Free Web NovelChapter 553: Chapter 551: Spending New Year’s Together
Song Nuan: "The way you say it, being with me only makes you angry?"
Lu Yan chuckled, finishing his noodles: "I’ll take you out to eat later."
Song Nuan was puzzled: "Aren’t you on duty? If we go out to eat, who’s going to look after here?"
"I can hand over the shift at noon," Lu Yan ruffled her hair: "It’s New Year’s, I can’t let you just eat noodles here with me."
Song Nuan: "It sounds like you’re saying the noodles I brought are shabby?"
"..." Lu Yan: "I didn’t say that. You don’t need such big thoughts, really didn’t mean it."
"I’m thrilled you came to bring me food."
Lu Yan chuckled: "What did you tell your family? Your sister and brother-in-law should have gone to eat, and you just ran out?"
Song Nuan grinned: "I haven’t mentioned having a boyfriend yet, but I’m planning to tell them."
"Once I tell them, my parents might warmly host you and want to meet you. I think my brother-in-law is in a similar profession, and they have a good impression of this work."
"You’re enjoying my brother-in-law’s blessing."
Lu Yan: "..."
That’s quite a statement.
Whether Song Nuan decides to tell her family about this, he doesn’t have any strong views, she can do as she wishes.
However: "Don’t you think dating at your age is a bit early?"
"Early dating?" Song Nuan rubbed her hands: "I’m already an adult, shouldn’t be called early dating?"
"But if it is, isn’t it something to think about, like you’re quite beastly?"
Song Nuan came in to warm by the fire for quite a while, but her little hands were still cold and couldn’t warm up.
Mainly because it’s too cold outside.
Lu Yan laughed: "Can I discuss something with you?"
"What is it?" Song Nuan said casually: "If I can do it for you, I will."
"Huh..." Lu Yan chuckled: "What can I ask you to do? I just wanted to discuss, can you stop calling me ’Uncle’?"
He licked his lips: "Calling me that is..."
How to put it... if you call that on the bed, it would be...
He wouldn’t be able to do it, wouldn’t be able to get up...
Feels like a beast.
Even though this young lady is already an adult.
Song Nuan blinked, staring at him: "What happens if I call you that?"
"Feels like you’re really calling me old, should I call you Brother Lu then?"
"Or A Yan? Little Yan?"
Lu Yan touched his nose and chuckled: "No need to call me like your son."
Song Nuan: "..."
"Brother Lu it is."
The two chatted a lot, back and forth, and time passed unknowingly.
"Boss, I’ve come to take over, you can go out now." At this moment a team member came in.
Upon entering, he noticed the young lady was there too, feeling quite pleasantly surprised.
"Oh, how come the little sister is here too, when did you arrive? If I’d known earlier, I’d have brought some candies."
Song Nuan stood up: "I just saw he hasn’t eaten, so I came to bring him food. I’m not a kid anymore, no need for candies."
The people in the team still habitually treated her like a child.
Who told her to be young and look even younger than her age?
Lu Yan’s eyes swept towards the team member, who are you calling little sister?
The team member felt cold under his gaze and immediately chuckled nervously: "Alright, you two go ahead and do your thing, leave this place to me."
During the New Year, they usually have one shift in the morning, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening, allowing them time to reunite with their families. Those living far away or from out of town have already gone home.
The team regulations are quite humane, and those staying for duty have no complaints.
After all, choosing this profession means taking responsibility for it, when needed, they have to be there.
Lu Yan looked at Song Nuan: "It’s cold outside, I’ll drive the car from the garage to fetch you, you stay here for a while."
If he accompanies her to the garage, they’ll be freezing along the way.
He could drive the car over and turn on the heater, so when she gets in, the car would be warm.
Song Nuan nodded: "Alright."
After Lu Yan left, the team member chatted with Song Nuan.
"You must be 18 now, right?"
Song Nuan: "Yes, I was 18 when I got together with Brother Lu?"
"Tsk." Team member: "Pretty good, our boss was single for so long and finally found a girlfriend."
"Speaking of which, he’s quite lucky to use his long single period to get such a young girlfriend."
This time he can make a move.
Song Nuan nodded: "I think so too, your boss has so many bad habits, always demanding this and that. Don’t you find him annoying?"
When both people have grievances about the same person, that’s where the conversation flows.
"True! Though he has many bad habits, he’s really good to us team members. Even if training is strict, it’s for our own good."
The team member said: "This person may be a bit conservative, don’t mind him, don’t abandon him, or else he’d be a lonely old man."
Song Nuan looked at the team member, feeling like the son instructing his own father.
Why does everyone seem afraid that she’ll abandon him?
