Chapter 1254 - 1273: No Outsiders
The Huo Family’s lunch ended swiftly. Huo Linong no longer resided in the big courtyard but had moved to the university teachers’ dormitory. Having classes in the afternoon, he left in a hurry after instructing Nan Fei that he would immediately visit Qi Li Town to apologize as soon as Bei Jiang returned.
Huo Zhenchuan and his wife were also very busy, often not coming back. In the afternoon, all three of them went about their business. Before leaving, Yu Juntuo quietly pulled Nan Fei aside and asked with concern, "I heard your sister was hospitalized? Should we go visit her?"
Since the two families were now related by marriage, it was customary to maintain polite exchanges. If relatives encountered situations and did not visit each other, it would be considered unreasonable.
Nan Fei let her thick eyelashes fall, masking the fleeting coldness in her eyes. Her expression gave nothing away as she smiled and said, "There’s no need, Auntie. You all are busy with your things."
Yu Juntuo understood with a nod, mulling over it silently, then said no more and took his leave. They understood the meaning from their niece by marriage; it was a signal.
Fu Xinwu stayed behind, helping her familiarize herself with the surroundings. There were many vacant rooms upstairs, two of which had been separately allocated as study rooms—one for Nan Fei and one for Jiang Yang.
"Auntie," Fu Xinwu spoke with a hesitant semblance, having been this way since lunch, and the fact that he had managed to hold back until now was indeed not easy.
"If you want to say something, just say it. There are no outsiders here."
"Then I’ll speak, and you mustn’t get angry."
"Mhm! I won’t get angry."