kingnovel Chapter 462 Little Follower
Chapter 462 Little Follower
"Of course, Uncle Tao. I ate your cooking a lot during my three years of junior high school. You don't know how much I missed it while I was away, and Aunt Tao's breakfast: steamed buns, pancakes... Oh my, my mouth is watering. Back then, Hua Hua would bring me all sorts of different things, which made me fat and picky about food."
"Hahaha... You're such a good talker, girl. If you like to eat, come often. That's what your uncle does. I didn't know you were coming today, so I didn't prepare anything properly. Just make do with this for now, and come back in a couple of days. I'll have your Aunt Tao cook for you; she knows what you like to eat..." Mr. Tao looked at Song Tingnan with a kind expression. This girl was a blessing to his family. She was capable; he'd heard she was even working abroad on business, but she wasn't arrogant at all and was still so well-behaved. His daughter, Huahua, was lucky to have such a good friend.
Throughout the meal, Zhong Shengli rarely spoke, listening to Song Tingnan and Tao's father chatting and laughing. The three years of junior high school were truly wonderful. Although he failed in his final confession, he had now found someone else.
The meal took more than two hours. When we went downstairs, we ran into Tao's mother with a little girl.
"Tingnan, it really is you! You've become more and more beautiful after all these years!" Tao's mother was as cheerful as ever.
"Aunt Tao, hello! This must be Hua Hua's daughter. How old is she?" Ting Nan went up to tease the little girl.
When Tao's mother saw Zhong Shengli behind her, she paused for a moment before answering, "Yes, this is our Danying, Tao Danying. She's almost five years old now, she was only a few months old back then."
"Danying, what a lovely name! Danying, I'm so sorry, Auntie didn't bring you a gift. How about I bring you one next time?"
The little girl nodded shyly.
They talked for a while longer until Nan said she had to catch the bus. Only after confirming that she would be coming to the county town in a couple of days did Tao's mother let her go.
Finally having a place of his own, Zhong Shengli complained, "Why is Tao Hua still so clueless? She talks so much. She used to always be standing between us, and today she made it impossible for her to introduce me to Teacher Jiang?"
Song Tingnan chuckled as she watched the tall, imposing man put on a pitiful act. "We didn't have any relationship before, and besides, it's not like Teacher Jiang doesn't know you."
"How can that be the same? Before, I was just your unpopular classmate, at most a little follower. Now that we're dating, it's so hard to even see your parents or your godmother!" Zhong Shengli said, looking aggrieved.
"Hehe, no rush, that's just Huahua's personality. Look how enthusiastic her parents are!" Song Tingnan didn't mention that her biological mother and older siblings lived in the county town, subconsciously changing the subject.
Zhong Shengli wasn't really angry; they'd been good friends since junior high. "That's true. Their family seems to be doing very well now. Um, Ting Nan, did I hear that right? Tao Huahua's daughter has her surname. And what about her husband? Also, didn't Tao Huahua go to a nursing school? Why is she back at her parents' house opening a restaurant?"
"Uh... her marriage wasn't very happy, she's divorced." Song Tingnan looked at Zhong Shengli's face and belatedly realized that Tao's parents looked somewhat uneasy upon seeing Zhong Shengli's expression. Indeed, their former son-in-law resembled him, and was, in a way, a distant relative of Zhong Shengli.
Song Tingnan didn't want to gossip behind her friends' backs, so she only said, "Huahua has finally made it through, and she's doing great now. As her old classmates, we can't look down on her."
“Of course! I’m not that kind of shallow person. We used to be a inseparable trio, right? We should stick together when we’re rich and powerful. Besides, it’s not my place to look down on her. She seems quite confident now.” The two talked as they walked. It was getting late, so they agreed on a time to go to the movies together next time and then went home.
Song Tingnan was enjoying her current relationship; time flew by when they were together, but the later dates always...
"Danying?" Song Tingnan looked at the little girl that Zhong Shengli was holding.
Zhong Shengli confessed truthfully, "Tao Huahua said the restaurant was busy and no one was watching her. She was afraid she would be kidnapped, so she gave it to me!"
"Oh!" Song Tingnan felt a little uncomfortable. How many times had this happened? "And then, she treated us to dinner?"
"Yes, that's what she said! Luckily, Danying is quite well-behaved, she didn't make a fuss. Where should we go today?" Song Tingnan didn't want to think too much about this straight man, but, "You passed by her family's restaurant again?"