Chapter 147: It’s Too Much
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
“It’s not easy to meet a woman so clean like Changqing in this day and age.” Song Chuyi moved his cold lips, turning as he left the balcony.
He closed the door and pulled the curtains shut.
He didn’t want to see Fu Yu for even a moment.
He went downstairs, and Grandma Yan and Auntie Zeng were already awake. Changqing was still sleeping in.
Breakfast was bought by Auntie Zeng. There was beancurd, siew mai, wrapped beancurd skin, crab roe dumplings and more. They were all piping hot.
“Why did you buy so much?” Song Chuyi was shocked.
Grandma Yan said with a smile, “I told her to buy more. This is the first time you’re here in Yangzhou. These are all specialty breakfast items in Yangzhou.”
Song Chuyi revealed a gentle expression.
Grandma Yan said, “In the future, I will have to trouble you to take more care of Changqing and be more tolerant of her. She’s been spoiled by us. Last night, Changqing told me a lot about the two of you. She said that you’re very nice to her, and that you even gave her red pockets and money to use in Singapore. Although she doesn’t listen well, she will always stand out in the most crucial moments.”
Song Chuyi’s hand holding on to a scoop of beancurd froze for a while. The coldness in his eyes when he came downstairs wasn’t as deep as before.
At this time, footsteps came from upstairs. Changqing’s voice drifted down. “Mm, smells good, I think I smell Siew Mai.”
“You have a dog’s nose.” Grandma Yan said with a smile, “Got you your favorite siew mai.”
“Grandma, you’re the best to me.” Changqing ran a few steps to the dining table and picked up her chopsticks but was stopped by Song Chuyi who said lightly, “You haven’t washed up, right?”
“I’ll do it after eating,” Changqing said coquettishly.
“No, you’ve slept for a whole night and a lot of bacteria can grow in your mouth. Not brushing your teeth before you eat would be equivalent to swallowing all that bacteria into your stomach. It’s not hygienic and not good for your body either.” Song Chuyi educated her seriously.
Grandma Yan was in a daze upon hearing that and nodded her head in agreement afterwards. “That made so much sense. Changqing, quickly, go brush your teeth.”
“You doctors are so annoying. Next time, I’ll have to tell my friends not to get a doctor as a husband. Also, Grandma, you’re so easily brainwashed.” Changqing snorted and went to the restroom upstairs.
After brushing her teeth, Changqing immediately held up her favourite beancurd and siew mai and began eating.
Auntie Zeng, who was at the side, suddenly said, “Oh right, the lights in the courtyard next to ours seemed to be lit last night.”
Changqing was in a daze. Grandma Yan said in shock, “You mean the Fu family’s courtyard next door?”
“Yeah.”
Grandma Yan was full of suspicion. “The people from the Fu Family haven’t been back for years. Could it be the person cleaning the courtyard up?”
“How could the person cleaning up stay over?” Auntie Zeng shook her head.
At that moment, the doorbell rang outside.
Song Chuyi’s eyes moved while eating and he watched as Auntie Zeng rushed out to open the door while mumbling. After a while, she brought Fu Yu back from outside.
Fu Yu’s hands were full of gifts. Grandma Yan took a close look and stood up. “You are...”
“Grandma, don’t you remember? I’m Fu Yu.” Fu Yu placed the gifts on the table with a smile. “This is a little something for you. I haven’t been back in years. Thank you for your care back in those days.”
“Fu Yu, ah.” Grandma Yan was overjoyed. “Aiyo, I haven’t seen you for years and you’ve grown to become such a handsome young man. What a coincidence today. It was perfect that Qing Bao came back with her husband too. I remember you were especially close with Qing Bao then.”
“Yeah.” Fu Yu looked at Changqing with a smile. “What a coincidence. Why did you come back so suddenly?”
“I.. I happened to be on holiday, so I came back to visit Grandma.” Changqing blinked and scratched her hair uneasily, then glanced anxiously at Song Chuyi. Seeing that he seemed calm, she heaved a sigh of relief inside.
“I came back specifically because the gardener who was helping us maintain our courtyard said he was quitting.” Fu Yu said, “After all, this is the place I grew up in. I don’t want it to become neglected, so I’ve decided to look for another gardener.”
“You want to look for a gardener? I know one.” Grandma Yan said quickly, “He’s been helping us with our courtyard. I’ll get Auntie Zeng to give you his number.”
“Thank you, Grandma,” Fu Yu said quickly.
Auntie Zeng went to get the gardener’s number and Grandma Yan immediately asked, “Have you had breakfast?”
Fu Yu shook his head.
“Anyway, we have a lot for breakfast. Let’s eat together.” Grandma Yan brought a bowl and chopsticks over warmly and scooped him some beancurd while saying, “I remember when you were young, Changqing would always run over to your house to have breakfast, and every time she would come back and say that the beancurd your mom made was good.”
“Yes.” Fu Yu smiled with a pampering look. “Changqing’s face was round then and she was quite fat. She only knew how to eat.”
Changqing felt awkward. However, at the mention of some interesting things from the past, she couldn’t help but reminisce, but with Song Chuyi at the side, she didn’t dare to show it too much and could only say softly, “How was I fat?”
“You were. I still have many photos at home.” Fu Yu laughed softly.
Grandma Yan laughed too and the house was filled with warm laughter.
The corners of Song Chuyi’s lips moved forcefully and he took a few sips of water.
“Right, where are your parents?” Grandma Yan asked suddenly, “Why haven’t they been back all this while?”
