Chapter 166

"Eh? Eh?"

"You've already come to Ningcheng? Have you booked a hotel? Wait? Don't run around, I..."

Ah Yan hung up the phone, still looking a little dazed.

She looked at Jue Jue and said, "Our goddaughter is here."

Zhu Jue also showed his mobile phone screen at this moment.

"Brother Fan said that Lin Anran was going to take a spontaneous trip, and she told her parents after she got out of Ningcheng Station."

The corners of Ayan and Juejue's mouth twitched at the same time. What a naughty child. Really a naughty one.

"You didn't have a fight, did you?" Ah Yan asked.

"No, Brother Fan said everything was fine. Everything was normal these few days. The eldest daughter went out to play and shop during the day and returned home before dinner. So no one cared about her going out today. Who could have thought that she would come here without saying a word?" Zhu Jue said helplessly.

"Then he didn't run away from home. He might just be too excited." Ah Yan analyzed, and she felt a little relieved.

It has been half a year since Lin Anran appeared. Although the little girl always looked worried at the beginning, she has gradually become more lively and is being raised more and more like a teenage girl.

"But we can't rule out other possibilities. Let's go pick her up first."

Ah Yan let out a long sigh.

She and Juejue have not had much free time since returning to Ningcheng. Although they have not encountered any halo events, they still have to meet old classmates, organize gatherings with childhood playmates in the compound, and go to the parties organized by classmates who went abroad.

It's not just dinner parties, but also script-killing, art exhibitions, someone's villa, private clubs, and all kinds of invitations are overwhelming.

It was cold during the winter vacation, and it was the Chinese New Year, so there were some invitations but not many, and many people were going abroad for vacation and couldn't make it. During the summer vacation, everyone finally came back, and exchanging information, sharing gossip, and resources were inevitable.

When Ayan and Juejue received their adopted daughter, Lin Anran was strolling around Wangfujing with her unique little bag on her back and wearing heart-shaped sunglasses.

"Miss, where did you buy this bag? Is there a link?"

As they walked towards the halo, they met two little girls who were trying to connect with Lin Anran.

"This was handmade by my family. It has no link." Lin Anran's tone was filled with pride.

"Does anyone in your family accept orders?"

"No, this is my gift." Lin Anran shook his head, looking at his small bag which looked more and more beautiful.

"Can I take a picture? I want to see the colors of the patchwork."

"Sure, no problem, take as many photos as you want." Lin Anran was very generous.

"You seem to be in a good mood." Zhu Jue said.

"Maybe he just wants to go out and have fun." Ah Yan nodded.

However, she always had an inexplicable feeling in her heart, as if Lin Anran had another purpose for this trip.

"An An." A Yan waved at Lin Anran.

Seeing her, Lin Anran said goodbye to the two young ladies who wanted to be linked and ran towards them like a child.

"How come you're here so soon?"

Looking at Lin Anran's smiling face, Ah Yan felt even more uneasy, but she didn't show it on her face.

"An An, your hotel is located in Dongjiaomin Lane? That's a good place. There is a small path that passes the Police Museum and goes directly to the National Museum, Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City." A Yan said.

"I booked this place just to watch the flag-raising ceremony. If I live closer, I can sleep a little longer." In front of the two people, Lin Anran still did not take off his sunglasses.

"That path may be blocked by security now, but starting from Dongjiaomin Lane, it is always closer than other places." Zhu Jue said.

"I'll see if there are any vacancies so I can accompany you to watch the flag-raising ceremony." Ah Yan said as he flicked his phone.

"No need for that. I can just get up and take a look myself. Besides, the hotel also has a wake-up call service. It would be too troublesome for you to stay here." Lin Anran immediately refused.

"It's easier to stay with you than to leave home in the morning." Ah Yan rejected it directly.

"Okay, it's already been booked. Fortunately, there is still a room available."

She did not give Lin Anran a chance to refuse and directly started the next instruction.

"Did you eat on the high-speed train? Did you eat a box lunch?"

"Business class seats come with box lunches, which are not too delicious but not too bad. I also had some snacks." Lin Anran said.

"Then I'll take you for a walk today, and then we'll go back to the hotel to rest and recharge our batteries. You have to get up early tomorrow. It's the start of the school year in Ningcheng, and there are many parents who are traveling with their new children." Ah Yan said, giving Jue Jue a look.

"I see a lot of people on the small street are here to lay down and wait. I should try to get up early so I can see it." Lin Anran muttered.

However, looking at the flow of people on Wangfujing Street at this moment, she could already imagine the grand scene when the flag was raised tomorrow morning.

Ah Yan and his friends would not come to Wangfujing easily. Everywhere you look, there are people. Even in winter, there are stalls selling candied haws and loquats of various colors every few meters. It is even more lively in summer.

Lin Anran had never been to the capital, so everything she saw was new to her. Ayan and Juejue accompanied her. They first had a can of Old Ningcheng yogurt and then took some ice soda in their hands.

When she passed by Jasmine Ice Cream, she looked at the long queue and was eager to try it.

"No, eat this ice cream tomorrow. You've already eaten a lot of cold things." Ah Yan grabbed Lin Anran back.

Lin Anran was disappointed and had to give up. He waited until he reached the gate of Daoxiang Village and stretched his head out again.

