Chapter 1214

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Zhou Jiayi was practicing driving when Wang Xiaohua's mobile phone rang. He took it out and saw, to his surprise, that it was Niu Chunsheng calling.

"Hello, Uncle Chunsheng, what's up?"

Wang Xiaohua answered the call.

Niu Chunsheng's voice came from the other end of the phone:

"Xiaohua, I heard from your Second Brother that you're in County Town practicing driving today. How about coming over to my place for dinner tonight? Your Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law will be coming too!"

Wang Xiaohua originally wanted to refuse politely; after all, he hadn't prepared anything, and going to visit Niu Chunsheng's home just like that seemed rather inappropriate. But upon hearing that his Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law would also be going over tonight, he couldn't very well refuse anymore.

Because he knew that Niu Chunsheng inviting them for a meal probably meant there was something he wanted to say.

So he said:

"Alright, then I'll come over after I finish practicing driving this afternoon. Thanks, Uncle Chunsheng!"

Niu Chunsheng laughed and said:

"You kid, what's with the politeness with me! I'll cook personally tonight, you must come!"

Niu Chunsheng hung up the phone, inhaled the remaining half of his cigarette in one drag, stubbed the butt into the ashtray, exhaled a mouthful of smoke heavily, and only then raised his head to look at his daughter, Niu Linxin.

The current Niu Linxin was no longer the delinquent girl with dyed yellow hair and a nose ring. Her hair had been dyed back to black, the nose ring was removed, and the tattoos on her arms were covered by sleeve guards.

From the surface, she actually looked quite like a well-behaved girl.

"I've already called Wang Xiaohua. When he comes for dinner today, you try to perform well. His wife passed away not long ago; it's exactly the window period — your golden opportunity."

Niu Linxin lowered her head, not saying a word.

It seemed she was complying with the arrangement.

But she also had no choice, because she was no longer willing to go to school and study.

And the only condition Niu Chunsheng set for her was: not wanting to go to school was fine, but she had to listen to his arrangement and try to get close to Wang Xiaohua!

Lin Xiaofang, standing to the side, held the youngest son who was already over one year old. The look in her eyes when she looked at Niu Linxin had long since lost the spoiling of the past; there was more impatience, even dislike.

But this was normal too. Once, she and her husband had poured all their heart and blood into this daughter, spoiling her to the extreme. Unexpectedly, this daughter didn't grow up along the path they envisioned at all. Never mind that she was bad at studies — she even became a delinquent girl!

It truly angered her to death!

It was precisely because she had given up on Niu Linxin that she went for a second child at middle age.

"Will your arrangement work? Wang Xiaohua has to fancy me for that to happen!"

Niu Linxin stayed silent for a long time, but still couldn't help uttering this one sentence.

If she were still studying, she would have to wait until school started this September to enter Senior Year Three. At this age, being arranged like this by her parents was, for her, rather cruel.

It was very obvious she also felt that in her parents' eyes, she was now just a tool, a tool hoped to exchange for maximum benefit!

As for her future, it was no longer really considered.

But she didn't know that actually, everything Niu Chunsheng was arranging now could also be considered for her future.

If she could take advantage of this window period after Wang Xiaohua's wife passed, and win his good impression, then her future life, even if not wealthy and noble, would at least be very comfortable.

Wang Xiaohua's floor is right there. As the only Tsinghua/Peking University student in this County City, his floor is higher than many ordinary people's ceiling. As for his ceiling, honestly, even Niu Chunsheng doesn't dare to make a definitive judgment!

"Whether he fancies you or not is his business. In short: do your best, leave the rest to fate! You must perform well for me!"

Niu Chunsheng spoke thus.

Niu Linxin gave a dry laugh:

"Alright alright, then I'll perform well!"

But in reality, she was very clear in her heart that she and Wang Xiaohua were completely not people of the same world. It was impossible for Wang Xiaohua to fancy her, even though she had a few points of beauty in appearance.

He wouldn't even fancy Wang Xiaoqian, let alone her!

It was her parents whose eyes were blinded by desire, unable to see the situation clearly, leading to desperate measures in a crisis.

In a blink, it was past five in the afternoon.