Fu Yu’s smile froze and he suddenly became sad. “My parents are divorced.”
Grandma Yan saw his gaze and suddenly felt sympathy for him. “How did that happen?”
Fu Yu showed a bitter smile and didn’t answer, only saying, “My father remarried overseas and my mom came back. However, she was diagnosed with brain cancer a while back. Now she’s much better after the operation.”
Grandma Yan sympathized with him even more and looked at him with a doting gaze. “What a sorry child. Come over to Grandma’s house to play often when you come back in the future. Treat this place as your own. Anyway, I treated you like my grandson when you were young. You came back alone, right? When are you leaving? Why don’t you just stay over to eat?”
“I’m planning to return to Northern City in the afternoon,” Fu Yu said.
“Afternoon?” Grandma Yan said, “Perfect. Qing Bao and her husband are going back to Northern City in the afternoon too. It seems you guys booked a plane at four in the afternoon, right? You can leave together.”
“Yeah, what a coincidence.” Fu Yu turned to look deeply at Changqing.
Changqing secretly glanced at Song Chuyi, who had been silent and felt uncertain inside. However, since Fu Yu already put it like that, she couldn’t seem to bring herself to reject him.
“Changqing, did you get a new hairstyle?” Fu Yu’s eyes were shining. “It looks quite good. I almost didn’t recognize you when I walked in just now. This color makes your skin look fairer and it’s quite trendy.”
“Really?” A vain woman loved to be praised, especially after getting a new hairstyle. Changqing happened to be in a sensitive mood. After all, Song Chuyi didn’t even praise her after she got her hair done last night and she even thought it might’ve been because it didn’t look good. However, after hearing Fu Yu’s words, she couldn’t help but smile. After smiling, she suddenly felt a chilling sensation from beside her and she tried to hold it back in.
“Yeah, your perm looks good too.” Fu Yu changed his target to Grandma Yan again. “Grandma, you permed your hair too, right? You look like you’re only fifty, not to mention how fashionable it is.”
“You, what a sweet-talker.” Grandma Yan loved being praised as looking younger and suddenly, she was elated.
Song Chuyi took a look at Grandma Yan then at Changqing before fixing his gaze on Fu Yu. He scoffed in his heart. This Fu Yu, what a scheming person.
In the afternoon, Fu Yu also ate there. At the dining table, he spoke of some things from the past, making Grandma Yan overjoyed. Even Changqing couldn’t hold it in and chimed in a word or two occasionally. Song Chuyi was basically out of the conversation.
After the meal, they rested until it was 1:30 pm before Grandma Yan saw them off reluctantly as they got in the taxi.
After the three got into the taxi, it became quiet. Changqing felt very awkward stuck in the middle and simply stayed silent. When they reached the airport, Fu Yu got off first to move the luggage. The luggage, to put it frankly, was just Changqing’s large suitcase.
When Changqing went over to receive it and thanked him, Fu Yu said with a warm smile, “What’s with the thanks? Just treat me like a brother in the future.”
Changqing was in a daze.
Fu Yu said softly and melancholically to her, “If we really can’t be together, I won’t force it. However, we grew up together after all, and you will always be the Qing Bao in my heart. I hope that I can keep protecting you, even if it’s as a brother. I won’t let anyone bully my Qing Bao.”
Changqing suddenly recalled that when they were young, Fu Yu would always be the first to stand in front of her to protect her from any danger. When they were very young, he would always call her “Qing Bao” and the warmth from the past suddenly made her eyes well up with tears.
At the side, Song Chuyi’s face was utterly black. A few words brought tears to her eyes. These two were acting totally unrestrained in front of him. It was too much.
“Let’s go,” Song Chuyi said in a soft, harsh tone and turned expressionlessly toward the airport.
Changqing could feel his coldness and felt aggrieved as she quickly went to take her suitcase.
“It’s okay, I’ll take it. Let’s move. Otherwise, we’ll be late to board the plane.” Fu Yu closed the trunk of the taxi and caught up with Song Chuyi’s pace without saying anything more.
Changqing could only try to catch up with small steps.
When they were handling their boarding pass, Fu Yu took the initiative to move Changqing’s suitcase.
When the staff saw them together, they naturally placed their seats together. When the three boarded the plane and took their seats, Fu Yu and Changqing’s seats were together while Song Chuyi’s seat was diagonally behind theirs.
When Changqing saw the seats, she was stupefied. The air stewardess came over to Fu Yu and said, “Sir, could you please take a seat with your wife first? The passengers in the back are coming in.”
Wife...
Changqing took a look at Song Chuyi, whose face was as cold as ice and she quickly explained, “I’m not his wife...”
“If you’re not his wife, then you must be his girlfriend,” the air stewardess said with a smile.
“She’s my wife.” Song Chuyi, who was standing at the back, threw out a line coldly.
The air stewardess felt awkward. What situation is this? The husband is sitting alone in the back while the wife and another man...
“I’m her brother,” Fu Yu said with a smile at that moment.
“So that’s how it is. My apologies, I was mistaken.” The air stewardess kept feeling that something was off, but since they already put it that way, she just wanted to find a way out of this situation.
“Let’s sit.” Fu Yu took a seat inside.
Changqing wanted to swap seats with Song Chuyi, however, it seemed that they would break out into a fight halfway through the flight if they were to sit together. She looked at Fu Yu again and he didn’t seem to have any intention of changing seats. Changqing had no choice but to brace herself and take her seat.
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