"Nianhua, what’s going on with Second Brother Xu? Why does he seem so strange?" When Pei Yining came to play with Xu Nianhua, she encountered Xu Nian’an heading to the medical hall and felt that something was off about him today.
Usually, Xu Nian’an was good to Xu Nianhua, but today, something just didn’t feel right.
"It’s nothing, Yining, where have you been these past few days?" Xu Nianhua diverted the question.
"Oh, I followed my brother to the Western Market to thank Doctor Hu for healing my brother’s leg," Pei Yining said with a bright smile as she recounted the last couple of days.
There had also been big changes at Doctor Hu’s place; the road had been nicely repaired, and an additional building had been constructed for the medical residence. Doctor Hu’s reputation had grown even larger.
"That’s good, is your brother’s leg alright now?" Xu Nianhua inquired.
"It’s fine, Doctor Hu checked it again. My brother’s leg is completely healed," Pei Yining said happily as she tugged at Xu Nianhua, "Nianhua, where shall we go to play today?"
As Xu Nianhua was thinking about where to go, suddenly, she spotted a familiar figure.
When Zheng Jin saw Xu Nianhua, she ran towards her and said, "I was just about to come find you today. When did you get back?"
"I came back a couple of days ago." Xu Nianhua introduced, "This is Yining, my high school classmate, Zheng Jin."
"Hello." Pei Yining greeted with a smile that lit up her cute face and made her particularly endearing.
Zheng Jin had been worried that Pei Yining, with her impressive family background, would look down on her, but hearing her friendly greeting, she immediately shook her hand happily and replied, "Hello, I’m Zheng Jin."
"You two were high school classmates? Was Nianhua really amazing back in high school?" Pei Yining asked with a face full of curiosity.
"Yes, Nianhua was that type who always came first in exams," Zheng Jin started with endless stories, saying, "Nianhua even taught us study methods. Without her, so many of us in our class wouldn’t have made it to university."
Even now, Zheng Jin remained grateful to Xu Nianhua. Without her, Zheng Jin wouldn’t have been able to get into a teacher training college.
"As expected, Nianhua is still topping the charts at school," Pei Yining admired genuinely. The thought of topping even once was as tough as reaching the heavens for her, let alone consistently.
"So..." Pei Yining paused, then sneakily looked at Zheng Jin and asked, "Does Nianhua have a lot of admirers at school?"
Pei Yining blinked, her expression seeming to imply an "you know what I mean."
She needed to gather some intelligence for her brother.
Zheng Jin nodded affirmatively.
Xu Nianhua raised her hand to her forehead, no longer interested in Pei Yining’s gossip, and turned to look around. Suddenly, she saw another couple entering her view.
It was Zou Yaru and Gu Junhe.
The newlyweds appeared exceptionally happy. Although Zou Yaru didn’t say it, her face looked quite content.
Xu Nianhua immediately turned away, thinking that in the future, Zou Yaru was bound to regret it. How could Gu Junhe be faithful to only Zou Yaru?
Seeing her, Xu Nianhua couldn’t help but think of Ningbei’s Cheng Hao. Even though he was now wholeheartedly managing Liunian Factory, busy all day long, she could still sense that Cheng Hao hadn’t completely moved on; he was just numbing himself with work.
Suddenly, a figure caught Xu Nianhua’s eye, causing her to freeze for a second. After a long look, once she was sure she wasn’t mistaken, she hurriedly chased after it.