Chapter 74 Dark History
When Chen Zhan returned, no one was home. After a phone call, he learned that the nanny had taken his grandmother out for a walk. Director Gu and Ms. Xu were both busy on holidays, so she had rehearsals in the morning and would be back in the afternoon. The family would go out for dinner that evening.
She put her things down, went into the house, picked up her phone and sent a message to Zhou Jingyu saying she had arrived home. He didn't reply, probably because he was busy.
The competition was on the 10th. Her teacher had already looked over her speech and there was no need to revise it. All that was left was review.
She took out the review materials that Jin Hanzhou had given her from her bag and read them for about half an hour. She heard some noise outside, which must be her grandmother and the others returning.
I put down the book and went out, and sure enough, I saw that my grandmother and the nanny had returned, carrying all kinds of flowers and succulents that they bought at the flower and bird market.
Grandma's hobby is flowers and plants. When Chen Zan returned home today, he found that the house, which originally looked like a model room, was now filled with many small gadgets decorated by the old lady, making it look warm and full of life.
Seeing that she was at home, Chen Jiaohua asked her to go over and pick out two that she liked and bring them back to her room to insert them. "Your mother, there was a school anniversary party at school last night. I thought you could be back in the morning."
Chen Zan explained that the student union had a dinner party last night and he got up late in the morning, so he came back after having lunch.
Chen Jiaohua teased her deliberately, "You didn't hide in the school dormitory to read comics, did you?"
Chen Zhan quickly shushed, "Grandma, please don't let my mom hear this."
"Come, let grandma see the photos of last night's party. I've never seen you perform on stage since you were a child."
"Grandma, that's not a performance, that's being a host."
"That means grandma remembered it wrongly."
Chen Zhan took out the photo An An had taken of her on her phone and showed it to the old lady. The nanny, who was watching from the side, praised her, "Miss Chen is truly a natural beauty. I think she's as pretty as the actresses and hosts on TV."
Chen Jiaohua loves people praising her granddaughter. "You don't know, last year when she just started college, a talent scout spotted her and wanted to sign her to be a star, but her mother stopped her from going."
The nanny heard this and said, "Why not let me go? Being a celebrity makes a lot of money these days. I heard you can make 2.08 million in a day."
"Being a star isn't easy. If a girl doesn't have any influence or connections, she'll likely suffer. Her mother doesn't want her to suffer in that situation. It's better for her to find a solid job after graduation."
In front of outsiders, Chen Jiaohua would not damage Xu Jing's face.
The nanny also agreed when she heard this: "If you say so, old lady, Miss Xu is also right. As long as you have a promising future, you can make money anywhere."
At this time, the door opened.
Xu Jing came back and glanced at the three women in the room while changing her shoes. She said, "Mom, what are you talking about? I heard it when I opened the door just now."
Chen Jiaohua: "I'm not talking about you. I'm talking about Zhanzhan, the host last night. The dress looked very beautiful on her."
Chen Zan whispered, "It was An An who chose it."
Chen Jiaohua also whispered: "That's because An An has good taste."
Xu Jing had already walked over and said, "Let me see."
Chen Jiaohua handed the phone over. Xu Jing flipped through the two photos and was about to turn to the back one when Chen Zhan suddenly remembered that the last one was the photo of Zhou Jingyu she had saved. She nervously snatched it away and said, "Mom, I remembered An An asked me to reply later. I'll reply now."
Xu Jing was startled by her sudden action. "You're so irritable every day. How come you don't act like an adult at all?"
Chen Jiaohua was defending her again, "What's the difference between adult and not adult? An An won't be twenty for another two months. You as her mother are here, so she's just a child."
At this time, Chen Zhan was very alert and leaned behind his grandmother. Xu Jing said: "You knew you were looking for your grandmother to pressure me."
She shook her head: "Mom, I don't have any."
Xu Jing nodded her head helplessly, but didn't care that she had snatched the phone back. Before entering the house, she said, "The dress is okay, but the back is too revealing. It's okay to wear to a school party, but it's not suitable for daily wear."
I'd also like to add, "I'm doing this for your own good. This society isn't very friendly to girls. Also, your school probably doesn't have many activities right now, so you should focus on studying and the competition. Don't even think about going out every day during the holidays. Focus on preparing for your competition."
Even though he knew that Xu Jing said this for her own good and out of consideration for her, Chen Zan still felt depressed sometimes.
But she still responded obediently: "I know, Mom."
As long as she acted so obedient and docile, Xu Jing would be very satisfied. "Accompany your grandma and go out for dinner later."
After Xu Jing entered the house, Chen Jiaohua took her hand and said, "Zhanzhan, sometimes your mother does it for your own good, but you are already an adult, you should have your own opinions. Don't listen to your mother on everything. Your mother's mind is sometimes more old-fashioned than an old woman like me."
Chen Zan nodded, also looking docile.
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After giving the nanny a day off in the evening, Xu Jing took the old and the young in her family out for dinner. Director Gu booked a restaurant. The old lady was recuperating and needed a light diet, so they specially chose a restaurant with famous Cantonese cuisine in Rongchuan.
It was difficult to reserve a table at many restaurants on New Year's Day, and Director Gu had to use his connections to book a private room.
The old lady thought the decoration here was nice and praised it.
Gu Wenjun said, "I feel relieved that I can catch your eye, Auntie."
Chen Jiaohua: "This restaurant is newly opened, right? I remember when I came to the city a few years ago, I had never seen such a Cantonese restaurant on Wangping Street."
Wangping Street is next to the river, just across the bridge from where the fireworks were set off before. On the opposite bank, there is a whole row of river view restaurants, a pedestrian greenway has been built below, and a small platform has been built under the big tree. Every night, people play musical instruments there, such as cello, violin and piano.
Chen Zan randomly ordered two items from the menu and left it to the adults to decide. Looking down from her seat by the window, she could just see the performance on the small stage and couldn't help but be mesmerized.
Seeing this, Chen Jiaohua smiled and said, "When you were little, I asked you to learn the guzheng from your mother, but you were too lazy and gave up learning the violin halfway. Now you look at others, are you envious?"
Chen Zhan argued for himself, "Grandma, it's because I don't have the talent."
Xu Jing, who was sitting opposite him, heard this and said, "It's not that you don't have talent, it's that you have a bad temper. You were forgetful in the music room and lost your phone. The next day, you said you wouldn't go to class no matter what."
Speaking of this, it was indeed a dark history in Chen Zan's childhood. At that time, she was far from being as obedient as she is now.
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