43 – “How about, you give the space for the family to get along and move in with me first for now?”
Since the last time they parted ways, Ning Rong hadn’t heard from Eldest Uncle Ning and Eldest Auntie for a couple of weeks.
When they last met, the two tried to steal the tombstone to steal the relics of the Ning couple, but they were bumped into by Ning Rong’s and An Xing’s family. But because there was no surveillance in the mausoleum, they didn’t call the police and let the two leave.
After that, Ning Rong moved into the An family. Those two people couldn’t find An family house even if they wanted to.
Right now, Liu Hong said, those two people are not only trying to find Ning Rong, but also trying to find their own ……
An Xing took a bite of fish skin with chopped pepper, but felt nothing about the two Ning family members, and looked at Liu Hong curiously.
“Hong brother, you also know those two people ah?”
Liu Hong: “We lived across the street from each other when we were kids, how can we not know each other. And that son of theirs, Ning Fu, I’ve beaten him up a few times.”
An Xing: ……
So his name is fortune, what a good name. (the fu in Ning fu means good fortune or blessing I guess.)
“Their family is unbelievable, younger brother, you must stay away from them, it’s best to not even see them.”
An Xing tilted his head, looking a little hesitantly at Ning Rong.
In the first twenty years, the one who spent time with the Ning family was Ning Rong, and although Ning Rong seemed to hate those two members of the Ning family, they were after all relatives for twenty years.
Just like although An Xing hates An Hao, and doesn’t like his second uncle and second aunt An, he still insists on not having a deep hatred… No, it won’t happen.
He will make a face to them, and will watch as they make a joke. But to say that we will never interact with each other until we die, it doesn’t seem to be that far.
So An Xing would like to ask Ning Rong, and see what Ning Rong wants to do – after all, although they are blood relatives, An Xing really doesn’t have any feelings for those two.
Ning Rong was also looking over, ” Heard what your brother Hong said? What are you going to do?”
Hiya, how come you’re asking me back in return! An Xing puffed out his cheeks and hesitated.
“Avoid, avoid them? They probably still have ideas about the house, just ignore them. Anyway, they can’t find the An family to come here, they can’t contact me, and if you change your mobile number, they won’t be able to do anything they want to do.”
After saying this, An Xing saw Liu Hong’s face having a somewhat speechless expression, and Ning Rong even laughed out softly.
An Xing: “…… What’s wrong?”
Ning Rong shook his head and reached out to rub the teenager’s small curly hair.
“Luckily, I was hugged by the wrong person back then. Otherwise with just you, plus mom and dad, the family can be bullied to death by them.”
An Xing stared round-eyed and opened his mouth to retort. But before he could say anything, Liu Hong already couldn’t wait to speak.
“Xing younger brother, you mustn’t think that hiding and not meeting them will be enough. That family is shameless as hell, you need to strike hard and let them see how powerful you are in order to not be bullied to death!”
An Xing: “Who is Xing younger brother?”
“It doesn’t matter!” The boy waved his hand and clenched his fist, “Don’t you dare not take it seriously, that family is really desperate.”
Seeing Liu Hong’s intention to tell a story, An Xing quickly dragged the chopped pepper fish skin over and decided to listen while eating.
“Don’t you see that Ah Rong is strong now, his body wasn’t good when he was a kid, and he was weak when he moved to live next door to my house. If it wasn’t for the fact that he ran outside with me every day, got more exercise and ate more, he definitely didn’t have the body he has now.”
Ning Rong’s eyelids twitched, “There’s no need to say this part.”
“Oh.” Liu Hong honestly responded and continued, “Younger brother, you should know that the old house was originally owned by your grandparents, and it was only after they passed away that it was given to Uncle Ning. That family didn’t want the house at the time, and wanted the money, so logically they should have taken the money and left, but guess what?”
“They said that Ning Fu used to live in the old house with the old man when he was in school, and now that the old man is gone they can’t move out, or it will affect Ning Fu’s studies.”
“Good guy, this is so shameless!” Liu Hong slammed the table and said indignantly, “Ah Rong and his family are a good family, but Ning Fu insisted on getting in and occupied Ah Rong’s room, making Ah Rong unable to sleep in the bed! Tell me, is this what a human does?!
It must be said that Liu Hong looked naive, but when telling stories he had vivid expressions, full of emotions, and a strong sense of immersion, An Xing unknowingly listened to it and actively chimed in.
“Then what happened then what happened? Did mom and dad kick Ning Fu out?”
Liu Hong choked, “No. Uncle Ning put up with it for the sake of that thing being his nephew.”
“Well …… that doesn’t allow Ning Rong to be wronged.”
After taking An Hao’s place in his own company, stealing his limelight and ostracizing him… An Xing hardened his fists and was a little dissatisfied with the way the Ning family handled the situation back then, so he made a small noise and forced his way through it.
