Rebirth of the Little Actor – Chapter 29
29 – This little fool is so slimy and unwary.
An Xing and Ning Rong are both twenty years old this year, and are starting their junior year of college.
College boys and girls have strong hormones, and there is no longer a mountain of studies weighing on their heads. If they still have their own ideas, no one can resist their desire for a lover’s heart.
Not to mention others, Ning Rong himself had been confessed several times in college, so naturally he would not think that An Xing should just study hard and not fall in love.
However, An Xing is directly engaged to a person, or a man, this is too exciting, right?
Ning Rong is in deep thought.
On the other hand, An Xing is not aware of it, and when Ning Rong asked about it, he told about Lu Tian Shen.
“The Lu family is a very wealthy family, even more so than the An family. My grandpa’s generation just had a small fortune, but my dad really made a big business here, and his grandfather’s family was more powerful than my dad’s.”
Ning Rong translated, that is, the Lu family has been rich for at least four generations, his family has only been rich for two generations.
“And Brother Shen himself is especially powerful, after being declared the heir of the Lu family by Uncle Lu, he entered the Lu clan, dominating and conquering a bunch of juniors ……”
The more Ning Rong heard, the more outrageous it became, and he turned his head in a suspicious manner.
Receiving the boy’s suspicious gaze, An Xing aggrieved. Woo he is just an obsessed artistic person, and have not managed a company. How can he explain what outstanding performance Brother Shen had after joining the company?!
Damn, if you can’t cite specific examples to praise, is it still a qualified boast machine?
“Anyway, Brother Shen can be great, since childhood, he is the child of other people’s families, and he is a good student.” An Xing forcefully summarized, “The relationship with our family is also good, so he knows about the matter of hugging the wrong child.”
Listening to the teenager blowing his Brother Shen for half a day, Ning Rong didn’t hear the point and could only remind.
“So why are you two engaged? You two are in love and are planning to get married?”
“Because I’m cute, right!” An Xing pondered, “Anyway, when we were eating barbecue, Brother Shen asked me if I wanted to get engaged to him, so I said yes.”
Ning Rong: ????
Being looked at by the boy’s overly sharp gaze, An Xing shrunk his neck in misery.
“The roast pork is really delicious ……”
He asked about the roasted meat!
Ning Rong: “Alright you stop talking, lead the way in front.”
The one who asked is also you, the one who doesn’t allow to speak is also you, it’s really hard to serve you oh.
An Xing walked ahead with a huff.
*
The villas in this villa area are not over the top, up to four floors, a single floor covers an area of no more than two hundred square feet, and there are gardens or swimming pools outside the villas. The An family’s villa was followed by a garage and a small garden, with an overall footprint of no more than three hundred square feet.
“Our family also has a house in the villa area outside the city, and we will go over to stay there during vacations or New Year’s Eve. If we need to hold a banquet, or invite friends for a small gathering, we will also do it over there, because it’s a big place.”
“There are usually just five people in the house, there’s Auntie Zhang, who usually cooks, and Uncle Li, Dad’s driver. They stay at the house, and would take a vacation every two weeks on the weekends. Mom and Dad’s secretary will often come to the house, and everyone else will say hello first before coming to the door.”
An Xing has a big temperament and a forgetful nature, and when he walked into the house, he forgot that he was in a one-sided disagreement with Ning Rong, and seriously introduced the people to him.
Today, Aunt Zhang and Uncle Li are still on vacation, and there are only Shen Qing and An Zhaoming in the villa. The two of them were busy in the kitchen for half a day, each making a few specialty dishes, just waiting for the two children to come back.
So as soon as Ning Rong entered, he was gently hugged by the woman.
“Welcome home, child.”
The gentle female voice seemed to penetrate through time, overlapping with another voice. Ning Rong’s heart ached slightly, and his body, which had been somewhat resistant, froze, allowing the woman to hug him.
Shen Qing quickly let go, wearing a smile on her face, but actually nervously surveying the boy’s expressions.
She also recognized her own son for the first time, and really did not know how to express concern. An Zhaoming could not be counted on even more, seemingly serious but actually stiffly standing to the side, not even able to welcome the child home.
An Zhaoming reached out and stabbed An Xing in the waist.
The delicate artist was almost stabbed to the ground by his strong old father. He looked up in aggravation, met his mother’s pitiful eyes that asked for help, and endured.
