Chapter 350 - A Familiar Feeling (2/2)

Qin Ran was embarrassed to refuse and said, “Wait a while. I’m showing Qin Sheng around and having breakfast. We’ll go after that. By the way, what do you want to eat? We can buy some and get takeaway for you.”

Nan Gong was eager to find a bed and fall asleep. She felt awkward when she heard that they had to wait for another while. But she had no choice and said, “Anything is OK.”

Qin Ran said to Zhuang Zhou, “What about you?”

“Same,” Zhuang Zhou said with a smile.

Qin Sheng stared at Nan Gong. Any man would feel worried when they saw such a beautiful lady suffer from the freezing weather. But Qin Sheng was staring more due to his curiosity of this lady. Since she had been following Zhuang Zhou, he wondered about the relation between this lady and the Qin Family. Qin Sheng could understand that Zhuang Zhou was capable enough to do some specific things, for he was definitely not a common person. But as for Nan Gong, a beautiful but common woman, it was incredible.

Nan Gong and Zhuang Zhou wanted to follow them, but Qin Ran refused, for she believed it was safe around here. However, Zhuang Zhou insisted on following behind them at a distance in case of any accidents.

The Big Yard of Planning Committee was quite large, containing a variety of yards. Qin Ran showed Qin Sheng around those yards. She sometimes gossiped about some things about their neighbors and sometimes mentioned stories of their childhood. When they came across the elderly neighbors, Qin Ran would greet them politely. The elderly were quite familiar with Qin Ran, who often came back, and the old story of the Qin Family. But they knew little about the current situation of the family.

Some of them even stared at Qin Sheng and asked curiously, “Ran Ran, is this your boyfriend?”

And Qin Ran would smile and shake her head. “No, this is my younger brother.”

Then the elderly would not ask anymore. They just praised Qin Sheng with a few words out of politeness and left.

The restaurant they were going to was located at the end of the street. When Qin Ran led Qin Sheng in, the restaurant owner recognized her at once and said, “Hi, Ran Ran. I haven’t seen you in a long time. Why are you here today?”

Maybe it was because of the heavy snow, but people would rather stay at home so there were few customers in the restaurant. Only two tables were occupied and the restaurant owner and his wife were quite happy to welcome them.

Qin Ran smiled and explained, “Uncle Wang, I’ve been very busy recently until today.”

The restaurant owner and his wife talked a bit with Qin Ran and then paid attention to Qin Sheng. They also asked, “Is this your boyfriend? He’s so handsome.”

Qin Ran couldn’t help but explain again, “Uncle Wang, Auntie Song, you met him many years ago. This is my younger brother. Do you remember that there used to be a little boy who often came to buy the soybean drink?”

“Your younger brother?” The restaurant owner and his wife were surprised. They stared at Qin Sheng for a minute and seemed to observe his every detail.

After a while, they said, “Aw, I remember. I felt that he was familiar. It has been quite a lot of years. The little boy has become a man now. That was why we didn’t recognize him.”

Qin Sheng didn’t expect that they could recognize him; or maybe they didn’t, but they said so out of politeness. Qin Sheng smiled and said, “Hello, Uncle Wang, Auntie Song.”

The couple held Qin Sheng’s hands and talked a lot with him like they were good friends. Qin Sheng felt a little bit awkward.

They chatted for a while before Qin Sheng and Qin Ran found a table and took their seats. Qin Ran smiled and said to Qin Sheng, “I ordered soybean drinks, fried dough sticks, and boiled tea eggs. These were your favorites when we were kids.”

Though Qin Sheng’s eating habits had changed a lot, he was willing to eat these to try and recall his childhood memory.

It didn’t take long before the food was served. Qin Ran smiled and said, “You must be hungry. Just help yourself.”

Qin Sheng was really hungry. He ate some fried dough sticks and drank the soybean drink. It tasted really good. Then they just focused on the food and said nothing.

Qin Ran was not hungry. She just ate a little and looked at Qin Sheng, who was pigging out. When Qin Sheng finished, she gave him a napkin.

“Do you like it all?” Qin Ran asked with a smile.

Qin Sheng nodded. “Yummy.”

“Then we’ll just go home now. We can have breakfast here again someday,” Qin Ran said in a soft voice.

Qin Ran went to pay the bill and grabbed her takeaway for Zhuang Zhou and Nan Gong. They chatted a little with the restaurant owner and his wife before they left.

When they got back to the apartment, Qin Ran gave the food to the two and then said to Qin Sheng, “It’s time for us to go home and meet our dad.”

Qin Sheng squinted and became drowned in thoughts. He felt that the man in the photo looked familiar, who should be his father, but he was not sure about that.