Back To The 90s: The Resilient Daughter-In-Law
Chapter 1254 - 1273: No Outsiders

Chapter 1254: Chapter 1273: No Outsiders

The Huo Family’s lunch ended swiftly. Huo Linong no longer resided in the big courtyard but had moved to the university teachers’ dormitory. Having classes in the afternoon, he left in a hurry after instructing Nan Fei that he would immediately visit Qi Li Town to apologize as soon as Bei Jiang returned.

Huo Zhenchuan and his wife were also very busy, often not coming back. In the afternoon, all three of them went about their business. Before leaving, Yu Juntuo quietly pulled Nan Fei aside and asked with concern, "I heard your sister was hospitalized? Should we go visit her?"

Since the two families were now related by marriage, it was customary to maintain polite exchanges. If relatives encountered situations and did not visit each other, it would be considered unreasonable.

Nan Fei let her thick eyelashes fall, masking the fleeting coldness in her eyes. Her expression gave nothing away as she smiled and said, "There’s no need, Auntie. You all are busy with your things."

Yu Juntuo understood with a nod, mulling over it silently, then said no more and took his leave. They understood the meaning from their niece by marriage; it was a signal.

Fu Xinwu stayed behind, helping her familiarize herself with the surroundings. There were many vacant rooms upstairs, two of which had been separately allocated as study rooms—one for Nan Fei and one for Jiang Yang.

"Auntie," Fu Xinwu spoke with a hesitant semblance, having been this way since lunch, and the fact that he had managed to hold back until now was indeed not easy.

"If you want to say something, just say it. There are no outsiders here."

"Then I’ll speak, and you mustn’t get angry."

"Mhm! I won’t get angry."

"I just want to ask if you will visit Jiang Zhuanzhuan in the hospital?" Fu Xinwu was quite curious. She had been an only child since she was little and didn’t quite understand the nuances of such relationships. Since yesterday, she had sensed something very off with the relationship between her aunt and her cousin.

"Not going!" Nan Fei shook her head decisively. "She’s perfectly capable of taking care of herself, and she doesn’t need me." In her past life, Zhuanzhuan had ruined her family and used her for a lifetime. Having been reborn, Nan Fei was determined not to tread the same path again.

She had spent nearly all of last night sleepless, constantly asking herself. What is a family member? What is kinship? The things she cared about, treasured, hated, grieved over, the things she had despaired over... Were they worth it? What mattered more?

Later, she figured it out.

Fu Xinwu widened her eyes slightly and gave a thumbs-up, impressed, "Amazing, I admire this kind of ruthlessness in you."

Nan Fei: "..." Why did that sound so awkward?

"Auntie, tell me about your grudges and grievances with Jiang Zhuanzhuan," Fu Xinwu suddenly leaned in a lot closer, her nose nearly touching Nan Fei’s face, her bright and lively eyes gazing at her intently, and she did not forget to cheekily blink.

"Auntie, tell me! Do you know how boring it is to be stuck in the lab all day?"

Nan Fei touched her forehead, feeling as if she had taken on another rambunctious child. "If I remember correctly, you spent the last two months playing at Owl Dragon!" Her performance in the play where she bullied Lu Dongxin had left the entire 26th army speechless.

Who wouldn’t know Fu Xinwu as The Great Devil’s niece?

"Come on, tell me! Maybe I can give you some advice, maybe I could help you," Fu Xinwu smiled like a little fox, her exposed skin tanned a healthy wheat color, looking lively and spirited. But with a slight movement, the fair skin revealed inside her collar indicated that she had been tanned over the past two months as an instructor, a change she hadn’t noticed herself as she kept twisting around, making it all the more obvious.