“Wow, it smells so good, did mom make spicy shrimp ah!”
The teenager straightened up, the small curly hairs on top of his head fluttering in the air with the sticky tone, pulling Ning Rong with one hand and holding the woman towards the room with the other, and making a show of sniffing.
“I smell fried noodles, mom’s noodles are the best!”
An Zhaoming: ……
The eloquent praise ruined the atmosphere. Shen Ying burst out laughing, and Ning Rong’s sadness disappeared. He was pulled away by An Xing, and his steps became lighter.
When he was pulled into the dining room, Ning Rong was a little surprised.
The An family’s decoration went for a low-key luxury style – it was said that it was low-key luxury, but in fact, with a little bit of eyesight, one could tell that the decoration was very expensive. Therefore, Ning Rong also made preparations for the dining room with an elongated and magnificent dining table.
Who knows, the An family’s dining table is not exaggerated, it is the kind of dining table that can only sit nine or ten people when squeezed. Of course, the style and materials used were still very sophisticated.
And the food on the table was all very down to earth, all of them were very homely dishes.
“Ahem.”
After waiting for half a day for an introduction, unable to show himself otherwise, An Zhaoming coughed twice and glared at his own family’s little fool.
Receiving his old father’s threatening gaze, An Xing swept the table and introduced to Ning Rong.
“There’s also the stuffed pork dumplings that dad made. Aiya it’s a pity you can’t eat spicy food, dad’s cooking is delicious!”
An Zhaoming: ……
An Xing smiled cutely and saw An Zhaoming rubbing his fingers secretly before pointing to another dish with satisfaction.
“This pot of braised tripe was also made by dad, oh, it’s very light and fits your and mom’s tastes!”
Ning Rong was silent for a moment, looked toward Shen Qing and An Zhaoming, and said in a low voice:
“You two have taken the trouble.”
From An Xing’s behavior, Shen Qing had already figured out a few points of Ning Rong’s nature, and at this moment, she pulled the two children to sit down and softly said:
“What are you polite about, today try mine and dad’s cooking.”
Ning Rong’s voice also softened a few points: “Good.”
An Xing looked at An Zhaoming who sat down across from him, then looked at that Ning Rong, and jumped down from his chair.
“I’ll go give mom a hand!”
An Zhaoming, who had thought that having a little fool around could liven up the atmosphere: ……
The man has never been so nervous when fighting with others in the market, and was trying to think of how to open the topic, when he saw the boy in front of him ask in a low voice:
“Today, An Xing told me …… that he got engaged?”
It was still his son who knew how to find a topic ah!
An Zhaoming thought that Ning Rong was looking for a topic to chat with him, and also cooperated by lowering his voice.
“Yeah, Xingxing told you about it? It’s with the one you met yesterday, that boy from the Lu family.”
Hearing that the man didn’t object to this, Ning Rong frowned slightly.
“The two of them have been in love since a long time ago? So they’re engaged now, are they planning to get a license when they’re of age?”
If Xingxing was a child of the An family, then getting a license would be no problem, but now it wasn’t necessarily so.
An Zhaoming was a bit saddened, but he couldn’t talk to Ning Rong like this and could only vaguely say:
“That’s hard to say. The two of them are now verbally engaged and haven’t gone through the ceremony yet. The Lu family’s kid said to see how things go, and that’s what I mean too ……”
Hearing this, Ning Rong’s brows furrowed even tighter.
A verbal engagement, and not yet announced to the public.
That Lu something, isn’t trying to deceive a little fool, right!
In the kitchen, An Xing came next to Shen Ying.
“Mom don’t you be nervous ah. You behaved well just now! Ning Rong is also quite good to get along with!”
Shen Qing turned around and pinched her son’s face, feeling quite healed. While she was laying out the vegetables and fetching the noodles, she asked:
“Did Rongrong say when he’s moving over?”
An Xing pushed up his sleeves to help and shook his head at the words.
“I didn’t mention it. Mom, you can ask him directly later, you are mother and son, what can’t you talk about!”
An Xing likes to play straight, rarely does anything roundabout, and doesn’t have such a delicate mind. Shen Ying is now concerned and confused. But after listening to her son’s words, she also felt that it made sense. Rather than guessing and causing misunderstandings, it is better to ask directly.
The two people came out with four bowls of noodles, and saw Ning Rong and An Zhaoming sitting face to face, very serious as if they were talking about something. Seeing Shen Qing and An Xing come out, Ning Rong stood up and came over to help.
