Rebirth: Regaining Joyful Moments
Chapter 362 - 363: Thanking Auntie on Behalf of Xiaoyong

Chapter 362: Chapter 363: Thanking Auntie on Behalf of Xiaoyong

"Don’t go!"

Gu Mingcheng’s painting was almost finished. Suddenly, he saw the boat leaving and hurried to the shore, waving at them. His anxious appearance made it seem as if he knew them.

"Hey, it seems like someone is calling us," Pei Yining said curiously. She asked, "Nianhua, do you recognize him?"

"I don’t know him."

Xu Nianhua withdrew her gaze and responded.

"I don’t recognize him either. Boatman, do you know him?" Pei Yining asked the boatman.

The boatman shook his head and said, "I don’t recognize him."

"Then let’s hurry on," Pei Yining was thinking about playing some more, so she was eager to get ashore.

"Don’t you leave."

Gu Mingcheng watched their departing figures and sighed deeply before returning to his painting to finish the mostly completed work, which was still slightly lacking.

Relying on memory, Gu Mingcheng further refined the painting. Except for the profile which couldn’t be more side-on, the artistic conception of the entire painting was still very good.

If he had a little more time, it could have been even more perfect.

Gu Mingcheng thought to himself as he carefully put away the painting and glanced at the time on his wristwatch. His sister had said he needed to be home by eleven-thirty because there were important guests at home today.

...

"I had so much fun today," Pei Yining said happily, reluctantly pulling Xu Nianhua along, "I’m going back tomorrow, and I really don’t want to leave."

"It’s alright, I’ll come to visit you in Ningbei in September," Xu Nianhua comforted her, patting her, and added, "Your dad is sick, so you should go back."

"My dad probably just wants me to come home. If he were really sick, he’d probably hide it and not tell me, rather than have someone fetch me like this," Pei Yining understood her father’s thoughts very clearly.

"As parents, isn’t it natural to think about their child?" Xu Nianhua explained with a smile, "If my parents don’t see me for a month, they’d probably come to visit me too, wouldn’t they?"

She thought that if she were studying in Ningbei, her parents surely wouldn’t be at ease.

"Nianhua, whenever you come to Ningbei, call me in advance or send a telegram. I’ll pick you up at the train station," Pei Yining looked at her earnestly and repeatedly instructed, "You must come to visit me."

"Okay," Xu Nianhua replied.

...

"Nianhua, isn’t your friend coming over for dinner?" Deng Juan immediately asked when she saw Xu Nianhua returning alone.

"Aunt, Yining has to go back to Ningbei today, so she won’t be coming to dinner," Xu Nianhua explained, looking at the untouched gifts on the table, somewhat surprised.

"Your grandfather said he must wait for you to come back," Deng Juan indeed wanted to open them to see what they contained, but Ji Xinghua had emphasized repeatedly that these were gifts from Nianhua’s friend.

Deng Juan could only look at them.

"It’s okay, the tonics can go to grandfather, and things like malted milk can go to Xiaoyong," Xu Nianhua said.

Ji Yong, Ji Shuming’s seven-year-old son.

"And these things, Aunt, you can handle them," Xu Nianhua looked at the gifts, thinking about what gifts to prepare the next time she saw Yining.

"Nianhua, that’s settled then, I’ll thank auntie on behalf of Xiaoyong," Deng Juan’s expression softened as she listened to Xu Nianhua, happy that in addition to the tonics, there were also many snacks and fruit, and the malted milk was indeed a good supplement to nourish Xiaoyong.