Chapter 143: Prepare
Holding their hearts in suspense while accompanying Fu Jiaming waiting for news, they blew the river breeze on Riverside Street for an entire night.
Entering October, the nights in the south began to turn bitterly cold. Not to mention him, even Su Ning and the other two had faces that looked no better.
After wailing and crying loudly for more than half an hour, Fu Jiaming, whose energy was completely exhausted, fell into a dazed state.
The bruises on his face and body had deepened, making them even more terrifying, but obviously these pains were nothing compared to the pain in his heart.
Half-holding and half-hugging him onto the front bar of the bicycle, Yan Bei ignored the astonished gazes of passersby out early in the morning and coldly carried him back to the Su Family Small Courtyard first.
Su Ning and Luo Shuangshuang rode their bikes following behind, and when passing the courtyard, they turned direction and went to the Luo Family first.
Knowing that You You had gone to find Su Ning, and the two had a good relationship, just one night without returning, Luo Fosen and the others did not have too much worry.
Just preparing to go to work as usual, seeing the two with eyes red like rabbit eyes, Luo Fosen and the others couldn’t help but feel their hearts jump.
“What happened to you two? Come, You You, Ning Ning, come inside quickly!”
Yan Xin quickly stepped forward, one arm around each, pulling them into the room. The father and son holding the briefcase and document bag exchanged a glance, and without prior agreement put down the things in their hands and followed back into the room.
“Did something happen? Don’t worry, we’ll talk slowly, okay!”
“Dad, Mom, older brother, I have a partner.”
“What?” “What did you say?”
Even with mental preparation, they hadn’t expected their own daughter/little sister to really dare to throw down such a bombshell.
Luo Wu and Luo Fosen, the father and son, synchronized perfectly, their faces darkening in an instant: How long has it been? Just one night without seeing and without watching over her, and their tender juicy cabbage had been taken away?!
“Ah, the most important thing right now isn’t this. My partner’s family has had a major incident. Dad, Mom, older brother, I need to go back with him for a few days.”
“Wait, not so fast!”
They had just started dating, and they hadn’t even seen what the person looked like, didn’t know if he was round or flat, and now their own girl wanted to go back with him first?
It was just short of pinching their own philtrums hard to catch their breath, Luo Fosen clenched his fists, the darkness on his face deepening rapidly again.
“Where is he from, what does he do, do we know him? You say you want to go back with him, go back where? Does his family know?”
Seeing Luo Wu firing off questions like a machine gun in rapid succession, on the verge of exploding.
Luo Shuangshuang, dizzy from his barrage of questions and even feeling a chill on her back, immediately hugged her good friend’s arm: Ning Bao Gai, save me!
“Uncle Luo, Aunt Yan, Brother Luo, you’ve met this person before. He’s a friend of mine and Xi You’s. Fu Jiaming, who went with me to find you on Mid-Autumn Festival.”
That tall and thin Fu Jiaming, who looked silly when he smiled?
No wonder they were so enthusiastic and attentive that day when they saw them, making them sigh repeatedly that this young man was really quite good.
Turns out he was currying favor with ulterior motives!
Luo Wu gritted his teeth; a person he once found pleasing and admired instantly became detestable when it came to competing for his little sister.
On the contrary, Yan Xin, perhaps as a prospective mother-in-law looking at her future son-in-law and finding him more pleasing the more she saw him, nodded secretly after hearing Su Ning’s words and recalling that young man, not having the kind of idea that the father and son had to condemn him outright.
“The Fu Family is in Shanghai City. The elders above are no longer around. Dad is a soldier, mom is a teacher, and above there is an older brother and an elder sister.
Last night something happened. Jiaming’s dad, older brother, and elder sister all went to the hospital. His dad and brother are not stable yet, sister went…”
With Su Ning’s concise and clear words, Luo Fosen and his son’s expressions eased and relaxed.
Both soldier and teacher, so there shouldn’t be any problems with character or family background.
Five people in the family total, and three fell in one night—this was indeed a major urgent matter.
They weren’t unreasonable people. Although they were uneasy about Luo Shuangshuang leaving them for the first time to go so far away.
But since the partner relationship was already established, and there was indeed a major incident in the other family, they naturally couldn’t strongly oppose anymore.
If not for the current situation not allowing it, Luo Wu even wanted to drop all his work on hand and go with her.
Worried they were worried, but in the end they still nodded in agreement.
“Thank you Dad, Mom, older brother. Rest assured, I’ll take good care of myself. Once I arrive, I’ll call you right away!”
