CHAPTER 781: CHAPTER 783: WHO SAID SHE WENT BACK ALONE?

"Good, very easy to get along with," Xu Nianhua said while holding the phone, telling Ji Ying about the details of their time together over the days and also mentioned that Lillian and the others went back today.

Ji Ying seized on the key point and asked, "So, are you coming home tomorrow?"

"Uh..."

Xu Nianhua touched her nose and said, "Mum, I still need to organize my stuff and I need to buy some things. I estimate I’ll be home in another two days."

"All right, just give us a call ahead of time when you plan to come home, and I’ll have your elder brother pick you up." Ji Ying, hearing that she wouldn’t be coming back the next day, showed a slight hint of disappointment in her eyes, but then quickly reassured her, "Don’t worry, everything is fine at home. You don’t need to rush; safety comes first. Especially when taking the train, you must pay attention to your safety, got it?"

"And money, spread it out in several places, don’t keep it all in one spot."

"Whatever you feel like eating, don’t skimp on it."

Ji Ying’s incessant words were all filled with concern for Xu Nianhua.

Xu Nian’an at the side rolled his eyes, unable to suppress the urge. Was he even their biological child?

Why didn’t Mum give him such instructions when he came back?

"I know, Mum. Don’t worry about me, I won’t get lost. I’m already twenty-one, not a three-year-old kid," Xu Nianhua changed the subject and said, "Oh right, Mum, is big brother there?"

"Your elder brother isn’t here, your second brother is."

As soon as Ji Ying finished speaking, Xu Nian’an grabbed the phone and said, "Little sister, if there’s anything you need second brother’s help with, just ask."

"Second brother, do you need to restock? I have time tomorrow, shall I go?" The moment Xu Nianhua finished speaking, Ji Ying’s voice chimed in through the other end of the phone, "Nianhua, you don’t need to worry about that. Restocking is so tiring; let your second brother do it later on."

Xu Nian’an, holding the phone: "..."

Before hanging up the phone, Pei Yining chatted with Ji Ying, who enthusiastically invited Pei Yining to come over to their house for a visit.

Pei Yining thought to herself that since she had nothing to do at home, couldn’t she just go back?

"Brother, let’s talk about something," Pei Yining said after she hung up the phone, looking at Pei Yicheng with a flattering expression.

"Want to go to South City?" Pei Yicheng raised an eyebrow and asked.

Pei Yining nodded vigorously.

"No," he said.

"Why not!" Pei Yining’s face fell, and she looked unhappily at Pei Yicheng.

"Did you forget about your competition?"

Pei Yicheng reminded her, "Also, the photography exhibition on the 20th. Weren’t you planning to go?"

"I forgot."

Pei Yining, with a droopy face, sat down beside Xu Nianhua and said, "I can’t accompany you home."

"It’s okay, you do your best. I believe you will definitely win a prize. The photos you take are really beautiful," Xu Nianhua praised. Her profile picture that she took among the wisteria flowers was so stunning that even she felt it did not look like herself. Pei Yining had made her look too beautiful.

"Yeah, yeah, I’m sure I can win a prize!" Pei Yining said proudly, her face beaming. This time, her photos were taken exceptionally well, and she felt that if she didn’t win a prize, that would be truly odd.

"Nianhua, when you go back alone, you must be very careful," Pei Yining began to worry about Xu Nianhua going back by herself.

Pei Yicheng spoke up, "Who says Nianhua is going back alone?"

Pei Yining looked at him in disbelief.

Xu Nianhua also looked at him, puzzled.

Pei Yicheng’s mark of Tianhua Department Store was right there; he definitely would not have time to leave in these few days.

"Cheng Hao is going to take a trip to South City," Pei Yicheng said with a lifted smile. "I’ll have him go back with you. It’s good to have someone to look out for you on the way."