Chapter 3 Parents are not at home

Zhou Qingyue, upon seeing the scene, could no longer maintain her composure and abruptly stood up.

She walked up to Jiang Xu, her face cold, and snapped, "Jiang Xu, do these games you play even please you?"

Jiang Xu and An Nuonuo simultaneously looked up.

Both faces filled with confusion.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Xu inquired.

"Humph!" Zhou Qingyue gave a cold huff, slightly raised her chin, revealing her fair neck.

She channeled an admirable little swan, "Don't think I don't know, you did all this on purpose to show me.

You thought that getting close with other girls would make me jealous.

Then, you thought I'd change my mind and agree to be your girlfriend.

This tactic is too childish, you might as well save it."

Jiang Xu was left speechless.

This woman must be out of her mind.

"Get lost, don't bother me!" Jiang Xu told her without a shred of respect.

It had taken him a long time to come up with an opportunity to speak to An Nuonuo during class.

He couldn't let this woman ruin it.

A hint of anger showed on Zhou Qingyue's pretty face: "How long do you plan to keep pretending?

If you continue, I might start ignoring you.

I'm going home now. You better get on your bike quickly, hmph."

Having said that, she turned around and walked off.

Jiang Xu's face looked like he had just swallowed a fly.

He must have been really blinded in his previous life to fall for this kind of woman.

He took a deep breath.

Jiang Xu turned to An Nuonuo with a renewed smile: "Don't mind her, let's continue."

"Oh..."

"Jiang, do you understand now?"

Jiang Xu scratched his head: "I still don't quite get it. Could you explain it again, please?"

An Nuonuo found it a bit odd.

This question isn't that hard, why doesn't Jiang get it?

Even though she was in a hurry to get home.

But An Nuonuo was bad at turning people down, so she explained it to Jiang Xu again.

"How about now?"

"Well, I'm still a bit confused."

"Oh, but it's getting dark, and I still have to go home and cook... "A hint of difficulty emerged on An Nuonuo's small face.

Her parents always worked overtime and wouldn't be home until eight or nine at night.

Once she got home, she had to finish her homework and do a lot of chores.

"Please explain it to me one more time." Jiang Xu clasped his hands together: "I'll give you a ride home later, please help me out, An."

"But... wasn't Zhou waiting for you to give her a ride home? It's been quite a while..."

Jiang Xu: "I won't be giving her rides anymore, I don't like her anymore."

"What?" An Nuonuo widened her eyes, finding it very unbelievable.

Meanwhile.

Zhou Qingyue had been waiting outside for Jiang Xu for half an hour, but he still hadn't shown up.

Her faces puffed up in anger.

"This jerk, he actually stood me up, I swear.

I will ignore him for the entire week, and I won't eat his breakfast anymore!"

Zhou Qingyue pondered this as she walked home.

She didn't get far before her legs began to tire.

Jiang Xu had always given her rides in the past.

Only when she walked, did she realize how far it was to her home.

Upon reaching home, Zhou Qingyue was so tired that she collapsed onto her bed.

The resentment towards a certain someone multiplied in her heart.

"Hold tight, we're leaving."

Jiang Xu was riding his bicycle with An Nuonuo sitting behind him.

She kept her head down, her cheeks flaming red.

This was her first time riding a bike with a man other than her father.

She didn't know where to put her hands.

The breeze brushed against her face, lifting the fringe from her forehead, revealing an irresistibly lovely face.

Perhaps because of malnutrition, the girl's face was slightly pale.

However, this only added to her delicate beauty,

Inducing an irresistible urge to protect her in others.

The place where An Nuonuo lived was quite far from the school.

At this time, Jiang City had not developed yet, and most of the buildings were old houses.

Nuonuo's house had a small courtyard.

If it were a decade or so later, in a first-tier city like Jiang City, owning such a house would cost at least a billion.

After dropping her off at her house, Jiang Xu found a large pile of firewood in front of the yard.

"Thank you, Jiang." An Nuonuo got off the car.

She barely dared to look into Jiang Xu's eyes: "Um, would you like to come in for a drink of water?"

"Sure." Jiang Xu agreed instantly.

"Huh?" An Nuonuo was taken aback.

She lifted her head, gazing blankly at Jiang Xu.

Her tiny cherry lips slightly parted, appearing quite adorable and stunned.

A breeze blew by.

Blowing her bangs on her forehead.

Jiang Xu saw her full face.

Even though he had seen it a few times in his past life.

But seeing it again, still made Jiang Xu's heart skip a beat.

Some people, they do nothing at all.

But by simply standing there, they dazzle time.

"What, was that just a polite suggestion?" Jiang Xu pretended to be angry.

"No, no, come in please, Jiang." An Nuonuo quickly opened the door.

Her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

This was the first time she brought a boy home.

Luckily her parents weren't home, otherwise, she didn't know what she would do.

An Nuonuo's home was simple.

There was not even a television, just a freestanding Diamond brand fan.

However, it was very clean, providing a comfortable atmosphere.

"Jiang, here's your water. Sorry, we don't have any beverages at home."

She placed the cup in front of Jiang Xu.

A tinge of sadness flashed in the young girl's eyes.

Her family was very poor and often couldn't afford enough food.

As a result, she developed an introverted personality and hardly conversed with her classmates.

"It's okay. I prefer boiled water." Jiang Xu smiled and drained the cup.

At that moment, he noticed her hands were full of calluses.

They were certainly real calluses.

His mind turned to the firewood piled outside.

She must have to chop wood fairly often.

Thinking of the frail girl chopping so much firewood, Jiang Xu couldn't help but feel distressed.

This is my future wife.

So Jiang Xu said, "Thanks for helping me solve the problem today, An.

To repay you, let me help chop the firewood in the yard."

Without waiting for An Nuonuo's consent, he went outside.

Picking up the axe, he started chopping.

"No need, Jiang... it's nothing big," An Nuonuo offered as she caught up to him.

"It's no trouble. I play basketball daily, and if I don't expend the energy, I can't sleep."

As he spoke, Jiang Xu had already chopped five logs.

The young girl bit her lip, feeling a strange tingle in her heart.

Because of her family status, she was more mature than most girls her age.

She could feel the sincerity in Jiang Xu's heart.

Why wouldn't Zhou want such a good guy?

An Nuonuo really didn't understand.

If it were her, having someone who was completely devoted to her, she would definitely hold onto him tightly and never let go for a lifetime.

She shook her head.

Feeling embarrassed about her thoughts, An Nuonuo quickly crouched down to help.

"Darling, we're home."

An Nuonuo's hands wavered, almost causing her to drop the firewood she was holding.

She panicked immediately.

"Why are mom and dad home so early tonight? Where should I hide? No, where should Jiang hide?"