Finally getting everyone at home to agree, Luo Shuangshuang happily stood up, repeatedly guaranteeing, then immediately returned to her room to pack simple luggage.
That eager appearance made everyone in the Luo Family feel heartbroken and sigh: Truly, once a girl grows up, she can’t be kept at home!
Taking advantage of her packing time, Luo Wu turned back and asked, “Ning Ning, what do you think of this person? Is he reliable?”
“Although Fu Jiaming usually seems hyper, talkative, and directionally challenged, he values relationships deeply and has no issues with character. Brother Luo, rest assured.”
Hyper, talkative, directionally challenged?
The corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably, but the heart that had been suspended finally settled. Rather than believing his sister, he was more willing to trust Su Ning’s judgment.
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Su Family Small Courtyard.
Gao Fen and Xiao Lian, anxiously waiting in the courtyard, sighed in relief seeing the four who had gone out and lost a pair return all safe.
Seeing the several people who returned one after another with equally haggard faces and sorrow between their brows, the mouth that was about to open subconsciously closed. Pulling Xiao Lian, she headed to the kitchen to boil water and make breakfast for everyone.
“Aunt, I need to trouble you with something.”
Hearing the voice, Gao Fen immediately stopped, turned her head to look at her, and nodded on her own before knowing what it was. “Xiao Su, tell me, aunt will go handle it.”
“Aunt, go to the textile factory and department store to request a long leave for the two of us, say there’s an urgent family matter to handle.”
“Okay, got it. I’ll go right now, Xiao Su rest assured.”
Nodding, she softly instructed her own daughter a few more things. Gao Fen, who couldn’t ride a bike, could only hurry quickly to these two places.
Xiao Lian pursed her lips, guessing in her heart: Who knows what exactly happened to Sister Su, is there any way she can help?
“Xiao Lian…”
“Sister Su, I’m here!”
A pair of eyes immediately widened, and she trotted to her side, her face and eyes full of eagerness to do something.
“Last night something came up and I didn’t have time to boil medicine and treat you…”
Oh, so it’s about this!
Her bright eyes dimmed a bit instantly, Xiao Lian shook her head. There were priorities; her scars had been there for so many years, no rush for this moment.
“Sister Su, it’s fine. My scars don’t hurt or itch, they’ve waited so many years. You go handle the important thing first!”
Touching her head, Su Ning thought of the little girl’s expression just now. “Okay, then Little Round Circle will be temporarily entrusted to you these few days.”
“Yes, Sister Su, I will definitely take good care of Little Round Circle!”
Similarly ‘entrusted with an important task,’ Xiao Lian immediately spoke happily to guarantee, then went lightly to the kitchen to do the things mom instructed before leaving.
Meeting Yan Bei’s inquiring gaze, Su Ning nodded.
Good that she agreed.
He really wasn’t at ease with Fu Jiaming like this; now that someone could accompany him, it was good.
After a short rest, simple washing up, and casually eating something, the four set out again.
Luo Shuangshuang accompanied the emotionally low but at least recovered Fu Jiaming to the train station.
While Su Ning went with Yan Bei to the mechanical factory.
“Su Ning, thank you.”
“We’re all friends. Using Jiaming’s words, we have a life-or-death friendship. I’m very happy to be able to help.”
Sitting on the back seat of the bicycle, the breeze lifted the stray hair at her forehead and ears, making her cheeks a bit itchy.
While responding to his words, the fingers preparing to tuck up her hair paused. “Yan Bei, did I ever tell you Grandpa Yan’s sent-down address?”
“Hm?”
After getting the news last night, he made several calls in a row; the first to home, of course no one answered.
Later, asking around, he only learned the reason and the place where his dad and little uncle were sent down.
As for grandpa and grandma… he surprisingly didn’t have their exact address, only that it was in the south.
“Screech—”
The tire rubbed the ground emitting a short sharp sound. Yan Bei, stopping the bike, propped his long legs on the ground, turned back to look at her. “Su Ning, do you know where my grandpa and grandma were sent down?”
“Yes, I found people to help arrange for them to be sent down to our side.”
Too many Yan Family members made it hard to operate, but with only Old Master Yan, it was much simpler using all connections.
It was also considering the two elders’ advanced age; Gu City had distinct seasons, and the communes below were all places with mountains and clear water, close by so no matter where, they wouldn’t suffer too much.
“Su Ning…”
So without him knowing, she had quietly done so much. Yan Bei’s heart burned hot, but he only silently called her name, saying no more words.
