Back to my parents when I was seventeen

Chapter 156 He doesn't want to take advantage of Shen Yubai

"Afang..." Feeling Ye Qiongfang's emotional fluctuations, Xu Yiming comforted her, "It's not too late to know now."

Ye Qiongfang wiped her tears, responded solemnly, and looked at Xu Chuning, "Ningning, your father and I are sorry for you."

Xu Chuning pursed his lips, wanting to say something, but ultimately did not speak.

After a moment of silence, Xu Chuning asked, "I said before that even if Xu Zhiyan left, I would not return to the Xu family immediately. My mother and I——"

Before she could finish her next words, You Shuzhen interrupted her, "Ningning."

She looked at Xu Chuning disapprovingly, "You should go back."

"I won't abandon you." Xu Chuning said.

You Shuzhen was helpless: "You can go back to Xu's house and come to the store to see me every day. How can that be considered abandonment?"

Xu Chu Ning shook his head, "That's different."

You Shuzhen knew how stubborn Xu Chuning was. She opened her mouth to persuade her, but she also knew that she was not someone who would be easily persuaded by her.

Xu Yiming and Ye Qiongfang on the opposite side spoke at the right time.

"Ning Ning."

Xu Chuning raised his eyes and looked over.

Xu Yiming said slowly, "I remember the conditions you proposed."

He turned to look at You Shuzhen, "Boss Shen and I are paying attention to your daughter's abduction."

It is much easier for rich and powerful people to investigate things.

Xu Yiming and Shen Xingyan were able to find someone faster than Shen Yubai and Xu Chuning. When the two of them showed up, they could dig up even the most distant things.

Hearing Xu Yiming say this, You Shuzhen's eyes suddenly lit up, "Is there any... news?"

Xu Yiming shook his head. "It may take some time, but don't worry, as long as she is still alive, we will find her."

"She must still be alive." Xu Chuning said.

The three of them turned to look at her, surprised at the firmness of her tone.

Xu Chu Ning remained calm, "I have a hunch."

She didn't say anything about the future.

You Shuzhen was moved and held her hand, saying softly, "Mom believes it too."

Ye Qiongfang looked at the intimate mother and daughter and felt sad. She wondered if Xu Chuning had grown up by her side, would she be so intimate and clingy to her?

Unfortunately, there are too many things that have no ifs.

Ye Qiongfang sighed silently and said softly, "Ningning, you don't want to leave Shuzhen. Your father and I understand. We have discussed it and it's okay for you not to live in Xu's house. Xu's house is too far from the school and it's inconvenient for you to go to school. But the place where you live now... has hidden dangers in all aspects of safety."

She looked at You Shuzhen, "Sister Shuzhen, is it okay for me to call you that?"

You Shuzhen: “Of course.”

"I don't mean to look down on where you live now, but I am indeed worried about other issues, so I thought, during the time when Ningning is not back at the Xu family, and during her critical year in high school, can I find a new house for you to live in?" Ye Qiongfang calmed down and handled the matter decisively and efficiently, "Live in a house with better security measures and better conditions in all aspects."

You Shuzhen was stunned, "...If Ningning can do it, then I can do it too."

She knew the dilemma they were in.

It was good enough that Xu Yiming and Ye Qiongfang found their daughter and were willing to let her live with her. They would never agree to Xu Chuning living with them in the village in the city, in that shabby and dirty place.

Similarly, You Shuzhen was also very clear that if she didn't leave, she would not agree to let Xu Chuning live in the new house alone.

Xu Chu Ning: "Where we live now——"

"Ningning." You Shuzhen turned to look at her. "Actually, Mom thinks it's okay. You're in your third year of high school, and I hope you have a good learning environment."

Xu Chu Ning paused for a moment, then looked at the two people waiting expectantly across from him, "Can I think about it overnight?"

Xu Yiming smiled and said, "Of course."

The couple didn't stay in the shop for too long. After discussing with the two people, they left.

Before leaving, Ye Qiongfang told Xu Chuning that she wanted to come over for breakfast tomorrow morning and asked her if she minded.

Why would Xu Chu Ning mind? She shook her head and said, "Come whenever you want."

After seeing Ye Qiongfang and Xu Yiming off, the mother and daughter closed the store and went home to rest.

After returning home and washing up, You Shuzhen looked at Xu Chuning who was sitting at the desk and called her, "Ningning."

Xu Chuning turned around and said, "Mom, do you have something to tell me?"

You Shuzhen nodded, "Have you finished your homework?"

"I've finished writing." Xu Chu Ning lowered his eyes. "You want me to agree to change the house, right?"

You Shuzhen: “Yes.”

She looked at Xu Chu Ning, "Actually, your grandmother, Ms. Fu, talked to me a few times in the store some time ago."

Xu Chu Ning: "I guessed it. What did she tell you?"

"She didn't say anything, actually. She's not the kind of elder who puts pressure on people," You Shuzhen said frankly. "She just talked to me about your temper based on her understanding of you."

Xu Chu Ning was speechless, "What's my temper?"

"Stubborn." You Shuzhen commented.

Xu Chuning: "...I'm following your instructions."

Hearing this, You Shuzhen said with a smile: "How can I be as stubborn as you?"

Xu Chuning didn't say anything.

You Shuzhen raised her hand and touched her head. "In fact, mom has always felt guilty for not being able to give you good conditions."

"Don't—" Xu Chuning was interrupted by You Shuzhen before she could finish her words, "Listen to mom."

You Shuzhen said softly, "If it was a few years ago, and they asked us to move to another place, I would have refused. But now, Mom wants to agree."

She told Xu Chuning, "Mom has to accept her age."

In recent years, You Shuzhen has felt more and more that she is not feeling well physically, and she is no longer young. More importantly, she loves Xu Chuning, and she knows that letting Xu Chuning return to the Xu family will be helpful and beneficial to her.

What she couldn't provide to Xu Chuning, the Xu family could.

You Shuzhen was not worried that the Xu family would abandon her after returning. She had raised her own child and she knew it well.

Xu Chuning has known how to be grateful since she was young, and she is a filial person.

That was why You Shuzhen was reluctant to let her suffer with her.

"You're not old at all." Xu Chuning retorted.

You Shuzhen smiled and said, "Then just think of it as your mother wanting to enjoy the good life with you."

She comforted her, "Mom wants to move to a bigger house with you. You won't despise Mom for being snobbish, right?"

Xu Chu Ning was amused by her words and said helplessly, "What are you talking about?"

She muttered, "In fact, even without them, I will definitely let you live in a big house in a few years."

"I know." You Shuzhen said, "I believe you, but Mom wants to live here now, is that okay?"

The mother and daughter were in a stalemate for a long time, and Xu Chu Ning compromised, "I know, I will tell them tomorrow."

You Shuzhen touched her head and said, "Thank you, Mom."

"I should thank you." Xu Chu Ning knew why she tried so hard to convince herself.

The next day, Xu Chuning told Xu Yiming and the others that he had agreed to change houses.

That afternoon, Xu Chu Ning was told that a house had been found, just downstairs from where Shen Yubai currently lived.

When choosing this house, Xu Yiming was a little resistant. He could see the trick between Shen Yubai and his daughter, and he didn't want to let Shen Yubai get away with it.

But Ye Qiongfang felt that Xu Chuning and You Shuzhen needed someone familiar to look after them when they moved to their new home.

After a long tug of war between the couple, Xu Yiming finally compromised.