Back then, Wang Yue had gone straight to the parents of several kids after hearing about it and given them a stern warning.
Wang Yue's warning had been simple and direct: he told Jiang Pingping what had happened.
Jiang Pingping had long since thought of Nie Xiguang as her future daughter-in-law. She immediately contacted the companies where those parents worked and had the bosses warn them.
So when those little brats got home, they were each beaten black and blue. In the end, they had to find Nie Xiguang and apologize before she learned what had happened.
Nie Xiguang hadn't told anyone about it at the time, but now, for Wang Yue's sake, she couldn't help bringing it up.
After hearing her, Grandmother Nie said furiously, "It's all your father's fault. If he hadn't meddled, none of this would have happened."
It was as if Grandmother Nie had opened the floodgates. She kept talking as she warmly welcomed Wang Yue and Nie Xiguang.
Nie Xiguang finally put her mind at ease and happily kept her grandparents company. Wang Yue, meanwhile, was so bored that he spent ages reading a novel on his phone.
Nie Xiguang had been delighted with the day's plans, but she hadn't expected Nie Chengyuan to rush back just as they were about to leave.
Seeing this, Wang Yue thought, The old lady must find her son a real nuisance, but in the end, he's still her son.
Nie Chengyuan acted as if he'd just happened to get back in time, and asked awkwardly, "Xiguang, you didn't even tell me you were coming. If I'd known sooner, I could've come back earlier."
That might not have worked on Wang Yue, but it did on Nie Xiguang. She really thought Nie Chengyuan had returned by chance.
She smiled