The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 337 Ask at Home

"Nannan, it's time to eat."

At noon on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Nan Xiang was lying on a bamboo lounge chair in the alley in front of her house basking in the sun when her mother's voice came from the kitchen.

"Okay, I'll be right over."

Nan Xiang closed her eyes and called out lazily, then turned over and continued to rest her head on the blue printed cotton cushion that was fluffy in the sun. The back of her neck occasionally felt itchy from being rubbed by the cotton cushion, so she had to sit up reluctantly and then fell into a state of emptiness.

The wings of my nostrils twitched slightly, and the smell I smelled was no longer the stench from the drainage ditch in the corner in front of me, but the smell of sulfur from the firecrackers that went off last night and this morning. It was not pleasant, but soothing, and it was the smell that should be there for the New Year.

After having a big fight with her biological mother during the Chinese New Year last year, she left here immediately and had no contact with her biological mother for several months.

But after all, the other party is her only relative. The mother and daughter have depended on each other for so many years. How could they really break up like this?
Later, when her mother called her again, she hesitated and struggled for a while before finally answering the phone before it automatically hung up.

What came from the other end of the phone was the voice of the creditor asking for repayment.

Nan Xiang felt confused at the time. She didn't expect that the creditor had come to her door. She used to pay the money directly by swiping the card, so why did he come now?
But she didn't have time to think about it, so she had to hurry back home.

But when she got home, she found that the debt collectors had left. Even her mother was a little confused. She said that those people came to collect the debt, and then waited for her to call Nan Xiang. Then they left after saying remember to put the money on the card.

Just like the overdue collection text message.

After thinking for a long time, Nan Xiang had no choice but to transfer the money to the creditor in front of her mother. Nan's mother did not dare to ask more questions this time, for she was afraid to hear her daughter talk about the source of the money.

She still clearly remembers how upset she was by what her daughter said when they had a quarrel and a falling out at the beginning of the year.

And this time before Nan Xiang left, she assured her that she had changed and would never gamble again.

In response, Nan Xiang just snorted coldly and left a sentence when she left, "You are not tired of saying this, but I am tired of hearing it. I am thankful that you didn't put me on the gambling table and lose it."

The words were cold, but it was the only way she could fight back against her mother.

However, to Nan Xiang's surprise, when she came back later, the house had undergone great changes. The shed above the door had been demolished, the lighting in the house had become much better, the smelly drainage ditch in the corner in front of the door had been cleaned, and even the moss on the wall had been removed.

When she was confused, she learned from the neighbors that her mother did it all by herself, and the reason was to let her daughter stay at home longer when she came back.

Nan Xiang was silent. Was this the reason why she couldn't stay at home for long?
I know my mother did this to apologize, and it might even be to drain the little affection between mother and daughter, but I... just can't refuse her kindness.

At least the house won't stink anymore...that's good, right?

The winter afternoon sun on the first day of the new year shone on Nan Xiang's face. After she came to her senses, she thought silently.

"Nannan, the food is getting cold!"

At this time, Nan's mother called again. Hearing this, Nan Xiang got up from the recliner and returned home wearing cotton slippers.

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner last night, I stayed up late and didn’t have lunch until the afternoon. Looking at the dishes on the table, Nan Xiang suddenly realized that she was starving.

"Nannan, how long will you stay at home this time?"

The TV was replaying last night's Spring Festival Gala. Nan's mother kept her eyes on the TV while she was talking, but her hands, which were picking up food, became unusually slow.

Nan Xiang's expression froze for a moment, then he put a mouthful of rice into his mouth and said casually, "I don't know, maybe we have to wait until after the Chinese New Year."

"That's good." Nan's mother breathed a sigh of relief, watching the TV as if she was amused by the Spring Festival Gala. "I prepared so many New Year's goods, I can't finish them all by myself."

"Ah."

Nan Xiang hummed lightly and said nothing more, and her eyes turned to the TV. But after a few seconds of silence at the table, Nan's mother's voice rang out again.

