"Nian’an, you’ll get married one day," Nianhua tried to reason with Xu Nian’an.
Xu Nian’an grinned and said, "Don’t worry, even if I get married, I’ll still provide for you."
"Nian’an, it’s great that you want to provide for me, but my sister-in-law might not agree. Besides, even if she does, I’d be too embarrassed. I have hands and feet; why can’t I provide for myself?" Xu Nianhua shrugged and said, "Nian’an, I want to do something on my own."
There was a sparkle in Nianhua’s eyes that made Xu Nian’an feel like the little sister who always obediently followed him had grown up.
"Good, if you want to do it, then do it. Whatever you need, tell me, and I’ll support you," Xu Nian’an encouraged her.
Xu Nianhua was so excited it was as if her studio had already started up. All the way, she thought about it. She couldn’t possibly set up the studio alone—who should she ask to join her?
Also, a translation studio needs to get work. Without clients to translate for, the studio couldn’t operate.
Xu Nianhua initially had this idea, but to implement it would still take some time.
On the weekend, Xu Nianhua went back to school early. Just as she got near the school gate, she ran into Su Xi and Wa Lei.
Wa Lei was in the middle of confessing his feelings to Su Xi.
Xu Nianhua quickly scanned the nearby empty space. This was the path she had to take to get to the school gate; she couldn’t go around. Going through the back door would take an extra half hour.
"Wa Lei, I don’t like you," Su Xi rejected him very straightforwardly. Perhaps because she had just seen Xu Nianhua, she looked at Wa Lei and added another sentence, "You are a good person, but we’re not suited for each other."
"Why?" The smile on Wa Lei’s face gradually faltered.
Looking at him, Su Xi said, "Not suited is not suited, there is no why."
With those words, Su Xi walked away, grabbed Xu Nianhua, who was about to pass by as a bystander, and said, "Nianhua, I’ve been waiting for you for so long."
"Let’s go, I know you’re in a hurry," Su Xi said, pulling Xu Nianhua towards the school.
Xu Nianhua felt a stare on her back that was sharp as a thorn.
"Su Xi, Wa Lei won’t hold a grudge against me, right?" Xu Nianhua felt like she was inadvertently caught in the crossfire.
"No, if anyone is to hold a grudge, it will be against me. Don’t worry, he won’t hold it against you," Su Xi said with a laugh as she looked at her, "Nianhua, I’m lucky you came, otherwise, I wouldn’t know what to do. Oh, you’re the best."
"Ah..." Xu Nianhua didn’t ask, but her gaze toward Su Xi was full of confusion.
"With Pei Yicheng watching over you, those who are thinking about chasing you don’t dare to speak up," Su Xi said, having been confessed to by many since she was young. In university, the number of suitors increased. When her cousin Su Yan was around, he could fend them off for her.
Now that Su Yan had gone abroad to study, Su Xi deeply felt that being beautiful was a curse.
Fortunately, her status was clear, so aside from confessions, love letters, and gifts, no one would do anything else to her.
Xu Nianhua touched her nose and couldn’t help but smile, Pei Yicheng was indeed protecting her. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and she asked, "Su Xi, what kind of person do you like?"
"Me?" Su Xi didn’t expect her to ask that out of the blue. Walking along the tree-lined paths of the school, she thought, "I like someone who is sunny and cheerful, who has only me in his heart."
Without thinking, Su Xi remembered her parents, who had been affectionate all their lives without ever having a quarrel. Not only her own parents but also her uncle and auntie were a loving couple.