Chapter 80: Improving Relationships
When Nan Fei came out of the shower, she saw Yan Nanxing sitting at the table with a serious look on his face. She could tell without looking closely that he was busy with work.
Hearing the noise from the bathroom, he actually made some time to hang up the phone and turned to explain, "I have an emergency meeting here. You can go out for a walk. It might be a little noisy later."
Nan Fei didn't mind the noise, but she was afraid that staying here would distract Yan Nanxing, so she chose to obediently change into casual clothes and prepare to go for a walk downstairs.
While the location chosen for this charity event is in the mountains, it's not one of those areas with particularly harsh terrain. The hotel isn't large, but a short walk leads to a mountain road. The view is of a mountainous landscape, layered with lush green trees. From a distance, it appears majestic, but in reality, it's on the gentler side of the landscape.
Nan Fei also knew the content of the project. Nine-year compulsory education has been generally popularized in this area, but because the development is not very good, the teaching staff and teaching materials are relatively limited. Therefore, they donated books to several schools in the area and gave lectures in selected representative schools.
Nan Fei had no experience in public speaking. His father had promised him that as long as he showed up, the rest of the team would take care of everything. So he threw himself into the work. Now he had nothing to do all of a sudden and felt a little overwhelmed.
There weren't many people living in the wild mountains and hills. There were only a few scattered houses in front and behind the hotel. It was past dinner time and there was no one around. Nan Fei didn't dare to go too far, so he just strolled around nearby.
I didn't expect that while walking around, I would actually run into Nan Hongyu who was supposed to be resting in bed.
The two exchanged glances, and Nan Hongyu chuckled first: "I knew you couldn't sleep. You're so busy that your biological clock is messed up. You don't feel sleepy at all before 9 o'clock. I advised you to take some time out to go out for a walk. How about it? The air in the mountains is fresh, right?"
Whether it was fresh or not, Nan Fei didn't know. After sniffing it gently, her mind became much clearer, so she smiled and said, "Well, I feel much more relaxed."
It was a normal conversation, but Nan Hongyu frowned for some reason. He looked his son up and down and suddenly shook his head: "It's only been half a year since we last met, why do you feel like you've changed so much?"
"Really?" Hearing this, Nan Fei also felt a little nervous, but still pretended to be calm: "I have always been like this. You know my schedule for the second half of the year. There is no change."
"Something's wrong. You must be hiding something from me." Nan Hongyu narrowed his eyes, and after a moment, he suddenly realized, "You didn't even like to talk about flowers before, so why is it that today, you haven't stopped smiling for several times in just a short time?"
Nan Fei subconsciously twitched the corners of her mouth, then forced herself to suppress the smile: "I've been exposed to new people and things, so I've become a little more lively. That's probably normal, right?"
"You're my biological child, how could I not know you?" Nan Hongyu smiled kindly, but his words were sharp and pointed. "This kind of person and situation doesn't happen often, does it?"
Nan Fei laughed it off and said, "That's not necessarily true."
Nan Hongyu shook his head and sighed, "You've grown up so big and have always been very opinionated. Your mother and I can't really make decisions for you, but you have a good outlook on life and are always trustworthy in your actions, so we won't interfere. We think it's fine for you to develop on your own."
"So, Nan Fei, even though we don't communicate much, don't get stuck in a fixed mindset. Sometimes, you can still talk to your parents about some things."
Nan Fei felt a surge of warmth in her heart when she heard this, and her tone softened a lot: "Yes, I will."
But he really couldn't tell anyone about this right now, not only because he had promised Yan Nanxing, but more importantly, it was something his parents couldn't handle all at once.
He listened carefully to the earnest advice. As they walked, they arrived at the hotel entrance. They thought the conversation was about to end, but Nan Hongyu suddenly said, "The person who made you change is Yan Nanxing, right?"
Affirmative sentence.
Nan Fei suddenly froze.
Nan Hongyu noticed all of this body language. He chuckled twice, as if to say, "You're still trying to hide this from me, kid?" "Although I don't know much about your friends, I do have a good idea of some of them. You've never had a friend as talkative as you before."
"Besides, Xiaoyan was chatting with me happily before you came, but she fell silent as soon as you arrived. Did she really think I didn't see the little tricks between you two?"
The more Nan Hongyu spoke, the faster Nan Fei's heartbeat grew. Did his father see it? What did he see? Or what did he hear? But apart from a slight quarrel, the two of them probably didn't reveal anything.
The retribution for talking nonsense has come. In fact, Nan Fei was not mentally prepared to come out to his family and announce his relationship. After all, his words, both openly and covertly, were irresponsible to others. In any case, this matter should be said in a proper manner.
It’s over... I hope this won’t ruin Yan Nanxing’s image.
Nan Fei was so frightened that he couldn't utter a word. Seeing that Nan Hongyu was about to expose the truth, he held his breath and waited for the trial.
