Lin Nuan had previously told Bai Xiaonian to bring her father to the Fu residence, but Bai Xiaonian's father smiled and said that it was a gathering of youngsters, so he wouldn't disturb them. Therefore, Bai Xiaonian rejected on her father's behalf.
Bai Xiaonian's father hadn't seen his daughter for a long time, so he went to the airport to pick her up without her knowing. It was a pleasant surprise.
Bai Xiaonian, who hadn't returned to China for a long time, couldn't hold back her tears the moment she saw her father …
Although she was very happy, she couldn't help but frown and complain to her father. "Didn't I say I'd go back myself? Why did you come all the way here when you're not feeling well? What if I didn't notice you and we missed each other? Wouldn't you have made a wasted trip? "
"Dad knows you. You'll surely call me the moment you get off the plane." Bai Xiaonian's father reached out to take Bai Xiaonian's suitcase. "Moreover, Dad misses you! I know you're back, so I want to see you as soon as possible. The taxi is just outside. I'll take you to Lin Nuan's place first. Today's Lin Nuan's one-month-old celebration, and there are many people there. You and Lin Nuan haven't seen each other for a long time, so you must have a lot to talk about. You won't be able to eat well. Dad will cook for you when we get home … I'll prepare your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs and steamed turbot! "
Bai Xiaonian saw that her father had only taken her suitcase and was walking forward with his head lowered. He had said so much just to hide the redness in his eyes!
Bai Xiaonian felt that her father had quite a lot of white hair on his temples, and even his back was a little hunched.
Her father only had one child in this lifetime, so how could he not miss her?
He would probably worry about her when he woke up in the middle of the night. What if she kicked her blanket in the middle of the night? Would she catch a cold?
Her father was getting on in years!
Bai Xiaonian's eyes warmed up, and she quickly walked over to hold her father's arm. It was rare for her to act like a little girl in front of her father. "What delicious food did you prepare? Do you have yuxiang shredded pork? That Chinese restaurant overseas isn't authentic at all. It tastes awful! I just miss that taste … "
"Yes, yes, yes!" Bai Xiaonian's father nodded repeatedly. "There's also your favorite cumin fried pork, all of them!"
"Alright, I'll be back early for dinner. Dad, this suitcase is filled with things for you. Open it when you get home!" Bai Xiaonian then added, "There's only one notebook for work!"
"Why are you still working after coming back?!" Bai Xiaonian's father frowned and said, "What did you buy for me? Why didn't you bring anything of your own?"
"What should I bring back home?! Don't we have everything at home? How can we not have me? "Bai Xiaonian laughed as she joked around with her father.
Although the father and daughter's eyes were red today, it was different from the day they parted. Both of them were happy today … They didn't speak as solemnly as before Bai Xiaonian left the country.
In the taxi, Bai Xiaonian gave Lin Nuan a call. She accidentally blurted out that her father was in the taxi, so Lin Nuan insisted that Uncle Bai invite them over.
Bai Xiaonian's father picked up the call and congratulated Lin Nuan. Over the phone, Lin Nuan invited Bai Xiaonian's father to join in the fun, saying that there would be no one else and that it would be her family …
Bai Xiaonian's father hated such public occasions the most. To Lin Nuan, she really treated Bai Xiaonian's father as her uncle, but that might not be the case for other people. Since Bai Xiaonian's father was straightforward and declined, Lin Nuan didn't invite him again …
Bai Xiaonian's father and Bai Xiaonian didn't say that they were going to send Bai Xiaonian to the Fu residence. Bai Xiaonian knew that based on Lin Nuan's personality, if she really said that … Lin Nuan would definitely go out to fetch Bai Xiaonian's father.
If Lin Nuan, who had just finished her postpartum confinement, really went to the door to receive them, how would Bai Xiaonian's father be able to slip away?
After hanging up the call, Bai Xiaonian's father told Bai Xiaonian that while she wasn't around, Lin Nuan didn't have the time to visit him. However, she often called him and even got someone to send him some nutritional supplements. Bai Xiaonian's father was someone who remembered favors, so he couldn't help but tell his daughter about it, wanting her to remember Lin Nuan's favor.
"At the end of September, before the child was about to be born, she said that she planted some peanuts in the backyard. After harvesting them, she even remembered to send me a box of peanuts."
"I know!" Bai Xiaonian smiled and nodded. Bai Xiaonian's father had told her about this over the phone, but Lin Nuan didn't mention a word about it to her.
Bai Xiaonian knew that Lin Nuan had always been like that.
When they arrived at the Fu residence, Bai Xiaonian got out of the car. She wound down the car window, and Bai Xiaonian's father stuck his head out of the window, asking with a frown, "You're going empty-handed?"
Bai Xiaonian patted her backpack. "Don't worry, I've brought them!"
Only then did Bai Xiaonian's father nod and tell the chauffeur that they could start driving.
It was true that Bai Xiaonian and Song Yao helped Lin Nuan when they were in university. Later on, Lin Nuan had been helping Bai Xiaonian instead. Putting aside everything else … back then, when Bai Xiaonian's father contracted that illness and needed money, Song Yao and Lin Nuan gave her all their savings without a second word. Bai Xiaonian remembered that.
After so long, her father's condition had stabilized because of the cheaper substitute medicine for Abinoque. Bai Xiaonian remembered this favor, but it didn't matter whether she returned it or not. After all, she was going to spend the rest of her life with Lin Nuan and Song Yao, but she had to return the money.
Knowing that Bai Xiaonian was a good friend of Lin Nuan's, the concierge got someone to drive Bai Xiaonian to the entrance of the house with an electric scooter.
When Little Lu heard that Bai Xiaonian had arrived, he tactfully went to the chess room. Although he lowered his voice to inform Fu Huai 'an of Bai Xiaonian's arrival, everyone at the table could hear him clearly.
Tang Zheng and Bai Jinyu looked in Lu Jinnan's direction. Even Gu Qingcheng's eyes looked in Lu Jinnan's direction.
Fu Huai 'an sat steadily on the sofa, holding his phone with one hand as he nodded. "Got it!"
Fu Huai 'an then put away his phone and said to the people at the table, "I'll go inform Xiao Nuan …"
Fu Huai 'an's tone couldn't be any more normal. Everyone looked towards Lu Jinnan, and it just so happened that it was Lu Jinnan's turn to play his cards. Lu Jinnan was holding an 80,000 yuan card in his hand, his gaze fixed on his cards. It was as if he hadn't heard the news of Bai Xiaonian's return. He casually threw out the 80,000 yuan card in his hand, only then coming back to his senses and touching another card. It was still 80,000 yuan.
He had already touched all his cards, but Lu Jinnan was still in a daze, not saying a word.
No one could tell what was on Lu Jinnan's mind, but the cigarette in his hand had been burning for a long time. He didn't even smoke it, and his mind seemed a little adrift.
"She's already back. Aren't you going to take a look?" Bai Jinyu asked after taking six cards from Lu Jinnan.
Lu Jinnan's brows furrowed. He flicked away the cigarette ash, looking like he could sit still. "Later …"
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