AWB Chapter 1197 Retreating to Advance
Chapter 1197 Retreating to Advance
On Sunday, Su Xing and three other younger relatives spent another day playing with the elderly Su couple.
Su Zekai needs to catch the 8:30 PM flight back to school.
After having dinner with everyone, he rushed to the airport.
After passing through airport security and finding his boarding gate, he couldn't help but sigh.
He came to Beijing hoping to spend a nice weekend with his girlfriend, but in the past two days, he hasn't been able to find any time alone with her...
At this time, his cell phone rang.
Su Zekai took out his phone and saw that it was a message from his girlfriend.
Ayan: "Have you arrived at the airport yet?"
Zhang Xueyan's WeChat nickname is still "Pianpian Daruquan" (meaning "pieces as big as fists"), which she has never changed. "Ayan~" is the nickname Su Zekai gave to his girlfriend.
K: "We've arrived. We just went through security."
Zhang Xueyan was originally going to take him to the airport, but Su Zekai didn't want her to go through all that trouble, so he asked her to take him to the subway station instead of coming to the airport.
Ayan: "I checked the weather in Xiamen, it's quite cool there. You got off the plane late at night, so wear a thicker coat."
K: "I know, I will."
K: "Thank you for your hard work these past two days."
Ayan: "It's no trouble at all. Your grandparents have come to the capital, so it's only right that we accompany them around."
As Su Zekai looked at his girlfriend's message, the corners of his mouth involuntarily began to turn up.
The young couple chatted back and forth for a while.
Su Zekai was about to board the plane when the two ended their conversation.
……
on Monday.
Su Xing has to go to class again.
He Xu needs to go back to school today to handle some matters.
He still rushed to Peking University in the morning to have breakfast with Su Xing and the Su family elders in the university's cafeteria.
During the meal, He Xu suggested, "I'll call a driver over so Grandpa and Grandma can go shopping together."
The elderly couple from the Su family refused.
Grandpa Su said, "You don't need to worry about us, we can explore on our own."
Grandma Su said, "Yes, we've been to Beijing before. We go out for a stroll and try to recapture the feeling of those days."
"Let Grandpa and Grandma wander around by themselves, no need to call a driver." Su Xing looked at his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, I'll give you the car keys, you can drive my car."
Grandpa Su has a driver's license, but he doesn't usually like to drive. When he's at home, he likes to have his uncle drive him.
Upon hearing this, Grandpa Su waved his hand and said, "I won't drive. The roads in Beijing are too complicated. We're here to relax, not to be stressed. Besides, taking the subway is much more convenient and faster."
"Okay, then just send me a message if anything comes up."
He Xu replied, "You can call me; it's more convenient for me to answer the phone."
Grandpa Su said, "Oh dear, we're not children anymore, how could we possibly get lost?"
"The child is just concerned about us." Grandma Su rolled her eyes at her husband, then said to Su Xing and He Xu, "Okay, we'll definitely contact you if anything happens."
After breakfast.
The four of them parted ways and went about their own business.
After finishing her morning classes, Su Xing picked up her phone and saw a lot of messages in the "Boutique Customized Tour Group" group.
She clicked in and found that her grandparents had shared many photos and videos in the group, including scenery, tourist photos, shopping trips, and food.
Su Xing thinks that when the era of short videos arrives, her grandparents can shoot vlogs and become bloggers sharing their lives.
In the group chat, He Xu would occasionally post comments and praises, or recommend places to visit and eat, acting like a straight man.
Su Xing scrolled through the messages in the group chat in a good mood, and a smile gradually spread across his face.
……
Wednesday.
Su Xing had no classes in the afternoon, and He Xu was also free, so the young couple decided to accompany their grandparents for a stroll.
After the four of them had lunch together, they had just gotten into the car and hadn't even started moving when He Xu's phone suddenly rang.
He Xu picked up his phone and saw that it was a call from the manager in charge of renovating their new house.
He answered the phone, "Hello? Manager Liu?"
"Mr. He, it's me..."
"What is it? Tell me."
"It's like this, our attic..."
Manager Liu, sitting across from me, gave a report on the progress of the renovation of the attic in the new house and asked about the homeowner's thoughts on the details.
He Xu said, "Ask me about my girlfriend."
He gave the phone to Su Xing.
He felt that the most important thing was that the house was decorated in a way that suited his girlfriend's taste and made her comfortable.
Su Xing took the phone, listened to what Manager Liu said on the other end, and then offered some suggestions.
The elderly couple from the Su family in the back row looked at each other and exchanged glances.
Finally, Manager Liu said, "Ms. Su, when do you and Mr. He have time to come over and take a look?"
Su Xing hesitated for a moment, then said, "Let's do it another day. Today..."
"We're free today too." Before Su Xing could finish speaking, Grandpa Su suddenly interrupted, "We've already visited most of the tourist attractions in Beijing. Where do you want to go today? We'll go with you!"
The elderly couple in the Su family are both quite old, experienced, and knowledgeable; they are very shrewd.
They guessed something from a few words spoken by He Xu and Su Xing.
At that moment, they wanted to go and see what exactly was going on.
Su Xing quickly replied, "It's nothing urgent..."
Grandpa Su said, "Whether it's urgent or not, it's still a matter of course. We don't want to shop around this afternoon, so we'll just accompany you to run some errands."
wake:"……"
She looked at He Xu.
He Xu smiled at her.
Grandma Su then said, "You think we're in your way? Then we'll go back to the hotel, and you can go take care of your business."
wake:"……!"
Her grandmother's move was a clever strategic retreat!
He Xu immediately said, "How could that be! It's just a house renovation. We'd love for Grandpa and Grandma to come with us and give us their opinions! How could we possibly think you're in our way? Let's go over now!"
Grandpa Su said, "Then let's go."
Su Xing twitched his lips, then said to Manager Liu on the other end of the phone, "Okay, we'll go over and take a look now."
Manager Liu said, "Okay, okay, see you in a bit."
"See you later."
Su Xing started the car and drove towards the new apartment complex.
That neighborhood is very close to Peking University; it's just a short drive away.
The apartment He Xu bought came with a garage in the complex.
Su Xing drove the car directly into the garage.
The four got out of the car.
He Xu led the way, "Grandpa and Grandma, this way."
In this residential complex, only the ground floor units with a drop-down layout have a direct door to the garage; other units require walking through a public corridor to the elevator lobby on the corresponding floor.
The elderly couple from the Su family observed the cars in the garage; they were all luxury cars.
Once inside the elevator, He Xu pressed the button for the seventh floor, the top floor.
This building has only one apartment per floor, so you can get home as soon as you step out of the elevator.
The four of them got off the elevator and saw that the door to the building was open, and workers were busy inside.