Chapter 147: Revisiting the Old Place
The daily routine of accompanying Shi Guilin at work was a little different from what Nian Nian had imagined.
"Why does Papa only come back at night?" Nian Nian sat cross-legged on the bed, her puzzled eyes following Shi Nanqi's movements.
Nanqi didn't hear clearly when she was searching the suitcase for a face mask: "What?"
Jiang Duan, who was still in his pajamas, suddenly said, "Maybe I worked too much during the day."
It has been eight days since they arrived in Changyu City. Since Cheng Huili left for Hai City five days ago, the suite where the mother and son lived was checked out. Naturally, Jiang Duan's sleeping place became Nian Nian and Shi Guilin's bed.
In Shi Guilin's words: "The room is big, the bed is big too, in short, it can accommodate everyone." Filming is busy, and we don't have much time to go back to the hotel. Nian Nian is bored sleeping alone, so why not share a bed with her?
So right now Jiang Duan and Nian Nian are still lying in bed.
Nian Nian was even more confused: "But sometimes Papa doesn't come back at night."
"Maybe he came back, but it was too late and we were all asleep so we didn't know." Jiang Duan said again.
"That's right." Shi Nanqi snapped his fingers. "There were a few days when my brother finished filming in the early morning. When he came in, you two were sleeping like pigs. When he got up to leave, you were still sleeping. Isn't that a perfect missed opportunity?"
Nian Nian whimpered and lay in bed in isolation for a short while.
"Hahaha." Shi Nanqi casually placed the mask she found on the bedside table. She leaned over and squeezed Nian Nian's fat with her palms, making it soft and bouncy. "Are you hungry? I'll take you two to get up and have breakfast."
Nian Nian sat up quickly and said, "Eat, eat. Nian Nian agreed with Brother Duan last night that we would have egg custard for breakfast today."
Shi Nanqi asked, "Which restaurant did you eat at last time?"
Nian Nian: “Yes!”
There was a rustling sound, and Nian Nian and Jiang Duan got out of bed and went to the bathroom together to wash up, and then changed their clothes.
At the same time, Shi Nanqi tied up her hair in front of the mirror on the table and put on a baseball cap.
After the two kids were ready, Shi Nanqi handed each of them a hat and said, "Put it on. It's a bit sunny outside."
Then, she quickly walked to the sofa and called out to Shi Linzhuo: "Driver, get ready to drive."
"Okay." Shi Linzhuo stood up on his knees and walked out first. "The driver will be here soon."
Nian Nian and Jiang Duan held the brims of their hats and walked slowly beside Shi Nanqi.
Before leaving the hotel corridor, Jiang Duan put his cool baseball cap on his head.
Nian Nian looked down at the hat in her hand for a long time, but did not move.
"Why aren't you wearing it? Doesn't it look good?" Shi Nanqi asked him, "I saw it on the street a few days ago and bought it specially for me."
"It looks good." Nian Nian affirmed Shi Nanqi's aesthetic taste, "But, Nian Nian's is different from Brother Duan's."
Very different.
Jiang Duan was wearing a classic baseball cap, while Nian Nian was wearing a small pastoral woven straw hat. The round brim of the hat was covered with layers of lace, and the top was decorated with several lace bows of different sizes, which was very beautiful.
"It's different. If you get tired of wearing them, you two can switch." Shi Nanqi offered a random suggestion. Nian Nian and Jiang Duan were both pretty, and the little straw hat would look good on either of them, satisfying her desire to dress up and her mischievous taste.
Nian Nian was convinced by her. She bent her neck and obediently put the lace straw hat on her head. She pinched the brim with both hands and looked up to ask, "Is it worn crookedly?"
"It's not crooked, wait a minute I...ah!" Shi Nanqi was a little surprised by Nian Nian. He didn't look at the road and almost bumped into the cleaning staff's cart. Fortunately, Shi Linzhuo was quick to pull him over.
"Be careful, little aunt." Shi Linzhuo complained, "I know Nian Nian is cute, but let's check the road first, okay?"
"Unexpected," Shi Nanqi waved to the terrified cleaning staff to indicate that everything was fine. He quickly took out his phone and clicked on the camera. "Nian Nian, hold on like this and don't move. I'll take a picture."
"Yes, yes, don't put your hands down, just put them on the brim of your hat. Okay, Duan, let's take another photo together. Not bad, not bad." Shi Nanqi looked at the finished product in the album and was very satisfied. "Come on, come on, you don't have to stand anymore."
