Chapter 145 Going to Director Gu’s Hometown for the New Year
The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, and they gossiped for most of the night. In the four-person dormitory in college, apart from Xu Anan and Chen Zan, Chen Tangyue returned to her hometown and Shu Su went to Zhonghai City for development. Apart from occasionally liking each other's posts on WeChat Moments, they rarely kept in touch.
Chen Zan left very suddenly at the beginning, and Xu Jing went to the school to handle the subsequent study abroad procedures, so she basically did not show up. When Shu Su and the others returned to school at the beginning of the semester, Chen Zan's bed was empty. At that time, she was privately scolded for being conscienceless and leaving without even telling her.
They chatted late last night and slept directly on the sofa. The next day, the sun was so glaring that Chen Zhan moved his eyelids uncomfortably.
The cell phone thrown in the corner of the sofa kept vibrating.
Chen Zhan was woken up by a pillow thrown by Xu Anan, "Chen Zhan, turn off your phone right now."
She reached out to touch the phone in a daze and answered it. She heard a child crying and Chen Jiaohua's worried voice, "Zhanzhan, where have you been so early in the morning? You didn't show up for breakfast. Your sister can't find you and is crying now..."
Chen Zan woke up, got up, put on his shoes and went home. Before leaving, he woke Xu Anan up and asked her to go to bed.
She hurriedly took a taxi back. She had neither keys nor fingerprint authentication, so she knocked on the door.
After a while, the servant came to open the door.
As Chen Zhan changed his shoes, he asked, "Where are Grandma and Sang Yu?"
It seemed like she was the only one at home.
The servant said that Xu Jing had taken the two out to buy New Year's goods and gifts to take back to her hometown. Director Gu had just returned in the morning and was catching up on his sleep in the room. She asked her to keep the volume down if she wanted to watch TV later.
Chen Zan said thank you, went to the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth, smelled the alcohol on his body, and changed his clothes.
An hour later, Xu Jing came back carrying a lot of bags. Seeing Chen Zan sitting quietly in the living room, she frowned and asked, "I checked the surveillance camera at home. You didn't sleep at home last night. Where did you go?"
Gu Sangyu was behind, running over, her voice so loud and clear: "Sister."
She rushed over and threw herself into Chen Zan's arms, not at all like the person she had just met yesterday.
Chen Zhan held onto Gu Sangyu and explained to Xu Jing, "Xu Anan had something to do last night, so I went over there. I didn't want to bother with anything, so I just slept at her place."
After asking, Xu Jing didn't say anything else. She asked her to at least tell them when she went out next time. When Gu Sangyu got up in the morning and didn't see her, he looked for her all over the house and then burst into tears.
Chen Zan lowered his head and pinched Gu Sangyu's pink and round face, saying that he would tell her in advance next time.
Xu Anan didn't wake up until noon. She had made an appointment with Chen Zhan to watch a movie and go shopping in the afternoon. When the call came, Chen Zhan was playing with building blocks with Gu Sangyu. Xu Anan asked what time they would meet. Chen Zhan glanced at the clingy little boy and said, "Anan, do you suggest that I bring one more person?"
Xu Anan was brushing her teeth over there. Upon hearing this, she asked in confusion, "Could it be that you've already got a boyfriend since you came back? Or is he your family's blind date?"
It wasn't until they were in the mall that Xu Anan looked at the little carrot-shaped girl sitting opposite her, pulling her sister to drink Coke, and revealed an indescribable expression, "Is this your sister? Is she so young at only three years old?"
Chen Zhan: “…”
That’s a really good question.
However, given how likable Gu Sangyu is, it would only take a few minutes for him to win over Xu Anan. He kept calling her Sister Anan and even acted coquettishly while eating fried chicken and drinking Coke. Xu Anan was so adorable that her heart was melted by him.
It was hard to tell that this was the little daughter that the strict Ms. Xu Jing could give birth to. She immediately waved her hand and took over all of Gu Sangyu's cola and fried chicken.
Unfortunately, Chen Zan stopped them and told them not to eat it. Xu Anan and Gu Sangyu were on the same side, and the two, big and small, asked at the same time why.
Gu Sangyu's fever had just subsided, and he couldn't eat junk food outside. Chen Zhan found Xu Jing's phone number and asked, "Why don't you call my mom and ask her why?"
Xu Anan didn't dare to say that, so she immediately said, "Good boy, carrot, next time I'll take you to eat fried chicken, okay?"
Gu Sangyu blinked his big round eyes and asked, "Who is Luoboting?"
Xu Anan: "That's the nickname Sister Anan gives you."