"Nannan, do you have a boyfriend?"

"..."

Nan Xiang's heart suddenly skipped a beat and she even stopped eating.

She looked up and saw her mother looking at her with inquiring eyes. She suppressed her panic and pretended not to hear clearly, "Ah?"

"Do you have a boyfriend?" Nan's mother asked again, and then she quickly added, "Last night during New Year's Eve, you ran out to make a phone call. Was it your boyfriend?"

"No, I had a fight with Gu Li and the others." Nan Xiang argued calmly.

However, Nan's mother was not so easily fooled. While picking up food for Nan Xiang, she said, "Do you have to go out to call Gu Li and the others? Haven't I seen you avoid me before?"

"..."

Nan Xiang felt a little embarrassed when her lie was exposed. She didn't know what happened last night. After seeing the New Year countdown began, she was eager to hear Jian Xi's voice. She didn't want to be limited to just sending a New Year greeting text message like last year.

Isn't it right to be with your loved one when ringing in the New Year?
But I didn’t expect that my mother, who had fallen asleep while watching the Spring Festival Gala on the sofa, actually woke up!
"No, I was fighting with Gu Li and the others. I saw that you were asleep and was afraid to wake you up." Nan Xiang continued to argue.

"Why would you be afraid of being woken up? There are so many firecrackers outside."

Nan Xiang's mother's voice was neither hurried nor slow. When she wanted to continue asking, Nan Xiang immediately changed the subject and said, "Mom, I saw some branches hanging on the wall outside. Didn't you clear them away?"

"Oh, those are the wild flowers growing over the wall. I cleared them out at first, but then they died when winter came and I didn't take care of them." Nan's mother explained for her daughter, but soon she changed the subject and said, "You are not young anymore. It doesn't matter if you really have a boyfriend."

"..."

Nan Xiang didn't want to talk anymore and started to eat.

Seeing this, Nan's mother opened her mouth and wanted to say something but couldn't, so she had to concentrate on eating.

When Nan Xiang was about to take a nap on the recliner after lunch, her mother, who was cleaning up the dishes, suddenly said, "Nannan, I won't say much about your relationship, but there is only one thing: you are not allowed to be with that guy named Xi Cheng!"

"..."

Nan's mother's words became harsh. She knew that she was no longer able to interfere in her daughter's affairs, but she still wanted to say it, even though the mother-daughter atmosphere that had been restored somewhat this year had become strained again.

Nan Xiang stood beside the recliner and pursed her lips. She felt a little annoyed and wanted to turn around and tell her mother how could she be with Xi Cheng again? The person she called last night was her boss!

But she couldn't say anything. What could she say? Don't worry, Mom. I'm not with that bastard. I'm now my boss's mistress. No, he's the fourth mistress!
Although my boss is sometimes bad and mean, he is a good man, a thousand times better than that Xi Cheng!
And she is Lin Xiao's boyfriend. Oh, by the way, Lin Xiao, you know her, she is also my good friend. You have met her before. My good friend helped me try the goods in advance, and they are very good. You can rest assured.

So this year will I have another big fight and leave by myself, or will I be kicked out?

So Nan Xiang couldn't answer her own mother now. She could only make a "hmm" sound from her nose and then lie on the recliner with her back to the door.

Nan's mother looked suspicious. She didn't know whether her daughter had agreed or was just perfunctorily saying it. Her brows furrowed again.

But in the end he could only sigh and said nothing more.

I hope my worries are unnecessary!

……

February 10th, the third day of the Lunar New Year, City God Temple in Shanghai.

"A Quan, this is where you want to bring me? Do you still want to go now?"

Looking at the crowded Chenghuang Temple Pedestrian Street, Jian Xi said helplessly.

Lin Quan, who was holding his arm, was also a little embarrassed, but still took his hand and walked forward, saying, "Hey, it's Chinese New Year, and you and I are usually at school or at home, and we haven't been to places with so many people."

Jian Xi was pulled by her and had to join the crowd in front of them.

"People go to quiet places to pray, but you go to crowded places."

