The building’s age was too old, so Sheng Chuyi didn’t feel comfortable letting the elderly live there and specifically got Shen Zhaozhao’s parents a small Western-style house.
Moreover, when he bought it, he purchased two units next to each other, so the family could stay in the neighboring house when they came back.
With Shen Mo and Shu Ran getting on in years, and considering that Shen Zhaozhao and Sheng Chuyi seldom came back, they hired a nanny to take care of the elderly. The elderly couple was doing well, spending their days chatting and drinking tea.
The early return of their granddaughter filled them with joy, and they immediately offered her a heap of delicious foods and drinks.
Although the elderly couple was old, they were not yet immobile. When they had nothing else to do, they would open the windows next door for some air and occasionally clean up, especially at the end of the year. Knowing that their daughter and son-in-law’s family would be coming for the New Year, they had already helped tidy up early on.
Therefore, when Sheng Ning’an arrived, she didn’t have to do anything but eat and drink at her grandma and grandpa’s house.
During the day, she followed her grandpa out and about, and at night she kept her grandma company by watching TV and chatting.
Life was incredibly comfortable.
On the twenty-seventh of the year, Xu Weiran called her to say he was going to deliver New Year’s goods to her family. Sheng Ning’an then remembered that she seemed to have forgotten to inform him that she had gone back to her hometown early.
"Uhm, I’m not in Jing City right now. How about you deliver them yourself? My grandma should be at home." Sheng Ning’an, knowing she was at fault, spoke softer and softer as she continued.
"Where did you go?" Xu Weiran immediately asked when he heard the girl wasn’t in Jing City.
"I’m at my grandma and grandpa’s house now."
"Didn’t you say you were going back to your hometown on the twenty-eighth or twenty-ninth?" He had thought they could at least meet once before the New Year, but she had left without a word.
Sheng Ning’an then recounted how she helped her grandma dupe her Young Uncle into going on a blind date and how her Young Uncle retaliated and sent her back to her hometown.
As someone who was also a victim of forced blind dates, Xu Weiran didn’t know whether to sympathize with Sheng Yeli or his own girlfriend.
"Then I’ll go see your uncle and auntie, as well as your grandpa and grandma. You just enjoy your time with your grandma and grandpa."
"Hmm, but can you manage alone?" Sheng Ning’an was a bit worried about him.
Without her there, facing her dad, mom, grandpa, and grandma alone, he might feel awkward.
However, clearly, she was overthinking it!
Xu Weiran seemed much more at ease than she anticipated, "It’s fine. I think your uncle, auntie, grandpa, and grandma quite like me." He added, "By the way, my dad has been experimenting with new dishes these past days and keeps asking to have you over for dinner."
"Then help me tell your uncle and auntie that I’ll come to visit them as soon as I’m back in Jing City after the new year."
"Sure!" Xu Weiran replied with a laugh.
"And remember to miss me!"
After Sheng Ning’an hung up the phone, she heard a knock on the door.
She saw her grandpa standing at the entrance and saying, "Are you done with the phone call? Your grandma is waiting for you to go buy New Year’s goods with her."
"Coming!" Sheng Ning’an said, grabbing her coat and stepping out of the room, "Grandpa, we can go out now."
"An’an, who were you calling just now?"
Sheng Ning’an hadn’t avoided the elderly while she was on the call, and they had overheard everything.
With a smile, Sheng Ning’an responded, "My boyfriend!"
"My An’an has a boyfriend now?" The elderly couple was both surprised and happy, still remembering what she looked like as a newborn. In the blink of an eye, here she was with a boyfriend.
Sheng Ning’an: "Yep, I’ll bring him over to meet you someday."