Spring River Chasing the Moon

dinner.

Nan Youmin asked someone to pick up Nan Younian's family and arranged for the three of them to have dinner with the Luo family.

To be honest, I was busy with this matter the whole afternoon, while my own son and granddaughter seemed to be indifferent outside.

For most of the day, Zhou Xining first took Nan Yinbei for a walk in the town for a few minutes, feeling almost disgusted.

This shabby place didn't even have a decent restaurant, so they ended up just sitting in the corner of the bookstore for the whole afternoon.

Fortunately, Nan Yinbei always kept Zhou Xinning's words in mind and was very well-behaved. He didn't lose his temper the whole afternoon.

For Nan Yinbei, Haicheng was too unfamiliar. This place was nothing like the bustling and prosperous Nancheng, where there were many different kinds of people on the streets every day.

There weren't as many shops on the street as in South City, nor were there as many things to buy. When she was in South City, Nan Yinbei felt overwhelmed every time she went out, but here, nothing could attract her.

"Mom, how long are we going to stay here?"

In the bookstore, Nan Yinbei asked Zhou Xinning curiously.

Zhou Xining actually didn't know either. She finally understood it clearly this time. Nan Youmin had done so many things and had arranged everything long ago, but she had no intention of letting them go back. But she just wouldn't let the Nan family be happy. She must go back to Nancheng and the Nan family.

"Yinyin, listen to me. You must always remember that you belong to the Nan family. Nanzhou Yue is your grandfather, Zhu Yuying is your grandmother, and your father is the third child in the Nan family. He is their youngest and most beloved son. Do you remember this?"

Nan Yinbei looked at Zhou Xinning in wonder. Aren't these all facts? Why should she remember them so carefully?

But she still nodded in confusion, "Mom, I understand, I will remember it."

Zhou Xining looked at the time and it was almost time to go back. Seeing her daughter's sensible appearance, she couldn't help but hug her tightly.

"Yinyin, we won't be here for long, so you have to be good. We'll go to a family's house later, and you have to call the elders there grandpa and grandma, okay?"

"Why?" Nan Yinbei didn't understand. She clearly had her own grandparents, so why did she have to call others like that?

"Because it's polite. Adults like polite children, especially in front of your uncle. The more sensible you are, the better."

Zhou Xining didn't want her daughter to recognize that family at all, but she had no choice. Nan Youmin was still in Haicheng, and he would definitely keep an eye on their family to recognize them. She could only obey for the time being.

"Okay, I get it. Mom, I will definitely be polite. Will grandpa and grandma let dad take us home soon?"

Looking at Nan Yinbei's innocent face, Zhou Xining nodded. She touched Nan Yinbei's head and thought silently in her heart.

"Son, don't blame me for lying to you. It's because of your disappointing father that he can't even control the Nan family. Only I can help our family."

As for Nan Younian, since he ran away, he has been wandering around the village. He didn't go far because he knew that Nan Youmin had arranged people to follow him all the time, so he couldn't escape.

He didn't want to run away, but the guess in his mind and the picture he imagined at that time made him too scared.

He didn't dare to face it. If his assumption was correct, then he had occupied another person's life for so many years, which was such a cruel thing for the Nan family and for that person.

Nan Younian arrived at the village entrance and saw a group of children playing marbles in a circle. He didn't want to face reality so quickly, so he sat on a small bench at the door and watched the children play.

"Uncle, do you want to play?"

A child saw Nan Younian staring at them intently, so he walked up to him and asked.

"Uncle doesn't want to play, you guys play."

The little boy in front of him had dark skin, but very white teeth. When he smiled, one of his front teeth was missing. Nan Younian had not been interested in anything since he set out to Haicheng. Seeing the little boy's funny appearance, he rarely smiled.

"Uncle, this is fun. It's boring for you to sit here alone. Why don't you join us?"

"Don't you have any marbles? We can lend them to you."

Several other children also began to persuade Nan Younian to join them.

"Come on, it's interesting."

The little boy took Nan Younian's hand and took him along.

"Look, this pure black marble will be bounced out first and fixed in a fixed position. Then we will start separately. Whoever bounces the remaining marble to the black marble will win."

The little boy gave Nan Younian five beads and then started the game.

Nan Younian originally thought that he would just play with them, but he didn't expect that this game was quite addictive. After playing a round, he really started to get involved.

When Zhou Xining and the others were brought back and passed by the village entrance, they saw Nan Younian lying on the ground, playing marbles with a group of children.

Zhou Xinning was almost mad with anger, and she immediately asked the driver to stop the car.

"What are you doing here?"

Nan Younian was having fun when Zhou Xinning's voice sounded behind him, startling him.

"dad……"

Nan Yinbei saw Nan Younian jump out of the car and ran over to throw himself into Nan Younian's arms.

"Dad, what are you playing? Yinyin wants to play too."

Zhou Xinning pulled Nan Yinbei's hand back and said in a bad tone, "What are you doing? Let's go back and eat."

Then he rolled his eyes at Nan Younian and got into the back seat of the car without even waiting for him.

Nan Younian was a little panicked. This was the first time Zhou Xining lost her temper with him. He wondered if it was because he didn't pay enough attention to his image just now. He just lay there like that, which was unhygienic. So Zhou Xining got angry. He quickly said goodbye to the group of little boys and got in the car.

"Xin Ning, I was wrong, don't be angry."

Seeing that Zhou Xinning was not in a good mood with him, Nan Younian gently tugged at her sleeve again.

"I will never lie on the ground like this again."

Zhou Xinning was almost furious. How could she marry such a useless man? She didn't even know why she was angry.

Zhou Xining turned around and said to the driver.

"Stop at the intersection later and we can walk in. We don't have to drive all the way to the door."

The driver nodded and agreed, "Okay."

After getting off the car, I was still a hundred meters away from Luo's house.

Zhou Xining looked around and found that Nan Youmin's men did not approach them.

"Yinyin, please stay aside for a while. Dad and Mom want to talk."

After Nan Yinbei waited obediently not far away, Zhou Xining spoke.

"Younian, do you still remember the promise you made to me before we got married?"

Zhou Xining lowered her voice and gently coaxed Nan Younian.

"Of course I remember, what's wrong?"

Nan Younian thought Zhou Xinning was no longer angry with him, so he tried to hold her hand, but failed and Zhou Xinning broke free.

"You said you would give me the best life, that I wouldn't have to worry about food and clothing every day, but what about now?"

"What's wrong now?"

Nan Younian still didn't understand what Zhou Xinning meant.

"Look at that house yourself." Zhou Xining pointed at the Luo family's courtyard.

"Is this the best life you're giving me in the future? How can I stop worrying about food and clothing? Ever since I came here, I've had no confidence in our future, and yet you're still playing those childish games with a bunch of kids."

Zhou Xining lowered her head and rubbed her eyes. To Nan Younian, it looked like she was about to cry.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were so insecure."

Nan Younian quickly hugged Zhou Xinning to comfort her.

"Don't worry. In fact, before I came here, my eldest sister told me that we could go to work at my brother-in-law's subsidiary in Haicheng. The monthly salary is not lower than that of Nanxing."

Zhou Xinning's body stiffened. She hadn't expected that the Nan family would even arrange this, completely blocking their retreat.