"It's the Spring Festival now, where do you think is quiet?" Lin Quan wrinkled his nose and said stubbornly, "Today I'm mainly out for a walk, wouldn't it be nice to have something lively?"

After a pause, she looked up at the man and said, "Or do you really want something? A marriage?"

"Can't I ask?"

"How dare you say that? You..." Little Green Tea paused, moved closer and continued in a low voice, "Don't you even look at your own situation?!"

You bastard has dated three women and still wants to find a marriage partner?

Lin Quan thought angrily and couldn't help but twist his arm again.

Jian Xi took a deep breath in cooperation, then smiled and said, "Then let's go shopping first, and then go to the temple later."

"Okay! You promised to spend the New Year with me, so of course you have to listen to my arrangements." After Little Green Tea finished speaking, she started to take Jian Xi for a walk. Anyway, after her physical fitness improved, her physical strength also increased a lot, so she didn't worry about running out of energy from walking around.

However, just when Jian Xi followed her into a costume shop, his cell phone suddenly vibrated. He took it out and saw that it was a message from Nan Xiang.

Nan Xiang: Boss, are you going on a business trip during the Spring Festival this year?
Jian Xi had a strange look on his face. Seeing that Little Green Tea was listening to the clerk's introduction with great interest, he did not rush to follow her, but replied to Nan Xiang's message first.

Jian Xi:? Are you arguing with your family again and want to run away from home?

Nan Xiang: No, I was just asking. If you are on a business trip, I bought a lot of new stockings!

"..."

When seeing this message, Jian Xi was speechless for a moment. Is there any inevitable connection between business trips and stockings?

But thinking of Nan Xiang's silk stockings limited edition for secretaries last year, Jian Xi felt that there was still a connection. Otherwise, business trips would be so boring!

But at this moment, he could only refuse very seriously: No, I am going to the City God Temple to worship the City God now, you witch, don't be so presumptuous!

Nanxiang:……

Nan Xiang: Are you alone? Or are you with someone?

"Senior, you accompany me shopping and chat with other women!"

At this moment, Lin Quan's angry voice rang out, causing Jian Xi, who was about to reply to the message, to stop.

Seeing the little green tea girl's cheek bulging, the dog man smiled and reached out to poke it, and then was photographed by the other party.

"How do you know I was chatting with another woman?"

"Your mouth is almost grinning from ear to ear. How can the other person not be a woman but a man?"

"..."

Jian Xi was speechless. Is he so useless?
At this time, Little Green Tea curled her lips, leaned over to take a look, and sure enough, she saw that the message was sent by Nan Xiang.

"Humph! It's just like that." Lin Quan rolled his eyes at the bastard, "You also bought me a lot of new stockings~"

The dog man coughed lightly, put away his phone and said, "Okay, didn't I reject her?"

"Then you are not allowed to reply to her now. You are here to accompany me today!" said Little Green Tea in a tender voice.

"OK, I won't reply to her. I'll go shopping with you. Do you want to try that Hanfu?" After skipping this topic, Jian Xi pulled Lin Quan to accompany her to look at clothes.

"Forget it, I don't think I'm suitable to wear this."

"Trust me, I used to have a friend who liked to wear Hanfu, so I definitely have good taste."

"Boys and girls wear Hanfu differently, it doesn't suit me."

"Don't worry, my friend is a girl."

"female?"

"Yes, ex-girlfriend."

"..." Lin Quan was stunned for a moment and said unhappily, "Don't fool me. I didn't hear Lin Xiao say that she likes to wear Hanfu."

……

"Nannan, are you going out?"

In the alley, Nan's mother watched her daughter suddenly change out of her pajamas in a hurry, and then began to carefully put on makeup on her face, and she couldn't help but wonder.

Nan Xiang sat in front of the dressing table, drawing her eyebrows in front of the mirror, and replied, "Yes, my friend asked me to go out and play."