The few of them picked up their pace and walked out again, and Jiang Duan adjusted Nian Nian's hat from time to time.
Shi Linzhuo went to the parking lot and drove the car to the hotel entrance to pick up Shi Nanqi and the other three.
The shop wasn't far away, but Nian Nian and Jiang Duan woke up late, so they arrived late. The only good thing was that there weren't many people around, so they felt more relaxed.
After taking the order, the waiter brought the food. Nian Nian buried her head in her food while Shi Nanqi, spoon in one hand, calmly sent the photos she had just taken to the family group with the other.
Shi Nanqi: [Pictures x3]
Shi Nanqi: Please accept today's fresh little Nian Nian (wearing a hat version)
Shi Lihan: Cute.
Chen Yi: This little hat really suits Nian Nian.
Wang Xiulin: So cute, are there any other photos?
Shi Jianfeng: [thumbs up] [thumbs up]
Shi Jianfeng: [Pictures x2]
Shi Jianfeng: Nian Nian’s watermelon seedlings have grown a little bigger. Show them to him and tell him that grandpa is taking good care of them.
Shi Nanqi replied one by one and showed Nian Nian the photos of the growing watermelon seedlings as instructed.
Nian Nian gave a thumbs up: "Grandpa is amazing, Nian Nian's watermelon seedlings have really grown. Brother Duan, look."
Jiang Duan compared the watermelon seedlings in the photo with the photos of the seedlings taken by his phone watch and said with certainty, "They have grown."
"Hehe." Nian Nian smiled and picked up the spoon to eat the egg custard.
As breakfast was drawing to a close, Shi Linzhuo was looking through the Changyu City travel guide and said worriedly, "What should I do after dinner? I've been here for eight days and I've already visited almost every tourist attraction I could."
Shi Nanqi thought about it and asked Nian Nian and Jiang Duan for their opinions: "Is there anything you two want to play?"
Jiang Duan turned his head and looked at Nian Nian first.
Nian Nian swallowed the last mouthful of sweet soup and said distressedly, "Nian Nian misses papa."
"Ah," Shi Nanqi looked up and recalled, "Did my brother's crew go to the next city to shoot today?"
"Yeah. In the mountains and forests." Shi Linzhuo copied the address Shi Guilin had sent him into the navigation, looked at the distance, and said in surprise, "Hey, it's not far actually. There's a high-speed rail station that goes directly here, less than half an hour."
"Then let's go. Let's sneak a peek at the class. At the very least, we can go play around in the next city. Do you have your ID card with you?"
"Yes."
"Okay." Shi Nanqi clapped his hands, "Then let's book a business class carriage for the four of us. I'll book the tickets."
Having fulfilled her wish, Nian Nian sat on the chair, kicking her legs happily and shaking her head several times.
With Shi Linzhuo's superb driving skills, they successfully caught the nearest high-speed train.
"You drive well." Shi Nanqi glanced at him.
"It's okay. My speed is like a turtle crawling abroad." Shi Linzhuo shrugged and called Shi Guilin and others on the high-speed train to inform them of their itinerary.
Afraid of being scolded for his decision to act first and ask for permission later, he said in advance, "Your son misses you," as soon as the phone was connected. Then he put the phone to Nian Nian's mouth, making Nian Nian call him "papa" in a soft and cute way.
As expected, Shi Guilin immediately shut down and said, "Which station? I'll ask Li Yan to pick you up."
Shi Linzhuo announced the station name with a smile and hung up the phone without being scolded.
Not long after they sat there, the station name was announced over the radio. They got off the high-speed train with their bags and followed the signs out of the station.
Li Yan stood in front of the car and immediately spotted the family, who looked very attractive. He hurried forward, and the two groups of people met, and successfully picked up the people.
"I came here in the nanny car." Shi Nanqi got into the car, found the small refrigerator, and took out a bottle of ice water to drink.
Nian Nian and Jiang Duan looked inside the RV.
"We're really pressed for time," Li Yan explained with a smile. "Brother Shi said he'd take you to the set to wait for him first."
After a few small talk, the car fell into silence.
The road beneath the tires went from smooth to bumpy, then smooth again before slowly coming to a stop.
Nian Nian looked out the window and saw lush greenery and large rocks. "Stop the car? Nian Nian is in the mountains."
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