The Big Shot is Also Crazy About Me Today

Chapter 1234 - 1170: Your Own Wife, You Have to Dote on Her Yourself (Part 2)

Actually, Shi Nuan has had limited interaction with Xu Jing. It wasn’t until after her grandfather passed away that she accompanied her mother and younger aunt abroad with her grandmother, staying nearly a year.

She was somewhat unfamiliar with her younger aunt.

Shortly after her mother’s marriage, her younger aunt eloped abroad with the man she loved.

At that time, Shi Nuan hadn’t been born yet, and because her grandfather was angry with her younger aunt, she rarely visited home.

Occasionally, when her younger aunt returned to the country, she mostly stayed in hotels. Her mother would bring her to meet her.

Shi Nuan was young back then, but she vaguely remembered that her younger aunt was very kind to her.

Every time she came back, she brought a lot of gifts for her — things to eat, play with, and use.

But what really left a deep impression of her younger aunt on Shi Nuan was the year she spent abroad with her mother.

Although her younger aunt was busy with work and often away from home, the responsibility of caring for her grandmother mainly fell on her mother.

Nonetheless, her younger aunt was genuinely kind to her. Her mother enjoyed peace and rarely went out, while Shi Nuan was rather mischievous as a child.

She didn’t want to stay at home all day, and the person who frequently took Shi Nuan out to play was her younger aunt.

Her younger aunt took her to eat ice cream, to buy lots of pretty clothes, and to Disney!

Her younger aunt loved dancing, so she didn’t have children for several years after getting married. Shi Nuan often felt that her younger aunt pampered her like she was her own child.

Her younger aunt often pinched her cheeks, praised her appearance, and joked with her mother, saying, "Sis, why don’t you leave Nuannuan abroad, and I’ll take care of her for you?"

Before her mother could respond, Shi Nuan protested, "But I can’t dance!"

Shi Nuan had seen her younger aunt dance and thought it was beautiful and mesmerizing. Moreover, her uncle could dance too. If she were to live with her younger aunt, would she have to learn to dance as well?

Her younger aunt laughed upon hearing this and said, "Our Nuannuan is so pretty, she doesn’t need to dance. With such looks, she’ll charm many men when she grows up!"

Upon hearing this, her mother frowned and scolded her younger aunt, "Xiao Jing, don’t talk nonsense in front of the child!"

But her younger aunt insisted, saying, "I’m speaking the truth! Nuannuan is indeed beautiful. Hmm, she looks so much like you, sis, and will definitely become a great beauty like you. Tut-tut, I wonder who will be so lucky to marry our Nuannuan in the future!"

At that time, Shi Nuan was only eight years old and didn’t fully understand what "marry" meant.

But she more or less gathered that it was akin to the relationship between her father and mother.

She thought, if she truly had a man marry her, hopefully, he would be like her father.

Back then, Shi Nuan really liked Shi Yuanbo and assumed that he loved her mother.

One could only say the child’s world is too naive and romantic. It’s only now that she understands the hardships in her mother’s heart.

Shi Nuan, at that time, also envied her younger aunt. If possible, she wished she could stay with her mother and her younger aunt forever.

Her younger aunt was lively and cheerful, loved dressing up, playing, and dancing, living life animatedly and brilliantly.

She was completely different from her mild and plain mother.

Often, Shi Nuan wished her mother could be like her younger aunt — smile more, dress up more, and go out more.

Her younger aunt was right; her mother was a beautiful woman. When she was with her mother, she often heard various compliments.

Such as, "This woman is really beautiful!" "Wow, this little girl is so cute and pretty, looking just like her mother!"

Shi Nuan felt very happy back then.

But her mother was too silent and calm, often staying in one place all day.

She seemed to have many thoughts, yet she always appeared that way.

Sometimes, Shi Nuan thought her mother might not be happy, so she didn’t smile as much as her younger aunt.

Yet, she couldn’t pinpoint the reason for her mother’s unhappiness.

In the end, she was too young then. If only she were older, understood more, she could help her mother and comfort her younger aunt.

Perhaps everything would be different.

The memories surged, and Shi Nuan’s heart was somewhat troubled. Looking at Liao Qinghe, she couldn’t help but ask, "Mr. Liao is a friend of my younger aunt, right? So, have you... ever met my younger aunt’s mother, my grandmother?"

Shi Nuan cared about her younger aunt, liked her younger aunt, and also liked her grandmother.

Her grandmother’s temperament was unlike her mother’s, more like her younger aunt’s, but not as outlandish.

However, her grandmother liked her, yet wasn’t very close with her mother.