Chapter 1785: The Old House of the Zhai Family
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“You can lead the way. I’ll follow you.” Seeing that the landlady was walking quickly, Qiao Nan sped up as well.
When she saw the strange roads become more familiar as well as the surname Zhai, Qiao Nan’s heart beat rapidly. “Landlady, you would like me to take care of this family?”
The landlady slapped her forehead. “Oh, right. I’m such a fool. You’re from Ping Cheng. You should know what kind of big shots come from Ping Cheng. It’s okay for you to know about this matter. Don’t share this with others. Yes, it’s that big shot from your Ping Cheng. As such, you must do me this favor. Nothing can go wrong. My son is a soldier under him.”
After getting an affirmative answer, Qiao Nan didn’t know if she should laugh or cry. She was already trying her best to distinguish between dream and reality. She wanted to separate everything in her dream from reality so that she wouldn’t be immersed in the dream world and get stuck.
Who knew that after coming over to Qingshui Town to start a new life, she would b.u.mp into that person in her dreams? This was really…
“Landlady, after I’m here today, your son will head to Ping Cheng to find another nanny to take care of him, right?” Qiao Nan took a deep breath. She was already at his door. She couldn’t say that she regretted her decision and wasn’t willing to take care of the other party. Thankfully, it was going to be just for a few days. A few days wouldn’t cause her to not distinguish between her reality and dream.
Furthermore, regardless of how good Zhai Sheng treated her in her dream, that was just a dream. In reality, she and Zhai Sheng were, at most, two parallel lines that would never intersect. This time was just an accident. After a few days, she and Zhai Sheng would return to being strangers.
The landlady nodded. “Don’t feel stressed. Yes, it’s just for a few days. Nothing will happen. Once my son brings over a nanny, you can return.”
The landlady’s face eased. It was no wonder she was overthinking. When Qiao Nan first came to rent a house, the landlady had asked about Qiao Nan’s basic information. She knew that Qiao Nan was unmarried. Zhai Sheng was a chief. His status was extraordinary. Actually, when she first went to look for Qiao Nan, she was also afraid of doing bad things with good intentions and would end up doing harm to her son instead.
A lot of women would want to get close to a big shot like Zhai Sheng. Who wouldn’t want to be the wife of the chief? What if Qiao Nan caused the chief to be unhappy and burdened her son? That would be awful.
When the landlady saw that Qiao Nan seemed unwilling to have too much contact with Zhai Sheng and only wanted to end the task of taking care of him earlier, she was very happy. This meant that when Qiao Nan saw Zhai Sheng, she wouldn’t do anything that was too rude or annoying.
That was right as well. He was the chief. He could have any woman he wanted. How would he fancy an unmarried old woman in her forties? One look at her tenant and she knew she was sensible. In the face of a big shot like Zhai Sheng, she should feel nervous too, right?
“Okay.” Qiao Nan took a deep breath and followed the landlady into the Zhai family’s ancestral house. The three generations of the Zhai family were chiefs who had made great contributions to safeguarding the country’s people and a.s.sets. In her dream, this house was built when Old Master Zhai was still alive.
Initially, the mayor of Qingshui Town wanted to fork out some money, but the Zhai family didn’t accept it. Prices in Qingshui Town weren’t high, and the standard of living was affordable. As such, even if they really rebuilt the Zhai family’s old house to be a courtyard full of ancient flavors, the Zhai family could still completely afford it.
This house was probably well taken care of. That was why it still looked pretty new as if it was built not too long ago.
“Mother, is it this auntie?” The landlady’s son was in his twenties. He was tall and dark-skinned. Once he saw Qiao Nan, he stuttered a little. He wasn’t sure if he should address Qiao Nan as sister or auntie. In the end, he called Qiao Nan auntie shyly for fear that she would be unhappy if he addressed her as someone younger.
The landlady slapped her son’s body. “Do you know your manners? Call her sister.” In this world, which woman would like others addressing her as old? Auntie? She was only ten years older.
Qiao Nan smiled bitterly. “No need. It’s quite appropriate to address me as auntie. Landlady, you address me as sister. If your son calls me sister as well, it would sound like a mess.” In front of this soldier, it was fine for him to address her as auntie.
“Haha…” The soldier smiled. No wonder his mother insisted on recommending this person. Indeed, she was pretty good at talking, and was someone one would feel comfortable with. “I’m sorry to trouble you. I’ll make a trip to Ping Cheng for a few days and will be back soon. Also, don’t think too much of our chief looking cold. Actually, he isn’t bad-tempered. He doesn’t scold others, let alone hit others. If the chief doesn’t talk, you can just leave him alone. There’s nothing else you should pay special attention to in other aspects. Just one point, though. The chief doesn’t like to be disturbed.”
The soldier was really anxious. Ever since the chief came to Qingshui Town, he hadn’t been eating well. Even if he ate his medicines, he always felt uneasy in his heart. The medical facilities in Qingshui Town weren’t as good as Ping Cheng’s. When he went to Ping Cheng this time around, not only was he going to hire a nanny to take care of the chief, but he was also going to get a doctor to give the chief a full health check.
The chief was extremely important to their motherland. In the event something happened to the chief when he was in his hands, he would become a huge sinner to the country in the future.
As soon as the soldier saw Qiao Nan, he approved of her. He really couldn’t stay in Qingshui Town any longer. He couldn’t wait for wings to grow on his body and fly to Ping Cheng so that he could settle all his worries.
“Okay.” Qiao Nan loosened her eyebrows. Indeed, a dream was a dream. Once she encountered the situation in reality, Qiao Nan could immediately distinguish between dream and reality. In her dream, although Zhai Sheng wasn’t a man who talked a lot, he was definitely not a quiet man. When the two of them were interacting alone, Zhai Sheng rarely kicked up a fuss.
As such, the Zhai Sheng in her dream was completely different in reality.
“You’re leaving just like that?” The landlady could understand the meaning in her son’s words. “It’s really that urgent?”
“It is. I’m so anxious. After reaching Ping Cheng, I have to get a doctor over to do a health check for the chief. The chief doesn’t like hospitals as he hates the smell. If I don’t invite a doctor over, I won’t know exactly how the chief is doing now. The chief must do regular health checks.”
“Okay, shall I drive you over to the car now?” The landlady took out her car keys. Nothing was more important than her son’s job.