Chapter 54: Now that she's in, her dad can't back out
When An Nuan came back from evening study, she saw that her father had brought Zhu Xiu Lian back as she had arranged.
In her previous life, when An Nuan met Zhu Xiu Lian, she was already dying. If she had met her a few years earlier, her face would still be in bad condition, but she would have recovered with care.
She pretended to be surprised, "Dad, who is this aunt?"
Just as An's father was worrying about how to explain to An Nuan, he brought Zhu Xiulian back to the one-bedroom apartment. Then he heard Zhu Xiulian say, "You are Nuannuan, right? Brother's daughter?"
Her sister told her that she was the one who arranged the marriage for her father, but because the situation was a bit complicated, she couldn't say it.
An Nuan nodded. "Well, my name is An Nuan, you can also call me Nuan Nuan. What should I call you?"
In her previous life, An Nuan had been taken care of by Zhu Xiu Lian. When she had her second stomach surgery, Ji Linchen's mother went on a blind date with a senior executive, and her father was extremely devastated.
She treated her like her own child, taking care of her in every possible way, accompanying her every day and supervising her rest.
"Just call me Aunt Xiu. Nuannuan, I'm sorry, I... I hope I didn't disturb you." Zhu Xiu Lian probably felt particularly good about An Nuan because Aunt Li mentioned her, as if she was her daughter in the previous life.
"I'm not disturbing you, Aunt Xiu, you're so polite." An Nuan smiled.
Father An coughed and said, "Sister, please sit down first. I want to talk to Nuannuan."
As he spoke, An's father asked An Nuan to enter the room. He pushed the door shut and said, "Nuan Nuan, things are not what you think. Don't misunderstand and don't let your Aunt Wu know. Dad is just helping. She is Aunt Li's distant cousin. It's her first time in the city. Didn't Aunt Li take care of your Aunt Wu? She left her alone at the bus station for three hours and asked me to bring her back. I thought Aunt Li's husband was there, so I didn't refuse. But he wasn't there. I just brought her back when you came back."
An Nuan looked at her father's lame explanation and couldn't help laughing. "Dad, what could I have misunderstood? Don't be nervous. What if Aunt Wu knew? Don't say she has nothing to do with you. Even if she does, you're a married woman and she's single. They can definitely be together."
Father An glared at her, "How can you say that? Dad only has your Aunt Wu in his heart, how can he have room for anyone else? Stop saying that. Dad is just helping. You are just a child, so you should think straight. As a man, I don't care, but when it comes to someone's reputation, don't say anything nonsense."
An Nuan couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Okay, Nuan Nuan, don't talk nonsense. I'll listen to Dad. But, Dad, how are you helping her? She's a lady. We only have one bedroom. Will Aunt Xiu sleep with me?"
An's father was stunned. "Your bed is only one meter wide, and you have to prepare for the exam. Dad can't bear to let her go. I want to open a guesthouse downstairs and let her stay there temporarily. When Aunt Li comes back in the morning, she can go back to Aunt Li's place."
An Nuan seemed to understand and nodded. "That's fine, but, Dad, doesn't she have any money or a cell phone? Aunt Li entrusted her to you because she trusts you. Are you worried about the kind of people staying at the guesthouse?"
Father An was stunned. He brought the person home because he was worried.
"Then Dad will go to the guesthouse and let her sleep on my recliner. You can change her quilt later. Our family's conditions are limited, but cleanliness is a must." said An's father.
An Nuan frowned. "What about me? Dad, you can go to the guesthouse, but Nuan Nuan has no relationship with her. Do you know what kind of person she is?" As she spoke, An Nuan deliberately glanced at the six-figure laptop on her desk. "What if she stole something? Dad, six figures, and if she sells it, it will also be six figures."
Father An was in a dilemma. "What should I do then?"
I can't ask Aunt Li to return the money to her husband, and the key to Aunt Li's house is with her husband, so he can't take her to Wu Qingqing.
Qingqing is a germaphobe and doesn't allow anyone to touch her bed. Lin Chen, a grown man, lives under the same roof with a woman he doesn't even know. Isn't this even more confusing?
"That's easy. Just unfold the sofa. Didn't you say you're staying here for one night? You can sleep on the balcony and she can sleep on the sofa. We won't disturb each other."
Father An frowned, "But she is a guest after all."
"So you sleep on the sofa? She sleeps on the balcony?"
Father An: "..."
"Dad, don't worry about it. I'm in the room and you're in the living room. What can we do?" An Nuan said mischievously.
"Child, your words are becoming more and more irrelevant." Father An glared at her.
"Okay, it's settled. Every family has its own difficulties. Don't you always say that a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor? We should help when we can."
When An Nuan pushed An's father out, she saw that Zhu Xiu Lian had spread a thin cloth on the other side of An's father's lounge chair on the balcony as usual.
Father An was shocked, "Sister, what are you doing?"
Zhu Xiulian, "Brother, don't bother arranging a place for me. You and Nuannuan can just pretend I don't exist. I'll sleep here. I don't snore. I sleep like this at home, too."
Father An's eyes widened. "How can you sleep on the ground? Get up quickly, don't catch a cold. I've discussed with Nuannuan that we don't need to stay in the guesthouse, and I won't pay for it. If you don't mind, you can sleep on the sofa tonight."
"Sister, I'm sorry. You can see my family's financial situation. It's not well-off or spacious. I only have one daughter, Nuannuan, and her room isn't very big, and the bed can't sleep two people. She has to study for the exam, and I can't bear to let her down."
Zhu Xiulian said with tears in her eyes, "Brother, you're too polite. If you don't dislike me, how can I dislike you? Sleeping on the sofa is fine. I'm sorry for causing you trouble again."
An Nuan stood aside and watched. Her father and Aunt Xiu still had the same polite and yielding relationship as in their previous life. However, she had let people in—her father couldn't go back.
Very good, the next step is to let Wu Qingqing discover Aunt Xiu.
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