Shangguan Xu never used to know how to cook; this skill was actually cultivated by Adelle.
Just as they were about to start eating, Ni Yang seemed to suddenly remember something, stood up and said, "I’ll go invite Grandma Zhao over."
"I’ll go with you," Mo Qishen stood up and said.
"Alright," Ni Yang nodded.
Old Madam Zheng put down her chopsticks, "We’ll wait for you to e back before we start eating together."
When they arrived at Zhao Shuyue’s house, she was sitting in the living room watching Huangmei Opera.
Dapang was curled up in her arms.
Xiaopang was obediently sitting on the floor.
From a distance, the scene looked exceptionally harmonious.
At the sound of approaching footsteps, Xiaopang excitedly ran over, putting his two paws on Ni Yang’s waist, "Woof woof woof!"
Dapang, not one to be outdone, leapt into Ni Yang’s arms, "Meow meow meow!"
Ni Yang was overwhelmed, patting the dog’s head one moment and stroking the cat’s head the next.
Zhao Shuyue turned her head, smiling warmly, "Yangyang, Xiaomo’s here too."
Ni Yang walked over and supported Zhao Shuyue’s arm, "Grandma Zhao, it’s the Dragon Boat Festival today. Mo Brother and I came to bring you to our house for dinner."
"Alright, alright," Zhao Shuyue nodded with a smile.
The moonlight tonight was brilliant, casting a silvery glow over the ground. The clear wind and luminous moon seemed to drape the earth in a veil of mystery.
Zhao Shuyue gazed into the distance, her eyes faraway, "It’s been many years since I’ve seen such beautiful moonlight."
Ni Yang said, "The weather’s been great these days, and the moonlight at night has been stunning, Grandma Zhao. After dinner, let’s take out some chairs and bask under the moon."
"Bask under the moon?" Zhao Shuyue said in surprise, "I’ve only ever heard of sunbathing, not moonbathing."
Ni Yang smiled faintly, "Moonbathing has far more benefits than sunbathing. There’s even a doctor overseas who created the world’s first and only medicinal moonlight mirror, which focuses moonlight together. By exposing the patient’s body to it, illnesses can be cured."
"Really?"
"Of course," Ni Yang nodded.
In fact, Ni Yang wasn’t making this up—it had been reported in the newspapers at the time.
Just then, an airplane roared through the sky.
Since Jinghua Village was quite close to the airport, planes tended to fly relatively low here.
Zhao Shuyue sighed, "People are so capable nowadays. If this were the old days, who would’ve imagined that one day us ordinary folks could fly in the sky too."
Ni Yang asked, "Grandma Zhao, have you ever been on a plane?"
"No," Zhao Shuyue shook her head.
Before long, they arrived at the Ni Family’s house.
The Ni Family was large, and the house was lively and bustling.
That meal was a particularly joyous one for Zhao Shuyue.
After dinner, Ni Yang brought out some chairs and placed them in the yard. Everyone sat outside basking in the moonlight and chatting about the past...
The gentle breeze carried with it a faint floral fragrance, intoxicatingly pleasant.
"Ah! What’s that?" Little Ni Yun pointed to a firefly, as if discovering a new world, excited.
Zhao Yu said with exasperation, "Oh e on, you’re so clueless. You don’t even recognize a firefly?"
Little Ni Yun responded, "Fireflies are so pretty! They even glow! Big Cousin, let’s catch fireflies together, okay?"
"Yes, yes, let’s do it!" Zhao Yu was equally excited.
The two grabbed fans and glass bottles. In this pristine environment, it didn’t take long for them to catch over a dozen fireflies.
On the way back that evening, Ni Yang was driving while Mo Qishen took the passenger seat.
Having not driven in a long time, Ni Yang let loose a bit tonight.
As she showed off her driving skills, Ni Yang cast a sideways glance at Mo Qishen, "Mo Brother, are you free tomorrow?"
"I am, why?" Mo Qishen replied.
Ni Yang said, "I want to go to Shanghai tomorrow."
"To Shanghai?"
Ni Yang nodded, "Grandma Zhao’s ancestral hometown is in Shanghai. I want to take her there for a visit."
"Then I’ll go with you."
"Okay."
Once home, Mo Qishen made a call to book three plane tickets.
Ni Yang cleared all her plans, freeing up three days.
When Zhao Shuyue learned that Ni Yang wanted to take her to Shanghai, she initially declined. Knowing that both Ni Yang and Mo Qishen were busy individuals, she didn’t want to trouble them.
Ni Yang smiled and said, "Grandma Zhao, I’ve already bought the tickets. If you don’t go, won’t the tickets go to waste? One ticket costs over a hundred yuan, three tickets add up to more than three hundred yuan."
Hearing this, Zhao Shuyue’s heart ached as she asked, "Can’t the tickets be refunded?"
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