Author: Qing Xiyuan

No. 36, Chang'an Street, downtown Kyoto.

Before Chang Chunfang came to Kyoto this time, she did not call her daughter to inform her, but went directly to her doorstep.

The reason why she didn't say she was coming was because she brought her nephew with her.

Moreover, she agreed to arrange a job for her nephew. It was not easy to say this over the phone. She planned to talk slowly about it after meeting her daughter in person.

But Chang Chunfang arrived at the place and rang the doorbell. When her daughter's nanny came and opened the door, she was told that her daughter was out at this moment.

Lan Shu's second brother was leaving today, so Lan Shu personally escorted his second brother and his family to the train station.

Originally, she planned to arrange a car to take her second brother's family directly back to Linjiang City, but her second brother refused.

The reason is that she doesn't have to go through so much trouble and it's just as convenient for them to take the train.

Lan Shu understood that her second brother was thinking about her, and he was resolute, so she followed his decision.

After Lan Shu saw off her second brother and took the car home, she entered the main door of her villa and saw her adoptive mother, Chang Chunfang, sitting on the sofa in the hall on the first floor of her home with a strange young man.

On the coffee table in front of the two of them, there was a plate of various fruits cut by the nanny, which had already been eaten to pieces.

Seeing Lan Shu return, Chang Chunfang immediately stood up and walked towards her daughter.

"Shu Shu is back~!"

Lan Shu could see that her adoptive mother was very happy to see her.

But her mood was a little subtle.

I had long heard from my second sister-in-law Tian Na that her adoptive mother had promised her natal family on her behalf that she would arrange a job for her natal nephew.

There is no doubt about the adoptive mother's purpose at this moment, and she must be here for work.

As for the young man next to the adoptive mother who was eating fruit and had a mouth full of juice, if he guessed correctly, he should be the adoptive mother's maternal nephew.

Sure enough, the next second, Lan Shu heard Chang Chunfang's enthusiastic introduction.

"Shu Shu, that's your cousin Chang Gui, the youngest son of your fourth uncle's family."

"My fourth uncle's cousin?" Lan Shu looked at Chang Chunfang and said this deliberately with an expressionless face.

Although she sincerely regards Chang Chunfang as her adoptive mother as her mother, it does not mean that she will accept the relatives from her natal family after her adoptive mother's death.

After all, she is not Chang Chunfang's biological daughter.

Seeing her daughter's reaction, Chang Chunfang was stunned.

Of course she saw her daughter's displeasure with her natal relatives, and also thought about the fact that Shu Shu was not her biological daughter.

My natal relatives are indeed not Shushu’s relatives.

There was a moment of embarrassment on Chang Chunfang's face, which made Lan Shu's expression soften a little.

It seems that the adoptive mother understands what she means.

Then she shouldn't mention it again, asking her to help her relatives arrange work, right?

Lan Shu was thinking about this when Chang Gui, who was behind Chang Chunfang, wiped his mouth, wiped off the juice from the corner of his mouth, and walked over with a flattering smile on his face.

"Hello, cousin. Although this is the first time we've met, I don't know why, but I feel close to you when I see you. Maybe this is the blood relationship between our relatives that cannot be separated."

Chang Gui's words made Lan Shu couldn't help laughing on the spot, "Relatives?"

Her eyes fell on Chang Chunfang.

Obviously, the adoptive mother did not tell her relatives that she was not her biological daughter.

Lan Shu didn't want to identify her relatives randomly, but she still gave her adoptive mother some face and didn't say anything in public.

She ignored Chang Gui's flattery and called Chang Chunfang, "Mom, why did you come suddenly and didn't tell me in advance?"

With that said, Lan Shu turned to the nanny not far away and said, "Go to the east wing and pack up a room."

After saying that, she looked at her adoptive mother for advice, "Mom, are you staying at my house when you come to Kyoto, or are you going to the old house to meet dad? I have already renovated the old house, and the house is fine for living in."

Lan Shu's words can be said to have helped her adoptive mother think carefully.

How to choose depends entirely on the adoptive mother's plan.

When Chang Chunfang came this time, she didn't think about going to the old house. She had planned to stay at her daughter's house from the beginning, but when her daughter mentioned her wife, Chang Chunfang felt a little hesitant.

But in the end she decided to live here, so she said, "I'll go see your dad in two days."

This means living in my daughter's house.

Lan Shu nodded, and then continued to make arrangements, "Mom, you must be tired from the car ride all the way. Go and take a rest first."

With that said, she was about to take her adoptive mother out to the east wing.

Behind him, Chang Gui saw that his cousin had ignored him from beginning to end, and now he was taking his third aunt to rest.

He finally saw that this cousin did not intend to recognize a poor relative like him.

But no matter how poor he is, relatives are relatives! There is no way to escape that!

So Chang Gui looked at the stitches and said, "Cousin, where do I live?"

Lan Shu really didn't like hearing the word 'cousin'.

When the other party asked, Lan Shu looked sideways at Chang Gui and said, "I don't have many empty rooms here."

She didn't make it too clear what she said about driving people away. After all, her adoptive mother brought her here, so she would give her adoptive mother some face.

But Lan Shu didn't expect that Chang Gui was not the kind of person who wanted to save face at all.

"Cousin, your house has three buildings. There are twenty or thirty rooms in total, right? How come there is no place to live?"

"Actually, it's okay even if there's no free room. Your sofa is quite big and soft. I'll just make do with it and sleep on it at night."

Chang Gui said and sat down in front of the sofa again, obviously not planning to leave.

Seeing him like this, Lan Shu frowned.

She no longer looked at Chang Gui, but turned to look at her adoptive mother Chang Chunfang beside her.

Chang Chunfang knew that her daughter wanted her to say something, and she also saw that her daughter did not welcome her as her natal nephew.

But Chang Gui is her nephew after all.

"Shu Shu, Chang Gui sent me all the way to Kyoto, otherwise you can find a place for Chang Gui to live."

As she spoke, Chang Chunfang no longer mentioned the words cousin and cousin, but instead called her nephew by his first name.

Lan Shu heard this and took a deep breath.

She didn't want to care where an outsider lived, but her adoptive mother spoke up.

Moreover, the other party sent his adoptive mother to Kyoto, and it seemed unreasonable for him to ignore her.

But even so, she would not leave such a strange man at home.

So Lan Shu said to Chang Chunfang, "There is no room at home. I will ask the driver to take him to a nearby guest house to stay overnight."

After saying that, Lan Shu asked casually, "Where is his home? Let the driver buy him a ticket tomorrow and take him to the train station."

This means sending people away.

When Chang Gui heard this, he was unwilling on the spot!

He looked at Chang Chunfang and said, "Girl, you promised to arrange work for me!"

Listening to her nephew's words, Chang Chunfang suddenly felt troubled!

From her daughter's attitude, it was not difficult to tell that Shushu did not want to associate with her mother-in-law's relatives.

But she brought everyone here...

Only then did Chang Chunfang realize how easy it was when she promised, but how difficult it is now to fulfill her promise.
Chapter completed!