Chapter 345. Temporary Departure from Home
“Hey! Slow down! That hurts~”
Just back from the tutoring class, Hei Dou perked her ears up, her cat ears pushing her hat up. She turned to look at the door and shouted, “Mom! Sister’s back!”
Our mother, helping Uncle in the kitchen, wiped her wet hands and stepped out, looking dissatisfied. “Every day you’re just messing around with Wen Yang outside!”
My daughter hadn’t slept at home for days!
We already had a cat girl in the house, and in ten months, we might end up with another baby, and guess who would have to take care of it!
Born to be a busybody~
As soon as Mom entered the living room, she saw the door open, and Ning Chu limped in with Wen Yang supporting her.
Well, last night must have been quite a party?
Even a succubus can’t handle it?
Ning Chu sensed her mother’s peculiar gaze and quickly blushed, “I sprained my ankle when I got back!”
I could guess what Mom was thinking!
“Oh~” Mom didn’t even apologize for the misunderstanding, crossing her arms and giving Ning Chu an annoyed look. “You’re so careless when you walk.”
“Isn’t it Wen Yang’s fault!”
“???”
Wen Yang looked bewildered and froze for a moment. “It’s my fault, it’s my fault.”
“How bad is it?”
“I took her to the community hospital, and it’s nothing serious,” he answered Mom’s inquiry. “She should be fine in half a day.”
Mom nodded gently. “Clean up; dinner is ready.”
“Sis! You promised to bring me food~”
Ning Chu limped her way to the bathroom, with Hei Dou happily trailing beside her, holding her arm for support.
“Aren’t we going to eat now? Besides, it was Wen Yang who said he would bring you food, not me.”
She grinned and headed to the sink. After washing her hands and wiping her face with a towel, she noticed Hei Dou still stayed by her side, not going to ask Wen Yang for food.
“What’s up?”
“Afraid you’ll fall~” Hei Dou looked down at Ning Chu’s ankle, “Does it hurt?”
“It’s okay, as long as I don’t put weight on it.”
Finally, after raising this silly cat for so long, I’m getting some returns~
Ning Chu patted Hei Dou’s head with satisfaction. “Come on, let’s go eat.”
She turned towards the kitchen but didn’t get far before she felt something was off. Turning back, she saw Hei Dou imitating her limping, following her behind in a clumsy manner.
My blood pressure shot up!
Fuming, I raised my hand as if to hit the cat, and Hei Dou hurriedly dashed to the kitchen.
“Who does that~”
Even though it was just past nine when leaving the rental, after a long delay, they got home at eleven-thirty, just in time for dinner.
Uncle’s cooking was as good as always, and as long as he was around, dinner would definitely be a treat.
It’s not that Mom is stingy; Uncle frequently brought fresh ingredients with him.
Today, there were two garlic prawns on the table, weighing barely half a kilogram in total, costing about one hundred fifty—not too expensive, considering Ning Chu had just wasted hundreds on a useless cup a few days ago.
And now she had turned into a cup herself these days…
“Have you packed your things? Aren’t you going to your classmate’s house this afternoon?”
“I’ll pack after dinner.”
Ning Chu was focused on her prawns, not lifting her head to answer.
“Be polite when you go to your classmate’s house. Don’t act like you do at home, like an old man.” Mom lectured her daughter.
“Don’t worry, it’s just her at home; her parents are out of town. I heard they won’t be back until Chinese New Year.”
“That’s quite pitiful.”
Ning Chu’s mouth twitched: “She lives in a big flat, hundreds of square meters. You can see the sea from her place…”
Even Lily’s toys cost hundreds or thousands; how could she be pitiful~
Don’t ask how I know this…
“By the way, Mom, I’m planning to introduce my brother to my classmate!” She raised her head and joked with a laugh. “My classmate’s family is rich! If my brother marries into them, he’ll never have to worry about food and drink in his life~”
Mom shot her a look. “Who’d want your brother?”
“Can’t say for sure~”
Unfortunately, Lily is a succubus; even if she liked my brother, he probably wouldn’t withstand the pressure.
From my and Wen Yang’s perspective, my brother would likely fare worse than Wang Jie, getting drained dry in no time.
Mom casually served Wen Yang a piece of ribs and asked, “How’s work going?”
“Um, it’s quite easy.”
“Still need to study hard; at your age, don’t always think about making money. There’ll be plenty of time after graduation.”
Wen Yang recalled Ning Chu had said something similar and nodded. “Got it. I borrowed a few books from the library and will read whenever I have free time after work.”
“That’s good.” Mom glanced at Ning Chu. “Learn from Wen Yang.”
“Wait, I haven’t seen Wen Yang read…” Ning Chu rolled her eyes.
These days she’d been living in Wen Yang’s rental place, and aside from finishing the little emperor novel she wrote last night, she hadn’t seen Wen Yang read anything else.
Wen Yang felt a bit awkward, unsure how to explain.
In the face of knowledge and a little demoness, anyone would know which to choose, right?
Plus, he was young and vigorous, having just experienced a succubus’s charms; feeling a bit addicted is normal.
“I’m done eating~ Gonna pack my things!”
Ning Chu got up from the table, “Hei Dou, help me put the dishes in the sink later.”
“Okay~”
Mom asked, “What time’s your bus?”
“One o’clock; I need to leave as soon as I finish packing.”
“Then you might not make it. Should we have Uncle drive you?”
“That works,”
Not much to pack, just a few changes of pajamas and clothes, and the suitcase was barely half full.
When Ning Chu finished packing and returned to the living room, she found Wen Yang had taken the initiative to wash the dishes, busy in the kitchen, while Mom sat leisurely at the dining table, cracking the legs of the prawns, chatting with Uncle about something.
“Mom, what kind of guest makes the guest wash dishes?” She complained, getting closer to her mother.
“Guest? Where?” Mom looked around curiously.
“……”
Ning Chu was at a loss for words.
“Let’s go.” Uncle stood up, picking up the car keys from the table.
“Wen Yang! I’m leaving~”
“Be safe on the way.”
Following Uncle out the door, Ning Chu began to look forward to his fancy little car.
However, upon arriving at the parking lot, she was surprised to find Uncle was driving a pickup truck with an open bed, looking like it had been dusted over with who knows how many months of grime.
Well, after all, Uncle worked in construction… a pickup is more practical.
Uncle opened the passenger door for her and waited until Ning Chu got in before walking around to the other side.
He stole a glance at Ning Chu sitting next to him and awkwardly fumbled for a conversation, “Do you like the bag?”
“Yeah, I like it a lot, thank you.”
“No need… just saw you needed a bag, so I thought I’d bring it.”
Then it was a ride filled with silence.
Ning Chu realized that both Uncle and she seemed unsure how to face each other.
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