Gu Sangyu: "But I hate eating carrots the most. I like eating chicken legs."
Xu Anan: “…”
Chen Zan couldn't help but almost laughed out loud.
At this moment, her phone vibrated slightly, and a message came in. It was from Zhou Jingyu, asking her if she had forgotten about him after she returned home, and she hadn't sent him a single message since last night.
Even through the screen, I can feel the resentment.
Chen Zan had no choice but to take a photo of Gu Sangyu and Xu Anan staring at each other and send it over.
"I'm taking care of the kids."
Zhou Jingyu must have been free at the moment, so he replied immediately: "Is that your sister?"
Chen Zhan: "Yeah, it's cute, isn't it?"
Zhou Jingyu zoomed in. The child's eyebrows and eyes didn't look like Chen Zan, but rather like her stepfather. He replied with a fake "hmm".
Followed by another sentence: "Not as cute as you were when you were a child."
Chen Zhan sent a sneering emoticon.
Zhou Jingyu: “?”
Chen Zan: "My sister is the cutest in the world."
Zhou Jingyu: "."
So this little girl couldn't see that he was trying to take the opportunity to praise her?
I shook my head and smiled helplessly. I didn't expect that she was so protective of her.
Originally, Chen Zan and Xu Anan were planning to watch a movie in the afternoon, but now with the addition of Gu Sangyu, they had to find an indoor playground.
After dinner, Xu Anan drove the car outside the community and asked her what her plans were for the next few days. She planned to travel during the New Year holiday and had already found several companions. It happened that Chen Zan was coming back this year, so she asked her if she wanted to go with them.
Chen Zhan held Gu Sangyu, who had fallen asleep from exhaustion, in his arms. "I'm going back to the director's hometown for the New Year this year, so I won't be going. We'll get together again when you come back from your trip."
Xu Anan felt a little sorry, but when she saw Chen Zhan holding the child, she suddenly blurted out, "If you hadn't broken up with that girl, would you have a child now? I'd be their godmother, wouldn't I?"
The corner of Chen Zhan's mouth twitched fiercely. "I think you are not in your right mind. Go back to sleep."
Xu Anan smiled as if to say, "I've seen through you a long time ago," and said, "Don't think I don't know anything just because you're on a business trip to Beijing. It's impossible for him not to look for you when you come back."
Chen Zhan raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not deny it. "Not yet. I'll tell you when it's done."
Xu Anan's eyes widened immediately, and she sighed, "As expected, when you two broke up, I guessed that you two would continue to be entangled. I shouldn't have inherited the company. I should have gone to a fortune teller."
Chen Zhan was completely speechless: "Let's go, you should go back early too."
——
Director Gu’s hometown is in a town in a small county next to Rong City. It’s not far away, and it usually takes about two or three hours to drive there. However, the day he went back was New Year’s Eve, and he encountered a traffic jam on the road. It was already noon when he arrived, just in time for lunch.
Director Gu's relatives are almost all from the same town, so three tables were set up for lunch. Chen Zan walked into the yard carrying a gift box and saw a room full of people. For the first time, he realized that the New Year could be so lively.
This wasn't Chen Jiaohua's first year here for the Lunar New Year, and she was very familiar with Gu Wenjun's mother, holding hands and exchanging pleasantries whenever they met. This was Chen Zan's first time, and while they looked at her curiously, they were also very polite to her.
There are many relatives in the family, so Gu Sangyu has many cousins. The two oldest cousins have already married and had children, and their children are older than Gu Sangyu.
She was the youngest of this generation, so she pulled Chen Zhan towards the group of children, showing off that Chen Zhan was her sister.
Chen Zan had a non-aggressive pretty appearance, and inherited Xie Xu's scholarly temperament, looking easy to get along with. So she was soon surrounded by the group of children. Fortunately, she had put some candy in her bag when she came.
At lunch, she was seated next to Chen Jiaohua, and the table was full of women.
Gu Wenjun and Xu Jing have been married for so many years, and this is the first time Chen Zan has come back to meet this family. When he learned that she was studying abroad and had a decent, high-paying job, he began to praise her and asked about her work and study abroad.
Chen Zan has always been excellent in this area, so when Xu Jing talked about her in front of this group of relatives, there was a hint of pride and pride on her face.
I don't know who brought up the topic of age, but Chen Zhan will be 26 soon after the New Year, and a relative asked her if she has a boyfriend.
Xu Jing said for her: "She is either studying for a master's degree or doing an internship abroad, so she doesn't have the time to have a boyfriend."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
