Chapter 362 - Take It Easy (2/2)
“Yezi? Oh.” It was the first time that Qin Sheng had heard of Nangong’s name. He thought, “Could it be that she was named Nan Gong Ye? Well, in that case, it is quite a good name.” He said half-playfully, “Then, you should call me brother first.”
“Believe it or not, I will beat you up.” Nangong became angrier.
Qin Sheng intended to keep teasing Nangong. However, he was stopped by Qin Ran. She laughed and said, “Okay, stop teasing. Qin Sheng, I want to talk to you about some official business.”
Qin Sheng’s cynical look was back, and he looked at Qin Ran seriously as he said, “Sister, go on.”
Qin Ran asked tentatively, “Now that you have returned to Beijing, do you have any specific plans? For example, what do you want to do? ” Of course, Qin Changan hoped that Qin Sheng would join the company and start to inherit his business, step by step. However, Qin Ran wanted to know Qin Sheng’s thoughts.
Qin Sheng did not evade the topic again. Instead, he said earnestly, “Sister, I was planning to tell you, I plan to meditate for a few months and think about where my life should go. I will make up my mind after I figure out many things. By taking advantage of this period, I will learn something to enrich myself conveniently. Consequently, I want to live in Haidian after going home within a couple of days. Universities are abundant in Haidian, right? In that case, I can go back to the campus.”
Since Qin Sheng had said so, Qin Ran did not want to put Qin Sheng in a difficult position. In her opinion, she also thought that some things should not be done hastily. Even if Qin Sheng were asked to take over the family business, he might not agree.
Consequently, Qin Ran said, “OK, I will heed your wishes. You don’t need to worry about these things, I will make arrangements for you, after going home.”
Qin Sheng nodded silently as he replied, “Okay.”
Qin Sheng made this decision after much deliberation. Ever since he had graduated from college, he had never studied systematically. He had been living with his past gains all the time, except for the constant habit of reading. Some things made him feel powerless, which was especially true in Hangzhou. At that time, if the group of people, including Sister An, had not helped him, he would not have been able to shoulder the responsibility.
As a result, during this time, he was not in a hurry to do anything at all. Firstly, since so many things had happened, he must take time to digest and accept them. Secondly, he had not sorted out the contradiction and relationship with Qin Chang’an yet. And thirdly, he had to figure out the background of the Qin and Zhu families so that he could fit himself in.
Therefore, he could take advantage of this period to learn something. Since all the best universities in China were located in Beijing, of course, he had to utilize this chance and timing.
After they finished talking about these things, Qin Ran joked as she said, “Should I stay with you here?”
Qin Sheng found it funny as he replied, “Sister, I’m not a three-year-old child and I won’t do anything that is out of bounds. You don’t have to stay with me, since you must have a lot of things to take care of.”
“All right. In that case, I’ll go back home a while later. During this period, a lot of work has been delayed. I will ask Nangong to accompany you here.” Qin Ran’s thoughts were the same as those of Qin Sheng.
Nangong whispered a few words, saying “I am not here to accompany you, but to watch you.”
Qin Ran and Qin Sheng continued talking for a while. After that, Qin Ran drove back to the downtown area. Zhu Weiguo had sent a driver to pick her up that day. Consequently, her car had been parked in the residential quarter for the past two days.
After it snowed on and off for a few consecutive days, the snowy weather finally came to an end. It seemed that it had been snowing in the mountain area for the past two days. During this period, the weather in the urban area was cloudy instead.
In the past two days, Qin Sheng and Nangong did not have any contradictions at all. They were busy attending to their chores and did not disturb each other. Qin Sheng read books, jogged, and exercised every day. Nangong stayed in the living room to keep track of the dramas. She only followed Qin Sheng out every time he went outside.
As the saying goes, it’s not cold when it snows, but when the snow melts, the air is frigid. Consequently, the weather in the mountain was very cold during the next few days. Qin Sheng did not plan to stay at Yanqi Lake anymore. He had called his sister the night before, saying that he would return to the downtown area tomorrow morning.
Qin Ran was supposed to come over to pick up Qin Sheng. However, Qin Sheng has refused her offer. In the end, Qin Ran had no choice, but to send Qin Sheng her location and ask Nangong to send Qin Sheng over. Aunt Zhao stayed in the villa to pack up their things, and she would ask someone to send the stuff to Qin Sheng later on.
Regarding Qin Sheng’s issue, Qin Ran had called Qin Chang’an after that day. After all, she could not act on her own and had to take her father’s feelings into consideration. That was the reason why she had called to discuss it with him.
Qin Chang’an had no problems with Qin Sheng’s choice. Whatever Qin Sheng wanted to do, he was free to do it. He could give Qin Sheng ample time. Since he had been persistent for so many years, he did not mind if it took a few more months.
Everyone else felt that Qin Chang’an had abundant wealth and powerful connections, who looked glorious and forbidding. As for Qin Chang’an himself, he felt that sometimes he was a nobody, only a poor loner.
Therefore, speaking to those who understood him, Gongsun was the only one who did.
As for how others thought of him, Qin Chang’an did not care about it at all. He only cared about his children. However, he did not want to explain anything at all. It was because they would understand how difficult it was for his father, who was still young.