An Zhaoming took the tray from his wife’s hands, and while dividing the bowls, he said:
“Rongrong and I just discussed it, he’s not coming back at the moment, and will wait until we find his adoptive parents’ real son.”
Shen Qing gave a beat, and An Zhaoming helped her sit down.
“There is some problem with the belonging of that house in the Ning family, he wants to hold on to that house for his adoptive parents.”
An Xing thought of the troubled two people in the Ning family, understood Ning Rong’s concerns, and comforted Shen Ying.
“My test results will come out tomorrow, maybe it’s me! Mom, don’t worry!”
The woman tapped the boy’s forehead in a funny way and asked with concern:
“The matter of announcing the identity…”
“There’s no rush for this.” Ning Rong said calmly, “We’ll wait until we find my parents’ children before we decide.”
He looked at An Zhaoming and Shen Ying, and saw that they did not show the slightest displeasure at him calling the Ning couple “Mom and Dad”, and their eyes softened slightly.
Having been with Ning Rong several times in his life, An Xing has discovered that this man attaches great importance to his adoptive parents and has a very good relationship with them. Ning Rong wanted to find the Ning family’s children before, but he didn’t give the house to Uncle Ning in exchange for money. He probably couldn’t let go of the memories of twenty years with his adoptive parents in that house.
So Ning Rong must have had his own considerations when he said he found the Ning family’s child before announcing his identity, and it was probably to check on the child for the Ning family couple.
An Zhaoming looked at people more viciously than An Xing, and of course he saw this, so he didn’t stop him.
Shen Ying figured it out and said:
“Even if you don’t announce it on a large scale, you still have to talk about it on a small scale, at least let your family know. It’s too urgent this week, let’s have a dinner next week, your father’s side and my relatives, we will show you recognize.”
Ning Rong did not refuse.
Seeing that several people had finished talking about business, An Xing actively enlivened the atmosphere.
“Eat, eat! Mom’s fried noodles will not be delicious if you don’t eat them!”
Shen Ying laughed, and An Zhaoming and Ning Rong also softened their expressions.
*
The dinner table is a great place for bonding, especially when a family of four is smart and all three of them are smart. In short, after the meal, when Ning Rong talked to An Jia and his wife, the feeling of strangeness and alienation was much lessened. An Xing and Ning Rong put the dishes and chopsticks in the dishwasher together and went to play games.
“The room next to it is yours. It has very good lighting. Your parents are decorating it for you. You can live in it next time you come.”
After introducing Ning Rong’s room, An Xing happily invited him into his room.
“I’ve been playing a card battle game recently, but I can’t get to the highest level in the duel arena. Please help me if you know how to play!”
An Xing got under the quilt and looked for his tablet. When he climbed out with the tablet, he faced Ning Rong’s phone screen.
“This man, An Hao, is from the An family, my cousin?”
There was a photo on the screen, and An Xing recognized the young man’s back at a glance.
“How do you know An Hao!”
An Xing took Ning Rong’s cell phone, sat down on the bed, and moved to the side, motioning for Ning Rong to come up.
Ning Rong paused for a while before getting on the bed. He felt An Xing leaning over and moved a little uncomfortably.
This little fool is so slimy and unwary.
“Where did the photo come from?”
Seeing Ning Rong’s absent-minded look, An Xing pulled him away and waved his phone several times in front of people. The boy came to his senses, grabbed the boy’s little paw, and took back his cell phone.
“Taken yesterday.”
Ning Rong was a little confused. A few days ago, in order to avoid his uncle and aunt, he moved to a friend’s house. The two of them slept on the same bed and played games shirtless every day. There was nothing strange about it.
But somehow, when I get close to An Xing, I feel a little uncomfortable, but yet very close.
Ning Rong squeezed An Xing’s little paw and fell into deep thought.
So, is this a magical kinship?
Because An Xing was raised by his biological parents, after getting along for a long time, they had the legendary father-son/mother-son relationship. So, although he and An Xing were together, even though they had no connection, they felt very close to An Xing due to the influence of their blood relationship?
Ning Rong pinched An Xing’s little paw again and was satisfied.
He said that An Xinghe should be his younger brother.
T/N: My first language isn’t English, and there may be some grammatical errors. But I try not to deviate from the author’s narrative. If there are any errors or nonsensical sentences, feel free to comment.