"You can only buy two kinds to try, otherwise you won't be able to eat at night." Ah Yan ordered her sternly.

"There is no refrigerator in the hotel. It's not convenient to buy the products and store them away in this weather. Let's buy another box when we leave Ningcheng." Zhu Jue said gently.

He looked at Lin Anran with his eyes fixed on a box held by someone, which was the famous self-selected weighing item of Daoxiangcun.

Listening to his godfather and godmother's words, Lin Anran nodded subconsciously and honestly only bought two kinds of portable cakes.

Under the gaze of Ayan's mother, she did not dare to eat before dinner, but she secretly took a bite behind their backs and then wiped her mouth immediately, which gave her a secret pleasure.

Ah Yan and Zhu Jue pretended not to notice her little movements and the residue on her lips, and accompanied Lin Anran to the Wangfujing Bookstore to take photos and check in, and also visited the toy store and looked at the department store that looked a bit shabby.

We had dinner at the Huajia chain restaurant in the center of Macau. The three of us ate roast duck. After dinner, we took a half-hour walk from Wangfujing all the way back to the hotel in Dongjiaominxiang.

"Sister——" Tan Xiaobao looked curiously at Lin Anran who was sipping from the soda through a straw.

She took off the large backpack she was carrying and handed it over. "I took a briefcase with only a change of clothes in it."

"Okay, I'm leaving now." Xiao Bao noticed his sister's look, and although he didn't know what was going on, he disappeared decisively.

Zhu Jue was carrying the bag that had just been delivered. Ah Yan asked Lin Anran to bring the things she bought upstairs. She and Jue Jue would go to find her after they checked in downstairs.

It is still the peak summer season, and Dongjiaominxiang is as close to Tiananmen Square as any other place. When Ah Yan made the reservation, the only room left was the most expensive business suite, which cost nearly three thousand yuan a night and only had one bed.

Although there is also the Huafeng Hotel opposite where one can stay, Ah Yan immediately booked two suites. Who asked Lin Anran to book here?

Lin Anran booked a business king room for himself. Although the Dongjiaominxiang Hotel has a good location and a long history, its facilities are all old-fashioned and the sanitary services are only just okay.

"Ms. Yan has booked two business suites. Are you only checking in to one now?" the front desk staff asked.

"Yes, we two will stay in one room. Our friend in the other room is stuck in traffic and will be here soon." A Yan said.

After a while, Lin Anran opened the door nervously, looked at his godmother who came in, and said timidly:

"Am I causing you a lot of trouble?"

"I can go alone, I've already looked up travel tips."

She saw that her stepfather and stepmother's spare clothes were sent over temporarily, and it was obvious that she had disrupted the original rhythm.

Lin Anran didn't want to disturb anyone. She just wanted to fulfill her childhood wish before she left.

When she was a child, her mother read the news her father sent back from the army.

When he takes his annual leave to visit his family, he will bring his whole family to the capital to watch the flag-raising ceremony.

I waited and waited, but my father didn't come back and my mother was gone too.

Now, little An An is so young, not even two years old, how can he go out?

So, it’s better to go and take a look myself, Lin Anran thought.

But Ayan's mother gave her a slap on the head.

"What are you talking about?"

"Go take a shower. This is the toiletries bag I brought for you. Don't use the ones from the hotel. I'll make the bed for you."

Lin Anran's attention was immediately diverted, and he realized that his godmother had brought travel-sized toiletries for her own use, as well as disposable bed sheets and silk pillowcases.

"I have to bring all these myself." She sighed. She thought she had prepared enough.

"For hygiene and safety." said Ayan's mother.

Lin Anran took her things and went into the shower. While she was showering, she heard a door knock outside and guessed that it might be her stepfather and stepmother coming in to get something again.

When she came out with her hair wrapped in a hair dryer, she saw a person in the room who shouldn't be there.

"Mom?" Lin Anran looked at Lin Lu in disbelief.

"Why are you here?"

Meanwhile, her godmother was nowhere to be seen.

She asked anxiously, "When did you come? Where's your sister? Has your aunt come?"

"Just arrived. Auntie isn't here. Your dad is upstairs with your sister."

Lin Lu spoke calmly.

Lin Anran lowered his head, not knowing what to say.

"Don't just stand there like an idiot. Come here and blow dry your hair." Lin Lu took out a hair dryer from somewhere.

"This isn't our hair dryer," Lin Anran said.

"Your mother sent it."

My godmother is really powerful, she is like a magical elf, she can get everything she wants.

In the bathroom, Lin Lu plugged the plug and blew her daughter's hair slowly.

"Mom, go ahead and scold me." Lin Anran said with his eyes lowered.

She ran out and reported the news to the place. In the evening, her parents brought little An An over. You can imagine how anxious they were.

"It's nice to travel on a whim," said the mother.

Listening to her mother's words, Lin Anran didn't know whether she should be happy or sad. Since she came back, her parents recognized her identity and almost obeyed her in everything.

"Why, do you want to be scolded?" Mom asked with a smile.

Lin Anran nodded slowly.

She wanted to be a child with someone to take care of her.

For her who was once helpless, having someone to care for her and scold her is actually a very happy thing.