"Whether you're having a disagreement or any other conflicts, resolve them face to face if you have the chance. You're not a child anymore. Why are you playing the silent treatment? You didn't do that when you were little." Nan Hongyu advised carefully, his words becoming more and more sincere. "Look, you praise them so much, so you can't be a bad kid, right? What problem can't be solved through communication?"
Nan Fei: “…Ah?”
"What? Can't you understand such a simple truth?" Nan Hongyu didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to teach Nan Fei a lesson. "No matter whose fault it is, if you want to maintain this friendship, you can just give in first. Young people these days don't care about face. If you really don't want to pay attention to others, you won't show this expression now."
Seeing her father nagging so seriously, Nan Fei gradually calmed down and even found it a little funny: "Why do you think I'm having a quarrel with Yan Nanxing?"
"Oh, can't I see how stubborn you are? All along the way, you didn't even look at me, but kept interrupting and talking back, just like when we were little." As he spoke, Nan Hongyu recalled, "Oh, your mom and I always felt sorry for you. You were so good and well-behaved, so mature for such a young age. You didn't have the youthful energy of a 20-something kid. In the end, you're still just a child."
Nan Fei was amused. She didn't try to pick on her father, but smoothed things over. "Well, you're right. I'll go."
"So, what was the fight about?" His education had paid off, and his sense of fatherly responsibility had subsided. Nan Hongyu took a step forward curiously, his eyes filled with gossip. "You've never given a stranger this cold shoulder in your life!"
Strictly speaking, Yan Nanxing is not an outsider.
Nan Fei said silently in his heart.
He made up a half-truthful excuse: "We had a slight disagreement on the development of a certain topic, but it's not a big deal and we've talked it over now."
This was a polite refusal. The child had some secrets with his peers, and Nan Hongyu understood and nodded. "If they've been arguing for so long, it's probably not a very ordinary conflict. You've been giving him a hard time the whole time. You must have a good chat. Mr. Xiaoyan has good conditions in all aspects. It would be a good thing for you to be friends with him."
Seeing that Nan Hongyu seemed to have a very good impression of Yan Nanxing, Nan Fei suddenly remembered and added fuel to the fire: "Come to think of it, you should have heard of Nanxing a long time ago."
Nan Hongyu tilted his head and asked in confusion, "How come you've heard of this before?"
"Grandpa always said that he had a long-time friend. Actually, that was Nanxing's grandfather."
Nan Hongyu took a moment to remember who he was referring to after this introduction: "Are you talking about the one who poured the herbs?"
"What do you mean by pouring herbs? They're one of the officially designated herbal medicine processing departments." Nan Fei corrected him, then added, "Just a while ago, grandpa got in touch with Grandpa Yan and took me to meet him. So later, my relationship with Nan Xing became much closer."
The writing style was cut off, but there wasn't a single lie. Only by explaining it this way would Nan Hongyu really believe it. Mr. Lou was also Nan Hongyu's teacher, and he had always heard about the relationships between the older generations. He had always heard it beautified. Sure enough, after hearing this, Nan Hongyu couldn't help but nod his head: "No wonder, such a young man can achieve such achievements, his genes are really good."
"Oh, I wonder if the Yan family has any daughters. They're a good match for us. If there are any girls of the right age, you could go get to know them." Nan Hongyu's old habit came back. "I think you and Xiaoyan would get along well. If you can improve your relationship with their family, it wouldn't be a win-win situation."
There is no daughter, and if you don’t mind that Yan Nanxing is a boy, then it would just fulfill his father’s dream.
Nan Fei couldn't help laughing and responded vaguely.
The more Nan Hongyu thought about it, the more it made sense. He patted the back of Nan Fei's hand and said, "It's getting late. You should go back. When you have time, you can have a good chat with President Xiaoyan and strengthen your relationship."
"Yeah, I know."
Nan Fei's trip took only half an hour at most.
But I came back just in time, and Yan Nanxing's meeting had just ended. It didn't seem to go well. He frowned and took off his headphones. His expression was a little ugly, but not to the point of losing his temper. It was probably not a serious problem.
My guess is that there is a disagreement with the shareholders.
Seeing someone coming back, Yan Nanxing suppressed his anger and turned it into a gentle smile: "Why are you back so early? It's so boring downstairs?"
"It's okay. I ran into my father and talked about some things." Nan Fei walked forward, took off his coat and casually draped it over the back of a chair. Seeing Yan Nanxing getting nervous again, he gently comforted him, "Don't worry, he didn't notice. He just thought we were good friends with a little conflict, so his reaction was strange."
Yan Nanxing breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard Nan Fei say, "But he did ask me to apologize to you."
"What are you apologizing for? What did you make him misunderstand?"
Yan Nanxing took the man's hand and naturally pulled him to his side. Nan Fei also cooperated very well and followed this posture and sat directly on Yan Nanxing's legs.
Holding his face and kissing him gently, she raised her eyebrows and smiled: "Well, I promised him that I would have a good communication with you and increase our relationship."
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