Ning Rong took a look at this little fool who was bullied by An Hao and didn’t even have much of a fight in his face, which was simply in the same vein as his parents, and was a little disapproving.
Liu Hong, however, was very appreciative of the disapproval shown by An Xing and patted his bulging pecs.
“So, I beat Ning Fu and told those two people that I beat Ning Fu every time I saw him.”
An Xing opened his mouth wide: “Can this still happen?! Didn’t they cause trouble for you?”
“Children fight. If they can cause trouble for me, let’s get past my parents first.”
Teacher Ning and Teacher Gu were both educated people, but Ning Rong was relatively weak at that time, and the Liu family next door couldn’t stand it. Seeing that Ning Fu not only lived and ate in the Ning family, but also bullied Ning Rong, he just pretended not to notice that his son beat Ning Fu. If the Ning family dared to come to their door, they would dare to scold them back even more fiercely.
“That’s it, that family is also dead set against picking Ning Fu up, isn’t it just taking the money and moving out from the house. As long as Uncle Ning and Aunt Gu don’t tear their faces off with them, there’s nothing they can do at all.”
Liu Hong made a summary and gulped down a mouthful of beer.
An Xing’s gaze fell on the beer along the way, which was nonchalantly blocked by Ning Rong.
“Go drink your coconut juice.”
The two boys clinked glasses, so An Xing was left to hug and sip his coconut juice.
Liu Hong smacked his lips and made a conclusion.
“So ha, just hiding is useless, you need to clean up that family and hurt them!”
An Xing clenched his little fist and nodded, “Good! I definitely won’t be polite to them!”
Ning Rong appreciatively stroked the small curly hair again, and An Xing was completely relieved. Since Ning Rong wasn’t even going to show any mercy, he certainly didn’t have to be cautious.
At this moment, the ten plates of meat ordered by the three of them had also come up, and skipping away from the unpleasant Ning family, the three of them happily ate.
Once they arrived home in the evening, An Xing collapsed onto the sofa holding his stomach.
“Mom, the two of them are so good at eating, they overfed me by bringing with them.”
The teenager’s head was resting on the woman’s leg, with an aggrieved face. Shen Ying couldn’t help but reach out and rub the pup’s stomach.
An Zhaoming looked at his son for a few moments, “Have you been drinking?”
“Beer, not much, switched to sour plum soup in the end.”
Ning Rong relaxed and leaned into the single sofa next to him, seemingly a little sleepy.
Seeing this, An Zhaoming turned to the cub lying on all fours.
“Xingxing ah, were you bullied in the company today?”
Shen Ying’s hand movements stopped, her eyes instantly sharp.
An Xing was rubbing his stomach and was getting comfortable, he waved his hand at the words, full of carelessness.
“How is it so exaggerated, it’s just someone saying sour words, a small thing!” Shen Ying looked carefully for a few moments to make sure that her cub was indeed not upset, and only then did she continue to rub her cub’s stomach, and also asked:
“What happened?”
An Zhaoming: “There’s an intern who doesn’t know the rules, saying that Xingxing grabbed someone else’s entry.”
The woman frowned slightly and was just about to speak when Ning Rong next to her interjected again.
“He also knew that An Xing and I were hugged by mistake, and expressed great dissatisfaction with the fact that I ‘worked hard to pull in orders’ in the marketing department while An Xing was able to go through the back door.”
Shen Ying: ……
The woman turned her head to look at her husband, with a very nice smile on her face.
“Do you still have this kind of employee in your company?”
Bullying her cub, but also dragging and stepping on her son, and even more so, stirring up trouble between the two. Such a talent, who was only a trainee designer, it was a bit too condescending.
An Xing lay down, like a cat cub reaching out its claws to pick on the cat mom, sweet and gentle.
“It’s okay mom, don’t be angry! You wait for me to get you an award back, and directly hit them in the face!”
What can you do if the sour words are annoying? He, An Xingxing, was someone who had died once and was super mature! He doesn’t engage in this kind of elementary school student pulling head flowers!
An Zhaoming coughed lightly to hide his laughter and turned to Ning Rong.
“Then what do you think, Rongrong, should be done about your younger brother this time?”
Ning Rong ignored the teenager’s yelling of “just fifteen minutes doesn’t mean that he’s older brother” and lightly said:
“Let that intern leave when the internship is over.”
He was very cold and capitalist, completely different from the soft An Xing over there.
An Zhaoming did not express dissatisfaction with this kind of overbearing comment, and very rigorously continued to ask: “Why? Just because he said bad things about your brother?”
“In a private company, isn’t that enough?”
Ning Rong still leaned back into the sofa, only his eyes widening as he asked rhetorically.
“He made slanderous remarks in front of An Xing and became angry when I reprimanded. He directly exposed our family affairs and wanted to use my private life to attack An Xing’s work ability. At best, this person is impulsive and irritable, and it is difficult to achieve anything serious. The truth is, this person is stupid, poisonous and bad.”
