hired is a top-notch chef. He personally trained the entire team. Setting up dozens of tables, let alone a full working dinner, is no problem."
Xiao Shiqiu was quite proud. "I've even met people who applied for jobs before. Their reason was that they heard that STG's meals were particularly delicious. So, when the salary difference was not much, employees would choose STG first."
"This is a good trick, it can attract foodies." Why didn't I check which school's cafeteria had better food back then?
After dinner, the driver took me back to the apartment. I packed a few clothes and called Xiaoyan to go back to T City together.
I have known Xiaoyan for such a long time, but I have never treated her as a bodyguard. I also like to tell her when I have things.
After Xiaoyan listened to me talk about my uncle, she carefully considered her words and said, "Mengmeng, you know I don't have any relatives, so I don't know how to get along with them.
However, I have seen many cases where relatives turned against each other because of interests. People's appetites will become bigger and bigger, and the same is true for relatives.
I'm not saying you shouldn't help him, but don't make it seem like it's easy for him to help.
For example, if someone wants to ask you for a million dollars and you agree immediately and transfer the money in two minutes, this can easily lead to trouble later on. You know what I mean."
I nodded, agreeing, "I understand. I should act awkward, bargain, and engage in some back-and-forth, right?"
Xiao Yan nodded in satisfaction, with a look of teachable youth. "I'm worried that you're young, and Mr. Xiao's financial resources are hard to hide. If you continue to feed your uncle's family's appetite, you'll be caught between your mother and Xiao Shiqiu."
She was silent for a moment, then continued, "Sometimes the human heart cannot be satisfied."
Yes, of course I know. Aren’t Deng Sisi and her daughter the best examples?
If Deng Xinrong could make his daughter recognize her true identity, and if Deng Sisi didn't greedily want to take away everything from me, they wouldn't have ended up like this.
Thinking of this, I felt that if my uncle was also an ungrateful person like Deng Sisi, I would probably have another headache.
Two hours later, Xiaoyan parked the car in front of the hotel. After she got out, I drove home by myself.
When I walked in, only Aunt Wang was home busy in the kitchen. When she saw me, she said, "Mengmeng is back."
She put down her work, wiped her hands on her apron and came out to greet me, looking at me happily, "Wow, you've lost weight after going out for these few days.
It’s not good to eat outside. I see that the dishes in your photos are just tiny bits, how can they fill you up?
Tonight, I've cooked all your favorite dishes. Eat more and nourish yourself well."
"Where is my uncle? He's not at home?" I asked casually.
Aunt Wang's smile faded. "Your uncle went out this afternoon and will probably be back soon."
I took the small luggage I brought with me back to the room, washed my face briefly, and went downstairs.
I just happened to see my mom coming home from get off work. "Mengmeng, have you seen your uncle?"
"No, Aunt Wang said my uncle went out this afternoon." Just as she finished speaking, the doorbell rang.
Aunt Wang went to open the door, and her uncle came in, dusty and exhausted, carrying several shopping bags. His face was full of smiles. "Mengmeng is back? Auntie brought you a special gift!"
He put the shopping bag on the table and went upstairs.
I took a glance and saw that they were all fruit snacks and so on.
When he went downstairs, he took out a pink gift box and said, "Here, I heard you like pink, so your aunt bought you a dress."
I remember that this was the first time my aunt gave me a gift. Of course, it could also be that my uncle bought the gift in my aunt's name.
I pretended to be very happy, opened the box, spread out the skirt and tried it on myself, but my smile froze on my face.
Wow, it’s a pink princess dress covered with lace. I really liked this style when I was in elementary school.
As for the size, I guess undeveloped girls under 150cm tall should be able to wear it.
I just have small breasts, not no breasts...
My mother naturally realized that my aunt, who is also a woman, and a woman with a daughter, would not have such a vision when buying clothes.
She smiled awkwardly to smooth things over: "Your aunt hasn't seen you for a long time. I remember you were still very young, so I don't have any idea of your size... The skirt looks a bit skinny."
I was speechless. Even if we hadn't seen each other for a long time, you should have known that I was engaged.
Seeing my uncle rubbing his hands awkwardly, I took it without changing my expression and said, "Thank you, uncle. I like it very much."
It is estimated that 80% of them were bought on the spur of the moment in the children's clothing section of the supermarket, and the tag said "Special price 99 yuan".
Aunt Wang came out at the right time to say that dinner was ready, and the matter of my aunt's gift was handled smoothly.
The table was filled with my favorite dishes, but the atmosphere was a little subtle.
"Where's my dad?" I asked while picking up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs.
"Your father is on a business trip and will be back the day after tomorrow." My mother took the initiative to serve me a bowl of soup. I was a little flattered and quickly reached out to take it.
"Your uncle has only been here for three or four days, and your dad didn't even say to wait..."
I curled my lips and said, "If I had known, I would have returned the day after tomorrow so I could see my dad."
"When can't you see your dad?" My mother glared at me. "Your uncle came all the way here..."
I pretended to know nothing. "Uncle, why don't you stay for a while? Are you in a hurry to leave? I'm so sorry, I just returned home yesterday and haven't had time to go to school yet."
My uncle quickly waved his hands and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I'm not in a hurry to leave. I'll probably stay for a while." After saying that, he looked at my mother hesitantly and fell silent.
I haven't had much contact with this uncle before, and now it seems that he is quite thin-skinned. I thought he would come up to me and ask for my help.
My mother and uncle were a little absent-minded during the meal, but I was the only one who was eating with a good appetite and concentrating on eating.
It wasn't until Aunt Wang brought the fruit after dinner that my mother finally got to the point: "Mengmeng, your uncle has encountered some difficulties recently..."
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