Is it because she’s young, considering her age, thinking she wouldn’t be serious about relationships or wouldn’t have thought it through?
"Don’t worry." Song Nuan smiled sweetly, her voice gentle: "I discussed this with him earlier, we agreed, I’ve decided to stay with him until the end. I won’t leave him."
"Beep beep——" The honking of a car was heard outside.
Song Nuan: "Alright, I have to go now. Next time we meet, let’s chat again."
When Song Nuan got in the car, Lu Yan asked: "You two were chatting and laughing inside for so long, what were you talking about?"
"Nothing much, just talking about your team’s daily life, trying to understand your daily routine." Song Nuan: "Also they said if I abandoned you, you’d be a lonely old man, I should take good care of you."
Song Nuan seized the opportunity: "So later when we eat, don’t have so many rules, I’ll eat how I want."
Lu Yan tapped lightly on the steering wheel: "Alright."
"How did you respond to him?"
Song Nuan: "I said I would take care of you until the end, don’t worry."
"..."
"By the way, if you’re not on duty tonight, can we go see the movie on New Year’s Day?"
Lu Yan drove: "Since it’s New Year’s Day lunchtime, you can have lunch with me. Aren’t you going home tonight?"
"We can go home after the movie."
"I mean, you could go home to accompany your family."
Song Nuan: "I’ve been spending plenty of time with them usually, so during these special days, I want to be with you."
She spoke, as if suddenly realizing something: "Or do you need to go back to celebrate New Year with your parents tonight?"
"That’s fine too, after lunch, you can go back at night."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yan’s gaze dimmed, and after a few seconds of silence, he slowly said: "They’re not around here, they’re out of town."
"...Ah?" Song Nuan was taken aback.
She’d always assumed his parents were here.
After all, they visited not long ago, seemed quite close.
"So, you haven’t gone home for New Year all these years? You’ve been spending it alone?"
"Hmm."
Song Nuan bit her lower lip, suddenly feeling a pang in her heart.
Song Nuan had been pampered by her family since childhood, never had lonely moments.
Even when alone at home, she was content. She couldn’t imagine what it’s like for someone to be celebrating New Year alone while others are with their bustling families.
"It’s alright." As they waited at the traffic light, she reached out to tug his hand: "This year, I’ll be with you."
Lu Yan chuckled: "Are you pitying me?"
Song Nuan blinked her eyes, asked very puzzled: "Don’t you think you’re pitiful?"
"...Hmm," Lu Yan pursed his lips: "I also think I’m quite pitiful, at this age, finally found a girlfriend, and yet I get bullied by my girlfriend all the time."
"Or maybe you could feel pity for me, be a bit obedient during dinner, listen to me? Do as I say?"
Song Nuan, this girl, sometimes saying he’s simple, he did have some overly open behaviors.
She always thought his self-control was really good.
Actually, that’s not the case, he really didn’t have such good self-control.
Even sometimes when he saw her, his mind would have imaginations.
Like right now...once he thought of it, the images in his mind became not so clean, not so healthy.
He gave a slight cough to cover up his not-so-normal expression.
Song Nuan: "..."
And Song Nuan, because of this expression, inexplicably felt like she had fallen into a pit.
"Hot pot or something else, Western food?" Lu Yan asked.
"Let’s have hot pot, hot pot is more delicious, Western food with forks and knives, that beef doesn’t taste good," Song Nuan said.
The two of them quickly arrived at the hot pot restaurant and chose a private room.
Since it’s the New Year period, many people would come out for a meal, some people also eat at home, the restaurant was particularly crowded.
When they entered, the waiter warmly welcomed them: "Hello, is it just the two of you?"
Lu Yan: "Hmm."
Song Nuan held Lu Yan’s hand, standing obediently beside, just like a child with their parent.
The waiter asked: "Your brother ordered a two-flavor hot pot, what drink would you like?"
"Hmm," Song Nuan: "Anything, I’ll have a Coke."
Actually, if Lu Yan wasn’t driving, she thought...she could have some alcohol.
Had she known, they could have had hot pot at home. Couldn’t drink now that they’re out.
The two were led to the private room by the waiter, the room was neither too big nor too small.
But with the two of them sitting there, the space felt quite large.
They sat there chatting for a while, then the waiter suddenly came to knock on the door.
"Sorry for the inconvenience, we are a bit short on space here, a lady just came in, could she share a table with you?"
Lu Yan is a big guy, in this kind of situation he didn’t need to be that courteous, and it wasn’t an issue for him.
Turned to look at Song Nuan beside him.
But Song Nuan wasn’t a very kind person, and having a third wheel in this space, interrupting their date was extremely unpleasant.
