"What are you doing?" This is a phrase Xia Nuan often uses.
"What were you doing just now? I called you twice and you didn't answer." Xia Nuan's tone was a bit like a girlfriend checking up on her boyfriend.
Li Dongyang was stunned for a moment; she hadn't expected Xia Nuan to say something like that.
I didn't think much of it.
"I went downstairs to get some barbecue to go. I wasn't looking at my phone in my pocket while I was carrying the bag. What's wrong?"
"Nothing much, I was just asking casually." Thinking of the photos Xia Yi had sent her of Li Dongyang surrounded by women, and the fact that he hadn't answered her calls, she couldn't help but overthink it.
"Otherwise, what do you think I'm doing?" Li Dongyang retorted.
"So what are you doing now?" Xia Nuan directly avoided Li Dongyang's question and continued to press him.
"I'm waiting for the data at the company, and I'll also have a few drinks with my colleagues."
Xia Nuan: "Male or female? How old?"
Li Dongyang was stunned. What was Xia Nuan trying to do?
"Just three colleagues and the manager."
"One of the two uncles was about the same age as me."
Xia Nuan: "Is there one left?"
Li Dongyang: "The company's new general manager is a woman."
Xia Nuan: "You guys are still drinking?"
“Yes, a few of us together,” Li Dongyang replied.
"By the way, how have you been lately?"
Xia Nuan: "I've been promoting my new song these past few days."
"You must be very busy!"
"It's alright, it's just a bit cold in Chongqing, but otherwise it's fine."
"I originally planned to go back to Wancheng this Friday, but the company took on a variety show at the last minute, so I'm resting backstage at the TV station right now."
"TV station?"
"From Chongqing?" Li Dongyang asked.
"Yes, the TV station in Chongqing."
"Everything else is fine, but recording variety shows is quite tiring."
Li Dongyang nodded: "Recording variety shows is tiring, but it can increase your popularity, which will greatly help your fame."
"Hmm," Xia Nuan said calmly.
"When will you return to Wancheng?"
"I'm not quite sure yet, but it should be by next week at the latest."
There are only 10 days left until Chinese New Year.
This year, the holiday will only start on the evening of Lunar New Year's Eve.
"What, are you worried that I won't be able to spend the New Year with your hometown?" Xia Nuan asked.
actually!
Li Dongyang never even considered that possibility.
Whether Xia Nuan comes back or not will not affect his ability to go back to his hometown for the Chinese New Year.
Besides, Xia Nuan comes from a well-off family, and judging from her brother's attitude towards her, she shouldn't suffer any losses at home.
"That's not what I meant. I was just asking casually."
If Li Dongyang says yes, Xia Nuan might be overjoyed.
But hearing Li Dongyang's answer was like being doused with a bucket of cold water.
So you mean you don't want to take me home for the New Year?
Li Dongyang felt completely innocent.
She hasn't figured out what returning to Wancheng means yet, so it's only natural that she wants to stay in Wudu for the New Year, isn't it?
"That's all for now. I wish you great box office success."
Before Dongyang could answer, the other end of the phone hung up.
After hanging up the phone, Xia Nuan frowned, clearly unhappy.
When she returned backstage, her face was so sour it looked like you could wring water out of it.
When Li Jing saw Xia Nuan return, her demeanor changed immediately. She asked in confusion, "Nuan Nuan, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Li Jing noticed Xia Nuan's unusual behavior at first glance.
Xia Nuan shook her head. "It's nothing, I was just cold outside."
Li Jing didn't think much of it; the weather in Chongqing was indeed very cold right now, and it was even colder outside at night.
The question is, what kind of phone call would require her to go outside to make it?
Could something be wrong at home?
Foggy City Villa District.
Xia Yi has been home for four days. At this hour, she is sitting on the sofa, asking her parents to take out their phones and open the Chaofan app to watch short dramas. She even asks the cleaning lady she hired to watch them.
Even more so, at his urging, all the classmates took out their phones to help Xia Yi forward the short drama.
"What are you doing? Are you out of your mind, holding a bunch of phones and watching the same show all at the same time?"
Ever since my son came back, he's been like a completely different person. He keeps his bedroom door closed every day, and I don't know what he's doing in there.
Lin Xuelian glanced back at her son, then at Xia Guanghai, who was reclining on the chair reading a newspaper. She tugged at Xia Guanghai's sleeve and whispered, "Hey, do you think our son is in a relationship too early?"
"After coming back, he just locks himself in his room all day, I don't know what he's doing?"
Xia Guanghai put down his newspaper, took off his glasses, and looked at Lin Xuelian with a serious expression.
"You're 16 now, so it's normal to have a girlfriend, isn't it?"
“Now that schools have more resources and girls are more innocent, I actually hope he starts dating while he’s still in school.”
"Think about it, after graduation, there will be more monks than porridge, and it will be hard to find a good girl."
"You'll be in a real hurry then."
I think this is a good thing.
"Alright, stop worrying about it. If it really is true, just tell that kid to bring it back. If there's a child, have it. It's not like we can't afford to raise one."
Lin Xuelian thought about it and agreed that it made sense.
With the Xia family's wealth, they could easily raise ten or eight children. Why is she worrying about this?
I let out a long sigh; in the blink of an eye, my son has grown up so much.
I'm almost a mother-in-law myself.
Lin Xuelian felt that she would be a good mother-in-law in the future.
If the daughter-in-law complains that the food at home isn't good, she can ask her son to take her out to a restaurant.
As for the matter between the two of them, she would turn a blind eye if it was her daughter-in-law's fault.
If it's the son's fault, then the daughter-in-law must be supported.
If she has grandchildren or granddaughters in the future and they need her help taking care of the children, then she will help take care of the children. If they don't need her help, then she will live her own leisurely life.
"You're destined to worry your whole life."
"Can't I just enjoy a few days of leisure?"
"By the way, have you prepared the New Year's gifts for your mother-in-law?"
"This year, I've prepared 100,000 yuan in red envelopes and some nutritional supplements."
Xia Guanghai suddenly sat up and said, "How did it become 100,000?"
"Wasn't it always 500,000 before?"
Lin Xuelian smiled and said, "My parents both have pensions. They said it's not easy for you to support the whole family on your own, so they told me not to take any more and to be considerate of your hard work."
"I'm thinking of taking 100,000."
"Too little won't do."
“The pension is their own. How much they take is up to us. If it weren’t for their help back then, there wouldn’t be Xia Guanghai today. Remember, no matter what our mother-in-law says, we should still take what we are entitled to.”
"knew."
"When my company gives me my annual leave, I'll take the kids back home for a family reunion dinner."
"We'll follow the same path we took in previous years."
"Should we discuss this with Nuannuan? I'd like her to come with us."
"Okay, discuss this with her later."
Lin Xuelian nodded. This time, Xia Nuan's relationship with her stepmother had obviously improved a lot since she came back, and the old lady and old man kept talking about it.
Although she is not their biological granddaughter, the two elderly people have always treated her as their own.
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