Chapter 184

Chapter 184: A Home Everywhere

Jiang You Nian was a bit speechless at her shocked tone: “My mom inviting you to our house for dinner is that surprising?”

“Not really. It just feels a bit sudden.”

[My gut tells me Aunt calling me over at a time like this definitely isn’t just for dinner. Could it be…]

Today, Du De Sheng happened to be resting at home. As soon as he heard her tone, he knew there was gossip and his ears perked right up.

[Could it be that young lady’s family’s matter… has made progress?]

When she said those last four words, Du An Rao’s voice even had a bit of a lilt. Clearly, she was very interested in that young lady’s family matter.

Du De Sheng was curious too. Which day was that? Which young lady? What was going on with her family?

Ever since this girl came to City B, she hardly stepped out of the gate. She had only gone out once to shop with her second cousin for a morning. Could something else have happened that day without him knowing?

While his curiosity was being strung up high, Du An Rao was also full of energy and quickly agreed: “Sure. Today at noon, right? I’ll tell Granduncle in a bit. Send me your home address.”

After she hung up, she started worrying. It was her first time visiting someone’s home as a guest. She should at least bring some kind of gift so it would not be rude, right?

If she had known this earlier, she wouldn’t have let Second Cousin take that necklace back that day.

As if he had guessed what she was thinking, Jiang You Nian reminded her first: “Just come. Don’t bring big bags of gifts.”

“Huh? Why?”

“Because that necklace you gave my mom almost got my brother and me kicked out of the house!”

His voice was full of sadness and anger, showing just how rough his past two days had been.

Du An Rao was shocked. This was a huge, round black pot, and she didn’t want to carry it!

“How did my necklace hurt you and Big Cousin?”

“Because my mom realized that in more than twenty years, all the presents my brother and I gave her together weren’t as thoughtful or as expensive as that one gift from you. She said she raised us for nothing.”

Du An Rao: “…”

[Wow. You can’t blame a super excellent person like me just because you two are kind of useless.]

Du De Sheng: “…” That was true, but sometimes this girl’s mouth was really asking for it!

“So, just come. Please, please don’t bring any more gifts. Take pity on us. My brother and I really don’t want to end up on the streets tonight.”

“…Alright.”

There were less than three hours left before noon. After hanging up, Du An Rao went to report to Du De Sheng and Qin Yan Qing.

Du De Sheng easily approved her trip, but when he was arranging the details, he paused for a moment: “It’s your first time going to your uncle’s house. Going empty handed wouldn’t look good. I’ll have your Uncle Du Miao go to the back storeroom and pick out some wine and tea. You can take them as gifts for your uncle and aunt. That way you won’t seem rude.”

Du An Rao froze, then showed a deep, mysterious smile.

[Second Cousin, this gift wasn’t prepared by me. I’m only responsible for carrying it over. You really can’t blame me.]

This little fox! Du De Sheng’s eyes curved with his smile. He would never admit he arranged all this just so he could watch the show.

The only one who fully understood what the two of them were thinking, Qin Yan Qing, saw the matching sly smiles on the old man and the young girl and shook her head, silently feeling sorry for Du An Rao’s two cousins.

The driver Du De Sheng arranged for Du An Rao was the same one as before. The only difference was that this time there were also a few bodyguards going with her openly.

When they arrived, the men stayed downstairs to keep watch. Du An Rao went up alone, carrying the gifts.

After getting the call, Jiang You Nian came down to pick her up. The moment he saw all the things in her hands, he was shocked.

“Didn’t I tell you not to bring gifts?”

Du An Rao gave an awkward but polite smile and said: “It wasn’t me. As soon as my Granduncle heard I was coming to your house for dinner, he had people pick these from the storeroom. It’s the elders’ good will. As the junior, I couldn’t refuse.”

Jiang You Nian almost cried on the spot, but he still had to step forward and help her carry everything.

As expected, when Du An Rao arrived at the Jiang home, she was warmly welcomed. Aunt saw her carrying big and small bags and said with her mouth, “You’re already here, no need to bring gifts,” but her hands were taking everything without a pause. The smile on her face almost reached the back of her head.

Then she turned her head and looked at her two sons with even more disgust in her eyes.

Jiang You Nian and Jiang Chang Bin: “…” We knew it!

Madam Jiang was a good cook. The big table was filled with homestyle dishes. The smell was so good that Du An Rao hardly lifted her head as she ate. By the time she put her chopsticks down, her stomach was slightly rounded. She could only use helping Aunt clear the dishes as an excuse to walk back and forth a few times to digest.

After lunch, Uncle cut a big plate of fruit. Only when the family sat together eating fruit after the meal did they finally bring up what had happened at Jiangyu Plaza.

“You Nian already told me about you two going shopping the other day. That membership card he used is mine. I’ve been busy lately and don’t go shopping much, so I didn’t know they had new rules. That child even had you help him open a card, and then that expensive necklace…”

“Aunt, if you say it like that, it sounds too distant. Second Cousin took time out of his schedule to accompany me shopping. Opening a card is nothing. As for the necklace, that was my gift for you. Not only you, I also bought one for my mom. It’s just a little token of my feelings.”

Madam Jiang was delighted when she heard Du An Rao put her and her sister-in-law on the same level.

“You’re right, but last time we met, things were a bit special and I didn’t have time to give you a meeting gift. I’ll make up for it today.”

As soon as Madam Jiang said that, a card appeared in Du An Rao’s hand.

Du An Rao: “…” What was going on? How did another little card suddenly appear in my pocket? Where did this thing come from?!

“This is a VIP card for my family’s hotel. With this card, you can stay in the presidential suites of our branches all over the country for free.”

Presidential suites. For free.

Du An Rao was stunned by those two words together. She instinctively pulled out her phone and searched the hotel’s name.

Basic information on the hotel popped up right away. It was a five star hotel with branches in all major first and second tier cities and even in small county towns. Room prices ranged from two or three hundred a night to twenty or thirty thousand a night.

The presidential suite, as the name suggested, was obviously the most expensive tier.

[Woohoo, this is great. With this card, Mama will never have to worry that if I run away from home one day, I’ll have nowhere to stay and end up sleeping on the street.]

Madam Jiang: “???”

After thinking that, Du An Rao unavoidably remembered Liao Yu Qian, who had just given her a luxury villa not long ago.

[Mr. Liao only made sure I have a home of my own in City S. But Aunt’s card lets me have a home everywhere. Aunt wins!]

Madam Jiang: “…” Um, that was not what she meant!