My Life with Narration-Chapter 345 - 342: Su Qing: I’m a Kept Man

The Wen Family Mansion has a spacious area, beautiful scenery, large expanses of greenery, rock gardens, flowing streams, pavilions, and long corridors. Anyone unaware would think they had arrived at someone’s private garden. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

As soon as you enter, there is a stone path, with various trees on both sides of the road, and meticulously pruned greenery surrounding it.

Even though it’s in a rural area, there are people who come over regularly to tend to and clean up. Otherwise, with such a large courtyard, relying on just the two elderly wouldn’t be enough to enjoy life; they’d be exhausted to death.

Perhaps due to the abundant greenery inside, you can noticeably feel that the temperature inside the courtyard is much cooler than outside.

Walking on the shaded path even brings a refreshing coolness. It’s true what they say; having money really allows for enjoyment.

The family doesn’t have a maid. The elderly couple is still quite spry and doesn’t like having outsiders at home, so they do the cooking themselves.

The items Su Qing was carrying were still taken by Mr. Wen, especially the watermelon. He said there’s well water in the backyard that can be used to chill it for later consumption.

As for Mrs. Wen, she warmly took his hand and welcomed them into the house, making Shen Yi extremely envious, while the landlady seemed a bit embarrassed.

If this weren’t her mother and her home, she would have run away long ago.

"I heard you’ve been getting into trouble with Big Yellow lately. Have you been naughty again?" In the living room on the first floor, everyone sat on the sofa, and Su Qing rubbed the little girl’s head as he asked.

As for Big Yellow, it was currently at the entrance facing the wall in contemplation.

It was supposed to look after the child, sort of like being on a business trip, with travel allowances even, so why did it come here acting crazy?

Running around here to free its nature, right?

Now, Big Yellow’s energy is fully unleashed every day, chasing chickens and ducks. At night, it goes straight to sleep and doesn’t destroy the house anymore. It even thinks life is very fulfilling, and it’s already starting to not want to go back.

The main thing is, the food here is really good. The two elders are painstakingly trying to get their granddaughter to eat more. The meals change every day, with a focus on meat.

Elders often have this thought, fearing their children might go hungry.

And Big Yellow’s role is to handle the leftovers. Ever since Big Yellow came, there’s never been any leftover food; it all goes into its stomach. If it can’t finish, Mrs. Wen would pry open its mouth with a spoon and force-feed it.

In just a week, Big Yellow has visibly put on weight, most noticeably its belly. If not for knowing it’s a male dog and also neutered, one would think it was pregnant.

"I... I didn’t, Dad Su. It’s those geese that bully us!" The little girl raised her small fists in defiance, feeling she was the one being bullied. She and Big Yellow only fought back passively.

After all, they just wanted some chicken, duck, and goose eggs and to play with the chicks and ducklings, but every time the hens and mother ducks wouldn’t allow it and chased after them to peck them.

In short, the chickens and ducks bullied them, and the geese joined in, so they fought back, only to lose the battle.

Su Qing was left speechless. If this were among people, the little girl and Big Yellow would be considered human traffickers. If you steal their children, who else would they chase but you?

"Nonsense again. What did I tell you to call him?" The landlady widened her eyes and said sternly.

Perhaps sensing that her mother was really angry, the little girl finally whispered aggrievedly, "Su... Uncle Su! Wah~~~"

Saying this, feeling wronged, the little girl burst into tears, with tears the size of beans rolling down.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wen’s heart ached, and she heavily patted her daughter’s back: "You make such a fuss!"

She then quickly hugged her little granddaughter and soothed her, "Don’t cry, dear, don’t cry. We’ll call him Dad Su. Granny agrees!"

"Re... Really?"

"Of course, would Granny lie to you?"

Wen Nanqing: ...

So now it’s just her who’s the odd one out, and her mother’s slap wasn’t light. If nothing else, there should be a red palm print on her back by now, leaving her feeling aggrieved, stuck in the middle.

"Mom, isn’t it inappropriate?" she said, glancing at Shen Yi. The implication was clear; her girlfriend was right there. How could you let her boyfriend be your daughter’s father?