“Unless he shows amazing talent, I can’t see any benefit in hiring this kind of person.”
For the first time the boy’s mouth was so poisonous, An Xing was stunned and got up from the sofa, huddling with Shen Ying to look at Ning Rong.
When Ning Rong looked over, he saw the two beauties together with wide-open almond eyes, crooning and applauding him.
“Wow! Rongrong is so great!”
Ning Rong: “…… call me older brother.”
Seeing that An Zhaoming was in deep thought, An Xing hurriedly came over to act spoiled.
“Dad! I think brother Rong …… is right! That person is not suitable for our company. If his level is average, don’t give him a transfer!”
An Xing wanted Ning Rong to come over and to join him in acting spoiled, but when he saw that the boy was still sitting on the sofa like a grandpa, with a face of indifference, he felt a headache.
Alas, it’s not good to be too much like dad, will these two really not fight in the company in the future?
The teenager was tired of being beside An Zhaoming and pouting madly, the man was silent for a while, and only nodded when he saw that the teenager was racking his brain and couldn’t say any new words.
“Well, your brother has a point. Since you don’t want to pursue this matter now, let’s forget about it first. He also signed up for the design team competition, so let’s see what he makes of it.”
An Xing let out a sigh of relief.
*
“…… All said and done, it’s still Xu Xin who is the most annoying! With that name, how come he’s not humble at all, and he’s looking for faults everywhere!”
In the bedroom, An Xing rolled under the covers, switching on the video and complaining to Lu Tian Shen. The man’s gaze followed the slightly open Little Monster pajamas and landed on the teenager’s milky white neck, and he delayed for a few seconds before saying:
“So, you’re worried about Ning Rong’s relationship with Uncle An?”
“Yeah!”
An Xing nodded righteously.
“Dad is very serious when he’s working, and since he’s been working for years, he’s more mature and won’t take things to the extreme.”
“But Ning Rong is young ah, and has no experience in the workplace from before, so it would be too easy to provoke him. Unlike me, I have experience.”
“If the two of them don’t agree on something in the future, they’ll definitely fight!”
Lu Tian Shen: ……
Although he had known it for a while, Lu Tian Shen was still constantly being refreshed by the little fool – this little fool actually genuinely felt that he was more knowledgeable about the workplace than Ning Rong?
Not to mention that Uncle An had been working for more than ten years and had long been a treacherous and cunning old fox, Ning Rong had often worked on vacations and was also a semi-mature wolf cub. And this little fool, is worried that the two of them won’t get along well in the workplace?
Lu Tian Shen: “You’re right, if the two of them fight, given your family’s special circumstances, it’s likely to hurt their feelings.”
An Xing instantly strained up.
“Right Brother Shen! You feel the same way, don’t you! That’s what I’m worried about.”
After observing for some time, An Xing found out that Ning Rong was still a bit overly polite when he got along with mom and dad.
An Zhaoming and Shen Cherry had to carefully weigh every word they said, worrying about hurting Ning Rong as well as him, and always failing to express their moods unreservedly. And Ning Rong had the same problem.
An Xing then felt bitter.
He was already trying very hard to act spoiled and liven up the atmosphere, but …… those three people were still a little rusty.
Shen Ying could still be a little better, An Zhaoming and Ning Rong two people, they were simply the standard wealthy family’s father and son with the way they got along – not even a sense of affection.
The teenager clenched his small fists, very unfortunate: “How come Ning Rong can’t act spoiled at all.”
Lu Tian Shen: ……
Among all the rich families in Tang city, you are the only one who knows how to act like a spoiled brat, little idiot.
He coughed lightly and gave An Xing an idea.
“Have you ever thought that maybe it’s just because you’ve been around that they can’t get close to each other?”
An Xing was stunned: “Huh?”
“If you want to get close to each other, just getting along calmly is not enough.”
The man was flipping through the files on the other end of the video and said casually.
“Because you’re there, when they get along and there’s awkwardness or conflict, there’s always you to lighten the mood. It does calm them down, yes, but it’s one less chance to get an understanding of each other.”
“And this time when they’ve just recognized each other back is very important. If Ning Rong doesn’t get acquainted with your family before school starts, it will be even harder to get close to them when he lives in the school after school starts.”
An Xing felt that it made sense, and immediately felt anxious and asked in a hurry:
“Then, what should we do, Brother Shen? There’s still a month to go before school starts, time is short and the task is heavy!”
On the other end of the video call, Lu Tian Shen looked up and hooked his lips towards the teenager, revealing a smile.
“How about, you give the space for the family to get along and move in with me first for now?”
“They can get to know each other, and you can play with Hua Hua and sleep against me to bring their relationship closer.”
“How’s that?”
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.