So, she put on a smile, but said something unfriendly: "Sorry sister, we can’t share the table, if that sister wants to eat, maybe wait a bit or try another restaurant."
"We booked a private room for two because we paid for it, refusing to share is not a problem, right?"
The waiter trying to resolve the issue said: "If we reimburse you for the private room, can you accept sharing?"
Song Nuan: "Sorry, I think my words were clear enough, I said we don’t accept sharing."
As soon as she said this, the waiter’s face soured a bit.
"What to tell him?"
Song Nuan: "I said I will take care of you till the end of your life, rest assured."
"..."
"Oh, by the way, if you’re not on duty tonight, we could go watch a New Year’s movie?"
Lu Yan driving: "Today is New Year’s Day, so you can be with me for lunch, are you not going home tonight?"
"We can go back after the movie."
"I mean, you can go spend time with your family at home."
Song Nuan: "I’ve spent enough time with them usually at home already, so on special days like this, I want to spend it with you."
She said, as if suddenly thinking of something: "Is it that you want to go home and spend New Year with your parents tonight?"
"That works too, after lunch, you’ll return home tonight then."
Lu Yan upon hearing this, his eyes darkened, and after a few seconds of silence, he slowly spoke: "They are not here, they are in another place."
"...Huh?" Song Nuan was momentarily stunned.
She always thought his parents were here.
After all, last time they came over, she thought they were pretty close by.
"So for all these years you haven’t gone home for New Year? Have you been celebrating alone?"
"Hmm."
Song Nuan bit her lip, suddenly feeling her heart tighten.
Song Nuan was always cherished and grew up being doted on by her family, she never experienced being alone.
Occasionally being home alone was enjoyable for her, but she couldn’t imagine someone else having a bustling home while he was spending New Year alone.
"It’s okay." Waiting at the traffic light, the little girl reached over and tugged his hand: "This year, I’ll be with you for New Year."
Lu Yan lightly laughed: "Are you pitying me?"
Song Nuan blinked her eyes, asked very puzzled: "Don’t you think you’re pitiful?"
"...Hmm," Lu Yan pursed his lips: "I also think I’m quite pitiful, at this age, finally found a girlfriend, and yet I get bullied by my girlfriend all the time."
"Or maybe you could feel pity for me, be a bit obedient during dinner, listen to me? Do as I say?"
Song Nuan, this girl, sometimes saying he’s simple, he did have some overly open behaviors.
She always thought his self-control was really good.
Actually, that’s not the case, he really didn’t have such good self-control.
Even sometimes when he saw her, his mind would have imaginations.
Like right now...once he thought of it, the images in his mind became not so clean, not so healthy.
He gave a slight cough to cover up his not-so-normal expression.
Song Nuan: "..."
And Song Nuan, because of this expression, inexplicably felt like she had fallen into a pit.
"Hot pot or something else, Western food?" Lu Yan asked.
"Let’s have hot pot, hot pot is more delicious, Western food with forks and knives, that beef doesn’t taste good," Song Nuan said.
The two of them quickly arrived at the hot pot restaurant and chose a private room.
Since it’s the New Year period, many people would come out for a meal, some people also eat at home, the restaurant was particularly crowded.
When they entered, the waiter warmly welcomed them: "Hello, is it just the two of you?"
Lu Yan: "Hmm."
Song Nuan held Lu Yan’s hand, standing obediently beside, just like a child with their parent.
The waiter asked: "Your brother ordered a two-flavor hot pot, what drink would you like?"
"Hmm," Song Nuan: "Anything, I’ll have a Coke."
Actually, if Lu Yan wasn’t driving, she thought...she could have some alcohol.
Had she known, they could have had hot pot at home. Couldn’t drink now that they’re out.
The two were led to the private room by the waiter, the room was neither too big nor too small.
But with the two of them sitting there, the space felt quite large.
They sat there chatting for a while, then the waiter suddenly came to knock on the door.
"Sorry for the inconvenience, we are a bit short on space here, a lady just came in, could she share a table with you?"
Lu Yan is a big guy, in this kind of situation he didn’t need to be that courteous, and it wasn’t an issue for him.
Turned to look at Song Nuan beside him.
But Song Nuan wasn’t a very kind person, and having a third wheel in this space, interrupting their date was extremely unpleasant.
So, she put on a smile, but said something unfriendly: "Sorry sister, we can’t share the table, if that sister wants to eat, maybe wait a bit or try another restaurant."
"We booked a private room for two because we paid for it, refusing to share is not a problem, right?"
The waiter trying to resolve the issue said: "If we reimburse you for the private room, can you accept sharing?"
Song Nuan: "Sorry, I think my words were clear enough, I said we don’t accept sharing."
As soon as she said this, the waiter’s face soured a bit.
