Upon hearing this, Gu Nuan instantly understood something.
Xiao Yebai continued, "The Zhao Family is always busy. My brother-in-law originally wanted to find my sisters, but then he thought it was inappropriate."
Aside from Xiao Shumei, the other sisters in the Xiao Family who were mothers were barely satisfactory. Gu Nuan was very aware of this. If she were Zhao Zirong, she would definitely make the same choice, preferring to let the kids fend for themselves rather than entrusting them to a bad mother.
"If my brother-in-law thinks we can help, have him send the kids over," Gu Jinrong said, seemingly without a second thought, no consideration needed.
Xiao Yebai felt a pang in his heart right then.
Subsequently, he slightly pursed his lips, clearly feeling like he had boarded a ship of thieves.
How could she agree so readily? He didn’t even have room to reconsider. It made him think all the way back, whether he had been set up by Zhao Zirong.
However, when one really thinks about it, it’s not hard to imagine why Gu Jinrong would agree so readily. After all, she had married a "kid" herself, obviously showing no resistance to children.
After sending her back to her room, Yebai had to go say hello to the elders, so he left.
After he left, Gu Nuan picked up her phone and walked to the balcony. Her fingers, suddenly and unconsciously, touched her heart, then she dialed a familiar number.
Beep beep beep, after a few sounds, perhaps the other party was busy, and didn’t answer her call in time.
"Hello—" In a rush, a somewhat rough voice from the other side.
Gu Nuan’s heart skipped a beat and said, "Dr. Ou, is that you?"
Ou Yanan’s voice sounded a bit hoarse, "Yes, it’s me. What’s up, Miss Gu?"
"Yes, I’m on emergency duty."
Gu Nuan’s fingers were fidgeting with the buttons on her shirt.
Hearing her silence for a long while, Ou Yanan on the other end surely had some doubts and asked, "Miss Gu?"
"It’s nothing, I was just wondering if you were at the hospital? Now that I hear you are, because there have been quite a few things happening around me recently, I’m a bit worried."
Hearing her explanation, Ou Yanan seemed to recall something, and likewise fell silent.
"You attend to your work," she said, then hung up the phone.
After hanging up, she suddenly remembered she hadn’t managed to ask him about his visit to the Gu Family. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝕟𝕖𝕥
At that moment, Sister Yao knocked on her door.
Gu Nuan let her in and asked what was the matter.
Sister Yao said, "Miss Zhong seems a bit off. Earlier she picked up a parcel from the counter downstairs, and since then, she hasn’t spoken at all. — By the way, Mr. Zhang and the director went down to find her."
Hearing this, Gu Nuan could guess what it was, likely some minor issues between Zhong Qiaohui and Zhang San.
It’s really not good to meddle in other people’s relationship issues.
Gu Nuan told Sister Yao, "It’s probably her personal issue, she’s so smart, it won’t be anything serious."
Zhong Qiaohui was an adult, no longer the girl who was once merely capable of harboring a crush, she surely could handle it herself.
The main reason Sister Yao had come over was to ask, "Should we go back now?"
Sister Yao was a family woman, having been away from home this long, not to mention her husband urging her, she was also worried about her son.
Her son was in elementary school, and children of that age are the toughest to manage because they are neither too big nor too small; children of such an intermediate age are the most susceptible to being led astray.