Chapter 732: Chapter 732 [Extra] Accompaniment and Protection
The moment his granddaughter became angry, Sheng Yan Cheng’s aura immediately softened. He made an ingratiating expression towards his precious granddaughter and said, “Grandpa was wrong, Grandpa wasn’t talking about him!”
Xu Weiran found it amusing. He had long known that this girl was doted on at home, but only upon seeing it did he realize that it was not just doting; she was absolutely spoiled to the skies. That she did not grow up spoiled and willful could only mean her nature was incredibly strong.
“Grandpa, rest assured, I will definitely take good care of An’an and respect her wishes. I won’t do anything reckless,” he promised.
Sheng Yan Cheng snorted coldly, “It had better be so!”
After finishing the dumplings, Ning An took him to meet her maternal grandparents next door. The elderly couple had already heard about him from their great-granddaughter. Unexpectedly meeting him in person, they were delighted and showered him with praises.
Xu Weiran, being handsome, naturally had an advantage, and his sweet talk had the elderly couple chuckling happily.
When leaving, the elderly couple showed evident reluctance.
The Sheng and Shen families still had to go back to the countryside to visit relatives, leaving Ning An to stay and accompany Xu Weiran.
After all, coming from so far away, it wouldn’t be right to just send him back so soon.
“Let’s go! I’ll take you out for a walk.” Ning An returned to this place every year. Although she didn’t grow up here like her parents, she was still quite familiar with the area.
She first took Xu Weiran to the old house. When she was younger, her grandparents still lived there, but now the apartment building was very old, and the elevator often had problems.
Later, they moved away.
Walking up the stairs with Xu Weiran, Ning An stopped in front of the former house and pointed at the two houses across from each other, saying, “My parents used to live here. This side is my mom’s family’s house, and this side is my dad’s family’s house. They were born on the same day in the same hospital, childhood sweethearts. Sounds quite storied, doesn’t it?”
“But it’s been too long since anyone lived inside, so I won’t take you in to see,” she added.
Xu Weiran, hearing about her parents’ story from her for the first time, smiled and said, “No wonder your uncle and aunt seem to share such a good relationship.”
Ning An replied, “My grandma told me, they slept in the same bed under the same quilt since they were children. How could their relationship not be good?”
“You’re quite envious?”
Xu Weiran detected the longing in his girlfriend’s voice.
Ning An raised her eyebrows and nodded. “Of course, you know, in my parents’ eyes, each other come first. Children and other parents take a backseat. And having someone by your side from the moment you are born until you grow old and pass away, don’t you envy such a relationship?”
Unfortunately, not everyone could have the same fate and luck as her parents.
Xu Weiran stretched out his hand, took hers, and said, “Even though I didn’t know you from birth, rest assured, I’ll be there for you for the rest of our days. I will protect you just as Uncle protected Aunt.”
His vow was indeed very touching, but…
Ning An looked at him and said, “Those are pretty words, but do you have the time? What about your experiments? Your thesis, your research, are you giving all that up?” It was hard for them to even see each other every day, let alone talk about being together and providing protection.
Xu Weiran obviously realized that he indeed spent very little time with her.
Saying so much, if it couldn’t be done, then it was all just empty talk.
It was no different from writing a bad check.
“Don’t worry, I will try to carve out more time to spend with you.” It would be great if this girl would agree to move out and live together. At least that way, they could see each other every day.
However, judging by the Sheng Family’s attitude, they probably wouldn’t agree.