"What’s the problem? Once Xiao Yi and Xiao Su get married, Xing Yi can be a stepmom to the child," Mrs. Wen said.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi couldn’t help but smile, "I think that’s a great idea. I’ve always wanted to be Little Yun’s stepmom, but Sister Qing wouldn’t let me and insisted I be an aunt. Come on, call me stepmom!"

Shen Yi was very satisfied with this arrangement, as it made her and Su Qing’s identities symmetric.

However, the little girl seemed indifferent to her, turning her small face away, refusing to speak.

In her world, Aunt Yi would take Dad Su away from her and mom, so she was the naughty aunt.

"Hey, you little one, that’s impolite. Granny doesn’t like impolite children!"

But nobody would seriously hold a grudge against a child. Soon, Mrs. Wen and others brought in the fruits and poured the tea.

Mrs. Wen and the landlady went to the kitchen, saying the meals were almost ready, only two dishes left, and asked them to wait a bit. In the living room, it was just him, Mr. Wen, and Shen Yi.

"Come, Xiao Su, Xiao Yi, taste this tea that Uncle has. It was a gift!" Mr. Wen set up the tea set, showcasing his tea art, and poured them each a cup, which they quickly took.

[Premium Xihong Longjing, top-grade, priced at 12,000 per jin]

"Hmm~ Not bad, excellent quality Longjing, it’s fresh tea, and Uncle does have a lot of good stuff here!" Shen Yi said with a smile.

As for Su Qing, he didn’t taste anything in particular, feeling it was no different from the few dollar-a-pack tea his dad drank, not seeing how on earth it’s worth 12,000 per jin.

Perhaps noticing his doubt, Shen Yi explained, "Uncle Wen’s tea is all high-grade, over ten thousand per jin. You not appreciating it is such a waste!"

But Mr. Wen waved it off, "It’s all gifts from friends, not worth much, not worth much, haha!"

[The old fox, though humble with words, was quite proud inside.]

"Wow, it’s really good stuff. I better drink more, or it’d be such a loss!" Su Qing quickly said.

Shen Yi gave him a sideways glance, fearing he’d make a fool of himself, and personally picked up the teapot to refill their cups, maintaining perfect etiquette.

"Honestly, Xiao Su, bringing you along this time was my idea. You’ve helped us tremendously, twice even. In principle, I should be personally thanking you..."

Upon hearing this, both he and Shen Yi shook their heads repeatedly: "You’re too kind, it’s what we should do!"

"Exactly, you’re an elder; we wouldn’t dream of having you come see us!"

Mr. Wen had quite a high level of sophistication, coming straight to the point without any airs, and it seemed very candid.

"I just wanted to meet you, a promising young person, to see what kind of young talent could manage things so well. And indeed, you’re very impressive!"

"You flatter me!"

"Indeed, Uncle, if you keep praising him like this, his ego will soar," Shen Yi chimed in to ease his pressure.

But Mr. Wen shook his head, "Ah, young people, having such talent at this age, being a bit boastful isn’t bad. Better than waiting until my age to be boastful, right?"

That’s why conversing with smart, experienced individuals is pleasant; every word is a delight to hear.

[Mr. Wen has developed a strong interest in you and thinks you’re an exceptional young man. If your abilities are real and your character reliable, he’d like his children to interact with you more, perhaps even discuss working together in the future.]

Elders often think this way, even after retirement, considering their children’s future, especially someone like Mr. Wen, a businessman.

With all his life experiences, it would take only a few words with a young person to roughly gauge their character.

"Please stop praising me. Really, it was just luck for me, luckily guessing it right at the time. Besides, I didn’t contribute much; it was Big Brother Wen who did the work."

Mr. Wen was a clever soul himself, and with a narrative guiding him, he knew precisely how to act. If he couldn’t figure out what to do even after knowing the other’s thoughts, that’d be truly useless.

"Young man, just in your early twenties, and carrying yourself like an old man like me. Jingqi, he’s Nanqing’s older brother; his help was to be expected. But even he doesn’t have your insight, very promising. By the way, I heard you’re working in Xiao Yi’s company now?" Mr. Wen asked.

"Ah, yes, I’m currently her secretary. I’ve given up trying hard in this lifetime; just being a kept man will do!"

Mr. Wen: ...

Shen Yi: (•́へ•́╬)

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