Chapter 245: Chapter 250: Cows Fly in the Sky Chapter 245: Chapter 250: Cows Fly in the Sky All the surrounding sounds seemed to drift away from his world, and all he could see was the smiling face of the girl before him.
It’s just like—it’s so much like when his spouse was young, practically identical.
A tinge of sorrow and excitement flickered across the aged face of Mr. Su.
“Hello, Grandpa Chen!” Chen Huaying indeed bore a resemblance to Mr. Chen, especially when she was being naughty. So Sheng Ning easily recognized who Mr. Chen was and bowed politely and earnestly.
Mr. Chen’s eyes shone brightly with mischief, “Yo! So you’re Yingzi’s good friend?”
Mr. Chen was amiable and approachable, without any airs of a former leader.
Sheng Ning greeted him excitedly, “Grandpa Chen, I’ve long admired your great reputation.”
Mr. Chen chuckled with delight and asked with interest, “And what great reputation might that be?”
Sheng Ning flashed a mischievous grin and winked at Chen Huaying, barely holding back laughter as she teased, “Isn’t raising a woman warrior like Chen Huaying a claim to fame?”
“Ha Ha Ha… So it’s all because of my granddaughter’s fame!”
“Not just maybe!” Chen Huaying, who had been terrified a moment ago by Sheng Ning’s look, fearing she might mention Mr. Chen’s habit of cursing, finally relaxed upon hearing her words. Clinging to Mr. Chen’s arm, she bragged smugly, “That’s right, and Grandpa, I’m telling you, from now on you’re not allowed to dote on my brother, only me.”
Chen Yingjie rolled his eyes; had he ever been doted on? Did he even have a place in this family?
“Of course! I can’t stand pesky boys. Grandpa Su doesn’t know how envious he is that I have a granddaughter.”
The Su family lacked girls in this generation, only boys, much to Mr. Su’s dismay. This was also something Mr. Chen often bragged about, he always enjoyed taking Huaying with him wherever he went when she was young.
On the other hand, the boy, Chen Yingjie, seemed like an adopted child.
A joke had become popular in the General Union Courtyard: as a child, Chen Yingjie was said to be adopted, and when he grew up, it turned out Shen Jianguo was too.
The jest was about Shen Feihu’s partiality for Xu Qigang.
“Ha Ha Ha… Who can help being so excellent!”
Members of the Song and Dance Troupe rolled their eyes. “Yes, you’re definitely the most excellent,” Liu Yilan teased.
Sheng Ning pretended to look at the sky outside, exclaiming in surprise, “Ah! How has it gotten dark? Must be cows flying in the sky, right?”
Zhang Hongmei didn’t get it and said naively, “How could cows fly in the sky? Cows can only run on the ground!”
“That’s because Chen Huaying is blowing hot air on the ground.”
Sheng Ning’s words sent everyone into fits of laughter, and Chen Huaying turned beet red, “Well done, Sheng Ning, for making fun of me, for making a joke out of me.” She swung her small fists and started to punch Sheng Ning.
She had always been strong since she was young, and many kids in the courtyard had felt the sting of her punches. So when she swung her fists, Chen Yingjie and Su Huai’an’s faces turned sour instantly.
Instinctively, both reached out their hands at the same time, but Su Huai’an, who was standing closer to Sheng Ning, quickly pulled her aside. Due to inertia, Sheng Ning, caught off guard, tumbled right into Su Huai’an’s arms.
The soft wool of her sweater against the firm chest of a man. Sheng Ning’s mind went blank in an instant; she stared with wide, beautiful eyes, looking up in shock at the chin of Su Huai’an.
For a moment, silence engulfed the living room in an eerie hush.
Su Huai’an was also dumbfounded, staring blankly at his hand that was still holding onto Sheng Ning. Suddenly, his heart rate escalated, as if countless galloping deer had been set loose.
Gradually, Su Huai’an’s handsome, fair complexion turned redder and redder.