"Friend?" Nan's mother's eyes moved, and she wanted to ask if this friend was a man or a woman, and if he was the one who called on New Year's Eve, but after hesitating, the words that came to her lips were, "Will you come back tonight?"

"..."

Nan Xiang immediately realized what her mother meant, but still replied, "Come back, I'm just hanging out with my friends."

Although I don't know whether Jian Xi went there alone, but just now it looked like he didn't want to have the first shot of the new year with me today. But even if he really wanted to, it would be easy to get a room. As for whether he would come back at night, we can talk about it then.

"Oh." Nan's mother nodded, and seeing that her daughter was still putting on makeup, she didn't disturb her.

In fact, her previous suspicions were not without reason. The changes in her daughter in the past year were quite obvious. She thought her daughter was beautiful before, and this year she found that her daughter has become much prettier, and her spirit is much stronger than before. No matter how you look at it, it seems that she is nourished by love.

After watching quietly for a while, when her daughter finished applying lipstick, she couldn't help but ask, "Who is the friend who invited you?"

"Ding dong!"

The WeChat message sound suddenly rang at this moment. Nan Xiang turned around and found that it was a message from Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao: Nan Xiang, where are you now?
Nan Xiang frowned slightly, but soon relaxed her brows, picked up her phone and showed it to her mother, "Lin Xiao asked me out, don't make blind guesses, she's already urged me."

Nan's mother took two steps forward and squinted her eyes to take a look. Seeing that it was indeed the message sent by Lin Xiao, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then tell me in advance when you come back so that I can cook for you."

"Okay, I'll tell you then."

After she finished speaking, Nan Xiang, who had finished dressing up, also breathed a sigh of relief, picked up her bag and went out.

Behind her, Nan's mother looked at her daughter's figure, always feeling that something was wrong, and her eyes became a little suspicious for a moment.

After leaving the alley, Nan Xiang frowned when she saw Lin Xiao's message. After thinking for a while, she replied to this good friend with whom she hadn't seen for a while and had a somewhat subtle relationship.

Nan Xiang: I’m at home, what’s wrong?
Lin Xiao: Nothing much, Happy New Year.

Puzzled, Nan Xiang shook her head and took a taxi to the City God Temple.

……

"Senior, didn't you say you are not allowed to reply to messages? Why are you replying to Lin Xiao?!"

In the dessert shop, Little Green Tea puffed up his other cheek again, and a look of annoyance began to appear between his brows.

Jian Xi waved her phone and said innocently, "You told me not to go back to Nanxiang, but I didn't. I went back to Lin Xiao."

"You!" Lin Quan was furious and pinched the bastard again, "You're playing word games with me, right? You're not allowed to reply to her now!"

"it is good."

"Wait!" Little Green Tea stretched out her hand, "I'll keep your phone for you. You said you'd stay with me, but you're still wavering."

"This one……"

Jian Xi hesitated for a moment, and the little green tea quickly hooked his neck and kissed him, blowing: "Senior~"

"Okay, okay, here you go."

Seeing this, the bad man had no choice but to hand the phone to her. The little green tea girl showed joy on her face, kissed him again and then put the phone away.

"Be good, dear. You haven't finished shopping with me yet!"

Lin Quan, feeling the world suddenly peaceful, took Jian Xi's arm and continued today's itinerary. However, after she had taken two steps, her cell phone rang again.

When Little Green Tea took it out, she realized that it was Lin Xiao, who had just harassed Jian Xi and was now harassing her again.

Lin Xiao: Lin Quan, where are you now?
Jian Xi, who leaned over, also saw the message. Lin Quan rolled his eyes at him, pushed his head away, and then returned the message to Lin Xiao.

Lin Quan: I'm at home, what's wrong? Are you coming to kowtow to me for the New Year?
……

On the other side, Lin Xiao, who was waiting for a taxi, saw the message from Lin Quan just after he exited the chat interface with Nan Xiang.

"Stinky little bastard, next time we meet I will tear your mouth to pieces!"

"It's good that we're all at home. It just so happens that Jian Xi and I have been to some private time together."

(End of this chapter)