Wang Xiaohua had practiced Subject Three pretty much enough.

Zhou Jiayi suggested again that everyone go eat together. Wang Xiaohua declined politely, saying he had to go to an elder's home in County Town for dinner tonight.

Hearing this, Zhou Jiayi couldn't help but feel a bit lost.

But Zhou Jiaye said happily:

"Sister-in-law Jiayi, whatever you want to eat, I'll treat you!"

To avoid appearing too deliberate, he hurriedly added with a funeral excuse:

"I'm treating today! Coach, Sister Xiaomei, you two come eat too!"

Zhu Jiajun and Zhang Xiaomei both agreed with smiles. Free meal — not eating would be a waste!

Wang Xiaohua had Zhu Jiajun drop him off at the gate of the residential complex where Niu Chunsheng lived. He bought some fruit nearby as a gift, then carried the fruit and went up alone.

Familiar with the route, he arrived at Niu Chunsheng's door and pressed the doorbell.

Before long, someone came to open the door.

The one who opened the door was Niu Linxin.

Niu Linxin exclaimed in surprise:

"Brother Xiaohua, you're here!"

It was very obvious she hadn't expected Wang Xiaohua to come this early!

"Sister Linxin, long time no see. You look much prettier than before! This is the fruit I bought for you guys. Where are your dad and mom?"

Wang Xiaohua praised her casually, and Niu Linxin's face couldn't help but show a complacent smile.

She also felt she had become more beautiful.

Mainly, her height had grown a bit taller, and her figure had also developed more fully.

It's just a pity the tattoos on her body couldn't be washed off; this is like a car pasted with flashy car wraps — although cool and flashy, it lets people see at a glance that this isn't some brand-name noble luxury car.

"My dad is cooking in the kitchen, my mom is in the bedroom taking care of Niu Zhigao!"

Niu Zhigao is Niu Linxin's younger brother; she doesn't even acknowledge this younger brother, even harboring hatred toward him, so she calls him directly by name!

But this is also normal; if this younger brother hadn't been born, then all of her parents' everything in the future would definitely be hers!

And now that her younger brother has been born, then all of her parents' everything in the future might all belong to her younger brother, while she, a daughter, has very little possibility of obtaining any family property, possibly even none!

"Xiaohua, you've come, sit quick!"

Niu Chunsheng heard the sound, still wearing an apron, and hurriedly came out from the kitchen.

Seeing Wang Xiaohua brought a bag of fruit over, he also said with a smile:

"Coming is enough, why bring any gift! You really are, being so polite!"

Wang Xiaohua then said:

"Uncle Chunsheng, a small token, bought fruit on the way, not worth a few coins! Have my Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law not arrived yet?"

Niu Chunsheng then said:

"Not yet, estimate it'll take a while more to arrive! I have to go back to the kitchen to stir-fry dishes, you sit casually!"

Niu Chunsheng hurriedly went back to the kitchen to work.

At this time Lin Xiaofang carried her son out from the bedroom, also with a face full of smiles welcoming:

"Xiaohua, sit quick! Lin Xin, what are you spacing out for, hurry and brew tea for your Xiaohua Ge!"

Niu Linxin was ordered about, face showing displeasure, but still obediently went to brew tea.

Lin Xiaofang saw Wang Xiaohua bought apples, and said with a smile:

"Xiaohua, how did you know our Zhigao likes to eat apples? You child, really thoughtful! I was just planning to go buy some tomorrow! This saves me a trip to the supermarket!"

Actually her son basically never ate apples at all, she just casually found a reason to praise Wang Xiaohua.

Wang Xiaohua seeing Lin Xiaofang's ugly expression, became even more certain that them inviting him to eat tonight definitely had an agenda.

Then thinking of how initially his mother Li Xiulan often went to town to visit Niu Chunsheng and Lin Xiaofang, at that time his mother every time went would also bring some fruit over, but Lin Xiaofang's gaze at his mother, however, had a kind of unconcealable hostility.

Thus his inner heart sighed endlessly.

Can only say, sometimes whether gift-giving can curry favor, fundamentally doesn't lie in the gift itself, but lies in what position you occupy in the other's eyes.

Reality is just this nakedly bare.