Seeing Her Younger Sister-in-Law Again a Hundred Years Later
Su Nanxiu tossed away the crumbs in her hand, glanced at Li Hongfang, not expecting Li Hongfang to know what to do at this moment, stood up to wash her hands, and put on her coat.
"You keep an eye on this group. Ignore the one with the darker complexion. I have something to do, so I'm leaving now," Su Nanxiu said to Li Hongfang.
"Yes..." Li Hongfang hesitated for a moment, then stopped herself from speaking.
"Explain."
"I'm a little worried about Mr. Liu finding out."
Su Nanxiu sized up Li Hongfang and sneered, "Don't worry, you're not bad looking, you have a good figure, and you don't have any major grudges against him. At worst, just tell him you're doing me a favor, and he won't do anything to you."
Li Hongfang dared not say anything more and watched Su Nanxiu go downstairs.
Su Nanxiu got into an inconspicuous Range Rover, which had been parked in the yard earlier. The car was equipped with sound collection and amplification equipment. Su Nanxiu put on her headphones and listened to the conversation between Liu Chang'an, Gao Dewei, Miao Yingying, and Bai Hui in the yard. She then closed her eyes.
It wasn't that she missed his voice. The current Liu Chang'an's voice was somewhat different from Ye Chenyu's back then, and his appearance was also different, although his height was about the same. But he was still the same person, especially when he talked to girls, it still had that familiar feeling.
The car drove smoothly out of the rural town. Those who were supposed to leave the city on the first day of the National Day holiday had already left yesterday afternoon and this morning. The roads weren't too congested, but it still took more than an hour to arrive at Liu Chang'an's residential area.
Qin Yanan contacted Su Nanxiu and arranged to meet Su Nanxiu here today.
Su Nanxiu knew that Liu Chang'an was not at home today, but she didn't know why Qin Yanan had asked her to meet here, or if there was any deeper meaning... She thought about it for a moment and thought of some things, but she didn't have any particular reason to refuse Qin Yanan, so she agreed.
The old neighborhood has a unique charm amidst the newly built high-rises in the bustling city. The lush green canopies of the trees provide extra shade, and the low-rise buildings look like tiny cardboard boxes pieced together, appearing fragile from a distance as if they could be crushed and shattered at any moment by the ubiquitous construction machinery.
Under the sycamore tree, a little girl sat on a small stool, hugging a plastic toy hen covered in mud and crying her heart out.
Su Nanxiu had seen this little girl before and knew her name was Zhou Dongdong. She often saw the little girl climbing up and down on Liu Chang'an like a monkey through the binoculars. Sometimes Liu Chang'an would help her, sometimes he would lift her up and put her aside, sometimes she would hang on his feet and swing back and forth, and sometimes she would lie on Liu Chang'an and take a nap with Liu Chang'an under the tree.
Seeing how this little girl had grown up, she realized she was going to be a beauty in the making, and it was only a little over ten years later. Su Nanxiu walked over step by step and came to the sycamore tree.
"My... my little hen... my little hen..." Zhou Dongdong was heartbroken. She had buried her little hen in the ground like her brother Chang'an had done before, but then she forgot about it. She only remembered it today and quickly dug it out. She felt that the little hen had been buried for too long and had died. How could she not be sad?
"Why are you crying?" Su Nanxiu lifted her skirt, her brows furrowing slightly. She didn't like the rust-colored sycamore tree in front of her, nor the uneven ground with few paving stones, covered in mud and weeds.
There were also dirty toys and a silly-looking child.
Zhou Dongdong's crying stopped abruptly. She looked up at Su Nanxiu, pursed her lips, stood up from the small stool, grabbed the little hen, and ran upstairs, shouting, "Bad guys are coming!"
Zhou Dongdong is a child who is very afraid of bad people taking her away. Last time, her brother Chang'an told her that if she encounters bad people, she shouldn't think that if she stares at them, they will be afraid of her. She should turn around and run away as soon as possible.
Qin Yanan opened the door, and Zhou Dongdong ran in but stopped, standing on tiptoe and sticking her head out to observe.
"Dongdong, go watch TV. There's candy on the coffee table." Qin Yanan patted Zhou Dongdong's head. Having eaten with Liu Chang'an and Zhou Dongdong many times, Qin Yanan naturally knew how to handle the child.
Zhou Dongdong immediately lost interest in the bad guys, and Qin Yanan closed the door and went downstairs.
Su Nanxiu felt slightly stifled under the sycamore tree. This child exuded an aura of foolishness, completely different from Ye Sijin who had been bright-eyed and quick-witted back then. She realized she had been overthinking things.
Qin Yanan lifted the front of her dress and walked down the stairs step by step, arriving in front of Su Nanxiu. According to public information, Su Nanxiu was fourteen years old. She was not tall, and her long, straight, and smooth hair flowed around her slender waist. She should have a gentle and refreshing feeling, but her delicate face was too cold, and her raised eyebrows made her eyes particularly arrogant.
She stood there like a cluster of thorns washed clean, fresh and tender, yet still full of sharp thorns, not suitable for close contact or caressing.
Seeing Qin Yanan scrutinizing her, Su Nanxiu's brows furrowed again, then relaxed, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, a playful and dismissive expression on her face.
"Would you like to come upstairs for a bit?" Qin Yanan's lips curled up slightly, but she was much gentler, generous, dignified, and elegant, displaying a magnanimity and composure without a trace of hostility.
"What kind of posture are you putting on?" Su Nanxiu scoffed. Just because she came out of his house, does she think she's some kind of first wife? These little vixens are all just as good at scheming.
Since Qin Yanan had invited her to meet, she must know a lot of things, so Su Nanxiu didn't bother with any more pleasantries or insincere intimacy.
"Never mind then." Qin Yanan knew that Su Nanxiu wouldn't come upstairs, so she asked casually. Liu Chang'an's instruction to meet Su Nanxiu near the sycamore tree must have been for a reason or a deeper meaning. Even if Qin Yanan didn't know, she wouldn't think she could ignore his instructions.
"How should I address you?" Qin Yanan asked, her eyes darting around beneath her long eyelashes. Although she and Liu Chang'an were both extraordinary humans, they still felt a sense of novelty and curiosity looking at the girl in front of them, whose figure and face still exuded a youthful air.
"It seems that thanks to Ye Sijin's influence, he still trusts you completely. You know my identity and how to address me, right?" Su Nanxiu's eyes did not hide her disgust. Look at her figure, it is even better than Ye Sijin's, especially her face and temperament paired with this cheongsam, it's as if Ye Sijin has come to life.
"Well... it's hard to say. You first married the eldest son of the Zhu Family, and then you married the third young master of the Zhu Family... Moreover, we don't even know how many times you've married over the years. Even if we knew who you were, I still wouldn't know how to address you." Qin Yanan hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat awkwardly, "And now you're coming to see him again? I really don't know where you get the nerve."
"What do you know!" Su Nanxiu hadn't expected Qin Yanan to completely disregard the intimacy of calling her "Third Aunt" all along, and to viciously accuse her of being promiscuous and having no right to bother Liu Chang'an today. She was so angry that she felt like she was about to ascend to heaven.
Qin Yanan smiled calmly. She knew that given what Su Nanxiu had done, even if she and Liu Chang'a Su Nanxiu n't have a very intimate relationship, there was no way they could live peacefully together. So it was better to tear off the mask of civility sooner rather than later... Most importantly, after learning her true identity, she felt a strong sense of hostility and aversion towards Su Nanxiu for some reason. She felt that no matter what, she couldn't let this woman take Liu Chang'an away from her.
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